Trish Adair (actor) has been performing, directing, and teaching all things theatre and is thrilled to be involved in this mad caper! Break a leg, everyone!

Hunter Bailey (actor) is a 16-year-old sophomore at Ghidotti who is passionate about theater and performing. She has appeared in numerous musical productions, including Shrek Jr., Frozen Jr., Elf Jr., and Matilda Jr. Currently, she is in rehearsal for Beetlejuice Jr., where she will take on the role of Lydia Deetz!

Mary Baird (actor) After 40 years of acting on and off Broadway, regionally, and nationally, receiving awards for her performances in HOLIDAY MEMORIES, NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY and BLUE PLATE SPECIAL Baird returned to California. She created the role of the mother in FRAULINE ELSE at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Played the title role in MOTHER COURAGE at The Lost Nation Theatre. At The Mint Theatre in WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS, created the role of Sister Frances Regis in the rock musical GRACIE AND THE ATOM at Artists Repertory Theatre. Baird appeared in MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY at B St. Theatre, HANK WILLIAMS LOST HIGHWAY Center Repertory Theatre, She is a member of Actors Reading Collective (ARC) in the Bay Area and of PlayGround. Some of her favorite roles include Shirley Valentine, Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Bessie in Awake and Sing, Sister Aloysius in DOUBT and Ann Kron WELL.

John Bivens (writer) was really looking forward to the opening night of Misery, the play that he was directing that had been worked on for months. But low and behold, the universe had other plans. So now he gets to 24 hour plays, instead! Staying up all night writing a play is way easier, anyway, and he has plenty of experience with last minute script writing (much to the chagrin of his sketch comedy mates). In addition to writing and directing, he also performs stand up and acts. See him as Eddie in Hurlyburly on the 19th!

Casey Burke (tech) has his wife Heidi write his bios for him. She is too busy building this website and doing her job. Will this get updated - wait and see!?

Vicki Colombo (actor) began performing at age five, later graduating from the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts and continuing her training at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Recent credits include Rosalind Maule in Present Laughter, Maureen/Lowbutt in Honk!, Flotsam in The Little Mermaid, Kate in Never Too Late, and Cheryl in Evil Dead the Musical, which she performed for two years on the Las Vegas Strip. This season, she will appear in STC’s staged reading of HurlyBurly, Slay, Queen: Murder Mystery at the Holbrook, and It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Play. She is thrilled to join this whirlwind!

Chase Coney (director) is an enthusiastic local artist, a manager at the Nevada Theatre, and dramaturg for Sierra theatre company. He has performed in or directed over 30 local productions including two instances of the 24 Hour Plays. He is thrilled to be diving again into this unique style of play.

Rachel Darrow (actor) - a girl with uninterrupted prosperity.

Kimberly Ewing (actor) is delighted to be a part of the 24 hour play project, alongside all of these talented humans. Before this summer production of Present Laughter, she had an eight years hiatus from live theatre. She's been acting & performing in local films and proud to be in a couple of all-female improv troupes and now leads a multi-generational improv troupe called Laughter Shock Improv. She co-teaches improv classes with Sandra Rockman. She received the Leland and Sally Lewis Performing Arts Award in 2023. She teaches world music & dance to kiddos through Music in the Mountains and media arts & digital well-being assemblies in local schools through Nevada City Film Festival. She adores her hubby and her pooch and lives in Nevada City.

Cody Ficarra (director) is a sophomore at Ghidotti High School. Both of his parents are theatre people and he still gives his mom a hard time for dragging him to her rehearsals and a wide array of mostly inappropriate plays when he was young. He is looking forward to his directorial debut—even though he swears he is in no way a theatre person. Nope. Not at all.

Jean Forsman (actor) moved to Nevada County 5 years ago and have had the pleasure of working with CATS and Le Gacy Productions multiple times. Extensive theatre experience in Bay Area.

Ura Frykdahl (actor) is 15 and a sophomore at NUHS. She began performing for audiences at age three, on tour with her parent’s musical group Faun Fables. She has performed in plays such as The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Peter Pan (Michael), The Music Man (Mrs. Paroo), Dalrymple McCalpin’s Make Believe (Fern), Lyric Rose Theater Company’s Into The Woods (Little Red), and Sierra Stages' Sense and Sensibility (Margaret Dashwood). She has also voiced many characters in Nickelodeon’s Toymation series. Ura is so excited to be involved in her first arrest.

