Dawn Varava (Alma)

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DAWN VARAVA* (ALMA) loves being the SCTC Artistic Director and is thrilled to be back onstage. She was most recently seen in SCTC’s productions of “Lettice and Lovage” and “ Terminus.” Regionally, she has worked with the Arden Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Eagle Theatre, Allens Lane Theatre, Steel River Playhouse, and the Ritz Theatre and has done staged readings for the Playmate Playwrights of Bucks County. TV credits include “Do No Harm,” “Orange is the New Black,” and “Philadelphia, the Great Experiment,” as well as numerous local commercials and PSAs. She thanks Connie and Bob for their faith in her and Meghan for helping her add another dialect to her repertoire. As always, eternal love and gratitude go out to Alisa for her support and patience. And a big woof for Ruby!

Caity Brown (Jane)

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Caity  (she/her) returns to SCTC after appearing in God of Carnage last fall. Recent credits in the Philly and NYC areas include Photograph 51, Doubt, The Game’s Afoot, Hand to God, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Bad Seed, Bedroom Farce, Sense and Sensibility, and Silent Sky. No Hollywood credits—yet? She holds a B.A. in drama from Vassar College and a Ph.D. in political science from Georgetown University. She spends her days as a professor of the latter discipline at West Chester University. Thanks to everyone involved in this production for their talent and professionalism. 

Stephen Kreal (Robert)

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Stephen is excited to be making his debut at SCTC. Recent credits include Masquerade Theater’s productions of “Doubt: A Parable” (Father Flynn) and “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” (Schmendiman). Other credits include “I Hate Hamlet” (Gary Peter Lefkowitz) and “Epic Proportions” (Phil Bennett) at Playmasters Theater Workshop, “Sordid Lives” and “The Shadow Box” at Haddonfield Plays and Players and the role of Mr. Wilson in “Harvey” at Village Playbox. He is a school teacher with two adult daughters (Abigail and Victoria). He would also like to thank Lisa Croce for her support and encouragement. If you have not done so already, Stephen would like to encourage everyone to talk to your doctor about a cardiologist consultation: “The life you save could be your own.”

Leah Senseney (Katie)

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Leah is very grateful to be making her South Camden Theatre Company debut. Previous regional credits include Into the Woods, South Pacific, Clue, The Sound of Music, and Funny Girl at Candlelight Theatre. Favorite regional credits include Olive Ostrovsky in Spelling Bee (Media Theatre) and Brooke in Goosebumps (Walnut Street Theatre). Leah has also performed with McCarter Theatre Center, 11th Hour Theatre Co., Ritz Theatre Co., Storybook Musical Theatre, and Broadway Theatre of Pitman. BA in Vocal Performance at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Much love to my family and Jared. www.leahsenseney.com

Tanya Morgan (Andrea)

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Tanya Morgan (Andrea) is a Philadelphia-based actor, writer, director, improv performer, acting/improv coach, and trauma-informed teaching artist with over 20 years of experience. She owns and operates Sawubona Creativity Project, a community theatre located in South Philadelphia. As a teaching artist, Tanya blends her performance skills with her mental health experience to promote mental well-being through the arts. Tanya performs improv and sketch comedy regularly with several improv teams throughout the East Coast and sponsors organizations like Girls, Inc., to provide free theatre workshops to young girls and teens.

Scott Berkowitz (LANCE)

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Scott is thrilled to make his debut at SCTC performing in Hollywood, Nebraska! He was most recently onstage as Old Joe in A Christmas Carol at the Walnut Street Theatre, and as Hamlet in Hamlet at Players Club of Swarthmore. When not onstage, he also enjoys writing screenplays and TV scripts, playing video games, and watching his favorite Philly sports teams disappoint him time and time again. Scott would like to thank the cast and crew for making this play such an incredible experience, his parents, sisters, and friends for their constant love and support, and his cat Shayna, for doing silly cat things.

Melody G. Moore  – Stage Manager

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Melody recently relocated to Philadelphia after spending over 20 years in Key West, Florida, where she was directly involved in most aspects of the local thriving theater community, including Stage Manager, Box Office Manager, Actor, Set Dresser, Costumer, and Prop Mistress. Locally, she has stage-managed for Fever Dream Repertory and TheatreXP. She is excited to return to it again and looking forward to working here at South Camden Theatre Company with the incredible group of creative individuals again this season.

