David Jachin Kelley as Brick
| Originally from the Pacific Northwest, David has performed on stages around the world from Off-Broadway to Tokyo. David’s credits include the Cowherd in Gotham! (Goodspeed), Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods (Orlando Shakespeare), Javert in Les Miserables (Seaside Music Theater), Georg in She Loves Me (Mad Cow Theatre & Caldwell Theatre) and the title role in the Southeast premiere of Johnny Guitar (Actors’ Playhouse). On camera David can be seen in Trick Pony’s music video, “It’s a Heartache,” the National Geographic film Evacuate Earth, Academy Award finalist documentary Gimme Green and several national commercials. David graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City and Western Oregon University. Discover more about David Kelley at www.David-Kelley.com. Love to Krista, Angeline and Michael. |
Summer Dawn Wallace as Margaret | Summer is thrilled to be making her Mad Cow debut. Summer is a proud MFA graduate of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory and an AEA and SAG-AFTRA member. Projects include Hamlet, Yentl with singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, Lady of the Sea, and Once in a Lifetime (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Always Patsy Cline and Not Now Darling (Lagniappe Theatre). A southern native, Summer discovered Tennessee Williams at a young age and has been waiting to speak the beautiful text ever since. She would like to thank Mad Cow, Grant, Winston and Cullie. |
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| Amanda is excited to be returning to Mad Cow Theatre for her second season. She had the privilege to open up the new space as the Nurse/Naomi in Sunday in The Park with George. She graduated from Rollins College with her BA in theatre arts with an emphasis in performance. Upon graduation she was an acting/education intern for Orlando Shakespeare Theater, where she played the title role and her evil counterpart in Miss Nelson Has a Field Day. A few other credits include Miss Nelson is Missing (OST), Ragtime (St. Lukes), Charlotte's Web (OST) and The Light in the Piazza (Mad Cow Theatre). Amanda is an EMC for Actors’ Equity. She would like to thank Mom, Dad, Katelynn, Meagan and Christian for all of their love and support!
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Stephen E. Middleton as Gooper
| Stephen graduated from Lock Haven University with a bachelor’s degree in speech communication and theatre. He is thrilled to be returning to Mad Cow the way he began almost 15 years ago with Tennessee Williams. His first show with Mad Cow was The Glass Menagerie as the Gentleman Caller. He was also seen in Mad Cow productions of The Cherry Orchard, Ghosts and The Seagull. Favorite non-Mad Cow productions include Civic Theatre of Central Florida’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile with Tommy Keesling and Theatre Downtown's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf with Bobbie Bell, both of whom he is very excited to be working with again, along with the rest of this talented cast. He was most recently seen in Beth Marshall Presents' Our Town, where he was fortunate enough to be onstage with his entire family, Jamie, Christian and the- yet unborn Ariel, to all of whom he dedicates his performance. |
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Karel K. Wright as Big Mama | Mad Cow audiences may remember Karel as Ruth Steiner in Collected Stories, Mrs. Graves in Enchanted April, Mrs. Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer, Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady, and Lavinia in The Heiress. Karel was Mattie Fae in August: Osage County at American Stage, Claire Castle in Kiss the Moon Kiss the Sun at the Banyan Theatre, and Mrs. Bradman in High Spirits (with Georgia Engle) at TheatreZone. Karel is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. She received her BFA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from the University of Illinois, with additional training at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. For more information on Karel, visit: www.karelkwright.com. |
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Ron Schneider as Big Daddy | Ron is a graduate of Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy's School of Acting and Directing. He has recently appeared in IceHouse Theatre's Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye, the Dairyman) and in Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Othello (Gratiano), Taming of the Shrew (Vincentio) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Egeus). Ron was featured at Mad Cow Theatre in My Fair Lady (Colonel Pickering), Urinetown (Caldwell B. Cladwell), Sweeney Todd (Judge Turpin), She Loves Me (Mr. Maraczek), The Music Man (Mayor Shinn), Major Barbara (Andrew Undershaft), and The Matchmaker (Horace Vandergelder). Ron is also the author of a memoir/textbook, From Dreamer to Dreamfinder: A Life and Lessons Learned in 40 Years Behind a Name Tag. |
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Michael G. Knight as Reverend Tooker
| Michael is from Mt. Pleasant, MI, where he earned his degree from Central Michigan University in teaching and theater. While at CMU, he became a member of Alpha Psi Omega, an honor theater fraternity, and performed in many groundbreaking shows, including as Paul in Permanent Collection, Carter in Fat Pig, and the Narrator in Into the Woods. Since moving to Orlando to pursue entertainment, Michael has appeared in many shows, including Legally Blonde: The Musical for TheatreWorks Florida, The Big Oz for Jester Theater, and Jackie and Me for Orlando Repertory Theatre, and he participated in the Mad Cow Theatre’s reading of An Experiment with an Air Pump. He could not be more thrilled to be here!
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Tommy Keesling as Doctor Baugh
| Tommy has appeared in several Mad Cow productions in recent seasons, including Arcadia, Our Town, The Constant Wife, The Seagull, Pericles, I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady From Rwanda, Eurydice, Amadeus, She Stoops to Conquer, The Pitmen Painters, August: Osage County, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Enchanted April, Death of a Salesman and most recently as Tom in Table Manners. He has appeared on several other Central Florida stages in past years, including The Pillowman for Hubris Theatre, Take Me Out for Theatre Downtown, and this past December in Season’s Greetings for Bay Street Players’ Second Stage series. He has performed at the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival and has also appeared in staged readings for Mad Cow, PlayFest and Women Playwrights’ Initiative. |
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Kareen Kennedy as Sookey |
Originally from the island of Jamaica, Kareen has always loved storytelling. But when she first arrived in New York City as a teenager, modeling was the art form she pursued. A resident of Orlando for the past eight years, Kareen moved from modeling to acting after a small role in a staged reading ignited her desire to become an actor. She continues to grow and perfect her craft as a storyteller while establishing herself as a presence in the acting community through additional roles onstage and appearances in film productions as a supporting actress. Kareen credits her growth to the teachings of Dennis Neal and Rus Blackwell, who are the epitome of what instructors should aspire to be. When she is not busy in her role as mom to her teenage son Noah and daughter Cheyenne, her pastimes are rock-wall climbing, zip-lining and the gym. After all, if life is a race, what better way to be prepared than by staying active? |
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Bobbie Bell- Director | Bobbie is grateful to be celebrating his 30th year of working and teaching in the arts in Orlando with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Bobbie’s previous directing credits at Mad Cow include August: Osage County, The Pitmen Painters, The Year of Magical Thinking, The Caretaker, and A Delicate Balance. He has also performed with the herd in Dancing at Lughnasa, Macbeth, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Major Barbara, Life is a Dream, and The Fantasticks. He is twice winner of the Florida Playwrights Competition for his plays: Pascua De Flores and Of: a Play of Artemis. |
Ian Briggs as Sonny
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Kennedy Joy Foristall as Trixie
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Production Team
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Bobbie Bell
| Director
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William Elliott
| Scenic Design
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Erin Miner
| Lighting Design
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Emily Smith
| Costume Design
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Lisa Buck
| Scenic Charge
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Frank Siano
| Props Master
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Dil Smith
| Stage Manager
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Karen Stephenson
| Assistant Stage Manager
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