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"You don't
live in a world all alone.
Your brothers are here, too."
Albert Schweitzer
 Jess
Barbour participated in Ann Reinking's Broadway
Theater Project, Broadway Rocks for the Arts with Terrence Mann,
and she played Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables: School
Edition, directed by Dave Clemmons. She's currently a
student at Elon University studying for her BFA in Theater Arts.
She has done commercials and played Nurse Rosella in the BBC's
Days that Shook the World: Attack on Pearl Harbor. "I
always enjoy volunteering at, and coming to see shows at TIP!"
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 J.
Michael Beech
(ACC '83, '84) has continued to perform after all these years!
He has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Florida State University,
and has been working all around the nation from Hawaii to NYC
and every point in-between. He is currently back in Raleigh,
teaching Drama and Theatre Arts at Wakefield High School. He
will also be a member of the staff at Raleigh Little Theatre
teaching classes in acting and musical theatre.
 Bree
Branker
(Chimney Sweep/Fezziwig Dancer 2003)
has since participated in NCT's My Fair Lady, Ann
Reinking's Broadway Theatre Project, and an invitation-only
Radio City Rockette Workshop in NYC. She is now spending her
senior year of high school studying contemporary dance at the
North Carolina School of the Arts. Recently she was accepted
into the jazz dance and musical theatre programs at Point Park
University in Pittsburgh, where she plans to achieve her triple
threat status!
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 Elizabeth
Carroll currently lives in NYC, and is still
working on her life as an actor. She was last seen in the
spring playing Nina in The Sea Gull. Shortly after
closing that show, she became engaged to a gentleman named
Elias EL-Hage, who just graduated from the Theatre
Management and Producing program at Columbia University.
Following their engagement, they worked together on the 50th
Annual Drama Desk Awards (Elias is Associate General
Manager). Lots of fun! Since then, they have been working on
wedding stuff. This fall she will be working on (and
possibly acting in) the 3rd Annual Arab-American Comedy
Awards with Elias (he is the founding co-producer of the
festival). "I will continue to get out there and audition in
the meantime!"
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 Scotty
Cherryholmes,
who played The Lamplighter (in image) in last year's production of A
Christmas Carol, is currently rehearsing RLT's You
Can't Take It With You. "I play the role of the uptight
banker Mr. Kirby. It's a neat opportunity as an actor because
the character is the antagonist but gets a character arch and
changes by the end of the play." notes Scotty.
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 Serena Ebhardt
(Cratchit, Ghost of Christmas Past) now
runs a professional touring theatre company:
EbzB Productions.
She lives with her husband of
16 years, David zum Brunnen and her two year old son, Carlton
Jacob zum Brunnen in Chatham County, NC. Her days at TIP
prepared her for a successful performance and theatre
administration career. She remains thankful for the experiences
and relationships offered by TIP. For more information go to
www.geocities.com/sebhardt.
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 Whitney
Gardenhire is TIP’s summer office assistant,
and an ACC alumni. She performed as a chimney sweep and
tap-dancing ghostie in ’00, '01 and ’02 alongside her three
sisters and father. She has danced for 12 years and plans to
continue at UNCG, where she is a sophomore studying Interior
Architecture.
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 Michael
C. Hall
is a former Raleigh native and graduate of NYU's Master of Fine
Arts program in acting. He appeared as Peter Cratchit in Theatre
In The Park's production of "A Christmas Carol." He is probably
best known as David Fisher in the HBO series "Six Feet Under."
His most recent performance, however, was on
Broadway
as the emcee in "Cabaret." Hall has previously starred in nearly
a dozen major off-Broadway
plays, including "Macbeth" for the New York Shakespeare
Festival, "Cymbeline" for the New York Shakespeare Festival at
Central Park's Decone Theater, "Timon of Athens" and "Henry V at
the Public", "The English Teachers" for Manhattan Class Company,
"Corpus Christi" at the Manhattan Theatre Club and "Skylight" at
the Mark Taper Forum. Read more on his
unOfficial Web site.
