I Love You Because Cast

Calvin is thrilled to be working with RTP on this monumental production. This is his fourth World Premiere, following "Gun and Powder" at Signature Theatre, "May We All" at TPAC, and "Big River TYA" with ATMTC. Previous Richmond credits: "The Rocky Horror Show," "Which Way to the Stage," "Scrooge in Rouge" and "Head Over Heels" (RTCC nom) with RTP; "A Christmas Carol," "Waitress," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "9 to 5: The Musical" at Virginia Rep. Regional credits include multiple productions with Signature Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Studio Tenn, Virginia Music Theatre, Virginia Repertory Theatre, Nashville Repertory Theatre, Kentucky Repertory Theatre, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, Toby’s Theatre of Columbia, and more. Special thanks to his family for their unconditional support, and to Colin, Adam, Rob, Lucian, Kendall, Marjie, Phil, and Lauren trusting me with this opportunity. As always, this is for Mom. Upcoming: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" at Imagination Stage @calvinsings

is thrilled to be BLACK AT IT AGAIN onstage at their theatre home, Richmond Triangle Players, telling this beautiful story. TeDarryl’s most recent undertaking with RTP was as director of the family dramedy, "Immediate Family". Other recent credits include: "The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes" (Blanche), "A Strange Loop" (Thought 4, u/s Usher), "The Best of Times" (Featured Performer), "one in two" (Person in the Middle), "The Inheritance" (Young Man 2/Jason 1), and "Corpus Christi" (Simon) with Richmond Triangle Players, "Something Rotten!" (Brother Jeremiah) at the Dogwood Dell, and "Kiss Me, Kate" (Harry/Baptista), "They’re Playing Our Song" (Voice/Phil), and "The Little Mermaid" (Sebastian) with the Homefront Players. Aside from their work onstage, TeDarryl is also a Professor of Speech & Public Presentation at Virginia State University, an academic advisor in Virginia Commonwealth University's prestigious School of the Arts, and a recording artist, whose music can be streamed on all digital platforms. Instagram: @TheTDExperience

Ian is ecstatic to be back at Richmond Triangle Players. Previous RTP credits include "bare: a pop opera" (RTCC Nomination Best Actor in a Musical, Winner Best Musical), and "It Shoulda Been You". Other favorite credits include "Little Shop of Horrors" (RTCC Nomination Best Actor in a Musical), "I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change" (RTCC Nomination Best Supporting Actor in a Musical), "Bright Star," "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (Swift Creek Mill Theatre); "Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus," "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed," "Elephant and Piggie," "Beautiful," "Forever Plaid" (VA Rep); "She Stoops to Conquer" (Richmond Shakespeare). Thanks for being here!

Ally is excited to be making her Richmond Triangle Players debut with this stellar team. Last summer, she was seen as Natasha in "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" at Firehouse Theatre. Other regional credits include "Songs for a New World," "White Christmas" (Betty Haynes), "Fiddler on the Roof" (Tzeitel, Chava), "Meet Me in St. Louis" (Esther), "Little Women," and "9 to 5". She has also appeared in numerous productions in theme parks including Kings Dominion and Idlewild with RWS Entertainment Group. She is a Richmond based actor and graduate of James Madison University’s BA Musical Theatre program. Much love to her friends, family, and husband John.

Rachel is thrilled to be back with RTP! Most recently they were seen in "WitchDuck" with Cadence and Firehouse. Past Credits include: Guildenstern (and more) in "Hamlet" and Adrianna in "Comedy of Errors" with Richmond Shakes; "The Rocky Horror Show," "AirSwimming," "Collective Rage (Betty 5), and "Log Cabin" (Pam) with RTP. With an extensive career in improv including performing and teaching Rachel can be found all over town. They are the founder of Bridge 9 Theater, an improv company dedicated to inclusion. Love to family, friends, and their love, Travis.

is so excited to be back on the Robert B. Moss Stage at RTP! She was most recently seen in "Pump Boys and Dinettes" at Swift Creek Mill Theatre or at "The Rocky Horror Show" 50th Anniversary Concert as Usherette/Magenta produced by Richmond Symphony with RTP! She is a graduate of VCU with a BFA in Theatre Performance! Other credits include: "Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812: (Dolokhov) and "Peter and the Starcatcher" (Ted) at Firehouse Theatre, "Head Over Heels" (Pamela) with RTP, "Urinetown:The Musical" (Hope) with TheatreLab. When she’s not on stage, she’s busy as a Pet Care Supervisor at Furr Kingdom Pet Resort and Daycare helping dogs and cats learn to enjoy spending time with other friends! She wouldn’t be here without the support of her family, both chosen and blood, her love, Emily, and her dogs: Pookie and Lana. Performance dedicated, always, to Adam Turck.

August is super excited to be back on the RTP stage! His last few credits here include Charlie in "Scrooge in Rouge," Brad Majors in "The Rocky Horror Show," and the understudy for Young Man 9/Eric Glass in "The Inheritance". You can also sometimes find him hiding backstage in the dark, or cleaning up the stage at intermission as an ASM here. Some favorite credits from around town include Prentiss in "Peter and the Starcatcher," and Orlando in a U of R conservation project called "As You Liked It". Thank you all so much for supporting RVA theater!

is ecstatic to be making their Richmond Triangle Players debut! You may have seen them in Firehouse Theatre’s production of "Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812" as Servant/Ensemble and "Peter and the Starcatcher" as Bill Slank. Your little ones may have also seen them as Bagheera in Virginia Rep on Tour’s "The Jungle Book," Harriet Tubman in "Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad," The Ghost of Christmas Past/Mrs. Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol," and Mrs. Flannagan/Mr. Silk in "The Emperor's New Clothes". Chewie would like to thank the incredible cast, crew and production team behind this project as well as their wonderful partner Elle for being their #1 supporter and partner in crime. Protect trans kids!

Mason Patrick is excited to make his Richmond Triangle Players debut in this very important show. By day, he works as a new home sales consultant with Eagle of VA, and by night, he’s usually in rehearsal or binging superhero movies with friends. A Longwood University graduate (Class of 2020), favorite past roles include Grunt in "Firebringer" (Dogwood Dell), Dr. Scott in "The Rocky Horror Show" (Yes, And!), and Brandon in "Getting Sara Married" (Henrico Theatre Company). Mason will next be seen as Oaken in "Frozen The Musical" later this summer. He thanks you for playing a big role in our community by supporting the arts!

Jasmine is a local artist, performer and teacher. This is her second show now with Richmond Triangle and she’s thrilled to be back. Her debut show being this past Halloween's performance of 'The Rocky Horror Show; with Richmond Symphony. She has recently been seen in Richmond Movement Centers “Love Show” and on the Cover of Ink Magazines most recent print issue GLAM. She is a current senior at Virginia Commonwealth University studying Media Journalism and minoring in Theatre. She has also had extensive dance training some including David Dorfman’s recent intensive and soon to be Fosse/Verdon Legacy. Jasmine is ecstatic to be back with RTP in this thrilling reimagining of "I Love You, Because."