The Players 2006-07

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She also performs with Theatre at the Mount and Actors' Circle Theatre, where she won a NH Theatre Award for <I><B>Jake's Women</B></I> and recently played Queen Aggravain in <I><B>Once Upon a Mattress</B></I>.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 316 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24b77d9b0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="155" ALT="Jennifer Bond" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Jennifer Bond</B></FONT> has been acting for as long as she can remember.  As a child, her mother affectionately nicknamed her “Sarah Heartburn”.  As such, she decided to use her drama queen tendencies for good and not for evil and minor in theatre arts at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge.  Locally, she has appeared in several Branch River Theatre shows including, <I><B>My Three Angels</B></I>, <I><B>Selections from Working</B></I>, <I><B>Bus Stop</B></I>, <I><B>On Broadway</B></I>, and <I><B>Back to Broadway</B></I>.  She has also appeared with Jeff Stout Concepts as Trixie Norton in <I><B>The Honeymooners</B></I>.  But she is perhaps most famously (and definitely least clothed) remembered for her role in The Jeff Stout Concepts production of <I><B>Noises Off!</B></I> as Brooke/Vicki.  She also had the opportunity to get a different perspective of the theater (from the backstage) when she assistant stage managed this year's Lion's Club musical, <I><B>Oliver</B></I>.  When not on the stage, Jennifer enjoys playing the role on “mommy” to her two beautiful, amazing, brilliant daughters, Abigail and Lily (little drama queens in their own right), and is employed by the Monadnock Radio Group where you may recognize her voice as she transforms into her alter-ego, “J Bo”.  Jennifer lives in Keene with her husband, Matt (genius set designer) and daughters.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 184 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24817daf0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="175" ALT="Matt Bond" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Matt Bond </B></FONT>has spent the last few years beating back the hoards of theater geeks who've been trying to convince him to step out from behind the scenes and try his hand at acting. He's helped design and build sets for <I><B>Bus Stop</B></I>, <I><B>On Broadway</B></I>, <I><B>Noises Off!</B></I>, <I><B>Just Desserts</B></I>, <I><B>The Honeymooners</B></I> and <I><B>Love, Sex and the I.R.S.</B></I> After buckling under the pressure he decided to audition for <I><B>Love, Sex and the I.R.S.</B></I> <I><B> </B></I>and frankly, it's changed his life. No longer is he the anonymous dork with the tool belt. He is not the jerk with the over inflated ego and the bevy of slack-jawed followers. He'd like to thank his lovely wife Jennifer (a theater diva in her own right) and his two beautiful daughters Abigail and Lily for their undying love and support.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 164 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24b97d9e0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="158" ALT="Rich Clough" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Rich Clough </B></FONT>is currently employed as a Swing, Latin, Ballroom teacher, and Personal Trainer to the Stars at the Moving Company Dance Center. Rich started life as a singer, moved to acting, and ended up as a dancer. Whether he is singing and playing guitar with the band "Mars needs Women", dancing with his wife Pam or rehearsing for <I><B>Rumors</B></I>, life is a continuously challenging experience. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 234 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="25f77da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Gail Connelly" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Gail Connelly</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>has performed in many of BRT's productions such as <I><B>Curious Savage</B></I>, <I><B>What I Did Last Summer,</B></I> <I><B>Steel Magnolias</B></I>, <I><B>American Dreams: Lost and Found</B></I>, <I><B>Chamber Music</B></I>, <I><B>At the Punch Bowl,</B></I> <I><B>Check, Please!,</B></I> and <I><B>Spoon River Anthology</B></I>. She also appeared as Aunt Abby in the Walpole Players 2006 production of <I><B>Arsenic and Old Lace</B></I>. In addition to acting Gail enjoys stage managing and has stage managed quite a few, including <I><B>On Broadway</B></I> and <I><B>Back to Broadway</B></I> and the incredible musical production of <I><B>Merlin</B></I>. When not on stage, Gail is a volunteer with Vermont Institute of Natural Science caring for raptors, and is exploring another creative avenue in rustic sculpture and furniture making. She is the current Vice President of the BRT Board of Directors.None of this would be possible without the love and support of her partner Pat Spicer.