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J.B.-A Play in Verse by Archibald MacLeish
Here's our All-Star Cast from J.B. A Play in Verse. All bios
reflect the participant's most recent production with DTC.
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Bob Beck in the 2009 dinner theatre production of
J.B.--Bob, who studied acting with John Wilkes Booth, has been
attempting to redeem the profession since the death of Lincoln. His "A"
work includes Acting Your Age, The Adding Machinew, Adrift in
the Cruel World, Ah Wilderness, All My Sons, American
Primitive, Anna Kleiber, Annie Get Your Gun, The Apple Tree,
and Auntie Mame. He performed Shakespeare in the park until he got
mugged; authored The Edward G. Robinson Encyclopedia; and married Suzie,
his favorite lighting designer; subsequently fathering two professional stage
hands and four dancers. They gave him six grandchildren--with two on the way!
J.B. marks Bob's first DTC production but his second time playing the devil. |
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Rhonda Bishop in the 2009 dinner theatre production of
J.B.--Rhonda is a 2nd grade
teacher in the St. Louis Public Schools. She has previously performed with
Family Musical Theatre in Anything Goes (2008), Brigadoon (2007),
and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2006) for which she was
nominated for Best Actress in a Cameo Role. This is her first performance
with DTC and she is enjoying herself tremendously. |
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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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Jim George in the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of
J.B.--Jim is in his DTC Debut.
Jim has a Master's Degree from Covenant Theological Seminary and comes to us
with a varied background as a retired pastor and Federal Civil Servant.
Both of those careers have kept Jim before the public, but he has not acted
since high school. However, in high school, Jim had a small part in J.B.
and is looking forward to his part in telling the story once again. |
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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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Charles
Harris in the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of
J.B.--Charles is happy to be
back on the stage and in another production with DTC. He has previously
appeared in Opal's Husband, The Last Supper, David and Lisa,
Arsenic and Old Lace, Goodbye My Fancy, Harvey, J.B.
and many other productions. By day, Charles works on computers and is
always developing new technologies. When he is not working or onstage, he
enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters. Charles'
previous DTC experience includes
Charlotte's Web-The Musical and
Tilly. |
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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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Ben Johnson in the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of
J.B.--Ben is 15 and a
sophomore at Francis Howell Central. Ben has previously appeared in church
productions including Fish Tales and was actively involved in Royal
Rangers. Ben loves soccer, hates football and loves God. He is very
excited for this, his DTC debut, and is excited to share the stage with his
sister, Katie. |
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Katie Johnson in the 2009 Dinner Theatre Production of
J.B.--Katie is a 19-year old
sophomore at Evangel University where she is studying musical theatre and voice
performance. Katie has enjoyed the pleasure of having the director, Allen,
as a theater teacher in the past. Katie has been in many school
productions but this is her first production with DTC. She attends West
County Assembly of God. Cheese! |
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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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Leah Martin in the 2009 Dinner Theatre Production of
J.B.--Leah is in her DTC Debut
but not her first play overall. She has been in a couple musicals at
White Cliff in Crestwood and has done a lot of church dinner theater productions
over the last several years. Some of her favorites are If the Good
Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise and Kiss Me, Kate. She
has helped with a lot of behind the scenes stuff plus with tickets, food,
concessions, etc. She thanks her husband, Ray, for supporting her and
getting her into this play. |
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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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