Courtney Beekman (Florence) has been previously seen as Swift, Words, Words, Words; Mrs. Drysdale,
Beverly Hillbillies; Verna, Opal’s Baby; Susan Fredricks, Welcome to Our House & Welcome Back to Our
House; Pick-a-Little-Lady, The Music Man; Extra, The Wizard of Oz and as a Faerie in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. She has also worked backstage as a Production Assistant on Squiggllydickler; Sound Operator,
Bloody Poetry; Fiddler on the Roof and The Crucible; and as Stage Manager on The Nerd.
Beverly Hillbillies; Verna, Opal’s Baby; Susan Fredricks, Welcome to Our House & Welcome Back to Our
House; Pick-a-Little-Lady, The Music Man; Extra, The Wizard of Oz and as a Faerie in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. She has also worked backstage as a Production Assistant on Squiggllydickler; Sound Operator,
Bloody Poetry; Fiddler on the Roof and The Crucible; and as Stage Manager on The Nerd.
Steven Butler (Hannibal) last worked as Sound Operator for Squiggllydickler. Previously to that he could
have been seen as Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof and as Giles Corey in The Crucible.
have been seen as Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof and as Giles Corey in The Crucible.
Ariel Thornton (Fairy May) has been seen in productions of Charlotte’s Web, It’s a Family Affair, The
Crucible, Beverly Hillbillies, Fiddler on the Roof, The True Meaning and Anything Goes.
Crucible, Beverly Hillbillies, Fiddler on the Roof, The True Meaning and Anything Goes.
Justin Stitch (Jeffrey) was last seen in SSCC Theatre’s one act: Wrong Place, Wrong Time. Previous roles
include Dr. Polidori, Bloody Poetry; Todd, Hush Little Celia, Don’t Say a Word; Kenjie, The 1,000 Cranes;
Kenickie, Grease; Antonie Benito, The Phantom of the County Opera; Senator Jack S. Phogbound, Li’l Abner;
The Wizard, Once Upon a Mattress and as Grandpa and Santa Clause in Cocoa & Carols.
include Dr. Polidori, Bloody Poetry; Todd, Hush Little Celia, Don’t Say a Word; Kenjie, The 1,000 Cranes;
Kenickie, Grease; Antonie Benito, The Phantom of the County Opera; Senator Jack S. Phogbound, Li’l Abner;
The Wizard, Once Upon a Mattress and as Grandpa and Santa Clause in Cocoa & Carols.
Katie Cavendish (Mrs. Paddy) could have been seen in Wrong Place, Wrong Time’s one acts: Vas Difference
and An Actor’s Nightmare. She’s also played Dee Molish in Foibles and Folly. She’s also worked on the
crews for numerous productions including Bloody Poetry and Squiggllydickler.
and An Actor’s Nightmare. She’s also played Dee Molish in Foibles and Folly. She’s also worked on the
crews for numerous productions including Bloody Poetry and Squiggllydickler.
Hannah Braden (Miss Wilhelmina) was part of the ensemble for Squiggllydickler, was part of the cast that
made up Wrong Place, Wrong Time and was Taxalot in Daniel and the Lion’s Den. She also worked on the
crew for Bloody Poetry.
made up Wrong Place, Wrong Time and was Taxalot in Daniel and the Lion’s Den. She also worked on the
crew for Bloody Poetry.
Jason Sharrett (Titus) is making his SSCC Theatre Mainstage debut tonight. Jason was part of the Wrong
Place, Wrong Time production this past winter and has been active in theatre for four years.
Place, Wrong Time production this past winter and has been active in theatre for four years.
Lauren Smotherman (Lily Belle) has portrayed such roles as Ethel, Snow Angel; Liat, South Pacific; Ginger
Snow, Divine, Stella Devine; Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland; Shirley, Idiot’s Guide to High School and
Gilmer/Lamaar, Godspell.
Snow, Divine, Stella Devine; Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland; Shirley, Idiot’s Guide to High School and
Gilmer/Lamaar, Godspell.
Daniel Bragdon (Samuel) was last seen on stage as The Salesman in the recent production of
Squiggllydickler. Other past roles include Yussel in Fiddler on the Roof; Lt. Rooney, Arsenic and Old Lace;
Harry, Candy; ensemble, Juvie and The King & I; and Francis Nurse, The Crucible. He has worked on the set
crews of The Miracle Worker, My Fair Lady, John Lennon & Me, The Music Man, Arsenic and Old Lace,
The Sound of Music, The King & I, Steel Magnolias, Squiggllydickler (Original Production), The Crucible,
Fiddler on the Roof, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and Bloody Poetry. Daniel is an
Eagle Scout and assistant scout master for Troop 226, and is a member of the Southern State Singers.
Squiggllydickler. Other past roles include Yussel in Fiddler on the Roof; Lt. Rooney, Arsenic and Old Lace;
Harry, Candy; ensemble, Juvie and The King & I; and Francis Nurse, The Crucible. He has worked on the set
crews of The Miracle Worker, My Fair Lady, John Lennon & Me, The Music Man, Arsenic and Old Lace,
The Sound of Music, The King & I, Steel Magnolias, Squiggllydickler (Original Production), The Crucible,
Fiddler on the Roof, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and Bloody Poetry. Daniel is an
Eagle Scout and assistant scout master for Troop 226, and is a member of the Southern State Singers.
