Julia E. Walters (JERUSHA ABBOTT) [she/her] This Atlanta native is thrilled to be making her ART Station debut! She was recently seen in Into the Woods (Rapunzel) with TheatreLab Dayton, South Pacific with the Dayton Opera (Chorus), and the regional premiere of Kelly the Destroyer vs. the Springfield Cobras (Darzee). Favorite Credits include: Phantom of the Opera (Christine Daaé) and Bright Star (Lucy). Julia is currently earning her BFA in Musical Theatre at Wright State University. She wishes many thanks to her sweet family, Nana and Grandaddy, Sylvia, and her Julian <3. Enjoy the show! @juliaewalters

Nathan Kiliany (JERVIS PENDLETON) [he/him] is extremely excited to be making his debut at Art Station. He is an actor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Ohio Northern University and an MFA in Acting fro the University of Alabama. He has previously performed in various theatres all over the country. Some of his favorite roles have been Judge Turpin (Sweeney Todd),Sergeant of the Police (Pirates of Penzance), and Professor Callahan (Legally Blonde). He would like to thank the Daddy Long Legs team for their love and support throughout this process.

David Craven (director/choreographer) [he/him] is thankful to be back at ART Station, after being on stage last year in Deer Camp, the Musical. David has a BS in Architecture Design from Georgia Tech and an MFA in Directing Theatre from Minnesota State University, Mankato. In Academia, David has served as Assistant Professor at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC for three years, and as a Visiting Professor of Theatre at Chadron State College. David has owned and run Atlanta’s largest caroling company, Like the Dickens, for 32 years (www.LiketheDickens.com). David has stage managed Off Broadway for the run of Looking for Billy Haines. Favorite shows directed (and choreographer for most) include: Church Basement Ladies, Forever Plaid, Ragtime, The Foreigner, Barefoot in the Park, Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, Show Boat, Oleanna, Reckless, The Rink and Into the Woods. Onstage David’s favorite roles acted include: Sam in Mamma Mia, Fred/Petruchio in Kiss Me Kate, El Gallo in the Fantasticks, Henry Perkins in Funny Money, Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsense Amen!, Dracula in The Kiss of Dracula, and Captain/Hennessey in Dames at Sea. David is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association. Thank you to David and Michael for this opportunity.

David Timothy Thomas [he/him] (Founder, President, Artistic Director) David founded the ART Station Contemporary Arts Center and Theatre Company over 39 years ago. He has directed over 400 theatre productions for ART Station, led the Artistic Direction for hundreds of art exhibitions and has provided the direction for the award-winning summer arts camp and the summer performance programs. He is the founder of A TOUR OF SOUTHERN GHOSTS, a storytelling festival held at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park. David is a graduate of Leadership DeKalb, the IBM Leadership Institute and the Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta. He has served on the advisory panels of the DeKalb Council for the Arts, the Fulton County Arts Council, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts. David’s formal theatre training is from the North Carolina School of the Arts, a BA degree in theatre from Appalachian State University, two Master of Fine Arts degrees in theatre directing and arts administration from Virginia Tech School of Theatre and Cinema. David serves on the faculty of the theatre program at Georgia Military College, (Stone Mountain campus). davidt@artstation.org.

Michael Hidalgo [he/him] (Co-Founder, Producing Director/Scenographer) is one of the original founders of ART Station and has served as the resident designer for the past 38 seasons. Michael oversees the marketing, development & general management of the organization. He is a graduate of Leadership DeKalb, the Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta and a Virginia Tech Alumni. michaelh@artstation.org.

Jeanne Cwiklik Fore [she/her] (Costume Designer) is happy to be back in the swing of things at ART Station. Her recent credits inlude The Savannah Sipping Society, Honky Tonk Angels, Pin Up Girls, Ann, and many more. Jeanne has designed for the Alliance Theater for the Very Young’s A Child’s Garden of Verses, The Tortoise and the Hare, and Waiting for Balloon. She also has many years wardrobe experience in ballet, opera and theater. She is very passionate about theater education and advocating for arts education in schools. When not at the theater, Jeanne is at home with her husband Howard, daughter Teagan and son Turner.

Liza Jaine [she/her] (Marketing Director) has a professional theatre career that spans over 30 years including a dozen award winning productions, 3 national tours, and two world premieres. She graduated cum laude from Columbia University and summa cum laude from Johns Hopkins University. She holds a brown belt in Muay Thai, trained with SWAT instructors to master on screen police proce-dures, has a love of wire work, and one day wants to learn to be a stunt driver, though parallel parking continues to vex her. Liza is mother to an incredible child named Wyatt who challenges her every day to do the best she can.