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THE BAND
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Pedal Steel Guitar |
Lead Guitar |
Bass |
Drums |
THE DIRECTORS
Music Director/Keyboards |
Director |
| GWEN WALKER (Patsy Cline)--is
pleased to be making her TAT debut in the title role of the hit musical,
ALWAYS
. . . PATSY CLINE. Gwen was most recently seen at the York Theatre
as Mrs. Morgan in ORPHAN TRAIN and as Mrs. Harris in HOW
NOW DOW JONES. Before that, she played Mrs. Durfee in Goodspeed
Opera House's LIZZIE BORDEN. She toured the country playing the delightfully
witchy role of Lady Beaconsfield in the hit musical, JEKYLL &
HYDE. Regional credits include: Anna in THE KING AND I; Marian
in THE MUSIC MAN; Sue Ellen in the second production of Ted Swindley's
HONKY TONK ANGELS; and Woman #2 in I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT,
NOW CHANGE. Gwen can be seen next at Delaware's Henlopen Theatre Project
as
Woman One in SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. She holds a Master of Music
in voice from Temple University in Philadelphia. Ms. Walker is a member
of Actors Equity Association. |
| SUZANNE HAYES (Louise)--
appearing for the first time at Tri-State Actors Theater, Ms. Hayes portrays
Louise
in the hit musical, ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE. Ms. Hayes was
born and raised in Texas, got her acting training at Circle in the Square
in New York City and now makes her home there with her filmmaker husband,
Michael, and their two dogs and two cats. Favorite roles include
Essie
in
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, Gwendolyn in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
EARNEST, Olivia in TWELFTH NIGHT and Trinculo in THE TEMPEST.
Most recently , she played Henry VI in HENRY VI, Parts 1, 2, &
3 for Judith Shakespeare at the Jose Quintero Theatre. She received a Best
Actress Award at the 2000 Brooklyn Film Festival for THE SPIRAL, directed
by her husband. She has also been seen in numerous commercials over the
years and is thrilled to be doing Louise here at Tri-State Actor's Theatre.
Ms. Hayes is a member of Actors Equity Association. |
| JOHN ZATORSKI (Joe Bob, Piano,
Musical Director) --returns
to Tri-State after two seasons as musical director and keyboardist in the
hit musical, ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE. He graduated from
Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1981 with a degree in music education. Prior to that he performed with his own band and as a soloist for 12 years. He had his first gig at the age 11. After college he was band director at Dover HS until 1988; since then he has been band director at Wallkill Valley Reg. HS. Mr. Zatorski has directed and performed in over 40 musicals. His work with TAT includes TAT’s first production of TARRADIDDLE TRAVELS, CHARLOTTE’S WEB, NARNIA and FOREVER PLAID, to name a few. John resides in Sandyston Township with his wife Patricia. They have five children and one grandchild. They own a small farm and plan to raise fruit and Christmas trees as a retirement business. |
| BUD ANGELOTTI (Jim Bob, Pedal Steel Guitar)-- when
not in NJ, calls home the western slope
of the Colorado Rockies, where he's played for such groups as the Rocky Mt. Playboys, The Ben Dover Band, and the World Famous Aices. |
| DONALD LANE ( Lead Guitar)--Don is a multi-instrumentalist born and raised in the Tri-State area. Music has always been a big part of his life--from when he was four years old playing his brother's guitar along with the radio up to the present--a musical career of fifty plus years. Highlights of his career include: recording for Pickwick Records at Capitol Studios in New York City; being a member of a country band in 1970 that won a Battle of the Bands competition in Wheeling, West Virginia, and performing four programs of his own compositions at WVIA Radio in Pittston, Pennsylvania. After playing in many different bands as well as fronting his own over the years, he now spends most of his musical time in his home studio. Nonetheless, if someone calls needing him to fill in for a night or two, he'll strap on his bass or guitar and hit the road. As don himself says, "Music is so much a part of who I am, I can't imagine life without it." don can be reached at moemusic@citilink.net. |
| BRIAN PETWAY (Jay Bob, Bass)-- studied Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston before returning to his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama to work with various jazz, rock, and bluegrass groups. He performed in several productions for Terrific New Theatre in Birmingham and productions of GODSPELL and SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival Theatre in Montgomery, Alabama. Brian now lives in Manhattan and plays in the Michael Yednak Trio, Sean Nowell Quartet, and Atarah Valentine's New Radio. |
