Tamara Johnson (Amanda) credits span Off Broadway, film, television and commercials. Awards include the Kennedy Center Award for Excellence and Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council for her one-woman show "In Haste, Laura Keene." Recent stage credits include Lotte in "Lettice and Lovage," Paulina in "The Winter's Tale," Nurse in "Romeo & Juliet," and Mrs. Prentice in "What the Butler Saw." Film credits include "Shelter" co-starring with Julianne Moore, European release 2009. TV credits include "One Tree Hill" and "The Wire." She will next appear in "A Man for All Seasons" at Virginia Shakespeare Festival.
Karl Kippola (Tom) returns to Rep Stage after appearing as Richie Stella in "Intelligence" and Johann Friedrich Fasch in "Bach at Leipzig." He has worked professionally for 23 years on well over 100 productions. Local acting and directing credits include Everyman Theatre, Ford's Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Baltimore Shakespeare, Virginia Shakespeare, Imagination Stage, Journeymen Theater, Firebelly, Center Company, Adventure Theatre and Bay Theatre Company. Karl holds a Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Maryland and is a professor at American University.
Brandon McCoy (Jim, The Gentleman Caller) returns to Rep Stage after appearing in "Hamlet" and "In the Heart of America." Brandon earned his BFA in Acting/Directing from Marshall University and an MFA in Acting from Catholic University. He has appeared at numerous theatres and festivals in the Washington, DC area including Arena Stage, Olney Theatre Center, The Bay Theatre, Forum Theatre, Washington Shakespeare Company, Journeymen Theatre Ensemble and Theatre Alliance. Brandon teaches piano and is an adjunct teacher of theatre at CUA and HCC.
"The Glass Menagerie" design team includes:
Melanie Clark (Costume Design) Costume designs for Rep Stage include "Stones in His Pockets," "Mrs. Farnsworth," "Thom Pain," "Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted," and "Intelligence." Additional work includes "Bad Dates" (Olney Theatre Company); "The Faculty Room," and "She Stoops to Comedy" (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company); "The Night Of the Iguana," "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" and "Titus Andronicus" (Washington Shakespeare Company).
Terry Cobb (Lighting Design) last worked at Rep Stage designing "A Moon for the Misbegotten," directed by Michael Stebbins. Terry is the Light/Sound Designer at UMBC, where he recently designed lights for "The Crystal Egg" and "Metamorphoses."
Chas Marsh (Sound Design) has designed many shows for Rep Stage, including the recent "Wittenberg" and "Hysteria." He is the resident sound designer at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore.
Greggory Schraven (Set Design) is the Technical Director for University of Maryland, Baltimore County's (UMBC) Department of Theatre. He has also served as Technical Director for many Baltimore area theatre companies including: Rep Stage ("Mrs. Warren's Profession"); Maryland Stage Company ("A Midsummer's Night Dream," Beckett's "Play," " That Time," "Ohio Impromptu" [performed in Berlin], and "Six Degrees of Separation"); and Everyman Theatre ("Lonely Planet" and "The Waverly Gallery"). Greggory holds an M.F.A. in Technical Production from the Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) at the University of Delaware, and a B.A. in Design/Production from the Department of Theatre at UMBC.
Properties design is by Andrea "Dre" Moore. Vocal coach is BettyAnn Leeseberg-Lange.
Rep Stage, a professional Equity theatre in residence at Howard Community College, is in its 17th season. The company is a member of both League of Washington Theatres and Baltimore Theatre Alliance. Performances are made possible by Howard County Arts Council, Howard County Government, and Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the state of Maryland and National Endowment for the Arts, as well as through generous individual contributions. Howard Bank is the Rep Stage 2009-10 season partner.
