Tennessee Rep Announces Casts for 2009-2010 Season

Tennessee Repertory Theatre will celebrate its 25th season of live, critically acclaimed theatre by welcoming a mix of familiar favorites and new faces.

"Nashville is fortunate to have a vibrant theatre community, with really wonderful actors who live here," says Tennessee Rep Producing Artistic Director René D. Copeland. "When casting, I always feel an embarrassment of riches when I see the choices before me. I know Nashville appreciates that and enjoys the quality of performers who appear on our stage. I think when out-of-town theatre goers attend our shows, they are often amazed by the level of quality our theatre artists achieve-maybe just a bit surprised! A business associate from New York City was in town during Glengarry GLen Ross last winter and he could not get over the brilliance of the cast. I assured him that that's the way we roll here in Nashville. The down side of having so much talent here is, it makes my casting decisions very difficult! However, ultimately the choices must be made, and I know our patrons will have another exciting year in the theatre with this terrific group of actors. The casts for 2009-2010 season pay tribute to Tennessee Rep's 25 years, both by bringing back familiar faces and welcoming new ones."

A list of cast members by show is as follows (listed alphabetically by cast member):

Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling

October 3 - 24, 2009

Johnson Theater, TPAC

Featuring Marin Miller as "Shelby" and Mary Jane Harvill as "M'Lynn"

Brooke Bryant (Annelle)

Ruth Cordell (Clairee)

Denice Hicks (Ouiser)

Martha Wilkinson (Truvy)

 

A Christmas Story
adapted by Phillip Grecian
Based on the motion picture by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark
November 21 - December 19, 2009
Johnson Theater, TPAC
Featuring an ensemble cast with Samue Whited as "Ralphie"
Jeff Boyet (The Old Man)
Shane Bridges (Scut Farkus)
Jamie Farmer (Mother)
Andy Kanies (Randy)
Eric D. Pasto-Crosby (Schwartz)
David Wilkerson (Flick)

Proof
by David Auburn
February 6 - 20, 2010
Johnson Theater, TPAC
Introducing Anna Felix as "Catherine"
Chip Arnold (Robert)
Eric D. Pasto-Crosby (Hal)
Erin Whited (Claire)

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller, Book by William Hauptman
Based on the classic novel by Mark Twain
March 20 - April 10, 2010
Johnson Theater, TPAC
Featuring an ensemble cast with Patrick Waller as "Huckleberry Finn":
Jeff Boyet
Rona Carter
Henry Haggard
Bakari King
Aleta Myles
Carrie Tillis
Larry Tobias
Peter Vann
Samuel Whited
Bobby Wyckoff

Subscriptions start for as little as $100, and subscription information for Tennessee Repertory Theatre's 2009-20010 season is available at www.tennesseerep.org or by visiting the TPAC box office (downtown or at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in the Mall at Green Hills).

Since 1985, Tennessee Repertory Theatre has been a critically-acclaimed regional theatre, creating the highest quality professional productions and by serving as a prime cultural, educational, and economic resource within the Nashville and Middle Tennessee communities. Tennessee Rep produces work that is designed, built, and rehearsed in Nashville by highly skilled actors, designers, directors, and technicians. A non-profit organization, Tennessee Rep is committed to consistently delivering thought-provoking theatre each year. For more information on the Tennessee Repertory Theatre, please visit www.tennesseerep.org.

 

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