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Amanda Ladd*

Amanda Ladd is a NYC based actor & director. She specializes in developing new plays with New Circle Theatre Company. She is a graduate of Mars Hill University & has worked with SART for over 20 years. Recent credits include Ocean View Odyssey with NCTC, Godspell & I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! at Players Circle Theater. Amanda's next undertaking is the one woman show I Love, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti at Players Circle. She would like to thank her husband Brian and little boy River, the best adventure yet. www.AmandaLadd.com

Dave Stishan*

as Stanley Kowalski

International award winning actor and screenwriter. Regional; Olney Theatre Center (Once, Billy, Helen Hayes nominee), The Roxy Regional Theatre (The Rocky Horror Show, Eddie/Dr. Scott). New York; MidCity Productions (Riff Raff, Torch), 5th Floor Theatre (subUrbia, Buff), Hamlet Isn’t Dead (Taming of the Shrew, Lucentio). TV; Kaleidoscope, For Life, The Blacklist, Vinyl. Film; My Autopsy (Screaming Butterfly Entertainment, 2x Best Actor nom.). His film, High School Lullaby (@highschoollullaby_movie), is a 6x Best Screenplay winner and is scheduled for a winter 2025 release. He is the co-host of the podcast The Ringside Rogues. ‘Be excellent to each other' @thedudestish

Abigail Williams

as Stella Kowalski

Abigail Williams is a Nashville native and a graduate of Lipscomb University with B.F.A.s in Musical Theatre and Acting. This is her first show at SART. Some recent credits include: Female Swing in Jersey Boys at Studio Tenn, Karen Brown in Unnecessary Farce, Jan in Grease, Betty & Carole King u/s in Beautiful (Cumberland County Playhouse), Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing, Player Queen & Gertrude u/s in Hamlet (Nashville Shakespeare Festival), and Sandra Bloom in Big Fish (Lipscomb University). She would like to thank her family and friends for cheering her on along the way! @abigaillinwilliams