The Cast

DARRAH LASHLEY (Vera Stark)

This is Darrah's first time performing at The Stagecrafters Theater, as well as her stage debut. She is currently studying at Playhouse West in Philadelphia; she is a graduate of Rowan University, with a BA in Theater Arts.

ELENA NAHRMANN (Gloria Mitchell)

This is Elena's first time performing at The Stagecrafters. Recent credits elsewhere include: Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Diana, Daughter of Antiochus, Gentlewoman, Fisherman 2, Sailor 1, Pirate 1) at Shakespeare in Clark Park, Philadelphia; Mr. Digger’s Spooky Christmas Radio Special (Marion, Louise, and Sarah) Pig Iron Studio; and Peter Rabbit Tales (Benjamin Bunny) at Enchantment Theater Company. Elena is a trained circus artist, performing and teaching aerial arts around the Philadelphia area; she is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Muhlenberg College, with a BA in Theater and Art History.

TANYA O'NEILL (Lottie Mcbride / Carmen Levy-Green)

This is Tanya's first performance at The Stagecrafters Theater. She has performed in local theater productions over the past fifteen years, including the one-woman show A Life in Three Dresses at the Ebenezer Museum in Germantown. In addition to her day job as Organization Development Consultant, she is on the board of 1812 Productions and co-chair of the advisory board for a local non-profit that provides mentoring and leadership development for first generation and/or low-income college students.

CANDACE MILLER (Anna Mae Simpkins / Afua Assata Ejobo)

Candace is new to our stage and to the stage in general. She writes poetry, hoping to perform it publicly, and is a student at Thomas Jefferson University, studying political science.

TYLER ANDREWS (Leroy Barksdale / Herb Forrester)

Tyler is also appearing for the first time on our stage. Previously he had been in All in a Day’s Work (Matt, Ronny, Walter) at Playhouse West, Philadelphia, and Ghostlight (Steven) at The Producers’ Club in New York. He has had roles in several films. He trains under the tutelage of Tony Savant at Playhouse West in Philadelphia.

TOM TANSEY (Fredrick Slasvick / Brad Donovan)

Tom performed at The Stagecrafters Theater in Someone Waiting (Martin), Book of Days (James), and Witness for the Prosecution (Wilfred). Recently Tom has been in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (Ken De La Maize) and Boy (Dr. Wendell) at Steel River Playhouse. Other theater credits include The Christians (Pastor Paul) at Playcrafters of Skippack, My Fair Lady (Professor Higgins) at the Broadway Theater of Pittman, NJ, the Barrymore-nominated production of 25^thAnnual Spelling Bee at the Montgomery Theater in Souderton, and in the U.S. premiers of Tiny Dynamite at Adrienne Theater, and Dumb Show at the Philly Fringe Festival in Philadelphia. Off stage, Tom is an active dramaturg and editor specializing in new play development in the Philadelphia area. None of the above would have been possible without the love and support of his lovely wife Diane.

BRIAN SCOTT CAMPBELL (Maxmillian Von Oster / Peter Rhys-Davies)

Brian is appearing here for the second time, having been in Much Ado About Nothing (Benedict). He has had a long career at Montgomery Theater, Souderton, PA, with favorite roles in Proof (Hal), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Picasso), Fuddy Meers (Miller), and Boy Gets Girl (Mercer). Other area credits include Wedding Band (Herman) at Old Academy Players, Death of a Salesman (Biff) and Seascape (Leslie) at ActorsNET, and helping to create and perform in Shakespeare in Clark Park's original piece Peril’s Island this past summer. He was in Egg Tooth (TOBO Productions) during the 2021 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Brian is a student of the Meisner Technique at Playhouse West in Philadelphia.

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