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
Squiggllydickler; Sound Operator, Bloody Poetry; Fiddler on the Roof and The Crucible; and as Stage Manager on The Nerd.
Opal’s Baby; Susan Fredricks, Welcome to Our House & Welcome Back to Our House; Pick-a-Little-Lady, The Music Man; Extra, The
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
