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Zanesville
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Zanesville
Community Theatre, Inc. |
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| Zanesville Community Theatre, Inc. (ZCT )is a wholly volunteer organization, having no paid staff positions. ZCT serves the Zanesville and Southeastern Ohio areas. ZCT is dedicated to the production of plays, musicals, and other dramatic presentations; and to the education of our members and the communities we serve in theatrical techniques and presentations. ZCT's first show was in November 1963. ZCT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. |
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Cast & Crew Bios -
J.B.
Show
Pictures Director's Notes
Performance
Dates
January 24,
31, 2010
- 2:30pm
Full: $12, Senior: $8,
Student: $8, Youth: $5
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Bruce Revennaugh (Zuss) |
| T. JohnPaul Adams (Nickles) is happy to be performing in his debut at ZCT. Prior to moving to Zanesville, Johnpaul assisted on and offstage while in college at Cedarville University. His acting history includes Alice in Wonderland (Gryphon), Little Read Riding Hood: A Children's Opera (Wolf/Woodsman), Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid (Thomas Diaforous), and in the first production of The Lily of Persia: A New Musical among others. Micah 6:8. | |
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Todd King (J.B.)
- Todd is what some might call a “seasoned veteran” of the Zanesville Community
Theatre stage. He has performed in a number of productions here, since the early 1990’s. Most recently, he played dual roles in
“Honk!” (two distinct forms of poultry), and prior to that as the lecherous footman in
“Something’s Afoot”. He enjoys both the on-stage reverie as well as the backstage trench work. In
J.B. he will attempt to portray a modern day Job, and hopes you will leave the theater with a renewed sense of the world’s “big picture” (God is not accountable to us…she allows our existence and allows us to wonder and be wondered of). He encourages you to expect not just good community theatre from ZCT; but to expect excellent theatre from a company that happens to be right here, in your community. |
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Amy King (Sarah) This script terrified me. Seriously! But who can resist a dark drama that leaves one with such hope at the end? Not I! I am honored to be playing the part of Sarah opposite my husband, Todd. In ten years of acting with Todd, this is our first drama together. I daresay, it won’t be our last, as we love this theatre and the folks that make it all happen. If I do my job, Sarah will strum the strings of your heart and leave you with a newfound appreciation of life. I encourage you to enjoy the humor (dark and rare as it is) along the way! |
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Dave Kerr (The Distant Voice) After traveling the world over and retiring from the U.S. Air Force, David has returned to his hometown of Zanesville. He has performed in numerous shows in the past, to include portraying the characters of Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music, Samuel in Pirates of Penzance, and Arvide Abernathy in Guys & Dolls. For the past six years, David has been a cast member of the Living Word Outdoor Drama. David has been married for 26 years. He and his wife Rita have four children; Amanda, who attends Muskingum University, Aaron, who attends The Ohio State University, and the remaining two, Cassandra and Nathaniel, attend the East Muskingum Middle School in New Concord. |
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Grace Johnson (Rebecca) is 8 years old and is in the third grade at Bishop Fenwick School. J.B. is her 5th show on the ZCT stage. Most recently she played Gladys Herdman in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Grace also enjoys reading, singing, dancing and playing tennis. |
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Cary Underwood (Ruth) |
| Cassie Kerr (Mary) Cassie is in the 8th grade at the East Muskingum Middle School. This is her first opportunity to perform with the ZCT and she is looking forward to expanding her growing appreciation for the arts. She is active in the band and choir at school and has taken ballet for five years and has performed in the Nutcracker twice, one of those with the Moscow Ballet. | |
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Paul Palmer (Jonathan) |
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Tony Palmer (David) |
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Angel Palmer (First Maid) |
| Kaylee Cravenor (Second Maid) | |
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Dan Brown (First Roustabout) |
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Rich Tolliver (Second
Roustabout) has spent over 30 years around the theater - set building and design, acting in musicals, comedies and dramas, producing, writing, directing and taking out the trash. "It's all good" he says "but I am most proud of our involvement with our annual
Christmas Angel Tree Benefit and the work we've done with kids in the schools. "It's simple really, we are here to tell a story and when the audience gets it, it doesn't get any better than that." |
| Dan Brown (First Soldier) | |
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Kevin Lucas (Second Soldier) |
| Janelle Hubble (The Girl) | |
| Dan Brown (First Reporter) | |
| Rich Tolliver (Second Reporter) | |
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Phil Palmer (First Police Officer) |
| Dan Brown (Second Police Officer) | |
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Sue Barzda (Boticelli) |
| Michele Bryan Wilson (Miss Mabel) is making her debut on the Zanesville Community Theatre stage. Her last adventure in theatre was directing Medea at Ohio University-Zanesville in 1993. She is an OUZ Thespian of the 70's. | |
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Nicholas Clawson (Boy) |
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Shelley Tolliver (Lesure)
is happy to find herself involved in Eric Blake's vision of JB. As a last minute addition, she was literally thrust into a complex world of characters and compelling story dynamics. In catching up, she has learned a huge amount about language and the vast range of interpretations surrounding the story of Job. Detailing the set has been great fun and a wonderful opportunity to learn about circus life and designs from days gone by. When not on stage, this happy-go-lucky lefty is wife to Rich Tolliver (Eliphaz) and is seeking her Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Not one to miss a challenging opportunity, she is gearing up to assist Bruce Revennaugh in directing Death of A Salesman, assist in the construction and planning of Noises Off and is ready for some good ole' rock-n-roll with the summer production of All Shook Up in which she'll assist Bruce and husband, Rich, in bringing a great show to life! She thanks everyone for supporting the arts at ZCT. |
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Phoenix Palmer (Jolly) |
| Cindy Sterling (Murphy) Active
in theatre for over 30 years, Cindy is looking forward to playing the
snooty, homeless character, Murphy, in this production of
J.B.
