Alan Anderson

Alan Anderson currently lives in Greenville with his lovely wife Amy, three children, and a small bear (or is it a very large dog?). He has been involved with GACT since 1985. His most notable roles have been as Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone, The Big Bad Wolf in Into the Woods, The Cowardly Lion in Wizard of Oz, and Daddy Warbucks in Annie.  He hopes to one day complete the entire alphabet of theatre roles. Alan credits his love of theatre to his big brother Douglas Anderson and his drama mama Charlotte D'Alfonso. He looks forward to being a part of GACT for many, many more years, both on and off the stage. 

Amy Anderson

Amy currently lives with her amazing husband Alan and their 3 kids in Greenville. This is her 5th show with GACT. Amy has also participated in shows with Hermitage United Methodist Church. Amy credits her love of the theater to Charlotte D'Alfonso where she learned the ins and outs of the stage with Young People's Theater. Amy is very excited to be in this show. She is even more excited to finally have an opportunity to be in a scene with her husband! She would like to thank her children and husband for their love and support. 

Barbara Long-Cooper

I started with GACT in the early 90s and played Mona Lipschitz in Chicago as my first role ever!
Some of my favorite plays have been Fools, Nunsense, Into the Woods, and Murder at Rutherford House!  My biggest thanks go to my friend and mentor, Bill Robinson for his belief in me and my abilities as an actor!  Thanks Maria for giving me a chance to act again!  Loved working with her as a director and the cast and crew of this production!

Ben Beck

Ben has been involved with GACT for 10+ years and is currently a GACT board member. He is excited to be under the direction of Maria for the first time! Ben started acting as a child in productions at Northridge church in Plymouth, MI. After moving to PA, he acted in the Young People’s Playhouse. At Greenville High School, Ben took every opportunity to audition for the school plays and musicals. In 2003, he had the opportunity to play Marius in the school’s production of Les Miserable.

While at Thiel College, he acted under the direction of William A. Robinson in several productions. It was during college that Ben first joined GACT as Jack in Into the Woods. Ben loves his GACT family and is excited to be on stage once again.

Ben Houston

Happy to be a first-time member of the Greenville Area Community Theater, Ben has been involved with stage and television productions since the age of 15. with roles in “The East Ohio Gaslight Theater” (children’s productions), “The Man Who Came to Dinner”, “Most Happy Fella”, “Diary of Anne Frank” and locally “Plaza Suite”, “The 39 Steps”, “It’s a Wonderful Life-the Radio Play”, “Poe and the Spirits of the Dead”, “Deathtrap” and “Art”.  Ben lives in Hermitage with his husband and two dogs, Lulu a French Bulldog and Jackson a Border Collie/Black Lab rescue from Strayhaven Animal Shelter.

Brenton Lamp

Brenton Lamp is from Warren Ohio. He graduated from Howland High School as well as Trumbull Career and Technical Center where he studied Exercises Science and Sports Medicine. He also attended Chrysalis Stage Performing Arts Conservatory where he worked alongside Robert Russo,Joe Scarvell, And Chris Cavelli where he starred in West Side Story, America's Got Christmas as well as many workshops and classes. Brenton has also done shows with Black Sheeps Society where he Played Edgar Allen Poe in Nightfall of Edgar Allen Poe. Brenton will be attending Kent Asthbulla where he will get Associates in Applied Science. Brenton would like to dedicate this show to Joe Scarvell Brenton acting and life mentors. 

Catherine Patterson

Catherine "Cat" Patterson is working with Maria in Airport Encounters after a long-standing friendship that started when Cat participated as a teen in a community theatre production in Greenville that Maria directed.

Since then, Cat, has continued acting in youth, high school and community theatre.  She also has done work back stage as assistant artistic director with Jamie Heckman at Reynolds High School and Music with co-GACTOR Jen Ferguson at The Penn - Ohio Young Actors Theatre.

Cat would like to dedicate this performance as well as every other one to her late Grandma Vicky. Without her push into the arts she would not be here on stage so it’s only right to share the spotlight with her- Thank you for the music Grandma. 

Dori Yez

Even though Dori Yez has appeared in numerous productions throughout the Shenango Valley, this is her first time acting on the GACT stage. She was honored to be chosen for two scenes and is looking forward to taking the audience on a heartwarming and humorous journey. Dori is thankful for the warm welcome from her fellow castmates at the unique Willam A. Robinson Theater.

For many years Dori taught dance at a few different studios; she was also a line dance instructor at various locations in western PA and eastern OH. Last year, Dori decided to take a break from teaching to focus on her grandson, who is the absolute light of her life. She is blessed to spend time with him and fortunate that her son and daughter-in-law live close by.

Since 2018, Dori has written a monthly article online for Cleveland Country Magazine. Her subject is usually about country line dancing, but she also writes about venues, bands, people, and other topics. If you're interested in reading any of her articles, go to the CCM website and look under the features tab for country dancing.