Actor, Director, & Playwright Profiles

Name: Maria Bish
First Year at Scene One: 2006
Scene One Acting Credits: Psycho Beach Party (2006), Cowboys (2006), Vanities (2007), At First Sight (2012), The Savannah Sipping Society (2017), SAST Stubborn Bolts (2018), Last Lists of My Mad Mother (2023)
Scene One Directing Credits: SAST: The Three Doors Don’t Come A Knocking (2010), SAST The Elevator (2019)
More Local Theatre Acting Credits: Nunsense, Much Ado About Nothing, Robber Bridegroom, Ten Little Indians, City of Angels, Angel Street, Mamma Mia
More Local Theatre Directing Credits: Harvey, At First Sight, Noises Off (2024)


Name: Brian Bray
First Year at Scene One: 2019
Scene One Playwright Credits: SAST 10: Ghost of a Chance (2019), SAST 11: Enchantment Group Therapy (2019), Tales from the Rough Writers: The Day I Died (poem & monologue), SAST 12: Library Couch (2020), Tales from the Rough Writer: Boys of Summer (2021), Tales from the Rough Writers: City of Death (2021), SAST 14: Letter to Dad (2022), Tales from the Rough Writers: The Ghost (2022), Tales from the Rough Writers: High Plains (2023)
Scene One Directing Credits: SAST 10: Ghost of a Chance (2019), SAST 11: Enchantment Group Therapy (2019), Tales from the Rough Writers: Boys of Summer (2021), Tales from the Rough Writers: City of Death (2021), SAST 14: Letter to Dad (2022), Tales from the Rough Writers: The Ghost (2022), My
Usual Shenanigans: Down the Stairs (2023)

Scene One Acting Credits: SAST 12: Library Couch (2020)
Scene One Technical Credits: Misery (2022)


Name: Rich Burdge
First Year at Scene One: 2005
Scene One Acting Credits: Psycho Beach Party (2005), Lone Star (2005), The Bald Soprano (2006), The Ballad of King Windowglass (2006), Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show (2007), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2008), Sex, Drugs & Rock N’ Roll (2008), Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather (2009), The Underpants (2009), Antigone (2010), Art (2012), Evil Dead: The Musical (2016), Scene One Serials: The Ties That Bind (2017), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (2018), Silent Sky (2019), Barefoot in the Park (2021), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (2021), SAST 14: Hero Tryouts (2022), War of the Worlds/The Lost World (2023)
Scene One Directing Credits: Antigone (2010), Constellations (2020)
Scene One Playwright Credits: SAST, The Picnic Table: A Long Way
More Local Theatre Credits: Caught in the Net (2004), The Man Who Came to Dinner (2005), Noises Off! (2008), Angel Street (2016)


Name: Hannah Dolan
First Year at Scene One: 2016
Scene One Acting Credits: Ordinary People (2016), Second Class (2018), Tales from the Rough Writers (2023)
Scene One Directing Credits: A Fine Cargo (2018)
Scene One Playwright Credits: SAST: Holidaze (2017)
Scene One Stage Management Credits: First Date (2024)
More Local Theatre Credits: Bye Bye Birdie (2015), Shrek The Musical (2015), Nunsense (2016), Mary Poppins (2016), Wizard of Oz (2017), The Foreigner (2023)


Name: Brent Echols
First Year at Scene One: 2020
Scene One Acting Credits: Library Love Seat SAST 12 (2020), 2 Stars Tales from the Rough Writers (2022), First Date (2024)
More Local Theatre Credits: The Baker in Into The Woods (2022)


Name: Maggie Eggen
First Year at Scene One: 2019
Scene One Acting Credits: SAST 10 (2019), SAST 14 (2022)
Scene One Directing Credits: My Usual Shenanigans (2023)
More Local Theatre Acting Credits: The Little Mermaid (2016), It Runs in the Family (2017), A Little Murder Never Hurt Anyone (2017), Mamma Mia (2019), The Game’s Afoot (2021), Farce of Nature (2022), Blithe Spirit (2022), An Inspector Calls (2023), Sound of Music (2023), Groundhog Day (2023)
More Local Theatre Directing Credits: Annie (AD)(2017), Misery (AD)(2023), Marry Poppins (2018), Evita (2020)
Backstage Magic Maker: Charlie Brown (2017), Mr. Roberts (2017), Sherwood (2020)


Name: Stephanie Marie Gladbach
First Year at Scene One: 2020
Scene One Acting Credits: SAST 12: The Couch (2020)
Scene One Playwright Credits: SAST: The Couch (2020), SAST: The Car (2021), Tales from the Rough Writers (2022)
Scene One Directing Credits: SAST: The Car (2021), Tales from the Rough Writers (2022)


Name: Julie Gragert Yates
First Year at Scene One: 2023
Scene One Acting Credits:
The Lessen of Time (2023), Tales from the Rough Writers (2023)
More Local Theatre Credits:
Little Shop of Horrors (2017), 9 to 5 (2018), An Antique Carol (2019), Blithe Spirit (2022), and Beauty and the Beast (2023), 9 to 5 (2024)