Robin Butler (Ethel) was last seen as Yente in Fiddler on the Roof. She was also in The Crucible as Sarah
Good and was a chorus member in The Drunkard. She has also been involved in many contemporary Christian
vocal groups, and was a soloist at the World Day of Prayer in McLean, Virginia.
Good and was a chorus member in The Drunkard. She has also been involved in many contemporary Christian
vocal groups, and was a soloist at the World Day of Prayer in McLean, Virginia.
Bronwyn Jones-Van Frank (Dr. Emmett) was previously seen in Fiddler on the Roof as Golde. She was
involved with her HHS junior and senior class plays and currently teaches pre-K at Fayetteville, where she
hopes to teach until they say she's too crazy to continue.
involved with her HHS junior and senior class plays and currently teaches pre-K at Fayetteville, where she
hopes to teach until they say she's too crazy to continue.
John Patrick Goggan (Playwright) was born on May 17, 1905, in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of John
Francis and Myrtle (Osborn) Goggan. Abandoned by both of them, Patrick spent his childhood in a variety of
foster homes and boarding schools, including St. Edwards' School in Austin, Texas, and Holy Cross School,
in New Orleans. A drifter during much of his teen years, Patrick landed a job as a radio announcer for KPO
Radio in San Francisco, California, at the age of nineteen. Changing his name to John Patrick, he wrote over
eleven hundred radio screenplays for the "Cecil and Sally" show, which was eventually broadcast by NBC
between the years of 1929 and 1933. He continued to write for NBC from 1933 to 1936, and in 1940 Helen
Hayes performed his adaptations of the classics, also on NBC. From 1941 to 1944, Patrick served in World
War II as an ambulance driver in the American Field Service. John Patrick is best knows as the author of
Teahouse of the August Moon, which was awarded a Pulitzer, a Tony and a New York Drama Critics Circle
Award. Other plays include The Hasty Heart; Anybody Out There; A Bad Year for Tomatoes; A Barrel Full of
Pennies; Cheating Cheaters; The Chiropodist; Compulsion; Confession; The Dancing Mice; Divorce—Anyone?
and The Willow and I. He died November 7, 1995.
Francis and Myrtle (Osborn) Goggan. Abandoned by both of them, Patrick spent his childhood in a variety of
foster homes and boarding schools, including St. Edwards' School in Austin, Texas, and Holy Cross School,
in New Orleans. A drifter during much of his teen years, Patrick landed a job as a radio announcer for KPO
Radio in San Francisco, California, at the age of nineteen. Changing his name to John Patrick, he wrote over
eleven hundred radio screenplays for the "Cecil and Sally" show, which was eventually broadcast by NBC
between the years of 1929 and 1933. He continued to write for NBC from 1933 to 1936, and in 1940 Helen
Hayes performed his adaptations of the classics, also on NBC. From 1941 to 1944, Patrick served in World
War II as an ambulance driver in the American Field Service. John Patrick is best knows as the author of
Teahouse of the August Moon, which was awarded a Pulitzer, a Tony and a New York Drama Critics Circle
Award. Other plays include The Hasty Heart; Anybody Out There; A Bad Year for Tomatoes; A Barrel Full of
Pennies; Cheating Cheaters; The Chiropodist; Compulsion; Confession; The Dancing Mice; Divorce—Anyone?
and The Willow and I. He died November 7, 1995.
Rainee Angles (Director) has been teaching speech and theatre at Southern State Community College for four
years. Previous to tonight’s production of The Curious Savage, she directed: Wrong Place, Wrong Time;
Bloody Poetry; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged); An Evening with David Ives;
Fiddler on the Roof; The Crucible; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change; One Day at the Zoo; The Nerd;
Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son; All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and co-
directed the premiere production of Squiggllydickler. Previous to SSCC, Rainee taught and directed at
Hillsboro High School for eight years. Memorable productions include The Miracle Worker, A Midsummer
Night's Dream, Little Shop of Horrors and A Christmas Carol. A former member of ACT Theatre in Hillsboro,
she also loves performing. Mrs. Angles has an MA in theatre, with an emphasis in directing, from Roosevelt
University, Chicago, Illinois.
years. Previous to tonight’s production of The Curious Savage, she directed: Wrong Place, Wrong Time;
Bloody Poetry; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged); An Evening with David Ives;
Fiddler on the Roof; The Crucible; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change; One Day at the Zoo; The Nerd;
Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son; All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and co-
directed the premiere production of Squiggllydickler. Previous to SSCC, Rainee taught and directed at
Hillsboro High School for eight years. Memorable productions include The Miracle Worker, A Midsummer
Night's Dream, Little Shop of Horrors and A Christmas Carol. A former member of ACT Theatre in Hillsboro,
she also loves performing. Mrs. Angles has an MA in theatre, with an emphasis in directing, from Roosevelt
University, Chicago, Illinois.
Sarah Williams (Stage Manager) has worked as stage manager on such SSCC Theatre productions as
Squiggllydickler, Bloody Poetry, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Theatre ASAP and
Fiddler on the Roof. At Hillsboro High School she worked as stage manager on productions of The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever; The King & I and Juvie. She is a SSCC student pursuing a double associate’s degree
in Law Enforcement and Corrections.
Squiggllydickler, Bloody Poetry, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Theatre ASAP and
Fiddler on the Roof. At Hillsboro High School she worked as stage manager on productions of The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever; The King & I and Juvie. She is a SSCC student pursuing a double associate’s degree
in Law Enforcement and Corrections.