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24757da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Nancy Coutts" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Nancy Coutts</B><B> </B></FONT>has taught and performed theatre both professionally and at local venues for over 40 years. She was last seen in BRT's <I><B>Spoon River Anthology</B></I><I> </I>and is on the BRT board of directors. Her recent performances have been in BRT's <I><B>At the Punch Bowl </B></I>and <I><B>American Dreams: Lost and Found</B></I>. She is a consultant for various theatre companies in New England and a member of the newly formed group of improvisation performers led by Henry Balzarini at “Acting Out” in Keene. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 365 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="25f97da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="CJ Cummings" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>C.J. Cummings</B></FONT>is absolutely thrilled to be taking on her most challenging role to date as Suzy Hendrix in BRT's production of <I><B>Wait Until Dark</B></I> and she has the bruises to prove it. After playing the “champion blind woman” Suzy, CJ will be switching gears and appearing as the gyrating courtesan Vibrata in the Keene Lion Club's <I><B>A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to The Forum</B></I> to be performed next February at the Colonial. This past summer you may have caught her as the magically evil chocoholic Morgan le Fey in the musical fantasy <I><B>Merlin</B></I>. Other highlights of her theatre “career” were playing Vera in <I><B>Ten Little Indians</B></I>, Molly in <I><B>The Mousetrap</B></I>, Electra in <I><B>Gypsy</B></I>, Belinda/Flavia in Jeff Stout's <I><B>Noises Off!</B></I>, Alice Kramden in <I><B>The Honeymooners</B></I> and Laura in <I><B>The Unexpected Guest</B></I>. She has also performed in <I><B>Anything Goes</B></I>, <I><B>South Pacific</B></I>, <I><B>Mame</B></I>, <I><B>The Music Man</B></I> and as Laurey in <I><B>Oklahoma!</B></I> as well as BRT's <I><B>On Broadway</B></I> and <I><B>Back to Broadway</B></I> musical revues. Her love of music, drama, comedy and, of course, the appreciation of a good audience keeps her coming back for more. Not to mention the all the fun and lifelong theatre friendships made along the way!  During the weekdays, her “real” life working full time as an insurance agent in Brattleboro, VT keeps her in nylons and out of bread lines. Hugs and kisses to her husband and dearest friend, Tommy and, of course, little Ripley, for their love and support. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 198 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="24777dbf0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="191" ALT="Cindy Elmour" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Cynthia Elmour</B></FONT> made her second performance with Branch River Theatre since appearing in <I><B>On Broadway</B></I> three seasons ago. In the interim, she joined the BRT Board of Directors, and appeared in <I><B>Mame</B></I> for the Keene Lions Club and <I><B>Just Desserts X</B></I> for Aids Services for the Monadnock Region. Cindy is very proud of her son, James, who has “the best smile” and who good-naturedly agreed to be in another production with his mom in <I><B>Back to Broadway</B></I> several seasons ago! </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 266 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="27767da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Gregory Flower" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Gregory Flower</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>has a great love for shows. He is a 16-year-old student at Keene High School, and he generally enjoys it there. His credits include the UCC's <I><B>Godspell</B></I> (We Beseech Thee), the Moving Company's <I><B>Bugsy Malone Jr.</B></I> (Fat Sam), and the Keene Lions Club's <I><B>The Music Man </B></I>(Tommy Djilas).  He was pleased and honored to be playing the tile role in <I><B>Merlin</B></I>, a fantastic creation of Jon Ripley O'Brien's.  Greg is a baritone with tenor qualities, or in his words “a tenortone”.  When not singing, acting or making up ridiculous names or fake lyrics, he enjoys swimming, volleyball, and basketball.  He also enjoys music theory and has many songs in the process of composition (search his name <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.finalemusic.