Pinwheel Productions
Old Classics. New Spin.
Pride & Prejudice:
A New Musical Comedy
( A Theatrical Staging)
The Cast
(in alphabetical order)
Mark Brown (Mr. Bennet)lives in Winston-Salem where he has performed in several shows including The Buddy Holly Story, Disaster the Musical, The Secret Garden, and Sense and Sensibility. Mark works for hospice where he uses the guitar and singing as part of his care for hospice patients and their families. Mark had high tea with wife Jeannette at the Jane Austen Museum in Bath last April. They have three children and two grandchildren.
Jackson Cameron-Smith (Charles Bingley) is absolutely ecstatic to be part of this wonderful experience. He loves to perform when not walking the halls of Furnitureland South. Previous credits include Spamalot! (Sir Robin), Cabaret (Bobby), Mamma Mia (Pepper), and RENT (Tom Collins). Jackson would like to thank his lovely wife Hope, and Tara for giving this wonderful opportunity!
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Logan Hammersley (Mr. Collins) is overjoyed to help manifest this musical work of Tara’s and Chris’. A graduate of UNCG’s School of Music, Logan has been singing since he was a child with his classically trained mother along with Disney and Sesame Street tapes. He considers himself privileged to have been part of such casts as LTWS’ recent productions of “The Producers” as Max and “Guys and Dolls” as Nicely-Nicely.
Sarah Jedrey (Mary Bennet) is thrilled to be part of this new work and grateful for the chance to build something delightful! Recent roles: Camel City Playhouse's I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE! (Melissa/Woman 2), Triad Pride Acting Company's BROADWAY OUR WAY: YOUNG AT HEART, Stained Glass Playhouse’s GODSPELL (Sonia), Little Theatre of Winston-Salem’s THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Superintendent). Thanks go out to this cast, crew, and leadership; to the Idiot Box for building the skills needed; and to her friends and family who've always believed.
Trevor Ketterling (George Wickham) is looking forward to stepping into the role of the villain in this musical retelling of Pride and Prejudice. While he does enjoy mirroring his personality by being a nice guy and a goofball on stage, he thinks it’s also fun to be the bad guy and do an evil laugh here and there. Basses are born to be bad (on the stage).
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Tara Raczenski (Mrs.Bennet) is a resident of High Point and a lifetime theatre enthusiast. With a degree in theatre performance and an Equity Membership Candidacy, favorite onstage roles include "Liesl" The Sound of Music at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, PA, "Gypsy Rose Lee" with CTG, "Sister Amnesia" Nunsense Centennial Station Dinner Theatre, "Honey" Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe at LTWS. Most recently, Tara performed the role of "Hold Me Touch Me" The Producers also at LTWS and for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Broadway World Regional Awards. In addition to acting, Tara is a freelance costume designer and has designed regularly in the Triad since 2015.
The Production Team
Tara Raczenski (Playwright/Producer) is a resident of High Point and a lifetime theatre enthusiast. With a degree in theatre performance and an Equity Membership Candidacy, her career has been a patchwork of on and offstage roles. She has been active with regional and community theatres including Fulton Opera House (PA), NC Shakespeare Festival, RhinoLeap, Little Theatre of WS and many others. Tara was the winner of the Forsyth County New Play Initiative for her adaptation of Treasure Island, as well as a discussion panelist at JASP 2016 for her adaptation of Persuasion and The Decatur Book Festival, 2017. Currently, Tara is the costume shop manager and resident costume designer for LTWS. A member of JASNA since 2015, Tara is a fan of all Austen's works but loves Pride & Prejudice most ardently. Romans 11:36
Chris Tilley (music director/arranger) is a freelance musician. His professional theatre credits include Man of La Mancha (Gallery Players, Brooklyn), Into the Woods and Big River (Mill Mountain Theatre), Tell Me on a Sunday (Alloy Theater NYC), and others. For three years, he was an orchestrator for Broadway Backwards (Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS). Chris is also a playwright, lyricist, and composer. His original shows Giants Dance and Bottom’s Dream have been produced as part of the Greensboro Fringe Festival, and his musical Zombie Diner was presented in summer 2023 as part of a new play reading series at Camel City Playhouse.
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Rachel Conway (Choreographer) "Dr.Dance" is excited to be working with this talented cast and crew. She works as a Sport Psychologist at WFU and is grateful to have been welcomed into the theater community to live out her dance dreams. Her choreography was recently showcased in Seussical (KLT), Pirates of Penzance Jr (LTWS), Into The Woods (KLT), and Addams Family (Yadkinville). She is honored and grateful to receive the Broadway World Regional award for Best Choreography for her recent work with The Producers (LTWS) She thanks her husband, Trevor, for being her partner in dance and life.