| MARK RICHARDSON (Bob bob, Drums)-- is a senior at Wallkill Valley Regional High School in Hardyston, NJ. A natural musician, he has played drums since the fourth grade. At WVRHS, Mark has been a member of the band, orchestra and Pep band for four years. He has played drums in his school’s productions of ANNIE, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, and this year’s THE WIZARD OF OZ. This past October he took first place in the Sussex County Youth Orchestra Instrumentalist Competition. Mark will be attending William Paterson college next year, where he plans on majoring in music education, thanks to the inspiration of his teacher, John Zatorski, who makes learning fun. |
| PAUL
MEACHAM (Artistic Director and Actor)--
Mr. Meacham is the founder
and artistic director of TRI-STATE ACTORS THEATER, for which he has directed Brian Friel's DANCING AT LUGHNASA, MARVIN'S ROOM, Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE, I HATE HAMLET, Dicken'sA CHRISTMAS CAROL, Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN, Donald Margulies' COLLECTED STORIES, and the musical adaptation of Robert Fulghum's ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN, season 2001's THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE and ON THE VERGE . He has staged many children's musicals, including WINNIE THE POOH, CHARLOTTE'S WEB and THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. He has directed and appeared professionally as an actor for nearly thirty years. Mr. Meacham performed Off-Broadway with Frank Langella and Diane Wiest in Arthur Miller's AFTER THE FALL; in FIGHTING BOB, which he also produced; in the long-running hit, THE PASSION OF DRACULA; and was a member of the acting company of the Classic Stage Company(two years), playing featured roles in TWELFTH NIGHT, THE TEMPEST, THE HOMECOMING, THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING, WOYZECK, ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDERNSTERN ARE DEAD and others. He was a founding member of the innovative WPA Theater, where he acted and directed for five seasons including directing the musical, CHARLATANS, for which he wrote the book and lyrics, and Tevia Abrams' AND NO CEREMONY. On television, he has appeared in commercials and on "soaps," including ONE LIFE TO LIVE and ALL MY CHILDREN, and adapted and produced Edgar Allen Poe's WILLIAM WILSON for the small screen. His films include HOODLUMS; PRINCE OF THE CITY; THE EYES OF LAURA MARS, THE GATE and others. He has performed coast to coast in regional theaters including Milwaukee Repertory Theater[three years](FIGHTING BOB, the premiere of David Mamet's LAKE BOAT, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, BORN YESTERDAY); Barter Theater(YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU); Pennsylvania Stage (EQUUS); Cohoes Music Hall (two years)(DEATH OF A SALESMAN, OF MICE AND MEN, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST); George Street Playhouse (COUNT DRACULA, MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION); Virginia Stage (THE CRUCIBLE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL); Missouri Repertory Theater (SIXTEEN STRINGS OF CASH, a 6th century Chinese opera directed by the renowned Chinese actor and director, Yeng Ruo-Ching); and New Jersey Shakespeare Festival (TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, HENRY VIII). Since founding Tri-State Actors Theater--then Ranger Summer Theater--in 1988, he has appeared as John Barrymore in I HATE HAMLET and was the Narrator in A CHRISTMAS CAROL. He appeared in, and directed two of the play-readings in TAT's first NEW PLAYS READING SERIES in 2000, and was seen in the world premiere of ERICA'S LAST MISSION by Tevia Abrams, in season 2001. He has directed and produced over twenty-five student productions at Wallkill Valley High School, where he teaches English and is director(emeritus) of Ranger Theater, the student theater of Wallkill Valley. He is pleased to take part in the restoration and rehabilitation of the historic Crescent Theater in Sussex, NJ, the new permanent home of Tri-State Actors Theater. Mr. Meacham is a member of Actors Equity Association, AFTRA, and Screen Actors Guild. During Season 2003, he will direct TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE, and THE VIEW FROM HARRY'S BAR. |
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