THE CAST and CHARACTERS
(in order of appearance)

         Kipps (the Actor)..........GORDON GRAY*          Arthur Kipps (called ACTOR)............BILL EDWARDS*      
                                               The Woman..............LAUREN DEVORE
         * Denotes member, Actors Equity Assocation, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

GORDON GRAY* (Kipps, the actor)--Returns to Tri-State in  as Kipps in Stephen Mallatratt's THE WOMAN IN BLACK after making his debut as Jim, the Gentleman Caller in THE GLASS MENAGERIE.  New York credits include 365 DAYS (The Public Theater,) A FLEA IN HER EAR (Columbia Stages,)  YOGA MADNESS (The Zipper Theater,) APOCRAPHA (Roundtable,) THREE SISTERS (Shapiro Theater,) and THE DELICATE BUSINESS . . . (Odyssey Productions/NYC Fringe,) and FRIENDLY FIRE (Samuel French Festival.) Regional audiences have seen him in CABARET, OF MICE AND MEN, and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Northern Stage,) EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN and LEOCADIA  (Hampton Theater Co.,)  BORN YESTERDAY (Cape Rep Theater,) and he has appeared in independent films including THE KILLER and THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN. Mr. Gray, a new member of Actors Equity Association, holds a BA in Drama and Engineering from Dartmouth College where he was a Warner Bentley and Henry B. Williams Theater Fellow.  Many thanks to Paul and this wonderful group of artists for bringing this piece to life.

ROLAND JOHNSON*(Arthur Kipps)-- makes his Tri-State debut as Arthur Kipps in Stephen Mallatratt's ghostly THE WOMAN IN BLACK. Most recently he was Jim Dooley in THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  (Shadow Lawn Stage). Mr. Johnson has appeared in many plays, including Michael in SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME (Ivoryton Playhouse,) Harold Palmer in COMMUNICATING DOORS (Bristol Riverside Theatre,) Felix Ducotel in MY THREE ANGELS (Centenary Stage,) Waldgrave in THE NERD (Public Theatre-Maine,) and John in INNOCENCE (New Jersey Repertory.) His Shakespeare credits include major roles in HAMLET, RICHARD II, CYMBELINE, and HENRY IV,1 and 2. TV and film credits include appearances on the CONAN O'BRIEN SHOW,  and THE GUIDING LIGHT. He is a member of Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Among the many places he trained as an actor was Second City.

LAUREN DEVORE (the Woman)--makes her professional debut in Tri-State's THE WOMAN IN BLACK, playing the ghostly title role.  Ms. DeVore has been training and performing with the Tri-State Actors Theater since 2005. Her intern performances include the title role in WINNIE THE POOH, the Snow Queen in THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, and most recently as Templeton the Rat in CHARLOTTE'S WEB. As a student at Wallkill Valley Regional High School, she has appeared in several productions, including FAME, GUYS AND DOLLS, ANNIE, PETER PAN, and ROBIN HOOD. Ms. DeVore is a life-long dancer and and visual artist and continues to study acting. She thanks Tri-State and the staff for being her theater family over the years.