Charla Bendas (Aunt Julia) has long been involved with local
theater as a producer, stage manager, and director, in addition to appearing
on-stage. Charla, along with husband Charles, recently directed Trip to
Bountiful with the Players and Into the Woods for Playcrafters; they are
currently directing Hello, Dolly! for the Rose Valley Chorus & Orchestra.
Kathleen Carlin (Hedda Gabler) became involved in theater while
doing volunteer work in Aberdeen, Scotland; when she returned to the United
States she studied acting at the Walnut Street Theater. Favorite roles
include Laura in The Glass Menagerie, Ginny in For Whom the Southern Bell
Tolls, the Leader of the Grey Gentlemen in Momo and the Grey Gentlemen,
and Holly Adams in An Act of the Imagination.
Christopher DeWitt (Jørgen Tesman, Assistant Director)
recently directed and appeared as Charlie Brown in his own rendition of
A Charlie Brown Christmas. Chris was Assistant Director and Stage Manager
for our recent production of Rumors, and has appeared on-stage here in
The Crucible and June Groom. He has also worked on dramaturgy for the independent
production GWM seeks….
Tom Dinnella (Technical Director, Lighting & FX Designer)
has been doing theater tech for over 35 years. He has been responsible
for the lighting design for a number of local shows. He is a board member
of the Players.
Ben Hynson (Judge Brack) is appearing with the Players for the
first time, but is not a novice on-stage. He sang for eleven years with
Choral Society of Chester County, and he has appeared in all thirteen extant
Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the five local G&S groups. Other favorite
shows include The Merry Widow, Once Upon a Mattress, Sunday in the Park
with George, and Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.
Janice Jankowski (Berte) debuted with the Players as Emma Borden
in Blood Relations; other favorite roles on our boards include Freda in
Dangerous Corner, Iris in June Groom, and Phoebe in Murder in Company.
She has worked backstage both on crew and as a producer.
Bil Katrina (Tech Crew) is working with the Players for the
first time, but he has extensive experience as a director, producer, technical
director, lighting designer, and set designer for many plays and musicals
over the past 30 years. Bil is the editor of Techie Talk, a technical theater
periodical, and a board member at Methacton Community Theater.
Fran Kobialka (Sound Designer) has been working steadily with
the Players for over three years. Fran is an engineer and audio buff who
brings a keen ear and technical talents to the Players. He is a member
of the Board of KOPP.
David Ben Leavitt (Director) has been a stage manager, lighting
designer, and set designer as well as a director. He has also appeared
on-stage in roles as varied as Mr. Bunthorne’s Solicitor in Patience, Dr.
Chumley in Harvey, and Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night.
Jacques Louvet (Tech Crew) is a theater and lighting tech specialist
who has recently done work for The Players, Methacton Community Theater
and Rose Valley.
Jim Ludovici (Eilert Løvborg) is performing in his eighth
show with the Players since Into the Woods in 1998. Other groups he has
appeared with
recently include Barleysheaf Players, Playcrafters, and as an understudy
at the Arden in Philadelphia. Favorite roles including John Proctor in
The Crucible, Tito in Lend Me a Tenor, and Jigger in Carousel.
Julie Ann Marra (Thea Elvsted) studied acting at West Chester
University. Favorite roles included Estelle in No Exit, Cecile in Les Liaisons
Dangereuses, Mae in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Jesse in Night, Mother, Bananas
in House of Blue Leaves, and Lenny in Crimes of the Heart.
Sarah Urfer (Stage Manager, Props Chair) has worked in a number
of backstage jobs over the past two years, primarily in Idaho. Her experience
includes lighting, props, set construction, and stage crew on shows as
diverse as Oedipus of Colonus, The Threepenny Opera and The
Taming of the Shrew.