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A Christmas Carol
Here's our All-Star Cast from A Christmas Carol. All bios
reflect the participant's most recent production with DTC.
Congratulations to Bev Gregory for her Arts For Life nomination for
Best Actress in a Non-Singing Role for her portrayal of Mrs.
Cratchit.
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Bonny Burke as
Adult Belle and the Charwoman in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production of
A Christmas Carol--Bonny is in her second Destination Theatre
Company production having been seen in last summer's
Charlotte's Web. She is also happy to be
sharing the stage again with her son, Will. Bonny has performed in many
shows over the past several years. She won a 2004 Arts For Life
Award for her role as Mrs. Edward Rochester in Curtain Call Repertory
Theatre's Jane Eyre. Other favorite shows include The
Rocky Horror Show, Follies, Caberet and Jekyll and
Hyde. Bonny thanks her family for their love, patience and
support. She also remembers "Dennis" and his passion for
theatre. He was a great influence. |
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Will Burke as Tiny
Tim in the 2008 Dinner Theatre Production of
A Christmas Carol--Will is in his second production with Destination Theatre Company having also
appeared last year in
Charlotte's Web. He
performed in Family Musical Theatre's The Music Man three years ago
and thoroughly enjoyed being on stage. Will also plays the piano, is
a Cub Scout and enjoys playing baseball with his friends. He will be
in fifth grade at Linda Vista Catholic School. He would like to thank his family for their support and
the other cast members for helping him learn throughout the production. |
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Elizabeth Carver in the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of
J.B.--Elizabeth is 8 years old with a passion for people and animals. She is very excited to be back with DTC after performing in last
summer's production of A Christmas Carol. She was also in Charlotte's
Web as a baby spider and few barn animals. Elizabeth has a continuous flow
of imagination which she will gladly share with anyone who will indulge her.
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Janet
Christian in the 2009 dinner theatre production of
J.B.--Janet is in her third
production with DTC having appeared in the
2009 One Act Competition; and as Solicitor 1, the Maid and the Costume
Mistress in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production of
A Christmas Carol. Janet
recently retired as an Accountant for the IL State Fire Marshal in Springfield,
IL. She has worked with costumes and/or back stage on most of the productions
for DTC. She was in several church plays during high school, played the part of
the chambermaid in The Gospel According to Scrooge and been in several
musical productions at Calvary Temple in Springfield, IL. She has
assisted with costumes and back stage at several Muni (Springfield IL)
productions and church productions. Janet is Kristy Moore's mother and is
excited to join her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren "on stage" for this
production. Her hobbies include sewing and reading and she loves to swim. Janet
married John Christian in October 2008. |
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John Christian in the 2009 Dinner theatre production of
J.B.--John is retired. Previous careers (in reverse
order): Database administrator, computer programmer, social
worker, carpenter. He leads a nursing home worship service
every Sunday and preaches there twice a month. Acting experience includes
hgh school plays his junior and senior years (many years ago) and a couple plays
at West County Assembly of God. He sang a solo as Marcus in Who Will
Call Him King of Kings at WCAG three different times.
With DTC, John has been in Tilly,
the 2008 One Act Competition,
A
Christmas Carol and the 2009 One Act Competition. He has a special
fondness for Tilly because it was during that production that he met
Janet, who became his wife in October, 2008. He is using his carpentry
skills to build some of the set pieces for J.B.
John has 9-year-old twin grandsons who live with his older son and
daughter-in-law in the Seattle area. His younger son works for Google but
is soon moving to Colorado Springs to develop robot designs. His marriage
to Janet has brought him a step-daughter, a step-son and three more
grandchildren; Isaac, Rebekah and Rachel. |
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Elliott
Gathman as the Caroler and William in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production
of A Christmas Carol--Eliott is nine and in the 3rd grade. He likes
cats, and baseball. His last plays were Broadway on the Driveway's The
Four Freedoms and The Sound of Music and DTC's production of
Charlotte's
Web last summer, the 2008
One Act Competition and Tilly. |
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Jonathan
Gathman as the Music Director for the 2008 Dinner Theatre production
of A Christmas Carol--Jonathan earned a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance
from Wheaton Conservatory where he won several competitions and
scholarships. Jonathan prefers to give his talents to sacred and
Christian affiliated efforts. Most recently, he has performed
for Broadway on the Driveway in Fiddler on the Roof and started
building an orchestra for The Sound of Music. Since then
he has conducted and been orchestra director for The Education of
H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N, The Four Freedoms and Singing in
the Rain. For The Four Freedoms, an original musical
by Emily and Lacy Miller, Jonathan played a large role in
orchestrating as well as including original material.
