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ELLIE POTTS BARRETT (Choreographer) graduated from Boston Conservatory and prefers being on the production side of the stage after being on it. She loves to create dances and has been doing so for many years for theme parks, cruise lines, theatre and dance companies, and universities around the world. Her productions have included How To Succeed … and La Traviata for Orlando Philharmonic; Once On This Island for Florida School of the Arts; Spamalot for Trinity Preparatory Summer Intensive; Musical Theatre Showcase for Douglas Anderson School of the Arts; Urinetown, Rent, and Grease for Seensee Musical Theatre Company in Seoul, South Korea. Filmwork has included Lonely Hearts with Jared Leto and Salma Hayek. Ellie is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Thanks, Mad Cow, for the fabulous opportunity to create dances for Hair!
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BETSY BAUER (Jeanie) is thrilled to be returning to the herd once again after having been seen in Mad Cow productions of She Loves Me, The Matchmaker and Sweeney Todd at Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. Born and raised in New York, she is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has performed on the road in a touring comedy troupe for more than a decade. She also casts spells alongside other wizards at Universal Studios. Betsy would like to thank two very groovy people in her mystical life, Stephen and Kimberly, for their far-out love.
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FELICHIA CHIVAUGHN (Dionne) is excited to work with such an amazing cast and crew. She recently played Camae in The Mountaintop here at Mad Cow Theatre. Other credits include The Piano Lesson (Berniece), A Christmas Carol (Belle), for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf (Lady in Green), Aida (Nehebkah), Doubt: A Parable (Mrs. Muller), From Sun to Sun (Ju’el), and Sacha on Broadway (Sacha). Chivaughn studied at the University of Central Florida Conservatory Theatre. She is creative arts director at Great Faith Church and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and she is thankful for the overwhelming support from family and friends. Chivaughn believes that no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.
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ELENA DAY (Director) is a Washington, DC-based director, performer, and teacher. Her directorial credits include Everyman (Mad Cow Theatre, co-director), Moth (Studio Theater, movement director), on the nOse (Roundhouse Theater, Brick Theater and Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, director/producer), A Civil War Christmas (Center Stage, assistant director), and Cirque du Charme (Artscape, director/writer). Highlights of her performance career include La Nouba (Cirque du Soleil, Green Bird), Life is a Dream (Mad Cow Theatre, Clarin), and Cirque Mechanics (national tour, lead clown). Elena performs at corporate events and galas worldwide with Cirque du Soleil’s special events department. She is a graduate of Oberlin College, L’Ecole Internationale du Theatre Jacques Lecoq, and the Studio Theater directing program under Joy Zinoman.www.elenaday.com
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BYRON DEMENT (Claude) is thrilled to be making his Mad Cow Theatre debut. Past credits include Grey Gardens (Gould), Little Women (Professor Bhaer), My Fair Lady (Freddy), Grand Hotel (Otto Kringelein), Annie (Rooster), and the national tour of Forever Plaid (Jinx, u/s Frankie). He can be seen currently as Crush in Finding Nemo - The Musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. He holds a BFA in musical theatre performance from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. He would like to thank Stephan Jones for his generous support, his family and friends for loving and believing in him, and of course Eric for making him smile on a daily basis.
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ERIC DESNOYERS (Tribe) Mad Cow debut! Orlando credits include Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, Grapes of Wrath at Theatre Downtown, Carousel with the Orlando Philharmonic and Grinchmas at Universal Studios. He hails from the tiniest state, Rhode Island, and would do anything for the taste of a “Del’s" this summer. Eric would like to send many thanks to his new tribe, his friends, the Florida Theatrical Association, and the spirit of his first Hair tribe, at Rhode Island College. “OH MY GOD your skin is soft, I love your face.”
