Wait Until Dark opens tonight at the Victoria Theatre, as part of the Chase Broadway Series. We’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the show’s cast:
DANIEL C. BRITT (Policeman 1) When Daniel decided to take up acting relatively late in life, his friends simply said, “What took you so long?” He has studied at various theatre companies including Cincinnati PIP, Human Race Theatre, and Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, Michigan. Along the way, he has performed in over 40 plays from Death of a Salesman to As You Like It at Cincinnati Shakespeare Co., New Stage Collective, Know Theatre, Mad Anthony Theatre, and many others. Dan lives with his wife Ruth in Hamilton where they develop museum exhibits in their company, Brain Sells.
JAMIE CORDES (Sam Hendrix) Jamie is excited about this newest adventure with The Human Race Theatre. Other HRT performances include: Anthony in Sweeney Todd, Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm in A Little Night Music, Mr. Phillips in Green Gables, multiple roles in Big River and Shenandoah, and several Musical Theatre Workshop productions. Other regional theatre performances have included: Maximilian in Candide with Dayton Opera, Gaston Lachaille in Gigi with Rockwell Productions, Man 1 in Oh, Coward! with Ohio Shakespeare Festival, James Livingston in a revival production of The New Yorkers with Seaside Music Theatre and Frederick Fellowes in Noises Off with Theatre on the Hill. Jamie is a Voice Instructor in the Department of Theatre Arts at Wright State University.
BUZ DAVIS (Mike Talman) Mr. Davis just closed Mauritius at The Ensemble Theatre in Cincinnati and returns to The Human Race following last seasons turn as Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet. Other stage credits include: New York: The Duke, Measure For Measure; The Thane of Ross, Makbeth (sic); Roy, Lonestar; Eddie, Fool For Love; Billy, Streamers. Regional: Hector, The History Boys; Mickey, After The Fall; Tom, Package Deal (world premiere); Lyle, The Rights (world premiere); “B”, A Slice of Buffalo, A Peace of Paris (world premiere); Tranio, The Taming of the Shrew; Charles, The School For Scandal; Bucky 2, Buckminster Fuller: In & Out of Universe (world premiere); Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein; George, Of Mice and Men; C.K. Dexter Haven, The Philadelphia Story; Weasel, T-Bone and Weasel. He was a Carnivore In Action. He has Ten Fine Toes.
GREGORY HALL (Policeman 2) Greg is a Dayton native and has been active in theatre for the past nine years. Past productions with The Human Race Theatre include understudy for Curley in Of Mice And Men, Martinez in Take Me Out, as well as two in school tours: John Steinbeck: America’s Noble Knight and Myth-Connected. He has most recently appeared with the Zoot Theatre in A Canterbury Journey at the Mathile. Other favorite roles include Giuseppe Zangara in Assassins, Billy in Silent Laughter, and Edgar Alan Poe in Nevermore.
ROBERT K. JOHANSEN (Harry Roat, Jr.) This is Rob’s first production with The Human Race, but he is no stranger here: Rob has enjoyed watching his best friend and wife, Jen perform twice as Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet and two wonderful ghosts in last season’s, A Christmas Carol. Rob has been a mainstay at the Indiana Repertory Theatre for thirteen seasons, appearing as Cyrano, Jim Casy in The Grapes of Wrath, Cassius in Julius Caesar, Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Banquo in MacBeth, Touchstone in As You Like It, The Librarian in the one-man show Underneath the Lintel and many others. Originally from New York, Rob received an MFA in Acting from I.U. in 1995 and has been a midwesterner ever since.
ANNIE PAUL (Susy Hendrix) Annie is excited to be back in Ohio after finishing her masters degree at The Cleveland Play House/Case Western Reserve University just a year ago. She currently resides in New York City. NYC credits: Grace in Bus Stop and Olivia in Twelfth Night. Regional theatre credits include: Rosalind in As You Like It, Lydia in Big Love, Ellie Dunn in Heartbreak House, Kitty/Anne de Bourgh in Pride & Prejudice, Nina in The Seagull, Alexandra in The Little Foxes, Mary in The Bald Soprano. TV credits include: Florence in The Unusuals. Annie is a proud member of AEA.
SYDNEY ELENA SCHULTZ (Gloria) Sydney is a 7th grader at Bellbrook Middle School. She was last seen in Epiphany Lutheran Church’s productions of Christmas in Reverse and The Wizard of Oz. Sydney performed in Dayton Opera’s production of Turandot last fall. She starred in Town Hall Theatre’s production of Seussical playing JoJo. Her previous credits include The Little Mermaid, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and The Jungle Book. Sydney has won 1st place for best vocal performance at several local talent shows. When she is not acting upon the stage, Sydney enjoys singing, playing the piano and French horn, and hanging out with her friends.
SCOTT STONEY (Sgt. Carlino) Count Dracula, Viva Victoria, The Boys Next Door, A Christmas Carol ’91, ‘93, The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, Sweeney Todd, Noises Off, The Odd Couple, Green Gables, Alone Together, Shenandoah and now Wait Until Dark – these shows were produced by The Human Race Theatre Company for the Victoria stage and I was fortunate enough to be involved as an actor in all of them. Thank you, Human Race, for my rich artistic life.
