Meet The Cast of Tuacahn's latest show!

CAST
Roles listed as 42nd Street, Cinderella, My Fair Lady

ASHLEY ADAMEK (Ensemble, Phyllis & Lorraine u/s) 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 (Cinderella u/s/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 (Costermonger, Doolittle u/s) 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.

MEGAN ARNOLDY* (Peggy Sawyer) is thrilled to be at Tuacahn and is very grateful to have this wonderful opportunity. She was most recently seen as Sandy in Grease at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and at the Carousel Dinner Theatre in Akron, Ohio. Other credits include 42nd Street-(Walnut Street Theatre), Serena Katz-Fame (South Korean tour), Liesl-The Sound of Music (Helen Hayes Theatre Company), and ensemble work for Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and Sacramento Music Circus. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Megan received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University. Much love to my Mom and Dad, my family, friends, and my Matthew.

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.

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.

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.

SARAH BURROUGHS (Ensemble) is from Virginia Beach, VA. She just finished her junior year at Brigham Young University studying Dance Education and Math Education and recently played a Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast at the Hale Center Theatre Orem. Other credits include South Pacific and Peter Pan at Tuacahn, Oklahoma! at BYU and Aida, Bye Bye Birdie, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and Pippin. Dance credits include a BYU folk dance team and DancEnsemble. This fall Sarah will be serving in the California, San Diego mission. She would like to thank Tuacahn for another wonderful experience and her family for their constant love and support!

CALEB DAMSCHRODER* (Ensemble/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* (Maggie Jones/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 & Billy u/s/Ensemble & Prince u/s/Freddy Eynsford-Hill) is overjoyed to be returning to Tuacahn having been seen previously as Tony in West Side Story. In December he graduated from the University of Utah and spent a few months backpacking through Southeast Asia. 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. Claybourne is a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association. 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.

LESLIE FEAGAN* (Abner Dillon, Bert u/s/Colonel Pickering) has been a proud member of Actors Equity since 1973 and appeared on Broadway in Anything Goes and Guys and Dolls. Mr. Feagan has worked with Richard Kiley, John Cullum, Jamie Farr, Nathan Lane, Faith Prince, Adam Arkin, Jonathan Frakes, Scott Bakula, Ed Ames, John Raitt, Theodore Bikel, Patti LuPone, Leslie Uggams, Richard Dean Anderson, Alyssa Milano, Susan Lucci, David Cassidy, Morgan Brittany, Tom Wopat, Peter Gallagher, Harve Presnell, Jane Connell and Ronald Reagan. He is a founding member of the Gotham Radio Players and graduate of Ohio University.

JAN BROBERG FELT (Dorothy & Maggie Standby/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.

FLORYN GLASS (Ensemble/ Swing/Joy u/s) is a native New Yorker thrilled to be making her Tuacahn debut in one of her favorite musicals of all time (42nd Street)! Past credits include Velma in Chicago, Cha-Cha in Grease, Patsy in Crazy for You. Most recently, Floryn performed Off-Broadway, playing featured roles in the new musical Hell’s Kitchen, where she was also a featured dancer/dance captain. Floryn is a graduate of Skidmore College with a B.S. Theater/minor in Dance.

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 (Ensemble/Joy/Mrs. Pearce, Lady Boxington) 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.

MICHAEL G. HAWKINS* (Julian Marsh/King Standby/Henry Higgins) is delighted to be back at Tuacahn this season. He was here last summer playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan and Capt. Brackett in South Pacific. He recently played Mervyn Kant in the San Francisco TheatreWorks production of The Sisters Rosensweig and Captain Hook in the National Tour of Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby. Also this year Michael appeared as Frank Maurant in Street Scene at the Alex Theatre in Los Angeles. He played Georges in the Los Angeles production of La Cage Aux Folles, Fred in Kiss Me Kate at California Music Circus, and Billy Flynn in Chicago in Las Vegas. He spent a summer portraying Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls at Harrahs in Atlantic City and played Julian Marsh in the European Tour of 42nd Street. Television credits include guest appearances on Frasier, Charley Lawrence, Murder She Wrote, Wings, Colombo Movie of the Week, Cheers, The Bob Newhart Show, The Young and the Restless, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of A Place For Annie. Michael is a founding member of the Musical Theatre Guild in Los Angeles.

BREANN HEWITT (Swing/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 & Mrs. Higgins 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.

