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BECKY ALLEN - (Zombina) Born and reared in New Orleans, and probably going to die here, too, Miss Allen loves her city hard, hard, hard and New Orleans loves her right back by choosing her Gambit’s Best Actress in the city. She has also received the Big Easy Entertainer of the Year Award. You may have seen her in such hits as Class Reunion, The Queen of Bingo, Dirty Blonde, Thoroughly Modern Millennium, and the perennial local favorite And The Ball and All. Her other critically acclaimed stage credits would fill the page. On local television commercials, she has also portrayed such characters as Anna Mae & Rosemary, the Chair Lady, and most recently wielding a knife for the TOPS program. Stand-up comedy, convention shows and the radio show “Crescent City” round out her busy schedule. Becky is excited to be working with such a talented and good looking cast, crew, and music trio in Zombies, and, of course, with the Renaissance Man himself, director, musician, set builder, and, oh yes, dentist, Butch Caire. Miss Allen’s inspiration and mentor is her beautiful mother Myrtis.
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ROLAND "BUTCH" CAIRE, JR. - (Major Malone) Besides being a dentist by day, Butch has been quite busy in New Orleans theatre over the last two years, now singing his third season with the Jefferson Symphony Chorus, and performing in the Jefferson Performing Arts Society productions of Orunmilla's Voices (Baritone Sub-soloist), Jesus Christ Superstar (Annas) and the critically-praised Cabaret (Customs Inspector/Max) which toured to the Biloxi Grand Casino for a successful limited engagement. Zombies From The Beyond is his third show with his theatrical production company: Artists' Cooperative Theater. He had a hit with his first original revue The Sinatra Supperclub at Carlone's Dinner Theatre, following it with a glittering performance of the Off-Broadway Classic, The Fantasticks (El Gallo) at the Fine Arts Center. A member of BMI, Butch is also an accomplished musician and cmposer. He has co-written two published musical plays for children, No Ordinary Night, and The Best Place to Celebrate Christmas. Look for him in upcoming roles in his original musical, The Truth About Santa Claus, and in JPAS' productions of Sweet Charity and The Merry Widow. Butch would like to thank the cast and crew for their patience, their energy, and their efforts which all makre him appear much more talented than he is. And he thanks his family and his long-suffering wife, Gwen, for picking him up when he’s stumbled...especially in those pumps!
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photo courtesy of Patrick Shannon, Crescent City Chronicles |
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photo courtesy of Patrick Shannon, Crescent City Chronicles |
MAT GRAU - (Billy Krutzik) It’s always a pleasure to work for new theater groups and new directors, and Butch, along with the rest of the cast, are no exception. Mat has been seen in many shows at other theaters around town, including the recent run of The Music Man (Tommy Djilas) at Rivertown, A Chorus Line (Mike) at JPAS, and Big River (Huck Finn). Hopefully, with a little bit of luck, Mat’s tapping in Zombies will bring you some joy tonight, but, if not, his “salami’s sure to delight”. Thanks for all the help “jailbird”.
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JEFF M. POUCHER - (Trenton Corbett) Jeff was most recently seen all summer long at Cowpokes' Theatre Space portraying the roles of "Brad Majors" in the regional premiere of The Rocky Horror Show and "Scott" in the world premiere of national award-winning playwright Rebecca Basham's Louisiana LIKK-HR. Previously, Jeff left the Big Apple to tour in the musical Tom Sawyer and is thrilled to be back in his hometown of New Orleans premiering Zombies from the Beyond. Jeff holds a B.A. in Drama/Communications from the University of New Orleans, where he was also seen in Endgame, Pillow Talk, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Kiss of the Spiderwoman: the musical, and The Two Gentleman of Verona. Special thanks to the cast and crew for a thrilling ride.
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photo courtesy of Patrick Shannon, Crescent City Chronicles |
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photo courtesy of Patrick Shannon, Crescent City Chronicles |
TRAVIS RESOR - (Rick Jones) Travis Resor has been a fixture on the stages of the New Orleans theatre community for the past ten years. He has worked for the Tulane Summer Shakespeare Festival, Theatricks Productions, Shoestring Players, and The Dog and Pony Theatre Company. You may have seen Travis on stage in some of his favorite roles which include, Ivan Molokov in the Big Easy Award winning production of Chess, Demetrius in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, for Dog and Pony's 2001 Shakespeare in the Park, and the controversial production of Suburbia at Delgado Community College, where he performed as Buff. Travis is recently involved as a production assistant with local film company "Blue Ronin Productions." Blue Ronin specializes in music video, product commercials, and motion picture production. Currently Blue Ronin is collaborating with Misfit Productions on the upcoming action/horror motion picture Southern Hunger, which is set to premiere in September of 2004. Travis would like to thank Butch, for giving him this chance to perform, and to you wonderful people who came to witness this spectacular event. Thank you all!
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STACY TALIANCICH - (Mary Malone) Stacy holds a BFA with honors in Theatre Performance and Design and Technology from the University of Southern Mississippi. She was last seen in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Kiddie Cabaret at True Brew. Here in New Orleans she divides her time in theatre among acting and costume/mask design. Her costume credits include Who Kidnapped Mother Goose?, A Winter's Tale, Pinocchio, and The Wizard of Oz. Her acting credits include Laura in Laura Dennis, Whitney in A Piece of My Heart, Bobbi Michelle in The Last of the Red Lovers, Chanteuse Rose in 'A' My Name is Alice, and Lena in The Rimers of Eldritch, which went on to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. as part of the American College Theatre Festival. Stacy has appeared in musical productions in North Georgia with the Appalachian Educational and Historical Society and Southern Appalachian Stages. She is also a company member of The Shoestring Players and Porta-Puppet Players here in New Orleans and the drama director at St. Philip Neri School. She would like to thank her parents for their continuing support!
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CASEY LEIGH THOMPSON - (Charlene Osmanski) Casey is happy to be a part of this production of Zombies from the Beyond. She has previously been seen as Zanetta in Music Man, Patsy in Crazy for You, and Anybodys in West Side Story all at Rivertown Repertory Theater, as Polly in Three Penny Opera at LSU's Shaver Theater, and as Anne in La Cage aux Folle at Tulane Summer Lyric. Casey was nominated as best actress in the LSU theater department for her performance in Three Penny Opera. Big thanks to Butch Caire for this wonderful opportunity.
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KONNI SARDI - (CHOREOGRAPHY) This is “Miss Konni’s” third show as choreographer for Artists Cooperative Theatre, with previous stellar work in the 2003 production of The Fantasticks and the 2002 production of The Sinatra Supperclub. A New Orleans-born performer and Kenner resident for 20 years, Konni has been seen on many stages including the Beverly Dinner Playhouse, Gallery Circle Theatre, LaMise EnScene Theatre, and Repertory Theatre and has performed with celebrities including Johnny Carson, Al Hirt, Peter Gennaro, Bobby Vinton, Pete Fountain, Kathy Lee Crosby, Shari Lewis, Becky Allen, and with the international performance group, UpWith People. Her theatrical background includes Cabaret, Sweet Charity, Carousel, South Pacific, Dames at Sea, Happy Times, and more. She has danced on two weekly variety shows, several musical television commercials, and choreographed several musical comedy theatrical productions. She has served on the faculty of many dance studios and studied dance in New York and California. She was a featured artist in the New Orleans Ballet Foundation. Konni also owned and operated "Konni's Koncepts in Dance" and was artistic director and choreographer for the Konni Albert Sardi Performing Arts Company which was featured by many Carnival organizations and other venues throughout the South. She is also currently employed as a fitness consultant at Curves for Women in Kenner.
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