Ms. Connie Norwood – Director

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Connie would like to thank South Camden Theater Company for bringing her back to direct God Of Carnage. She has a long association with SCTC, where she directed Suddenly Last Summer, Radio Golf, Kingdom of the Earth, King Hedley II, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, A Lovely Sunday For Creve Coeur, The Mountain Top, Terminus, and Alabama Story. Other productions include No Exit, and The Dutchman for Chrysalis at different theatres. She produced and directed Beyond Closed Doors as a part of the 2008 Philly Fringe and co-wrote In Due Season, a gospel musical, performed at the Prince Music
Theater. Connie has directed dramas and comedies, including According to Plan and the one-man show Looking Over the President’s Shoulders with Brian Wilson , both at Hedgerow Theater. Welcome Home Eddy (Landmark Productions), Tom, Dick, and
Harriet (Brick Theater) and Back to the Old Landmark (Landmark Productions) among
many others. She has directed several of Rev. Johnny Thompson’s Productions, including
Anointed to Sing the Gospel, Grand Ole Night, Master, I Want to Live, which toured
Europe for four years. The one-woman shows Black Sistah with a Capitol B and
Coconut Therapy a one-woman show written and starring Quiara Alegria Hudes. She
served as Guest Artist of Temple University as a director and actor, in productions including Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Wedding Band, Joe Turners Come and Gone, The Crucible, and Museum. She also served as Associate Artistic Director of the Point Breeze Performing Arts Center and as Director of Youth Productions.

Kenneth Jones – Playwright

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Kenneth Jones’ breakout play Alabama Story was a Steinberg/ American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award nominee and a Finalist in the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. It has been produced by scores of theaters. His plays and musicals have been developed or produced by Pioneer Theatre Company, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Clarence Brown Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Peninsula Players, Florida Studio Theatre, Wyoming Theater Festival, Off-Broadway’s TACT, and beyond. Selected other works include this show: Hollywood, Nebraska a New Jersey Equity Premiere (a three-state rolling world premiere in 2022-23), Tennessee Williams Drank Here (Florida Studio Theatre commission); Two Henrys (O’Neill Semi-Finalist); Circa 1976 (O’Neill Semi-Finalist); Ten Minutes on a Bench (Florida Repertory Theatre PlayLab); It Happened One Christmas (Pioneer Theatre Company); Naughty/Nice. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild. He writes about his work and he interviews fellow playwrights at ByKennethJones.com.

Hunter Mountz – Lighting Designer

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Hunter is a Philadelphia-based theatre and dance lighting designer whose previous design credits include The Lightning Thief (Triple Threat Theatre Company), Who’s Holiday, The Toxic Avenger – The Musical, and God of Carnage (South Camden Theatre Company) Into the Woods, The Laramie Project, Bedroom Farce (Salem State University) Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia! , The SpongeBob Musical (Panthers-on-Parade) Dare to Dream, and When Worlds Collide (SSU Repertory Dance Theatre). Hunter also received the Excellence in Lightning Design award from the 2021 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. 

Meghan Malloy (Production Manager)

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Meghan is a multi-hyphenate artist. She is thrilled to work with South Camden Theatre Company in this capacity! Meghan holds a BFA in Acting from Point Park Conservatory.  A Barrymore-nominated actress, Meghan has worked with many regional theaters (locally: Walnut, Wilma, Arden, InterAct, Montgomery) and on national tours.  Meghan currently coaches dialects for actors and productions.  Additionally, Meghan teaches actors both film and theater techniques through The Actors Lab in Wayne, PA and Lights, Camera, Acting! in Bucks County, PA.  Meghan recently re-entered the working world on the tails of working as a stay-at-home parent for ten years.  For more information about Meghan’s work, visit: linktr.ee/meghan.malloy.creates.

Louise Gareau – Costume Designer

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Louise recently joined SCTC’s creative team after working as a costumer for her daughter’s music teacher’s productions. She’s delighted to be spreading her wings with our work on stage. Starting out with the recent production of The Toxic Avenger was quite an effort. She’s looking forward to costuming Hollywood, Nebraska for the opening of SCTC’s 20th Anniversary Season.

Pam Staley – Props

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Pam is delighted to work in theatre with her friend Dawn Varava at SCTC. Her past experiences included managing props and all things backstage for Dawn during many of her school productions. She has been jumping in to help SCTC be the best we can be for the last several shows.