SHANA DOWDESWELL (Dita) has appeared in numerous plays in New York, including Beulah Land and When Grace Comes In, both with the Directors Company; The Return of Peter Grimm at Metro Playhouse, Eva Hesse at Mabou Mines and Beyond the Horizon with the Chain Lightning Theatre. She also played the lead in the independent films Farewell Miss Fortune and The Stream. She thanks her friends and family for their encouragement and love.