Over the River and Through the Woods Cast

Experience: Scott has been part of the theatre arts community for the past ten years. Originally from Hawaii, he has studied the arts at Cochise College and Master Acting Classes. His experiences involve acting, screenwriting and directing. He is credited with films such as M35, The Righteous Twelve, Highway 666, and Firesides Tales. He has been a part of SVCT in The Colors of Blackmail, The Rocky Horror Show, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and This Mine is Mine. What does family mean to you?: Family, whether the one you are born into or make, is the pillar of your personal community. It allows us to build our future while honoring where we come from. Without family, I would be lost.

EXPERIENCE: Musician (Guitar/Bass): "Rocky Horror Show," "Godspell," "Evil Dead: The Musical," Dream Roles 2024, Christmas Float 2021, "Wizard of Oz Jr." Pre-show Tech: Haunted House 2022, "She Kills Monsters," "Christmas Carol," "Steel Magnolias," One Acts 2024, Fuzz Evil band Actor: "The Odd Couple (female version)" WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? A bond that accepts us because of, and in spite of, who we are--and a love that feels like home.

EXPERIENCE:    Pianist for Honk the Musical, Secretary in Maddened by Mystery, and Truvy in Steel Magnolias WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? Family means everything to me. I wouldn't be who I am today without family. This play reminds me of the love and fun of family, and how the loss of family is a profoundly unique pain. My favorite lines in this play are not even from my character, Aida, but Emma. "One thing I know for sure, Nicky, you can't keep the people you love most around forever. You can pray and you can scream, and you can cry --- but you can't keep them forever."  I miss my mother (1945-2017) and my baby brother (1974-2020) so much. My performance of Aida Gianelli is in honor of them. Pray for me. . .I'm going to need it.

EXPERIENCE: Natalie Plumb Lucey is a DC native passionate about many things, from dancing and singing, to writing and speaking. She simply loves to perform! Lucey has acted as Mrs. Boyle in Mousetrap, Rapunzel in Into the Woods and as the Lead Cheerleader and choreographer in High School Musical. She is a trained vocalist and released her first CD at age 18 (nataliejplumb.com/music). Lucey trained in ballet, and began competing in ballroom dance in college, and still does. In her free time, she loves reading, traveling, French and Spanish. WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? My family is very important to me. While I live here due to an army move, my heart always calls me back home to DC, where I find both my family and my job. But I do have a family in Sierra Vista, at this theater and through the Church. There’s a lot of love here, and we are blessed by the family we have found. Sierra Vista has become our second home. Thank you for that.

EXPERIENCE: Acting since 2016…I caught the bug and couldn’t let go! Privileged to be a part of SVCT since 2019 with wonderful roles such as a Phantom in The Rocky Horror Show, a multi-performer in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a Disciple in Godspell, and Evil Ed in Evil Dead: The Musical. In my “spare” time, I sing (my main passion) in choirs locally and around the world. Otherwise, you can find me at home with my lovely wife, Wafaa. WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” Richard Bach

EXPERIENCE: After almost 60 years acting and 25 directing, this is Nanci's premier on an AZ stage. I hope you like what you see enough that I can come back sometime for an encore?! WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? Family is everything, the family we're born into and the family we choose. It makes us feel loved and worthy. It's what makes life joyous. Family is everything.

EXPERIENCE: SVCT: Midsummer Night's Dream 2022, She Kills Monsters 2023, Evil Dead the Musical 2023, A Christmas Carol 2023, Proof 2024, Comedy of Errors (tech) 2024. OK Corral: actively WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? Family means love, laughter, experiences, and above all else, happiness. Your family doesn't mean blood. My family is my blood relatives as well as the friends I have made over the years, especially the Sierra Vista Community Theatre.

EXPERIENCE: SVCT / Various roles in "Christmas Carrol", Ex-Bishop in “We’re Vampires” K Palace Theater / Stage Manager, various productions > > WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? With age, I’ve realized that it’s not so much about DNA, but just as much about those family members we choose. I must have chosen well, because I remember all too clearly how it felt to lose one of those chosen family members last year. I hope all those I consider extended family know just how much they mean to me.

EXPERIENCE: (2019) 'Dracula Comes to Tombstone' - Inkeeper, (2024) 'A Night of One Acts' - Joyce Understudy for "Granny's Home Style Delights" and Elizabeth Understudy for "The Other Side." WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? Family is both biological and chosen. It is a connection to both my past and the future simultaneously. By honoring my ancestors, I am able understand life lessons they encountered. I hope to pass these lessons, and my own experiences, on to my children and my grandchildren. Family is the force that gives me strength and supports my life adventure.

EXPERIENCE: 11 years with The Sierra Vista Ballet, Missoula Children’s Summer Camp Intensive 2014, 2 years with Sierra Vista Community Theatre. WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? Family can be so much more than blood, family can be a choice. It is something you are born into but it is also the people with whom you choose to share your life.

EXPERIENCE: After his ensemble debut in She Kills Monsters at SVCT, Luca stunned audiences as the iconic role of Mr. Paravicini in The Mousetrap. After starring in Home Sweet Nursing Home 2 at the K Palace, Luca returned to SVCT as Gramps and Jack in the one-act plays, and as Angelo in A Comedy of Errors. WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? Family is all I have here, my only shelter, and what I concern myself most about. Family is what allowed me to be here in the first place.