Home	Dr. Charles (Chet) Harper, Director of BVT, returns for his sixth year. A former Professor of Speech and Theatre, and Director of Theatre at Peru State College, he officially retired in the spring of 2005 after 27 years at the college. If he had of known that retirement was gong to be so enjoyable he would have done it earlier. Chet received both his M.A. and PhD in Theatre Arts at UNL, and served as Director of Technical Theatre at Nebraska Wesleyan University from 1967-1972. During that time, he was BVT’s Technical Director and Designer for the 1968 and 1969 seasons. He was Director of Theatre at Northern Michigan University from 1972-1977. During the off season, Chet, and his wife, Judy, enjoy traveling to Omaha, NE and Galveston, TX to spoil their grandchildren. Hopefully, they will begin some travel to Ohio where other grandchildren have recently moved.
	Jarvis Jahner, Technical Supervisor, Set Designer and Director, returns for his sixth year at BVT. In 2004, he received a B.A. in Theatre from Dickinson State University in Dickinson, ND. In his years at DSU he acted, directed, designed and built many shows. After graduation he spent one year with Theatre IV, the second largest touring children’s theatre in the U. S., as a shop carpenter. Since last summer he has been teaching art and theatre classes at DSU as well as finishing a degree in art. Most recently he designed and directed a production of James and the Giant Peach, at DSU. On May 17th he married the beautiful and talented Alexandra Kreidt. He has been accepted into the MFA Scene Design program at University of Oregon in Eugene, OR where he will be attending classes this fall. Jarvis has become not only my right hand man, but also a very good friend. We wish him the best of luck in Oregon.
	William Hickman is very excited to be returning for his fourth year at BVT. Some of his favorite roles here in Brownville include Stanley Gardener in Run for Your Wife and Caught in the Net, Ronnie in Murder in Company, and Peter Fisher in Look, No Hans! He also directed Out of the Frying Pan and Never Too Late. William is a graduate of the University of Montevallo with a BFA in acting/ directing. Since graduation he has performed in NYC and with regional theatres around the country. William’s favorite regional theatre shows include: New Stage Theatre’s The Woman in Black, Moby Dick and A Christmas Carol, Theatre IV’s Stuart Little and The Ugly Duckling; and First Frontier’s Blue Jacket. In NYC, William performed in the premiere of Elvira at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and built scenery for The New York Theatre Workshop’s The Misanthrope and The Beckett Shorts (starring Mikhail Baryshnikov), was Master Carpenter for Oh, the Humanity at The Flea Theatre, was an electrician for the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society at Ethical Culture, and a production assistant for the premiere of Boom! at Arts Nova. William would like to thank his parents and sister for their constant love and support. Will, like Jarvis, has become a very integral part of BVT. .
	Richard Stephenson returns for his third season, after a year away from BVT. He was in Run for Your Wife, The Mousetrap and Your Flake Or Mine in 2005. In 2006 he appeared in Out of the Frying Pan, Right Bed, Wrong Husband, and This Must Be The Place. Aside from BVT, he has also worked for the Horsefeather’s and Applesauce company in Winfield, KS. Currently, Richard is pursuing a double major at Emporia State University, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, and a Bachelor of Science in Physics. He intends on becoming a science teacher in Chicago, as well as a supporter of the arts in secondary education.
	Alexandra Jahner returns for her second year at BVT. You may remember her as the flighty Hattie in last year production of Breath of Spring, or as Maxine in 84 Charing Cross Road. She graduated, with honors, this May from Dickinson State University with a B.S. in Composite Social Science and Theatre. She has been the primary properties person at DSU for the last five years. At DSU, she received two best supporting actress awards as well as several awards for technical work. This last year she received an Irene Ryan nomination for her role as Nat in The Rabbit Hole. She also played the Narrator in James and the Giant Peach. On May 17, 2008 she married the equally talented Jarvis Jahner and they plan on moving to Eugene, OR and going to graduate school in the fall.
	Nissa Nordland is a senior Theatre Arts major at Southwest Minnesota State University. Her hometown is Albert Lea, MN. Nissa has been in eleven main stage productions at SMSU, including the roles of Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Laura in The Glass Menagerie and Suzanne in Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Nissa has also been in six studio productions at SMSU, including Bernadette in Raised in Captivity, Mindy in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, and Evelyn in The Shape of Things. She has been nominated for the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Irene Ryan acting scholarship three times for her roles in Macbeth, Harvey, and The Glass Menagerie. Nissa received a American College Theatre Festival Region V honor for Cast Ensemble in The Glass Menagerie Fall ’07. This is Nissa’s second year at Brownville Village Theatre. She was seen last year as Kate in Never Too Late, Cecily in 84 Charing Cross Road, and Kathy in Design for Murder. This summer at BVT, Nissa moves from the Scenery crew, to helping manage the Box Office.
	Eric Niece is also returning for his second summer at BVT. He is a recent graduate of Northwest Missouri State University where he earned his degree in Theatre Performance. While at Northwest, Eric was seen in several productions in several different venues. He was most recently seen on the Northwest stage as Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors and Pridefly in The Ash Girl, a role that he earned an Irene Ryan scholarship nomination. Last year Eric was seen as Charlie, the constantly berated son-in-law in Never to Late, John Smith, the taxi driver with two wives in Caught in the Net, and played David and designed the set for Design for Murder. He would like to thank his friends and family for always supporting him and standing by him through everything. Eric is looking forward to performing on the BVT stage again.
