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The cast in alphabetical order

Karen Ann Daniels

Melissa Fernandes

Susan Hammons

Karen Schooley

Ivy Vela

Karen Schooley, Melissa Fernandes, Susan Hammons, Ivy Vela & Karen Ann Daniels
photo by Tony Eisenhower

Karen Ann Daniels is pleased to be part of this production of Alice. She has recently been seen in Lamb’s Players Theatre’s productions of South Pacific and the Boy Who Fell Into a Book as well as performing in their 2003 and 2004 educational outreach touring company. Her favorite roles include Mama Noah in Children of Eden and Mrs. Riley in Lamb’s Festival of Christmas 2002. Thank you, Mom, Dad, Lisa, my friends, and God for their faith, encouragement and guidance in all I do.

Melissa Fernandes is thrilled to be working with such a wonderful group of women. She received her M.F.A degree in Musical Theatre from San Diego State. Since then, she has performed on many local and regional stages, including The La Jolla Playhouse, North Coast Rep, Sledgehammer, and Diversionary Theatre, where she is an Associate Artist. Favorite roles she has played include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, Rebecca in Rags and Trina in Falsettos. She sends all her love to her husband, Manny, for his support and great backrubs!

Susan Hammons has worked at various San Diego theatres, including Lamb’s Players, Asian American Rep, Diversionary, the Fritz, and the Old Globe, where she taught beginning acting classes. She is thrilled to be appearing “onstage” in this version of the Alice shows, after understudying A...My Name Is Still Alice in the original Globe production of 1993. Susan is also a stepmom-in-training and a peace activist. Remember to vote!

Karen Schooley is thrilled to appear at the Coronado Playhouse. Performances at San Diego theaters include: Our Town (La Jolla Playhouse), Showboat, The Music Man (Welk Resort Theatre), Festival of Christmas (Lambs Players), She Loves Me, A Little Night Music (Theatre in Old Town), The Merry Widow, A Night in Venice (San Diego Comic Opera), Ragtime, Footloose, Into the Woods, Chess,Carousel (Moonlight Amphitheater). Karen went “back to school” when her youngest daughter went to college. She finished a BA in Music and continued at SDSU in the MFA Musical Theatre program. When not on stage she teaches singing in her Solana Beach home studio and enjoys spending time with her darling grandchildren.

Ivy Vela is a graduate from San Diego State University, with an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre. Some of her most recent shows include South Pacific, Honk! and SaturdayNight. She has recently been employed as one of five in Lamb’s Players Theatre Education Outreach Program (S.W.A.T. Team). Ivy would like to thank her parents for their endless love and support and God for giving her the ability to do what she loves doing, everyday.