Jonathan's
other credits with DTC include Music Direction for last summer's
Charlotte's
Web and composing the wonderful original score for last winter's
production of Tilly. |
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Lauren
Gathman as the Teacher and Martha Cratchit in the 2008 Dinner Theatre
production of A Christmas Carol--Lauren is 13 years old. She enjoys cats, riding her scooter and
reading. She has been in Broadway on the Driveway's productions of Fiddler
on the Roof, The Sound of Music and The Four Freedoms.
She has also appeared previously in DTC's productions of
Charlotte's
Web, Tilly
and the 2008 One Act Competition. |
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Bev Gregory as Mrs. Cratchit and the Laundress in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production of
A
Christmas Carol--Bev is a
stay at home mother of three. She is a Girl Scout leader for
both of her daughter's troops. Her first experience with DTC
was working backstage on
Winnie the Pooh followed by on
stage work as the Caretaker in
Tilly. Bev has
performed as Bunny in The Desk Set, Agatha in Goodbye,
My Fancy, and Raja in I Never Saw Another Butterfly.
She has also appeared in David and Lisa, Here and Now,
and J.B. She has enjoyed working with her brother,
Charles, again, on this production, and with
her daughter, Haley, and niece, Lauren. Bev received a 2008
Arts for Life nomination for her role of Ms. Cratchit in DTC's A Christmas
Carol. |
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Haley Gregory in the 2009 One Act Play Competition--Haley is in the 4th grade at
Truman Elementary School. She has one brother and one
sister. She was proud be a part of the
Winnie the Pooh cast,
her first stage experience, last season, a child in
the cast of Tilly and the Spirit of Christmas Past in the 2008 production of
A Christmas Carol. Haley enjoys doing gymnastics and she
also loves to draw. |
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Sophia Griep in the 2009 dinner theatre production of J.B.--Sophia is
11-years-old entering the 6th grade. Her interests include reading,
acting, dancing, singing and writing songs. In her spare time she enjoys
hanging out with friends. Sophia's theatre experience includes
Winnie the Pooh,
A Christmas Carol,
HONK!, Big, and the 2009 One Act
Competition. Sophia's favorite think about DTC (besides being on
stage, of course) are the many friendships she makes during the productions. |
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Lauren
Harris in the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of
J.B.--Lauren is a 9th grader
at Ladue High School. She has been in several productions. Some of
her favorite roles were the title character in DTC's
Tilly, Spenalzo in Act II's Arsenic and Old Lace, Raggedy Ann in West County Assembly's Joy Story, Wilbur in DTC's
Charlotte's
Web, and Young Adult Belle in last summer's
A Christmas Carol. Other DTC credits include Owl in Winnie the Pooh, roles in the
2008 One Act Competition where she received best child
actress honors and several roles in the
2009 One Act Competition. |
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Dan Hull as Jacob Marley in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production of
A Christmas
Carol--Dan has been previously involved in the productions of Moon Over Buffalo as a set crew worker, A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit and the Steven Sondheim premier of Pacific Overtures as Samurai, Merchant, Sumo and Buggy Puller.
