Tony Dingman
Andrew Mayo
Normally the guy who reads the stage directions, Tony is delighted to join the cast of characters for this reading. He spent many years portraying historical figures at the Frazier Museum and was one-sixth of LePetomane Theatre Ensemble. He is a proud graduate of Spalding University’s Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing. Some of his favorite roles include Pammon in The Lesser Tragedy of Pammon, Nicola Tesla in On the Circuit, and Frog in Shadow of the Hawk IV: The Birth of the Beginning. You can still find him on stage as part of a 3-actor ensemble presenting the works of Edgar Allan Poe—now in their 15th season!
Julie Dingman Evans
Kate Mayo
Julie is currently Chair of the Musical Theatre Department of the Youth Performing Arts School, where she has taught, choreographed, and directed for the last seven years. Before landing in teaching, Julie performed professionally as an actor, singer, and dancer for 15 years on stages in and out of NYC, regionally, on national and international tours, and Off-Broadway. Around Kentuckiana, she has performed with Stage One, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Pandora, Kentucky Opera, and Music Theatre Louisville, and works as a director both locally and in Michigan. Julie is Orange Girl on the original soundtrack of the Off-Broadway hit Shout! The Mod Musical. She lives with her husband, Ben, two cats, and a rescue doggo named Bear. She is grateful for this chance to spin stories together.
Ben Evans
James Mayo / Dr. Fawcett
After 25 years performing in musical theatre, film, and TV in LA, NYC, Europe, and regionally, Ben transitioned to teaching math at DuPont Manual High School a few years ago. Back in the day, he also directed and produced three award-winning documentary feature films—YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip (Netflix / iTunes / Amazon), NERVE: How a Small Kentucky Town Led the Fight to Safely Dismantle the World's Chemical Weapons (Vimeo), and EVOLVE: Driving a Clean Future in Coal Country (PBS / KET)—all of which you can watch at www.benevanscreative.com. He's excited to play today with such a delightful group of humans. Love and gratitude to Julie and Bailey!
Alphaeus Green Jr.
Captain Dick Scott / Ben
Alphaeus is an actor, improviser, writer, director, and teaching artist whose work spans theater, television, and comedy. He has appeared on HBO’s South Side and Showtime’s The Chi, and performed with The Second City’s professional ETC ensemble. As a director, Alphaeus most recently helmed How to Train Your Dragon Jr. for StageOne Family Theater’s summer camp. Whether performing, directing, or teaching, he brings energy, humor, and a genuine love of connecting with audiences. He takes his craft seriously—but thankfully, not himself.
Georgette Kleier
Mrs. Atkins
Georgette is excited to be part of the LFPL Main Off-Broadway Play Reading Series, having spent much of her youth reading novels and plays at the Bon Air Library. Selected acting credits include the Abbess in The Comedy of Errors, Mistress Quickly in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Maria in Twelfth Night, Duchess of York in Richard III, Julia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, and Alice in Henry V (Kentucky Shakespeare Festival). With Pandora Productions, she appeared as Irma in Looking for Normal, Alice B. Toklas in Gertrude Stein and a Companion, and Reggie Fluty/Ensemble in The Laramie Project. Other favorite roles include Mrs. Tottendale in The Drowsy Chaperone, M’Lynn in Steel Magnolias, Emma Cristano in Over the River and Through the Woods, and Marian Fishbone in The Bunco Squad (Derby Dinner Playhouse), as well as Amanda in The Glass Menagerie, Melissa in Love Letters, and Madge in The Dresser (Stage on Spring).
Ebony Jordan
Ruth Atkins
Ebony is a Louisville-based actor and teaching artist whose theatrical home is Looking for Lilith (LFL), where she’s also a company member and serves on the Board. She has worked for other companies such as StageOne Theatre, Kentucky Shakespeare, Commonwealth Theatre Center, Josephine Sculpture Park, and Faith Works Studios. Past acting credits include Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet (Kentucky Shakespeare), Ida B. Wells in Lawbreakers (StageOne), Lady in Red in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf (Faith Works), The Patron Saint of Losing Sleep (Looking for Lilith), Class of ’70 (LFL), and the 2019 production of Defining Identity (LFL). Recent directing credits include co-directing LFL’s Lifecycle of a Blackberry and Defining Infinity.
Paula Blank Spugnardi
Stage Directions
Paula has been a teacher at Assumption High School for 35 years, where she has taught public speaking, acting, English, and AP art history. She holds a degree in theatre from Vincennes University, a bachelor’s from I.U. Southeast, and a master’s in counseling from the University of Louisville. She studied for a year at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has performed regionally for five decades. Favorite roles include Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking, Babe in Crimes of the Heart, and Joanne in Vanities.
Jackson Trowbridge
Robert Mayo
Jackson Trowbridge is excited to do his first play reading with LFPL! He's been recently involved in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has been performing since he was 11 in the Louisville Ballet and has continued a life of theatre ever since. He is attending Indiana University Southeast in pursuit of becoming a professional actor. You can find him on Instagram: @JacksonTrowbridge