N at Company OnStage

James West, III (Charles S. Gilpin) has been performing for many years on Houston stages, national touring shows, and the Washington DC area. He has performed at The Ensemble Theatre, AD Players, Stages, and many others in “Driving Ms Daisy”, “Piano Lessons”, “Midsummer’s Night’s Dream”, ”Women in the Pit”, “Fences”, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, “Seven Guitars”, “The Last Night Of Josephine Baker”, “Code Feet”, “Meet The Mama”, “Color Struck”, “The Wisdom of Eve”, “The Quality of Life”, “Scrooge McBeth”, “Watch on The Rhine”, “POE! POE! POE!”, “Before The Fire”, “The Visit”, “The Selected Works OF Bryan Maynard”, “It’s A Wonderful LIfe Radio Play”, “Jitney”, “Blues For An Alabama Sky”, “Booker T. At The Door”, “Marie Antoinette”, “Ms. Evers Boys”, “A Raisin In The Sun”, “The Drum Major", and many more. He has designed and developed video pieces for “The Man Who Saved New Orleans”, “The Ballad of Emmett Till”, “Detroit: My Hometown”, and “American Menu”, as well as directed, produced and appeared in hundreds of Technical Training videos for major US companies, and has traveled the world delivering Enterprise Asset and Work Management Technical Training.

Randall Packer (Eugene O’Neill) is thrilled to be making his Company On Stage debut. Recent Houston area credits include Theseus in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Stoic Theatre, Richard in “Time Stands Still” at Theatre Southwest, Polonius in Cash Carpenter Productions’ “Hamlet”, Claudius in Points North Theatre’s “Hamlet”, Caius Lucius in Haven Arts Theatre’s “Cymbeline”, and Mike in The Players Theatre Company’s “Wait Until Dark”. He recently directed “Antigone” for Haven Arts, and “Tea For Three” for Senior Theatre; he will be directing “Private Lives” for The Players Theatre Company in Conroe later this season.

Caprice Carter (Florence Gilpin) is a Houston native and graduate of the University of Houston. She has been performing around the Houston area since 2015, making her debut at Clear Creek Community Theatre as Miss Shields in a production of “A Christmas Story”. Her recent credits include “We Both Suck Our Teeth” and “Power to the Queendom” with Rec Room Arts, “Six Triple Eight” with Esurient Arts and Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company, “A Bridge in the Distance” with Shabach Enterprise, and “The Colored Museum” with Pearl Theater. She is thrilled to be returning to The Company OnStage for “N”.

Cardero Berryman (Director) is excited to be making his directing debut with Company Onstage. He has been passionate about on and off the stage since middle school. In high school, he wrote and directed his first play “Ditto”. Often he works with the youth, directing short shows and skits including The Wiz (Houston Edition), Fable Wars, Draft In-Vaders, and many more. He AD in the Ensemble Youth Musical Summer Camp “Lead Day” and “Soul of Broadway”. AD in “Resonance of Time” at The Holocaust Museum with The Alley Theatre. Director in Fade to Black Festival’s “Match Point” and “I Can Do Evil All By Myself.” His next project is directing The 3 Musketeers with the Sankofa Collective. He is ecstatic to help bring the magnificent story to the stage.

Shelia Johnson is a free-lance Stage Manager, working with many diverse Houston theater companies, but she has worked with Company OnStage since 2017. All theater - but particularly Houston theater - is a love of hers and she has enjoyed working with a variety of directors from different companies, not only as a stage manager, but also occasionally as an actress and reader. She is very proud of working with COS, lately on "A Nice Family Christmas". She is particularly proud of her participation in this production of “N”.

Dylan Smail (Stage Hand) is thrilled to be a part of Company OnStage's production of “N”! Dylan has a B.A. in Drama from the University of St. Thomas and has been in previous productions at the Company OnStage such as “The Stranger”, “Treasure Island”, “The Little Mermaid”, “A Seussified Christmas Carol”, and “Pinocchio Comedia.” Dylan wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the hardworking and dedicated team at Company OnStage for their unwavering support throughout the production process and for the opportunities this theatre has given them. Enjoy our production of “N”!