ANNIE HYNICK (Ensemble) is extremely excited to be making her debut at Tuacahn. She grew up in Orlando, FL and studied ballet intensively with Orlando Ballet, performing in Coppelia and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. After graduating from the University of Virginia, she performed in A Chorus Line at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, in a tribute to Marvin Hamlisch, conducted by Hamlisch himself. Annie would like to thank her family, friends, and especially her Mom, Dad, and Mark for their endless love and support in pursuit of her dream.

BEVERLY JENSEN (Phyllis, Annie u/s/Swing) is a veteran of the ballets, having performed in La Corsaire (Odalesque), the Nutcracker (Spanish), Hungarian Dances (lead pas de deux), and Cinderella (Stepmother) with the Bossov Ballet Theatre, ME. She was also in the musical Cinderella with Waterville Opera House. Beverly then studied Musical Theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC, where she also studied at Steps and performed works by Alexander Tressor. Love to her family in Canada!

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

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 & Queen u/s) 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.

JOSHUA LARSON (Oscar, Swing/Ensemble) received his Bachelor of Performing Arts
Degree in Dance Performance from OCU where he was a member of The American Spirit
Dance Company. Joshua has been a resident company member of Music Theatre of Wichita for 3 seasons. He has also sailed the seas of Mexico and the Caribbean as the lead singer/dancer with Holland America. Last Christmas he made his NYC debut with the world premiere of the MENhattans at Carnegie Hall. Joshua is happy to be spending this fall with his family and his two nephews.

JENNY LATIMER* (Cinderella/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.

AMY LENHARDT (Ensemble/Swing) is thrilled to be making her debut with Tuacahn! She is an alumnus of the Orange County High School of the Arts and The Boston Conservatory, and every Christmas season she kicks it up as a Radio City Rockette in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. She has also performed as a dancer at Wild Bills Dinner Extravaganza, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Holland America Cruise Lines, as a New Ziegfeld Girl in The Will Rogers Follies, and as Dorcas in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. A big thanks to her wonderful family and friends for their love and support!

NICK LEONE* (Andy Lee/Chef/Jamie) 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.

DREW LITTLE* (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be joining Tuacahn for their fall season. He just finished the National Tour of Cats as Skimbleshanks in 2006. Regional credits include: Charlie Brown (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown), Bobby (Cabaret), Peter (Jesus Christ Superstar), 42nd Street, Titanic, and Bye Bye Birdie. He would like to Thank his Mom, Sister, and Brother for their love and support, and Matthew Kirk BFF 14 years.

CHRISTIAN MANSFIELD (Ensemble/Costermonger) 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.

CANDICE MICHAEL* (Dance Captain, Peggy Standby) is excited to join the cast of 42nd Street. She recently played Dainty June in Gypsy and was featured in the original new musical Christmas Dreamland at the American Musical Theater in San Jose. Her credits include Peggy in 42nd St., Cassie in A Chorus Line , Patsy in Crazy For You, Margy in State Fair and Anne in La Cage Aux Folles. Other productions include Sweet Charity, How to Succeed, Victor Victoria, Singin’ in the Rain, and Guys & Dolls. Candice was also a Radio City Rockette for 6 years. She currently lives in San Francisco where she is a certified Pilates instructor specializing in Rehabilitation.

JOYCE NOLEN* (Dorothy/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 (Thug, Andy Lee u/s/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.

RICK PICKETT (Ensemble, Doolittle u/s) 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 (Ensemble) 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!

MACY REEVES (Ensemble/Swing) is very excited to be performing at Tuacahn for the first time. She has been dreaming of “time stepping” in 42nd Street since she learned her first shuffle-ball-change from Miss Melonie at age 3. Macy was last seen performing at the 2006 Flobert Awards honoring Jo Rowan and Dean John Bedford of Oklahoma City University and at the Gateway Playhouse performing in Sugar and A Gateway Christmas. She can also be seen in Luis Miguel’s last Christmas music video Santa Claus Llego A La Ciudad. Macy has a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Dance Performance from Oklahoma City University. Many thanks to Mom, Dad and family and especially to Miss Melonie for all the encouragement and the 5678 TAP!!!

GEOFFREY REYNOLDS (Ensemble/Harry) 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.