Hilary Hodge (actor) is a writer, actor, and musician, singing with the Music in the Mountains Chorus since 2016. Her previous stage experience includes roles in Rent, The Music Man, and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Hilary is a grant review panel for the California Arts Council and serves on the KVMR Board of Directors. A published poet and author, Hilary has a degree in English Literature from UC Davis. When Hilary Hodge is not on stage or volunteering in the community, she sits behind the dais at City Hall, serving as the Mayor of City of Grass Valley.

Corinne Gelfan (actor) is a native Californian, has come from Hollywood with a 25 year professional theatrical career. She has worked with such names a Jack Lemmon in "Idiot's Delight" at the Ahmanson Theater, and Chita Rivera in "Anything Goes" at the San Bernardino Civic Light Opera.. TV appearances include : "Genera Hospital", One Day at a Time", and "Police Woman Centerfold" as well as numerous commercials. Theater continued in Grass Valley with musicals such as "Side by Side by Sondheim", "Into the Woods" and "Nunsense" and dramatic depth in "Harold and Maude" and "Last Lists of my Mad Mother" (Both Elly Award Nominations)" Fuddy Meers" and "The Shorts" (Drinking problem monologue) Her talent for comedy was on display in "Bye Bye Birdie", "Death Trap" and "Calendar Girls"

Jilline Melody Henderson (tech) is a production associate with Sierra Theatre company. They wrangle props, backstage manage shows, and happily contribute where needed.

Holli Hiraoka-Hurst (tech) has been stage managing for longer than she would like to admit. She has been involved with local theatre every since she was in high school, although her first theatrical role was in 4th grade. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support and putting up with her shenanigans.

Lorri Holt (writer) is an award-winning SF Bay Area actor, writer and voiceover artist who moved to beautiful Nevada City three weeks before the Lockdown. It's been an interesting journey. She has performed her one-woman shows "Colette Uncensored" and "Who Killed Sylvia Plath?" at the Nevada Theatre in 2023 and 2024, and this November will play Samuel Clemens beloved wife Livy in "Mark Twain In Love" as part of Paul Emery's "Nevada City Live!"

Marion Jeffery (actor) is so happy to be part of this uniquely Nevada County project! She ran The Three Hour Plays when we had a Fringe Festival here, and loves prompt plays of all sorts! Her roles at the Nevada Theatre include Marjory/Mallory in The Moors, Mrs. Peacock in Clue, Titania in A Midsummer Nights Dream, Jack’s Mother in Into the Woods, and Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst. She’s glad you’re here!

Dr. Sam Johnson (actor) loves to not take life too seriously, have lots of fun and laughter in his life, bring laughter and joy to others and try to make the world a little better, one smile at a time. He had a blast last year acting with Sierra Stages and is thrilled Laura called him to come and play in a play. :) He also sings with Placer Pops, renovates homes, has his own 501.c3 helping put women into their first homes, and is an active member of this awesome community.

Katie King (actor) is originally from Houston, TX, and now lives in Grass Valley with her beloved 6- and 4-year old daughters and her husband, Joe. She most recently appeared as Elinor in Sierra Stages' production of Sense and Sensibility. Katie works in education and loves birding, living room dance parties, delicious food, and just about any swimmable body of water.

Laura LeBleu (writer) has been acting in, directing, and producing plays for longer than she'd care to admit. A writer by trade, this is the first time she's taking her word-wrangling skills to the stage. It's a thrill to be a part of this madcap theatrical adventure—thanks for playing along!

Sue LeGate Halford (actor) is the Owner/Producer of LeGacy Presents, Sue has directed the majority of LeGacy shows over the past 18 years, but occasionally gets to actually perform in some! Recipient of the Leland and Sally Lewis award for achievement in the performing arts, Sue has also won the Elly for Lead actress in Brighton Beach Memoirs (LeGacy Presents) and was nominated for an Elly for her role in Cabaret (Sierra Stages). Her greatest “role” is that of gramma to Pepper, Alice and Liam.

