Dearly Beloved Cast

Sawyer Jenkins is hootin' and hollerin' on being back in Fayro, Texas for Dearly Beloved! While not focusing on a show, he serves as Artistic Director for the Embassy Theatre Board of Directors. He's performed in many shows since the 6th grade in middle school. His recent roles include Zaden in Murder at The Museum, Francis in Plaid Tidings, Ralph Austin in Butterflies Are Free, Adam Hedrick in Brett Reel's CALLBACKS, and Squidward Tentacles in SpongeBob The Musical, with favorite roles including Don Lockwood in Singin' In The Rain, Gleb Vaganov in Anastasia, Bert in Mary Poppins Jr., Sammy in The Wedding Singer, Benny in RENT, and Clayton/Father in Tarzan. He would like to thank his friends, family, and fiancée for the continued support! He hopes you enjoy the show!

Robert is excited to be back on stage once again at the Embassy Theatre. He most recently appeared on stage last month in the ensemble of Annie at The Cumberland Theatre. Robert has appeared locally in other shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Bus Stop, Damn Yankees, The Comedy of Errors, The Lightbearer, and Night of the Living Dead LIVE. Robert would like to thank his family and friends for their continued love and support and to our director, Dennis Clark, for the opportunity to be part of such a stellar cast.

Lily Jackson is a recent graduate from Frostburg State University having majored in Business Administration with a concentration in management. You may have seen her as Sandy Cheeks in SpongeBob the Musical at the Cumberland Theatre, or as Erma in Anything Goes at the Embassy. She had the pleasure of being Yellow Girl in Shout! the Mod Musical with Acting Out for Good, Amy in Brett Reel’s original play Callbacks, and most recently got to portray Kelly in Sawyer Jenkins’ original play Checkmate She is super excited to be back in Fayro Texas and hopes you enjoy the show!

Maddy is so excited to be back in Fayro, Texas on the Embassy stage for this production of Dearly Beloved! It is such a pleasure and honor to be working with reoccurring and familiar faces alike, alongside some new folks. She wants to give a special shoutout to the cast and her fiancé, Brett Reel, for always giving her the motivation to do what she does. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Jack Tabb is excited to be back in Fayro Texas and on the Embassy stage. You would have previously seen him in roles such as Bo Decker in Bus Stop, Todd Schultz in Checkmate, Squeegee Man in Rent, and Henry Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde. Of course there’s Justin Waverly in Christmas Belles, who he is thrilled to be able to portray him again. He hopes you enjoy Dearly Beloved as much as you did Christmas Belles.

Brock Dunnington is making his Embassy Theater 2026 season debut as Raynerd Chisum in Dearly Beloved. He has performed in Bishop Walsh High School performances such as “Frozen Jr,” and “Shrek.” As Rooster in “Annie Jr.” Since graduation, he has performed in Embassy productions such as “Bonnie and Clyde,” “Board to Death,” and assisted with tech in “Checkmate,” and the evening of one-acts. He has also returned to Bishop Walsh to help produce “Sister Act Jr.” Brock is currently a student at Allegany College of Maryland, studying business administration, economics, and accounting. He wants to thank the directors of Dearly Beloved for having him on stage, and a big thanks to everyone coming to support the show tonight.

Amy is excited to bring Patsy back to life again! She was last seen as Cummie Barrow in Bonnie & Clyde at The Embassy Theatre. So far this year she was stage manager for Checkmate and director for The Girl Who Loved the Beatles, both at The Embassy Theatre. Amy works at First United Bank and Trust and spends her summers at race tracks supporting her family Charlie, Beth, and David. Amy would like to thank Tyler for taking us back to Fayro!

Lily is a freshman at Frostburg State University, where she is majoring in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. She has appeared in a variety of productions, including Laurey in Oklahoma!, Scuttle in The Little Mermaid, and Jane Seymour in SIX: Teen Edition, where she also served as Dance Captain. Most recently, she portrayed Bonnie Parker in Bonnie & Clyde. In addition to performing, Lily has taken on leadership roles behind the scenes as both a choreographer and dance captain. Her choreography credits include Anything Goes, and Oklahoma!, she has served as Dance Captain for multiple productions. Lily has trained at Sally’s Dance Studio for 15 years, where she also helps teach younger dancers and shares her love of dance. She would like to thank her friends, and family and boyfriend Ian for their constant support!

Ian is very excited to be a part of Dearly Beloved as Wiley Hicks! His favorite past roles include JD in Heathers the Musical and Percy Jackson in The Lightning Thief the Musical, and most recently Clyde Barrow in Bonnie & Clyde the Musical. He also debuted the role of Jacob in Brett Reel’s original play, Callbacks, as well as Hank Judy in Sawyer Jenkins original play, Checkmate. He would like to thank the cast, and his wonderful girlfriend Lily for their constant support.

Luann has over 50 years of performing, and is active with The Bedford County Players and Acting Out for Good. She has performed with Cumberland Theatre, Potomac State College and across western New York. Favorite roles range from Miss Hannigan in Annie to Abby Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace,. Other credits include; Amanda in The Glass Menagerie, Abigail Adams in 1776, Bonnie in Anything Goes, Miss Skillon in See How They Run, Mrs. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol: The Musical, Miss Darbus in High School Musical, Mrs. Webb in Our Town, Meg Boyd in Damn Yankees, Miss Watson in Big: The Musical, Madam Arcati in Blithe Spirit, Sister Mary Leo in Nuncrackers, Empress Maria Feodorovna in Anastasia and most recently as Ouiser in Steel Magnolias. "Welcome to Fayro. You'll be glad ya dropped by."