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 Torrie
and Andrew Heathcoat moved to Orlando, Florida
in January 2001 for his job. Torrie is currently performing
with Sports Magic, an improvisational and crowd interaction
squad. She's traveled all over North America performing for
sporting events and also works with Walt Disney World and
Universal Studios. She even learned to stilt-walk! After
Andy's long run with ACC he misses the theatre and hopes his job
slows down enough to return to the stage. Our high point of ACC
was in 1998 with Andy's proposal to Torrie at the end of the
Fezziwig dance! They will be celebrating their fifth
anniversary in October.
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David
Henderson, Jacob in ACC, Henry in Henry V,
Vanya in Uncle Vanya most recently starred in the World Premiere of
The Man who Tried to Save the World with Burning Coal
Theatre Company. He
will return as a Guest Director during the 2004-05 Mainstage
Season for
Arsenic and Old Lace
(Jan 27 - 30 & Feb 3 - 6).
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 Ward
Horton,
who starred in TIP's production of
Equus, now lives in NYC with his wife. He can next be seen
on Law & Order (NBC) in an episode titled, 'Weak,' scheduled to
air on November 30. Read more about Ward on his Web site:
www.wardhorton.net/.
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Seth
Johnson is now 13 years old and still is
acting in theatre productions every chance he gets. He has
starred in two school plays and a summer camp program called
Teen Arts Program, which used to be held at TIP. He sends his
regards to David Wood and the gang at TIP.
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Fran
Johnston, stage manager for
such plays as A Christmas Carol (rehearsal stage
manager), Enrico, Montserrat, The Miracle
Worker, The Dresser, Of Mice and Men, Henry
V, Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll among others, still
works for Cisco Systems in RTP. Recently, she has been able to
experience again the thrill of horseback riding - on her own
horse, River. She's also started her own company catering to
people with horses who enjoy continuing their AND their horses'
educations. Her (incomplete) website can be found at
www.rockyriverequine.com.
Her husband, Bruce Smith is also beginning to make his living
with horses - as a Natural Hoof Care practitioner! His evolving
website can be seen at
www.father-and-son.net.
Fran and Bruce are living happily in North Raleigh and continue
to enjoy all the shows at TIP.
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 William
Jones
("Wally")
is the
Executive Director of The North Carolina Theatre. He has been a
part of NCT for over 16 years handling various aspects of the
main stage productions, Kids on Broadway youth training program,
regional touring shows and overall operations of the theatre.
It was his creative vision that brought the critically acclaimed
production of
The
Sound of Music
starring the von Trapp family children to Raleigh Memorial last
summer. It is his own passion for the theatre, born from an
introduction at an early age, that drives his ongoing commitment
to main stage excellence and youth training.
www.nctheatre.com.
Wally was the first Tiny Tim in the premiere production of TIP's
A Christmas Carol.
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 Terrence
(Terry) Mann
is best known for originating the Broadway roles of Rum Tum
Tugger in Cats, Javert in Les Misérables (Tony
Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical), and the Beast in
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer
Critics Circle Award nominations for Best Actor in a Musical).
His directing credits include such regional productions as
1776, The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly,
Gypsy, Funny Girl, Show Boat, Camelot,
Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, Dream Girls and
Pirates of Penzance. He is the past Artistic Director of The
North Carolina Theatre.
Terry's first job, upon graduating from The North Carolina
School of the Arts, was with Raleigh's Theatre In The Park.
While with the theatre, Terry played such roles as Tybalt in
ROMEO & JULIET and Petruchio in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.
He was an original castmember in TIP's first production of A
CHRISTMAS CAROL (he composed the music for ONCE A YEAR,
the song still sung by the Cratchit family). Terry directed
THE LOST COLONY - America's oldest outdoor drama - for
two seasons. He is currently appearing in LENNON on
Broadway.
