Catch the Butcher at Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte

Jackie Obando Carter

Jackie is thrilled to be portraying Nancy again with Post Mortem Players and making her debut at Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte. Though she can typically be found directing or costuming, she was most recently seen as Miss Jessel in The Innocents; also with PMP at Old Courthouse Theatre last December, which she also was the costumer for. She would like to thank the cast and crew for being just the loveliest bunch of people to work with, and her family for their incredible support of all her theatrical endeavors. Also, a huge shout out to Abby for allowing PMP to haunt CATCh this spring, and my husband Logan for helping with social media. Lastly, Jackie implores you to please go and give a great big hug to all of the Nancys you know in your lives.

Chuck Riordan

Chuck is ecstatic to reprise the role of Bill with Post Mortem Players in Catch the Butcher. He was last seen as Peter Quint in PMP’s production of The Innocents. He would like to thank Chris Stonnell for his vision, dedication and everything he does for PMP. To our amazing crew for all their hard work. To Heather for her incredible direction, but more importantly her guidance. To Jackie and Jennifer, there are not enough ways to express the honor, privilege and gratitude for being able to share the stage with them every night. To Abby and CATCh for allowing us to bring this show to their stage. And of course to his amazing wife Jen for her undying support. This journey would not have been possible without her.

Jennifer Briere

Jen is fairly new to the area and excited to be a part of her local theater scene! She did a lot of acting and directing in CT and RI and is adjusting to her new home in NC. She wants to thank her wife Nicole for encouraging her to audition, her son Max for his love and support, as well as the rest of her family and friends for coming out to see the show. She particularly appreciates the opportunity to be a part of this show and looks forward to doing more with Post Mortem Players.

Heather Wilson-Bowlby

Heather Wilson-Bowlby has a BA in Theatre Arts from Catawba College and an MFA in Directing from the University of Memphis. Heather was the Artistic Director of The Old Courthouse Theatre from 1997-2007 directing over 50 plays and musicals including shows like Oklahoma!, Evita, and many others. After graduating from The University of Memphis in 2010, Heather has been adjunct professor of theatre at many area colleges and has been a freelance director and educator for The Old Courthouse Theatre, Uwharrie Players, Lee St. Theatre and others. Heather lives in Albemarle with her husband Jon, and beloved pets: Elvis, Isa, Kai, Fred and Stazi.

John Harris

John welcomed the opportunity to design lights for Post Mortem Players’ production of Catch The Butcher. A veteran of community theater, John has served in a variety of lighting and stage management roles to include Proof, Gods of Comedy, All Shook Up, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Seussical, Steel Magnolias, and Nunsense. John recently received the Metrolina Theatre Association’s Award for Best Lighting Design – Non-Musical for Old Courthouse Theatre’s production of Proof.

Hilary Powell

Hilary is thrilled you’re here. If it were up to her, we would all be watching some form of horror every day of the week. Hilary spends her free time watching scary movies with her mom, decorating her house with macabre dolls and art, and going to haunted houses. After stepping away from theatre for ten years, it was The Addams Family musical at OCT that drew her back in, and she has continued the gruesome trend by performing in Hallowine, Monstersongs, and The Innocents with PMP since then. May we all catch The Butcher, before he catches us…

Aaron Bunzey

Aaron is excited to be returning to Post Mortem Players as the light & sound board operator. He works at the Children's Theatre of Charlotte downtown as the Marketing Assistant and enjoys working backstage in his free time. Nothing brings him more joy than hearing the reactions of audience members and creating an truly killer experience.

Jordan McKenzie Deese

Jordan is a native of Concord, NC. This is her her second production with Post Mortem Players and she is THRILLED (insert thriller music) to help backstage for first time. Last year she debuted with the musical Monstersongs playing a creepy/vixen siren. She has previously lived in Richmond, VA and Austin, TX where she did both stand-up and improv comedy for 9 years. This spring you can catch her in The Wedding Singer at Old Courthouse Theatre (guilty plug).

Orion Millaway

Orion is grateful for the opportunity to work on his first production with Post Mortem Players. He is also excited to be back working in the theatre again in general, after taking a decade-plus long hiatus between shows. He hopes you enjoy Catch the Butcher!

Chris Stonnell

For almost 20 years, Chris has worked in the professional non-profit arts world in Charlotte with stops at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 16 seasons with the Charlotte Symphony, and currently at Children's Theatre of Charlotte. Theatrically, he has volunteered with Concord’s Old Courthouse Theatre for over 30 years in a litany of roles from actor to intermission wine-pourer, and for the Charlotte Symphony, he adapted Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology into a play with music performed in historic Elmwood Cemetery. For Post Mortem Players, he wrote the play Christmas Spirits, which was nominated for two 2023 Metrolina Theatre Association Awards; wrote and directed an adaptation of Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado; directed the Grand Guignol classic A Crime in the Madhouse; and directed and performed in the musical Monstersongs. Chris is a lifelong fan of Halloween, horror movies, and ghost stories. He is a member of the Ghost Club, the oldest paranormal society in the world (1862). He is ecstatic to bring live horror theatre to the Charlotte area!

Abigail (Abby) Head

Abby is an actor, writer, storyteller and filmmaker based in the Charlotte area since 1998. In 2013, as a break from the seriousness of her IT consulting business, she took a weekend improv course. Abby's weekend hobby quickly evolved into a new full-time pursuit of creative ventures. She founded independent film company The Queen's Miscreants, got involved in several improv teams and local theater, and (of course) co-founded the Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte with Kevin Shimko in 2017. She currently performs with Dear Diary, A-Team, & on Game Night, and is often coaching various teams throughout the Charlotte community. When Abby has some free time, she enjoys playing board games with her three boys, planning her next film and watching her two beloved teams play their very different forms of football: The Alabama Crimson Tide and the US National Women's Team.