What a great season! Click below to see pics of the 2017-2018 Grahamie Awards Night! ACT loved having The Dark Night Players as the evenings entertainment! Thanks to all who came and to all the people who made this season a great success! Congratulations to the nominees and winners; but, remember, YOU ARE ALL WINNERS TO US!!
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN the Musical
Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Directed by Jennifer Stephens-Stubbs
Read Review Here
October 13 – October 29 2017
Frederick - EDDY HERRING
Inga - ALDEN PRICE
Igor - AUDIE PRESTON
Fraü Blucher - HEATHER WALKER SHIN
Elizabeth - LAURA JENNINGS
Monster - KENNETH FULENWIDER
Hermit - MARTIN MUSSEY
Inspector Kemp - JASON RASOR
Ziggy - MICHAEL PARTEN
Fraü Blucher understudy - ROBIN COULONGE
Inga understudy - LILY SMITH
Herald, Werewolf, Dracula - QUINTON COULONGE
Victor von Fankenstein - RANDY SANDIFER
ENSEMBLE
ROBIN DAFFINEE COULONGE
QUINTON COULONGE
CAROLE CONNER DAVIS
FRANK LEWIS
ADELYN MARUCA
MARIE PETEUIL
RANDY SANDIFER
DOUG SMETZER
LILY SMITH
KATHY WALDEN
CREW
Director - Jennifer Stephens-Stubbs
Producer - Nancy Cecco
Stage Manager - Melinda O'Brien
Music Director - Michael Ramirez
Choreographer - Becca Tischer
Assistant Director - Kathleen Vaught
Assistant Stage Manager - Anastasia Shelley
Scene Painter - Kasey Bush, Jenn Stephens-Stubbs
Costume Designer - Lindsey Humphries
Sound & Light Designer - Greg Cotton
Set Designer - Robert Clark
Lighting Designer - Melinda O'Brien
Video Designer - Robert Stubbs
Property Mistress - Robin Coulonge
Spot Operator - Jacob Cotton
Stage Crew- Cassandra Montgomery, Maya Stubbs, Charles Moore, Anastasia Shelley, Kristina Rosette, Carl
Set Build Director - Lamar Graham
Master Carpenter - Randy Sandifer
Set Builders - Jon Lutrick, Martin Sinise, Kyle Chinn, Chris Berthelot, Robert Stubbs
Publicity - Jo Rivers-Schenck, Robyn Mead
House Managers - Carol Chase, Nancy Cecco
Playbill Design - Rene Shinavar
THE LION IN WINTER
by James Goldman
Directed by Robin Mead
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December 1 - December 17, 2017
CAST
THE PLANTAGENETS
Henry II, King of England - Gary Anderson
Eleanor of Aquitaine - Leigh Wyatt Moore
Richard Lionheart - Jonathan Dickson
Geoffrey, Count of Brittany - Nicholas Tischer
John - Quinton Coulonge
THE FRENCH
Philip II, King of France - Jake Stephenson
Princess Alais Capet - Becca Tischer
CREW
Director - ROBYN MEAD
Producer - CHER SHINAVAR
Stage Manager - MELINDA O’BRIEN
Asst. Stage Mgr. - KRISTINA ROSETTE
Sound Design - RICHARD STEPHENS,SR.
Lighting Design - GREG COTTON
Costume Design - AUDIE PRESTON
Set Design - LAMAR GRAHAM, ROBYN MEAD
Ladies’ Hair - KRISTINA ROSETTE, MELINDA O’BRIEN
Props & Set Décor - ROBYN MEAD, MELINDA O’BRIEN
Set Artist - KASEY BUSH
Costumes - LINDSEY HUMPHRIES
Sound Mixer -GREG COTTON
Lighting Operator - MELINDA O’BRIEN
Master Builder - RANDY SANDIFER
Set Build Crew - FRANK LEWIS, DAVID LITINAS, LAMAR GRAHAM
Publicity - ROBYN MEAD, JO RIVERS-SCHENCK
Stage Crew - JAN DICKSON, CHARLES MOORE, KRISTINA ROSETTE
Playbill Design - RENE SHINAVAR
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by Robert Harling
Directed by Jennifer Stephens Stubbs
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January 19 – February 04, 2018
CAST
Shelby - ALDEN PRICE
Annelle - ADELYN MARUCA
Truvy - BOBBI KEESE
M'Lynn - KATHLEEN VAUGHT
Clairee - SUE GOODMAN
Ouiser - MARY TINER
CREW
Director - JENNIFER STEPHENS STUBBS
Producer - GENA GRAHAM
Assistant Producer - DOUG SMETZER
Stage Manager - KRISTINA ROSETTE
Costume Design - LINDSEY HUMPHRIES
Hair Consultant - Malley Bowers
Lighting Design - MARTIN MUSSEY
Sound Design - LESLIE AUSTIN
Set Design - JENNIFER STUBBS
Props & Set Décor - DEBBIE DEVERICH, JENNIFER STUBBS
Scenic Painter - KASEY BUSH
Lighting Operator - CASSANDRA MONTGOMERY
Master Builder - RANDY SANDIFER
Build Crew - LAMAR GRAHAM, GENA GRAHAM, MARTIN SINISE, FRANK LEWIS, ROBERT STUBBS
Publicity - ROBYN MEAD, JO RIVERS-SCHENCK
