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Jim Cantrell
(Mellersh Wilton) has played an eclectic assortment of
characters at GRCT previously, including roles in Rebecca,
Kiss Me Kate, Hardy Boys and Romeo and Juliet. At Actors'
Theatre, he has appeared in Jesus Hopped the A Train and
The Exonerated. Jim runs his own business technology
consulting company. "Thank you to Jacqi for your love and
support!" |
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Marti Childs
(Mrs. Graves) has appeared numerous times on GRCT's stage
over the last 50 years including John Brown's Body, All the
Way Home, 'Night Mother, Driving Miss Daisy and Steel
Magnolias. Around town she has also been seen in A
Streetcar Named Desire, Torch Song Trilogy, Mornings at
Seven (Circle); Road to Mecca, Keely and Du, Tongue of a
Bird (Actors). |
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Samantha Gauthier
(Lady Caroline) has worked at GRCT several times,
including roles in Moon Over Buffalo, Noises Off and as
the Actress/Lizzie Borden in last season's Blood
Relations. She has also been seen in Inside Out (Wealthy
Theatre) and John Brown's Body (Heritage Theatre). "To
Dick, Ava and Ma, thanks for your love and support." |
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Bernice Anne Houseward
(Costanza) first appeared in GRCT's production of Summer
and Smoke, many years ago. She has also appeared in Little
Women as Marmee, The Sisters Rosenweig and Dearly Departed
(GRCT); Kindertransport and Cemetary Club (Jewish);
Mornings at Seven (Circle); Lips Together, Teeth Apart
(Actors) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and A Man For
All Seasons (Muskegon Civic Theatre). "Gratzie, Fred
Stella, for helping to turn this Dutch girl into an
Italian, also to Steve Pastor for blundering through
Italian cues to help me learn my lines." Bernice is a
Library Media Specialist at Rosewood Elementary School. |
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Jon March
(Frederick Arnott) is a familiar face at GRCT, where he has
appeared in Moon Over Buffalo with Samantha Gauthier,
Communicating Doors with Mary Beth Quillin, and To Kill A
Mockingbird with Marti Childs. This is his fifth show
working with director Penny Notter. Jon is a past
president of GRCT and a recipient of the James Mitchell
Award. He has also appeared onstage at Actors, Circle and
Center Stage. Jon is a trial lawyer with Miller Johnson.
"I dedicate this performance to the memory of Betty Snell,
a long time supporter of Civic Theatre and a dear friend." |
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Mary Beth Quillin
(Rose Arnott) is the Assistant Education Director at GRCT.
Onstage, she has appeared at GRCT in South Pacific, I'm
Not Rappaport, On Borrowed Time, Stuart Little, Love
Letters, Communicating Doors and A Christmas Carol (three
times!). In 2005, 2006 Mary Beth directed the Traveling
Troupe productions that travel to area schools. She has
been on the teaching faculty of Civic's School of Theatre
Arts for thirteen years. She holds a degree in Theatre
from Grand Valley State University. She has also worked,
onstage and off, at Circle, Jewish Theatre GR, and Actors
Theatre. |
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Ken Stichman
(Anthony Wilding) (Anthony Wilding) made his Civic Theatre
debut in last season's Cotton Patch Gospel. Since then he
has appeared at Actors' Theatre in Jesus Hopped the 'A'
Train and Assassins. This summer he will appear in Moby
Dick at Circle Theatre. He studied musical theatre at
Columbia College (Chicago) and recently re-located from the
Upper Peninsula. Ken has spent the last 17 years on various
stages and considers The Wizard of Oz, Guys and Dolls,
Social Security, Dark of the Moon, Moon Over Buffalo and
Hamlet some his favorites. |
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Tracey Walker
has previously appeared on GRCT's stage in A Christmas
Carol, No One Will Marry a Princess..., Life with Father,
Noises Off and The Women. Around Grand Rapids, she has
also been seen as Maggie in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (Grand
Award nominee) and as Kate in Taming of the Shrew and as
the perpetually pregnant maid of honor in Tony-N-Tina's
Wedding. This summer she will be Estelle in Circle's
production of The Full Monty. Tracey is an event planner
and PR consultant. "Thanks to The Goffer and Joe for
making me dinner every rehearsal night!" |