Class of '05 - A Killer Reunion Cast

Lauren is thrilled to be part of a Killer Reunion! Murder Mysteries with WHATCo are her favorite, as she was also in "Bridesmaid Murder", "Trivia Night Murder", and "Deadly Dessert Decision". Lauren is a middle school STEM teacher. While not working, she thoroughly enjoys following her childhood dream of acting. Other acting credits include: "One Act Play Jamboree" (Stageworks), "Lost in Yonkers" (Pioneer), "All My Sons" (Star Royale), "One Act Play Festival" (Old Library Theater), "The Holi Poly Plays" (D.S. Burrows), "The Last Pastrami Sandwich" (Apricot Sky), "LUV: Short Play Festival NYC", "Almost Maine" (WHATCo), "Godspell" (West Milford Players), and "Twelfth Night" (Momenti Productions). Special thanks to everyone involved in this production!

Emily is thrilled to perform in another WHATCo murder mystery dinner! Her last shows were the "WHATCo One Acts Play Festival" and "Deadly Dessert Championship". She has loved working with this amazing production team and cast to put on such a fun show! She is so grateful for her friends and family endless support!

John is excited to return for another WHATCo production after previously appearing in "Puffs", "And Then There Were None", "Disaster!", and "Twelfth Night". He was most recently featured in the Pixie Dust Players production of "Into The Woods"...high five!!!

Jessica is so excited to work with her favorite community theater again. The cast & crew have been phenomenal & she's so excited for this fundraiser. She's worked on quite a few shows with WHATCo before, but some of her favorites include "Drop Dead", "Puffs", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Rumors", and "Unclaimed Baggage". Always a pleasure working with WHATCo, whether acting, directing, or even once spotlighting! She always thoroughly enjoys her experience. Much love & thanks to her director on this show, Allyssa Hynes, Brandi-Leigh Miller, Jim Miller, Nil, Ashley & everyone else working on this show!

Amanda ​studied Acting Directing & Stage management at Ramapo College. Her acting credits include: Prioress Lawrence ​in "Romeo & Juliet​" (Teaneck New Theatre), Helena in ​"Al​l's Well That Ends Well​" (Rockland Shakespeare Company), Charlotte in ​"Dracula​" (Smiling Rhino Theatre), Sister Mary Leo in ​"Nunsense​" (Performing HeARTS Company), Racheal in ​"Freedom Summer​" (Shades Repertory Theater)​ and Katherine in ​"The Taming of the Shrew​" (Ramapo College), ​for which she received an Irene Ryan's nomination​. Her W​HATCo credits include​: Martha in ​"Rumors​", Simon's Mother in ​"Last Virtual Supper​", Ronda in ​"Almost Main​" and Robin Starveling in ​"A Midsummer Night’s Dream​". Amanda has directed W​HATCo’s NJ Broadway World Award Winner Production of ​"You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown​". She also worked as one of the Producers for ​"Deadly Desserts​", which received NJACT Parry Award for best original production. Special thanks to her husband Matt for his love & support. Thank you everyone for supporting this theatre company that has become my second family! Enjoy the show!

Alexis is excited to return to WHATCo for another killer outing after previously appearing in "Trivia Night Murder", "Bridesmaid Murder", and "Lucky Clovers"! Other recent productions include "Parallel Lives" (Offbook Productions), "Dracula" (Nutley Little Theatre), "Love’s Labour’s Lost" (St. James Players), "The War of the Worlds" (Studio Players), "A Christmas Carol" (Nutley Little Theatre), and "The Farnsworth Invention" (Teaneck New Theatre). She has also studied, taught, and performed improv at the UCB Theatre, Magnet Theater, and The PIT, and currently with Montclair Improv Comedy. She is grateful for her family who support her taking the time to pursue her love of MURDER... er... theatre.

Karen is excited to be in her first production at WHATCO after recently completely runs at Studio Players with "The Triangle Factory Fire Project" as Bostwick and "A Fairytale Christmas Carol" as Bale/Ensemble. She wishes to thank all of her supportive friends and family.

Maggie is beyond excited to return to the WHATCo stage! Last season she was seen as Hannah and Professor McG in "Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic", Cora Cork in the Perry Award winning "Deadly Dessert Championship", and Wealthy Woman u/s Sister Mary Downy in "Disaster!". She also appeared as Crystal Ston in "Burglary at the Beach" (Hidden Herring), Vicky Howardson in "Beachfront Murder" (Hidden Herring), and Sharon in "When the Last Guest is Gone" (Apricot Sky). Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, you can find her teaching at TAL Academy in Rockaway Beach, NY, and by night, she calls Harrison home with her husband and stage manager extraordinaire (Ashley Nichols), her Shih Tzu (Charley), and her Orange Tabby (Rey). She attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts for Drama and has a BA in Drama from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She is excited to be among such a talented cast and crew!

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Those who have been following WHATCo for some time may remember Dylan from many of our previous productions. At last year's murder mystery, Dylan was nominated for a Perry award for his performance as Sonny the sponsor. He is very happy to be returning this year as the charming doctor, Dr. Chris Charm! Dylan has a background in improv comedy, and he is always trying to make people laugh, on and off of the stage.

This is Robert's 18th production with WHATCo, having played in both "Disaster" and "And Then There Were None" last season. Also he was in the award-winning production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." Other favorite roles have been in "The Little Mermaid", "Godspell", "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "Beauty and the Beast", "Elf", "Cinderella", "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "A Christmas Carol". He also directed "The Fantastics". Theater has always been a big part of Robert's life since starting in his early teens at the Halfpenny Playhouse on Midland Ave.

Ed has been in numerous WHATCo productions and is excited to be performing in the role of Principal Spelling in "Class of 2005: A Killer Reunion". Ed is delighted to be working with the author and director, Allyssa Hynes and the wonderful & talented cast and crew of "Class of 2005: A Killer Reunion". Ed’s most recent stage appearances at WHATCo include "Deadly Dessert Championship" (George Snell), "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" (Peter Quince), "Almost Maine" (Chad), and "Trivia Night Murder" (Dan). Ed has also been Stage Manager and Producer in a number of WHATCo productions. He hopes you enjoy "Class of 2005: A Killer Reunion" and thanks you for your support of WHATCo.

Amanda is happy to be back in a WHATCo production. She most recently appeared in "Superior Mothers", an evening of one-act plays for Apricot Sky Productions. Other recent performances were in "Disaster! A Musical" (Chef, ensemble), "Man of La Mancha" (Rosinante, ensemble) and "Antigone" (Muse). Amanda also sings with Ember, a semi-professional choral ensemble with performances in New York and Montclair.

Jon has been an actor since high school. He attended Bergen Community College, New York Film Academy, earning an associates degree including a certificate for film acting. This is his fourth time working with WHATCo, previously appearing in "Drop Dead" (Phillip, the Stage Manager), "You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown" (Pigpen), and "And Then There Was None (Anthony Marston/Fred Narracott). He is very excited and honored to be on stage with an amazing cast and crew.