On the Verge (or, The Geography of Yearning)

On the Verge (or, The Geography of Yearning) - July 24 - August 03, 2014

hiSTORYstage

Who's Who

Laura Bess Jernigan

as Mary Baltimore

Laura is pleased to be in her first show with hiSTORYstage. Recently she directed "Cymbeline" for Bare Theatre, and has been seen in "Kindertransport", "As You Like It", and "Fuddy Meers". Laura is gearing up for her first year in the UNC-G MFA Acting Program. Love to Mom, Ginger, and Terry.
Mary Forester

as Fanny Cranberry

Mary is an Oklahoma native who has been performing in the Triangle for the past 3 years. Previous local productions include "The Baltimore Waltz" (Deep Dish), "As You Like It" (Bare Theater), and Carrboro ArtCenter's 2013 10x10 Play Fesitval. "Words cannot express how delighted I am to work with these wacky, hilarious, inspiring folks. It's been grand! Big love to Tim for his endless support."
Whitney Griffin

as Alexandra Cafuffle

Whitney is thrilled to explore this story with such a talented group of women (and one man) in her first hiSTORYstage show. She was most recently seen as Rosalind in Bare Theatre's "As You Like It." Other favorite roles include Agnetha in "Frozen" (REP), Faith in "Columbinus" (REP), Lisa in "Collected Stories" (Flying Machine), & Sarah in "Children of a Lesser God" (RLT). Love to her family!
Seth Blum

as Alphonse, Grover, Yeti, The Gorge Troll, Mr. Coffee, Madame Nhu, Gus, and Nicky Paradise

Seth is delighted to appear once again with hiSTORYstage. He most recently played Francis Bacon in "William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead." Seth has worked with several local theater companies, appearing in a wide variety of Shakespeare’s greatest roles with Bare Theater; Iago, Caliban, and Hamlet are particular favorites. His most important roles are husband and father to three daughters.
Chris Gagel

as Chrononaut

Chris is very excited to have the privilege to take part in this show. His past experience in theater include supporting roles in "Oklahoma", "Once Upon a Mattress", "Footloose", and "Willy Wonka Jr." He would like to thanks Kimberly Kikendall for helping him get into community theater and his wonderful director Becca and her constantly energized mood which always inspired him.