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Matthew McClure (El Gallo) is thrilled to be making his Button Theatre debut! Blessed with a career spanning from on-air personality, news anchor, producer, news director, television host and actor, Matthew is the recipient of the 2007 Best Anchor/Reporter Award from the Georgia Associated Press as well as six other AP Awards. Favorite stage credits include: “Announcer/Voice of G.O.D” in Altar Boyz , “Marcel” in The Boy Friend, “Smudge” in Forever Plaid, and “Admiral Von Schreiber” in The Sound of Music. Many thanks to Mary Carolyn, Ginny and the staff for this wonderful opportunity! _____________________________________________________ Tracy Vaden Moore (Luisa) loves being a part of this production. Previous Reigonal credits include Suessical at The Alliance Theater, Junie B Jones at The Legacy Theater, Cabaret at Atlanta Professional Theatre and Fabulous Fables at Tell Tale Theatre. Tracy is a proud BFA graduate from the Gainsville Theatre Alliance. You can see her in the upcmoing production of Snow Queen with Synchronicity Performance Group. Love to Will and the Family. This performance is lovingly and proudly dedicated to her awesome mom. _____________________________________________________ Mike Morin (Matt) graduated from Shorter College with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Favorite credits include “Charlie Brown” in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, “Mark” in A Chorus Line, “A-Rab” in West Side Story, and “Ernie” in Rumors. He has worked for Timber Lake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll, Illionois the past three summers. This past summer he also worked for Summer Stock in Findlay, Ohio where he played Pap in Hank Williams: Lost Highway, while in Findlay he also was lighting designer for A Year With Frog and Toad. In the past three years Mike has served as Shorter's Master Electrician along with Student Technical Director. Mike also served as Technical Director for Hill City Summer Theatre in 2006. _____________________________________________________ 
Jennifer Hendrickson (Bellamy) is very excited to be appearing with Button Theatre for the first time. Recent theatre credits include: Evita (Aristocrat), The Secret Garden (Mrs. Winthrop), HMS Pinafore (Cousin Hebe), Red, Hot and Cole (Dorothy Parker, Hedda Hopper, Bella Spewack) and Mame (Sally Cato) at Atlanta Lyric Theatre; The Third Howl (Sally Cat) at Theatre Decatur; Putting It Together at Galaxy Music Theatre; Sweeney Todd at Onstage Atlanta. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from The University of Michigan and a Master of Arts degree in Arts Administration from The Florida State University. She appeared in Orpheo ed Euridice and Cendrillion with The Florida State Opera and was a graduate assistant in the opera department. Jennifer has been a choral director for several churches and has performed with such choirs as Collegium Vocale and Atlanta Choral Artists. Currently, Jennifer is the Executive Director of the Rotarian Action Group for Population and Development. _____________________________________________________ Brian Jones (Hucklebee) -- Brian has been acting, directing, and writing for theaters in Gwinnett County and Atlanta for nearly 10 years. He was last seen as "Maurice" in New London Theatre's Beauty And The Beast. He has also appeared with New Dawn Theater Company ("Charley's Aunt"), County Seat Players ("The Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Condensed)"), and Atlanta's Coup De Theatre ("Wait!") This is his first appearance with Button and he thanks Mary Carolyn and Ginny for making him part of this amazing cast. _____________________________________________________ Ray Green (Henry) has recently theatrical experience in recent years has been with the Southside Theatre Guild. His roles there include “Merlin” in Camelot, “Dr. Seward” in Dracula, the inspector in The Unexpected Guest, “Grandpa” in The Homecoming, “Captain Orton” in The King and I, and “Walter Cunningham” in To kill a Mockingbird. Ray was nominated for a MAT Award for his portrayal of Mr. Cunningham. Ray is married and the father of two adult children and has recently become a grandfather for the first time. Ray is retired from Fulton County School System where he worked as a media specialist for 28 + years and currently shares a part-time position with a friend and fellow storyteller in Henry County. He and his wife, Mary, moved to Tucker in January of this year and he looks forward to his new association with theatre groups here. _____________________________________________________ John Stephen King (Mortimer) is a Georgia native, however he has recently returned to the Atlanta area after spending four and a half years in Chicago. While there, he performed in a dozen productions with various Off-Loop theatres. Since returning to Atlanta, he has been working primarily with the Shakespeare Tavern, most recently playing Francis Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream. This will be his first production with the Button Theatre. _____________________________________________________ Andrea Marchese (The Female Mute) is excited to make her debut with Button Theatre so soon after her return to the states. She spent the last year teaching English to graduate students in China. While not on stage, Andrea teachers German at Snellville Middle. Andrea is a Gwinnett native, working with Parkview's Drama department before moving on to Easy Baked Improv at Berry College in Rome, GA. She would like to thank the cast and crew for a great experience! ______________________________________________ Conner Huff (The Male Mute) is a Georgia Native and a newcomer to the Button Theatre. Conner has appeared in, Arsenic and Old Lace, A Christmas Carol, Little Shop of Horrors and much more. Between Conner's five jobs he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, exercising, guitar playing, and living life to the fullest. _____________________________________________________
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