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CASt and CREATIves BIOS
Molly Breen
Daniel DeVault
Molly Breen
Molly Breen is a theatre artist currently based in Nashville, TN. She serves as the director of Tennessee Playwrights Studio and is an actor, producer, director, dancer, who enjoys making opportunities and connections for other artists and creating and championing new work. She has appeared in over 50 productions in Nashville, Atlanta, Kentucky, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. She is represented by the McCray agency for film, television and commercial projects. As a writer, she has received fellowships with the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Mary Anderson Center for the Arts. She is excited to reunite with this group of actors for this hilarious comedy.
Jonah Burch
Daniel DeVault
Molly Breen
Jonah Burch (Sound Design) Credits include: Sound Designer, Fan Me with a Brick (Tennessee Playwrights Studio), Sound Designer, Love’s Labor’s Lost (Nashville Shakespeare Festival); Lead Audio Engineer, Shrek: The Musical (Williamson County PAC); Lead Audio Engineer, The Diary of Anne Frank (Williamson County PAC); Sound Designer, Aviator (Belmont University); Assistant Sound Designer, The Good Times are Killing Me(Belmont University); Assistant Theatrical Technician, Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center: Children’s-Theatre-in-the-Woods. Jonah currently works freelance sound for theatres throughout the Nashville-Area, including work with Belmont University, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, the Nashville Children’s Theatre, and Williamson County Performing Arts Center. He is also pursuing a degree in Audio Engineering Technology, with a minor in Video Production, at Belmont University.
Daniel DeVault
Daniel DeVault
Daniel DeVault
Daniel DeVault (Lighting Designerl is a theatre professional, born and raised in Nashville, TN. His previous TPS credits include Maidens and Don’t Look Black. Daniel has designed lights for dozens of productions in the Nashville area, including for Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, Verge Theater Company, Circle Players, Woven Theatre, Expression City, Humanity Theatre Project, Kenny Playhouse Theatre, and Sista Style Productions. He currently works full time as the Stage Manager on the General Jackson Showboat and as Associate Producer for Matt Davenport Productions. Daniel holds a B.A. in Theatre Performance and Design from Roanoke College.
Alicia Haymer*
Alicia Haymer*
Daniel DeVault
Alicia Haymer (Veronica), a Nashville native and Fisk alum, has been a part of the Nashville arts scene for 20+ years. During that time, she’s performed at just about every professional and community house in the city. She last performed in Actor's Bridge’s production of Heavy, which was written by Haymer. In 2020, she became Co Artistic Director of Verge Theater. Alicia is always grateful for any opportunity to express herself with creative authenticity.
Jene India
Alicia Haymer*
La Tia Lewis
Jene India (Nina) After a long hiatus, Jene is happy to not only come back theatre but she gets to share the stage with her talented friends. She enjoys creating content for Skincare and Beauty brands, working on jewelry designs for her Nubian Spice Jewelry line, and raising Autism Awareness.
La Tia Lewis
Alicia Haymer*
La Tia Lewis
LaTia Lewis (Sunday Show Berta/Asst. Stage Manager) is a native of Nashville, TN. She graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 2004. She has been in several stage plays with DTE, TPS, and SistaStyle Productions.
Mary McCallum
Mary McCallum
Mary McCallum
Mary McCallum (Willow/Playwright) received her B.S. and M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University. She is the founder of SistaStyle Productions (www.sistastyleproductions.com). Some of her favorite theater credits include THE MOUNTAINTOP, FLY, GIRL!, THE FACE OF EMMETT TILL, NEVER BEEN HOME, WAITIN’ 2 END HELL, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, THE STORY, LYSISTRATA, THE DESIRE, PRETTY FIRE, LONG TIME SINCE YESTERDAY, LOUIE & OPHELIA, HUNGER IN PARADISE, and THE DANCE ON WIDOW’S ROW. She has also appeared in several films & T.V. One’s “Fatal Attraction”. Her play “SingleVille” was a winner of the D.C. Black Theatre Festival One Act Battle and was a mainstage selection for the National Black Theatre Festival. Her play “Six Triple Eight” took top prize at the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival and Tampa Bay Theatre Festival. The movie “SingleVille” won several awards in 2018 including Best Feature at the Twin Cities Black Film Festival and IBFF. “Chasing Jeremy” was a screenplay winner at the British Urban Film Festival and a finalist at the Urban World Film Festival. Her screenplay "Six Triple Eight" also won Best Screenplay at the 2021 JNX Film Festival and British Urban Film Festival. In 2020, she was selected as librettist for Nashville Opera’s first mainstage commission “One Vote Won”, for which she received a Telly Award and a regional Emmy nomination. In 2022, she worked as a commissioned librettist on her second opera "Beatrice" for Portland Opera, and in 2023 her third opera “Charlie and The Wolf” for Cedar Rapids Opera. Her play “Why Goodbye” recently won “Best Playwright” at the 2023 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival.
Todd Seage
Mary McCallum
Mary McCallum
Todd Seage (Set Designer) is a Murfreesboro based freelance designer/T.D., actor, and is currently the Production Manager for MTSU’s School of Music. He served previously as the Technical Director/Instructor for the MTSU Theatre and Dance Department and as a Technical Assistant for the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. Seage’s acting experiences include work with Bravo Boro (Julius Caesar), Arts Center of Cannon County (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Murfreesboro Center for the Arts (Hamlet), Nashville Shakespeare Festival (Macbeth), and Actor’s Bridge Ensemble (Glengarry Glen Ross). Design credits include set design for Busie Body at MTSU Theatre and Dance, Set and Lights for ACT 1’s Stupid F@@king Bird, and set design for Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s A Comedy of Errors. Seage is originally from Battle Creek, Michigan and received his MA from Eastern Michigan University.
Nikki Staggs
Mary McCallum
Tamiko Robinson Steele*
Nikki Staggs (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be here!
Tamiko Robinson Steele*
Tamiko Robinson Steele*
Tamiko Robinson Steele*
Tamiko Robinson Steele (Berta) is a lover of art! She holds a degree in Speech Communication & Theater from Tennessee State University. Robinson Steele has an extensive résumé on the Nashville theater scene as an actor, and also lends herself as a Director and Performance Coach. A few of her awards include: 2021 Best Local Actor, 2018/2019 Top 3 Best Nashville Actor, 2017 Best Nashville Theatre Actress, 2011 voted Best One Woman Show (Miracle In Rwanda); Nashville Scene. Also voted 2018 Best Actress at the International Black Film Festival. She was last seen on Nashville Rep’s stage as Margaret in POTUS. She is thrilled, to once again, be sharing the stage with some of her dearest friends. Tim, Micah & Juniper Robin hold her heart. vive les arts!
Amy Syverson
Tamiko Robinson Steele*
Shawn Whitsell
Amy Syvenson (Light Ops/Set Construction)
Shawn Whitsell
Tamiko Robinson Steele*
Shawn Whitsell
Shawn Whitsell (Michael/Director) is a playwright, actor, director, producer, and founder of the Destiny Theatre Experience. Shawn believes in the transformative power of the arts and uses it to build community, raise awareness, and ignite change. His one-man show "23/1" was called "The Best Blend of Theater and Activism" for its take on solitary confinement. Shawn facilitates a variety of workshops, ranging from drama to spoken word to diversity, equity, and inclusion with local nonprofit Southern Word. He also serves on the board for the nonprofit organization Rooftop and is a member of the Metro Nashville Community Review Board. Most importantly, Shawn is the proud father of 17-year-old Destiny.
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