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Past Productions
The Three Musketeers
Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Fight Choreography by Dale Gerard
Costume Design by Dorothy Austin-Harrell
Sound Design by Patrick Calhoun
Scenic Design by Jacob Muehlhausen
Lighting Design by Noah Trimner
Stage Managed by Lily Wieland
Featuring Rebecca Brinkley, EJ Cantu, Chance Carroll, Chris French, Cedric Mays, Chesley Polk, John Romanski, Meagan Kimberly Smith & Dayna Tietzen
It's A Wonderful Life:
A Live Radio Play
Adapted by Joe Landry
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Costume Design by Dorothy Austin-Harrell
Sound Design by Patrick Calhoun
Lighting Design by Noah Trimner
Stage Managed by Adam John Swez
Featuring Carlos Bustamante, Chance Carroll, Maggie D'Ambrose, Stephen D'Ambrose and Barbara Kingsley
Forever Plaid
Written by Stuart Ross
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Music Direction by Jeff Whicker
Choreography by Cameron Wade
Costume Design by Dorothy Austin-Harrell
Sound Design by Matthew M. Nielson
Lighting Design by Noah Trimner
Stage Managed by Emily Franks-North
Featuring Sam Geoffrey, Mason Hensley, Alex Hoeffler and Scott Thomas
Company K:
From Asheboro to the Fields of France
Written by Barbara Pressnell
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Costume Design by Dorothy Austin-Harrell
Sound Design by Mark Dillon
Lighting Design by Noah Trimner
Stage Managed by Tara Raczenski
Featuring James Alton, Chance Carroll, Isaac Klein, Patrick Osteen, Scott Thomas and Dayna Tietzen
Live music performed by Mark Dillion & Christen Blanton Mack
To Kill a Mockingbird
Adapted by Christopher Sergel
From the novel by Harper Lee
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Lighting Design by Jennifer Wynn O'Kelly
Costume Design by Tara Raczenski
Sound Design by Bryanna Williams
Stage Managed by Lily Wieland
Featuring Carl Bryant, Chance Carroll, Peter Finnegan, Jane Ledwell-Gant, Nicole Hodges, Peggy George Kilburn, Michael Kramer, James Langer, Sabine Langer, Briana Middleton, Henson Milam, Clayton Morgan, Chris Osteen, Tom Osteen, Phil Shore, Dana Thames, Isaac Thames, Benny Williams and Michael Anthony Williams
It's A Wonderful Life:
A Live Radio Play
Adapted by Joe Landry
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Costume Design by Dorothy Austin-Harrell
Sound Design by Noah Lowdermilk
Lighting Design by Noah Trimner
Stage Managed by Lily Wieland
Featuring Jeremy Beazlie, Chance Carroll, Maggie D'Ambrose, Stephen D'Ambrose and Barbara Kingsley
The 39 Steps
Written by Patrick Barlow
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Costume Design by Dorothy Austin-Harrell
Scenic Design by Howard Jones
Sound Design & Composition by Matthew M. Nielson
Lighting Design by Noah Trimner
Stage Managed by Kristin Wright
Assistant Lighting Design by Jeremy Diamond
Asst. Costume/Asst. Stage Managed by Bailey Powell
Assistant Sound Design by Brennan Reilly
Featuring Freddie Bennett, Chance Carroll,
Michael Kevin Darnall and Tara Giordano
Company K:
From Asheboro to the Fields of France
Written by Barbara Pressnell
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Costume Design by Dorothy Austin-Harrell
Sound Design by Mark Dillon
Lighting Design by Noah Trimner
Stage Managed by Tara Raczenski
Featuring James Alton, Chance Carroll, Ali Evarts, Isaac Klein, Jason Lott and Patrick Osteen
Live music performed by Mark Dillion & Christen Blanton Mack
Leaving Eden
Written by Mike Wiley
Original Music by Laurelyn Dossett
Directed by Mike Wiley
Musical Direction by Laurelyn Dossett
Choreography by Kelly Maxner
