Cast

ASHLEY ADAMEK (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of these productions! New York: The New Hopeville Comics reading (Doo Doo Girl). Regional: A Chorus Line (Kristine) and West Side Story (Velma) at the North Carolina Theatre, Fame (Iris) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (u/s Millie (performed)/Gloria/ Dance Captain) at Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Pearl Lady) at Musical Theatre West, and West Side Story (Minnie) at Carousel Dinner Theatre. Ashley holds a BA in Vocal Performance from UNC-Chapel Hill. Love and Thanks to friends and family.

PAIGE ALLRED (Ensemble) earned her BFA in the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. After completing her training, she participated in an internship through the Pioneer Theatre Company. Community and regional theatre credits include Tuacahn’s Joseph…, Ragtime, Macbeth, and the Irish production of Playboy of the Western World. Other credits include Athena in the U of U’s regional school touring program of Ion, Nonie in Eulogy;… and Cabaret. Paige directed and taught in Salt Lake City’s Theatre School for Youth summer program for 4 consecutive years and now teaches for 2-One Productions under the direction of Scott Watts.

RYAN ANDERSON (Ensemble) is excited to perform with his first Tuachan company. He is, however, no stranger to Tuacahn as he has just completed his first year as a science teacher at Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts. Ryan is a retired chiropractor from Soda Springs, Idaho, and the father of 6 sons. Local credits include Smudge in Forever Paid, Gen. Schmitt’s in Seussical, and director of SGMT’s Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (2007). Special thanks to my greatest fan and supporter, my lovely wife, Lorna.

EMILY BAKER (Ensemble) loves to sing on the Tuacahn Stage. She has performed here with her vocal performance classes, her school choir, and she spent the 2005 summer in the Children’s Chorus for Joseph…. Emily has also been seen at St. George Musical Theatre as a Narrator in Aladdin Jr. Emily helps with her mom’s youngest vocal performance classes at Westside Studios as the assistant director and sends out a big hug to all of her darling students!

DOROTHY BAKER (Ensemble) was last seen at Tuacahn in the 2005 production of Joseph… and she’s excited to be back! Dorothy danced in Westside Studio’s Production of The Nutcracker as a party girl and was a Narrator in Aladdin Jr. at St. George Musical Theatre. Dorothy has received vocal scholarships for the past two years at the Southern Utah Performing Arts Festival. Dorothy would like to thank Sheila Bailey at Westside Studios for her love and inspiration.

BRUCE BENNETT (Higgins Standby) makes his Tuacahn debut with My Fair Lady, though local theater fans will recognize him from his 10+ years experience in local productions with St. George Musical Theater and Dixie State College. Some of his previous roles include Oliver! (Fagin) Joseph/Technicolor Dreamcoat (Pharoah, Reuben) Beauty & the Beast (Lumiere) Guys and Dolls (Nathan Detroit) Camelot (Lancelot) Jekyll and Hyde (Sir Danvers) Spitfire Grill (Caleb), Annie (Rooster) and Higgins in SGMT’s My Fair Lady. In addition to being a co-owner of Copiers Plus a local Xerox dealer, Bruce is an award-winning movie critic for The Spectrum. He would like to thank his wife, Ellen, and children Matthew, Lindsay and Anisa for their support and encouragement.

DOMENIC BISESTI (Ensemble) just finished playing his dream role of Mike in A Chorus Line. He's been very busy in the LA area with theatre and looks forward to breaking into the TV and film industry, preferably an episode of Law and Order (Why not, everyone else is!).  He sends his love to his Moms, Jazz, King Tutt, and his CA family. His performance is dedicated to the memory of Vic Roland.

HAL BLANKENSHIP* (Colonel Pickering) a proud member of Actors’ Equity since 1971, is an oxymoron - a working actor and is happy to be working this season at Tuacahn. Hal has appeared extensively Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway and in tours and regional theatres. He lists among his favorite roles: Buffalo Bill - Annie Get Your Gun; Honore - Gigi; Big Daddy - Cat On A Hot Tin Roof; Weller Martin - Gin Game. Hal appears regularly on Late Night With Conan O’brien and Saturday Night Live. He has appeared on many of the New York daytime dramas and many of the New York Prime Time shows.   He and his wife, Joan Jaffe, appear regularly on the New York cabaret scene in their Joan & Hal Show and they can be seen featured as Burt and Lizzie in The Savages starring  Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney.