Name: Alexa Knippenberg
First Year at Scene One: 2024
Scene One Credits: First Date (2024)
More Local Theatre Credits: Sandra/Florence in The Play That Goes Wrong (2022), Ulla in The Producers, Heather Chandler in Heathers: The Musical (2022)


Name: Ashton Knippenberg
First Year at Scene One: 2024
Scene One Credits: First Date (2024)
More Local Theatre Credits: Lucy in Dracula the Musical (2022), Lauren in Kinky Boots (2022), Belle in Beauty and the Beast (2023)


Name: Mary Jo LaCorte
First Year at Scene One: 2006
Scene One Acting Credits: The Rill Is Speaking (2007), Kimberly Akimbo (2011), The Women of Lockerbie (2013), The Graduate (2014), Fools (2016)
Scene One Playwright Credits: Cowboys (2006), The Terminal SAST (2006), Home for the Holidays SAST: Holidaze (2017), Meeting Bert Tales from the Rough Writers (2019), Reconciliation SAST (2019), The Twisted Pickle SAST 11 (2019), Dame Judy SAST 12 (2020), Ceres, Love’s Calling (2019), K is for Kitty Tales for the Rough Writers (2022)
Scene One Directing Credits: A Thousand Clowns (2012), Requiem for a Heavyweight (2014), Wonder of the World (2016), Other Desert Cities (2020), The Cake (2021), various SAST and Rough Writers
More Local Theatre Credits: Martha in The Game’s Afoot (2021), Ethyl in On Golden Pond (2023), Betty in The Foreigner (2023)


Name: Natalie Newberry
First Year at Scene One: 2008
Scene One Acting Credits: Class Action (2008), The Graduate (2014), Readers Theatre: War of the Worlds and The Lost World (2023)
Scene One Directing Credits: The Musical of Musicals: The Musical (2019), First Date (2024)
More Local Theatre Acting Credits: Sally Brown in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (2017), Fay in At First Sight (2018), Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar (2019), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (2020), Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun (2023)
More Local Theatre Directing Credits: Death by Design (2015), Puffs (2020), Disenchanted (2021), Into the Woods (2022)


Name: Tom Renner
First Year at Scene One: 2006
Scene One Acting Credits: OG SAST (2006), Baby with the Bathwater (2006), Cowboys (2006), This is the Rill Speaking (2007), Nuts (2007), Bash (2007), Proof (2007), Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll (2008), SAST 2: The Shoes (2009), Corleone (2009), The Marriage of Bette and Boo (2009), Twelve Angry Men (2010), Tuesdays with Morrie (2011), Red (2012), Drinking in America (2015), The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (2015), SAST: Holidaze (2017), Tuesdays with Morrie (2018), The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (2018), Misery (2022)
Scene One Directing Credits: World Without Memory (2008), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (2022)


Name: Jordyn Schnieders
First Year at Scene One: 2024
Scene One Credits: First Date (2024)
More Local Theatre Credits: Snow White in Disenchanted (2021), Into the Woods (2022)


Name: Rachel Steinmeier
First Year at Scene One: 2011
Scene One Directing Credits: Love’s Calling (2019), K is for Kitty Tales from the Rough Writers (2022)
Scene One Acting Credits: Karen in Speed the Plow (2015), Cass in Wonder of the World (2016), Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2017), Della in The Cake (2021)
More Local Theatre Credits: Cinderella in Cinderella (2012), Fantine in Les Miserables, plus numerous roles at Capital City Players


Name: Curtis Sudduth
First Year at Scene One: 2018
Scene One Acting Credits: SAST 11 (2019), Tales from the Rough Writers (2019), SAST 12: The Couch (2020)
Scene One Directing Credits: SAST 11 (2019), SAST 12: The Couch (2020), Tales from the Rough Writers
More Local Theatre Credits: Tom Collins in Rent (2015), The King in The King and I, Leading Player in Pippin (2021), Lola in Kinky Boots (2022)


Name: Deborah Tragasz
First Year at Scene One: 2013
Scene One Playwright Credits: SAST: The Poles (2013), SAST 9 (2018), SAST Holidaze (2019), Tales from the Rough Writers (2021), SAST 14 (2022), My Usual Shenanigans (2023), Tales from the Rough Writers (2023)
Scene One Acting Credits: SAST: The Poles (2013), SAST: The Car (2021), Tales from the Rough Writers (2023)
More Local Theatre Credits: Little Shop of Horrors (2017), Shrek (2018), The Addams Family (2019), Bonnie & Clyde (2020), The Wizard of Oz (2021), The Robe (2021), Annie (2022(, Newsies (2023), The Sound of Music (2023), Peter and the Starcatcher (2023)


Name: Terry A. Yates, Jr.
First Year at Scene One: 2022
Scene One Acting Credits: SAST 14 (2022)
More Local Theatre Credits:
Blithe Spirts (2022), The Foreigner (2023)


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Name: Jerico Whitaker
First Year at Scene One: 2010
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Name: Chris Kennison
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Name: Patrick Polluck
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Name: Matt Connor
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Name: Gina Connor
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Name: Doug Richardson
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Name: Melle Richardson
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Name: Amy Pringer
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Name: Tiffany Garnett
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