Production Note: William Brisky (Cast)

William Brisky (Henry Peabody) has worked at BFT as stage manager for Dead Man's Cell Phone and Almost, Maine, but this is his first time on the stage at BFT. His last time on stage was at the Levite Jewish Community Center as Stanton Case in Broken Glass. William has been involved in local theatre for around 10 years. He tells everyone that theatre keeps him sane, and that he has found his second home at BFT. William will be stage managing for Talking With..., the next play at BFT.

Production Note: Dane Albright (Cast)

Dane Albright (Lov Bensey) is excited to be cast in his first production at BFT. His other roles include Felix in The Odd Couple at South City Theatre, John in The Cocktail Hour at Montevallo, and Wardell in Sordid Lives at Terrific New Theatre, among others. He also co-starred as Witness #2 in the award-winning short film High Expectations.

Production Note: Sally Montgomery (Cast)

Sally Montgomery (Grandma Lester) is returning to BFT for a second time. She was last seen at BFT as Mrs. Whitefield, the innkeeper, in Tom Jones. She has performed at South City Theatre in Octette Bridge Club, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Christmas Belles, To Kill A Mockingbird, Steel Magnolias, and Arsenic and Old Lace. She has also appeared at Theatre Downtown in The Crucible and We Three Queens. She performed in Music Man at Leeds Arts Council and in Mornings at Seven at Arts Council Theater Academy (ACTA) in Trussville.

Sarah Green to play preshow music

Check the Sarah Green band web site for samples! http://www.myspace.com/sarahgreenband

Sarah Green is a talented singer, songwriter, and band-leader who grew up singing in church and with her family in Blountsville, Alabama. After relocating to Birmingham to study music theory, vocal performance, and opera at the University of Alabama, she soon became a regular on the nightclub and music hall circuit. Sarah commands attentive audiences with her dynamic voice.

Her performances are made up of a mix of traditional acoustic Appalachian songs, original folk-country compositions, and hard rockin' sets of electric American roots music. She also stays busy working with many of the region's other popular acts including Chris Porter and the Stolen Roses, The Back Row Baptists and her other project Sarah Green and the Sunday Lovers (Jazz).

With ongoing songwriting, the recording of her debut album, a new album with The Back Row Baptists (a second EP coming soon), and a busy local performance schedule, Sarah is in rare form to take her music to new heights . Watch for Sarah at area festivals, and the South's finest music spots for upcoming shows.

Check the band web site for more: http://www.myspace.com/sarahgreenband

Production Note: Maggie Ballard (Cast)

Maggie Ballard (Ellie May Lester) is thrilled to be making her debut at BFT in Tobacco Road. She was last seen in The Bachelor as part of the Short Play Festival at South City Theatre. She was also in Tom Sawyer as Widow Douglas and Mattie in The Darkest Night at South City Theatre. Maggie also won Open Mic Night at the Stardome Comedy Club for stand-up comedy, and played Laurie in the feature film Lifted.

Production Note: Michael T. Walters (Cast)

Michael T. Walters (Dude Lester) will have two shows at BFT under his belt come opening night. Michael has been looking forward to Tobacco Road since it was cast, and is pleased to be working along side Janelle again, and several actors he has seen but not shared the stage with. Michael was most recently seen in Anne Frank and Me at Children's Dance Foundation, and Shakespeare's R&J at Theatre Downtown. His favorite roles have been Jason from Rabbit Hole, Tom from The Glass Menagerie, and Romeo.

Production Note: Pam Elder (Cast)

Pam Elder (Ada Lester) is pleased to return to the Birmingham Festival Theatre after her first performance there in 2001. At that time she had returned to the theater after untold years of raising children and working as a speech-language pathologist.

Pam has now performed in numerous Birmingham community theaters including the Jewish Community Center Theatre (Off Broadway), Terrific New Theatre (An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein, My Name Will Always Be Alice, The Dixie Swim Club), Birmingham Festival Theatre (Angels in America, Kindertransport) and the South City Theatre (Christmas Belles, On Golden Pond, The Octette Bridge Club, and Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean).

Growing up in Dallas, Texas, Pam had the thrill of attending the first Teen Theater class at the celebrated Dallas Theater Center and later attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England.