Set Designed by David Griffie
Lighting Designed by Jennifer Wyn O'Kelly
Costumes Designed by Bailey Powell
Sound Designed by Mark Dillon
Stage Managed by Cynita Lew
Featuring Jaclyn Betham, Nic Brown, Chandler Bryant, Nathaniel Claridad, Matias De La Flor, Nadiyah Dorsey, Laurelyn Dossett, Daniel Faust, Moses T. Alexander Greene, Lalenja Harrington, Peggy Kilburn, Jim Langer, Scott Manring, Carl Martin, Gabi Mayorga, Patrick Monaghan, Patrick Osteen, Phil Shore, Phillip Bernard Smith, Martin Stanich and Lindsay Vernon
The Last 5 Years
Music & Lyrics written by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Music Direction by Gavan Pamer
Set Designed by David Rawlins
Lighting Designed by John Wampler
Costumes Designed by Alex Allison
Sound Engineered by Stuart Rose
Stage Managed by Michelle Wood
Featuring Ashley Robinson and Cameron Wade
Live music performed by Gavan Pamer
A co-production with Temple Theatre, Sanford, NC
Virtual Variety Show
Edited by Evan Finch
Narrated by Michael Kramer with performances by James Alton, Terence Archie, Jeremy Beazlie, Ro Boddie, Jordan Brown, David Bowen, Chance Carroll, Maggie D’Ambrose, Stephen D’Ambrose, Laurelyn Dossett, Lalenja Harrington, Mason Hensley, Vanessa Hernandez, Alex Hoeffler, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Barbara Kingsley, Patrick Osteen, Gavan Pamer, Robyne Parrish, Ashley Robinson, Scott Thomas, Dayna Tietzen, Cameron Wade, Greg Walter, Jeremy Webb & Jeff Whicker
Special Appearances by Jaclyn Betham, Nathaniel Claridad, Michael Kevin Darnall, Ali Evarts, Moses T. Alexander Green, Dustie Gregson, Nicole Hodges, Peggy Kilburn, Isaac Klein, Jim Langer, Sabine Langer, Elbert Lassiter, Jason Lott, Gabi Mayorga, Briana Middleton, Clayton Morgan, Larry Reid, John Romanski, Phil Shore, David Smith, Philip Bernard Smith & Martin Stanich
Mary's Wedding
Written by Stephen Massicotte
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Lighting Designed by Jennifer O'Kelly
Costumes Designed by Dorothy Austin Harrell
Sound Designed by Evan Finch
Stage Managed by Corinne Bass
Featuring Ali Evarts and Patrick Osteen
Filmed & Edited by Evan Finch
Broadcast by PBS North Carolina
The Glass Menagerie
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Music Composed by Allen Tedder
Set Designed by John Bowhers
Lighting Designed by Noah Trimner
Costumes Designed by Bailey Powell
Sound Designed by Nick Teeter
Stage Managed by Zeinab Caskey
Featuring Ali Evarts, Kirtan Coan, Patrick Osteen and Allen Tedder
The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)
Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Costumes designed by Kate Breen
Props designed by Kate Breen and Bailey Powell
Costumes built by Bailey Powell
Sound Designed by Evan Finch
Stage Managed by Cynita Lew
Featuring Alex Bodine, Patrick Osteen and Allen Tedder
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Written by Rachel Sheinkin and William Finn
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Musical Direction by Jeff Whicker
Choreography by Cameron Wade
Lighting Designed by Jennifer Wyn O'Kelly
Costumes Designed by Tara Razcenski
Sound Designed by Mark Dillon
Stage Managed by Cynita Lew
Featuring Dave Bare, Micki Bare, Madison Barrier, Anthony Costello, Jason Diaz, Laney Dowell, JB Griffith, Lalenja Harrington, Vanessa Hernandez, Jim Langer, Sabine Langer, Kathryn Muhlenkamp, Clayton Morgan, Patrick Osteen & Larry Reid
An Iliad
Adapted by Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson
From the poem by Homer
Directed by Kelly Maxner and Jeremy Skidmore
Choreography by Kelly Maxner
Sound Design by Matthew Nielson
Costumes Designed by Bailey Powell