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.finalemusic.com/"><U><U>www.finalemusic.com</U></U></A></FONT> for a couple of his posted songs).  He would like to thank Marty Hennum, Gary Gagnon, Jon O'Brien, Joanne Mead, Rev. Jay Terbush, Eric Walther, Paula Aarons, and Barb Andrews for all of their help and support over the last few years.  Most of all he would like to thank Dad, Mom, Nana, Pop, Oma, Papa, and Sarah for all of their love and nurturing.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 174 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="243c7da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Tracy Flower" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tracy Flower</B><B> </B></FONT>got her first taste of BRT in the amazing world-premiere of <I><B>Merlin</B></I> this past summer. As the newest member of the Board for the BRT, she is delighted to be working with such a talented and dedicated group. Having been both on-stage as a performer and back-stage as a makeup artist for many years, she is looking forward to learning the operations side of the house. Tracy is Compliance Manager at Savings Bank of Walpole. She enjoys game-nights with her husband Jonathan and children Gregory and Sarah, scrapbooking, traveling, and attending live performances of music, dance, and theatre.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 415 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="22a17da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Gary Gagnon" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Gary Gagnon </B></FONT>is proud to be a long time member of BRT and has been instrumental with the technology and sound aspect of the group in recent months. Working with Sharon McHugh, the website has been modernized and the ticket reservation system, through phone and email, has been streamlined. As an actor he has participated in the revitalization of the group back in the 90’s and has been involved with musicals, plays and dinner theater(re). He has been an actor, artistic and musical director, producer and concession guy for many productions. Acting and singing is his favorite BRT activity while tearing down the set and lifting the piano on stage are his least favorite. Gary has been on stage with many of his friends, as well as his daughter, Kaeleigh who sang a <I><B>Les Mis</B></I> song, and his sons, Dan, who was a disco dancer in a variety show, and Ben who ate Cap’n Crunch, sang, and drummed with his dad in several productions. His daughter-in-law, Kate, has also trod the boards with Gary. The ever-increasing production values of recent shows are astounding and only promises to get better. Gary welcomes everyone to join up in some way; we always are looking for new talent. When not working, doing laundry, or keeping his cars and motorcycles running, Gary is the lead singer in the <U>Rage ‘N Age Band</U> out of the Manchester, NH area. He would like to remind all patrons of the arts that paper money and personal checks cause less damage to the new curtain when thrown onto the stage in appreciation of an enjoyable production, and is a sure harbinger of good fortune for the theater-goer who participates in this age-old tradition!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 431 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24bb7da80.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="168" ALT="Marty Hennum" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Martha "Marty" D. Hennum</B></FONT><B> </B>directs her first show for BRT with<B> </B><I><B>Rumors</B></I>, but she is hardly a stranger to the theatre. According to her parent's, Martha's theatrical career began in a rural village in Zimbabwe where she was born and being the youngest of four children always looking for attention. After moving back to the States her family settled in Boston where she continued to pursue her theatrical interest. This culminated in her being a principle in an Equity production of James Lapines' <I><B>Table Settings</B></I> at the Next Move theatre in 1981. While getting her BA and MA degree's Martha turned her theatrical interest from performing to directing, improvisation and arts education. She was a Founding Member of the Boston based Play It By Ear Improvisational Co. From 1987-2000 Martha was the Creative Arts Dept. Head at The Brimmer and May School in Newton, MA; the Founding Director of The International Arts Program, and in 1995, was recognized by the John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts Massachusetts Affiliate as The Outstanding Arts Educator of the Year. During this time she directed over 50 musicals and plays with various youth and adults in the greater Boston Area. This past March she directed a cast of thousands in Keene Lions Club production of <I><B>Oliver!