Ann Robb (Karen Nash ... Act 1)
Ann, a lifelong professional vocalist, retired in 2010, moving to Savannah from Coronado, CA. She returned to the world of theater in 2013, as stage manager for "Last of the Red Hot Lovers", directed by Dr. Ronnie Spilton. Ann has since appeared as Lexie in "Dixie Swim Club", Vera in "Stepping Out" and Jessie Rose in "Good Help is so hard to Murder". She is thrilled to be a part of the AMT ensemble for "Plaza Suite".
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Ed Wischmeyer (Sam Nash ... Act 1)
Ed has a PhD in engineering from MIT and is now retired from Gulfstream as an engineer researching advanced concepts for jet cockpits. He does have a background in musical theater but this is his first appearance on stage in 35 years. He is currently studying voice, sings in parish and compline choirs at Christ Church Anglican and has lived in Savannah since 2011.
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Donald Jarvis (Waiter ... Act 1)
Don became involved in theater while he was in elementary school in the 1970s and has never gotten out. Friends and family insist that he also got into character at the same time. He lives in Savannah, and while his wife (Bonnie Terrell) has performed at Asbury before this will be his first role in an AMT production.
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Catherine Erhardt (Jean McCormack ... Act 1)
Catherine has been involved in theater literally her whole life (playing the baby Jesus at 9 months old!). She�s been involved in shows in North Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, and now in Georgia. She hopes to continue as long as life allows! In her spare time, she loves watching movies, reading and hanging out with her husband, Kelly, and their alley cat.
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Patrick Prokop (Bellhop ... Act 1)
Pat is playing the role of the Bellhop in Act 1. He has been in previous AMT productions including "Our Town" as Simon Stimson (2013) under the direction of Dr. Ronnie Spilton. "Once again, Ronnie asked me to be part of her productions, and knowing Dr Spilton, it�s hard to say no" he said. Pat enjoys singing in ensembles in musicals and has appeared in many AMT musical productions including The "Pirates of Penzance" as a pirate, "The Mikado" as a 'gentleman of Japan', and H.M.S. Pinafore as a sailor. He also was in the ensemble for Barnum and Cotton Patch Gospel. Pat is an active AMT board member and is their web master.
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Kelley Gray (Muriel Tate ... Act 2)
This is Kelley�s first production with Asbury Memorial Theatre company, but she has been performing in Savannah and the Low Country since moving here in 2009. A student of improv, she is thrilled to be playing Murel Tate under the direction of Dr. Ronnie Spilton."
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Ray Ellis (Jesse Kiplinger ... Act 2)
Ray is playing the part of Jesse Kiplinger in Act 2. He has been active in the theatre scene in Savannah for over 30 years. Ray is no stranger to AMT as he has been in numerous productions, most recently in "H.M.S. Pinafore" (2016), "The 39 Steps" (2015), "Barnum" (2015), and "Cotton Patch Gospel" (2014). He is excited to be in this production of "Plaza Suite". Besides being active on the stage at AMT, he is also very active off stage and is a board member.
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Cheri Hester (Norma Hubley ... Act 3)
Cheri is thrilled to be back at AMT playing the part of Norma. She was last seen a M�Lynne in "Steel Magnolias" at AMT and has been performing since she was 10 (for over 40 years!). After graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in Theatre, she headed to NYC for 10 years where she performed on Broadway and off Broadway. There she met her husband, actor-turned-minister, Billy Hester. Cheri continues to be an active AMT board member.
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Les Taylor (Roy Hubley ... Act 3)
Les is Retired from Gulfstream as a data manager and manufacturing engineer. Les has done theatre, opera, light opera and musical theatre for over 50 years. Most recently has been part of AMT's productions of "The Mikado" (2011), "H.M.S. Pinafore" (2016), "God's Favorite" (2012) and "Our Town" (2013). Les is also very active with the Savannah Children�s Theatre and appearing most recently in their production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
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Rachel Veazey (Stage Manager)
Rachel is an AMT board member. She has been involved in theatre since high school. Her favorite roles include assistant stage manager in Asbury Memorial Theatre's production of "Steel Magnolias", Jennie Mae in "The Diviners", and Maud in "The Music Man".
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Dr. Ronnie Spilton (Director)
Dr. Spilton has been a thespian for over 50 years as an actor, director, and teacher. This is her third production for AMT, the other two were "God's Favorite" (2012) and "Our Town" (2013). She holds a M.A. in Latin from Emory University and a Ph.D. in Communicative Arts from GA State University. After 31 years as an educator and high school administrator, she retired from Fulton Co. in Atlanta.
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