ANDREW BOYER* (King/Alfred Doolittle) is delighted to return to the amphitheatre in the red rocks of southern Utah where audiences last saw him as a clock and an old man in the 2005 Tuacahn season. Prior to that, Andrew  finished a very successful run as Cogsworth in the National Tour of Disney’s Beauty & the Beast. He played Charlie Cowell in the Broadway production of The Music Man, directed and Choreographed by Susan Stroman. Other  New York credits included The Duke of Cornwall in King Lear with Hal Holbrook at the Roundabout Theatre, National tours as Speed in The Odd Couple with Jack Klugman and Tony Randall for the National Actors Theatre, and Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!. Regional Theatre credits include Dale Harding in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Fagin in Oliver!, Captain Andy in Show Boat!, Gloucester in King Lear, Clem Rogers in The Will Rogers Follies, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol and the Wizard in The Wizard Of Oz.  Film and Television credits include Law & Order, Sisters, Family Matters, Third Watch, and The Liz Taylor Story, plus Soap Operas and a hundred or so television and radio commercials.

SARAH BRANDON (Cinderella/Ensemble) is thrilled to be performing her first season at Tuacahn. Originally from Southern California, she is very happy to be back in the West! Some of her regional theatre credits include Beauty and the Beast, Chess, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Moonlight and Magnolias, The Man who came to Dinner, and many other world-premiere musicals. She would like to thank the folks at Tuacahn for giving her this invaluable experience and her family in California for their constant love and support. Thanks to Jared for always being there, even when things get a little crazy. “I love you.”

BROOKE LEFLER BRIM (Ensemble) is happy to be home in Ivins, Utah, for the summer. She is currently working toward a BFA in Theatre at the University of Utah, and has also studied acting at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Brooke is returning for her third season at Tuacahn. Her credits include Beauty and the Beast, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream coat, West Side Story, and Guys and Dolls. She has also performed at Lagoon Theme Park. Brooke would like to thank her husband Morgan, family, and friends for all of their support and love.

ANDREW BRINDLEY (Ensemble) is excited to be back at Tuacahn this summer after appearing in the 2006 production of Peter Pan. Andrew recently played the role of Fritz in Westside Studio’s 2006 production of the Nutcracker. Andrew is full of life and smiles and gives the best hugs. He lives in St. George with his parents, two sisters and one brother. He enjoys creating any kind of art, reading, soccer, riding his scooter, playing with his friends and fishing. Andrew loves his family very much and is grateful for their support.

MEGAN BRINDLEY (Young Stepsister u/s) is very happy to be back at Tuacahn this year after appearing in the 2006 productions of Peter Pan and South Pacific. She was also in the children’s cast of Tuacahn’s 2005 production of Joseph. Megan also appeared in the 2006 Dickens Festival productions of Oliver! and Scrooge. Megan lives in St. George with her parents, two brothers, her sister, and her cat, Spotty. In her free time, Megan enjoys playing the piano, dancing, reading, volleyball, cooking, hanging out with her friends and eating cookie dough. She’s grateful for her family’s support.

MONIQUE BROG (Young Cinderella) is in the fifth grade at West Elementary. She has performed at SGMT in Annie and The Music Man. At Ivins Musical Theater she was Kim in Bye, Bye Birdie and is currently Annie in Annie. At Tuacahn she has been in Joseph and The Wizard of Oz (her favorite musical to date). Monique loves to dance, sing, and perform. She enjoys spending time with her family, especially her favorite and only nephew, Truman. A special thanks to my parents, grandpa and grandma Ballam, and Wally and Bam.

CAYE CLARK (Ensemble) played Michael in Peter Pan last year. Caye’s credits include at St. George Musical Theater an orphan/pickpocket boy in Oliver, bat boy in Damn Yankees. The boy in Waiting for Godot at The Space Between Theater, and Shang in his Mulan Jr. theater class. On June 8th, Passage to Zarahemla was released in movie theaters, where Caye played Colter. Caye is constantly singing, acting or reading wherever he goes. He would like to thank his mom and dad and family for all of their love and support that they give and show him for his love of theater.