Jeffrey Mason (director) has directed more than sixty productions since his first went up in 1970. He earned his PhD in the scholar/artist program in the Department of Dramatic Art at the University of California, Berkeley. His last teaching position was as head of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Oregon.

Cosmo Merryweather (writer), a Nevada County native, is an actor, director, burlesque dancer, and writer. You can see him the annual Rocky Horror Picture Show at Nevada theater in October, which he will be directing for the 10th year running. His writing credits includes short stories, poetry, stage plays, and sketch comedy. Recent literary works for the stage include major contributions to the original Gold Rush era themed musical "Gold Can't Love You Back" (2023), and the murder mystery "A Time to Die" (2025).

Tracie Nickle (actor). You have possibly seen Tracie previously on stage as she has played roles in multiple productions for Sierra Stages as well as of for Off Broad Street. She is very happy to be participating in this 24 hour play and hopes for the best in all things.

Sara Noah (director) received her BFA in Acting Performance from Willamette University and her MA in Theater from San Jose State University. She was an Acting Intern at the Virginia Stage Company in Norfolk, Virginia as well as an exchange student at the University of London. She has performed for many different theater companies in the Bay Area, Sacramento area, and locally. Favorite shows she has directed include Fiddler on the Roof, Legally Blond, Rimers of Eldritch, And Then There Were Nine, Our Town, and I Never Saw Another Butterfly.

Jerry Peters (actor) has been an actor and creative spirit for most of his life. He is dedicated to being part of art and performance for as long as he lives. Above all, his goal is to entertain — whether in a leading role or a small part — and to create work that establishes him as a true entertainer.

Jori Jori (actor) is a loveable eccentric from a small rock in the Salish Sea. After being raised in the circus, she has now risen to the rank of the third funniest comedian in Nevada County, (as well as being an award winning visual artist.) You can catch Jori around town or stalk her online (@jori_by_jori) to see whats new.

Hilary Quinn (writer) is a writer, dramaturg and performer. Her work has been published in Watershed, Lunch Ticket, Educational Insights, re:home, and she has written four full length plays "Good With Faces", "Madam and the Mayor's Wife", "P.U.M.A (Pussies Under Massive Attack", and most recently "Restless Divorcees Welcome!" By day she works for a non-profit managing energy effiency programs and is the proud step/mother to three amazing humans.

Sandra Rockman (director) has been "theatre-active" in this community since 1978 as an actor, director and playwright. She recently directed a staged reading of "The Lifespan of a Fact." She teaches Improvisation and is currently a member of the Laughter Shock Improv troop. She lives in Nevada City with husband Tony, 2 kitties and 2 pooches.

Robert Rushin (actor) has been a part of the Nevada City theater scene for the last 5 years. He received his Bachelor's degree in Acting from UCLA. His most recent local credits include: the new musical Gold Can’t Love You Back, Rent, and Honk!. When he's not on stage, Robert is shaking things up as an artist-in-residence at Nevada City's iconic National Exchange Hotel. There, he produces an ever-evolving lineup of theatrical events—from quarterly Murder Mystery Musicals, to monthly Drag Bingos and Brunches.

Andie Schaffer (director) joined Nevada County’s theatre scene last year and is thrilled to have connected with so many wonderful artists. This is Andie’s second time working on a piece of devised theatre, the first was in Tim Miller’s “Body Maps”. You may have seen them recently as Medium Alison in “Fun Home”. Andie enjoys writing music and likes to raid local thrift stores. They thank their friends and family for every show they attend and every line they’ve helped them memorize. They would also like to thank their past directors and cast mates who have made the taste of acting even sweeter.

This guy (T.E. Wolfe) (writer) has a couple radio shows on KVMR, a story show and a music show. He's also done some theatrical things over the years, if you need his bona-fides for this particular venture. He's never written a play before and the prospect scares the nightsoil out of him.

Alexis Zendejas (actor) was born and raised in Nevada County, Alexis has been performing in the community off and on for most of her life. You may have seen her in various comedy and improv shows over the past few years or her role of Alice in The Drowning Girls. Check her out next week, September 20th for an evening of sketch comedy in The Next Great Show Presents: Woke Crystal 3.33 here at the Nevada Theater.