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LUIS GABRIEL DIAZ (Tribe) studied at the Beit-Zvi School of the Performing Arts. He trained in classical ballet techniques with Maria Helena Trujillo in Medellin, Colombia at the Academia de Ballet and with Russian Ballet Masters at the Jerusalem Academy Of Music and Dance, as well as Vertigo School of Dance. Luis was a principal with the Redding City Ballet in California under Cindy Michaels in 2012-2013. He trained in classical voice under Thomas Cavendish at Broward College and in New York studied belting-mixing with vocal coach Aaron Hagen. Ballet credits include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Dormouse), Israel's Hope and Once Upon a Time in America. Theatre credits include Bernardo in West Side Story, Angel in Rent, John in HaMashiac, Paul in A Chorus Line, Enjorolas in Les Misérables, Only Fools Are Sad, and The Light in the Piazza at Mad Cow Theatre. Luis and his brother are in the process of forming a professional theatre company called Daystar Theatre Arts. Luis owes all of who and what he is to his supportive family and the lover of his soul, Jesus Christ, who gave him the gifts of song and dance (Psalms 105-2). www.daystartheatrics.com
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SEAN MICHAEL FLYNN (Tribe) is making his Mad Cow Theatre debut with Hair. This is his first professional venture back onstage after a hiatus and he is grateful and glad to be home. A Florida native, Sean attended Valencia College, where he studied with Julia Gagne in productions of Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), Anything Goes (Moonface) and Lucky Stiff (Luigi). Recent credits: Spring Awakening (Otto) and Glory Days (Jack). Apart from acting he has written plays that have been recognized in festivals and competitions at Ithaca College, the Corner Cone Play Festival, and Playwrights’ Workshop. This one is for Julia, Deborah, Phillip and Marty. To infinity and beyond!
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KRYSTAL GILLETTE (Tribe) is making her Mad Cow Theatre debut. She is a University of Central Florida graduate and has been performing for almost 20 years. Some of her favorite stage credits include: The Painter (Anne), The Last Five Years (Cathy), Children of Eden (Eve), Aida (Amneris), Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy) and Les Miserables (Eponine). Krystal thanks her family, friends, and Manuel for their love and support.
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LINDSEY GRADWOHL (Tribe) is thrilled to be making her Mad Cow debut. Lindsey is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University with a bachelor’s in theatre and music (opera concentration). Credits include Patience (Ohio Light Opera), The Sound of Music (TrueNorth Cultural Arts), Cats (Sandy Park Players), and West Side Story (Media Theatre). She has also appeared onstage with composer Eric Whitacre at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. Lindsey would like to thank Mad Cow, Mum, and Jordan for their support.
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CLINTON HARRIS (Hud) is delighted to be working with Mad Cow Theatre and this dynamic cast and crew. A native of Atlanta, Clinton is a graduate of Tri Cities High School’s VPA magnet program and an alumnus of the Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, and he was a theatre major at Albany State University. Clinton has toured internationally as a background vocalist for several recording artists. Currently, he performs in Disney’s Finding Nemo: The Musical. Other credits include Standing On Ceremony; The Full Monty; Rent; Hair; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Black Nativity; Soweto! Soweto! Soweto! A Township is Calling; Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Days: 365 Plays series; Dreamgirls; Jackie and Me; Driving Miss Daisy; and recently at Mad Cow, The Mountaintop. Clinton is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
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KATRINA JOHNSON (Tribe) is glad to be making her debut at Mad Cow in the musical Hair. She has been singing and performing since the age of three. Katrina attended the University of Central Florida as a vocal performance major. She has worked in entertainment for more than 10 years at Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and Nickelodeon Hotel. Most recently she was seen as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center. Some of her other favorite roles include Gigi (Miss Saigon), Rizzo (Grease), Sister Hubert (Nunsense), and Joanne (Rent). She sends her love to family and friends for always supporting her dreams.
