Pure Glitter at Kalita Humphreys Theater

GERALD TAYLOR II (Stan) Uptown Players credits include Kinky Boots and Broadway Our Way 2023. As a performer, Gerald has traveled on two national tours with Dallas Children's Theater and worked locally with Theatre 3 and the Dallas Theatre Center. As a teaching artist and Director, he has worked with Broadway Dallas and conceived and directed an original piece, In the Beginning for Teatro Dallas. Gerald received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from East Texas A&M University.

Uptown Players credits include Jada in Star of Wonder: A Carol Ann Christmas, Miss Texas in Pageant, Man 1 in Songs For A New World, Black Dude in The Toxic Avenger, Belize in Angels In America I & II, Tracey Mills in The Legend Of Georgia McBride, Richie in A Chorus Line, Willie in The View Upstairs, Lola in Kinky Boots, and Pythio in Head Over Heels. Regional credits include Jim Conley in Parade, Victor in Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Carson in Hit The Wall (WaterTower Theatre); Ensemble in Mack & Mabel, Navy Man in Caroline, or Change, Audrey in Little Shop Of Horrors (Theater Three); Ensemble in Alice in Wonderland, Ensemble in High School Musical, Angel in RENT (Casa Manana Theater); Frenchie in Cabaret, Columbia and Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, MC in Dreamgirls, White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Dallas Theater Center). Other credits include Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma), Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (Zach Theatre), Ensemble in Aida (Media Theater) and Three in What To Send Up When It Goes Down (Stage West).

Uptown Players appearances include Marty/Nurse Sample in Del Shores' A Very Sordid Wedding and Tick in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Kelly has also been seen locally as Robin & Lady Capulet in Shakespeare in Love (Shakespeare Dallas) and over 30 regional credits including Darius in Jeffrey (Hangar Theatre), Hanschen in Spring Awakening (EgoPo Philadelphia), Mavor in Gross Indecency and Louis in Angels in America (Huntington Theatre). Kelly spent many years performing as the emcee in Illusions in Provincetown alongside some of the country's biggest drag acts. When not on stage, Kelly is the award-winning director of theatre at Arlington-Martin High School and is a principal subject in the upcoming feature documentary film One Act about the competitive One Act Play contest in Texas. He holds a BFA in Acting from Boston University and an MA in Theatre Education from Emerson College.

Regional credits include P.B. Caldicott in Death Express!, understudy Simon Barclay in MacMurder! (Pegasus Theatre’s Living Black and White series), The Announcer in Radiovision (Pegasus Theatre), Frederick Fellowes in Noises Off, Charlie Martin in On Golden Pond (MainStage Irving), Hal Dobbs in Proof (Onstage in Bedford), Inspector Lord in Spider’s Web, Frank Foster in How the Other Half Loves, Lenny Ganz in Rumors (Pocket Sandwich Theatre), Milo Tindle in Sleuth (Garland Civic Theatre) and Humphrey in Will You Still Love Me in the Morning (Theatre Britain). TV voiceover credits include various characters in One Piece, Kaiju No. 8, Wind Breaker, Nyaight of the Living Cat, Gachiakuta, Fire Force, New Saga, and To Be Hero X (Crunchyroll Studios). Jake holds an Associate Degree in Film and Theatre from The Actors Conservatory of the Southwest.

Regional credits include Pablo del Valle in Native Gardens (Lewisville Playhouse), ensemble in Crazy For You (Garland Summer Musicals), Principal in If I Ain’t Got You (Taylor Theater), Davey in Newsies (Firehouse Theater), ensemble in Light in the Piazza (Dupree Theater). Film credits include a supporting role in His Stretch of Texas Ground 2 (Lost Maples Film Production). Galileo holds an Associates degree in Musical Theater from KD Conservatory.

Uptown Players credits include Hank in The Boys in the Band, Willie Conklin in Ragtime, Marcos in Kiss of the Spider Woman, and William George in Soho Cinders. Regional credits include Buddy Holly in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Garland Civic Theatre), Jonathan Harker in Dracula (Theatre Three), Daniel in Finding the Sun (Wingspan Theatre Company), and Luther Rosser in Parade (WaterTower Theatre). Recent music credits include Fate Complete (composer, music director) and Opera Box (music director/vocal arranger), both at Ochre House Theater. Voiceover credits include Nero in 91 Days and Richter in Frieren. Ian holds a BA in Philosophy from Hendrix College.

