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SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES

by Del Shores

Runs October 5-November 24 at Whole World Theatre

 

 

SORDID LIVES

by Del Shores

Runs October 12-November 23 at Whole World Theatre

 

 
     
 

 

CAST

  
J. MARCELO BANDERAS (Andrew) is thrilled to be playing this part. He was last seen in Savage Tree Arts A Midwinter Night's Dream as Bobby, the last time he was in a show with the Prosses Threatre was in Theodora She Bitch of Byzantyum as the guy in the Spider Man briefs. Marcelo has perfromed with GA Shakespere, 7 Stages, Theatre Gael, and other theatres in the Atlanta area.  
GEORGE DEAVOURS (Peanut & Brother Boy) is delighted to again be a part of Southern Baptist Sissies and and to at last be playing Brother Boy in Sordid Lives, one of his favorite roles in one his favorite shows.  A veteran of over forty productions in Atlanta, he counts as some of his favorites roles: Albin/Zaza in La Cage aux Folles, Mrs. White in Clue: The Musical, Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless, Major-General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance, Melvin P. Thorpe in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Baldy in A Man of No Importance, and Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd. He is deeply grateful to be re-united with the wonderful cast and crew of Sissies. Love to Renee, many thanks to Dan. And don’t forget to always turn on the light when you get up to go to the bathroom! He hopes this show will touch your heart as well as your funny bone!  
KELLIE FORTNER (Mama) is delighted to be part of Southern Baptist Sissies. She was last seen as Rose in The Attala County Garden Club at the Kudzu Playhouse and Baby in the short film "Changing Baby". Some favorite roles include Effie Jo in Onstage Atlanta's production of The Attala County Garden Club and Viola in Twelfth Night. A graduate of Lander University, Kellie holds a BA in Theatre. Special thanks to all her sons in the show, as well as thanks to DeWayne, Betty, and the rest of this spectacular cast and crew. Thanks goes out as well to the family of Acting Boot Camp and to the folks back home in SC.  
JO HOWARTH (Odette & Latrelle) began acting in Minneapolis where she appeared with the Guthrie Theater, Playwright’s Center, and Illusion Theater, among others. In Atlanta, Jo recently played Alice in Topher Payne’s Attala County Garden Club at OnStage Atlanta, QEI in Markie Shalloe's Bald Grace at
Theatre Gael, and Odette in last spring's production of Southern Baptist Sissies. She thanks Odette and Latrelle for their patience, and all the Sissies and those living Sordid Lives for being professional, hard working, and so dang much fun. As always, love to her boys.		  
GREG MORRIS (Benny & Ty) recieved his BA in theatre from the University of Georgia, and made his Atlanta debut in the Atlanta premiere of Naked Boys Singing. Greg's next role was Alexander in the Synchronicity Performance Group production of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and he later went on to reprise his role in the sequel. Gregs regional credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Highlands Playhouse in North Carolina and Naked Boy's Singing at the Waterfront Playhouse in Key West. Greg's love for theatre and the stage all began as a child at Bethesda United Methodist Church where he participated in such productions as Rip Van Christmas and Oh Me, Oh My, Oh Nehemiah.  
TOPHER PAYNE (Mark) last appeared with Process Theatre in Babylon, and is thrilled to return in more comfortable shoes. He was also seen recently in 7 Stages' Wizzer Pizzer, Theatre Gael's Bald Grace, and Essential's The Book of Liz and Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge. Topher is the author of the column "MAYBE IT'S JUST ME", which appears weekly in David Magazine. Find out more at www.topherpayne.com!  
MATT SUTTER (TJ) is a crew member at Whole World Theatre where he recently completed the six-month improv course. His previous experience includes hosting television specials for Time Warner Cable Northeast Ohio for their Local on Demand channel. He holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Ohio University and his background includes public relations, marketing and real estate. Matt has enjoyed his experience with Southern Baptist Sissies and hopes to continue acting and staying involved with Whole World Theatre. He would like to thank Chip Powell and DeWayne Morgan for believing in him, his friends for supporting him and the rest of the cast for putting up with him.
  