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 Frankie
Muniz
(A
Christmas Carol)
began his very successful acting career performing the role (for
three years) of Tiny Tim in Theatre In The Park's production of
A Christmas Carol. He's now best known as Cody Banks
and Malcolm In The Middle. Nominations for his performances
include The Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award, as well
as The Young Artist of Hollywood Award. Frankie is quite
a good golfer and has been playing since his grandfather taught
him at the age of 5. Frankie was raised in Knightdale, North
Carolina. He now owns a mansion in Brentwood, California as well
as the VW Jetta from The Fast and the Furious. He also
owns 1 of 200 Porsche Speedsters, approximately a $250,000 car,
which was the subject of his appearance on MTV's Punk'd.
Besides that, Frankie is a Is a die-hard basketball fan and also
a drummer and credits Zac Hanson for inspiring him to learn to
play the drums. Not bad at all for a former member of The
Cratchit Family!
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 David
Overton
now
lives in New York (Long Island) where he is the Chair of the
Performing Arts Department at Holy Trinity. He and his wife
Rebecca have two
daughters: Riley and Carlin. While juggling the many
responsibilities of Chair, David is still hard at work on his
dissertation on "Semiology, Phenomenology, and Performative
Deformity." Hello to all the NC folks!
Hello to all the NC folks!
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 Mark
Pfeffer (ACC 2000 - 02, and Richmond in
Richard III)
is
currently an agent in the Film/TV/Radio division of The Talent
Group, Pennsylvania and Ohio's top model and talent agency.
When he's not busy booking talent on commercials, voice-overs,
and industrials he is an Entertainment Management student at
Point Park University. After attending Enloe High School in
Raleigh and performing with many local theatre companies such as
TIP, Burning Coal, NCT, and the Carolina Ballet, Mark went on to
receive his high school diploma from the North Carolina School
of the Arts. He's performed regionally with the Lincoln
Amphitheatre, West Virginia Public Theatre, Slava Modern Dance
Company, Alliance Theatre and the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Mark
resides in Pittsburgh with his girlfriend Andrea, and returns
home to Raleigh every year to play a party guest and rat in
Carolina Ballet's Nutcracker.
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 JT
Pitt was
in several TIP shows, including A Christmas Carol and
Tempest, where he played Arial. During the summer 2003 he
played Fredrich in North Carolina Theatre's, The Sound of
Music. JT attends East Carolina University, where he just
finished The Grapes of Wrath and was, most recently,
accepted into both the professional acting and musical theatre
programs.
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 Bryan
Putnam
says "Things are great here in Wilmington! This has been an incredible
year, and so much has been happening since I returned to
Wilmington last year. Shortly after I returned I secured the job
of
Musical
Director for CITY STAGE at Level 5. It is
a wonderful theatre on the fifth floor of the old masonic Temple
on Front St. downtown. Musical Directing productions of
THE ROCKY
HORROR SHOW,
A CHORUS LINE, and COMPANY
as well as composing music for David Sedaris'
SANTALAND
DIARIES and
THE
DIVINERS
followed. I had the pleasure of performing the
role of Bobby in Company and the theatre season was a
great success. I also recently
directed THE MUSIC MAN for The Thalian Association
and garnered the
Thalian
Award for most distinguished Director for
my work on the show. I have been so fortunate to be embraced by
the community that I call home, as an artist and active
community member. My
work as a
VOCAL COACH out of my home studio has
been the most rewarding experience of my life. The really
EXCITING news is that I now have my own PRODUCTION COMPANY,
EMPYREproductions,
LLC and will premiering my latest
original musical ,
TROUBLE IN
SHAMELAND
at Historic Thalian Hall this October 21-24 !! I
am well, and enjoying living in my downtown Wilmington home,
with my three fish. My visual arts background is being utilized
as we put "Shameland" together, as it's main character is a
graphic novelist! Great Fun!!! Past TIP shows and Credits
include: four years OF
ACC,
including the 25th Anniversary year (As the Nephew, Fred);
Christian in
CYRANO DE
BERGERAC;
Company Member in
THE COURSE
ACTING SHOW;
Cinderella's Prince/Wolf in
INTO THE
WOODS;
and Lord Aumerle in
RICHARD II.
