The Cast  

Jen Adams (Magic in Black/Snow White) – Into the Woods is Jen’s first production.  She is interested in doing some acting and thought that this would be a good way to see how everything works.  She wants to thank her boyfriend Jef for supporting her in this new adventure.

Greg Austin (Cinderella’s Prince) – This is Greg’s first production with the St. Mark’s Players and he is thrilled to be here!  Always a child, Greg appreciates the opportunity to relive these wonderful fairy tales again.  Greg’s DC theatre ventures include performing as Nick in Baby and choreographing Sweet Charity, both with FP.  Prior to coming to DC, Greg lived in Florida and was in the entertainment profession for 15 years.  Greg would like to dedicate this performance to his loving family for their constant love and “never letting him stray far from the path,” his friends for the constant “festival,” and to his special Prince . . . “take me home.”

Lauren Bloom (Cinderella’s Stepmother) – Lauren is delighted to return to SMP, where she played Fastrada in last season’s production of Pippin.  An attorney by day, Lauren is also an aspiring cabaret singer.  Past favorite roles include Catherine in Pippin, Gwendolyn Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest (which she recently reprised with PTP), and the title role in Auntie Mame.

David J. Clement, Jr. (Magic in Black) – Into the Woods will be the first of many productions David hopes to be involved in.  “I would like to thank my family, Dave and Jeff, in supporting my decision to delve into theater—my love always.  I hope you all enjoy the show.”

Amy Conley (Baker's Wife) – Amy most recently appeared as Guinevere in the DC area premiere of Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical with TCP.  She also appeared in SCT’s Oliver! after moving from Southern California where she appeared in several shows, including playing Ethel Toffelmier in The Music Man, Dan’s wife in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor^® Dreamcoat, and performing as a featured soloist in a musical revue, Love and Laughter on Broadway.  She has also served as vocal/musical director on a number of productions and as director and performer in a vocal jazz quartet.  Amy is currently the Music Director at Celebration Center of Religious Science in Falls Church , teaches private piano and voice lessons, and works as a legal secretary.

Giuseppe DeBartolo (Steward/Wolf 2) – Giuseppe is excited to finally be a part of a production of Into the Woods.  He was last seen at SMP in last spring’s WATCH-nominated Pippin, as the Talking Head.  Between shows with SMP he did The Heidi Chronicles with SSS (WATCH nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play) and Death of a Salesman with TAP.  Other credits include Sweeney Todd with SSTG, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with RMT, Noises Off with Brooke Hills Playhouse, and Children of Eden and Godspell at Susquehanna University .

Winston Floyd (Rapunzel's Prince/Wolf 1) – Winston is thrilled to join SMP in their production of Into the Woods.  Winston recently moved to DC after living in Tokyo , Japan , for two years, where he performed in video/TV voice-overs and narrations.  Winston is a graduate of the University of Virginia (class of 1999), and he performed in over a dozen U.Va. mainstage/Heritage Repertory Theatre musicals and plays during his four years there.  Favorite roles include Billy Flynn in Chicago , Macheath in The Threepenny Opera, and Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Erin Frisby (Rapunzel) – Erin is a vocal performance major at the University of Maryland .  Last May, she completed her senior recital as well as opera scenes from La Traviata and Der Rosenkavalier.  This past summer, Erin participated in the Amalfi Coast Music Festival in Vietri sul Mare , Italy , singing selections by Bellini, Handel, and Menotti.  Erin plans to continue graduate studies in music and theater in California next year.

Michelle Jones (Little Red Ridinghood) – Michelle was last seen performing with CrossCurrents Dance Company in their concert entitled Infinite Moments held at Dance Place in February.  She also recently performed her debut cabaret at Mr. Henry's Capitol Hill in Love Happens . . . Not.  She has been seen in productions of Sweet Charity (FP), Man of La Mancha and West Side Story (RCP), and Hair (LTA).  Michelle has also performed with Jazzdanz.dc (now JazzDanz/DC), a resident jazz company at Joy of Motion.

Lisa Anne Kerwin (Narrator) – Lisa has been with SMP since The Music Man in 1994.  Her onstage roles here have included Mrs. Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank), Chris (Dancing at Lughnasa), and every bitter old woman in Broadway musical history (An Evening at the Tony's).  Offstage, her resumé runs the gamut from Producer to House Manager and everything in between.  To fund her theatre habit, she is a teacher in Montgomery County , MD , where she is juggling re-igniting the county’s interest in the German language with sponsoring the Quince Orchard High School Color Guard.

Hershel Kleinberg (Cinderella’s Father) – Hershel returns to SMP after an eight-year hiatus.  His most memorable performance at SMP was as Tevye in the 1993 production of Fiddler on the Roof.  Other area productions include the Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance, Marcus Licus in a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and the Mikado in The Mikado.  Hershel wants to offer thanks for this chance to work with such a talented cast.

Edith Marshall (Jack’s Mother) – Edith is returning to musical theater after a more than decade-long hiatus.  A musical comedienne since college, her roles have included Nancy in Oliver!, Lucy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown!, and many of the oddest women in G&S operetta, including Katisha (The Mikado), Phoebe (Yeomen of the Guard), Mad Margaret (Ruddigore), and Lady Jane (Patience).  She was formerly a member of the professional musical revue group “The Showstoppers,” and later the DC-based “Music Lobby,” which performed political and legal musical satires for everyone from Georgetown Law students to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Marla McClure (Cinderella) – Marla is happy to return to St. Mark’s and is thrilled and honored to be part of such a great show!  Marla has also appeared in other shows in the DC area, including Pippin (SMP), Steel Pier, Damn Yankees!, and Crazy for You (all at TAP).  Other credits include Into the Woods (Little Red Ridinghood), Anything Goes (Hope Harcourt), and The Sound of Music (Liesl Von Trapp).  When not scrubbing floors, Marla enjoys watching Wake Forest basketball and her cat Smokey.  During the day, she works for an economic consulting group in DC.  Thanks to the talented cast and crew for putting on a fantastic show while also having a lot of fun in the process!  Love to Steve, the girls, and Smokey…Go Deacs!