DEWAYNE MORGAN (Preacher) is the Artistic Director for The Process Theatre Co.  He is happy to be on stage once again with The Process.  He last appeared in Theodora..., Babylon, and Journeys: A True Comic Love Story.  As a director for Process, he has worked on many shows including Four Glasses, Relations Unknown and The Suicide Manual along with several staged readings.   He has appeared on the stage around in Altanta in such theatres as the Essential Theatre, Dad's Garage, Onstage Atlanta and Theatre Gael, to name a few.  His favorite stage role to date has been the role of  the Pharaoh in The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told with the Essential Theatre. Much love to my Process family, you all know who you are.  
DAVID STEPHENS (Brother Chaffey/Houston) is very excited to be appearing with Process for the first time and also to be joining the original cast of Southern Baptist Sissies. A long time fan of Sordid Lives, also written by Del Shores, David appreciated the strong message of Sissies as well and jumped at the chance to join the show. An Atlanta native, he balances his love for the stage with service as music director and show pianist working on over 25 shows in the metro area over the past two decades. Favorite roles include Nicely-Nicely (Guys & Dolls), F.D.R. (Annie), Senex (Forum), Rev. Crisparkle (Mystery of Edwin Drood), Max (Sound of Music), Andrew Carnes (Oklahoma) and Mordcha the innkeeper (Fiddler). Thanks to all of the cast and crew, especially to Dwayne for inviting him to take this special ride and you, the audience, for supporting live theatre... He hopes you will enjoy the show and knows it will speak to you too.  

BRYAN LEE (understudy-Benny)is proud to be working with the Process Theatre for the first time as understudy to the role of Benny. Recent Atlanta credits include Romeo and Juliet, Cabaret, and The Andrews Brothers. Bryan can also be seen in the upcoming King John at the Shakespeare Tavern. He’d like to thank all the sissies who made him feel so welcome and for giving me such a fun experience.

 
  RENEE PAYNE (Dr. Eve Bolinger) is an atlanta native and delighted to be performing with the Process Theatre for the first time. Renee was last seen as Sophie Seward in Theatre Decatur's production of Dracula:The Musical. Some other favorite shows Renee has performed in around town include West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Children of Eden, Into The Woods, The Man of LaMancha, Evita, Working, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Merrily We Roll Along, Pirates of Pinzance, The Mikado, as well as singing in full concert productions of The Scarlett Pimpernell and The Sound Of Music......just to name a few!! Renee is thrilled to be playing on stage with this awesome cast-and playing opposite her long-time friend-G.D.!! Thanx D.M.-for letting me "participate"in this crazy disfunctional  madness!! Love to my husband Gary,thank you for always believing in Nay!! You are my heart!!
  TOM TRIMBLE (Preacher) is new to the acting community in Atlanta. He really has no experience... at least nothing that is impressive enough to put in this bio. He's just happy to be here. He lives in the ghetto with his partner, Greg and their dog, Bob. He likes long romantic walks on the beach and has an unhealthy fascination with Kathy Griffin. His only two goals in life are to make people  laugh and to help homeless animals. In his free time, he enjoys having coffee with lesbians.
  REBECCA PUCKETT (Bitsy Mae) hails from Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, where she lived in the 18th century serving game pye and peanut soup to 21st century tourists who often mistook the salt for the sugar on the table. Now a degreed anthropologist, Rebecca lives in Atlanta and participates in a variety of cultural activities while observing the human behaviour that goes on around her, in order to better understand the human condition. These activities include but are not limited to: teaching music and other subjects to young children, performing stand-up comedy, working in an office, and acting. Rebecca was recently seen as a few Shakespearean characters in This is Shakespeare, performed by the Yokohama Theater Group in Yokohama, Japan. This is her first show since returning from a year in Japan. She is very grateful for this opportunity to appear as a convict and play her guitar.
  ALLEN HAGLER (GW) is thrilled to be working with The Process Theatre for the first time. Among his local credits are Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner with Synchronicity Performance Group, Waving Goodbye with Aurora Theatre and Wilhelm Reich in Hell with Jack In The Black Box.
 
DAVID LIMBACH (Wardell Owens) received his MFA in acting from the University of Georgia and his B.A. in Theatre from Piedmont College. During the summer time, he works as a lead director with CHW Productions for the Life On Campus tour where he directs students at each college in a show for their schools orientation. Some of his most recent Atlanta credits include: ..., said, Said at the Alliance Theatre, Wait Until Dark at the Aurora and Mama Makes Up Her Mind... at ARTStation. Some of his other credits include Jack in The Importance of Being Ernest, Serge in Art, Wes in Fifth of July, a motion-captured performance of Jacob Marley in a A Christmas Carol, Babs in Charley's Aunt and Rufe in The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolias (of which David was nominated for the Irene Ryan Acting Award). Special thanks goes out to Reanna.
 
