DAVID MIDKIFF
(Jesse Tuck)
David is thrilled and grateful to be back on stage! David is a rising sophomore at the University of Michigan studying Musical Theatre. Credits include Henry/Dance Captain in NEWSIES! at Lyric Stage, Jesse Tuck in TUCK EVERLASTING, and Benjamin in JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT at Casa Mañana, Scary Big Kid in MATILDA, Co-Choreographer/Benjamin/Swing in JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT, Race/Asst. Choreographer in NEWSIES!, Prince Eric in THE LITTLE MERMAID, and Dance Captain for WHITE CHRISTMAS at The Firehouse Theater. He has also been a featured dancer in eight of iTheatrics Choreography DVDs. "Hey Hannah, thanks for teaching me how to dance in our kitchen when I was five, I love you." IG: @davidmidkiff
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MEREDITH BROWNING
(Mae Tuck)
Meredith has been active for many years throughout the DFW area as an actor, opera singer, and music director, but some of her favorite performances have been right here on the Plaza stage. You may remember her as Maria in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Marian in THE MUSIC MAN, Betty in WHITE CHRISTMAS, and the title role in MARY POPPINS.. She is also very proud of her work as music director for THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, for which she won a Column Award. Other favorite roles include Baker’s Wife in INTO THE WOODS, Mabel in PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Guenevere in CAMELOT, Amalia in SHE LOVES ME, and Luisa in ZORRO THE MUSICAL. While 2020 has been a bit slow for performing, Meredith was privileged to create the role of Delia in the outdoor premiere of the children’s opera, STONE SOUP with the Fort Worth Opera. Much love to Tyson, her husband of almost 25 years!
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BRIAN LAWSON
(Angus Tuck)
Brian is absolutely delighted to be back on the Plaza stage. He is also very grateful to be able to share the stage with such an amazing cast and crew. You may remember Mr. Lawson from other PlazaCo productions such as Beast in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Horton the Elephant in SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL, Clopin Trouillefou in The HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and Smudge in FOREVER PLAID. Brian would like to personally thank his friends and family for their continuous love and support. "We'll stay more connected. We'll do what we can. We'll stop sitting, wondering why."
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JARRETT SELF
(Miles Tuck)
Jarrett Self is an Oklahoma native, graduating from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2017 with a BFA in Musical Theatre. While attending, he received multiple honors, including Best Actor in a Play, Best Actor in a Musical, and Vocalist of the Year. He has performed with numerous theaters such as the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival, Casa Mañana, the National Theatre for Children, and Granbury Theatre Company. Some of his favorite acting credits include: Davey (NEWSIES), Jinx (FOREVER PLAID), Jason (Euripides’ MEDEA), Malcolm/Porter (MACBETH), Tranio (THE TAMING OF THE SHREW), and Alfred P. Doolittle (MY FAIR LADY).
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NEVAEHA WILSON
(Winnie Foster - Thursday & Saturday evening)
Nevaeha Wilson is ecstatic to have the opportunity to be playing Winnie Foster in TUCK EVERLASTING! This is Nevaeha’s first leading role at Plaza Theatre CO. and she is honored to have been invited to play this part. She has been welcomed by a loving and supportive cast, who are also very talented. She has learned so much from them and is excited to learn and grow even more. Some of her favorite past production roles have included: a Nubian in AIDA, Jasmine in ALADDIN KIDS, and Tiger Lily in PETER PAN Jr. In her spare time she enjoys reading, playing music, singing in her bands: Electric Walrus and Grace Evermore, playing sports, being out in nature , spending time with friends and family, and playing video games. She would like to thank everyone for being patient and kind to her, and she would especially like to thank her parents and siblings for doing their best to work around her busy schedule, driving her places, and for bearing through her endless singing and rehearsing ;).
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RUTH POWER
(Winnie Foster - Friday & Saturday matinee)
Ruth Power
Ruth is overjoyed to be back on stage as Winnie Foster, a dream role for her. She was most recently seen at Plaza as Matilda in MATILDA the MUSICAL, Annie in ANNIE JR, and James in JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Other favorite roles include Kate in ANNIE and Hortensia in MATILDA at Casa Manana; Molly in ANNIE, Amaryllis in THE MUSIC MAN, Jane Banks in MARRY POPPINS, and Young Anna in FROZEN JR at Plaza. Ruth lives in Granbury and is active in school and sports. She is a current Plaza Academy student and trains with Ashley Greene and Shannah Rae vocal studio. Ruth would like to thank her family for their support, and Plaza Theatre Company for believing in her.
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LUKE HUNT
(Man in the Yellow Suit)
This is Luke's 54th production with Plaza Theatre Company and 11th show as a director. He has appeared as an actor at Plaza most recently in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in Plaza’s streaming production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. He received the 2019 Column Award for Best Actor in a Play Non Equity for Atticus Finch in Plaza’s production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. He is the Theatre Arts Director at Alvarado High School. He is a co-owner of Dance Across Cleburne with his wife, Rachel.
