Cast & Creative Biographies

 

Cast Biographies
Drs. Ferrol (Daniel Burnley) & Helen (Karen Howell) Sams Baby Sister (Judy Leavell ) & Dr. Ferrol Sams (Daniel Burnley)
Daniel Burnley (Dr. Ferrol Sams) was seen most recently at ART Station as Andrew Makepeace Ladd, III in "Love Letters." He also appeared as Marley and the three spirits in "A Christmas Carol, Southern Style." Other recent roles include Duncan/Siward in the New American Shakespeare Tavern production of "MacBeth" and Saunders in "Lend Me a Tenor" for the Aurora Theatre. He has also acted with Actor's Express, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Center for Puppetry Arts, Theatre Gael, Horizon Theatre, Soul-stice Repertory Ensemble and many others. Watch for Daniel as President William Mckinley in the feature film "The Adventures of Ociee Nash" which was filmed in and around Atlanta last summer.


Karen Howell (Dr. Helen Sams) is happy to be back among good friends at ART Station. Past appearances here include "Our Lady of Perrysburg," "Exact Center of the Universe," "Womanfolks," and "Love Letters." She has performed locally at Theatre in the Square, Horizon, Theatre Emory, 14th Street Playhouse, and the Alliance, as well as theatres in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas. Karen is a huge fan of Ferrol Sams, and is delighted to be part of David Thomas' lovely adaptation of one of Dr. Sams' many short stories. She dedicates this production to her very "harmonic" parents, who will be celebrating their 59th wedding anniversary in May.
Judy Leavell (Baby Sister) is proud to be appearing in her sixth ART Station production, having played Daisy in "Driving Miss Daisy" and Sarah in "Nocturne For A Southern Lady," among others. Most recently she played Hannah in "The Spitfire Grill" at the Horizon Theatre. Judy has appeared twice on the Food Network's "Good Eats." In her spare time she travels with her husband Ted, and looks forward to the day grandson Parker can join them on their adventures.

 

Creative Biographies
Dr. Ferrol Sams (Author) is the author of seven works of fiction: Run With The Horsemen, The Whisper of the River, The Widow's Mite and Other Stories, The Passing, Christmas Gift, When All The World Was Young, and Epiphany. He lives in Fayetteville, Georgia, where he and his wife, Dr. Helen Sams, practice medicine.

 

David Thomas (Producer/Playwright/Director) founded the ART Station Contemporary Arts Center 17 years ago and has served as the President and Artistic Director of the arts center and the theatre since its beginning in 1986. He has directed over 40 productions for the ART Station Theatre; his next being Ted Swindley's "Always...Patsy Cline" to open at ART Station in July.

 

Michael Hidalgo (Associate Producer/Set & Lighting Design) is one of the founders of ART Station and has served as the resident set and lighting designer for the past 17 seasons. Michael's set designs have toured throughout the South with various ART Station touring productions as well as the Piccolo Spoleto Festival and the Cultural Olympiads in Norway & Atlanta.

 

Terry McGonigle (Costume Design) is the director of theatre studies at Forsyth Central High School in Cumming. With over 250 shows to his credit, he has completed 25 years in educational theatre with work in regional & professional theatres in New York, Texas, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, & Georgia.

 

Jon Goldstein (Stage Management) Jon Goldstein (Stage Management) has been with ART Station since 1992. He serves as the theatre's resident stage manager and visual arts gallery manager. Jon is a native of Atlanta where he started in theatre as an actor at the age of twelve. He went on to become a Equity Stage Manager working in the Metro Atlanta area for nineteen years. Jon has served on the board of the Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts and on the Atlanta Area Equity Liason. Commitee.


Other Production Staff

Technical Associate:   Marguerite Hannah
Sound Design:   Dung Nguyen
Sound Engineer:   Henry Howard
Assistant Stage Manager:   Amy Gorelow
Light Board Operator:   Joe Leonard
Original Music & Lyrics:    Elizabeth McCommon
Recording Engineer:    Jay Fattorosi
Vocal Lead & Piano Arrangement:    Bob Garble
J. Marcelo Banderas :  

Customer Service/Box Office

House Management:   Laura McCravy 
Bar and Concessions Management:   Peggy Mitchell
Facility:   Emma Brooks

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