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Regional : Evita (Eva Peron), Co.); Colelle College (Theatre at St. Peter' Church); The Sisters of Swing (Patty Andrews), Into FallIasticks. Regional: The School For Husbands (West­ the Woods (Ci nderella), Once Upon a port Country Playhouse); The BungLer (Long Wharf The­ Mattress (Winnifred) and Children of atre); Wonderful Tennessee (McCarter Theatre); Miretle Eden (Yonah). Ruthie originated the role (Goodspeed Opera House); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story of Signe in the musical "Church Basement Ladies" and (Walnut Street Theatre); My Fair Lady (Cleveland Opera); can be heard on the original cast recording. A native The Grapes Of Wrath (Cleveland Play House); Romeo And of Minnesota , she currently live in NYC with her tall Juliet (Alley Theatre); Othello, All's Well That Ends Well English husband and their dog, Crumpet. This one's for (Shakespeare Festival of Dallas); A Midsummer 's Nights you Mom & Dad! www.ruthiebaker.com Dream, As You Like It (Houston Shakespeare Festival). Tours: Jesus Christ Superstar, CameLot. Jermaine Blackwell. Kansas City native. (S)MSU Graduate. Tent Theatre debut. r--::IO::::---' Shain Fikc. A native of KY, Shain calls An actor based out of New York City, New York City home and is honored to be a Jermaine was recently awarded the 2012 part of the 50,h All Star Sea on of Tent The- BC UniversalfPeoples Improv Theatre atre. Credits include - Broadway National Diversity Scholarship. Off-Broadway: Tour: Glen Guglia, The Wedding Singer PhallIasmagoria. Favorite NYC Credit : the Musical; Cowboy Bob, Footloose; Wes Carnegie Hall; Matt's Williams dance retelling of Hightower, Urban Cowboy (PremierlWork- One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest; Broadway Bombs; shop). Regional: Billy Flynn , Chicago; Harold Hill , The Bernice Bobs Her Mullet. Selected Stock} Regional Mu sic Man; Frank Butler, Annie Get Your Gun; Oberon, credits: The Producers; The 25th Annual Putnam CoulllY A Mid Summers Night Dream. Many thanks to Holland & Spelling Bee; A New Brain; Jekyll and Hyde; Pippin; Family for their continued love and support! A Mid-Summer Night's Dream; Once Upon A Mal/ress and the World Premiere musical Old Timer (wfLeif Fred Fitzgcrald. Fred is thrilled to be Garrett). As a choreographer his work has toured the returning for a fourth season under the NY Tri-state area, and has been seen at Sesame Place. Tent. A native Missourian, and a 2010 Jermaine is a resident choreographer for StoryTime By graduate of Missouri State University, Design and for the Nationally Franchised children's Fred now calls Los Angeles home. He is music program Little Maestro's. With Little Maestro's currently pursuing an MFA in Production he and his work have been featured on stage at the Nokia Management at the California Institute of Theatre in Times Square and on nationally syndicated the Arts. Previous Tent Theatre credits include: ShoUl! television programs. Jermaine made his print debut in The Mod Musical, Oklahoma!, Joseph and the Amazing the pages of Ghostface Killah 's hip-hop photobook The Technicolor Dreamcoat, Altar Boyz, Anything Goes, and World According to Pretty Toney (published by MTV). You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Additional credits The photo (taken by celebrity photographer Dave Hill) include: Fairy Queen (Production Manager), Simple has appeared on the Fox Business Channel, Telemundo Magic (production Manager), The Life ofthe Bee (Produc­ and bookstores across the nation. You can also hear tion Manager), California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, him si nging on the educational children's album: "It's CA; To Kill a Mockingbird (Assistant Stage Manager) A StoryTime Jam : Volume 1". Proud Member of AEA. Actors Co-op, Hollywood, CA; Camino ReaL (Assistant "Always for Mom." Stage Manager) Theatre@Boston Court, Pasadena, CA. "Special thanks to Michael, Heather, Dr. Bob, Chris and .--===--. Milton Pa ul Bla nkenship. Milton is Mark for having me back for another season. Love and thrilled to return home to Tent Theatre. thanks to all those who have supported and helped me He is a Missouri State University graduate along the way. You know who you are!" Fred is a proud and has performed in the II 'h, 13'". 40'h, member of Actors' Equity Association. and now the 50,h season of Tent Theatre. Memorable shows at Tent include Briga­ J a nc Labanz. Broadway and National doon, directed by Dr. Leslie Irene Coger, Tour Appearances: "Hope" in Anytfling Jacques Brei Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris _ Goes, with both Patti Lupone and Leslie and Scapino, both directed by Dr. Robert H. Bradley, , Uggams. Sandy Duncan and Stefanie Pow- and Godspell, directed by Dr. Mike McElhaney. Mr. ers' standby as "Anna" in The King and I, Blankenship also performed as a guest artist in Follies "Ginger" in The Best LillIe Whorehouse in at the Hammons Performing Arts Center. He joins us Texas with Ann-Margret, "PhyIUs" in 42'" directly from the Off Broadway premier of the musical Street,~ The Sound of Music starring Marie 0 mond. and Hereafter in New York City in which he originated the Bye Bye Birdie with Tommy Tune and Anne Reinking. role of Jason Richards. His other professional credits Favorite regional roles: Louise in ALways, Patsy Cline at Actors' Equity Company Members New Harmony Theatre, Marian in The Music Man Choreography credits include Rent (Best Choreogra­ in Pittsburgh, Nellie in George M! at Theatre by the phy Nominee for a Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Sea and Mrs. Nordstrom in A Little Night Music at Award), Jesus Christ Superstar, Company, Taffetas , Cincinnati Playhouse, a musical which also garnered and Great American Trailer Park and at MSU Musi­ her a Carbonelle nomination years before, for her cal of Musicals, the Musical! Maggie is an Assistant portrayal of .. Anne." Television: Kennedy Centers Professor of Performance at MSU. Honors, Sondheim's BO" Birthday Concert on PBS. Jane holds a Masters Degree in Conducting. Her Doug uttelman. Doug considers this CD, entitled Moon Garden which features vintage a great pleasure to be a part of the 50th chic songs that weave thru the decades, with her Anniversary season of Tent Theatre! petite orchestra of 13, is available for purchase in the A 2000 BFA Musical Theatre Alumni, retail area, with a portion of the sales benefiting The his first season of Tent was in '97 when Tent Theatre. She composed the title song. Love, as he appeared in Tbe Pajarna Game and always, to my Paul. Lucky Stiff. Doug was then seen in the '98, '99 and '00 companies of Tent, as well as return­ Christopher Lengerich. Christopher ing in '07 for You 're A Good Man , Charlie Brown and Lengerich is honored to be joining the in' 10 for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Tent Theatre for this historic season! Bee. A freelance artist and general maker of things, A Colorado native, Christopher most Doug resides in Abilene, KS where he is the Produc­ recently made his Off-Broadway de­ tion Manager for the Great Plains Theatre (www. but with Make Mine Manhattan and greatplainstheatre.com), and has a beautiful beagle. portrayed his other favorite song-and­ Thanks to Dr.