Talking With.... Jane Trechsel

Jane Trechsel (Lamps) did “Lamps” 25 years ago here at BFT: “It’s always great to get a second chance at anything. And now I’m age appropriate!” This is her first time back on stage since the final run of The Belle of Amherst in 2002. Other roles here include Amanda in The Glass Menagerie, Desiree in A Little Night Music, Cole Porter and Noel Coward revues with Carl Stewart (yes singing and dancing!) Her training? On the job.

Talking With... Ginny S. Loggins

Ginny S. Loggins (Clear Glass Marbles) is thrilled to be returning to the BFT stage for the umpteenth time, and returning to one of her favorite plays. In 1985 she played the Handler at Studio Theatre on Long Island. This is apparently her year to return to old shows in new roles: in February she played Hesther in Equus at Theatre Downtown, having played Jill in 1979; and in March, she played Glinda in the ASC’s version of The Wizard of Oz titled Down the Yellow Brick Road, having played Dorothy in the fourth grade. On February 3, 2011, she’ll be reprising her role as feisty civil rights activist Virginia Durr in Lee Shackleford’s monodrama Too Many Questions at Vulcan Park and Museum.

Talking With... Penny Thomas

Penny Thomas (Rodeo) has worked on several interesting projects with Chris Lawson over the years, including a short film about Big Foot and a performance art piece that involved dancing with wild abandon on top of a refrigerator to looped footage of atomic explosions and children's songs. Penny most recently appeared in After School Special at Theatre Downtown. She has also performed in Theatre Downtown's productions of Equus and We Three Queens, and in Terrific New Theatre's productions of Dixie Swim Club, El Grande de Coca Cola, The Glass Mendacity and Sordid Lives. She will be appearing in the short film "Brunch" this year at the Sidewalk Film Festival.

Talking With... Camille Spratling

Camille Spratling (Audition) is delighted to be a part of Talking With.... This is her third production at BFT, having also played Hermia in Dead Man’s Cell Phone and Grace in Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens. Other favorite roles include Rosemary in MBHS’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Madame Pernelle in BSC’s Tartuffe.

Talking With... Caroline Page

Caroline Page (Twirler) is a senior at Shades Valley High School. She was last seen at BFT as Mary Tilford in The Children's Hour. Recent credits include Mother in Ragtime at VST, Eponine in Les Miserables at VST, Charlotte Hay in Moon Over Buffalo Shades Valley Theatre Academy. Regional credits include Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Theatre of the Stars Atlanta, The Music Man at TOTS Atlanta and Theatre Under the Stars Houston, Doc Marsh in Cry Havoc and Kelsi in World Premiere Disney's High School Musical, both at Stagedoor Manor NY.

Talking With... Annalisa Crews

Annalisa Crews (Scraps) is a library media specialist at Homewood High School when not in Oz. After beginning her love of theatre in high school, Annalisa continued to perform at the University of Alabama and The University of Montevallo. For the past four years she has been active in Birmingham community theatre. Some of her favorite roles include Joanie in Little Footsteps, the Stepmother in Into the Woods, Frenchie in Cabaret. This is her first role at BFT.

Talking With... Ellise Mayor

Ellise Mayor (15 Minutes) made her acting debut at BFT as Tillie in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds directed by Vic Fichtner in 1974. Since then she has appeared in or directed over a dozen shows here. Most recently she had the great pleasure of directing Almost, Maine. During the daytime she is Artistic Director of The Seasoned Performers, Alabama’s only Senior Adult theatre company.