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Carleen Armstrong (Isabel)
is a graduate of Cornerstone University with a BA
in Communication Arts and a minor in Theatre.
With Cornerstone, She was nominated for a Grand
Award for her performances in The Last Night of
Ballyhoo and The Man Who Came to Dinner. Carleen
has performed locally in The Cherry Orchard
(Heritage Theatre Group) and Ghost Moments (Lost
in the Cove Productions). Recently she performed
Sonata Blue with Lost in the Cove in Minneapolis,
MN. Carleen thanks God for the gift of art and
the opportunity to enjoy it; her husband, Aaron,
for all his willing support and her best friend,
Kathy, for her tireless assistance with lines!
She will be moving to New Haven, Connecticut
following this production, where Aaron has taken
a new position in the Aerospace industry. While
we will miss Carleen and Aaron, mazeltov in all
their new endeavors! |
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Deb Kik
(Hannah) has been involved in theater since the
age of 12 when she bicycled to her first
audition. Growing up in Long Island, she worked
on high school, community theatre and college
productions. Her first local production was as
properties manager for A Shayna Maidel (Actors'
Theatre 1989), which launched her into the local
theatre and properties scene. Her prop credits
include several productions for Actors, Opera
Grand Rapids, Ladies Literary Club Theatre,
Circle Theatre and Heritage Theatre Group. Deb
has also Stage Managed The Importance of Being
Earnest and The Cherry Orchard (Heritage); The
Kosher Grocer, The Sunshine Boys and The Cemetary
Club for Jewish Theatre. She has performed in
Rosenstasse for Jewish Theatre, as Abby in
Arsenic and Old Lace for Thebes Players and as
Gay Wellington in Civic's recent production of
You Can't Take It With You. Deb thanks her many,
many theater friends for their love and support
and her best friend, husband, and fellow theater
junkie, Mike Tomes. |
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Scott R. Mellema
(Tyler Moss) is honored to be finally making his
debut at Civic Theater. Over the past twelve
years, he has been an active performer and
director in the Grand Rapids area working
primarily with Circle Theatre. He is remembered
for turns as Harry in Lucky Stiff, Sparky in
Forever Plaid, and as Che in Evita. He was seen
last summer as Nick in the Circle production of
Baby. From the director's chair, Scott has headed
up recent Circle productions of Camping With
Henry and Tom, The Nerd, and the Grand Award
winning Smokey Joe's Cafe. In a creative effort
away from the stage, Scott has created and
implemented a therapeutic humor program titled
Clown-A-Rounds which was run at the DeVos
Children's Hospital. Scott wishes to thank his
amazing wife Cinnamon, son Reilly, and daughter
Johnnie for teaching him about love and all the
things that truly matter in life. |
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Judy Subar
(Bubbe): Among Judy's favorite roles are Bubbe in
Crossing Delancy (nominated for a Grand Award),
Ida in Social Security and Yenta in Fiddler on
the Roof for Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids. Also,
Ida in Cemetary Club for Circle Theatre and Ann
in The Cocktail Hour for Actors Theatre. She is
so thrilled to be Bubbe again on the Civic Stage,
and to be working with Bruce Tinker..."such a
nice boy." Judy also enjoys singing with the Shir
Shalom Choir and serving on the board of the
Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids. Her favorite (and
best) role is wife of Jerry Subar and real Bubbe
to their 19 Grandchildren. |
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Steven J. Anderson
(Sam) returns to Civic's stage after a
long absence, since playing Renfield in Civic's
production of Dracula in the 1980's. During the
interim, he has performed in The Lady's Not For
Burning, Tartuffe, and She Stoops To Conquer, all
for Heritage Theatre; and in Actors' Theatre's
productions of Boy Gets Girl, Lonely Planet,
Glengarry Glen Ross, and American Buffalo. |