Meet the Mill Mountain Players

MILL MOUNTAIN PLAYERS FALL 2008

Justin Johnson, Allison Nock, Sten Wall, and Michael Stablein

Kicking off the Mill Mountain Players touring season is a stage version of the popular story Cyrano-

Meet the cast!

Justin Brent Johnson (Cyrano) is a graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Performance program at Catawba College.  Noteworthy roles at Catawba include Gary in The Exonerated, Cleante in Tartuffe, Chicklet in Psycho Beach Party, and Electricity in the premiere production of The Machine Play.  More recently, Justin spent the summer at The Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville, North Carolina as an actor and company member.   Roles there include Arpad in She Loves Me, Sid Prince in Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, and Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing.   Justin wants to attend graduate school in the near future and eventually teach at the collegiate level.  Justin would like to thank God, his parents, and Christine for their continued support.

Michael Stablein Jr. (Various Roles) comes to Mill Mountain Theatre from Houston, TX. He recently graduated from Florida State University's B.F.A. Actor Training Program in
Tallahassee, FL. This past summer he worked with the Endstation Theatre
Company out of Amherst, VA in Romeo and Juliet (Romeo) and The Bluest Water:
A Hurricane Camille Story. Regional Credits include A Sense of Place (Schuyler), Amadeus (Venticello), A Comedy of Errors (Dromeo) and a self-produced one-man-show (Nocturne).

Allison Nock (Roxane) Cyrano is Allison's first collaboration with Mill Mountain. She graduated in May with a BFA in Music Theatre from Elon University where she appeared in Carousel (Louise) and Company (Amy). This summer¢s credits include Singin' in the Rain (Kathy Selden) and Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit) at Peach State Summer Theatre as well as West Side Story (Anybodys) at Pittsburgh CLO. In her spare time Allison loves riding roller coasters, travelling, and mowing the lawn. Thanks to Patrick, David, and Ginger for this wonderful opportunity.

David Matthews (Director) makes his MMT debut after serving a two-year stint as Artistic Director for Temple Theater in Sanford, NC where he produced or directed 24
productions in 26 months. He has also directed at The Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, SC, Highland Repertory in Asheville, NC, Players By The Sea in Jacksonville, FL and Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theatre of North Carolina. David holds an MFA from the University of Southern Mississippi, has toured as 1/3 of the Roger McGuinn Trio (Founding member of the 60's group THE BYRDS), and is a jet type-rated pilot. He calls Ponte Vedra Beach, FL home and is an ardent supporter of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Sten Wall (Stage Manager) is excited to be stage managing his first production for Mill Mountain Theatre.  He is the new resident Stage Management Intern and is looking forward to an exciting season.  He recently moved to Virginia from Hickory, North Carolina, where he attended Lenoir-Rhyne College.  He stage managed several productions in Hickory both for the college, as well as Hickory Community Theatre including Big River, Dimly Perceived Threats to the System, Godspell, Barefoot in the Park and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. 

The Mill Mountain Players (MMP) touring program was launched in 1999 as a solution for educators who found it increasingly difficult to organize field trips to Mill Mountain Theatre for student matinees. Since that time, the numbers of communities and students served have grown exponentially. Now, in addition to serving area schools, the Players perform across the Commonwealth, enabling Mill Mountain Theatre to extend its reach and deepen its artistic and educational impact.