" Once the acting bug bites, theatre gets into your
bloodstream -- you love it.
I believe in supporting the arts,
and this is my way of 'paying it forward,' as Woody Hayes liked to
say." In
her time not on stage, Cindy can be found teaching English at Maysville
High School as well as directing the school plays.
Her favorite theatre roles include the explosive, temperamental,
Hungarian cook, Mitzi, in A Murder
Is Announced,
the naughty fairy, Trollarina, in Sleeping
Beauty, Doris in The Cemetery
Club, Lillie in Mixed Doubles,
Martha in Arsenic and Old Lace,
and Mrs. Baker in Come Blow Your
Horn. Cindy
lives with her son Matthew when he's home from OSU, as well as her two
cats. Her
daughter, Kayla, and son-in-law, Joey, who live in Vermont, are expecting
a baby in
late April. |
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| Janice Blake (Adams) | |
| Phil Palmer (First CDO) | |
| Kevin Lucas (Second CDO) | |
| Rich Tolliver (Eliphaz) | |
| Dave Kerr (Zophar) | |
| Kevin Lucas (Bildad) | |
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Eric Blake (Director)
- Eric has been involved in theatre for many years He loves being involved either on stage or working behind the scenes. It was instilled in him at an early age that it is just as important to know set construction and other technical aspects of theatre as well as developing acting skills. Eric has been involved with ZCT for several years where he is currently the President of the Board of Directors. He feels that it is so important to give back to our community, and being involved with ZCT affords him that opportunity by nurturing young talent and providing them a safe place to learn and have a good time. Eric enjoys directing as well as being on stage. Eric has recently directed Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and The Lion In Winter and co-directed Steel Magnolias and A Murder Is Announced at Zanesville Community Theatre. J.B. provides the opportunity for each of us to reflect on our lives and explore our own convictions. He hopes that you truly enjoy this show as much as he has enjoyed directing and working with this wonderful cast and crew! Eric would like to thank you for supporting Zanesville Community Theatre over the years! J.B., published in 1958, is a play in verse based on the biblical story of Job. It represents Archibald MacLeish's responses to the horrors he saw during two world wars. This show was the Pulitzer Prize Play of 1959 as well as the Tony Award for Best Play of that year. MacLeish tells the story of an American banker-millionaire whom God commands be stripped of his family and his wealth but who refuses to turn his back on God. One might wonder why I would choose to direct a work that contains so much death and destruction. The answer is simple, because of the message that Archibald MacLeish leaves audiences. |
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Amy Underwood (Assistant Director) Archibald MacLeish’s stunning verse play, J.B., brought me to the theatre many years ago. My first onstage experience for the Zanesville Community Theatre was in the cast of this beautiful piece of theatre. It was an intense learning experience for me; one which introduced me to the power of a well-done piece of theatre. My mentor for all of this was a remarkable woman, Mary Elizabeth Stiers, and it is in her honor that I have taken all the lessons learned over thirty plus years of theatrical experience and tried to pour them into this very meaningful production. It is my hope that audience members, as well as the J.B. company members, will find inspiration and positive insights here to carry along with them throughout this new year. |
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Nancy Hynds (Producer) |
Head
shots of cast members ©2005-2010 Dan Olson, used
with permission.
Ph. 740-408-0428
Head shot of Kevin Lucas by David Dittmar, used with permission
Head shot of cast member David Kerr ©2010, Shelley Tolliver, used with
permission