I was also a teacher for the Summer Arts Camp."
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Chuck Ragsdale
and I am from Fuquay-Varina. My very first theatre
experience EVER was in 1983 (ish), in what was perhaps
TIP's first ever summer theatre arts program. I played
the white rabbit in a very freely adapted version of
Alice in Wonderland where I was officially "bitten
by the bug". In 1993, I had the pleasure of returning to
TIP to play Jack in Into the Woods, which was a
pretty fantastic show if I do say so myself. I also
received a scholarship from TIP that same season which I
used toward my BFA in Musical Theatre from the
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of
Music (1996). I have been living in New York since my
graduation and luckily continue to work in my chosen
profession. I have been a member of Actor's Equity for 8
years and have held a teaching position for three years
on the acting faculty of CAP 21, which is the Musical
Theatre studio of NYU. I recently returned from a three
month run of Cabaret in Atlantic City and I
begin rehearsals for a new Off-Broadway musical called
The Ark
in September. I have very fond memories of all of
my local theatre experiences which includes RLT, NCT,
Temple Theatre in Sanford, and a handful of long defunct
dinner theatres from Raleigh to Fayetteville, but I will
always have a soft spot for TIP which is where I both
began and completed my local theatre career.
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Andrea Schulz
(ACC '83-'87, '95,'96) and Adam Twiss (ACC '96),
were married in May of 1999 and are now the proud
parents of their own little Christmas Angel, Isabel
Rachel, who will have her first birthday on Dec. 22nd.
They moved from Providence, RI to Seattle, WA in 2001.
While in Providence, Adam completed his MFA in
Acting/Directing at Trinity Rep. Conservatory and
performed in such roles as Malcolm in Macbeth,
Vershinin in The Three Sisters, and Robert
Chiltern in An Ideal Husband. He also starred
as the "low price detective" W.B. Mason in a series of
commercials that ran in the New England, New York Area
for W.B. Mason office products. He received such
recognition for this character that in 2003 he was asked
to throw the first pitch at the Yankees/Red Sox game in
Fenway Park. Andrea has also continued to perform,
starring in such roles as Lady Macduff in Macbeth,
Marta in Company, Titania in A Midsummer
Nights Dream and Eva Peron in Evita. She
is now concentrating on her biggest role of
all....Motherhood!
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 John Shearer After four years of flying for the U.S. Forest Service (see
photo-Waiting for the fire bell to ring in Salmon, Idaho) and
fighting wild fires throughout the Western U.S., John has
launched a company which will put a Boeing 727 on a 40 city air
show/concert tour (see photo-Have guitar, will travel) next year
allowing him to do what he loves most, i.e. make music, fly big
airplanes and appear as the Ghost of Christmas Present in TIP's
ACC. More can be seen at
www.main727stage.com.
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Dorothy
Zeigler Scher
was the opossum dancer in The New Song of
the South in 1978 and danced in the promotion to Mondale during
the Presidential Campaign of the same year. Dorothy has not been
involved in theater since 1978. She is currently a Child
Protective Services Supervisor with the Gaston County Department
of Social Services and the Chairperson of the Interagency Child
Abuse Prevention Council of Gaston County, Inc. She says, "I
miss my dancin' days and sometimes love to get in front of a
dance bar just to see how far my legs will still stretch. I wish
the best to David Wood and to his beautiful daughter, Evan."
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 Ben
Tedder (Hamlet, Equus) lives just
outside of Chicago, where he participates in theatre in the
Chicago-area. He was recently cast in the national tour for
Defending the Caveman, which should tour next year in the
US. He's auditioning for film, TV, and commercials.
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Jay Theriault
(1973-74 season) One of the first youngins’ to sweep the
floors of the old Pullen Park Armory, Jay acted in and/or
did tech work in several TIP productions before going off to
study acting in New York City in 1980. He lived there for
ten years acting, directing, stage-managing, marrying,
un-marrying, and…, sweeping more stage floors. Then it was
off to Los Angeles for three years where he survived the
riots, floods, brush fires and the big North Ridge
earthquake. He got the message and moved to St. Paul,
Minnesota where he has a wonderful wife, two children, a dog
named Sparky and a thriving real estate business.