Douglas Lyons is a 2X Emmy nominated multi-hyphenate artist. As a writer, he earned a GLAAD nomination for his Broadway playwriting debut, Chicken and Biscuits, which was the 2nd most produced play in America in 2022-23. His most recent play, Table 17, which premiered Off-Broadway at MCC Theater, was deemed a New York Times Critics’ Pick and won two 2024 Audelco Awards for Best Playwright and Outstanding Ensemble. Douglas served as a writer on both seasons of Apple TV's “Fraggle Rock.” His Broadway acting credits include The Book of Mormon, plus the Original Casts of Beautiful and the Tony Award winning Broadway revival of Parade. Tour credits include Rent, Dreamgirls and The Book of Mormon. As a composer-lyricist, his music and lyrics have been featured on Nickelodeon, BET Plus, Apple TV, CBS's Sunday Morning Show, Audible and more. His other written stage works include Don't Touch My Hair (IAMA Theatre Company), Polkadots (Off Broadway Alliance Winner Best Family Show, Atlantic Theater Company), Beau (Adirondack Theatre Festival), the world premiere of Five Points (Theater Latté Da) and more. He is currently developing television with Sky Dance and Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort.

Emerson Collins is an award-winning producer, director and actor. Emerson assistant directed the world premiere stage adaptation of A Very Sordid Wedding at Uptown and performed in Southern Baptist Sissies and A Man of No Importance. Emerson produced the Off-Broadway World Premiere of Wounded at the SoHo Playhouse, the LA Drama Critics Circle Award-winning world premiere of Del Shores’ Yellow and the national tour of Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies. Emerson directed and produced the play of Six Characters in Search of a Play and the award-winning film adaptation. In film/TV, Emerson was Executive Producer for the Drag Isn’t Dangerous telethon, produced and starred in A Very Sordid Wedding and Southern Baptist Sissies, produced Blues For Willadean, co-produced and recurred in Sordid Lives: The Series for MTV’s LOGO and co-directed Shafted (5 Best Director awards.) Emerson directed the live comedy specials My Sordid Life, Sordid Confessions and Naked. Sordid. Reality.

Uptown Players credits include we are continuous, Victor Victoria, The Producers, Hello Again, Yellow, Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, The Lyons, The Boy From Oz, Catch Me if You Can, Harbor, The Nance, Mother’s and Sons, It’s Only a Play, The Tribute Artist, The Perfect Arrangement, A Very Judy Christmas, Disaster the Musical, The View Upstairs, Silver Foxes, and The Boys in the Band. Regional credits includes Brighton Beach Memoires, The Cake, Gypsy, On Golden Pond, Noises Off, Superior Donuts, American Son, Visiting Mr. Green (Theatre Arlington); Ann, Sex with Strangers, An Act of God, Grand Horizons (Stage West); Water by the Spoonful (Circle Theatre); Cabaret, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Spring Awakening (Runway Theatre); Billy Elliot, To Kill a Mockingbird, Peter and the Starcatcher, Pippin (Firehouse Theatre); Proof, Xanadu, Company, Tick Tick Boom, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (OnStage in Bedford).

Uptown Players credits include Fire and Air, The Boys in the Band, When Pigs Fly, A Very Sordid Wedding, and Disaster. Regional credits include Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All Shook Up, The Full Monty, Big Fish, Todrick Halls’ Oz the Musical, Chicago, The Boys Next Door; To Kill A Mockingbird, Hello Dolly, White Christmas, Light Up the Sky; Bus Stop; and Red. Kyle has been the Master Electrician/Lighting Supervisor for Uptown Players for over nine seasons.

