BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS BY RICHARD O’BRIEN
DIRECTED BY BLAKE HACKLER
CHOREOGRAPHED BY KELSEY MILBOURN
MUSIC DIRECTION BY KWINTON GRAY
We’re launching our 64th season at Dallas Theater Center with one of the most beloved cult classic musicals of all time. The Rocky Horror Show premiered in London in 1973 and ran to wildly enthusiastic audiences until 1980.
But that was just the beginning. From Sydney to Paris, from Brazil to Japan, and from LA to Broadway, The Rocky Horror Show has inspired new generations of fans each time it is performed. The 1975 film version is still in limited release today, 48 years after its premiere. In 2005 it was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in the National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”
When we selected The Rocky Horror Show for our season, we were focused on its high energy music, opportunities for audience participation, and the fun of producing it at Halloween. We wanted to do a show that would spark humor and joy, and maybe inspire some audience members to dress up as characters in the show.
Then SB12 happened.
In the spring the Texas legislature passed a law that makes it both a criminal and civil offense for artists to pretend to engage in a wide variety of sexual activities on stage or wear costumes that exaggerate various body parts. Though intended to stop drag queens from performing in public, the law was written in a way that also prevents anyone under 18 from seeing theatrical productions that the government determines appeals to a “prurient interest.” (The dictionary definition of “prurient” is “having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.”) Even if accompanied by a parent who expressly allows their child to attend, the government will decide if the dangers of drag or sexualized content portrayed on stage is too great to allow parents (much less the teenagers themselves) to decide what is appropriate.
To put this in further context, movies are regulated by the Motion Picture Association of America (not the government). Movie theaters generally refuse to allow anyone under the age of 17 admittance to an “R” rated movie, unless accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. So a parent could bring a 17 year old to see the movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but would be prevented by law from bringing them to a stage production of the same material.
With regard to The Rocky Horror Show, this is doubly ironic. Many adults of multiple generations can remember a moment in their teenage years when they snuck out of the house to see a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at a movie theater. I must confess that I did so when I was a junior in high school. I told my parents I was staying overnight at a friend’s house and omitted telling them that we were out throwing rice at a campy film long after midnight.
I certainly hope that none of you are offended by this production, which attempts to celebrate the myriad ways in which each of us express our identities. Though we may have very different expressions of our gender or sexuality, we also share so much in common. The power of camaraderie. The joy of a silly laugh. The cathartic release of dancing, yelling, sweating and throwing your full self into a rock and roll experience. The moment of seeing a character on stage – even a comic character in a sci-fi, horror spoof – and finding a spark of recognition within oneself. The moment of realizing that the spark does not need to lead to shame. The moment of realizing that you’re still embraced as part of the singing, dancing crowd, because of your uniqueness, not despite it.
At the risk of putting entirely too much weight on a glam rock musical comedy, this is what I love about The Rocky Horror Show. This is what I love about theater. This is what I love about being alive at a moment in time when each of us can freely choose how to express ourselves. This is one of the many things I love about America, though it is also one of the things that many others fear and seek to stomp out through intimidation.
But fear and intimidation will not win. We’re here tonight. We’re ready to share a theatrical experience. We’re in a space where all are welcome.
So, tonight, let’s stand up for each other. Let’s do the time warp again.
Kwinton Gray
Kynzi Gumm
Isaiah Christopher-Lord Harris
SET & PROJECTIONS DESIGN
Natalie Rose Mabry
COSTUME, HAIR, WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN
Ari Fulton
LIGHTING DESIGN
Amanda West
SOUND DESIGN
Brian McDonald
DIRECTED
Liz Mikel
Alex Organ
Dominic Pecikonis
FIGHT/INTIMACY COORDINATOR
Kelsey Milbourn
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Stephen Ravet
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ashley Oliver DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Andrew J. Brown
CHOREOGRAPHED BY KELSEY MILBOURN
MUSIC DIRECTION BY KWINTON GRAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEVIN MORIARTY
L. Walter
Jackie Whitmill Jr.
Zachary J. Willis
PRODUCER
Sarahbeth Grossman
CASTING
Eisenberg/Beans Casting
Ally Beans, CSA
Daryl Eisenberg, CSA
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Phantom/Saxophone BEN BOHORQUEZ
Phantom/Guitar ROGER HUNT*
Phantom/Bass Guitar KJ GRAY
Phantom/Keys/Conductor KWINTON GRAY
Phantom/Drums JACKIE WHITMILL JR.