Jay looks forward to
hearing from any TIP alumni
from his era who might still be alive and kicking!
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 Ricky
Ricardo Walker, Jr. has kept
himself busy since appearing in A Christmas Carol in 1984. He
got married on August 25, 2004, and now resides in Queens, NY,
and he performs on stage, he models, he's been in a couple
episodes of Guiding Light. Ricky can also be seen on television
and in print in a variety of commercials and advertisements.
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Matthew
Jason ("MJ") Willis
received critical acclaim
for his portrayal of The Cat in HONK!, for which he was
nominated for Outstanding Performance as an Actor in a Leading
Role Cantey Award at RLT. He visually conceived, choreographed,
designed costumes, wigs and make up for Godspell at Hayes
Baritone Baptist Church. MJ designed coiffures for Steel
Magnolias and closed The Man Who Came To Dinner at
University Theatre in June 2004 (he won praise for his portrayal
of the "Noel Coward" role Beverly Carlton). Next up MJ is
designing make up for Follies at University Theatre and
was recently asked to play Rum Tum Tugger in CATS, but
turned down the role because it conflicts with the 30th
Anniversary production of A Christmas Carol (where he is
our resident choreographer). On ACC, MJ notes: "I am excited
more than ever for this years production of ACC and I am looking
forward to seeing everyone again."
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 Evan Rachel Wood
is the daughter of TIP's Executive Director, Ira David Wood III.
She first attracted the attention of local theatregoers when she
starred in The Miracle Worker at Theatre In The Park,
under the direction of her father. She also appeared as The
Ghost of Christmas Past in TIP's A Christmas Carol.
After three seasons on the CBS series
Once And Again,
Evan garnered critical acclaim and a slew of nominations for her
performance in the movie,
Thirteen. She
then appeared in
The Missing,
directed by Ron Howard. Evan recently finished appearing in
Pretty Persuasion - a dark comedy, which involves a sexual
harassment scandal at an exclusive Beverly Hills High School.
The film co-stars, James Woods and Christina Applegate.
Evan's
current film is The Upside of Anger, which
co-stars Joan Allen and Kevin
Costner. Evan's next project will be to star opposite Edward
Norton in the film Down in the Valley for Director David
Jacobson.
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 Ira David Wood IV
is the eighteen-year-old son of TIP's Executive Director, Ira
David Wood III. Ira made his first appearance onstage in Theatre
In The Park's A Christmas Carol when he was a month
old. He went on to play Tiny Tim, Nephew Fred and The Ghost of
Christmas Future. He's been working steadily ever since. At
Theatre In The Park, he also appeared in The Miracle Worker,
Antony & Cleopatra, and Henry V. His television
appearances include the mini-series In The Best Of Families,
and in the TV movie Lovestruck.
Ira also appeared in three episodes of the CBS series "Once And
Again. He has just completed appearing in the movie "Pretty
Persuasion."
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 Eric Woodall is the Casting Director for Tara Rubin Casting. Broadway:
Spamalot, Bombay
Dreams, The Producers
(and tours); Mamma Mia!(and tours); The Phantom of
the Opera (and tour);
Oklahoma!;
Flower Drum Song; Imaginary Friends;
Metamorphoses (NY Casting). National tour: Les Miserables.
Lincoln Center Theater: The Frogs, Contact;
Thou Shalt Not; A Man of No Importance; Anything Goes
(concert). Off-Broadway: Second Stage Theatre, Culture Project.
Regional: Tennessee Williams Explored and The Sondheim
Celebration, Kennedy Center; Signature Theatre; McCarter
Theater; Huntington Theatre, LaJolla Playhouse and Yale
Repertory.
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David and Ashley Wood
were married on May 18, 2005 in a quiet backyard
ceremony at their home in Raleigh, NC.
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