On Tour: Our Actors!

	Anne Butler Anne Elizabeth Butler is a native of Virginia and a 2004 graduate of Duke University, where she majored in Theater and minored in Psychology and History. This past fall, she completed a fifteen-month-long acting contract at The Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA. Some of her favorite roles at Barter were Lucille in Junie B. Jones and Laertes in Hamlet; at Duke, she loved playing Maria in West Side Story and (another) Maria in Love’s Labour’s Lost. Anne also recently worked as a theater education intern at Flat Rock Playhouse in NC, and, in addition to acting, she loves teaching, writing, and singing. She hopes to pursue an MFA performance degree in the fall, and she's so grateful for this opportunity to further hone her acting skills at Hampstead!
	Aaron B. Coleman Aaron is happy to return to HSC for his third tour. The past year, he has been busy acting with the Theatre at Monmouth as well as the Renaissance Center, where he also co-directed his favorite play 'night Mother.  Other past theatres include the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Lexington Children's Theatre and Actors' Summit.  Aaron earned his BA in Theatre from Cleveland State University and trained at NE Ohio's branch of the Second City Training Center. An avid hiker, Aaron enjoys the outdoors and traveling.  When not acting, he divides his time between living in Cincinnati and Marietta, OH.
	Erin Drevlow Erin Drevlow began acting at a young age. She grew up in a family of performers and the stage was a second "home." Some of her favorite roles include: Maria- West Side Story, Narrator - Joseph and the Amazing..., Nora- Doll's House, Lilli/Kate - Kiss Me, Kate, and Bessie in Marvin's Room. In New York City she had the fortune to play The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods. Though she is a performer at heart, she is no stranger to the technical side of theater as well having designed and costumed numerous productions and built and painted many sets. She is extremely excited to be touring through the Midwest where she grew up.
	Meagan Edmonds Meagan is eager to begin work on the spring 2008 Hampstead Stage Company tours. A Cape Girardeau, Missouri native; Meagan graduated in 2005 with a BA in theatre with a minor in music. Her experiences with HSC thus far have been educational as well as motivational. Meagan is forever grateful for the internship program with The Hampstead Stage Company for it has helped to pave the way for the upcoming touring season and her future theatrical career opportunities. After an amazing experience in her travels to California and back, Meagan cannot wait to share the magic of theatre to schools and libraries across New England.
	Kevin Gilligan Kevin Gilligan is on his fifth tour with Hampstead and finally gets to go to California. He has recently moved to New York to further pursue his career in acting. This summer he returned home to North Carolina to perform in Push Cart nominee Marlowe Moore's Three Men originating the roles of Skillet and The Voice. Recently he has performed as Octavius in Julius Caesar and Artie Flannagin in the independent film Bummin' It: The Life and Times of Oyester Bummins.
	DJ Hill DJ graduated this past May with a BFA from Adelphi University in New York, but is originally from central Missouri. As a student he was involved in productions such as OUR TOWN, THE DINING ROOM, and the stage adaptation of the graphic novel SANDMAN by Neil Gaiman. He is excited to begin his second HSC tour and looks forward to the lessons and challenges it offers.  His goals include earning a MFA degree; establishing a voice over career; and moving back to London, his second home.
	Tim Judd bio coming soon
	Andy Kirtland This is Andy’s first tour with the Hampstead Stage Company. His regional credits include: Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest, Macbeth, The Cherry Orchard, The Importance of Being Earnest and Women of Troy (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company) and The Comedy of Errors, Richard III and As You Like It (New England Shakespeare Festival). In Chicago he worked with Another Chicago Theatre Company, GroundUp Theatre, Speaking Ring Theatre, Tantalus Theatre Group, AlphaBet Soup Productions, The Bailiwick Repertory Theatre and Pyewacket Theatre Company.  He has also toured nationally with Chamber Theatre Productions in Encore!  Andy has a BA in theatre from Dickinson College, and also studied at the British American Drama Academy.
	Melody Latham Melody is excited to return for her second season with the Hampstead Stage Company.  She was most recently seen in the HSC’s productions of A Christmas Carol and Treasure Island.  Before that, she performed at Memphis’s Playhouse on the Square in productions of Seussical and Big River. She also toured locally with the Playhouse’s Theatre for Youth tour of Alexander Who is Not Not Not Not Not Not Going to Move. Her favorite roles include Sunny in The Last Night of Ballyhoo and Eileen in Moon Over Buffalo with Southern Arena Theatre; the ensemble of Schoolhouse Rock Live! and Miss Scarlet in Clue the Musical with Carey Dinner Theatre; and Bess in A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. Melody would like to thank her friends and family for their unconditional love and support.
	Priscilla Parchia Originally from Atlanta, Georgia Priscilla Parchia is overjoyed to have worked on and off for the Hamstead Stage Company for six years. After directing several seasons she is very excited to be going on the road again! Ms. Parchia now resides in the fair and freezing city of Chicago, IL where she has appeared in shows in and out of the city. She is very proud to be a member of a new up and coming company Mistah Que Artistry which will be performing at Looptopia this year!  In the past two years she has been teaching and directing Musical theatre for ages 12-18.  Some of her favorite things are chocolate, purple, and the original Dr. Mario for Nintendo. She would especially like to thank Angie, Kati, Gordon, and Dave for always making her feel like family.
	Amanda Pawlik Amanda is a graduate of the University of Hartford and an alumna of the O’Neill National Theater Institute. She loved working on Treasure Island and A Christmas Carol last season and hopes to keep growing as a theatre artist this season. She is a three-time V-Day organizer and director of The Vagina Monologues. Other favorite projects include directing How I Learned to Drive for her senior thesis, directing U. Hartford’s 24 Hour Theatre Project, and teaching acting this summer in her hometown, Manchester, NH.  Amanda’s long-term goals are to be a published writer and a much-loved English and drama teacher.
	Ben Tylka After graduating from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri with a BA Theatre and a BA in Philosophy & Religion, Ben decided to move to New York City to pursue his career in acting.  Since the change in address he has enjoyed a great deal of success in the Big Apple.  Some of his most recent NYC roles include Apollo in an adaptation of the Orestia and the Narrator/Mysterious Man in Sondheim's Into the Woods.  Ben returns for his second season with the Hampstead Stage Company.  He is delighted to work for the company and looking forward to another exciting season!  To learn more about Ben, visit his website at BenTylka.com.
	Danelle Wildermuth Danelle is pleased and excited to be joining Hampstead Stage for the first time. A native of Minnesota and recent graduate of South Dakota State University, she has previously worked with Troupe America in Minneapolis and The Lost Colony on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Favorite roles include: Georgie Bukatinsky in The Full Monty, Witch One in Macbeth, Emily Webb in Our Town, and Shelley Parker in Bat Boy: The Musical. Much love and gratitude to her family and friends for their endless support and encouragement.