Featuring Patrick Osteen
Driving Miss Daisy
Written by Alfred Uhry
Directed by Peggy Taphorn
Set Designed by Benedict R. Fancy
Costumes and Wigs designed by Peggy Taphorn
Lighting Designed by John Wampler
Sound Designed by Patrick Holt
Stage Managed by Joshua Way
Assistant Stage Managed by Hailey Turner
Featuring performances by Lynda Clark, Phillip Bernard Smith and Michael Jones
A co-production with Temple Theatre, Sanford, NC
Unnecessary Farce
by Paul Slade Smith
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Scenic Designed by David Griffie
Costume Designed by Tara Raczenski
Sound Designed by Evan Finch
Lighting Designed by Jennifer O’Kelly
Featuring Alex Bodine, Ali Evarts, Georgia Morgan, Chris Osteen, Patrick Osteen, Phil Shore and Allen Tedder
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
by Nathan Alan Davis
Directed by Samip Raval
Set Designed by Howard Jones
Costume Designed by Frenchie Slade
Sound Designed by G Claussen
Lighting Designed by Jennifer Wynn O’Kelly
Choreographed by Joy Williams
Stage Managed by Zeinab Caskey
Projections by David Rawlins
Scenic Painted by Jessica Holcombe
Assistant Directed by Jamilah Muhmmad
Featuring Mya Brown, Kaila Symone Crowder, Jabari Elzie, Mallory Freeze, Seth Mclaughlin, Saleemah Sharpe, & Phillip Bernard Smith
The Pavilion
Written by Craig Wright
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Lighting Designed by Jennifer Wyn O'Kelly
Costumes Designed by Bailey Powell
Sound Designed by Mathew Nielson
Stage Managed by Evan Finch
Featuring Brianna Letourneau, Brandon McCoy, and Patrick Osteen
Production Sponored by
Eric & Christie Luckenbach
Every Brilliant Thing
Written by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe
Based on the production directed by Jason Loewith for Olney Theatre Center.
Sound Designed by Evan Finch
Stage Managed by Joshua Way
Featuring Alexander Strain
Production Sponored by
Company K:
From Asheboro to the Feilds of France
Written by Barbara Pressnell
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
Costume Design by Dorothy Austin-Harrell
Sound Design by Mark Dillon
Lighting Design by Noah Trimner
Stage Managed by Tara Raczenski
Featuring James Alton, Chance Carroll, Amanda Forstrom, Isaac Klein, Patrick Osteen, and John Romanski
Live music composed and performed by Mark Dillion & Christen Blanton Mack
Production Sponsored by
Pride & Prejudice
Adapted by Kate Hamill
From the novel by Jane Austin
Directed by Patrick Osteen
Costume Design by Tara Raczenski
Sound Design by Kate Carson-Groner
Stage Managed by Jeremy Vance
Featuring Alex Bodine, Kacie Brown, Kate Carson-Groner, Erica Chamblee, Kira Geiger, Tony Jenkins, Jamilah Muhammad, Katie Muhlenkamp and Heather O'Shaughnessy
Live music composed and performed by Mark Dillion & Christen Blanton Mack
Production Sponsored by
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Written by Lanie Robertson
Directed by Erica Chamblee
Music Directed by P. Blake Moran
Set Designed by Emily Doll
Lighting Designed by Jennifer Wynn O’Kelly
Costume Designed by Frenchie Slade
Sound Designed by Evan Finch
Stage Manager Jeremy Vance
Featuring Lalenja Harrington and Melchi Kpade
Production sponsored by
Danny, King of the Basement &
Schoolhouse Rock Live!
Danny written by David S. Craig
Schoolhouse written by George Keeting, Scott Ferguson and Kyle Hall
Prodcued by Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Directed by Lakeetha Blakeney
Set Designed by Andrew Gibbon
Costumes Designed by Katy Sigmon
Sound Designed by Tyler Knowles
Stage Managed by Vince Aycock
Featuring Jailyn Feliz, Seth Nelson, Lauren Ragsdale, Miles Thompson
Production Sponsored by