</B></I> and next year returns to direct <I><B>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</B></I>. Currently, Martha is the Artistic Director of Creative Arts at Keene Summer program (CAKE) and the Director of the Musical Theatre Program at The Moving Company. Martha and her husband, Vaughan, have two children, Taylor and Mia, and enjoy spending whatever time remains with their extended/blended family.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="25fb7da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Carrie Kidd" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Carrie Kidd, </B></FONT>made her debut with BRT as properties mistress with this season's production of <I><B>Rumors</B></I>. She is looking forward in being involved in the more technical aspects of productions in the future.<B> </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 151 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24bf7d910.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="145" ALT="Grant Love" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <B>Grant Love </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >currently live in Richmond, NH with his wife Danielle and their three daughters. They moved here from Maine in 2002. Grant teaches English at Conant High School in Jaffrey. This is his first foray into acting since high school, though he has written and directed one-act plays for Conant.</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 299 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="229f7d980.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="152" ALT="Margaret Lynott" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Margaret Lynott </B></FONT>is making her debut as producer with <I><B>Wait Until Dark</B></I>. Most of her participation in theater has been on the stage. He most recent appearance was in the Branch River Theater's production of <I><B>The Octette Bridge Club</B></I>, <I><B>Love Sex and the IRS</B></I>, <I><B>On Broadway</B></I>, <I><B>Just Desserts X Encore</B></I>, <I><B>At The Punchbowl</B></I>, and <I><B>American Dreams</B></I>. You may have seen her in the Keene Lions Club productions of <I><B>Oliver</B></I>, <I><B>The Music Man</B></I> and <I><B>South Pacific</B></I>. Her introduction to Community theater was in the Winchester Theater Group's production of <I><B>Plaza Suite</B></I>. The rewards of being in these shows, are the wonderful friendships that endure long after the last bit of make-up is wiped away. Margaret can be found on most days at her day job as broker/owner of Shamrock Real Estate, Inc. in Winchester, a company she founded with her late husband Jim. Helping people realize their homeownership dreams, gives her enormous satisfaction, as well as pay the bills. She is thankful to Butch Morin and Ruth Hayn her Shamrock colleagues, they have been very supportive. Michael and Bridget call her mother, Mick and Taylor call her grandmother, and Jamison calls her MagMags.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 234 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="25fd7da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="John Mangiapane" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>John Mangiapane </B></FONT>comes to BRT from Connecticut. In 1992 at the advanced age of 37, John retired from theatre after 28 years of acting in over 100 plays, designing costumes professionally and painting sets. In his theatre retirement he worked as a banker for the Mohegan Sun Casino and had his first book published in 2004. While at auditions for the Keene Lions' Club production of <I><B>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</B></I>, John was snagged by BRT's CJ to play Carlino in <I><B>Wait Until Dark</B></I>. No longer in retirement, we suspect John will be very busy doing character roles. An accomplished singer, John has sung with the Keene Pops Choir in Ireland and Scotland in 2004, and recently appeared in <I><B>Just Desserts</B></I>. Although his favorite role is that of Sweeney Todd in <I><B>Sweeney Todd</B></I> ~ he will warm up his comedy pipes to play Pseudolus in <I><B>Forum</B></I> in February 2007. John moved to New Hampshire in November 2005.