CHRISTA SFAMENI (Sissy) is new to the Atlanta theatre scene and is thrilled to make her debut with DeWayne and the Process Theatre. Much thanks and love for all the support from my friends and family, especially Joe and Emily. Kiss, kiss!
 
JANE BASS' (Juanita) favorite past roles: Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Ethelene in Bad Mama, Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, The Abbess in Comedy of Errors, Rebecca Nurse in The Crucible. She is an Education Artist for the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, and a frequent reader for Working Title Playwrights, as well as a proud individual member of the Atlanta Coalition for the Performing Arts and a volunteer for BookPals. Film work includes "Psychopathia Sexualis" and "Growing Hair."
 
ANDREA MILLONIG (Noleta) is happy to stumble upon the stage once again after a 2 year hiatus. Her last role, 2 yrs. ago, also involved playing a drunk mother for Whole World Theatre and DeWayne Morgan…hmmm. When not performing, you can find Andrea playing with the dogs as she volunteers with Small Dog Rescue and Humane Society, one of Atlanta’s dog rescue organizations. Many thanks to The Process, Whole World Theatre, DeWayne, Betty and an incredible cast! This has been fun! Much love to her family and her husband, Henry!
 
KIM SALOME (Lavonda) is delighted to return to Whole World Theater with the opportunity to "revamp" this blast of a character. She was last scene as Barbara in OSA's Social Security; other favorite roles around town include France in Process Theatre's Four Glasses, Annie Wilkes in Theatre Decatur's Misery, Hannah Pitt/Ethel Rosenberg in OSA's production of Angels in America Parts I and II, and Eleanor in Theatre Decatur's Lion in Winter. Thanks to this cast and crew for making something so funny be so fun. They are an addition to my family, and family is what it's all about. Enjoy!
 
 
CLAY SEYMOUR (Odell Owens) has acted for both film and stage for several years. 2007 has proven a particularly exciting year for Clay as he booked his first ever feature film, portraying the principal role of 'Adam' in a yet-to-be titled production shot in Atlanta, Georgia, by Savvy Pictures. On stage, he also portrayed the character of Hugo Taney in Lionheart Theatre's 2007 production of David Rambo's God's Man in Texas. He practices the Stanislavsky/Strasberg method of acting and continues studying that technique under accomplished instructor and Broadway actress Ms. Sandra Ellenburg-Dorsey, Dorsey Studios, Atlanta, Georgia. Sordid Lives marks Clay's first performance with The Process Theatre.
 
DAN BALMER (understudy-Peanut & Brother Boy) is very excited about reprising the role of Brother Boy, which he performed in the Whole World production of Sordid Lives a couple of years ago. He's also very happy about adding another Del Shores' character, Peanut, to his repertoire. Some of his favorite roles include Arnold in The Boys Next Door, Max in Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Linus in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and The Fairy Godfather in Meanwhile Back at Cinderella's. Hope you all enjoy the show, O-kaaaaay?
 
  CREW
  
  Nina Gooch (Lighting Designer) is pleased to back with the Process Theatre, where she's designed Babylon, Theodora: She-Bitch of Byzantium, Bad Mama: Scenes of the Domestically Disturbed and The Suicide Manual.  Most recently, she designed Bald Grace and O'Keeffe this fall for Theatre Gael's Marki Shalloe Festival.
  
 

 

 

  
  Betty Mitchell (stage manager) is pleased to be back at The Process Theatre. Previously she stage managed Marki Shalloe's One Hand Clapping and appeared as Dorothy Jean in both versions of Topher Payne's Relations Unknown. She is currently touring schools and libraries in Offshoot Production's The Fairy Tale Project.  
  Alan Yeong - This is Alan's first costume design for The Process Theatre and marks
his fifth gay & lesbian themed production in metro Atlanta. His most recent
production just closed at Lagrange College -- Six Characters in Search of an Author.
His next production is Crumbs from the Table of Joy with the University of West
Georgia. H would like to thank all of his colleagues and students at the University
of West Georgia and his dearest companion and friend, Howard -- you know I love
you dearly.		  
 
Heather Schroeder (Costume Design) is a recent graduate of the University of West Georgia. Since graduation she has kept busy in Atlanta designing costumes for companies such as Jack in the Black Box and the Essential Theatre Company. She has also designed props for companies such as Theatre in the Square, here in Georgia, as well as up north for Maine State Music Theatre. She would like to thank her friends and family for their unending support.