Stage Crew - MAYABELLA STUBBS
Publicity - JO RIVERS-SCHENCK, ROBYN MEAD
Playbill Design - RENE SHINAVAR
HOLLYWOOD ARMS
by Carrie Hamilton and Carol Burnett
Directed by Robin Coulonge
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March 9-25, 2018
CAST
Older Helen - Kasey Bush
Young Helen - Aurea Coral
Nanny - Nancy Lamb
Louise - Nancy Cecco
Jody - Shawn Wade
Bill - Martin Mussey
Alice - Malina Funes-Kendrick
Dixie - Marta K. Jones
Malcolm - Eagan Graham
Cop #1 - Frank Lewis
Cop #2 - Joseph Nativi
CREW
Director - Robin Coulonge
Producer - Robyn Mead
Asst. Director - Tish Mussey
Stage Manager - Marta K. Jones
Asst. SM / props - Emma McElroy
Set designer - Brandi King
Costume Designer - Sarah Eckberg Hearn
Light Designer - Natalia Borja
Radio Ann/ Sound designer - Dylan Mobley
Playbill Design - Rene Shinavar
THE LAST ROUND-UP OF THE GUACAMOLE QUEENS
a Jones Hope Wooten Comedy
Directed by Leigh Wyatt Moore
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April 27-May 13, 2018
CAST
Cee Cee Windham - NANCY CECCO
Jimmie Wyvette Verdeen - KATHLEEN VAUGHT
Gaynelle Verdeen - GENA GRAHAM
Peaches Verdeen - NANCY LEVINE
LaMerle Verdeen Minshew - FRADONNA GRIFFIN
Aubrey Verdeen - DON KRUIZINGA
Dixie Davenport/Tanzie Lockhard - DEBBIE DEGROOT DEVERICH
Ennis Crowder Puckett - JOY CARTER CARY
Della Crowder - DEBBY YATES
Grover Lout - COBY CATHEY
Dewey Davenport/Obediah - EDDY HERRING
Raynerd Chisum - DOUGLAS SMETZER
CREW
Director - LEIGH WYATT MOORE
Producer - GENA GRAHAM
Stage Manager - KRISTINA ROSETTE
Set Design - LAMAR GRAHAM
Lighting Design - GREG COTTON
Sound Design - RICHARDS STEPHENS, SR.
Costumes - CAST & CREW
Properties - CAST & CREW
Scenic Painter - KASEY BUSH
Master Carpenter - RANDY SANDIFER
Lights & Sound Operator - RICHARD STEPHENS, SR.
Photographer - JOHN MEAD
Poster Design - NANCY CECCO
Set Builders - GENA GRAHAM, LAMAR GRAHAM, RANDY SANDIFER
Technicians - CASSANDRA MONTGOMERY, CHARLES MOORE, HUNTER HUDSON
Publicity - ROBYN MEAD, JO RIVERS-SCHENCK
Playbill Design - RENE SHINAVAR
LEGALLY BLONDE the Musical
Directed by Gena Graham
June 22-July 8, 2018
Elle Woods Allie Magee
Emmett Forrest Michael Ramirez
Callahan Riley Frauenheim
Warner Huntington III Jake Stephenson
Paulette Buonufonte Elise Chinn
Vivienne Kensington Katie Purdin
Margot Olivia Whitt
Serena Abigail Irwin
Pilar Nicole Provost
Ensemble
Rebecca Cohen
Isabel Cook
Aurea Coral
Ignacio Corrales
Aurora Field
Cory Gonzales
Hunter Hudson
Caroline Kurdi
Kendall Magee
Caitlyn Mann
Maddy Maslow
Ritchie Mason
Jules Ruml
McKenna Sanchez
Ash Timiney
Jacob Turner
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - THE PANTO
Directed by Penny Elaine
CAST
Narrator - Sophie Skaggs
Enchantress - Ashlyn Adler
Prince - Jeremy Monroe
Danton - Riley Frauenheim
Bob - Ivan Delgado
Madame Bidet - Elise Chinn
Jacques - Kaitlyn Compton
Baroness - Grace Record
Alphonse - Aaron Wagnon
Beauty - Kaylie Roach
Annette - Madison Lutrick
Babette - Sydney Richardson
Claudette - Kamryn Murray
Cosette - Abigail Lutrick
Georgette - Sarah Alexander
Ginette - Kira Syyap
Lynette - Lamariah Bridges
Nanette - Reanna Readus
Odette - Amelia Elliot
Rosette - Ardyn Lessner
Viviette - Bella Chinn
Yvette - Madelyn Timiney
Bromhelga - Richie Duvall
Ghost - Madison Lutrick
Village Men - Jeremy Monroe, Tanner Chinn
Villagers/Fairies - Chyler Lessner, Celeste Syyap, Kaiyana Evans, Kayla Johnson, Sophie Skaggs
Beast - Christian Matthews
CREW
DIRECTOR Penny Elaine
PRODUER Jennifer Stubbs
MUSIC DIRECTOR Caryn Fecht
ASST MUSIC DIRETOR Kim Mathews
STAGE MANAGER Marie Peteuil
CHOREOGRAPHY Penny Elaine
MAKEUP Sandy Mason, Alex Miller
PROPERTIES Kim Mathews
COSTUME DESIGN Penny Elaine
SET DESIGN Penny Elaine
SET PAINTING Cast & Parents
COSTUMES Penny Elaine, Maxine Frauenheim
LIGHTING DESIGN/OPERATOR Marie Peteuil
SET CONSTRUCTION LaMar Graham
SOUND DESIGN Corbin Chinn
SOUND MIXER Rebecca Cohen
POSTER DESIGN Nancy Cecco
TECHNICAL CREW Abigail Irwin, Kennedy Russell, Maddy Maslow