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 283 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="229d7da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Sharon McHugh" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sharon McHugh </B></FONT>has been with BRT since it was created as a spin-off from Keene Community Theatre in the last century ... well, over 24 years ago! With the exception of acting on stage, she has worked in every capacity, Producer, as  Props and Stage Managers, Set Construction, Refreshments, etc. and has been President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of BRT. Sharon has directed numerous BRT shows such as <I><B>Jesus Christ Superstar, Dracula, The Haunting of Hill House, Fractured Shakespeare</B></I> and <I><B>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</B></I>. She marked her return to directing with <I><B>When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet </B></I>and last seasons <I><B>The Octette Bridge Club</B></I>. She acted as Producer for <I><B>Wai</B></I><I><B>t Until Dark </B></I>in 1985 and has come full circle as the director the 2006 version of the same play. Re-elected as President in Aug. 2006, she retains her roll as the Lighting Director for BRT and has worked lights for Vermont Theatre Company, AIDS Services <I><B>Just Desserts</B></I>, Actor's Circle Theater, Jeff Stout Concepts, Inspiration Improv and Small Pond Productions, to name just a few. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 233 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="6577db90.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="185" ALT="Heather Morrison" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Heather A. H. Morrison </B></FONT>is an actor, director, and board member of Branch River Theatre and considers BRT "home." She loves the diversity of shows produced here in Marlborough, and looks forward to directing <I><B>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</B></I> in June, 2007. She has acted in many BRT productions, but she savored most her role as director of <I><B>Spoon River Anthology</B></I> in 2004. She has been seen on the stage in Keene Lions Club productions and loves the community support. She has been honored to sing with the Raylynmor Opera, to </div> <div> perform with Actors Circle Theatre, Jeff Stout Concepts, and to be part of Just Desserts for AIDS Services. Favorite roles include playing Babe in <I><B>Crimes of the Heart</B></I>, and singing/dancing in <I><B>Guys and Dolls</B></I> and Life is a <I><B>Cabaret</B></I>. Most recently, she began working with younger children as a teacher for The Moving Company's Cupcake Program, and adapted a musical version of <I><B>Sleeping Beauty</B></I>.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 217 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="6597dbc0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="188" ALT="Sherman Morrison" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>G. Sherman H. Morrison </B></FONT>has performed, directed, and worked behind the scenes at BRT for nearly 10 years. Directing credits include <I><B>American Dreams: Lost and Found</B></I> by Studs Terkel, <I><B>What I Did Last Summer</B></I> by A.R. Gurney and <I><B>Selections from Working</B></I> by Studs Terkel. He has also directed shows for The Compass School (<I><B>Alice in Wonderland</B></I> and <I><B>The Changing Faces of Agriculture</B></I>) </div> <div> and the Front Porch Theatre (<I><B>Voices of the Past: A Rockingham Anthology</B></I>). In addition to BRT, Sherman performs regularly with The Raylynmor Opera, Keene Lions Club musicals, New England Audio Theatre, and the United Church of Christ in Keene's Senior Choir where he is the Bass Soloist. Sherman is now deeply involved in the most important production of his life - being a father to his daughter, Willow.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24c17d9b0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="155" ALT="Debbie Parker" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Deb Parker </B></FONT><B> </B>makes her theater debut as stage manager for BRT's production of <I><B>Rumors</B></I>. An avid softball enthusiast, she was honored this year with the City of Keene "Ball of Fame" award for her outstanding commitment, leadership and service to both the Allyson Barden Youth Softball League and the Greater Keene Women's Softball Association. She was featured in the Monadnock Profile of <I>The Keene Sentinel</I> this past July. Other interests include rollerblading, kayaking, bowling and playing guitar. She has two children, Kimberly and Christopher who both live in the area. Deb currently resides in Marlborough.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 349 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24c37da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Marilyn Parpan" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Marilyn Parpan </B></FONT>is delighted to be appearing with Branch River Theatre again!  