Growing up, one of my favorite shows was The Andy Griffith Show. I loved the peace-fulness of the quaint little town of Mayberry and the unending stream of characters that populated it. The sweetness of Aunt Bea com-bined with the tartness of her friend, Clara. The innocence of Gomer, the laziness of Floyd, and of course, Andy with his patient acceptance and humor, depicted a unique place in time that captured my imagination. The show sum-marized my life as it was then in a similar small town in Wyoming and gave us all a chance to laugh at situations that occurred daily.

As an adult I moved to Houston. The pace and tem-po of daily life is invigorating and challenging but a part of me still searches out situations and places that remind me of the innocence and charm of those slower, less complicated days. It was from this search that I was intro-duced to the town of Fayro, the little town that the Futrelle sisters call home. I was fortunate enough to take part in Southern Hospitality last spring and was thrilled when I was asked to bring Fayro back to life for Dearly Beloved. Working on the third show of this trilogy was as comforting as a glass of iced tea but has presented its own special chal-lenges. We searched for ways to continue the look and feel of the last two shows while continuing to add to the spice and character of the town with our own “unique” situation and characters. For those of you who have seen the past two shows, we hope we have succeeded and for those of you who are new to Fayro… sit back and relax, we want you to enjoy your visit! Y’all come back now, you hear?!

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Dearly Beloved

Diane Edgar................................... DirectorNick Barfield ............................. Set BuilderMarsha Feldt Bates ...........Lights EngineerJim Bingham ..........................Tech DirectorDeborah Blake ............................CostumesNikie Brown .......................... PhotographerOrnella Bruno .....Assistant Stage ManagerMartha Davis .......................Music DirectorTiffany Ellenberger................Running crew

Cast in alphabetical orderKay Dumesnil Calzone .............. Nelda LightfootAmy Creel .................................... Twink FutrelleRobert Evans .............................. Justin WaverlyWade Gonsoulin ...........................Dub DubberlyJessica Honsinger ....... Gina Jo/Tina Jo (GJ/TJ)Kate Hudson .................................... Patsy Price

There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts.Food & Drink only in the lobby, Please!

CrewGreg Kelly ................................. Set DesignJennifer Lemon ...........Assistant to DirectorBrian Lemon ................ ASM/Running crewRoger Ormiston ...................Light DesignerSarah Roberts .....................Front of houseJim Tatum .........................................SoundAlyssa Tilley ..........................Running crewSteven Wong ............................... Producer

Patrice Kentimenos ... Frankie Futrelle DubberlyTom Lockhart ......................John Curtis BuntnerAmy Sowers ......................Honey Raye FutrellePatrick Slagle...................................Wiley HicksCarolyn Corsano Wong ........ Geneva Musgrave

KAY DUMESNIL CALZONE (Nelda Lightfoot) Hav-ing played with Playhouse 1960 and ACE Theatre since the early 80’s I always thought it would be neat to play the Crighton one day...so here I am in a fa-vorite kind of part ... flamboyant and kooky! With the mysteries, comedies, childrens storytelling, melodra-mas and inspirational theatrical avenues, my favorite character was Ouiser in Steel Magnolias. Wearing different wigs and being bald in Houston playright Eddie Cope’s Agatha Christi Made Me Do It comes in second. Enjoyed being with the Spring Texas Visi-tors Bureau marketing and giving Old Town Spring tours but marrying Frank in 2008 I retired...not re-ally...just changed hats and added some new in-terests. At home love to entertain with themes and costumes...always the ham!

AMY CREEL (Twink) made her onstage come back with a leading female role as Jacqueline de Severac in Murder on the Nile. Amy enjoyed participating with Playhouse 1960 and having the opportunity to act in this murder mystery by one of her favorite author and playwrites, Agatha Christie. Working in the Crighton Theatre has been like a dream with its beauty and history, and Amy is honored to have the chance to act on its stage. Amy received a degree in Adver-tising and Graphic Design from Sam Houston State University. Currently her biggest acting role is that of an elementary school art teacher where she loves teaching young minds and inspiring students to be master artists.

ROBERT EVANS (Justin) is a graduate of Sam Houston State University where he earned his BFA in Musical Theatre. Robert has been performing in shows since 1994 and has a great love for the The-atre Arts. Most recently Robert has performed the roles of: Sky Masterson in Guy’s and Doll’s, Danny Zuko in Grease, Reg in The Full Monty, Pat Denning in 42nd Street, Caiaphas in Jesus Christ: Superstar, Senator Wingwoah in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Jigger Craigin in Carousel; to name a few. Robert has also had the honor to attend Broad-way Theatre Project in 2007. Currently Robert teach-es Theatre at Moorhead Jr High while still taking the time to perform with local theaters on the side. He also loves to spend time with his beautiful wife Kally and daughter, Maeghan.