CALEB DAMSCHRODER (Prince/Ensemble, Freddy u/s) is flooded with excitement to join Tuacahn for the season. Past credits include: Jean-Michel in La Cage Aux Folles (Arizona Broadway Theatre); Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Cohoes Music Hall); Fred Anderson in A Christmas Carol! (Gateway Playhouse); Gilbert Blythe in Green Gables (Columbus Children's Theatre); My Fair Lady (Utah Shakespearean Festival); Annie Get Your Gun with Tom Wopat (Barn Theatre); among others. New York credits include Derek/5 in And/Or at NY's HOTfest; Guiding Light; and Across the Universe. Thanks to the folks at Tuacahn for having me out and love to Dad and Mom, family, friends back in New York and Ohio and as always, Ryan.

PAMELA DAYTON* (Fairy Godmother/Mrs. Higgins) a proud member of Actors Equity since 1979, most recently made her Broadway Debut in the Tony Award winning, The Producers, portraying a multitude of characters first honed on the National Tour, which ended in Japan. Production credits include the LA revival of A Little Night Music at the Ahmanson/Doolittle and several European Tours of Evita. Favorite roles include Dolly Tate opposite Andrea McArdle in Annie Get Your Gun, Cleo in The Most Happy Fella and the Boston Company of the satirical revue, Forbidden Broadway, originating Forbidden Hollywood. For more details, and video of her work, please visit her website - www.pameladayton.com.

CLAYBOURNE ELDER (Ensemble, Prince u/s/Freddy Eynsford-Hill) recently graduated from the University of Utah and spent a few months backpacking in southeast Asia. Claybourne is overjoyed to be returning to Tuacahn having been seen previously as Tony in West Side Story. He also recently performed the Beast in Beauty and the Beast and Radames in Aida, both at the Hale Centre Theatre WV, Cliff in Cabaret at the Rose Wagner, and with the Utah Shakespearean Festival. He wishes to thank his family and friends with all his heart. "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." -Marcel Proust.

JAN BROBERG FELT (Queen & Godmother u/s) started her acting career in Orlando, Florida, as a World Dancer/Singer at DisneyWorld after three years with the BYU Young Ambassadors. She is currently the Executive Director of St. George Musical Theater. An accomplished actress in film, television and theater, she played Nurse Louise on the television show “Everwood” on the WB and has been seen in co-starring roles in the films Little Secrets (Columbia-Tristar), Mobsters and Mormons, Poof Point (Disney), Message In a Cell Phone (HBO Family), The Clubhouse Detectives Series, and Passage to Zarahemla. Favorite roles include Faye in Chapter Two (Neil Simon Festival), Maria in The Sound of Music (Tuacahn), Agnes in I Do! I Do! (Sundance), Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre the Musical (Glendale Center), Dolly in Hello Dolly!, and Nellie in South Pacific (SGMT). Tours include Anita in West Side Story, Eliza in My Fair Lady, & Amy in Company. Reaching out to others by sharing her childhood story of abduction in her book Stolen Innocence, Jan is a popular speaker and the spokeswoman for ‘Child Shield USA.’Jan wants to thank her wonderful family for their love and great support, especially Austen.

WILLOW GREY (Ensemble) is happy to be making her Utah debut with Tuacahn this summer. She was most recently seen as a showgirl in Jubilee! at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. She has also appeared as Gymnasia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Seven Angels Theater, one of the Two Ladies in Cabaret, Dance Captain of Cats for Phoenix Productions, and a dancer with Pat Graney Dance Company, San Diego Dance Theater and Florida West Ballet. Her choreographic work, Encounters at Ground Zero, received highest honors from the judges at the American College Dance Festival. Thanks to Sean, Mom, and Greg for your support.

MOLLY HADDENHAM (Ensemble) is so excited to be here at Tuacahn for her fifth season! Tuacahn credits include Singin’ in the Rain, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Beauty and the Beast. Molly attends Dixie State College where she most recently played Florinda in Into the Woods. In her spare time, Molly likes to eat junk food, dance to unbelievably loud music, and watch Grey's Anatomy with her sister, Sarah. She would like to thank her family and the Bishops for all their love and support!

