Let’s meet the cast of Marblehead Little Theatre’s next show, Kat(i)e & J(aw)hn, an original play by Shari Frost!
Katelyn Beaudoin [Kat(i)e] – Katelyn is a graduating BFA senior at Salem State University. Previous credits at SSU include Mimi in Rent, Mrs. Joe, Biddy, and Wemmick in Great Expectations, and Dian Black in Escape from Happiness. She is thrilled to work with Anne Lucas again after working with her for two seasons at the House of the Seven Gables as Elizabeth Cary in the Legacy of the Hanging Judge and this year as Anne Frank in Christmas at the Gables. She is tickled pink to be making her debuted at the MLT and to be a part of this incredible process with Shari and the rest of the cast. And as always, she would like to thank her Mom and Dad.
Chris Clark [J(aw)hn] – Chris discovered acting by accident 8 years ago and now wishes it had happened 28 years ago. He has appeared in numerous local stage productions, readings, and storytelling gigs and several independent films and commercials. While squeezing in “pretend time,” he pushes pixels at his real job as owner of a successful graphic design practice in Salem. He lives inMarbleheadwith his wife, Joyce, and their 14-year old twins.
Vernon Dinnall [Homeless Street Musician] – Vern’s family hails fromJamaica, however he was born and raised inBoston. He attended the University of New Hampshire during the early 70’s where he first began experimenting with the guitar. He transferred to the Boston School of Contemporary Music to focus on learning music theory and hone his guitar skills. He ultimately transferred to the illustrious Berklee School of Music, where he majored in Composition and continued to develop his guitar playing, focusing primarily on Jazz. Since his time at Berklee he has raised a family in Swampscott for the last 25 years. He returned to Berklee in 2010 to finish his degree and has continued to branch out in the music field playing with various bands, Blues Doctors, Jazz on a Rug and he now plays with the band Top Shelf.
Meghan Holtz [Barbara] – This is Meghan’s 11th MLT show. Highlights include: Brighton Beach Memoirs (Blanche), Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl), Oklahoma! (Gertie Cummins), Let Me Check My Calendar by Shari Frost (Cynthia D. Nial), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Grandma Georgina), Songs for a New World (Woman 2) and Spring Awakening (Frau Knuppeldick). With Salem Theatre Company: Dead Man’s Cell Phone and 2011’s Moments of Play. By day she teaches 8th graders who are learning English as a Second Language at the Collins Middle School in Salem. She thanks her eternally tolerant husband and newly teenaged twin daughters for their support.
Michael R Siering [Sonny] – A resident ofSalem, Michael has been acting on and off for 30 years. He has worked as a stage actor, for film and television as well as toured the east coast in Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol. He was a proud member of Salem’s Wharf Rat Productions and Hit and Run Theatre. He directed and acted for both companies. Favorite roles include Angelo in Measure for Measure, Dr. Block in Psychopathia Sexualis, Mr. Ruckley in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is a proud father and husband, and would like to thank his family for putting up with him.
Kat(i)e & J(aw)hn will be at the MLT Firehouse March 16-17 & 23-25, 2012!! Head over to www.mltlive.com for tickets and more information!!
Backstage at MLT 