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TAD JANES - Last updated 6/17/24

Shorter:

Tad is the Founding Producing Artistic Director of MET and Theatre Program Manager at Frederick Community College. BFA from West Virginia University and Masters from the University of Kent in Canterbury and Goucher College.

MET mainstage: The Squirrels (Scurius), Curse of the Starving Class (Weston), A View from the Bridge (Alfieri), Superior Donuts (Arthur),  Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (George), The 39 Steps (cast), Macbeth (Macbeth), American Buffalo (Donnie), Killer Joe (Ansel), How I Learned to Drive (Peck), True West (Lee), The Threepenny Opera (Peachum), A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) and his original solo show Truthpaste: A Blotto Biography. 

Tad is the Founding Producing Artistic Director of Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Program Manager of Theatre at Frederick Community College, and a Founder of The Comedy Pigs. He holds degrees from West Virginia University (BFA), University of Kent in Canterbury, UK (MA PaR Ensemble Theatre) and Goucher College (MA in Arts Administration).

Directing credits include- MET: World Premieres: Oediups Rox, Planet Claire, Pickle My Monkey, The Canterbury Tales, A Doll's House, and Democracy: A Work in Progress. Other MET mainstage shows include: Angels in America: Part 1, Meteor Shower, Hand to God, The Complete works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (2017), Rocky Horror (2016), One Man Two Guvnors, Good People, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Cripple of Inishman, End Days, The Pavilion, The Underpants, Reckless, Arms and the Man, The Big Slam, Durang/Durang, and Beyond Therapy.  Other: Hand to God, Dead Man's Cell Phone and Buried Child at McDaniel College, Fool for Love at Shepherd University where he also developed the student sketch comedy show Teabaggin' My Coffee.

Acting credits include: MET mainstage: Curse of the Starving Class (Weston), A View from the Bridge (Alfieri), Superior Donuts (Arthur),  Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe? (George), The 39 Steps (cast), Macbeth (Macbeth), American Buffalo (Donnie), Killer Joe (Ansel), How I Learned to Drive (Peck), True West (Lee), and The Threepenny Opera (Peachum) and Tad's original solo show Truthpaste: A Blotto Biography.  In addition, Tad can be seen annually as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

Scenic Design: Rocky Horror, A Doll's House, Something Brilliant, Wonder of the World, Independence, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, A Christmas Story, True West, and Arms and the Man.

Lighting Design: Planet Claire, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Something Brilliant, Blue Window, Betrayal, Lysistrata, Assassins, Skin Deep, The Mystery of Irma Vepp

Sound Design: In the Next Room, Company, Red Herring, Democracy: A Work in Progress, Proof, Psycho Beach Party, Skin Deep, Finally Heard

Educational Bio: Tad holds a BFA in Acting/Directing from West Virginia University, an MA in Arts Administration from Goucher College and a MA in Ensemble Theatre from The University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. Tad has taught classes and workshops in Chicago and at numerous college and high school theatre festivals. He is the Program Manager for Theatre at Frederick Community College (FCC), has taught at Shepherd University, FCC, and The Ensemble School, directed at both Shepherd and McDaniel College, has adjudicated at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, is the Artistic Director of Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET), and is one of the founders of the MET, Comedy Pigs, and The Ensemble School.

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TIM SELTZER - Last updated June 4, 2014

Tim Seltzer is an actor, director and MET company member.

Directing credits include: Twelfth Night.(MET) (DCMetro Arts Best Director List 2014),

The Eight Reindeer Monologues (MET), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare – Abridged (Thomaston Opera House – CT), Eleemosynary (MET-X and HITW), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (No Dog) and Amadeus (FTP).

Acting credits include: Sherlock Holmes The Final Adventure (OOH), Superior Donuts (MET),  There's No Place Like Home (MET), Frankenstein (MET), The Cat in the Hat (MET Fun Company), Piper (MET-X), God of This World (MET Lab), The Arsonist (MET), In The Next Room (MET), The Love List (OOH), Closer Than Ever (Being Revived), Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them (MET), Clockwork Orange (MET), Doubt: A Parable (No Dog), Beyond Therapy (AOL), It's a Wonderful Life (HITW), Comedy of Errors (HITW), As You Like It (Turtle Theater) and Harvey (Wamer Studio Theater).

Scenic Design: Dog Sees God (No Dog) and Eleemosynary (MEX-X).