MATTHEW SCHNEIDER* (Billy Lawlor) is a 2005 graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and is thrilled to make his West-ofthe-Mississippi debut in this production of 42nd Street. He has danced regionally in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (dir. Walter Bobbie), 42nd Street (this is his third production), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, Crazy for You, and Singin’ in the Rain. Originally from Denver, he adores the West, is a proud member of Actor’s Equity, and considers himself a philologist and ardent environmentalist. Let’s save the world: buy green power and reduce your carbon emissions. Matthew thanks Blue Ridge Entertainment and dedicates this performance to his wonderful grandparents, Al and Naomi.

EDDY SCHUMACHER (Pat Denning, Mac, Doctor/Steward/Costermonger, 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.

AMBER PLUMHOF SHAKESPEARE (Ensemble) began her dance training in ballet, jazz, tap and musical theater at various academies of dance in Salt Lake City, Utah, and for twelve years has fulfilled the role of teacher, choreographer, and Co-Artistic Director/Choreographer for ProStreet Entertainment of Westside Studio of the Performing Arts. She is a 10-year member of the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters. She attends CNADM conference each summer and was also cast by Jacques d’Amboise for his choreographic project. Amber is a graduate of Southern Utah University with a BA in Marketing & Advertising. She is grateful to have the opportunity to teach all the talented dancers at Westside Studio and thanks her family, friends, and husband, Connor, for their support.

THERESA ANNE SWAIN* (Anytime Annie/Portia) 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.

KRYSTA KLUMPP is very excited to be part of the Cinderella cast as well as being in the show with her Mom. Krysta has been performing singing and acting since a very your age. She has recently performed in Oklahoma! as Gertie, Once On This Island, Seussical the Musical, Damn Yankees and Joesph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Krysta is a Sophomore at Snow Canyon High School.

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.

CREATIVE STAFF

DEANNA L. DYS (Director/Choreographer, 42nd Street) is honored and thrilled to be directing and choreographing Forty-Second Street for Tuacahn and hopes you tap along in your seats. She is a show business veteran holding the distinction of being the youngest person ever hired by legendary producer David Merrick to appear in Forty-Second Street. She has been featured on Broadway in Legs Diamond, Meet Me in St. Louis, Crazy For You, Candide, and Saturday Night Fever. She also appeared on Broadway as Dolly Tate opposite Reba McEntire in Annie Get Your Gun. Other performing credits include Nickie in Sweet Charity, Liz in the smash hit CHICAGO, Zelda in The Great Ostrovsky, Law and Order, Guiding Light, Damages, The First Wives Club, and Little Children. She was nominated by the Denver Post and the Colorado Theatre Guild for best choreography for her production of The Full Monty. She was also nominated by the Dallas Theatre League for best choreography for her work on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair in Dallas, Texas. She directed and choreographed the International Touring Companies of the Tony Award winning hit musical Crazy For You which played throughout Germany and Switzerland. She has created dance sequences for the daytime drama One Life to Live and choreographed a series of promos for the Boston Red Sox which received a 2004 Emmy Award. Deanna was the assistant choreographer for Hal Prince’s recent Broadway productions of LoveMusik and Candide. She was also the assistant choreographer for the feature films The Stepford Wives, Little Manhattan, and is the associate choreographer for the upcoming television drama Cashmere Mafia. She dedicates her work on this show to her mother and thanks her for all her love and support.

TIM THRELFALL (Director, My Fair Lady) is known for directing past Tuacahn productions such as last season’s South Pacific, and the previous seasons’ Beauty and the Beast as well as other Tuacahn favorites such as The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Utah!. Tim teaches acting in the Music Dance Theatre and BFA Acting programs at Brigham Young University. BYU directing credits include Children of Eden, Hancock County, Quilters, Dancing at Lughnasa, Bus Stop, and BYU’s recent productions of Aida and Oklahoma. Tim also directs the BFA Senior Showcase, which takes BYU Acting and Music Dance Theatre graduates to New York each spring to audition for entertainment industry professionals. Before coming to Utah, Tim served as Artistic Director for Seattle Civic Light Opera and spent four years as Artistic Director for the Northwest Summer Playhouse. He was also a member of the resident acting company at Seattle’s Bathhouse Theatre for three seasons and Education Programs Coordinator for Seattle Children’s Theatre. He holds an MFA in acting from the University of Washington. In Utah, Tim spent two years as Artistic Director for Provo Theatre Company and currently serves on the Utah State Arts Commission theatre panel. Acting credits include multiple appearances on Everwood and Touched By An Angel television series. Tim has also appeared in numerous commercials and films for the LDS church, including the The Restoration, the new film presented at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and the recently released independent film, Passage to Zarahemla. Tim is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and Actors’ Equity Association.

