Cheatham County Community TheaterMollie Ralston played by Angela Herrick; While this is Angela's first of hopefully many shows with Cheatham County Community Theater, this is certainly not her first time onstage. She has worked with several theatre groups throughout the United States. The most recent being Florida Children's Repertory Theatre in Orlando, FL. Angela would like to thank her husband Jay for doing the job of two parents with a smile on his face throughout the entire rehearsal period, and also her three children for continuing to recognize her through this absence.
Giles Ralston played by Steve Hawley; Steve and his wife Leslie are the proud parents of 10 year old Jordan and two-year old McKenzie and reside north of Ashland City toward Clarksville. Steve is a New York transplant who drives for UPS and enjoys softball, basketball and sportscard collecting in his spare time. Since acting in college productions of Carnival, Oklahoma, and The Diary of Anne frank Steve has not acted until his appearance as the Guard of the Gate (and other roles) in CCCT’s summer production of ‘The Wizard of OZ’.
Steve would like to let his fellow actors know; “ ...how grateful he is to have worked with all of you. I’ve enjoyed it tremendously and look forward to future productions.”
Christopher Wren played by Ryan Robinson; Ryan, the son of Patty and Jay Robinson and brother of Josh, is a sophomore at Harpeth High and has acted in several plays with the Harpeth High School Drama Department. He plays piano in Church in White Bluff and is a member of the Harpeth High football team. He comes to us highly recommended by Ms. Anita, the Drama Teacher and has a strong desire to pursue the craft of acting as a vocation in his future life.
Ryan enjoys hanging out with friends and making people laugh. His dream is to be an actor and someday be in the movies, like his favorite actor, Martin Lawrence.
Mrs. Boyle played by Glenna Wynn; Glenna Winn is certainly no stranger to the CCCT stage. With her first role as Abby Brewster in ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’, Glenna has appeared in several other productions including ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’, ‘Barefoot in the Park’, ‘Rumors’ and last Christmas’s production of ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’. Glenna has also served as a costumer on several plays.
Major Metcalf played by Lynzie Solomon Gillespie; A native of Shreveport, La., Lynzie moved to Nashville, Tenn., in 1996 to further her growing music career. An accomplished singer and songwriter, Lynzie’s ability to connect to an audience proved evident as local circuit performances in her hometown grew a steady following of music fans.
A 2001 graduate of Harpeth High School, Lynzie studied under Jean Downey, and contributed to numerous productions including Oklahoma (as “Laurey”) and Our Town. She was a member of the International Thespian Society and also successfully competed in various drama tournaments as a member of the National Forensic League. This is Lynzie’s second appearance in a Cheatham County Community Theater production. She starred as Dorothy last summer in Wizard of Oz.
Lynzie graduated from Belmont University summa cum laude with a B.S. in Mass Communications - Broadcast Journalism. She currently performs her music at local venues such as The Commodore and The French Quarter.
Ms. Casewell played by Kathi Fortenberry; born in Jacksonville, Florida; has resided for many years in Murfreesboro, TN. Recently married in August of 2008 to, as she will often refer, “her true love”, Ron; they have just arrived in Kingston Springs this last June to find themselves in a lovely home on the Harpeth River.
She began dance lessons at age five and always had a love for theatre. She was a member of the Drama Club in High School; and began her first acting experience with a high school production of her favorite Dickens novel “The Stingiest Man in Town”. She attended MTSU and performed in Dance Theatre through out her undergraduate studies there while working on a Dance minor. In Murfreesboro’s Little Theatre she played the part of a supporting cast member, an ‘angel’ no less in Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes”. (She knows that some of you are laughing now).
Kathi’s professional life as a Registered Respiratory Therapist led to what she terms as everyday theatre as a Healthcare Sales Professional for over twenty years. Now, as she has been given the situation of time and place, she is joyful and thankful to those that have extended this opportunity to return to such a great love and an unrequited dream. Specifically, “I would like to thank Pete for selecting me for this part and entrusting this rusty but very willing ‘actor’ to portray one of the characters in this production. In addition, I must give thanks to my friend Cindy and husband, Ron, for when in a small whisper I mentioned that I might audition for this part, they shouted, “GO!” I did, and am having such great fun! Thank you all.”
Mr. Paravincini played by E. G. Smith; E.G. has been in some other plays. He always enjoys them.
He likes to eat cookies back stage and share laughs with the cast. His wife, Mary Jo is just the greatest.
They’ve lived in Kingston Springs since 1993 where they have reared their family of 3 boys, Charles, Russell, & Elliot.
Thanks to the CCCT board, the many behind the scenes workers, and our wonderful community for your continued support. Pete, once again this was a blast and I am blessed with a wonderful life!
“Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.” ~Art Buchwald
“Every man dies. Not every man really lives.” ~Braveheart
Sergeant Trotter played by Tom Hilyer; A native of Alabama, Tom graduated with a B.S in Biology from Mobile University, where he was also actively involved in the theatre department. He received the Area Award in drama and is a member of the International Thespian Society. After graduation, Tom continued to work in community theatre both as an actor and director. He also served as a consultant for churches wishing to develop drama programs for outreach. His career took him to Europe in 1983, where he lived and worked the next 10 years, primarily in Spain. Returning in 1992, he completed a Masters in Hispanic Studies and taught for the next 6 years at Auburn University, before returning overseas to North Africa, where he taught English, while studying French and Arabic.
Career choices brought Tom to Nashville, and eventually to Kingston Springs where he lives a quiet life “back in the woods” with his dogs and horses, while practicing his love for painting and woodcarving. He presently teaches Spanish at Sycamore High School.
