Troy Nickerson (Director) is a Resident Artistic Director here at Civic and an award-winning actor, choreographer, and director. As a director, he’s taken on the struggles of teens (Heathers, Equus, Bare), apostles (Corpus Christi, Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell), divas (Hello, Dolly!, Gypsy, Mame), stone-cold killers (Assassins, Sweeney Todd), princesses (Into The Woods, Cinderella), dreamers (Man of La Mancha), and people just trying to get by (Rent, Boys Next Door, The Full Monty, Fiddler on the Roof, Wild Party). From the campy (Evil Dead the Musical, Escanaba in da Moonlight, Bat Boy) to the magical (Mary Poppins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) to the profound (Every Brilliant Thing, Fun Home, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, The Trip to Bountiful, Wit), Troy’s work has delighted local audiences and garnered national awards. His portrayal of Jody in Lonely Planet won “Best Actor in the Nation” at AACTFest 1999, and his production of I Never Saw Another Butterfly won “Best in the Nation” in 2003. Local honors include the Spokane Arts Leadership Award for his contributions to local charities, including Beyond Pink, Odyssey Youth Movement, Vanessa Behan, and the West Central Community Center.

Lauretta Heaney (Stage Manager / Light Board Operator) is excited to be doing her favorite job(s). Her recent credits include: Assistant Stage Manager for She Loves Me with Coeur D’Alene Summer Theatre, Stage manager for Waitress, Heathers, Every Christmas Story Ever Told and Amadeus for Spokane Civic Theatre, and Nifty Fifties and Little Mermaid Jr for Mountain Harmony Show Choir. When she is not wrangling actors, she can be found painting faces and hawking her handcrafts at area events. She has been most impressed with the talent and dedication of the cast and their commitment to the challenging material. Lauretta would like to thank Troy Nickerson for this opportunity and she hopes the audience enjoys the show.

Faith Brodwater (Assistant Stage Manager) graduated in June 2025 with a B.A. Theatre from Eastern Washington University. Their recent credits include Stage Manager for The Thanksgiving Play (Stage Left), Assistant Stage Manager for Julius Caesar (Stage Left), Run Crew for the 2025 Bryan Harnetiaux Playwrights’ Forum Festival (Civic), and Stage Manager for Something Rotten! (EWU).

Michelle Holland (Producer) has produced numerous shows at various local theaters. Civic favorites include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Heathers, Mary Poppins, Assassins, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Orphans, Full Monty, and Man of La Mancha. She has been involved with eight AACTFest shows, two Kaleidoscope Festivals, and was Festival Stage Manager for the inaugural Idaho State Festival in 2015. Michelle was honored to receive the 2016 Dorothy Darby Smith Backstage/Onstage Volunteerism Award here at Civic. In addition to producing, she has filled nearly every backstage role (with the exception of lights) and many front of house positions, including box officer.

Chris Jensen (Dramaturg) studied for an MFA in Acting at Michigan State University. After that, he spent 10 years working as a theater critic in Spokane, Seattle, and San Francisco. Favorite credits include Septimus in Arcadia and Frank Strang in Equus (both with Stage Left). Recently, he was seen as Mr. Elton in Emma at Civic this past winter. He is especially proud of his work as co-founder and producer at Theater on the Verge, a theater company he started in 2024 with his creative partner Troy Nickerson.

Becky Moonitz (Original Music) gives great thanks to Troy for inviting her to contribute to this production. A huge fan of Troy, Tennessee Williams and Spokane Civic Theatre, she has served the theatre community as a music director, sound designer, and composer. She looks forward to returning to Spokane, old friends, and ongoing creative fun.