Audiences will remember her as Mrs. Savage in the <I><B>The Curious Savage</B></I>, Clairee in <I><B>Steel Magnolias</B></I> and Dr. Margaret Thorne Brent in <I><B>The Perfect Crime, </B></I>and in <I><B>Back to Broadway</B></I>.  It was with special pride that she appeared in the recent musical <I><B>Merlin</B></I> written by the talented Mr. J. Ripley O'Brien. Marilyn has been especially active in musical theater. Lions Club audiences will remember her as Nellie Forbush in <I><B>South Pacific</B></I>, Mame Dennis in <I><B>Mame</B></I>, Widda Paro in <I><B>The Music Man</B></I>, Aunt Eller in  <I><B>Oklahoma!</B></I>,  Dolly Levy in <I><B>Hello, Dolly!</B></I> plus leading roles in <I><B>Lil' Abner</B></I>, <I><B>Fiddler on the Roof</B></I> and <I><B>Annie</B></I> to name a few!  Marilyn is currently working with the very excellent Vermont Theater Company in Brattleboro acting in several Agatha Christie mysteries:  Emily Brent in <I><B>Ten Little Indians</B></I> and the Inspector in <I><B>The Unexpected Guest</B></I>.. Marilyn, a native New Yorker, became involved with Musical Theater in college. It was while living in Wisconsin that she worked with the Brown Deer Community Playhouse and enjoyed playing Rizzo in <I><B>Grease </B></I>and Adelaide in <I><B>Guys and Dolls</B></I>.  Marilyn lives in Swanzey with her handsome husband Mark. After all these years of theater, however, After all these years of theater, however, Marilyn's favorite role will always be “Grammy” to Emma, Nick, Ethan and Hab.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 332 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="d6f7daf0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="175" ALT="Debbie Pickering" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Debbie Pickering,</B></FONT> after a few years respite from acting, returns to the stage as Cookie, the hypochondriac television cooking show host in this year's BRT production of  <I><B>Rumors</B></I>. The last two years have found Debbie backstage stage managing the Keene Lions Club production of <I><B>The Music Man</B></I> (2005) and  <I><B>Oliver!</B></I> (2006); and directing the very successful BRT production of  <I><B>Love, Sex and the I.R.S.</B></I> She has co-directed <I><B>Just Desserts X and XI,</B></I> and serves on the board of Branch River Theatre as Secretary. Outside of theater she enjoys many athletic endeavors including playing softball, bowling, horseshoe pitching and kayaking (to name a few). She tried a brief stint as a bat catcher (literally) but quickly realized that flying bats and her bladder were not compatible. She is honored to have the privilege of working with the exceptionally talented  <I><B>Rumors</B></I> cast and crew and will hold fondly all of the memories of the rehearsals that brought so much laughter into her life. She believes this cast to be one of the most extraordinary with whom she has ever worked. Besides her love of theater and athletics, she has five grandchildren, Leora, Leaman, Lucius, Lilly and Jenna (finally a grandchild without an “L” name) whom she hopes to be able to spend more time with once “Rumors” is successfully completed.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 189 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="65d7db70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="183" ALT="Jeff Repko" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Jeff Repko</B></FONT> has been on the board of Branch River Theatre for a number of years and has appeared in several productions most recently in the hysterical, and highly successful production of <I><B>Love, Sex and the I.R.S</B></I>. Along with acting, he constructs many of the sets for BRT shows. Jeff is a member of the Keene Lions Club and has appeared in their last 10 productions. You may have seen him in Monadnock Regions Aid Services production of <I><B>Just Desserts</B></I> in which he had co-directed with Debbie Pickering. He works for Imagistics International in Keene, as a sales representative, employs Jeff; so if anyone is looking to purchase a copier, give him a call!   </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24f27da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Brent Skinner" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Brent Skinner </B></FONT>marks his first time in a theater production with BRT's production of <I><B>Rumors</B></I>, and yet he has always wanted to act. An adjunct professor at Boston University's College of Communication and elsewhere, he suspects that teaching has been good practice for the stage. Brent, who also works in marketing and public relations, says that he is lucky to have such a gifted thespian, Jennifer Skinner, as his newlywed wife.