Nancy Wright (Playwright & Director) - Well-known in this area as an actor and director, Nancy is also a produced and published playwright. To date, her scripts have been staged in Chicago, Cleveland, and Tampa; a Los Angeles production is pending. Nancy's drama Why Coyotes Won't Kill You is a finalist in the Siena International Playwriting Competition. She directed Six Degrees of Separation and Lips Together, Teeth Apart on this stage. Her favorite roles have included Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lettice in Lettice and Lovage, and the title role in Lysistrata. Nancy recently made her Ann Arbor debut playing Emma Jung in The Couch at the Performance Network, where she had the pleasure of working with playwright Lynne Kaufman.
Anita Boyer (Stefanie) - Anita has appeared on the Village stage in
Baby and The Night of January 16th. She has also appeared in other local community theaters. She is an avid song writer, some of which have been used in local commercials. Currently she has a song on a "New Artist" CD for sale.
Lyndsey Fish (Tamara) - Lyndsey is a junior at Notre Dame Academy. She has appeared in many shows including
Oklahoma with Notre Dame, and Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp with Children's Theatre Workshop. She aspires to become a well known actor and writer.
Richard Harrison (Peter) - Richard is an Old West End resident since 1980. His 87 year old home is not abandoned, but is usually filled with grandkids and pets. Recently he has appeared on the Village stage as Sidney in
Catch Me If You Can and in Working. He is currently involved in
Mystery Theatre at Spaghetti Warehouse.
Benjamin Lumbrezer (Chad) - Ben was last on the Village stage in 1940's Radio
Hour. He also appeared in Six Degrees of Separation. He performs for the
Mystery Theatre at the Spaghetti Warehouse. Ben was in the 1994 All Ohio State Fair Youth Choir and appeared in
Madame Butterfly with the Toledo Opera. He is currently a waiter at Ruby Tuesday and is a Semi- Professional Actor.
Sue Sweeney (Lorna) - Sue is a relatively new face to Toledo audiences, although some of you may recognize her from the Village's production of
Working last spring. She has also performed at The University of Toledo and in Canton, Ohio. She is very grateful to have had this opportunity to play Lorna and to work with such great people.
Rick Vaught (Dan) - Rick is a well-seasoned actor, appearing in over 45 local productions in Ohio and Michigan. He appeared on the Village stage in
Six Degrees of Separation and played Uncle Fred in Prelude to a
Kiss. Rick also has been seen in City of Angels, and 1776 at The Rep; and
The Man Who Came To Dinner, Oklahoma and Puck in Midsummer Night's Dream
at The Croswell Opera House. Rick is also a Youth Specialist providing guidance and direction to students at Adrian Training School. He boasts a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwando, and performs in "Reflections," a singing group of Bedford Community Theatre. Rick thanks his wife Barb for her love and support. Rick was last seen at the Village as Lou in
1940's Radio Hour.
Diana West (Marcy) - No stranger to the Village stage, Diana was last
seen in last season's production of
Lips Together, Teeth Apart which she also regards as her favorite theatrical experience. Diana has enjoyed over 30 years in theater both on and off stage in Pennsylvania, Michigan
and Ohio however, she calls the Village her theatrical "home" and is currently serving on our Board of Directors as Vice President in charge of Production. Village audiences may also remember Diana in such past productions as
Chapter II, A Delicate Balance, Broadway Bound, and Rumors
to name a few.
Karen Wolf (Linda) - Karen is pleased to be on stage again in this her
42nd production. She says that each role enables her to tap into those inner reaches of her mind, her soul, and her imagination. She views this role as a challenge due to the depth of the character and the changes that occur in a short period of time.
A note from the Playwright/Director: Two years ago, I started uncertainly on a fascinating journey. After dreaming about it for a decade, I still had not put down on paper the novel that lived in my head. My husband, sounding like a Nike commercial, dared me to stop talking and start writing. "Just do it!" he said. And I did. But what I had to write first wasn't a novel, after all; it was this play, which a Chicago theatre staged in August ‘95. Over the next eighteen months, I wrote six more plays and worked with theatres in four states. I'm still writing scripts - I can't stop - but I'm finally writing that first novel.... Thanks, Wayne Fager, for getting me started and loving me all the while. Thanks, actors and production staff, for helping me put this together in Toledo. And thanks, theatergoers, for coming to see what we've made.
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