DAVID TINNEY (Director/Choreographer, Cinderella) Choreographed Tuacahn’s recent productions of Peter Pan and South Pacific and directed and choreographed Tuacahn’s 2005 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 2004, he choreographed and starred in Tuacahn’s Singin’ in the Rain. Other Tuacahn credits include West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and The Sound of Music. David currently serves as Artistic Director for Provo Theatre Company and has directed and choreographed for Sundance, Capitol Theatre, Kingsbury Hall, Brigham Young University, Provo Theatre Company, and The Grand Teton Mainstage. His work has been seen in the National Alliance of Musical Theatre Festival, ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshops, and he has toured the world with the Murray Louise/Nikolais Dance Company, BYU Young Ambassadors and the BYU Dancers Company.

DERRYL YEAGER (Choreographer, My Fair Lady) has been a professional dancer for over two decades. He received his BFA and MFA degrees at the University of Utah while becoming a principal dancer with Ballet West. He performed in the Broadway productions of A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, and Cats and has appeared in numerous TV and Film projects that include Staying Alive, She’s Having a Baby, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, A More Perfect Union, The Young and the Restless, and General Hospital. As a Choreographer and Director he has worked professionally from Ballet to Broadway, Film, Music Videos, and numerous TV Shows. At Tuacahn, Derryl directed and choreographed Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2x) and Oklahoma! He has also choreographed UTAH!, The King and I, and The Wizard of Oz, and Annie Get Your Gun. As Founder and Artistic Director of Odyssey Dance Theatre, Utah’s most exciting and innovative professional jazz/ballet company (and voted Best of State 2006 & 2007!), Derryl has created an amazing company with an energetic, eclectic, and popular repertoire that presents three complete seasons in Utah and tours to standing ovations around the world. Odyssey Dance Theatre will return to Tuacahn this fall in their smash Halloween Spectacular “Thriller”, October 25-27, 29-31.

DOUG ELLIS (Scenic Designer) designs for Film, Television, Theatre, Opera, Ballet, Musicals, and Corporate Trade Shows. He spent twelve years in Manhattan in schooling and Art Directing feature films and episodic television shows, including four years as the Art Director for Spin City starring Michael J. Fox. Some of Doug’s stage designs include: King Lear, The Philadelphia Story, Big River, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Secret Garden; ballets The Snow Queen, Goldie Lock’s Adventures, and It’s a Wonderful Life; and the opera Abinadi, which was filmed for BYU-TV. Recent film and television designs include The RM, The Home Teachers, Out of Step, BYU’s The Writer’s Block dramatic TV series, Howdy Town, Signing Time, Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Hancock County, The Life and Loves of Emmeline B. Wells, and Veronica Mars. Mr. Ellis received a BA in Theater Arts from Hunter College in New York City (‘90) and an MFA in Design from New York University (‘93). He is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. He wishes to thank his wife, singer Ruth Ellis, and their six children who are their greatest productions.

STEPHEN PURDY (Musical Director, 42nd Street) Broadway and National Tours: Tarzan, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Peter Pan (Cathy Rigby) and The Full Monty. Off Broadway: The Fantasticks (Original at Sullivan Street), York Theatre, Playwrights Horizons. International: Grease (Paris), A Chorus Line (European tour), Grease (European Tour), 42nd Street (European Tour), My Fair Lady (Hong Kong). Television: Nuncrackers (The Nunsense Christmas Musical) starring Rue McClanahan for A and E Television. Regional: Atlanta Alliance, North Shore, Westchester, Helen Hayes, Kansas City Starlight, Downtown Cabaret, Burt Reynolds, many others. Education: The University of Mississippi and The Juilliard School. A former Wall Street stockbroker, Stephen now spends as much time as possible not worrying about other people’s money.

RYAN MURPHY (Musical Director, Cinderella & My Fair Lady) served as music director for the Sundance Summer Theatre for five seasons, overseeing productions of Gypsy, Cinderella, Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Oliver (starring Christopher Lloyd), Fiddler on the Roof (starring Michael Rupert), Funny Girl (starring Judy Blazer), and Dear World (starring Maureen McGovern). He was on the faculty of both the Meridian School and Snow College, and was an assistant to Mack Wilberg and the BYU Men’s Chorus for several years. He is active as a director, composer, arranger and accompanist, and is currently finishing his doctorate in conducting at Boston University. Ryan is excited to return Tuacahn for a third season, having previously supervised music for Beauty and the Beast and Joseph… in 2005 and Peter Pan and South Pacific in 2006.

