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Paul Arnold
(Scanlon) has appeared in many Civic Theatre productions
including Ragtime, Camelot, Singin In The Rain, Guys &
Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, and Music Man. He has
also appeared with Heritage Theatre (Fantasticks), Circle
Theatre (Beauty & the Beast) and Jewish Theatre (Diary of
Anne Frank). Paul is the sole proprietor of Paul Arnold
Design. |
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Louis Colar
(Aide Williams) is making his theatre deput at Grand Rapids
Civic Theatre. Louis is self employed in accounting and has
previously volunteered as an usher here at Civic. |
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Sherryl Despres
(Candy Starr) is not stranger to theatre in Grand Rapids.
She has appeared with Civic in Amadeus, The Real Thing,
Jack & the Giant Beanstalk, Dearly Departed, The Women and
You Can't Take It With You. Sherryl has worked with Jewish
Theatre, Actor's Theatre and Heritage Theatre and is a
Grand Award winner for her performance in Jewish Theatre's
Lost In Yonkers. Sherryl is a full time homemaker and
free-lance actor. "Happy 18th anniversary, Michael.
Thanks for supporting my theatrical endeavors...and cheers to
the ya ya's - you know who you are." |
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Sheri Beth Dusek
(Sandy) just appeared in Civic's production of Leading
Ladies as Meg and has previously performed here in Blood
Relations, Rumors, The Children's Hour, Arsenic and Old
Lace, and Inherit the Wind. She is also the Assistant
Director and Fight Choreographer. Sheri Beth has also
performed with Actor's Theatre, Circle Theatre. She has
performed and directed with Heritage and Jewish Theatres.
Professionally she has performed with Second City, Urban
Gateways and Wing and Grove Theatres in Chicago. Sheri Beth
is a freelance print, TV, radio talent and owner of
Sanctuary on Site. "Thank you to my husband, Andy, and a
shout out to my ya ya's!" |
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Chet Eagleman, Jr.
(Mr. Bromden) is a free lance writer, voice talent and life
drawing model at Grand Valley State University and Kendall
College of Art. Last seen on Civic's stage in Mister
Roberts, he has also acted with Robeson Players, Grand
Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College.
He is the former host of The Saturday Night Blues and
award-winning producer of The Morning Show with Eddie Rucker
on WGVU-FM. Chet would like to dedicate this performance to
his father, Chester Sr., who retired in June after 40 years
of social service work in Kent County, the State of
Michigan, and mostly recently the Bureau of Indian Affairs
in Washington D.C. "Congratulations Dad, please enjoy your
time with Mom and the grandkids." |
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John Ebers
(Ruckley) appeared in Civic's 1977 production of One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Chief Bromden. John works for
Federal Mogal-power Tran-system and is a huge fan of James
Dean. |
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Ray Gautreau
(Randle P. McMurphy) has acted for over 20 years. Ray was
last seen in Civic's production Of Mice and Men as Boss.
His past credits include Give Em Hell Harry with Ladies
Literary Club and Assassins with Actors Theatre. |
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Dylan Harris
Dylan is delighted to be making his debut performance with
Civic Theatre. Most recently, he played Danny Saunders in
Jewish Theatre's production of The Chosen. While attending
GRCC he had roles in Terra Nova and The Diviners. Dylan
earned a Grand Award nomination for his performance in
Kimberly Akimbo at Actor's Theatre. He will next be seen as
Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Show for Flat River
Community Players of Greenville. "Thank you Bruce for this
oppurtunity." |
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Richard Anthony Leyba
(Martini) is performing is first show with Grand Rapids
Civic Theatre. He has appeared with Jewish Theatre (Esther,
The Musical), Master Arts Theatre (The Invisible Man) and
Ionia Community Players (Ten Little Indians). Richard
Anthony is a "jack of all trades" and sometimes attends
classes at Grand Rapids Community College. He would like to
dedicate his performances to his family, those who could
make it from Texas and those who could not, and to Jessica
and Leah Hayes - "God is watching over you now, may you
forever walk with Him through His garden." |
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Lesley Nadwodnik
(Nurse Flinn) appeared in Civic's production of To Kill a
Mockingbird and has volunteered backstage as deck crew.
Lesley has also appeared onstage with Master Arts Theatre,
Riverbend Players, and Caledonia Community Players. Among
her favorite roles are Jo in Little Women and Vera Claythome
in Ten Little Indians. Lesley would like everyone to know
that she is not vapid, despite what the script says. |
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Stacy Schram Priebe
(Nurse Ratched) has performed at Civic in Rebecca, She Loves
Me, A Few Good Men, Anything Goes, The Miracle Worker and
most recently Kiss Me Kate. She has also performed with
Circle Theatre and earned a Grand Award nomination for her
role in Sweet Charity. Other theatre credits include:
Midland Center for the Arts, Wealthy Street Theatre, Ladies
Literary Club and Saginaw Pit and Balcony. Stacy is also a
freelance video and audio talent. Stacy would like to thank
her family for their love and support. |
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Jerome Richards
(Aide Turkle) is retired from Lucent Technologies and is a
father to six and grandfather of seven. His past theatre
credits include performing at Jewish Theatre, Master Arts,
Caledonia Community Players and Robeson Players. |
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Greg Rogers
(Charles Cheswick) is no stranger to Civic's stage last seen
as Oscar in The Odd Couple. Civic audiences will also
remember him as one of the gangsters in Kiss Me Kate and the
owner of Sylvia. More recently he was seen in Jewish
Theatre's The Chosen, Circle Theatre's The Full Monty and
Actors' Theatre Urinetown. Greg counts over 60 productions
to his credit having performed in all area theatres numerous
times. He's been nominated for seven Grand Awards and has
taken home the prize twice. In addition to his day job as
the Safety Manager for Michigan turkey Producers, he also
finds time for freelance film and voice work. He is
currently the Past President for Actors' Theatre as well as
the past chair of the Grand Rapids Combined Theatre
Scholarship fund. You might also catch a glimpse of him
Saturday mornings on television on "Come On Over" seen on
WOTV-41. |
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G.M. (Bud) Thompson
(Dale Harding) has been performing with Grand Rapids Civic
Theatre for over 16 years and was last seen in Cotton Patch
Gospel. Bud is a three-time Grand Award nominee, twice for
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre's production of "Peter Pan" and
winning for "Return to the Forbidden Planet." He has
performed with Actors' Theatre, Circle Theatre, Heritage
Theatre and Grand Valley State University. Bud is a
published playwright, award-winning composer/performer, and
co-owner/operator with Theatrical Mementos producing most
the theatre show shirts in the Grand Rapids area. |
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Gary Walker
(Dr. Spivey) appeared as a guest artist in the Summer
Repertory Troupe and has been seen in Civic's productions of
Gypsy, Madeline, and Velveteen Rabbit. He is a past
president of Civic Theatre Board of Directors and is
currently serving as Treasurer for the AACT Board of
Directors. He is employed by Lacks Enterprises as Director
of MIS. When is is not attending board meetings around the
city and country, Gary takes classes with Civic's School of
Theatre Arts. Jan, I'll be home soon. |
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Armon York Williams
(Aide Warren) first show as Civic Theatre was in 1986 in The
Wizard of Oz and he had Marti Childs as his acting coach.
Since then he has been a featured as a talent/actor in
several television, video and radio advertisements over the
past 19 years in West Michigan. He was a guest and
co-producer of The Oprah Show in 1993. Currently Armon is a
Mortgage Loan Officer for Countrywide Home Loans. |