Narrator DAVID LUGO*
Phantom DOMINIC PECIKONIS
Phantom ISAIAH CHRISTOPHER-LORD HARRIS
Phantom KYNZI GUMM
Phantom/Understudy Brad ASHER ROSS
Usherette/Magenta RACHEL NICOLE POOLE
Janet CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ*+
Brad NOAH RANDALL
Riff Raff ALEX ORGAN*+
Columbia ZACHARY J. WILLIS*+
Frank N’ Furter L. WALTER*
Rocky ALEX HEIKA
Eddie/Dr. Scott LIZ MIKEL*+
The Rocky Horror Show will be performed with a 15-minute intermission.
Assistant Director/Choreographer and Dance Captain .............................. CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ*+
Assistant Set Design LAUREN WHEAT
Assistant Costume, Hair, Wig & Makeup Design .......................................................... HOPE COX
Assistant Lighting Design LANDRY STRICKLAND
Assistant Sound Design JOSHUA NGUYEN
Production Stage Manager ................................ STEPHEN RAVET*
Assistant Stage Manager LAURA ELAINE BERRIOS*
Production Assistant/
Live Feed Camera Operator ALEXIS SALMON
Production Assistant EMILY MORDECAI
Scenic Load-In Crew WALKER HOLMES, CRAIG ELAM, JORGE SERRANO
Scenic Welder DAMARIS SANCHEZ
Stage Ops Manager SQUEAK HENDERSON
Stage Ops Crew NOELLE SMITH, CRAIG ELAM,
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+ Member of Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Scenic Painters SARAH SHIPP, BRIANA ABBOT Stitcher ..................................................................... SUZANNA TANKSLEY
Wardrobe Supervisor REBECCA HOLT
Dressers GABRIELLE TREVINO, LEAH FITZGERALD, MAGGIE COE, HAILEE DYER, RACHAEL OGBURN
Wig, Hair & Makeup Technicians MAGGIE DONALD, MADELINE ESTRADA, SASHA GOLESTANI, ALEXIS POUNCY, JASMINE WOODS
Lighting Programmer CAROLINE HODGE
Light Board Operator IMANI MCCANTS
Spot Light Operators DALYN KVAPIL, ALLIE CIANELLI
Electricians ALLIE CIANELLI, DAVID CHAVEZ, AMADEO FONSECA, LANDRY STRICKLAND, JUAN MIGUEL JIMENEZ
A1/Audio Engineer DEVIN MULBERY
A2/Audio Technician ETHAN CRUMRINE
A3/QLab Engineer CHASE HENDRICKSON
The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTOR/ CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union
The scenic, costume, lighting sound and projection designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
DALLAS THEATER CENTER EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT
ALL ARE WELCOME! At Dallas Theater Center, we want to be the best place to work and see theater, and to be a positive and transformational force in Dallas and beyond. We stand-up for equity, diversity, and inclusion across our company and community. As a leading national theater, we recognize that building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment is central to our relevance and sustainability in the community we serve and love.
We acknowledge the land beneath our feet as the ancestral home of many Indigenous Peoples including the Caddo, Wichita, Tawakoni, and Kiikaapoi, as well as the tribes that may have lived here and roamed the area – including Comanche, Kiowa and Apache –and those indigenous people whose names we don’t know anymore.
We honor, revere and respect those who were stewards of this land long before we made it our home. We also acknowledge the neighborhood we inhabit as one of the original Freedman’s towns of Dallas built by those who were enslaved by European colonization.
Please help us to maintain a safe and inclusive space while you are with us. DTC has a zero-tolerance policy towards harassment in any form including the use of racist, sexual or ethnic slurs - be it verbal, physical, or virtual. If you need assistance or witness an instance of harassment, please notify the House Manager immediately.
Welcome, humans. As you gather for this extraordinary journey into the outrageous world of The Rocky Horror Show, I’m excited to share some basic operating provocations that might help you enjoy the experience a bit more.
• Embrace the Cheesy Charm: Get ready to let loose and embrace the deliciously cheesy humor of this production. Believe it or not, when I was hired to direct, I was a Rocky Horror Show virgin - I had never seen, heard, or been part of a production of this show before. So, in many ways, we’re all in this adventure together, exploring this cult classic with fresh eyes and excitement.
• Push Your Boundaries: Rocky Horror has always been about pushing boundaries, particularly in the realm of sexuality and identity. We want everyone to feel comfortable and respected here. So, as we explore these themes, let’s do so with an open heart and mind. This is a space where you can be yourself without judgment.
• Participate Dammit!!!! This is not your typical theater experience. We encourage you to be part of the show! Shout those famous lines, throw props (soft ones, please,) and let your voice be heard. Your energy and participation make each performance unique and unforgettable. At The Rocky Horror Show, you’re as much a part of the magic as the cast, and my own initiation into this world adds an extra layer of excitement.
• Build Community: The Rocky Horror Show reminds us of the power of building a community that accepts and celebrates all. In the spirit of the show, we’re creating a safe and welcoming space where we can be ourselves, let our freak flags fly, and revel in the joy of being together. Theater, at its core, is a model for how a group of people can come together and simply be with each other, transcending differences and finding common ground through art and shared experiences. So say HEY to your neighbor, share some props, guide the less experienced Rocky goers…make some community out there!