CAROLYN HARTVIGSEN (Joy/Ensemble) is from Layton, Utah, and is a senior in the Music Dance Theatre program at BYU. She is happy to be back at Tuacahn after falling in love with this unique theatre in the 2005 season. Some of her credits include: Dominique Du Monaco in Lucky Stiff; Alma Hix in The Music Man; The Duchess of Berwick in Lady Windermere’s Fan; Lady Utterwood in Heartbreak House; Miss Tweed in Something’s Afoot; and Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables: School Edition. She teaches ballet and tap at The Academy of Ballet in Springville, Utah, and wants to say Hello!!! to all of her wonderful girls.

BREANN HEWITT (Ensemble) couldn't be happier performing at Tuacahn this 6-month season! She started dancing when she was three years old. Most of her training was done at Bunker Dance Center in Las Vegas. Community: Saturday's Warrior (Ensemble). Brigham Young University: The Music Man (Ensemble). She was a member of the seven-time National Champion BYU Cougarettes for two years! She wants to thank her parents and sisters who continually support her in all she does and dreams. She loves you more than you'll ever know!

CHRYSTINE HYATT (Mrs. Eynsford-Hill, Mrs. Pearce u/s) is happy to be back at Tuacahn after playing Mrs. Paroo in The Music Man, Ensemble (understudied Golde) in Fiddler on the Roof, and Frau Schmidt in The Sound of Music. At the Utah Neil Simon Festival, she was Mrs. Ethel Banks in Barefoot in the Park and Grandma Kurnitz in Lost in Yonkers. Favorite roles at DSC have been Berthe in Pippin, Katisha in The Mikado, and recently The Giant in Into the Woods. Last summer she and her daughter, Desiree, directed 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, SGMT’s most successful summer show to date! Chrystine teaches Theatre and Language Arts at Hurricane Intermediate School and works part-time for Cherry Creek Radio.

KEVIN B. JOHNSON (Ensemble) is pleased to be performing with Tuacahn. Favorite credits: Sail Away! at Tokyo DisneySea, Japan; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (National Tour). Dance Companies: Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, Randy James Dance Works. FAO Schwarz, Big Piano Dancer. Northwestern University grad (Computer Engineering, Dance and Musical Theater), Miller Marley grad. Always thanks to family and friends for their love and support. Thanks, Tom, for excellent voice coaching. www.kevinbjohnson.com

AUTUMN MARIE JONES (Ensemble) is from Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Brigham Young University in April 2007 with her BFA in Music-Dance-Theatre. She recently completed her leading role as “Vanessa” in Shades of Gray, an independent feature film to be entered into the nomination pool for the Sundance Film Festival next spring. Other credits include a Lead Singer/Dancer contract with Holland America Cruise Line and Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Educational credits include Eponine in Les Miserables, Magnolia in ShowBoat and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls.

DAREN KELLY* (Henry Higgins) has been featured in four of Broadway's brightest hits: Crazy for You, Deathtrap, Woman of the Year, and South Pacific (NYCO). He's toured as Julian Marsh in the 2002 Broadway revival of 42nd Street. He was the Rev. Shaw Moore in the 1998 National tour of Footloose, and he performed the role of Lank Hawkins in the German and Swiss tours of Crazy for You. A native of California, he made his professional debut at the Tony winning South Coast Rep. His television appearances include M*A*S*H, Law and Order, L&O: Criminal Intent, Kate and Allie, All My Children, and Tales from the Dark Side. His favorite roles are Harold Hill in The Music Man, Barrymore in I Hate Hamlet, Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird, and Bill O'Wray in the Centre Stage revival of Alice Childress' Trouble in Mind, which will be restaged at the Yale Repertory Theatre this fall. His Tuacahn performances are dedicated to his music teacher, the late J.Preston Woolf, a fine man and Mormon.

CYNTHIA KLUMPP (Ensemble) is thrilled to be part of Tuachan’s incredible Cinderella cast. Her naturally red bouffant was most recently seen in St. George Musical Theater’s production of The Taffetas. Other favorite roles include Mayzie La Bird, in Seussical, Lola, in Damn Yankees, Nancy in Oliver, Ado Annie in Oklahoma!, and Grace in Annie. She would like to thank her fabulous friends and family for their support. And special thanks to her sweet husband Brett.

