Program - Aberdeen Community Theatre

cast & crew notes (cont. from page 11)
James L. Walker (director/scenic designer/technical director)
is an Aberdeen native. He graduated from NSU and RHS, has acted,
directed and adjudicated professionally for more than 30 years and
has been ACT’s artistic/managing director for 25 years. He has earned
numerous directing and scenic design awards from the AACT biennial
festivals over the years.
Brian T. Schultz (assistant technical director/sound and light
designer) resides in Aberdeen with wife, Juli, and daughters, Erica and
Natalie. He is also ACT’s education coordinator and Storybook Land
Theatre’s director. No stranger to ACT’s stage, his last role was Joseph in
this spring’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Schultz
received Best Supporting Actor at the AACT national festival for his role
as Russ Renner in ACT’s “How to Talk Minnesotan: The Musical.”
Judy Jencks (assistant director/stage manager) first appeared on
stage in ACT’s “A Christmas Carol” (1999). She has been on stage or
behind-the-scenes for most shows since then. She was props mistress for
“How to Talk Minnesotan: The Musical.” She and husband Tony have
two grown children. Judy also volunteers at Avera St. Luke’s.
Marilyn Davis (costumer) made her ACT mainstage-costuming
debut with “Anything Goes” (2006), after costuming many YPT shows.
Since then she has costumed six shows including “The King and I”
(2008) set in Siam of the 1890s. She received Best Costumes at the
Region V AACT festival for “How to Talk Minnesotan: The Musical.”
She and husband John have two daughters in college.
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“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”
1998 Directed by James L . Walker. Pictured at top
left: Katie Herr, David Hall, Meredith Ewinger,
Israel Raba-Mickelson, Sarah Schatzenbach and
Andrew Podoll
“Into the Woods” 1995 Directed by James
L . Walker. Pictured above: Vicki (Polasky) Evans,
Richard Williams and Melody Spilde
“Nunsense” 1993 Performed in the Capitol
before renovations began. Directed by James L .
Walker. Pictured at bottom left: Vicki Evans, Mary
Beth Kelly and Stacey Fristad
Marilyn Burckhard (props mistress) is originally from Polo.
Shawn and Erin are her grown children and Amos is her feline friend.
She is in her 12th year as an ACT volunteer, helping out wherever
needed and in whatever capacity. She was assistant director/stage manager
for “How to Talk Minnesotan: The Musical.”
Heidi Jenson (technical assistant/sound board operator), a
Watertown native, started with ACT in May with set construction for
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” She received a
Bachelor of Arts in Technical Theatre and a minor in Chinese Studies
from the University of North Dakota and has been on the staff of the
Huron (Ohio) Playhouse, Sieur Du Luth Summer Arts Festival, Skylight
Opera Theatre in Milwaukee, WI and the Des Moines Metro Opera.
Heidi enjoys live music, coffee and bunnies (as pets, not food) and looks
forward to being part of the ACT family.
Josh Jung (light board operator) was in this summer’s Storybook
Land Theatre cast as well as being involved with ACT’s “Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” He plans to stay involved with theater
when he goes to college in the fall. Josh will be attending Coe College,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa studying music.
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