Sound Design: Amadeus (FTP)

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DOUG GROVE - Last updated Sept 25, 2016

PROGRAM BIO (Cut BOLD if needed): Doug Grove is a proud Company Member and Technical Director of the Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET). He has worked with many theatre companies across Maryland doing lights, set, props, special effects and stage management including the MET, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Hood College Theatre, and Landless Theatre Company. Favorite shows include: Eurydice (HCT), A Midsummer Night's Dream (CSC), Lieutenant of Inishmore (MET), and Balls Deep in Love (MET-X).

WEBSITE BIO: Coming

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STEVE CUSTER - Last updated July 26, 2019

Steve Custer is a company member with the Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET): Hand to God, The Pillowman, 1984, The Importance of Being Earnest. Local Credits: Landless Theatre Company's Sweeney Todd: Prog-Metal Version, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Puffs; Being Revived Theatre's Reefer Madness, It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! Other Credits: Folger Shakespeare Library's Othello, Voicework for Bethesda Softworks' Fallout Series, Stunt extra in Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Wonder Woman 1984. He also visits sick youth at local hospitals as Spider-man.

MET Credits (Became a company member August 2015):

• • The Importance of Being Earnest - Algernon Moncrieff (Main Stage 2013)

  • The Star Stealer - Xavier Zenith (Fun Company 2014)

  • Twelfth Night - Antonio; Fight Choreography (Main Stage 2014)

  • A Revolutionary Christmas - Peter (Main Stage 2014)

  • The Little Prince - The Fox (Fun Company 2015)

  • Amazing Interactive Adventure 2 - Costumes (Fun Company 2015)

  • The Shape of Things - Director (MET-X Production 2015)

  • Bad Fiction - Costumes (METLab Production 2016)

  • Rocky Horror Picture Show - Phantom Ensemble (MET & FCC 2016)

  • Family Holiday - Andy (Main Stage 2016)

  • The Great Mouse Detective Agency - Chief (Fun Company 2017)

  • 1984 - O'Brien & Party Member; Fight Choreography (Main Stage 2017)

  • The Pillowman - Katurian (Main Stage 2018)

  • Heathers - Fight Choreography (MET-X Production 2018)

  • Hand to God - Timothy; Fight Choreography (Main Stage 2018)

  • Let The Right One In - Fight Choreography (Main Stage 2018)

  • Curse of the Starving Class - Sgt. Malcolm & Slater (Main Stage 2019)

  • Sherlock! The Musical - Professor Moriarty (MET Summer Youth 2019)

  • Sweat - Fight Choreography (Main Stage 2019)

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ALLISON DUVALL - Last updated June 4, 2014

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ACTING BIO:

Vanessa Strickland, is an actor, artist, puppeteer, and proud company member of the MET and Young Playwrights Theater (YPT) in Washington, DC. Credits: New Play Festival '14 (YPT), Holly Down in Heaven (Forum Theatre; recognized as Best Supporting Actress by DC Metro Theater Arts), Pascal's Aquarium (CapFringe '12) I Like Nuts! The Musical (CapFringe '12). She was a company member at the Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park from 2006-2007 and performed in several of their shows, including The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Alice in Wonderland, and the Wizard of Oz. Most recently, Vanessa directed and collaborated with area puppeteers to create MATERIALIZE, an original puppet production focusing on stories of identity, objectification, and realization. MET mainstage: Frankenstein, The Elephant Man, The Arsonists, Vibrator Play, Glass Menagerie, Antigone, Why Torture is Wrong..., A Clockwork Orange, Dracula; Fun Company: Young Olympians (FringeNYC 2014), Commedia (Princess & the Pea, Puss in Boots, Pinocchio), The Amazing Interactive Adventure, and Ma Lien & the Magic Paintbrush. www.vanessastrickland.net

TEACHER/DIRECTOR BIO:

Vanessa Strickland, is a proud MET company member and a company member of Young Playwrights Theater (YPT) in Washington, DC. Past directing credits include: MET-X: MATERIALIZE; MET Fun Company: The Star Stealer and Heidi. Previous: teaching & directing Shakespeare for 3rd-6th graders at Chevy Chase Elementary and improv and storytelling sessions for 3rd-8th graders at the Katherine Thomas School (Imperial Presents Productions); teaching artist for PreK-5th graders at various schools in the MD/VA area (InterAct Story Theatre). Throughout the year, Vanessa reviews and workshops short plays with DC students as part of Young Playwrights' Theatre.