• The Stupider, The Better: One of our guiding principles has been that sometimes, the stupider the better. We’ve embraced the absurd and the outrageous because we believe that theater should be a place where we can let our wildest imaginations run wild. So tonight, don’t be afraid to be as stupid as possible.
• What Would Shirley Bassey Do? In moments of uncertainty, we’ve asked ourselves, “What would Shirley Bassey do?” It’s a reminder to bring more glamour, more extravagance, and more show-stopping energy into every moment. And if you don’t know who Shirley Bassey is… then I don’t know what to tell you.
• Have Fun: Ultimately, The Rocky Horror Show is all about having a blast! It’s a celebration of joy, individuality, and selfexpression. So, kick back, enjoy the ride, and let your inner Rocky Horror fanatic shine.
With excitement and gratitude,
Blake Hackler Director of The Rocky Horror Show
2023-2024 SEASON SPONSORS
ISAIAH CHRISTOPHERLORD HARRIS
ROGER HUNT
DAVID LUGO
KYNZI GUMM
ALEX HEIKA
BEN BOHORQUEZ
KWINTON GRAY
KJ GRAY
CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ
Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo (Emilia), Clue (Yvette), The Sound of Music (Leisl), Tiny Beautiful Things, In the Heights, The Odyssey, A Christmas Carol, and Native Gardens. Regional: The Music Man (Theatre Three), 72 Miles to Go (Eva, Alley Theatre), West Side Story (Rosalia, A.D. Players), Christmas at Pemberley (MST Houston), Rapture Blister Burn (Avery, 4th Wall Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Zach Theatre), In the Heights (NCT), and The House on Mango Street (CaraMia Theatre). Baylor University: Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Crazy for You (Irene), and Spring Awakening (Wendla). TikTok: @xtina_lopez christinaaustinlopez.com Luke 1:37
BEN BOHORQUEZ (Phantom/Saxophone) is a touring and recording musician with the Dallas based bands, The Funky Knuckles and Ben Bohorquez Quartet. He first met the American theater stage thanks to Joel Ferrel’s vision of The Rocky Horror Show production at Dallas Theater Center in 2014 where he was cast as a phantom and saxophonist. During the world premiere of DTC’s production of Stagger Lee, written by Will Power and directed by Patricia Mcgregor, Ben was featured playing flute, clarinet, and all the saxophones (baritone/alto/tenor/soprano). Coming back for the 2023 DTC The Rocky Horror Show production under the direction of Blake Hackler is a fitting return to the stage.
KJ GRAY (Phantom/Bass Guitar) is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, born and raised in Dallas, TX. KJ was homeschooled and began working as a full-time musician at the age of 15 and has since gone on to play numerous styles of music both locally and aboard. Locally, he has received nominations for “Best Bassist” (3), “Best Funk/R&B Act” (2), and “Best New Act” from the Dallas Observer Music Awards and the Central Track Music Honors. In 2017 he made his theater debut in the production of the critically acclaimed musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical at the Tony Award winning Dallas Theater Center, where he sang, played bass, and participated in comedic improv. He has since played, acted and/or composed for A Winter’s Tale, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, A Christmas Carol and the annual Gala (3) at Dallas Theater Center. @KJANDTHEM
KWINTON GRAY (Phantom/Keys/Conductor) was born and raised in Dallas, Texas where he and siblings received a home-schooled education from their mother. After preliminary schooling, Kwinton went on to study Music at Eastfield Community College. Kwinton comes from a musical family, and he performs with his siblings in their family band “We Them Grays.” He also started his own jazz/fusion group “The Kwinton Gray Project” in 2015, which later released their debut album in 2018 titled ‘Leap of Faith.’ Both bands continue to perform locally and abroad. Kwinton is currently a member of the Dallas based jazz group The Funky Knuckles. Kwinton has been nominated five times for the Dallas Observer Music Awards and took home best Keyboardist in 2017, and best jazz act (Kwinton Gray Project) in 2018. Kwinton is also a thespian; in 2014 he performed in his first musical The Rocky Horror Show at Dallas Theater Center. Since then, Kwinton has conducted and played in several musicals — most recently at the Tony Award-winning Dallas Theater Center for the world premiere of Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure and the 50th anniversary production of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Kwinton was Music Director for the hit musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Barrington Stage Company, which received a NYTIMES critics pick in 2022. He has had the opportunity to perform at the a’ la Villette Jazz Festival in Paris with Foley, Kenny Garrett, Darryl Jones (who played w/ Miles Davis & Larry Dunn, original keyboardist for Earth, Wind & Fire), and legendary organist/keyboardist/producer Bobby Sparks. He began touring with Tony Award nominated director/choreographer Camile A. Brown & Dancers in 2018. He has toured and performed around the globe with acts such as Lalah Hathaway, Janet Jackson, Mononeon, Liv Warfield, The Funky Knuckles, and more.
