Cast
BIOGR APHIES
Jo Atkinson (Marie) first joined The Naples Players in 1977. Her favorite roles with TNP (in that century) were Eliza/My Fair Lady and Corie/Barefoot in the Park. More recently, she has enjoyed being a part of the ensemble of Love, Loss and What I Wore and Always a Bridesmaid. Love and thanks to all her family for their support of “Grandma’s” need to be creative – especially her husband’s patience with The British Invasion on the homefront! Gerrie Benzing ( Ruth) is thrilled to be making her acting debut at T he Naples Player s. She recently appeared as Theresa in The Studio Players production of Circle Mirror Transformation. She is very active in theater in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area and has appeared in Miss Witherspoon, Best Man, and Play On at the Lab Theater, Maid Marion and The Marriage Counselor at Theater Conspiracy, The Full Monty at New Phoenix Theater, and numerous productions at the Cultural Park Theater. Favorite past roles include Sheree/ Dixie Swim Club, Bella/Angel Street, Veta/ Harvey, and Christine/The Bad Seed. Gerrie wants to thank Director Bryce Alexander for this opportunity and is looking forward to getting to know the TNP theater family.
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Brad Brenner (John) is pleased to be p er f o r ming aga in w i t h TNP! He has performed in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey in The Rimers of Eldritch, A View from the Bridge, The Miracle Worker, and many others. He has performed in Coney Island Christmas, My Fair Lady, Sister Act, Miracle on 34th Street, Chicago, and Footloose with The Naples Players. Brad is happy to be part of the wonderful TNP family! He thanks his wife Christine Mastrangelo who currently puts up with his nonsense, and his twin daughters Erin and Kelsey who used to put up with it. Hayley Burns (Elaine) is thankful and excited to be making her TNP debut! She has fond memories of her years in youth theater in southeast Michigan where her favorite role was as “Available Jones” in Li’l Abner (a play that certainly didn’t stand the test of time). She would like to thank The Naples Players for seeing her inner “theater kid” spark and giving her something to look forward to after the past strange year. Endless gratitude to her dad for his unyielding support of all her pursuits. Dedicated to her mom, who was her first audience and best improv partner, and is missed every day.
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