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24f47da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="Jennifer Skinner" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Jennifer Skinner </B></FONT><B> </B>has been involved in theatre since she was a wee little thing.  Locally she has performed with Actor's Circle Theatre and The Tongue-in-Cheek Theatre Co., most recently playing the role of Princess Winnifred in <I><B>Once Upon a Mattress</B></I>. She is delighted to be in her first production with Branch River Theatre as well as her first production with her husband Brent.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 194 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="26117dbc0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="188" ALT="Shelby Stanton" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Shelby Stanton</B></FONT> has performed in shows mostly around the Monadnock Region including: <I><B>Back To Broadway</B></I> (Brigitta), <I><B>Jakes Women</B></I> (Molly), <I><B>Merlin,</B></I> <I><B>Teens, Tricks, & Cliques</B></I> (Mollie). When Shelby isn't in a theater you'll find her up on the farm with Gumbi or helping Gram take tickets at Swampbat games. Sundays, she sings in the childrens choir at church here in Marlborough. She hopes you have a very spooky time tonight!</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24c57d980.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="152" ALT="Paul Teitelman" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Paul Teitelman </B></FONT>is a theater teacher and director at Monadnock Regional High where he has taught for twenty-three years and has directed well over thirty productions among them <I><B>Cyrano De Bergerac</B></I><B>, </B><I><B>A Midsummer Nights' Dream</B></I><B>, </B><I><B>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</B></I><B>, </B><I><B>Gypsy</B></I><B> </B>and <I><B>West Side Story</B></I>. Most recently Paul played the role of Fagin in The Lions Club production of <I><B>Oliver</B></I>. Other roles in the area include Curly in the Lions Club 1980s production of <I><B>Oklahoma!</B></I> and the Leading Player in <I><B>Pippin</B></I> and Judas in <I><B>Godspell</B></I>, both directed by Mario Cossa. He has three wonderful daughters who share his love of the theater…and he thinks the world of them!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 398 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="24c77d980.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="152" ALT="Jay Terbush" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Jay Terbush </B></FONT>has been interested in theater since performing at age 7 with his sister and two other children in a four minute long play he wrote, directed and starred in called <I><B>T</B></I><I><B>hree Rags and One Decent Person</B></I>. He starred in a Junior High production of that internationally acclaimed drama, <I><B>I'll Eat My Hat!</B></I>  Unfortunately the <I>New York Times</I> drama critic was rather harsh in his characterization of Jay as "stilted, boring and a poor choice for the role of a caring, inspiring teacher of children." Devastated by this review, Jay put his acting career on hold for several decades.  Jay got bitten by the "theater bug" when he was part of the joyful ensemble in the United Church of Christ production of <I><B>Godspell</B></I> in the fall of 2005.  He has also appeared in the ensembles of the recent Lion's Club productions of  <I><B>Oliver!</B></I> and <I><B>Merlin!</B></I>  By the way, those who have seen him sing, dance and act in these productions, have strongly advised him not to quit his day job!  So it is fortunate that Dr. Jay thoroughly enjoys being the Transitional Senior Pastor at the United Church of Christ in Keene.  Through his involvement in local theater, he has developed several special friendships for which he is grateful to God.  Jay especially thanks: Marty for affirming him and giving opportunities for pursuing his long held fantasy of appearing on stage, his <I><B>Rumors</B></I> "wife" Marilyn for believing in him throughout this production, and Scott, his "drama coach" for working with him on lines and character development.  It has been great fun and deeply inspirational to work with this talented cast and crew!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="25ff7da70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="167" ALT="David Teubner in a scene from "Wait Until Dark"" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>David Teubner</B></FONT> is fairly new to acting, performing most recently in the Lions Club, <I><B>The </B></I><I><B>Music Man</B></I> and Actor’s Circle Theatre as Melvin P. Thorpe in the play, <I>T</I><I><B>he Best Little Whorehouse in Texas</B></I> and as the character Sid in Michael Cohen’s original musical <I><B>The Neon Coconut</B></I>. David has a love of singing and is often found singing karaoke. When not singing, David is a website designer with <A HREF="http://www.keeneonline.