This is Daniel's first performance with Destination Theatre Company. |
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Andrew Lafferty
as the stage manager for the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of
J.B.--Andrew is a
19-year-old from St. Charles County, Missouri. He is currently a junior at
Missouri Baptist University and plans to get his Bachelor's degree in Christian
Ministry followed by a Master's degree from Baptist Bible College in
Springfield, MO. Andrew has been called by God to the ministry as either a
local pastor or an abroad missionary. In his free time he helps our at his
church, Grace Baptist Church in St. Charles, every chance he gets and spends
time with his friends. Theatre-wise, he has either been in, worked
backstage on or directed over 30 plays and 15 musicals and has been involved in
theater since he was 5. Andrew has also worked backstage for our
productions of If the Good
Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise,
Charlotte's Web-The Musical, Tilly
and last summer's A Christmas
Carol. He also
directed shows in both the 2007 and
2008 One Act Play Competition. |
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Brad
Lafferty in the 2009 Dinner Theatre Production of
J.B.--Brad is from Saint Louis,
Missouri, and now lives in Saint Charles with his wife and two
children. He works for General Motors where he is a Chaplain for UAW
Local 2250. He is also a member of Grace Baptist Church where he sings in
the choir and speaks in the Nursing Home Ministry and is currently
seeking a Master's degree in Church Ministry from Baptist Bible College in
Springfield, MO.
Brad would love to tell you that he has had a lifelong passion for the
theatre (because that would make for riveting reading), but, truth be
told, prior to his DTC experience, he's been in three plays and, at best, a half-dozen youth group
skits in his whole life. In
fact, if his daughter wasn't studying theatre, he probably wouldn't go to
too many plays, either. He's not here to be a part of the
sales department. What he is here for is this...anytime anyone is
willing to commit themselves to engaging our culture in the name of
Christ, he's behind them. He says, for too long we Christians have sat idly by
while others have taken the arts away from their original purpose...to
praise and glorify God. He believes this world needs, more than ever,
people willing to step out, in faith, and proclaim the goodness and
majesty of God to a lost and dying world, and that the theatre is a very
good place to start. Our God is a creator...let us also be creative
as we worship Him. His DTC production experience consists of playing
Doc in If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise,
directing The Conference in the 2007 One-Act Competition,
playing the doctor in Samuel and Dinah also in the 2007 One-Act
Competition, playing the doctor in our production of
Charlotte's Web and directorial and (non-speaking) acting roles
in the 2009 One Act Competition
where his play The Challenge won best original play.
Brad also worked backstage for our productions of
Tilly and
A Christmas Carol. |
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Ray
Martin as the second Soldier, Reporter, Police Officer and Civil
Defense Officer and Zophar in the 2009 Dinner Theatre Production of
J.B.--Ray has been doing dinner theatre and other plays
at his church for many years. The last 10 years, he has also
been doing community theatre, mainly in Crestwood. He has
been in over a dozen shows, many performing beside his son or
daughter and occasionally his wife. Each part has been great
but some of his favorites were Reuben in Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jerry in George M! and the
mysterious man in Into the Woods. He has enjoyed
working with DTC because of the spiritual bond between them. In real life
he has his own actuarial consulting practice. His hobbies include scuba
diving and raising seahorses. He gives thanks to the Lord for "I can do
all things through Him." He want to especially thank his wife, Leah, for
putting up with the crazy rehearsal schedules. Ray's DTC experience
includes Mr. Bendix in Tilly, performed in the 2008 One Act Competition,
and as Bob Cratchit in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production of
A Christmas Carol.. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Rachel Moore as
the girl in the street scene in the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of
J.B.--Rachel is the 5-year-old daughter of Allen and Kristy
Moore. She is excited to be in another production and is
starting to build quite a long list of past productions including
her role as the rotten egg in the 2007 production of
Charlotte's
Web-The Musical, one of the children in our production of
Tilly, the
2008 One Act Competition and a child in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production of
A Christmas
Carol |
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Rebekah
Moore
as Rebecca in the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of
J.B.--Rebekah is the 7-year-old
daughter of Allen and Kristy Moore. She is home-schooled in the
third grade and is thrilled to be in another DTC production having
been in Charlotte's
Web, Winnie the Pooh,
Tilly, the
2008 One Act
Competition and Debra in the last summer's production of
A Christmas Carol. She has also been in church
children's choir productions 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. |
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David
Moreshead as the Pianist for the 2008 Dinner Theatre production of
A Christmas Carol--David is a 17-year-old college sophomore. He attends
Lindenwood University where he just finished his first year toward his
triple major in Theatre, Accounting and Arts Administration. He works during the
summer with his family company, GoodHeart Lawn and Land, mowing lawns
and sending invoices. The last several years he has been in
DaySpring’s productions of Only an Orphan Girl as Dick, Seussical
as a Wickersham Brother and Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick.