Uptown Players credits include Star of Wonder: A Carol Ann Christmas, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, we are continuous, Fire & Air, Down South, Kiss of the Spider Woman (2003/2013), A Man of No Importance, The Who’s Tommy, Pageant (2004/2014), Aida (2006/2016), The Valley of the Dolls, Die Mommie Die!, bare!, breathe!, Bent, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, History Boys, Forbidden Broadway, The Temperamentals, The Facts of Life, Thank You for Being a Friend, The Divine Sister, Songs for a New World, The Boy from Oz, The Nance, End of the Rainbow, Vanya, Sonya, Masha and Spike, Angels in America Parts 1 and 2, The Legend of Georgia McBride, The Cake, The View Upstairs, A Very Sordid Wedding, When Pigs Fly, Fun Home, Torch Song, Silver Foxes, Chicken and Biscuits, Jada Bells, and all Broadway/Christmas Our Ways.

Uptown Players credits include Star of Wonder: A Carol Ann Christmas, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Xanadu, Head Over Heels, Kinky Boots, and almost every Uptown Players production since 2017. Brian is also the resident sound engineer at Dallas Children’s Theater since 2015. Other regional credits include Lizzie (IMPRINT Theatreworks), Taming (WaterTower Theatre), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Lewisville Playhouse), and The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Lakeside Community Theatre). Productions of his original musicals include Daughter of Re and Greece: A Mythical Comedy (IMPRINT Theatreworks’ First Impressions Festival), Daughter of Re (Rogue Theatre Festival/MusicalWriters Productions), and Lend Me A Chainsaw (MusicalWriters Productions, Lakeside Community Theatre). Brian holds a BA in Theatre from the University of North Texas.

Uptown Players credits include props design for Star of Wonder: A Carol Ann Christmas, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Xanadu, Broadway Our Way, we are continuous, Queer Carol, and Boys In The Band. Regional credits include Assistant Stage Manager for Carrie: The Musical (Theatre Three), Set Designer for Cloud Tectonics (Teatro Dallas), Props Designer for Sleuth (Theatre Three), Props Designer for Artemisia (Circle Theatre), Assistant Stage Manager for Noises Off! (Theatre Three), and Props Designer and Assistant Stage Manager for Sweeney Todd (Lyric Stage). Kennedy holds a BFA in Theatrical Design and Technology from The University of Texas at Arlington.

Uptown Players credits include Star of Wonder: A Carol Ann Christmas, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Xanadu, A Queer Carol, The Boys in the Band, The Prom, The Producers, The Boy from Oz, Catch Me If You Can, Hedwig, End of the Rainbow, It’s Only a Play, Aida, Titanic, La Cage..., Angels in America, It Shoulda’ Been You, A Chorus Line, The Full Monty, Priscilla, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Spring Awakening, A Very Judy Christmas, Disaster!, A Very Sordid Wedding, Kinky Boots, The Little Dog Laughed, Torch Song, Head Over Heels, Silver Foxes, and Chicken & Biscuits. Regional credits include Chaplin, Goin’ Hollywood, A Gentleman’s Guide…, Little Shop of Horrors, ...Trailer Park..., Cinderella, and The Cuban and the Redhead.

Uptown Players credits include Star of Wonder: A Carol Ann Christmas, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Silver Foxes, The Prom, we are continuous, Jada Bells, Everybody's Talking About Jamie. Regional credits include Pelléas et Mélisande, and Carmen (The Dallas Opera); The Rocky Horror Show (Dallas Theater Center); A Streetcar Named Desire, The Manic Monologues, Satchmo at the Waldorf (WaterTower Theatre); God of Carnage, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Stede Bonnet, and Maytag Virgin (Theatre Three). Touring credit includes Magic Mike Live (North American Tour). She has a B.A. in Theatre from TWU and is a proud member of AEA.

Uptown Players credits include ASM for Star of Wonder: A Carol Ann Christmas, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Xanadu, Broadway Our Way 2025, we are continuous, The Prom, Head Over Heels, Kinky Boots, Fun Home, and When Pigs Fly; Stage Manager for A Queer Carol, Oy Vey In A Manger, and Fire and Air. Regional credits include Stage Manager for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The Underpants at MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, and Costume Designer for Kodachrome at Circle Theatre. Rain holds a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology from Texas Christian University.