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HEATHER KOPP (Sheila) debuts at Mad Cow with Hair. She just finished Forbidden Broadway and Sisters of Swing at Winter Park Playhouse. Credits include Bonnie & Clyde (Trish, Blanche u/s) and A Tale of Two Cities at Asolo Repertory Theatre; Spamalot at Florida Studio Theatre; Miss Saigon (Ellen) at Western Playhouse in Missouri; Godspell at Actors Playhouse in Miami; I Do! I Do!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator- Sarasota Magazine Award), Chicago, and The Marvelous Wonderettes at the Golden Apple; and the 2010 summer stock season at the Arundel Barn Playhouse in Maine. Proud member of Actors’ Equity. Lots of love to Craig! www.heather-kopp.com
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JASMINE “MIMI” LATTIMORE (Tribe) is a native of Miami, FL and a graduate of Alabama State University in Montgomery, AL. While there she majored in theatre and minored in radio/ TV communications. During her college tenure Jasmine was nominated for the Irene Ryan (Best Actor in a play) and Barbizon (Best Costume Design for a play) Award for the Kennedy Center American Center Theatre Festival. Some of her Theatre Credits include; The Color Purple (Celie), King Richard III (Queen Margaret), Smokey Joes Café (Patty), Crowns (Mother Shaw), The Wiz (Dorothy), and Dreamgirls (Lorell)
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JAYMESON METZ (Berger) is proud to be making his Orlando theatre debut at Mad Cow Theatre. Since graduating from Millikin University, Jaymeson has performed at Forestburgh Playhouse, Alhambra Dinner Theatre and the Wick Theatre & Costume Museum. Thanks are deserved by way, way, WAY too many people than can fit here, but know that you are all loved.
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JAKE MULLEN (Margaret Mead) is grateful to be making his debut at Mad Cow Theatre in this amazing production of Hair. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Mullen attained a bachelor's of fine arts in performing arts and music performance. Regional credits: Much Ado About Nothing (Claudio), Titanic (Henry Etches), Rocky Horror (Dr. Frank-N-Furter), How I Became A Pirate, The Wizard of Oz, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Educational credits: A New Brain (Gordon), Hair, Carousel, Art (Serge), Songs for a New World (Man 1). He is a member of the Orlando Gay Chorus, has performed in numerous cabarets at the Parliament House, and was a finalist in Georgia Campus Superstar. Jake would like to thank his Hair family and his real family.
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ERICK PERAFAN (Woof) is ecstatic to be debuting here at Mad Cow Theatre. You may have seen him most recently portraying Marius in Les Miserables at the Athens Theatre. Since graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where he studied voice, acting and dance, he has performed all over the country, including Dreamland Drive-In at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN; The Wizard of Oz at the Round Barn Theatre in Nappanee, IN, and many other shows with RWS and Associates in New York City. He would love to thank his mother for the immeasurable support she's given throughout the years.
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KAYLIN SECKEL (Ronny) Mad Cow Theatre debut! She is a graduate of the music and theatre departments at Florida State University. She has performed for Walt Disney World in a number of shows which include the Festival of the Lion King, Finding Nemo the Musical and Disney channel rocks. In addition to musical theatre, she has a passion for film acting and can be seen in the local independent film, Breaking Point. Kaylin thanks her family and friends for their love and support and the Hair family for a wonderful experience. Peace.
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JAMAAL K. SOLOMON (Tribe) is happy to be back on the brighter side of the stage after a long stint on the technical and production side. He has worked in theatre for more than 15 years and has performed for almost 30. Some of Jamaal's favorite roles have included Coalhouse (Ragtime), Joseph (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Horse (The Full Monty), Simon Zealots (Jesus Christ Superstar), and Seaweed (Hairspray). He works for Orange County Public Schools as a teacher’s assistant. He would like to thank his fiancée Louisa, his family and his friends for putting up with his erratic schedules. Jamaal also thanks you for continuing to support the arts in Central Florida.
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JOANNA YEAKEL (Crissy) is thrilled to be making her Mad Cow debut in Hair. A native of Jacksonville, Joanna has performed in the Orlando area since earning her bachelor of arts in communications from Stetson University in 2010. Past credits include Suds (Cindy) at Winter Park Playhouse, Hair (Crissy) at Players by the Sea Theater, The Sound of Music (Brigitta) at Alhambra Dinner Theater and Something’s Afoot (Hope) at the Sands Theater Center. Theme-park credits include the Hogwarts Frog Choir, Grinchmas, and Voyage of the Little Mermaid. She would like to thank you for supporting live theater and joining our be-In and her friends and family for all the love.
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