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TINA BARRUS
(Betsy Foster/Costume Designer)
Tina is one of the co-founders of Plaza Theatre Company and has costumed well over 100 productions since Plaza opened in 2007, but she rarely gets the chance to shine on stage. With TUCK EVERLASTING she is getting to take part in her first theater love which is performance. Plaza patrons will remember her some of her previous favorite roles as Lina Lamont in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN or as Rose in ENCHANTED APRIL. She and husband JaceSon are the proud parents of seven great children and the grandparents of two wonderful granddaughters.
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KATHY LEMONS
(Nana)
Through the years Kathy has played on the Plaza stage many times. Some of her favorite roles at Plaza have been: Edith Wilkins in DEAR RUTH, Maude Atkinson (Column Nominee) in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Mrs. Peacock in CLUE, Mother Abbess in SOUND OF MUSIC, Marmee in LITTLE WOMEN, Glinda in WIZARD OF OZ, Marilla in ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. Miss Andrew, the evil nanny, in MARY POPPINS. Additional roles include: Alice Beinecke (Column Nominee) in ADDAMS FAMILY, Mrs. Ellie Banks in FATHER OF THE BRIDE, Penelope Sycamore in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU. Kathy has read the story of the Tuck family several times over the years as her children, and now her grandchildren, have read the book in school. She is thrilled to now be a part of the story as it comes to life in this beautiful musical. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln. As always, “All my love to Jim for keeping a song in my heart!” Eph. 3:20-21
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GAVIN CLARK
(Hugo - Friday & Saturday matinee)
Gavin is very excited to be playing Hugo in TUCK EVERLASTING! Through quarantine, Gavin performed in several online cabarets, the junior production MADAGASCAR JR, and the summer camp THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCHOOL EDITION. Prior to quarantine, Gavin played such roles as Bruce in MATILDA, Pugsley in THE ADDAMS FAMILY and Dill in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Gavin would like to thank his parents for helping get him through this difficult time, his best friends Ivy and Mimi, and director Jaceson for giving him the opportunity to be back!
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WILLIAM POWER
(Hugo - Thursday & Saturday evening)
William Power
William is honored to be a part of this spectacular cast and back on the Plaza stage! He was most recently seen at Plaza as Michael in MATILDA THE MUSICAL. Other favorite roles include Crutchie in NEWSIES at Plaza Theatre, Cane in CHILDREN OF EDEN at Plaza, and Colin Craven in THE SECRET GARDEN with Stolen Shakespeare Guild. William is a current Plaza Academy student. William would like to thank his family for their support, and Plaza Theatre Company for giving him this opportunity.
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KEVIN POOLE
(Constable Joe)
Years and years ago, in the winter of 2019, Kevin last appeared on the Plaza stage in the production of WHITE CHRISTMAS. He is so excited to be back and to see most everyone’s faces again. Kevin is a veteran actor and director here at PTC and truly cannot wait to see what great things the future holds for us. Thank you to our patrons for your continued support of Plaza. We wish you peace, happiness and, in the spirit of the folks from Treegap, a long and healthy life.
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ALVARO AGUILAR
(Storyteller)
Alvaro is excited to be back with his Plaza family! He is currently a junior at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Fun fact, Alvaro has not performed in almost two years! Previous roles include: Chino in WEST SIDE STORY, Sonny in IN THE HEIGHTS, Romeo in NEWSIES, and Benjamin in JOSEPH... DREAMCOAT. Alvaro is beyond grateful to be back on stage with the Plaza gang. He would also like to thank his parents for their constant love and support!
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EDEN BARRUS
(Storyteller)
Eden grew up on the Plaza stage and has been appearing in productions here since she was 6 years old. She adored playing Ariel in THE LITTLE MERMAID, Teen Anne in ANNE OF GREEN GABLES and Boots in NEWSIES THE MUSICAL among other roles. Eden has been living in Utah for much of the past year and just finished a production of FREAKY FRIDAY at Terrace Plaza Playhouse where she played Savanna. She's a dancer at heart though and loves getting to perform once again with TUCK EVERLASTING.
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MIRANDA BARRUS
(Storyteller/Choreographer)
PlazaCo was founded at almost the very same time that Mimi was born so the theater has been her second home since she was a baby. She has loved playing Mary Lennox in THE SECRET GARDEN, Junie B. Jones in JUNIE B. JONES JR. and Scout Finch in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD for which she received the Best Actress Column Award (non-Equity) in 2018. Though she is the fifth of seven Barrus children, she is the oldest still living at home and takes on oldest child duties with her little brothers JJ and Charlie quite often. With TUCK EVERLASTING Mimi is making her Choreographing debut together with sister Tabitha Ibarra and she loves that you are getting to see their shared work on this show. Enjoy!