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WEBSITE BIO:

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LORRIE LEE - Last updated June 2014

Lorrie Lee - Props bio

Lorrie is a long standing and proud company member. Her props credits include The 5th of July, Little Shop of Horrors, Psycho Beach Party, Assassins, Proof, The Underpants, Wonder of the World, Betty the Yeti, Something Brilliant Will Come to Us, Red Herring, Biker Macbeth, The Cripple of Inishmann, A Doll's House, Jeckyll and Hyde, Finally Heard, God of This World, and One Man Two Guvnors and Fred's Diner. Lorrie is also the Office Manager.

Lorrie Lee - Stage Management bio

Lorrie is a proud company member as well as Office Manager. Her Stage Management credits include Mother Goose, Lucy Rose, Ma Lein and the Magic Paintbrush, The Velveteen Rabbit, Heidi, The Star Stealer, Junie B. Jones and Amazing Interactive Adventure 2.

Lorrie Lee - ASM bio

Lorrie has been assistant stage manager for The Women of Lockerbie and How I Learned to Drive. She is a long standing company member and the Office Manager.

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JULIE HERBER - Last updated February 2020

ACTING BIO (feel free to edit/cut as needed!)

is Associate Artistic Director of the Maryland Ensemble Theatre and Artistic Director of The Fun Company. MET credits include: Sweat, Circle Mirror Transformation, Curse of the Starving Class, Radium Girls, Fred's Diner, Top Girls,Superior Donuts, Oedipus Rox, Stupid F**king Bird, Good People, Clybourne Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Glass Menagerie, Eight Reindeer Monologues, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Dusty & the Big Bad World, The Canterbury Tales, A Doll's House, Almost Maine, Macbeth, Killer Joe, Company, Planet Claire.

DIRECTING BIO

is Associate Artistic Director of the Maryland Ensemble Theatre and Artistic Director of The Fun Company. She has appeared in, directed and choreographed countless productions, throughout the mid-atlantic region. Julie is a Teaching Artist for The Ensemble School and also teaches as an adjunct  at Frederick Community College and McDaniel College. MET Directing credits include: A Christmas Carol, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Let the Right One In, 1984, The Elephant Man, Peter & the Starcatcher and Frankenstein.

TECH BIO

is Associate Artistic Director at Maryland Ensemble Theatre and Artistic Director of The Fun Company. Previous costume design for MET includes:Lt. of Inishmore, Planet Claire: A Sci -Fi Go-Go Musical, A Clockwork Orange, The Canterbury Tales, The Cripple of Inishman, It's A Wonderful Life, Ruthless and A Christmas Twist. Julie is also an instructor for The Ensemble School and also teaches Theatre/Acting & Musical Theatre Dance Styles at Frederick Community and McDaniel College.

CHOREO BIO

is Associate artistic Director of the Maryland Ensemble Theatre and Artistic Director of The Fun Company. MET: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Planet Claire, Wild Party, Grand Ol' Hee Haw & Ruthless. McDaniel College: Spring Awakening, Hair, Carrie, Hairspray. Stevenson University: Cabaret. Julie is an instructor for The Ensemble School, and also teaches Theatre/Acting & Musical Theatre Dance Styles at Frederick Community College and McDaniel College.

CHOREO/INTIMACY DIRECTION

is Associate artistic Director of the Maryland Ensemble Theatre and Artistic Director of The Fun Company. She has completed mulitple levels of training with TIE (Theatrical Intimacy Education) in hopes of cultivating advocacy for artists and spreading consent practices through the theatre community and artistic spaces. Intimacy Direction MET: Circle Mirror Transformation, Detroit '67, Meteor Shower. 

EDUCATION BIO

Julie holds a BS in Theatre from Towson University. She is an adjunct faculty member at Frederick Community College (FCC) and McDaniel College, has taught at Mount Saint Mary's College, and The Ensemble School, directed and choreographed at both FCC, McDaniel College and Stevenson University,  Julie is an Associate Artistic Director of Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET), Artistic Director of the Fun Company and heads the Educational Outreach program at MET..