Jeremy Whittington (Scenic Design) is an accomplished artist, notably working as the Artistic Director at Stage Left Spokane (2020-2024) and as a Professor of Drama and Theater Design at Spokane Falls Community College. Jeremy received a BFA in Design (Summa Cum Laude, 2014) from Sanford Brown and an AFA in Theatre Productions (1992) from Ohio University). Recent achievements include the Washington State Governor’s Arts & Heritage Luminary Award (2021), AACT Best Scenic Design, Passover (2023), and Top 10 Leaders of the Pacific Northwest (2023). He’s also the Owner & Creative Director of Cinema Quattro (opening in Liberty Lake in Fall 2026!) and is the Vice President of the Washington State Community Theatre Association. Recent scenic design credits include Macbeth, Sweeney Todd (both with Stage Left), All Is Calm, Sweat, Dracula, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (all with Civic). He lives with his amazing husband, Alex, and their not-so-amazing cat, Mildred.

Jamie L. Suter (Costume Design) holds a BA in Theater Design and Technical Production with concentrations in Costume Design and Directing from Marymount Manhattan College in NYC, studying under Broadway professionals Gail Brassard, Liz Covey, and Bob Anton. Notable credits include Costume Design for The Wonder!: A Woman Keeps a Secret (T. Schreiber Studio), Assistant to the Costume Designer for Sweeney Todd (Avery Fisher Hall), Assistant Costume Designer for The Lucky Chance (Theresa Lang Theater), Director/Costume Designer for Seven Femmes (Rathskeller Studios), and Costume Designer for The Lost Cabaret (NYC Fringe Festival). Jamie joined the Civic staff in 2018, her first design on stage being Present Laughter in the Studio Theatre. She loves being part of the fun and frivolity of live theater and is incredibly happy to do that at her home away from home, Spokane Civic Theatre.

Kimberly Roberts (Lighting Design) has been active at both Spokane Civic Theatre and Ignite! Community Theatre for decades as a director, designer and actress. She has served on the boards of both organizations and was thrilled to be able to direct the first collaboration between them in February 2025, The Great Gatsby. Pre-Covid, she served as Ignite!’s resident lighting designer. Her recent lighting design credits at Civic include POTUS, All Is Calm, Sweat, An Enemy of the People, and Amadeus.

Devon Sands (Sound Engineer) is back in the sound booth! Previous Civic credits include Sound Engineer and Board Operator for this season’s Emma, last season’s Lend Me A Soprano and A Christmas Carol. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Sara Edlin Marlowe (Dialect Coach) has an MFA in Theatre with emphasis on directing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She spent time studying and working as an actress in NYC where she managed a small part in Godfather I. After moving to Tucson, AZ for a radio news job, she met her husband, William, at callbacks for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Bill and Sara ended up spending five years in Birmingham, Alabama working for the Children’s Theatre. They also worked at the Smoky MT. Passion Play in Tennessee where Sara played Mary Magdalen, and at Tecumseh! an outdoor drama in Ohio where she played Tecumapes, sister to Tecumseh. Moving to Spokane in 1992, Sara continued to work at Civic where she directed Dancing at Lughnasa and Women of Lockerbie and acted at Interplayers. Sara worked at Gonzaga and Spokane Public Radio. In 1999, Sara worked at both SCC and SFCC; Retiring in 2019, she continues to be active in theatre here in Spokane. Recent Civic credits include dialects for Emma, A Christmas Carol, Irish Play, and Producer for Romeo & Juliet.

Mackenzie Willett (Costume Assistant) loves working behind the scenes at Civic as well as working as part of the Front of House Staff. Outside of theatre, Mackenzie spends all her time watching and playing soccer, spending time at church, and reading.

Tennessee Williams was born in 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi, where his grandfather was the Episcopal clergyman. When his father, a travelling salesman, moved with his family to St Louis some years later, both he and his sister found it impossible to settle down to city life. He entered college during the Depression and left after a couple of years to take a clerical job in a shoe company. He stayed there for two years, spending the evenings writing. He entered the University of Iowa in 1938 and completed his course, at the same time holding a large number of part-time jobs of great diversity. He received a Rockefeller fellowship in 1940 for his play Battle of Angels, and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for A Streetcar Named Desire and in 1955 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Other plays include Summer and Smoke, The Rose Tattoo, Camino Real, Baby Doll, The Glass Menagerie, Orpheus Descending, Suddenly Last Summer, The Night of The Iguana, Sweet Bird of Youth, and The Two-Character Play. Tennessee Williams died in 1983.