Steve is honored to be reprising the role of Oz in Come From Away during the 25th year anniversary of the incredible events that took place during 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland. Some of his most recent credits are: The Amazing Karnak - Ride the Cyclone, Hank/Joe Long - Jersey Boys, Theo - School of Rock the Musical, Professor Harold Hill - The Music Man, Ensemble - A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Ensemble - Bright Star, Sam Carmichael - Mamma Mia, Mr. Greenway - Elf the Musical, Scarecrow - The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka - Willy Wonka, Jesus - Godspell. He is grateful for the unconditional love and support he gets from his family and friends while chasing his passions, and is dedicating this performance to his fellow combat veterans and brothers in arms. @steve_bru

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Janine is thrilled to be returning to Farmers Alley Theatre and Gander to reprise this role near and dear to her heart! A retired Critical Care RN and Risk Manager, she kept her “day job” but has performed extensively in both Regional and local theatre. Favorite roles include Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, Ilona in She Loves Me, Joanne in Company, Mama Morton in Chicago, Aldonza in Man of LaMancha and Judy/Ginger in Ruthless. Thank you to Kathy Mulay and friends at FAT for this opportunity, and to her wife Kristen for absolutely everything else! 

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Curt is excited to return to the Farmers Alley stage where he previously appeared in last season’s Come From Away and the 2023 production of Working. Other recent regional appearances include Claude in Come from Away at the Zach Theatre in Austin, John Gustafson in Grumpy Old Men at TheatreZone, Joe in Waitress at both the Zach Theatre and at Florida Studio Theatre, General Waverly in White Christmas at Studio Tenn, Arvide in Guys and Dolls at Maltz Jupiter Theatre, and Da in Once at TheatreZone.

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Dan is excited to make his Farmers Alley debut! A Chicago-based actor, recent credits include South Pacific (Paramount Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors, Disney's Finding Nemo, 1776, Beautiful, Damn Yankees (Marriott Theatre); Falsettos (Court/Timeline Theatre); Jersey Boys (Mercury Theatre); Diana: The Musical (Theo Ubique). He also performs with The Four C Notes: A Tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Thanks to the entire Farmers Alley team, Big Mouth Talent, and his family! 

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Shannon is thrilled to return to the Farmers Alley Stage again as Bonnie and Others in Come From Away. Shannon received her BA in Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University and her MFA in Theatre from the University of Houston. As an actor, Shannon's favorite roles include Hamlet (Hamlet, Houston Shakespeare Festival), Rosalind (As You Like It, Festival 56), Sally (Tally's Folly, Allen's Lane Theatre), Lady Macbeth (MacBeth, Palo Duro Shakespeare), and Bonnie and Others (Come From Away, Farmers Alley Theatre). Most recently, Shannon and her husband Patrick founded Shakespeare in Kalamazoo, a nonprofit theatre company dedicated to bringing the Bard back to southwest Michigan. Thank you to her family (including her pets!) and the team at Farmers Alley Theatre for this opportunity.

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Melrose is thrilled to be back at the Rock for her second year, performing in Come From Away at Farmers Alley Theatre, after first experiencing the show in Gander, Newfoundland, in 2024. Melrose holds a B.A. in Musical Theatre from New Jersey City University. Recent performances include Becky in Waitress at Weathervane Theatre and appearances with the Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association in NYC. She also serves as a cantor and soprano chorister at the Church of the Epiphany on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Melrose dedicates this production to her Gander cast and crew, whose extraordinary love and kindness she carries with her. Jeremiah 29:11 

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Kristin is honored to be stepping back into the shoes of the iconic Beverley Bass in her Farmers Alley debut! Favorite credits include Come from Away (Beverley & others) at Short North Stage, MAMMA MIA! (both Donna & Tanya), The Cher Show (Star), and Titanic (Alice Beane). Big thanks to her family, friends, and the team at Avalon! As always, for Dad- who was across the street from the World Trade Center on 9/11 and spent months thereafter at Ground Zero working alongside his fellow New Yorkers to help rebuild what was lost. KristinRoseKelleher.com IG: @kristinrosekelleher 

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Matt is honored to join the CFA family for his Farmers Alley debut! Recent credits: Steppenwolf's sold-out Amadeus (dir. Robert Falls); Murder on the Orient Express and The Long Fall (Breckenridge Backstage); Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (CVRep). Screen: J.W. Milam in the three-time Emmy-winning Trial in the Delta (Peacock); Chicago Fire, Med, P.D. (NBC). Proud AEA member & part of the Big Mouth Talent family. Thanks to Kathy and Jeremy. Love to Agnes, Mom, and Dad. To the people of Gander and every "come from away": thank you for showing the world what kindness looks like. 

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Christopher is thrilled to be coming back to Farmers Alley for his third production. NC native and ECU graduate, NYC is home. Credits: Austen's Pride (5th Ave Theatre), Into the Woods (ACT of CT), Guys and Dolls (Theatre Aspen), Come From Away and RENT (FAT). Proud member AEA. IG: @aminorprogression | www.christophercminor.com

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Brooklyn is so excited to be back in Gander with this amazing team! This is her second ‘trip’ to Gander with Farmers Alley, and she is so grateful to be telling this story of kindness in dark times once again. Other recent on stage credits include Heathers (Veronica Sawyer), Radium Girls (Irene Rudolph), and Be More Chill (Christine Canigula). She is a Kalamazoo native, and graduated from Kalamazoo College in 2024 with a degree in Theatre Arts. When not performing, she also directs in the area, and is a nanny! Brooklyn would like to thank her family, friends, and Ian for their constant love and support! 

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Denene is honored to return to Gander after playing Diane in our fall production (one of her favorite experiences ever). She is an alum of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM) and spent the early years of her career touring the country in Brigadoon, Beauty and the Beast and West Side Story. Having been with Farmers Alley since its beginning, Denene has played numerous roles and has enjoyed working with many wonderful people. Most recently, she was in Farmers Alley’s productions of Into The Woods (playing all the mothers) and Dear Evan Hansen (Cynthia Murphy.) Denene helms an Education For the Arts high school course in Advanced Musical Theatre. For Jason and Carly. @denenemulay  

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Andre is thrilled to be making his Farmers Alley Theatre debut! Favorite credits include, Tours: Come From Away (Bob and Others). Regional: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph), Miss Saigon (John), Sherlock Holmes Returns (Inspector Lastrade), The Little Mermaid (Sebastian). Much love to friends and family for their constant support. IG: @andreewilliamss 

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