WEB BIO (Coming)

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TOM MAJAROV - Last updated Feb. 1, 2016

Tom Majarov is a Sound Designer, Actor, Comedy Pigs Alumni and has been a Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) company member since it's founding. Tom began his sound design career while in high school desiging for the Winchester LIttle Theatre in Winchester, VA. Having desinged 2+ shows per season for the MET his design credits are too numerous to list here, though some of his favorites are Lysistrata, "The Scottish Play", and 39 Steps. Tom has also taken the MET stage as the Prince of Verona in Romeo and Juliet, King Duncan in "The Scottish Play", various roles in Lysistrata, Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night, and the Doctor of Philosophy in The Arsonists.

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Updated: 10/02/2014

Program Bio

Lia Seltzer is a proud Company Member at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre. Her acting credits include, The Most Amazingly Awesome Interactive Adventure (MET Fun Co.), There's No Place Like Home (MET), Good People (MET), Piper (MET-X), Twelfth Night (MET), Eleemosynary(MET-X) In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (MET), Finally Heard (MET), I am Not my Mother (MET-X), Eight Reindeer Monologues (MET), Grace and Glorie (FTP), Amadeus (FTP). Her producing credits include Dog Sees God (NoDOG), Doubt (NoDOG), Frankenstein (NoDOG). Directing credits include Doubt (NoDOG), and A Wish Come True (MET Fun Co.).

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Gené Fouché: Updated 3/6/22

Headshot on file

Director bio:

Gené is a founder of MET where she serves as Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education. Other MET directing credits include: The Revolutionists, Sweat, The 39 Steps, Killer Joe, Something Brilliant Will Come to Us, Skin Deep, The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee among others. Regionally she has directed for Landless Theatre , Fun Company, McDaniel College and Tell Baby Productions. Gené teaches theatre at McDaniel College. 

Actor bio:

Gené is a founder of MET where she serves as Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education. Favorite MET appearances include: Admissions, Rapture Blister Burn, Circle Mirror Transformation, Proof, The Underpants, Exuviae, Wonder of the World, Biker Macbeth, How I Learned to Drive, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Planet Claire, A Christmas Carol.  She teaches theatre at McDaniel College.

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Matt Lee (Updated 2/1/15)

is a MET company member.  Previous MET shows include Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Glass Menagerie, Completely Hollywood (Abridged), Pickle My Monkey, Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, Hee Haw..., Why Torture is Wrong..., The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, End Days and A Clockwork Orange.  He is also co-creator of the Laugh Station and Green House comedy series.  He has a been a student and teacher with the Ensemble School.

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Laura K. Stark (updated 3/12/15

Laura K. Stark is a MET Company member.  Professional credits include the MET's production of  Superior Donuts (Randy) , End Days (Sylvia) and The 25th Annual . . .Spelling Bee (Rona and Olive's Mother) and the stage premiere of Bad Fiction (Billie Fink).  She has also performed in such roles as Into the Woods (Lucinda/US Witch), Once Upon A Mattress (Winifred), Merrily We Roll Along (Mary) and Time of Your Life (Kitty Duvall).  She was seen nationally in tours of Fiddler on the Roof (Tzeitel) and the 50th Anniversary of Oklahoma (Ensemble/US Aunt Eller).   She has performed with such groups as NYC Improv Company and Gotham City Improv as well as being a current member of the MET's own Comedy Pigs.  She currently teaches the Adult Improv class at the MET.

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Rona Mensah 8-1-19

Rona Mensah, is a MET Company Member.  Her MET acting credits include: *Finally Heard:Feminine Heroes of an Uncivil War, Durang Durang,*Skin Deep, Anton in Show Business,*Planet Claire:A Sci-Fi Go-Go Musical, The Santaland Diaries, Psycho Beach Party,*Democracy, Lysistrata, The Pavilion, Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge,*Something Brilliant Will Come To Us,*Exuviae, All New Grand Ol Hee Haw Hootenanny Hoedown Jamboree, In the Next Room (The Vibrator Play), Clybourne Park, Good People  (*indicates MET original work). Other credits: Camelot (FtP), Singin' In the Rain' (Other Voices), Skin of Our Teeth (Feste'), and Doubt (NoDOG).  Rona is thrilled to contribute to the MET as it continues to bring Gutsy Theater at a Great Price to Frederick audiences and beyond!

