Larry

Larry Carter - Narrator and the Rat Master (Villain) Also Playwright, Composer, Musician & Artistic Director Larry has performed solo and in many bands over the last 25 years, playing his original music mixed with traditional Celtic, folk, improvisational piano, rock & roll, children's, and world fusion. He is a three-time winner at the Kansas Fiddling & Picking Championship. He produces a weekly concert series in downtown Lawrence and the annual Lawrence Scottish Fest. He has a Masters in Communication Studies and served as Director of Forensics at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. See his website.

Bob

Bob Garrett - The Banker (member of the Town Council) Also Stage Director and "Children's Theater Workshop" Bob has an extensive background in theater, including earning his Masters in Theater and serving for six years as the theater instructor at Labette County Community College in Parsons. Starting in show business as a young child, he has acted in more productions than we could possibly list and has directed numerous plays and musicals. Affectionately known today by many Lawrence school children as “Baker Bob,” he and his wife own and operate Great Harvest Bread Company in Lawrence.

Bayley Kate

Bayley Kate Hartman - The Heroine A freshman at Kansas University, Bayley Kate has been performing for many years as a singer/songwriter with her alternative bluegrass band, Bayley Kate and the Bluegills. This year alone she has 58 performances scheduled throughout Kansas and Missouri, including the prestigious Walnut Valley Festival and the Kansas City River Festival. We feel very lucky that she was willing to squeeze our theater troupe into her performance schedule.

Cordelia

Cordelia Brown - The Matron Also musician Cordelia has been a musician, music teacher and classical music announcer all of her adult life, including serving as the Orchestra Director at Kansas City Kansas Community College (Kansas City) and at Bishop Seabury Academy (Lawrence). As a pianist, violinist and concert harpist, she has performed with numerous orchestras, string ensembles, and community theater productions. She performs solo and with Larry as the duo “Forest Green.” Cordelia is also well-known throughout northeast Kansas since she was for many years the weekday afternoon classical music announcer on Kansas Public Radio.

Michael, with Rachael

Michael Bradley - The Piper Michael, a pre-school teacher and father of two beautiful daughters, has been in theater since childhood. A graduate of Central Michigan University and Kansas University Theater Department, he and Rachael are co-directors of the Lawrence Youth Ensemble, a not-for-profit theater program for children based in Lawrence. He currently works with the after-school program at a Lawrence junior high school.

Rachael

Rachael Perry - The Mayor Like Michael, Rachael has an extensive background in theater and is co-director of the Lawrence Youth Ensemble. She is a Kansas University graduate, an AmeriCorps member for Roger Hill Volunteer Center in Lawrence, and she works with the after-school program at a Lawrence junior high school.

Annie Wilsey - The First Heroine
Also "Children's Theater Workshop"

Since earning a duel degree in Kinesiology and Gender Studies from California State University, Annie has worked with a wide variety of children’s groups for the past 16 years, including at the Esalen Institute at Big Sur. Many of these groups focused on recreational coordination for children and adults with developmental disabilities. She is a certified massage therapist and yoga teacher at “Be Moved Studio” in downtown Lawrence, and her private practice includes being the yoga instructor for the Girl Scouts “Shape Up” program. Previous positions have ranged from teaching children’s yoga with Lawrence Parks & Recreation to working with the Youth Soccer League in Sonoma Valley, California. She and David are also recent parents. As she puts it, “I am passionate about treating people with care and facilitating others as they nurture themselves through creative, improvisational play.”

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Laura Williams - The Second Heroine

Laura and Tommy stepped in to join our troupe for a trip we took to Satanta, Kansas. Laura and Tommy have very similar backgrounds, both being students at Lawrence High School. Aside from being good friends, they have also been performing together in theater productions since they were in grade school. Laura is also in the high school choir.

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Matthew Windhauser - The First Pied Piper

Matt was our first Pied Piper. What an excellent actor and singer! His interaction with the kids and other actors was superb, and his version of "The Piper's Lament" could bring people to tears!

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Tommy Cottin - The Second Pied Piper

When Matt graduated from Lawrence High School in 2007 and left for college in Iowa, he highly recommended his friend Tommy Cottin for the part. Matt was right - and we were lucky to have Tommy as part of the troupe. Like Matt, Tommy was a superb Piper. He was a senior at Lawrence High School, but if now at Kansas University. He has been passionate about theater since a young child, performing in a wide variety of productions. He also sang in the LHS choir.

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Jen Nevergole - The Second Matron

Cordelia was out of town for a performance last spring, so we invited Jen to take her place. Jen recently moved to Lawrence from New York City. She teaches yoga in Lawrence at Be Moved Studio, Lawrence Therapy Center, and TherapyWorks. She also teaches meditation at Be Moved Studio and is available privately as a Reiki master and teacher.

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Mark Gottschall - The First Mayor

Mark, who recently moved back to Austin, Texas, has performed and recorded in more than a dozen countries throughout the world, including recording on an album in Spain that hit the European pop charts. When not performing solo on guitar, Larry usually accompanied him on electric bass, accordion or piano.

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