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.KeeneOnline.com"><U><B>http://www.KeeneOnline.com</B></U></A>, a business he started five years ago when he moved to Keene from Framingham, MA.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 217 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3b368600.gif" border=0 width="104" height="96" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mark Tullgren</B></FONT>, after a six year hiatus, returned to the stage at the request of his bride, Marilyn Parpan for Vermont Theatre Company's <I><B>Lights Up On Broadway</B></I>. Theatergoers may remember Mark from past roles such as Hines, the time study man in <I><B>The Pajama Game</B></I>; Applegate, the Devil in <I><B>Damn Yankees</B></I>; Nathan Detroit in <I><B>Guys and Dolls</B></I>; and the King in <I><B>The King and I</B></I>, just to mention a few. Mark has had leading roles in <I><B>The Music Man</B></I>, <I><B>Annie Get Your Gun</B></I>, <I><B>Sound of Music</B></I>, <I><B>Pippin</B></I> and <I><B>Li'l Abner</B></I>. Not only content with acting, Mark has directed <I><B>Fiddler on the Roof</B></I>, <I><B>Sweet Charity</B></I>, <I><B>South Pacific</B></I>, <I><B>The Music Man</B></I>, <I><B>Sound of Music</B></I> and <I><B>Hello, Dolly!</B></I> Theater has been a big part of Mark's life, however, "the joy of his life is his wife, our children (he has 5 daughters) and our four grandchildren."</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 431 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="65f7dc70.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="199" ALT="Eric Walther" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="397"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Eric Walther </B></FONT>(Current Advertising Coordinator) is a veteran of stage productions throughout the local region. The year 2006 marks 10 years in the area, during that time earning a BA in Theatre at Keene State and recently marked his 6th year at C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. He's been involved in over 33 productions since 1995. He has been involved with 9 out of the last 10 Keene Lions Club annual shows. He's had leading roles in many and was Assistant Director for <I><B>The Music Man</B></I> in 2005. He has performed with Keene State College, Vermont Theatre Company, Jeff Stout Concepts and Branch River Theatre. Productions to name a few were <I><B>Fiddler on the Roof</B></I>, <I><B>Bye Bye Birdie</B></I>, <I><B>Damn Yankees</B></I>, <I><B>Ten Little Indians</B></I>, <I><B>Mid-Summer Nights Dream</B></I>, <I><B>Importance of Being Earnest</B></I>, <I><B>My Three Angels</B></I>, <I><B>Working</B></I>, <I><B>Noises Off!</B></I>, <I><B>The Unexpected Guest</B></I>, <I><B>Killjoy</B></I> and most recently the revue, <I><B>Back to Broadway</B></I> (which he also directed). Directing credits include <I><B>The Dining Room</B></I>, <I><B>All in the Timing</B></I>, <I><B>On Broadway</B></I> and a one act called <I><B>Hard Candy</B></I>. He recently directed the original musical by Jon O'Brien called <I><B>Merlin</B></I> last June. He serves as 2nd Vice President of the Keene Lions Club, curent President of Vermont Theatre Company, on the board of BRT. He's currently directing another musical revue for the Vermont Theatre Company stage in November. Always supportive in his life are his mom, dad, grandma and brother. He also wants to show recognition to Madarine Orange & Sean Bean, J & Kiwi, Gollum, Seabiscuit and the Mother of 9 & The Blacksmith. A special thanks for the wind in his life, his once and future lady on and off the stage, Cristen, for her love and friendship. We are such stuff that dreams are made on......</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>TAKE NOTE!</U></B></div> <div> Branch  River Theatre  has obtained tax exempt status recognized b the IRS. That means our donations to BRT are now tax deductible! If you would like to make a financial contribution to the well-being of BRT, please take a moment to speak with our Treasurer, Sherman Morrison by call 603-357-9613. <I><B>THANKS!</B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="mailto: branchriver@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: branchriver@yahoo.com"><U><B>mailto: branchriver@yahoo.com</B></U></A><B>   </B><B> </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>