The Diary of Anne Frank

This is the cast from our inaugural production. All bios reflect cast members' most recent production experience with DTC.

Casey Chapman as Mr. Kraler in the inaugural production of The Diary of Anne Frank—Casey is proud to be a part of DTC’s inaugural production. Casey runs volleyball leagues, is married (for a few months) to Jodi and has also involved in many community productions including plays and musicals.

Peter Gienke as Peter Van Daan in the inaugural production of The Diary of Anne Frank—is the son of Todd and LeeAnn Gienke. He is a 6th grader at Whitfield School. Peter enjoys drawing and listening to music. His other drama experience includes with Act II Theatre Company and Eagle Learning Center drama productions.

Samantha Gienke as Anne Frank in the inaugural production of The Diary of Anne Frank—is the daughter of Todd and LeeAnn Gienke. She is home-schooled and in the 5th grade. Samatha’s hobbies include swimming, volleyball, writing stories and tap-dancing. Samantha’s other theatrical experience includes participation in Act II Plays and Eagle Learning Center Drama Productions. Samantha’s worst memory from rehearsals was when Peter had to kiss her but her best memory was when she got to faint on stage.

Amy Maender as Mrs. Van Daan in our inaugural production of The Diary of Anne Frank—Amy is an occupational therapist at Shriner’s Hospitals for Children. Her hobbies include singing, children’s ministry and time with her husband Michael. Amy’s favorite memories from rehearsals include the jokes like "the green cat" and the kids that kept it light and blessed. Amy’s other theatrical experience includes George M, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Footloose at Bravo Theatre Group.

Suzanne McGinnis as Production Assistant in the 2007 Children's production of Winnie the Pooh--Suzanne has the official title of "CEO and CFO of the McGinnis Family" as she and her husband Dave raise their two kids, Sydney, 14 and Samantha, 10. Previously, she has participated in church dramas, her high school production of The Miracle Worker in the role of Helen Keller, an extra on the set of the TV mini-series A Will of Their Own staring Lea Thompson and as the Queen Fairy in the children's show Dragon Scales and Fairy Tales in the Wentzville Renaissance Festival. Suzanne's previous DTC experience includes the role of Mrs. Edith Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank and Templeton in Charlotte‘s Web-The Musical. Her hobbies include singing, photography and theatre. She says a very special thanks to her husband Dave, who without his support, none of her dreams would be possible.

Allen Moore as the director for the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of J.B.--Allen is the founder and president of Destination Theatre Company. J.B. represents his 10 production for DTC in which he has had directorial duties. Allen is a graduate of Evangel University (class of 1999) with a Bachelor’s degree in Speech and Drama Education and of Lindenwood University (class of 2007) with a Master’s degree in Theatre Management. Other, non-DTC credits include Production Assistant for Missouri Baptist University’s production of Oklahoma!, Lighting Assistant for the Tin Ceiling’s production of Rosencrantz and Guidenstern are Dead, and Dramaturg for Broadway on the Driveway’s premier production of The Four Freedoms. Allen has also directed or co-directed productions, in a teaching capacity, for Riverview Gardens Central Middle School (Mame, The Fantasticks, Why Do We Laugh, This is a Test, and Neil Simon’s Rumors), Francis Howell School District’s Saeger Middle School (Happy Daze) and St. Louis Public School’s Carr Lane Middle School (The Music Man Jr., Four Parodies on a Christmas Carol, and Neil Simon’s Fools). Allen currently works as the Tech Liaison for Carr Lane Visual and Performing Arts Middle School. Allen is married to Kristy and has three kids; Isaac, Rebekah and Rachel. Allen's DTC directorial credits include The Diary of Anne Frank, If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise, the 2007 One Act Competition, Charlotte's Web-The Musical, Tilly, the 2008 One Act Competition and A Christmas Carol.

Kristy Moore as Lesure, Costume Mistress and Kitchen Coordinator for the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of J.B.--Kristy is married to Allen and a home-schooling mother of three: Isaac, 10 1/2; Rebekah, 7 1/2; and Rachel, 5. Growing up in Springfield IL, she was involved in several productions at school and church in elementary and high school, including The Music Man, where she was a gymnast and dancer. Since college at Evangel University, she has been in a lot of productions at church including Bethlehem Inn, A Christmas Carol, Putting the Christ Back in Easter, The Sounds of Christmas, the premier production of What's Your Favorite Part... and the direction of Sure Foundations, The Joy Story, The Tale of Three Trees, Kid's Praise: An Explosion of Happiness and Kid's Praise 2: The Joyfulliest Noise. Kristy's DTC experience includes the inaugural production of The Diary of Anne Frank in the role of Mr. Otto Frank, If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise as Maxine McAllister directorial and acting roles in the 2007 and 2008 One-Act Competitions, Sadie in Charlotte's Web, director of Winnie the Pooh, and Kathy in Tilly.

Jordan Nichols as Mr. Dussel in our inaugural production of The Diary of Anne Frank--Jordan is the son of Greg and Lisa Nichols, is home-schooled and in the 7^th grade. His hobbies include music and sports.

Paige Nichols as the Voice of Anne Frank in our inaugural production of The Diary of Anne Frank--Paige is a sixth grader and she, like her brother Jordan, is home-schooled. Paige has previous theatrical experience at The Learning Center and one of her hobbies is writing.

Melanie Williams as Margot Frank in the inaugural production of The Diary of Anne Frank—is home-schooled in the 10th grade. Her parents are Kenny and Dana Williams. Melanie’s hobbies include acting, dancing and shopping. She has been in other theatrical productions at church, Dayspring School of the Arts and with the Home-School Drama Group. Her favorite memory from rehearsals is getting to know the other actors and working with them. Diary... is Melanie's only DTC experience.

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