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Devin Gaither 4/7/2016

Devin Gaither is a proud MET company member and adjunct instructor at Frederick Community College where she teaches art and theatre. Devin is also a passionate aerialist, spending her time training on the flying trapeze, aerial silks, static trapeze, and lyra. At MET, Devin enjoys stage managing, performing, playwriting, props designing, and managing MET's annual Play's in Progress festival

MET Credits: 

-Stage Management: The Arsonists, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Christmas Carol (2012-2015), The 39 Steps, American Buffalo, The Grande Ole Hee Haw Hootenanny Hoedown Jamboree, Boeing-Boeing, Planet Claire

-Property Design: Amazing Interactive Adventure 2, The Elephant Man, The Importance of Being Earnest, Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them

-Stage Performance: Stupid F*cking Bird (Nina), The Shape of Things (Evelyn), A Wish Come True (Jensen), Finally Heard (Euphemia Goldsboro), Anitgone (Ismane), A Clockwork Orange (Marty/Ensemble), Don Q (Lady of the Night), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck)

-Playwright: The Little Mermaid, My Monster and Me

-Assistant Light Design: Robin Hood Occupy Sherwood

-Sound Design: Heidi

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James McGarvey 01/21/20

James McGarvey is a MET company member and improv instructor. Past MET performances include Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge, MacBeth, A Christmas Carol, Completely Hollywood (Abridged), Elephant Man, as well as many Fun Company productions. James has been a member of local comedy troupe’s, Comedy Pigs, and has performed with regional area Baltimore Improv Group. He is also a regular with MET Comedy Night and has appeared in several MET-X productions. Special thanks to family and friends for their continued love and support.

Props Designer - Bad Jews, Stupid Fucking Bird, Clybourne Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Glass Menagerie, End Days, Dean Man's Cell Phone, Sweat

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Thomas Michael Scholtes - 4/9/2016

Long Bio:

Thomas is a MET company member since 2015, and has been a member of the MET's in-home improv troupe The Comedy Pigs since 2009.

Past MET Mainstage performances include: Pickle My Monkey (2013), The Arsonists (2015), One Man, Two Guvnors (2015), and Oedipus Rox! (2016) 

Past Fun Company productions include: The Pirates of Pelican Point (2011), Daytona McKane and the Quest for the Golden Mole (2013), The Star Stealer (2014), The Little Mermaid (2015), The Young Olympians and the Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure (2015), and Cinderella (2016).

Other Regional performances: Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) (2009), Chicago (2010), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2010), Into The Woods (2011), Reefer Madness (2014)

In addition to over 100 performance with The Comedy Pigs, Thomas also teaches Adult Improv for the MET's Ensemble School, and hosted four summer Improv workshops at the MET in 2015. He also organized the Comedy Pig's Comedy Extravaganza, a weekend comedy fest combining improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy from performers all around the Maryland/DC/Virginia area. Leading the charge for more Comedy Pigs videos, Thomas also created the 2010 Frederick-area smash hit, "Frederick State of Mind."

Short Bio:

Thomas has been a MET company member since 2015, a member of the The Comedy Pigs since 2009, and Ensemble School teacher since 2015.

MET Mainstage performances include: Pickle My Monkey, The Arsonists, One Man, Two Guvnors, and Oedipus Rox!

Other Regional performances include Every Christmas Story Ever Told, Chicago, Into The Woods, and Reefer Madness.

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Mak Nichols     

History   ;Mak started acting and stage managing in 1975 while living in Ohio with Theatre 35.

While with this group he participated in over 20 shows in different positions. Mak then went back to college and got his BA in Theatre Arts at the University of Maryland, with emphasis in stage managing. Upon graduating he worked 5 years at Area stage as an assistant carpenter and grip. He then joined Equity and worked at American Showcase Theatre for two years, as well as participating in Equity Showcase presentations. He then stopped his membership with Equity and then acted and stage managed with community theaters in Prince George's County. Moving to Frederick he joined  the MET.

MET Stage Managing 

 2000 season: The Big Slam, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),

The Mystery of Irma Vep, Arms and the Man, Durang/Durang.

2001 season: Romeo and Juliet, The Bible-the Complete Word of God (Abridged), The Rocky Horror Show, A Christmas Story

2003 season: Planet Claire

2004 season: The Complete History of America (Abridged), Betrayal

2006  How I learned to Drive, The Women of Lockerbie

2007 Blue  Window, Wreck the Halls

2008 The Cripple of Innismaan

2011 The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, A Clockwork Orange

2013-14 The All New Grande Ole Hee Haw Hootenany Hoe Down Jamboree (ASM)

MET Acting

2005 Lysisitrata (chorus)

2010 Dracula (chorus)

2011 The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner