The Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty PageantBy Leslie Kimbell |
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| CAST BIOS | |
| Barbara Washington* (Eaddy Mae Clayton) has performed in various venues throughout Atlanta for the last 20 years and has been involved in several independent films. She is excited to be performing with OnStage Atlanta again reprising the role of Eddy Mae Clayton and is delighted to be working with this group of talented actors. Barbara would like to thank her family and friends for their continued support.. | 
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| Bobbie Elzey* (Maude Jenkins) was recently seen in Almost Maine, Rasheeda Speaking, Quartet, and Four Old Broads on the High Seas, here at OnStage. She is looking forward to another adventure with this crazy talented cast. She is a company member of OSA and is represented by Houghton Talent. | 
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| Da'non Dastugue (Martha Parcell) has performed in productions in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New Orleans, including Steel Magnolias, 12 Angry Jurors, Independence Day at Happy Meadows, Silent Sky, Harvey, Quartet, Enchanted April, Into the Woods, Noises Off, and On Golden Pond. | 
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| Edwin Ashurst (Sam Smith) is pleased to be able to rejoin this fun and talented cast to play the character of Sam Smith once again. Edwin is a Realtor who holds a BA in Acting / Speech and Education from Catawba College and an MFA in Acting and Directing and PhD in Theatre History from the University of Georgia. Edwin has been a member of the avocational theatre community in the Atlanta area for over 30 years and as long as his memory holds up he hopes to continue to bring fun characters like Sam to life on the stage. Edwin has also been seen at OSA in Rumors as Ernie Cusak, Wilfred, the retired Scottish opera singer, in Quartet, and various inspectors and detectives in multiple Agatha Christie mysteries including The Unexepected Guest. When he isn't acting on stage or selling real estate Edwin is an active member and of the Atlanta Shambhala Meditation Center and a small dog foster parent for United Yorkie Rescue. He would like to thank his husband, David for his consistent love and support. | 
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| Holli Majors is so happy to be a part of another show at OnStage. Recently, she has played Cookie in Rumors, Ira in It's Only a Play and Trixie Flanders in the funny one act play The Radio Play Disaster. She wants to thank Barry West for the opportunity to be a part of this show with a great and talented cast and crew and hopes you enjoy the performance as much as she enjoyed being a part of it! | 
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| Kim Salome (Beatrice Shelton) is so excited to be on the boards again at OSA! She was seen last as the always helpful Geneva in the holiday happy Christmas Belles; before that as Mrs Boyle in the thriller Mousetrap and as last summer's Beatrice in the hilarious and sold out 4 Old Broads on the High Seas. She was also in OSA's productions of Misery as Annie, and LaVonda in Sordid Wedding. Other favorite roles include The Reptile Woman in the OnStage production of The Sugar Bean Sisters and Clairee in Steel Magnolias. She would like to thank, as always, her husband Hays for his constant support, her friends and family for their encouragement, this cast and crew for making old fun again and Barry for letting me play. Don't ever stop dancing!! | 
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| Lori Cox* (Imogene Fletcher) is pleased to be reprising this role in the latest installment of the Four Old Broads series! She thanks Barry, Cathe, Angie, Pam, Miley, Ashley, Stuart, Harley, and fellow cast members for their patience and good humor during the pageant process. She also thanks Patrick for his patience and Joe and Chi for running lines. She especially thanks the audience for supporting live theatre!! | 
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| Michael Short () feels at home here on the OSA stage where he was last seen in Laughter On The 23rd Floor. Previous OSA credits include: 4 Old Broads On The High Seas, Yankee Tavern, A Queer Carol, Rock of Ages, A Very Sordid Wedding, and The Last Lifeboat. Michael also directed/ choreographed the sold-out run of The Lightning Thief at OSA earlier this year and he will next be seen playing Norbert in The Great American Trailer Park Musical; here, this summer. Additionally, you may have seen him in August: Osage County and Lost In Yonkers (Act 3); Veranda 2: The Second Coming and Peachtree Battle (Ansley Park Theatre); James & The Giant Peach (The Alliance Theatre); Porcelain (Out Front Theatre) and the new musical Men With Money (Aurora Theatre). Prior to relocating to Atlanta, Michael was in the national touring companies of both A Chorus Line and Damn Yankees. Michael holds a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance from The University of Michigan (GO Blue!). Love, so much love to Brian! | 
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| Patty Mosley Nelson (Lurleen) is thrilled to return to OSA and hang out with these crabby old broads! Favorite roles here include Grace in Morningside, M'Lynn in Steel Magnolias, The Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone, Jeannie in The Great American Trailer Park Musical (the first time around!) and of course as one of the 3 "Pattys" in P3 - The Patty Show cabaret. Other favorite roles include Patsy Cline in Always, Patsy Cline, SueEllen in Honky Tonk Angels, Mama Sanders in Smoke on the Mountain (all Make a Wish Productions), Peggy in A Taffeta Christmas and Juanita the Yam Queen in Dearly Departed (all Georgia Ensemble Theater). Most recently she played MarlaFaye in The Savannah Sipping Society at New Depot Players. In memory of Doc and much love and thank to my Cute Sports Guy, Jon. | 
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| CREW | |
| Director - Barry N. West | |
| Stage Manager - Pam Cassiday | |
| Set Designer - Barry N. West | |
| Light Designer - Harley Gould* | |
| Costume Designer - Kathy Buraczynski* | |
| Sound Designer - Stuart Schleuse | |
| Props Designer - Cathe Hall Payne* | |
| Wig Designers - Kathy Buraczynski* & Cathe Hall Payne* | |
| Stage Hands - Mileysha Castillo & Tom Broyles | |
| Special Thanks - Darrell Wofford, Angie Short, Leslie Kimbell, Tom Brookes | |
| * indicates OSA Artistic Company Member | |
| DONORS LIST | |
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We would like to thank the following donors who have helped and continue to help support us.
Pledge A Susan Atkinson Tom Gillespie Scott Overcarsh Pledge B DePorras & Barbara Cormier Jackie Fears Nat Martin & Gene Lewis Patricia & Jon Mosley Nelson Sandra Owen Katherine Scharer Barry N West Pledge C Joyce Abrams Harold Brody Joanna Brooks Marc & Kathy Buraczynski Dona Cucich John and Rebecca Falco Jackie Goldman James Lorton Nancy H Marsh Cathe Hall Payne & Angela Short Louis Rodriguez William Rowe Stuart Schleuse Sandi Still Steve & Patsy West Pledge D Susanne Bagby Charles Bohanan Pam Cassiday Lory Cox Robert & Carole Craig Bobbie Elzey Pamela Frain Russ McCoy Lockey McDonald Beverly McElroy Aleisa McKinlay Dianna Milhollin DeWayne Morgan Lateefah Mosley Richard Perera John Schubert Gabriel & Robbie White Valerie Wolny Grace Ann Young CC Zaretsky Family Giving Fund Pledge E Shelly Barnett Pat Bell Lee Buechele Peter Dakutis D. J. Dammann Danon Dastugue Deborah DiBona Sarah Fullerton Donna Gardner Marie Hall Glenda Hamilton Timothy Lindquist Main Street Theatre, Inc. Lenny Pallats Ken Skalitzky Melanie Uetsuki Richard Vitaris Carol Winters Sally Wright Alan & Janie Yorker Dawn Zachariah Jessie Zaretsky Producer - $1000.00 + Warren Gump Jearl Nix Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Tenenbaum Mary Wellington Playwright - $500.00 - $999.00 Mona Freund Craig Hardesty & Jim Farmer Meg Lewis Deborah Palmer Mary Ellen Pendergrast Harriett Pfaffman & David L Fisher Director - $100.00 - $499.00 Ricardo Aponte Willie Atkinson Sean Auerbach Rachelle Barnett Terry Bird Richard C. Bragg William Byrne William Carmichael Kerry Cook & Patricia Bryan Bruce Crawford Peter Dakutis Kathleen Delaney Patricia Drake Paul Entis Grace Finaldi John Franklin Richard Freer Suzanne Goodall Denise Gunter Jeanie Gushee Barbara Haworth Janean Hightower Jestin Johnson Michael Knee Julia Kneeland Ernie Minarich Ed & Betty Mitchell Karen Montgomery Charlotte Neil Michele NeSmith Lauren Quesnel Karl Roebling Henry Rogers Rina Rosenberg Varda & Kenneth Sauer Ramona Sauter Jerry Schadel Arlene Schler Kathleen Seconder Hunter Showalter Ken Skalitzky Graham Smith Mary Sorrel Paul Spadafora Elizabeth Taylor Sylvia Veith Margaret Willingham AnnaMarie Wise Claudia Wright Actor - $25.00 - $99.00 Anna Acosta Laura Baumgartner Bonnie Billington Aisha Boschulte Richard Bragg Jacqueline Brown Gina Bryan Brook Buckelew Bobbilee Butler Sandra Campbell Bill Crane John Dennis Laura Downs Patricia Drake Guy Duerr Lynn Dunn Jennifer Elder Paula Frederick Elyse Freedman Nancy Gathany Linda Harris David Haskins Elizabeth Hirsh-Tayber Asheley Holland Phil Hopkins Martha Hunter Ashley James Terry Krugman Jessie Kuipers Faye Levine Gary Lindsey Pamela Malarrese Shevon Mangano Bonnie Marshall Pamela McKee Jenny Mittelman Nancy Mize Kevin Moreau Claire Moss Donna Nelson Christian Noel Nicole Owens Anthony Payne Kartik Pillai William Price Eddie Reed Timothy Royer Gail Samuels William Simson Challie M Smith Clyde Smith Kelley M Smith Jody Steinberg Tanya Stokoe Tim Talley William Thompson Karen Thornton Cheryl Wardlaw Geoffrey Warren Barbara Washington Michael Washington Joan Well Marcia Wessels Grace Whitmore Travis Williams Julius Wilson |
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