KYNZI GUMM (Phantom) Kynzi Gumm is a graduate from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelors of Music in Musical Theatre. Kynzi is thrilled to be making her Dallas Theater Center debut with such an awesome show like The Rocky Horror Show! Her favorite roles include: Jolene Oakes in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Eva Perón in Evita, Fiona in Shrek, and Mrs.Cohen in RENT. She would like to thank her family and boyfriend for all of their love and support! Instagram @Kynzi_gumm
ISAIAH CHRISTOPHER-LORD HARRIS (Phantom) is thrilled to be making his Dallas Theater Center debut. He is a local choreographer and teaching artist with training from The International College Of Musical Theater (London). His recent/favorite credits include Head Over Heels, Kinky Boots (Uptown Players); Newsies, Beautiful, Matilda, and My Way (Casa Mañana); A Kid’s Play About Racism (The Bay Area Children’s Theater); and Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration (Disney World). Isaiah would like to thank his mom for always supporting him, and his family and friends for all their love over the years. Let’s get spooky!!! IG:Turk8_
the metroplex at Dallas Children’s Theater, Lyric Stage, Circle Theatre, Uptown Players, WaterTower, The Firehouse Theatre, and Theatre Three. Much love to Cody, Mom, Dad, and Meredith. Insta: @alexbheika
ROGER HUNT (Phantom/Guitar) Roger Hunt is a Professional Musician/Guitarist located in Dallas, Texas. Roger was born in 1995 in Atlanta, GA and began learning Guitar at the age of 12. He began playing and performing at local Blues Jam sessions in the area at age 14. Roger then moved to Denton, Texas where he got a degree in Jazz Studies from 2013-2017 at The University of North Texas. Roger taught for 2.5 years at The Castle Hills Music Academy and now teaches privately. Roger now performs around the DFW area with such local artists as We Them Grays, The Cure for Paranoia, Ed Soph, The Revelers Hall Band and more.
DAVID LUGO (Narrator) Audiences may recognize his work at Dallas Theater Center (Clue, In the Heights, Our Town/ Nuestro Pueblo, Oedipus El Rey, White Rabbit/Red Rabbit); WaterTower Theatre (Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue; Guadalupe in the Guestroom); Uptown Players (Angels in America, Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika, Catch Me If You Can); Theatre Three (The Fantasticks, The Minotaur); Stage West (Witch); Undermain Theatre (MacBeth, Hyacinth McCaw, Beginner) to name a few. David is one half of the improv comedy duo “Lugo and Long”. David is an actor and voiceover artist represented by the Kim Dawson Agency.
LIZ MIKEL (Eddie/Dr. Scott) is a proud member of the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company of the TonyAward winning, Dallas Theater Center. She recently celebrated her 30th year anniversary at DTC. Her credits include: Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, Cake Ladies, Working, Something Grim(m), In the Bleak Midwinter; Little Women; penny candy; Twelfth Night; Sweat; Steel Magnolias; Public Works Dallas’ The Winter’s Tale; White Rabbit Red Rabbit; The Trials of Sam Houston; Miller, Mississippi; Inherit the Wind ; Public Works Dallas’ The Tempest; Bella: An American Tall Tale; Romeo and Juliet; Medea; School for Wives; The Rocky Horror Show; A Raisin in the Sun; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat; The Wiz; Dividing the Estate; A Christmas Carol; Death of a Salesman; Give It Up!; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2009, 1991); The Who’s Tommy; Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Crowns. Broadway and OffBroadway: 1776, Fruit Trilogy, Lysistrata Jones. Regional: TUTS; American Repertory Theater; The MUNY; Cape Playhouse; A Contemporary Theater; Arkansas Repertory Theater. Local: Stage West; Casa Mañana Theatre; Dallas Children’s Theater; Jubilee Theater; Theatre Three; WaterTower Theatre. TV/Film: Miss Juneteenth; Get On Up; Dallas; The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; Straight A’s; Past Life; Friday Night Lights; Sordid Lives: The Series; and Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins. Awards: Fullinwider Award, Bill and Linda Custard Award, Dallas Historical Society Award, Leon Rabin, DFW Theater Critics Forum, D Magazine, Dallas Observer, Dallas Voice, and multiple Column Awards. 2015 Lunt Fontanne Fellow. Liz played John Hancock in the Broadway Revival and Benjamin Franklin in the national tour of the musical comedy 1776, directed by Tony-Award winner and American Repertory Theater Artistic Director, Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page. @miz_lyzz
ALEX ORGAN (Riff Raff) is a member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company where his credits include: The Sound of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, Cake Ladies, Working: A Musical, Little Women, Twelfth Night, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, The Trials of Sam Houston, Frankenstein, Miller, Mississippi, Inherit the Wind, Electra, Constellations, Dreamgirls, All The Way, Sense and Sensibility, The Rocky Horror Show, Les Misérables, The Fortress of Solitude, Fly By Night, eight productions of A Christmas Carol, and three Public Works Dallas pageants. Local/Regional: Second Thought Theatre; Undermain Theatre; Theatre Three; WaterTower Theatre; Trinity Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Dallas; Lyric Stage; Epic Theater Ensemble; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Alley Theatre. Alex was the Artistic Director at Second Thought Theater from 2015-2020, and he holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
DOMINIC PECIKONIS (Phantom) is humbled to make their DTC debut! Recent credits include Rent (TUTS, Umbrella Stage Co.), Spring Awakening (The Watering Hole Collective), Paulette in Legally Blonde (Garland Summer Musicals), and the national tour of Spamilton An American Parody. Thanks to the team, cast, and family both chosen and blood. Trans Lives Matter. Drag Is Not A Crime. This is dedicated to my community, especially the black trans women we’ve lost.
