Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: DENICE HICKS

Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin' world-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look so damn good? We're gonna tell ya...

Today's actor/subject/model is the lovely and talented Denice Hicks, photographed by Jeff Frazier, whom you can contact via jefffrazier.com.

Denice, who has worked for practically every theater company in Nashville, is a well-respected actress, teacher, director, producer-the woman has done it all-and she is the artistic director of Nashville Shakespeare Festival, for whom she'll be directing a music-filled Much Ado About Nothing for their annual Shakespeare-in-the-Park offering (professional auditions for the production are being held this weekend).