JENNY LATIMER (Cinderella u/s/Eliza u/s) a Utah native, is no stranger to this beautiful red rock stage, and was last seen here as Babette in Beauty and the Beast. She is a Junior in the BFA acting program at BYU, where she recently received an Irene Ryan nomination for her portrayal of Ophelia in Hamlet. She also performs with the improv comedy troup The Thrillionaires. Other credits include Belle in Beauty and the Beast at the Hale Centre Theatre WV, Mary in Savior of the World at the LDS Conference Center, Luisa in The Fantastiks, Cinderella in Slipper and the Rose, and Mabel in Pirates of Penzance She enjoys Reading, Vintage Clothing, and Rainy Days, but most of all she enjoys laughing. Many thanks to her beautiful family her friends and her boys for their love and support.

NICK LEONE* (Steward/Ensemble) is thrilled to perform again, after spending the last couple years choreographing, directing and teaching tap dance. He has directed and/or choreographed over 50 musical productions in educational and regional theatre, and has taught dance in New York at Steps on Broadway, Peridance, and Long Island University. His performing credits include four separate productions of Crazy For You: first European Tour in Germany and Switzerland, Theatre Under The Stars in Houston, TX, Westchester Broadway Theatre in NY, and Carousel Dinner Theatre in Ohio. Other favorite credits: Jerry Cohan in George M! (Carousel Dinner Theatre), Mike, Eddie, and Nick in Shear Madness (Kennedy Center, Washington, DC), and Bert in 42nd Street. (Star Theatre, Flint, Michigan). Over the years he’s done lots of musicals in regional theatres, a handful of TV commercials, a brief stint on The Guiding Light, and background work on over 100 movies and TV shows. He is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. This one is for Mom.

AMY LING (Ensemble) is affectionately known as Ling, and is thrilled to be making her debut at Tuacahn. Ling was last seen performing in Crazy for You at North Shore Music Theatre. Other credits include the Japan and U.S. tour of 42nd St., and spending the holiday seasons performing as a Radio City Rockette. She has also performed in exotic locations such as Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea and China. She would like to thank her family for their constant love and support. Special thanx to Annafer, Squabb, and her biggest love, Harvey.

CHRISTIAN MANSFIELD (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Tuacahn debut this season. He was most recently seen as Ralph Sheldrake in White Christmas at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina in Hilton Head, SC. Other credits include two summers at the NY International Fringe Festival and a trio of roles at the South Florida Shakespeare Festival. This native New Yorker has a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Miami. He has also never been west of Pennsylvania for more than a week.

WHITNEY MORGAN (Ensemble) has been dancing since she was three years old and has been a competitive dancer since the age of eight. Whitney has danced with professional companies such as Ballet West and the Tremaine Dance Company. She has recently become involved in the theatre at Dixie State College of Utah portraying Meg McGrath in Crimes of the Heart, and Snow White in Into the Woods. Whitney is very excited to be involved in the Tuachan season this year, and is looking forward to the amazing experience.

JOYCE NOLEN* (Stepmother/Mrs. Pearce) started her career as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Her Broadway credits include Stop the World, I Want To Get Off with Sammy Davis Jr., the Marvin Hamlisch musical Smile, and Different Times. Other roles include Nellie Forbush: South Pacific, Irene Molloy: Hello Dolly, the Baker's Wife: Into the Woods, Gloria: Damn Yankees, Mona: Dames At Sea, Alice Beane: Titanic, Mrs. Paroo: Music Man, Tess: Crazy For You, and Ellie: Show Boat. Joyce has also done many plays and was a featured performer in the Liberace Show and with Skitch Henderson and the N.Y. Pops at Carnegie Hall. Her revues include A Grand Night For Singing (Rodgers and Hammerstein), Red Hot and Cole, Side By Side By Sondheim, A Sense Of Style, The Music of Harold Arlen, and I've Heard That Song Before, The Music of Jule Stein. She is thrilled to be spending her summer at Tuacahn and in her favorite state of magnificent Utah!!