Center! She was last seen as the title role in Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella with Lyric Stage Dallas. Her recent credits include Florinda in Into The Woods (DTC), title role in Aida (Lyric), Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (DTC), Zoe in The Danger Year with The Table Co|Lab, and State Fair Singer in The Bridges of Madison County (WaterTower). As a Teaching Artist, Rachel has worked with students at countless theaters in Dallas/Fort Worth, including DTC, Casa Mañana and Broadway Dallas. Rachel is grateful to her family & friends for their love and support! Go Frogs & Enjoy the Show! www.rachelnicolepoole.com IG: @poolerthanyou
NOAH RANDALL (Brad) is an actor from Austin, Texas and currently based in Dallas, Texas. He has been acting since age ten and was last seen on screen in Apollo 10 1⁄2 by Richard Linklater. Noah is currently a senior in the B.F.A. Acting program at Southern Methodist University, and has been featured in shows such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night: A Musical Adaptation. He is an avid musician, gymnast, and physicist, and is thrilled to be making his professional theater debut in The Rocky Horror Show! Instagram: @noahsrandall
ASHER ROSS (Phantom, Understudy for Brad) is an actor, singer, songwriter, and musician originally from Portland, Oregon. He is currently a Senior at SMU, earning his BFA in Acting with a minor in Arts Management. His college credits include Antonio in Twelfth Night the Musical, Romeo/Balthasar/Peter in Juliet… and Juliet, Mustardseed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as additional roles in SMU Student Theater productions. Back in Portland, he worked with theaters such as Oregon Children’s Theater, the Portland Opera, Lakewood Theater Company, and more. He has also trained with Portland Center Stage, Lakewood Theater Company, Oregon Children’s Theater, Bridgetown Conservatory, and Artists Repertory Theater, where he was preparing to appear as a Gala guest performer before the pandemic struck. For his work in Shiver: a musical ghost story with Oregon Children’s Theater, he was awarded the DRAMMY for Outstanding Young Performer. He is grateful to be creating art with these wonderful folks and he is sending all his love to his people, near and far, you know who you are.
L. WALTER (Frank ‘N’ Furter) is shivering with anticipation to take on The Rocky Horror Show this time through Frank’s eyes. Strutting all the way from Abilene TX in 2007, Lee has made Dallas her home. Not only with stage, Lee also hosts her own Drag Show at Dallas Woody’s every Thursday evening at 11pm as her “not so” alter ego Jada Pinkett Fox. Her DTC credits are: The Rocky Horror Show (Columbia), Dream Girls (MC/Ensemble), Cabaret (Frenchie), & White Rabbit Red Rabbit. Other credits include: Kinky Boots (Lola), Angels in America I & II (Belize), The View Upstairs (Willie), A Chorus Line (Richie), Head Over Heels (Pythio) all with Uptown Players, What To Send Up When It Goes Down (Three) Stage West, RENT (Angel) Casa Manana, Little Shop Of Horrors (Audrey) Theatre Three, Hit The Wall (Carson), Smokey Joe’s Café (Victor), Parade (Jim Conley) all with WaterTower Theatre, Cinderella (Voice of Fairy Godmother/ Ensemble) Zach Theatre, & The Rocky Horror Show (Frank-N-Furter) Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma. Lee is grateful to be able to do what she loves in a city that has so much of it to give!