Kate McKenna (Florinda) – Kate is a newcomer to DC and SMP.  She studied music at The University of the South in Sewanee , TN.   Kate has recently performed in Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate and Anything Goes!.  She would like to thank her family and friends for their support!

Dave Moretti (Mysterious Man) – After a fifteen-year hiatus from community theater, Dave is excited to be back on the stage in his first production with SMP.  A marketing consultant and distributor of customized ad specialty items and apparel, he also enjoys doing renovations on his home, tinkering with computers, socializing with “the bears” and keeping up with “the cubs.”  His past roles have included “Papa Bull” in Annie Get Your Gun and “That Dreadful Hungarian” in My Fair Lady.  He shares… “Explore the things that make you happy and keep you young in heart and mind.  Focus on those you care about and always treat yourself with the respect that you deserve.  Make a difference in someone’s life when you can, and allow others to make a difference in yours.”  Thanks to the ITW cast and crew for making a difference!

Melissa Schwartz (Lucinda) – Missy was last seen as a dancer in SMP’s 20th Anniversary Gala.  She marked her return to community theatre after several years last fall in the FP production of Sweet Charity.  Before that, she appeared in northwest Ohio productions of Once Upon a Mattress, A Chorus Line, Anything Goes!, and Damn Yankees!  By day, she is an economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and spends her free time as a yoga enthusiast and as a dance student at Joy of Motion.  She thanks her fellow cast and crew members, as well as her family and friends for their encouragement!

Brenda Shaw (Magic In Black/Sleeping Beauty) – As the mother of teenagers (also involved in theatre), being invisible while running special effects is a daily role for her.  Brenda is most happy to return to SMP after being part of the Pippin cast here last spring and as a dancer in January's 20^th Anniversary Gala!  In November she was Sister Leo in Nunsense at CCP.  She has also been seen as Sabina in Skin of Our Teeth, Liz in The Snow Ball, and Andy in Steppin’ Out, and is currently searching for a Theatreholics Anonymous group nearby (as long as she can work it in around shows, theatre board meetings and backstage assists . . .).

Kristina Kay Sine (Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant) – Kristina is very happy to be joining the fabulous cast and crew of Into The Woods for her first SMP production.  Kristina holds a B.F.A. in vocal performance from Shenandoah University and has had several awesome opportunities to share her talents.  She would like to take this opportunity to thank Matt and Steve for the futon in Shirlington, Bucky, the Monkey, Tricie, Christy, and the rest of her peeps . . . much love.

Christopher Tully (Baker) – This is Chris’ ninth performance with SMP, and his thirteenth show overall.  He has played everything from a neurotic bureaucrat with nasal problems (The Good Doctor) to a young Irishman with a dysfunctional family (Dancing at Lughnasa) to a science student (Galileo) to a con man with an interesting spin on the English language (Pal Joey).  This is his second musical performance as a Baker (the first in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor^® Dreamcoat), and he has done pretty much everything else on the SMP stage.  His performances with other theater groups include Bela Zangler in Crazy for You and Kiss of the Spider Woman at TAP, and Pirates of Penzance.  Chris would like to thank his ever-understanding wife, Susan, with whom he’s just completed their first wonderful year together!

Jill Vohr (Witch) – This is Jill’s second show with St. Mark’s and her – how many is it now? – show with Bill Parker .  She’s also right at home with the cast since she’s worked with many of them before.  Jill is a quintessential theatre “junkie,” having studied at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and performed in everything from Shakespeare to summer stock to Club MTV.  Her “real job” is promoting environmental programs at the EPA.  Other local appearances include Cabaret (Sally Bowles); Sweeney Todd; G&S; Fiddler on the Roof (Tzeitel); Godspell (Joanne); Simon’s California Suite (Millie); Sweet Charity (Nickie); Pippin (Catherine), for which she received a WATCH award nomination; and Oliver! ( Nancy ), for which she received ACT’s Best Actress in a Musical award.  Jill thanks SMP for choosing her for the Witch and promises that no one will be replacing the “W” with a “B” after this is over.

Ross Wolfarth (Jack) – Ross is a sophomore at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County , where he sings in the Chamber Ensemble and Men’s Glee Club, and where he does his best to avoid really concentrating on the study of math or science.  His prior theatrical credits include Imam in T.J.’s 2001 production of Kismet, various parts in productions at Swanson Middle School in Arlington (Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls; Rooster in Annie; Tom Sawyer’s brother in Tom Sawyer), roles in Gilbert & Sullivan operettas staged by the World Children’s Choir (Nanki Poo in The Mikado; Strephon in Iolanthe), and whatever brother it was that sang the French number in the Cherrydale Methodist Church production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor^® Dreamcoat.

The Production Staff

St. Mark’s Players’ Board of Directors

Tracey Councill, Vestry Liaison

 St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

The Rev. Paul R. Abernathy, Rector

The Rev. Stephanie Nagley, Associate Rector

Jen Drgenc, Youth Minister

Keith S. Reas, Director of Music

Adam Martinelli, Director of Children’s Choirs

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