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ALINA JENNINGS
(Storyteller)
Alina is so excited to be back on the Plaza stage and with such an amazing cast. She is a graduate of Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts where she studied musical theater for 8 years. Previous shows: Consuela WEST SIDE STORY, Sylvia ALL SHOOK UP, Dynamite HAIRSPRAY, Buffy STARLIGHT EXPRESS, Hannigan ANNIE, Jetsome LITTLE MERMAID, Cowardly Lion WIZARD OF OZ and many more. She has been New York to be in ITheatrics Choreography DVDs where she was a dancer for Nice Work..... and played the role of Roxie in Chicago! Alina would also like to thank her fabulous sisters and personal stylists Keshia and Saskia and her wonderful mother for always supporting her.
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ETHAN LEAKE
(Storyteller)
Some of Ethan's past roles include Kristoff in FROZEN JR, Horton in SUESSICAL JR and Reverend Shaw in FOOTLOOSE JR at Plaza Jr., Newsie in NEWSIES at Plaza, and an Ancestor in ADDAMS FAMILY at Granbury Theatre.
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JOSH MCLEMORE
(Storyteller)
Joshua is a recent graduate of Liberty University Online Academy and a current student at Plaza Academy. He loves performing at Plaza and is very excited to be in TUCK EVERLASTING. Joshua’s favorite roles have been Almanzo in LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, Willard in FOOTLOOSE, a featured dancer in IN THE HEIGHTS, a newsie in NEWSIES, and a dance Corp member in HAIRSPRAY, God in CHILDREN OF EDEN JR. He would like to thank his friends and family for their support, he hopes you enjoy the show.
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JACESON P. BARRUS
(Director)
As one of the original founding producers at Plaza Theatre Company, JaceSon can't begin to describe what a thrill it is to be able to create and present live theater once again. He's been a part of all 141 productions offered at PlazaCo in some capacity since the company's inception in 2007 and feels honored to be able to direct this homecoming production of TUCK EVERLASTING. He has directed more than a few productions that have been on the PlazaCo boards, among them WHITE CHRISTMAS, WEST SIDE STORY, ENCHANTED APRIL and as co-Director of AIDA for which he received the Best Director Column Award non-Equity in 2019. JaceSon and his wife of 28 years still love being parents the most and their seven children bring mounds of joy into their lives so JaceSon sends his abiding love to Tabitha, Parker, Cameron, Eden, Miranda, Jonah Jaxon and Charleston.
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MEGAN A. LILES
(Storyteller/Musical Director)
Megan is a Filipino-American mezzo-soprano with a passion for music education, storytelling, and advocating for authentic cultural representation in media. She is so excited to be back on the Dudley (indoor) stage, having last performed in Plaza's outdoor film production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Her favorite Plaza roles include Florika in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, Anita in WEST SIDE STORY (Column Award Nominee), Nikki Crandall/Helsa Wenzel in THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940, and The Tallest Box in WHITE CHRISTMAS. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in Choral Music Education from The University of Texas at Austin-Butler School of Music, and her music directing credits include SHREK THE MUSICAL, CHILDREN OF EDEN JR, and GTK...FOOTLOOSE. Many thanks to JaceSon for this opportunity to venture to Treegap, NH. "Being part of the whole thing, that’s the blessing.”
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A. SOLOMON ABAH JR
(Assistant Director)
Solomon is excited to be back at Plaza Theatre Co. He has performed in DFW and is always looking for the next challenging role. Solomon is thrilled to be assistant directing this amazing cast of TUCK. You may remember Solomon from DRIVING MISS DAISY as Hoke Coleburn. Solomon would like to thank JaceSon for this opportunity! Enjoy the story of the Tucks!
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TABITHA IBARRA
(Choreographer)
Tabitha could not be more pleased to be back choreographing for PlazaCo. Favorite choreography credits include NEWSIES THE MUSICAL, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, IN THE HEIGHTS, and WEST SIDE STORY. She has won Column Awards for her work on ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, WEST SIDE STORY, and NEWSIES THE MUSICAL, as well as choreography awards at the Junior Theatre Festival for MARY POPPINS JR, THE LION KING JR, and SEUSSICAL JR. Along with working for Plaza Theatre Company, Tabitha enjoys running her own Private Vocal Studio. Tabitha’s favorite role is wife to Saúl and mommy to Gemma and Nova. Tabitha’s favorite thing about working on this show has been choreographing with her amazing sister Mimi.
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LINDSAY BATT
(Stage Manager)
Lindsay is ecstatic to stage manage TUCK EVERLASTING. She has stage managed many shows around the D/FW area, with some of her favorites being HUNCHBACK, HAIRSPRAY, RAGTIME, WEST SIDE STORY x 2, AIDA, MAN OF LAMANCHA, FREAKY FRIDAY, THE LITTLE MERMAID, THE ADDAMS FAMILY x 2, JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT x 2, and BIG RIVER. Lindsay is a multiple COLUMN AWARD Winner and is also on the Board of Directors for THE COLUMN AWARDS."A special thanks to William, Chloe and Zoe for continuing to encourage my love of theater"
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