JACKIE WHITMILL JR. (Phantom/Drums) Born and raised in Dallas, Texas in 1996, Jackie, also known as Jvice (juice) has a very adamant respect for drums. From growing up playing gospel records and playing in church at the age of 3 to sharing stages with Bobby Sparks, The Peterson Brothers, Shaun Martin, The Kwinton Gray Project, and many other artists and great musicians, his works and personality has touched many who have crossed paths with him. He is a 2014 graduate of Booker T Washington High School of Performing and Visual Arts which has fostered talents such as Erykah Badu, Roy Hargrove, Nora Jones and many more. Also he has had schooling at The New England Conservatory, studying with Legends such as Jerry Bergonzi, Bob Moses and Billy Hart. Jackie took great advantage of his experiences with masterclasses, lessons, and created a voice that cannot be forgotten. By using his understanding of history to fuel his identity, he hopes to give the world a bold but exciting understanding of who Jackie Whitmill II, Jvice (juice) truly is.
ZACHARY J. WILLIS (Columbia) is member of DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, where his credits include Into The Woods, Trouble in Mind, A Christmas Carol, Public Work Dallas’ The Odyssey, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, and Tiny Beautiful Things. Regional: The Music Man (Theatre Three), Spring Awakening (TUTS & Uptown Players), A 3D Adventure (Circle Theatre), Xanadu (Stages Repertory Theatre), and The First Noel (Jubilee Theatre, Irma P. Hall Black Theatre Award Recipient). Zach is represented by the Mary Collins Agency and studied Musical Theatre at Sam Houston State University. Zach sends much love to his parents and the rest of his family for their continued support. zacharyjwillis.com @zacharyjwillis
BLAKE HACKLER (Director) is a director, actor and playwright who has appeared in productions on Broadway, OffBroadway and in regional theaters throughout the country. Blake is a proud member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. He currently serves as the Chair of Theater at Southern Methodist University and also holds a faculty position at Yale University. He is a member of the esteemed BMI/Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Program, and is an award-winning play-wright. He has twice been named a Fulbright Scholar, to Bulgaria and Romania, and was a 2018 Macdowell Fellow. Education: MFA, Yale School of Drama.
KELSEY MILBOURN (Choreographer, Fight Director/Intimacy Coordinator) is a TCU graduate with a BFA in musical theatre and independent study in modern dance, and serves as adjunct faculty for the BFA theatre program at TCU. A choreographer in the DFW, KC, & NC areas, and a local playwright , they are the recipient of Live Theatre League Award as well as Dallas Cultural actor of the year. Some of their recent work includes projects at Prism Movement Theatre, DTC, Undermain Theatre, Stage West, Circle Theatre, Amphibian Stage Productions, Second Thought Theatre, Echo Theatre, Danspiek NYC, Cape Fear Regional, and was an artistic associate of the Trinity Shakespeare Festival for its entire decade.
KWINTON GRAY (Music Director) was born and raised in Dallas, Texas where he and siblings received a homeschooled education from their mother. After preliminary schooling, Kwinton went on to study Music at Eastfield Community College. Kwinton comes from a musical family, and he performs with his siblings in their family band “We Them Grays.” He also started his own jazz/fusion group “The Kwinton Gray Project” in 2015, which later released their debut album in 2018 titled ‘Leap of Faith.’ Both bands continue to perform locally and abroad. Kwinton is currently a member of the Dallas based jazz group The Funky Knuckles. Kwinton has been nominated five times for the Dallas Observer Music Awards and took home best Keyboardist in 2017, and best jazz act (Kwinton Gray Project) in 2018. Kwinton is also a thespian; in 2014 he performed in his first musical The Rocky Horror Show at Dallas Theater Center. Since then, Kwinton has conducted and played in several musicals — most recently at the Tony Award-winning Dallas Theater Center for the world premiere of Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure and the 50th anniversary production of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Kwinton was Music Director for the hit musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Barrington Stage Company, which received a NYTIMES critics pick in 2022. He has had the opportunity to perform at the a’ la Villette Jazz Festival in Paris with Foley, Kenny Garrett, Darryl Jones (who played w/ Miles Davis & Larry Dunn, original keyboardist for Earth, Wind & Fire), and legendary organist/keyboardist/producer Bobby Sparks. He began touring with Tony Award nominated director/ choreographer Camile A. Brown & Dancers in 2018. He has toured and performed around the globe with acts such as Lalah Hathaway, Janet Jackson, Mononeon, Liv Warfield, The Funky Knuckles, and more.
