Tail of the Bell

Tail of the Bell - August 07 - August 10, 2025

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre

Who's Who

Amanda Ladd

as Michelle

Amanda is so excited to be a part of the development process of Tail of the Bell. She will be reprising her role in a production at Studio 620 in St. Pete, FL in October. Amanda will be heading to Players Circle Theater in Ft. Myers, FL in April to star in the one woman show I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti. Love to Brian and River who make it all worth it. www.AmandaLadd.com
Eric Jacobson

as Eric

Eric Tyler Jacobson is a new graduate from The Theatre School at DePaul University. Past work includes Crossing the Bay at the Palladium Theatre and Dark Matter on Apple TV. Eric is extremely excited to help bring Tail of the Bell to life for the very first time. He wants to thank his parents and his brother Jordan for always supporting his artistic endeavors. It means the world.
William Leavengood

Director

Willam Leavengood is a two-time Eugene O’Neill playwright, alumnus of Circle Repertory and recipient of the 2024 Best of the Bay Playwright from Creative Loafing in Tampa. He is the author of over 50 plays, screenplays and librettos for musicals which have received numerous productions regionally and in New York at Primary Stages and Circle Rep, among others. He has directed over 50 stage productions, both amateur and professional. In his other career, he has taught Theatre and Playwriting at the college, high school and professional level for 30 years. He wrote and directed Summer 2023's production of the one-woman show, The Azure Sky in Oz, starring Amanda Ladd, and is truly thrilled to return to SART to direct Tail of the Bell.
Gabriel Neustadt

Playwright

Gabriel Neustadt’s plays and screenplays have received recognition from the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Sundance Episodic Story Lab, and Nicholl Fellowship, as well as many readings and workshop productions at theaters in Los Angeles, Boston, and South Florida. Based in L.A. since 2014, he has written pilots and feature scripts for several independent production companies and studios and is a member of the Writers Guild of America and Dramatists Guild. Before he became a professional writer, he worked as an SAT tutor.