DENNIS O’BANNION (Ensemble) is excited to make his Tuacahn debut! Regional theatre: Hello Dolly! (Paper Mill Playhouse) with Tovah Feldshuh and choreographer Mia Michaels. Previous credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Marquis Productions), Singin' in The Rain (Graywig Productions), and The Human Comedy (Marymount Manhattan College). Recent graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a BA in Dance. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Colette, Debbie and all my family and friends for their love and support. Also thanks to my teachers: DHKSW. For Mary Ann.

TANNER OLSEN (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Tuacahn after performing in Joseph in 2005. Other credits include Winthrop in SGMT's The Music Man and Peter in the production of Scrooge. Tanner loves to play in his school band, play the piano, hang out with friends, spend time on the computer, and making his own films. Tanner would like to thank his parents, brothers, and friends for all their love and support.

COURTNEY PEW (Swing) recently returned from China with the BYU Young Ambassadors. This is her first appearance on the Tuacahn stage. Courtney is a BFA student in the Music Dance Theatre program at BYU. Recent credits include: Virginia Skidmore in Oklahoma!, Wendy Joe in Footloose, Jesse in The Box Car Children, and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls. Courtney is also an accomplished choreographer and will be the choreographer for Little Shop of Horrors for the Tuacahn Summer Theatre Institute. Courtney wants to thank her parents, six brothers, and mini-cini for their love and support, but mostly her amazingly wonderful husband who she can't believe she captured!

JEFF PEW (Ensemble) is excited to perform at Tuacahn for the first time this summer. Currently he is a BFA student in the Music Dance Theatre program at BYU. Jeff is also an accomplished pianist and musician. He has worked and performed extensively in the Bay Area at Max's Opera Cafe and Nordstrom. As a singer/dancer his recent credits include: Ike Skidmore in Oklahoma!, Ken in Smokey Joe's Cafe, Marius in Les Miserables, and Doody in Grease. Jeff is a a former member of the Young Ambassadors and in the fall he is very excited to be playing the role of Laurie in Little Women at BYU. Jeff thanks his parents and family for their support and most of all his beautiful and amazing wife of six months!

RICK PICKETT (Ensemble) was born and raised in St. George, UT. Rick studied music at Dixie College, the University of Utah, and Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. Favorite roles include Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro at the Cincinnati Opera, Man of La Mancha at Pioneer Theatre Company, Camelot at Kansas City Starlight, and the national tour of Damn Yankees. He recently played the title role in The Mikado at Dixie State College and was seen in South Pacific at Tuacahn and Beau Jest at St. George Musical Theatre. Thanks to my wife, Tuacahn, my sister, and my dad for their support.

JOSHUA PUTNAM (Child Ensemble Swing) has been acting since he was a toddler and has appeared in many stage productions, films, commercials, and TV shows. Josh most recently appeared (2007) as the lead child actor in the movie There’s Nothing Under My Bed. He performed at Tuacahn in 2006 in Peter Pan, South Pacific and The Pan Plaza Show. He is a member of the Ivins City Children’s Musical Theatre Company and performs with the Spotlight Performers Performing Company on a regular basis. Josh sends his love to his family and friends, and thanks Tuacahn for giving him the chance to perform again this year!

GEOFFREY REYNOLDS (Ensemble) Geoffrey is excited to be performing at Tuacahn for his first summer. He is currently a Senior at Brigham Young University studying Music, Dance, Theater, and Theater Education with plans to graduate in December. He is a performer at heart and loves the process of directing, choreographing, and teaching. Some of his favorite roles include, Will Parker--Oklahoma; Seymour--Little Shop of Horrors; Bernardo--West Side Story; and the Lion--Wizard of Oz. He wants to thank his family for their love and support.

KATIE RIBIS (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her debut at Tuacahn. She recently earned a BA in dance at Point Park's Conservatory of Performing Arts & is currently an NYC Rockette assistant. Her performances have included White Christmas, 42nd Street, Crazy for You, Leader of the Pack, the TDF/Astaire Awards, and the Pittsburgh Steelers' Benefit Shows. She thanks her incredible family, friends, & RJ for all their love & support! “Good luck to everyone in this wonderful cast! Mom & Dad, Thank you for being there every step of the way! You’re the best!”