NATALIE ROSE MABRY (Set & Projections Design) is a trans-queer scenic & projections designer. They recently moved from Dallas to Pittsburgh as the Resident Artist and Teaching Artist at the University of Pittsburgh. Natalie is the recipient of the Bill and Gene Eckhart Award for Excellence In Stage Design and the Taubman Scholarship For Excellence In Stage Design. They have designed for theaters such as the The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Dallas, Stage West Theatre, Dallas Children’s Theater, Theatre Three, and more. Natalie is a trans-queer designer focusing on stories for a new and modern audience and making space for trans designers voices. You can find them via: Website: natalierosemabry.art IG: @nrmabryartistry
ARI FULTON (Costume, Hair, Wig & Makeup Design) Off-Broadway: Nova (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Confederates (Signature Theatre Company, Lortel nomination), School for Wives (Molière in the Park), Little Girl Blue (LDK Productions), Regional: Rent! (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), L’Amant Anonyme (Atlanta Opera and MINN Opera), A Wonderful World (Miami New Drama, Broadway World winner), Film: Incomplete (20th Century Digital and Hulu, NAACP Image Award Nominee), Disney Discovers S1, E2, E3, E5, E7, E9 (Disney Television, ABC), Cupids (Tribeca Film Festival and P&G), Nigerian Prince (AT&T, Netflix Executively produced by Spike Lee).
AMANDA WEST (Lighting Design) is honored to return to Dallas Theater Center. Her Dallas Theater Center credits include Real Women Have Curves, Fade, Hairspray, and Public Works Dallas As You Like It & The Odyssey. Other selected credits include Theatre Three: Next to Normal, The Elephant Man, The Manufactured Myth of Eveline Flynn, She Kills Monsters, On The Eve. Uptown Players: Silver Foxes, Head Over Heels, Fun Home, La Cage Aux Folles, The Toxic Avenger Musical, Hedwig and The Angry Inch. Circle Theatre: Sweeney Todd. Amphibian Stage: The Hollow.
BFA: Texas Wesleyan University.
BRIAN MCDONALD (Sound Design) is a sound designer and concert mixer based in Dallas, TX. His work has been heard around the country including shows on and off-Broadway. Brian worked as the associate sound designer on The Lighting Thief National Tour, the re-imagination of 42nd Street at the Ordway Theater, and Be More Chill on and off Broadway. For the last seven years, Brian served as the associate sound designer on Dallas Theater Center’s A Christmas Carol. In addition to productions at DTC, Brian has designed for Dallas area theaters including Circle Theatre, WaterTower and Second Thought Theatre.
STEPHEN RAVET (Production Stage Manager) DTC: Native Gardens, Clue, The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol ‘22, The Odyssey. Broadway: Marvin’s Room, Les Misérables, King Charles III, Airline Highway, The Elephant Man, The Assembled Parties. Off-Broadway (Select): The Perplexed, The Cake, Avenue Q, The Threepenny Opera, Peter and the Starcatcher, RENT, Angels in America. Regional (Select): Williamstown Theatre Festival, Bucks County Playhouse, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse. TV: “America’s Got Talent.” Education: UC Santa Barbara & University of Kent. Thanks to Laura, Emily, & Lexi!
LAURA ELAINE BERRIOS (Assistant Stage Manager) Her credits at Dallas Theater Center include Sweat, Cake Ladies, A Christmas Carol, PWD The Odyssey, Sound of Music, Clue, Into the Woods. Other credits include Dolly Parton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol with Red Tail Entertainment; Othello, Titus Andronicus, Macbeth, Tempest, She Stoops to Conquer, King Lear, Cymbeline with Shakespeare Dallas; Funny You Don’t Act Like a Negro with Theatre3; A Christmas Carol with Arrowrock Lyceum; Alice and the Bookstore Palace and Pants on Fire at Creede Repertory Theatre; Antony and Cleopatra and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. She has a M.F.A. in Stage Management from UMKC.
ASHLEY OLIVER (Production Manager) is an actor, stage manager and director from Arlington, TX. She holds a BA in Drama from Prairie View A&M University and has been working in theaters around Dallas/ Fort Worth for 15 years. She has worked on such shows as Marie Anotinette (Amphibian Stage) Cake Ladies, Little Women, Ann, Fetch Clay Make Man (Dallas Theater Center) Amazing Grace, Hurt Village, Dot, Do No Harm (Soul Rep Theatre) What to Send Up, Bootycandy, Mr.Burns Post-Electric Play, Deer (Stage West) and Erykah Badu’s One (Hu)man show (TBAAL) and many others. “A word can equal a thought, a thought an idea, an idea an action, an action can change the world. ”
- Claude McKayANDREW J. BROWN (Director of Production) has been with Dallas Theater Center since March of 2020. He served as lead Production Manager on productions including Public Works Dallas’ 2022 production of The Odyssey, The Sound Of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, and Tiny Beautiful Things, as well as the world premiere productions of The Supreme Leader and Cake Ladies. Previously Andrew worked with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK), Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA) and the Cape Playhouse (Cape Cod, MA). He holds an MFA in Production Management from Boston University and a BFA in Scene Design from the University of Oklahoma.