WADE GONSOULIN (Dub) is finally getting to per-form at the Crighton and in a role he’s secretly cov-eted for a while. What man doesn’t want to be Dub at least once? Wade’s last appearance was as Bill Sikes in HFAC’s production of Oliver. He also ap-peared in Playhouse 1960’s Murder On The Nile, Leading Ladies, and The Underpants, a dual role in Times Square Angel at The Country Playhouse, and in The Beauty Queen of Lenanne at Theatre South-west. Wade wishes to thank Stage Right for their en-ergy, warmth and professionalism.

JESSICA HONSINGER (Gina Jo “GJ” /Tina Jo) is new to the Crighton stage but has wanted to perform here ever since she saw her first show at this theatre as a kid. Some of her favorite roles include Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jane in Vieux Carré, Festes in Twelfth Night, Michelle in Addict, and Lin-da in Holiday. She has done numerous short films and is about to start working on her first indepen-dent feature. Jessica recently graduated from the University of Hawaii with a BA in Political Science and an Associates in English after spending a year abroad studying in Paris and Cork. She is excited to have the chance to perform with such a great cast and crew in her home county and would like to thank Stage Right for finally giving her the twin that she’s always wanted.

KATE RYAN HUDSON (Patsy Price) makes her de-but in Texas after moving with her husband from the Chicago area to Porter. She recently played Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Lady Bracknell from The Importance of Being Earnest at Crown Point Community Theatre. Kate has acted in a number of semi-professional productions and holds a master’s degree in Theatre from University of Il-linois at Chicago. She is thrilled to be performing with Stage Right in Conroe’s legendary Crighton Theatre.

PATRICE KENTIMENOS (Frankie) is thrilled to ap-pear on the Crighton stage for the second time as Frankie Dubberly, reprising her role from Southern Hospitality. She has had such fun working with some familiar castmates as well as some new ones. Patrice was also recently seen in Murder on the Nile at Playhouse 1960 in the role of Miss ffolliott ffoul-kes. She has been involved in theatre for a cumula-tive 19 years, working in New York, Los Angeles and Houston. Many thanks to her family and friends for their support.

TOM LOCKHART (John Curtis) was on the Crigh-ton stage in Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge, Vaudeville (Finally) Comes to the Crighton and Southern Hospitality. Previous shows include A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Teahouse of the August Moon, My Fair Lady, The Uninvited, and his favorite role of Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th St. where he learned that makeup can really change your appearance.

PATRICK SLAGLE (Wiley) began his theatrical ca-reer at the age of 12 when he was cast in Thibodaux Playhouse Inc.’s Production of Tom Sawyer. A native of Southern Louisiana, he has appeared in many pro-ductions including You Can’t Take it With You, Damn Yankees, Arsenic and Old Lace, A Thurber Carni-val, The Star Spangled Girl, Frankenstein, Greater Tuna, and Biloxi Blues. He also created the role of Ettiene in the original cast of Taste the Wild. He most

Cast and Crew Biographies

recently appeared as Johnny in the ACE Theater production of The Man Who Saved Christmas and can be seen as George the abusive attendant in the upcoming film Renfield: The Undead. Patrick is re-ally excited to be performing at the Crighton Theater, and has really enjoyed working with Stage Right for the first time. He’d like to thank his loving partner, Jody, for always being supportive of his passion for the stage.

AMY SOWERS (Honey Raye) is privileged to once again bring Honey Raye to the stage, have played the role in Christmas Belles and Southern Hospital-ity. She was last seen as Diana in Lend Me a Tenor. Favorite roles include Elaine in The Miss Firecracker Contest, Mary in How the Other Half Loves, Mother in Cheaper by the Dozen and Pamela in The Unin-vited. Amy is a founding member of Stage Right, serves on the Crighton Theatre Foundation Board and is Vice-President of the Montgomery County Performing Arts Society. Amy is director of Bravo Company, the educational wing of Stage Right. She has appeared in the film Renaissance of the Dead and the internet film series Sessions.