MINDY SMOOT ROBBINS* (Eliza Doolittle) is delighted to have returned to Tuacahn after playing Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun in 2002, and Liesl in The Sound of Music in 2001. Previously, Mindy toured with the Broadway Company of Les Miserables covering the role of Eponine. Other credits include Walt Disney World's Hoop Dee Doo and Kids of the Kingdom, Tokyo Disney's Peco's Goofy, Mary in Lex DeAzevedo's Gloria - The Life of Christ, Eliza in My Fair Lady at Brigham Young Univeristy, BYU's Young Ambassadors, and Lagoon's Music USA and Hollywood Nights. She has been a guest performer for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic World Senior Games. Mindy has recorded for Disney and Kurt Bestor, with Mandy Moore and on numerous radio commercials. She has performed with Colm Wilkinson, Jason Alexander, Donny Osmond, Sam Harris, John Schmidt and Brett Raymond. Mindy guest starred on the national television series, Touched by an Angel, and has been seen on national television commercials. She graduated from BYU with a BFA in Music Dance Theatre, and has spent the last 9 years sharing her passion for singing and performing with her voice students. Mindy is currently working on her debut album and is a member of Actor's Equity Association. She would like to thank her Mom and Dad for their continual support, her two adorable children, Abe and Mylee, and especially her husband Conor, for supporting her crazy passion for performing.

EDDY SCHUMACHER (Ensemble/Prof. Karpathy) is a St. George resident and veteran of the Tuacahn stage. Starting with How the West Was Won, he then appeared in: Fiddler on the Roof (Constable), Oklahoma! (Judd Fry), Annie Get Your Gun (Buffalo Bill), Guys and Dolls  (Lt. Branagan), Beauty and the Beast (Baker), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Daniel/Butler), Peter Pan (Starkey), and South Pacific (Stewpot). Prior to becoming nearly a Tuacahn fixture, Eddy, a graduate of the BYU theatre program, toured with the original casts of Star Child and Charly and appeared for two seasons at Opryland in Nashville, TN. His film credits include Footloose, King Kong Lives and Ernest Goes to Camp. Eddy is a certified personal trainer and 6th degree Black Belt who trains and teaches in his St. George studio.

THERESA ANNE SWAIN* (Portia/Ensemble) is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and currently resides in Los Angeles. Credits include the Los Angeles premiere of White Christmas at the Pantages Theatre and the national tour of Crazy for You. Favorite roles include both Millie and Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Carrie in Carousel, Grizabella in Cats, and Irene in Hello, Dolly!. Theresa is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory and a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

TOMMY VANCE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be joining the Tuacahn family. Some of his most recent credits include Ezekiel in White Christmas, Simon Lederman in Double V at the SOPAC, and Raymond Durr in The Rosa Parks Story. Thanks to my family and friends for their love and support. And thanks to you for reading my bio. Enjoy the show.

Tuacahn High School Performance Interns

FITA BROWN is so excited to perform in Tuacahn’s summer shows for the first time. She is a student at Tuacahn High School and is going to be a junior this fall. Credits include Aida (Nehebka), Pippin (Ensemble), Grease (Pink Lady), Children of Eden (Solo-Dance Ensemble), and Smokey Joe's Cafe (Ensemble). She would like to give thanks to her family for their love and support! Love ya!

CJ CISAR was most recently seen in Aida at Tuacahn High School. He also played Theo in Pippin and preformed with the Tuacahn Summer Theatre Institue in Grease. He’s making his first appearance on the amphitheatre stage in Cinderella. CJ is a returning sophmore at Tuacahn High School. He loves theatre and is excited to be working with cast and crew at TCA.

ASHLEY PUTNAM is a Junior at Tuacahn High School. Ashley has been dancing and performing since childhood. She is a member of the Tuacahn High School Dance Company, Musical Theatre Company, High Honor Roll, and is the THS Student Body Secretary. Ashley has appeared in many stage productions, TV Commercials, and Films. Ashley is thrilled to be performing at Tuacahn and would like to thank all of her friends, family, and mentors for their unconditional love and support.

*Indicates a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

2006 Cast

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