SARAHBETH GROSSMAN (Artistic Producer) is a Tony Award®-nominated and Olivier Award-winning producer. Her credits include Broadway: Indecent; An American in Paris (Broadway, West End National Tour); Come From Away (West End); Dames At Sea; Ann and Stick Fly. Off-Broadway: The Irish Curse. A graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute, Sarahbeth holds an MFA in Theater Management from the Yale School of Drama where she served as Associate Managing Director of Yale Rep. She is a proud member of the Broadway League, Theater Communications Group, National Alliance for Musical Theatre and the Producer’s Guild of America.
EISENBERG/BEANS CASTING (Casting) Daryl Eisenberg, CSA & Ally Beans, CSA. Broadway: Gettin’ The Band Back Together. NY Theatre: Love & Science, Baghdaddy, SuperHero, Powerhouse, Bedlam, WP Theater, DVRF, Cherry Lane. Regional: Dallas Theater Center, May We All, Heartbreak Hotel (Broadway in Chicago), Folger Theatre, Cape Cod Theatre Project, Arizona Theatre Company. Film: The Cathedral (Sundance), Hey, Viktor!, The MisEducation of Bindu (Peacock), Menorah In The Middle (Hulu), Kendra & Beth, Angry Neighbors, Shadows (HBO). Audio: Limetown, Shipworm, The Callisto Protocol, City of Ghosts. @EBCastingCo. www.ebcastingco.com
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EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS
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Dallas Theater Center is supported, in part, by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, the National Endowment of the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, and the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District.
LEADERSHIP
Executive Director, Kevin Moriarty
Artistic Producer, Sarahbeth Grossman
Director of Development, Keyana Marshall
Director of EDI & People Operations, Gabriel Vazquez
Director of Finance, Dana Landers
Director of Marketing & Communications, Adam Wallman
Director of Production, Andrew J. Brown
Director of Public Works, Brandi Giles
ADMINISTRATION
Operations Manager, Lori Jones
Facilities Manager, Albert Gonzales
Technical Operations Manager, Shaundra Gabriel
ARTISTIC
Resident Playwright/Literary Manager, Jonathan Norton
Contracts Coordinator, Zevity Lopez
DIANE AND HAL BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY
Christina Austin Lopez
Tiana Kaye Blair
Blake Hackler
Bob Hess
Liz Mikel
Alex Organ
Molly Searcy
Tiffany Solano
Sally Nystuen Vahle
Zachary J. Willis
DEVELOPMENT
Interim Manager of Corporate Relations, Dwayne Grant
Grants Manager & Prospect Research, Megan Mock
Interim Manager of Donor Stewardship, Augusta Abene
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
AP & Payroll Specialist, Blythe Whatley
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Manager of Digital and Media, Ray Alva
Box Office Coordinator, Laura Corley
Box Office Representative, Keele Halbert
Box Office Representative, Luna Lopez
Web Developer, Chris Koller | Idealgrowth
Photographer, Jordan Fraker
Creative Design & Illustration, Lisa Ottosen, Alec Villaseñor
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Production Manager, Ashley Oliver
SCENERY
Associate Technical Director, Dan Cummins
Associate Technical Director, Matt McFarland
Staff Carpenter, Keith Gillespie
STAGE OPERATIONS
Stage Operations Manager, Squeak Henderson
PROPS
Head of Props, John Slauson
Assistant Head of Props, Nicole Gaignat
COSTUMES
Costume Director, Micheal Heath Willhelm-Waid
Lead Draper, Christopher Harris
Staff Draper, Olivia Kennedy
WARDROBE
Wardrobe Supervisor, Rebecca Holt
WIG, HAIR & MAKEUP
Wig, Hair and Makeup Supervisor, Nick Lynch-Voris
LIGHTING
Head of Lighting, Troy Carrico
Assistant Head of Lighting, Caroline Hodge
Staff Electrician, Imani McCants
Staff Electrician, Dalyn Kvapil
AUDIO/VIDEO
Head of Audio/Video, Elena Martin
Lead Audio Engineer, Devin Mulbery
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Head of Stage Management/
Resident Production Stage Manager, Stephen Ravet
CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
LIZ MIKEL
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
TIANA KAYE BLAIR
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
BLAKE HACKLER
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
BOB HESS
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
JONATHAN NORTON RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT
ALEX ORGAN
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
MOLLY SEARCY
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
TIFFANY SOLANO
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
ZACHARY J. WILLIS
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
In 2009, with the generous support of Diane and Hal Brierley, Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty reinstated Dallas Theater Center’s resident acting company. His intent was to develop and nurture professional actors within the North Texas community and enable them to make Dallas their artistic home. At the same time, he sought to enhance Dallas Theater Center’s artistic profile and create ongoing collaborative relationships. The ten-member Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company has since become a signature component of Dallas Theater Center’s presence in the Dallas Arts District.