David's other DTC credits include Steve Renfro in
If the Good
Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise, Best Director honors
in the 2007 One Act Competition for his direction of Chew the Fat
With Matt and he was also the pianist for last year's musical
production of Charlotte's Web. |
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Anna Perry as a school child in the 2008 Production of
A Christmas Carol--Is
in her DTC Debut this summer. |
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Kim Perry as
the Spirit of Christmas Present in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production
of A Christmas Carol--Kim is in her DTC debut this
summer. Kim has been performing off and on all her life.
Past credits include appearances in Oklahoma!, The Music Man,
a nun in The Sound of Music and the alternate for the
Incomparable Rosalie in Carnival! Kim's favorite role is
as wife and homeschooling mom to four children. |
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Rebekah Perry as a school child in the 2008 Production of
A Christmas Carol--Is
in her DTC Debut this summer. |
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Rebecca Tomblin
as a townsperson in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production of
A
Christmas Carol--Rebecca is in her first show with DTC this summer. She is very happy to be here and thanks Mrs. Perry
for asking her to be a part of this musical. |
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John Tupy as
Fred and Young Adult Scrooge in the 2008 Dinner Theatre production of
A Christmas Carol--John is in his DTC debut this summer.
He is a fifth grader at Twin Oaks Christian School
and a member of First Baptist Church, Arnold. The acting bug bit John while he was playing Hotrod Hanson in
the church production of Race
To Win.Since then he
has been taking acting and group voice classes at Stages,
St. Louis. |
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Abraham Ward in the
2009 One Act Competition--Abraham is 10-years-old and in the sixth
grade at LaSalle Middle school in Wildwood. He really likes
acting and performing. He has done several musicals at school
and has had roles in several short films, including the award-winning The
Two Sons and Their Crogzookles. He appeared in Completing Kaden,
a Christian 30-minute drama/comedy that airs on Trinity Broadcast Network.
He is very excited to be a part of this, his fourth DTC
production, having appeared in
Charlotte's Web-The
Musical, the 2008 One Act Play Competition
and last year's A Christmas
Carol. He has also
been studying the drums and percussion and gets the privilege to play
Sundays with his dad in the Living Water Worship Team at church.
He has a brown belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and loves to write. Oh, and
most important, in his own words, "I LOVE JESUS!" |
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Dale Ward in the 2009 One Act Competition--Dale
is appearing in his third DTC production, having been in the
second
annual One-Act Play Competition last year and the role of Scrooge
in last season's A Christmas
Carol. He has
also appeared on the big screen in the films Meet Bill, Alice
Upside Down, and The Lucky Ones, as well as the
national television programs Completing Kaden and On
Main Street. He also produces and directs short films,
videos for his church, and his day job is at Concordia Seminary,
St. Louis, where he is responsible for all the video content on
their website and iTunesU. His work has won numerous awards,
including 3 regional Emmys, and most recently a Telly award for
"Servants for Jesus' Sake," and an Aurora Award
for The Two Sons and Their Crogzookles. He has been
happily married to his beautiful wife Suzanne for 23 years, and
has two fantastic sons: Abraham (10) and Elijah (4). He
loves life and hopes that he keeps Christmas well - all year long. |
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Sheryl
Watts as Mrs. Fezziwig and Mrs. Cobbler in the 2008 Dinner Theatre
production of A Christmas Carol--Sheryl is in her DTC debut
here in A Christmas Carol. Sheryl has appeared in
dinner theatre productions at Washington Park Fellowship for over
10 years including Noah and
the German Whale, Peaches, Peck O’ Peaches, The Six O’clock Supper Club, Every Little Crook and Nanny, and If
the Good Lord’s Willing & the Creek Don’t Rise. She has directed both adult and children’s choirs and
plays, and has been a leader of WPF’s and the Hill
Fellowship’s worship teams for over 30 years. She has taught piano, tap, and ballet, and also coached young
people in voice. Sheryl’s “real” job is as a Communications Development Professional for
a Human Resources company; but her real loves are first, and most
importantly, the Lord, closely followed by music, acting, reading,
beading, and new-found love, gardening. |
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