love letters By A.R. Gurney

Director: Katy Merriman Cast Notes Scenic Designer: Dani Boal & Bobby Nalean: June 12, 18, 20, & 24 Alex Snodgrass Dani Boal counts among her Bobby Nalean is a coordinator Costume Coordinator: Playhouse credits Ragtime at Des Moines Area Community Jessica Van Essen (Mother), Mary Poppins (Mary College. His stage credits include Properties Designer: Poppins), and Les Misérables Silent Sky (Peter Shaw, Dionysos Angela Lampe (Eponine). Other area credits Award nominee), Les Misérables, include Company (Susan) at Iowa Fiddler on the Roof, and The Cat Stage Manager: Stage, and Guys & Dolls (Sarah in the Hat (Cat) at The Playhouse, Abby Kilpatrick Brown) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Into the Woods (Narrator/Mysterious Man) at Technical Director: both at Urbandale Community Theatre. She has Theatre Simpson, and Oliver! (Fagin) at Ogden (IA) Nate Lawrence- received The Playhouse Dionysos Award and the Community Theater, among others. Bobby enjoys Richards Cloris Award for outstanding performances. She traveling the world with his wife, Anna. is enjoying her new role as stay-at-home mom to Artistic Director: her son, Everett. Katy Merriman Gina Gedler & Steve Berry: June 13, 17, 21, 26, & 28 Technical Assistant: Jarod Holcomb Gina Gedler has numerous stage Steve Berry made his Playhouse credits with The Playhouse debut in 1974’s Jabberwock. Scene Painting: including Steel Magnolias (Ouiser Other Playhouse credits Abby Kilpatrick, Alex Boudreaux, Dionysos Award include Les Misérables (Jean Snodgrass, Cecelia winner), Chicago (Velma Kelly), Valjean, Dionysos Award Talley, Josie Talley, Guys & Dolls (Sarah Brown), winner), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Rachel Talley Gypsy (Mama Rose), Into the West Side Story (Tony), Jesus Sound Engineer: Woods (Cinderella in 1991, Witch in 2015), Little Christ Superstar (Jesus), and Guys & Dolls (Sky Tim Harris Shop of Horrors (Audrey), and Les Misérables Masterson). Other theater credits: Hair (Berger), (Madame Thenardier). When she is not doing Drake University and StageWest, and Prelude to a Master Electrician: theater, she enjoys singing with her music combo Kiss (Taylor), Santa Clarita (CA) Repertory Theater. Virgil Kleinhesselink and other local big bands. She just celebrated 40 Steve is a graduate of Drake University and Drake years with her husband, Mike, and together they Law School. have a great son, Brandon. Presented without intermission. Kellie Kramer & Micheal Davenport: June 14, 19, 25, & 27 Presented through Kellie Kramer received Playhouse Micheal Davenport is a local special arrangement Dionysos Awards for Outstanding theatre artist with training with Dramatists Play Performance by an Actress for from Grand View University Services Inc., New her roles in Mamma Mia! (Donna and Chicago’s Second City and York. Sheridan), The 39 Steps, and A ImprovOlympic theatres. His Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche shows include Billy Elliot (Dad), DuBois). Other area stage credits Misery (Paul Sheldon, Dionysos include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Nurse Award winner), 12 Angry Men (Juror #10), and Ratched) at The Playhouse and Diana in Next to Red (Mark Rothko) at The Playhouse in addition Normal at StageWest. Kellie is the host of the to many other area performances. Micheal is Emmy-nominated Iowa Outdoors on Iowa PBS and Roosevelt High School’s theatre arts teacher, a project manager for Accenture. drama director, and head IHSSA Speech coach. He and his wife, Renée, have a one-year-old, Forrest. 515.277.6261 DMPlayhouse.com