CAROLYN CORSANO WONG (Geneva) is pleased to once again bring Geneva to the Crighton stage having played her previously in Christmas Belles and Southern Hospitality. She was last seen here as the daffy Julia in Lend Me a Tenor. Carolyn is a founding member and Artistic Director for Stage Right. She also serves on the board of the Montgom-ery Pet Partners with her therapy dog Harley. She dedicates this performance to Dr. Robert McGregor who encouraged her to get back into acting after graduating college. Thanks Boss! DIANE EDGAR (Director) Generally found behind the curtains, Dearly Beloved marks Diane’s directing debut for Stage Right. Previously she has directed local productions of Arsenic and Old Lace, The Man Who Saved Christmas, and children’s productions of The Velveteen Rabbit, The Wiz, The Complete History of The World (abridged), and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Diane has also appeared on stage in a number of shows including Stage Right’s recent production of Southern Hospitality and has been thrilled to take part on stage in produc-tions of Nunsense, Charlie, Miracle on 34th Street, Rumors, It’s A Wonderful Life, You Can’t Take It With You, Once Upon a Mattress, Anything Goes, The Music Man, Out of Our Father’s House, and Who’s Life Is It Anyway? among others. Known “affection-ately” (she hopes) as the Backstage Nazi, Diane has also assistant directed and/or stage managed a number of productions including Little Shop of Hor-rors, You Can’t Take It With You, Done To Death, The Haunting of Hill House, Anna In The Tropics, Dracula, Babes In Toyland, Rainmaker, On Golden Pond, Steel Magnolias, Tom Sawyer, Same Time Next Year, The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged), and The Complete History of America – Abridged.

MARCIA FELDT BATES (Light Engineer) is a Real-tor with Prime Realty Group. She has performed on-stage at the Crighton & Owen Theatres as Madeline in The Cemetery Club, a village lady in Tea House of the August Moon, Mrs. Shellhammer in Miracle on 34th Street, Lizzie in The Uninvited and Ms. Brill in Cheaper by the Dozen; and as Naomi in An Evening of Culture at the Navasota Theatre Alliance. Behind stage Marcia has enjoyed being Stage Manager, As-sistant Stage Manager, Assistant Director and Light Tech. Marcia lives in a townhome on the lake with her husband. They have three daughters living in Austin, Maine & The Woodlands.

DEBORAH BLAKE (Costumer) started in theater at the age of 13. She both acted and made costumes and has been involved with many church produc-tions since then. After many years, she started col-lege in Bakersfield, California and was hired to work as costume designer. She became very involved in both college and community theater, where she was given several awards, from the rusty (golden) nail to the silver scissors. It was here she directed her first adult one-act, directed both children and youth, and learned many aspects of theater. Since being in Spring, she worked in various capacities at ACE Theatre.

BRIAN LEMON (ASM/Running Crew) has always had a keen interest in literature and the Performing Arts. During his formative years, he performed on-stage and behind the scenes in theatre productions of Faust, Arsenic & Old Lace, as well as selected plays by William Shakespeare. He was recently re-introduced to the theatre arts by performing techni-cal duties in performances of The Man Who Saved Christmas. The theatre has provided the perfect medium for an aspiring writer with a technical back-ground!

JENNIFER LEMON (Running crew) began acting at the tender age of 6 in a production of Annie. She continued in theatre throughout high school and college in productions of Adventures of Huck Finn, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, to name a few. She is excited to be getting back into the theatre! These days, Jennifer works as a graphic and web designer with Region 4. She also does freelance work with her own company, Lemon Tree Graphix.

ALYSSA TILLEY (Running crew) has worked on and off stage primarily at ACE Theatre. Her last work at the Crighton was on Southern Hospitality.

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Cast and Crew

Amy Sowers

Amy Creel Diane Edgar

Kay Dumesnil CalzoneMarsha Feldt Bates

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Wade Gonsoulin Jessica Honsinger Kate Ryan Hudson Patrice Kentimenos

Tom Lockhart Patrick Slagle

Robert Evans

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No Time for Sergeantsby Ira LevinA good natured hillbilly gets into the Air Force despite his father’s objections.Auditions: June 20-21, 2010 (subject to change)Performances: Sept 10-26, 2010

Christmas Bellesby Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie WootenCome and join the Futrelles for a hilarious Christmas in Fayro!Auditions: Oct. 17-18, 2010Performances: Dec. 3-19, 2010

Always, Patsy ClineWritten and originally directed by Ted SwindleyBased on a TRUE STORY. Licensed by the family and Estate of Pasty Cline. All Rights Reserved. Original Cast Album available on MCA/Decca RecordsA tribute to Patsy Cline through her music and her friendship with Houstonian Louise Seger.

Auditions: June 13-14, 2010 (subject to change)Performances: Feb. 11-Mar. 6, 2011

Harveyby Mary ChaseAn eccentric claims to befriend a six and a half foot rabbit. Auditions: Feb. 20-21, 2011Performances: Apr. 22-May 8, 2011

The Music Manby Meredith WilsonA con man sells band instruments to small town residents. Auditions: May 15-16, 2011Performances: July 15-31, 2011

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