	Hali Jewell returns for her second year at BVT. Last summer she played Vicki Smith in Caught in the Net, Megan in 84 Charing Cross Road, and Lily in Breath of Spring. She has performed in 16 shows at Baker University. Among these are Helen, in Baby with the Bathwater, Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Bella in Angel Street, Jenn in The Distance from Here, Lucianna in A Comedy of Errors, and Maggie in Lend Me a Tenor. This year Hali was a semifinalist Irene Ryan competitor at American College Theatre Festival Region V in Omaha. She has been an Irene Ryan nominee for the past two years. Among her awards at Baker University are Best Actress in 2007 and Best Supporting Actress in 2006. She also serves as Vice President for Alpha Psi Omega in the BU Theatre Department.
	Andrew Rosdial is returning for his second summer at BVT. Andrew is a 2007 graduate of Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa. He has a double-major in Theatre Arts and Creative Writing with a minor in Humanities. While at Waldorf, he appeared in numerous productions. He has also directed a Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival nominated production of Steve Martin’s the Underpants in 2006. For two consecutive summers, Andrew performed as part of the adult troupe of the Pella Shakespeare Festival, appearing in Much Ado About Nothing and Comedy of Errors. In his first year at BVT, he appeared in Design for Murder, Never Too Late, and 84 Charing Cross Road. In 2008 Andrew returned to Waldorf to guest direct and costar in Martin McDonagh’s the Pillowman, performed in the college’s new black lab theatre. In April of this year, he appeared as a guest-artist in the Highland Community College production of Riverwind in Kansas. In addition to his theatrical pursuits, Andrew has also recently completed work on his first two novels and is in the process of trying to get them represented.
	Sarah Howes will be a senior this fall at the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University where she is majoring in Political Science and Th eater. Her concentrations in the Theater Arts are: acting, playwriting and dramaturgy. Over the last year, she has played Louison in Moliere’s Imaginary Invalid and Mag Folan in McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Next year, Sarah will be working on the part of Estelle in Sarte’s No Exit, and A Night of Sarah Ruhl and Jane Martin. Apart from acting, she has written two screenplays; The Sunday Paper and Tete-a-Tete, produced by the CSBSJU Sommer’s film department, and a one-act play State Line that was produced this spring by the Theatre Department. Backstage she has experience in costume construction and sound design. In the future, Sarah hopes to be a professional actor and to continue her aspirations as a screenwriter for the independent fi lm industry.
	Heather Meyer, graduated this spring from Culver Stockton College in Canton, MO with a B.A. in Theatre. She hopes to attend graduate school at Oklahoma State this fall in pursuit of an MA in Theatre Arts. Last year she was President of the national theatre fraternity, Theta Alpha Phi. Heather has been nominated for three Irene Ryan awards; one for Catherine in Proof, a second for Harper in Angels in America Part One, and just recently, for Mona in Come Back to the Five and Dime. Heather has also been part of the scene showcase at American College Theatre Festival region V for the past two years. She has been privileged to work with four guest artists at Culver Stockton including: Michael Brainard from All My Children, Michael Boatman from Spin City, Jane Lind from Return to the Lonesome Dove and Robert Costanzo from several different movies and TV shows.
	Kimberly Mortenson will be a senior this fall, and is pursuing a BFA in Performance at the University of ND, Grand Forks. She is a girl who finally settled in Minot, ND after hopping from Air Base to Air Base. She is of Korean, Norwegian and Swedish ancestry and is developing an interest in Asian-American drama. Kimberly is hopeful for a career as an actress or a costume designer, both of which she is glad to be doing at the BVT. Her favorite plays include King Lear, The Adding Machine, Sylvia, and Bus Stop. She recently was lucky enough to be cast as Marilyn Monroe’s character, Cherie, in the latter play.
	Mara Van Ells recently completed her first year at Dickinson State University as a Theatre Major. According to Mara, since the age of four, she has always wanted to be an actress. Her passions are theatre and gymnastics. She has been coaching gymnastics since 8th grade. Mara also loves to dance, sing, and play piano Her favorite roles are Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Gooch in Auntie Mame, and Little Becky Two Shoes in Urinetown, The Musical. She has also spent five summers at International Music Camp for drama.
	Jacob Mack is a senior at Dickinson State University majoring in Theatre. His first acting role was the part of Oliver in Oliver! at DSU, at the age of eleven. Since then he has continued to act both in and out of the Dickinson community. He loves theatre and has been in productions of A Midsummer Nights Dream, Guys and Dolls, The Crucible, Urinetown, The Musical!, Love’s Labors Lost, and City of Angels. He is hoping to finish his theatre degree this year at Dickinson State University in order to move on to graduate school.
	Adam Larson will be a junior Musical Theatre major at University of South Dakota in Vermillion. He experienced his first major role when he played Matt in The Fantasticks. At USD, Adam had the lead role of Tripper in Between a Frog and Mike Belzer, and was a part of the dancing ensemble for the musical, Chicago. At Vermillion Community Theatre he had the opportunity to revive his role in The Fantasticks, as well as playing three roles in Neal Simon’s The Good Doctor. Last summer he was part of the Prairie Repertory Theatre in Brooking, SD where he played Charley and a dancer in Dames at Sea, and the Crown Prince Chulalongkorn in The King and I. He is excited to be working at BVT—an added bonus is having the privilege of working with Dr. Harper, who directed and taught Adam’s father, Aaron B. Larson, at Peru State College many years ago.
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