KATHERINE TUELLER SCHMID (Costume Designer, 42nd Street) has designed several shows at Tuacahn including Joseph…, How the West Was Won, Annie Get Your Gun, The Wizard of Oz, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. She has also designed for the Community College of Southern Nevada, Old Lyric Repertory Company, and Utah State University. Katherine received her undergraduate degree from Southern Utah University where she worked as a milliner for the Utah Shakespearean Festival. She has also worked as a milliner for the Utah Opera, Utah Festival Opera, and Pioneer Theatre Company. She resides in Salt Lake City with her greatest supporters: Steven, August, Eleanor, and Ian.

PRISCILLA HAO (Costume Designer, Cinderella) studied linguistics and Chinese at Brigham Young University where she is now completing an MFA in Costume Design. Priscilla has designed or assisted with designs for numerous productions including Two Gentlemen of Verona (BYU), Handing Down the Names (BYU), Copenhagen (BYU), Misalliance (BYU), Annie Get Your Gun (Jackson Hole), and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Jackson Hole). Other costuming credits include The Light of the World, and Tuacahn’s Beauty and the Beast and Peter Pan.

JOHN R. TITENSOR (Costume Designer, My Fair Lady) is excited to return to Tuacahn for his second season. He was born and raised in Afton, Wyoming, but calls Yuma, Arizona home. He received a BA in theatre education and an MS in Instructional Technology, and is a candidate for an MFA in Production Design. His first performance was at the age of three, and has been involved in every aspect of the theatre since. He has directed more than 60 productions in a wide variety of venues. As a scenic and costume designer his designs have been seen in productions internationally and throughout the western United States. His most recent works have been seen at regional main stage venues. Some of his first designs at Tuacahn, during the 2006 season, lit up the stage as Captain Hook and his nefarious villain pirates took to the stage. In 2005 he was nominated at the ACTF regional festival for excellence for his designs for the opera, La Boheme. In the 2006 festival his scenic design for Holes was nominated for excellence as well as being a finalist for costume design for the Spanish Golden Age play, Fuente Ovejuna. He was also selected as one of the top ten international designers at the International USITT conference where his designs for Fuente Ovejuna were highlighted in it’s trade magazine TD&T. He is excited about the opportunity of presenting his work again at Tuacahn and hopes that you enjoy the magic that only theatre and your imagination can provide.

BART SCHAERRER (Sound Designer, 42nd Street) served as the resident sound designer at Robert Redford’s Sundance Summer Theatre for more than a decade. Bart teaches Sound Recording Technology for the School of Music at Brigham Young University – where he also regularly designs for the Young Ambassadors, and the annual Homecoming Spectacular. One of his larger designs, Light of the World, was presented to more than 300,000 spectators during the course of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Bart has enjoyed many roles in the theatre: producer, director, designer, and performer. While sound is his passion, Bart has also received critical acclaim for his lighting and scenic designs. He resides in Lindon with “his girls” (MaryLynn, Sadie, and Shelby).

DAVID SWENSON (Sound Designer, Cinderella & My Fair Lady) has an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and recently completed a Master’s degree in sound design and technology at Purdue University. He was recently recognized as the top young sound designer in the country with the USITT Clear-Com Sound Achievement Award. Credits include: Children of Eden (BYU), My Fair Lady (BYU), Little Shop of Horrors (Purdue), King Lear (Purdue), and Saturday’s Warrior (1999 National Tour). David worked as a sound engineer for the host broadcast company at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games. 2007 marks David’s sixth season at Tuacahn, having previously designed Peter Pan, South Pacific, Beauty and the Beast, Joseph…, Singin’ in the Rain, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, The Wizard of Oz, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Utah.

MARTY KOPULSKY (Hair & Makeup Designer, Cinderella & My Fair Lady) Broadway: (Design Debut!) The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee currently running at the Circle in the square. Sly Fox and Bobbi Boland (Hair Supervisor). Cats, The Will Rogers Follies, She Loves Me, Guys and Dolls and Lost In Yonkers (Wig Dresser). Los Angeles: City of Angels, Lost In Yonkers, 42nd Street, The Royal Family