Cast of The Mousetrap

Cast, in order of appearance
Mollie Ralston	Renée Gandola
Giles Ralston	Rick Chatham
Christopher Wren	Marcus Correia
Miss Casewell	Lizette Kent
Mrs. Boyle	Eva Kvaas
Major Metcalf	Richard Herring
Mr. Paravicini	Martin M. White
Det. Sgt. Trotter	Terence J. Burke
Giles Ralston Understudy	Eric Hensley
Major Metcalf Understudy	Eric West

Left to right - Eva Kvaas, Martin White, Lizette Kent, Terence J. Burke, Richard Herring Leaning on the sofa - Renée Gandola, Marcus Correia Seated - Rick Chatham

Cast Biographies

	Terence J. Burke (Det. Sgt. Trotter) Terence played Sgt. Trotter in all 52 performances of The Mousetrap at CPH in 2000. He also performed numerous musical roles and has been known to appear on screen on occasion, and in previous summers here: Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Prospero in The Tempest, Laertes in Hamlet, Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, & Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night. He most recently appeared in The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower at the Lyceum and several staged reading of Greek plays at Sixth and Penn.
	Marcus Allen Correia (Christopher Wren) an Imperial Beach resident, retired from the U.S. Naval Air Force in 1992 and presently works as an aircraft mechanic in the aerospace industry. He became active in theatre, working backstage at the Coronado Playhouse in 1999 for The Tempest. Marcus shared stage-managing duties with his wife Teena for The Uninvited, Rumors, Everybody Loves Opal, Murder at the Vicarage, The Hollow, Moon Over Buffalo, & Twelfth Night. He acted in Twelfth Night, Moon Over Buffalo, The Hollow, Murder at the Vicarage, MASH,* The Gospel at Colonus, The Taming of the Shrew, Everybody Loves Opal, Much Ado About Nothing, and Biloxi Blues. Marcus won Best Costuming 2002 for the soldier uniforms in Biloxi Blues and did tech on Cinderella.
	Rick Chatham (Giles Ralston) Rick is thrilled to be back in his hometown after 15 years of roaming the world. Hot off the heels of two national tours with Missoula Children’s Theatre, staying in the same city for more than a week at a time is a welcome change. He is also currently working in film and TV out of L.A., having appeared recently in shows such as Gilmore Girls, The O.C., and CSI: Las Vegas, and as a principle in commercials for Virgin Mobile, Washington Mutual, and Nokia. Rick recently earned his SAG card for principle work in the upcoming Princess Diaries 2. Regional Credits include Oklahoma! (Village Theater) and the lead role in Tacoma City Ballet’s Nutcracker. He has also choreographed many shows and several original new works. Some credits include: Pirates of Penzance (choreographer and dance lead), Anything Goes (male dance lead), and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Schroeder). In his spare time Rick is also an aspiring composer. You can check out his albums, pictures, and more on his website at www.RickChatham.com.
	Renée Gándola (Mollie Ralston) Renée is delighted to return to the Coronado Playhouse where she last appeared as Olivia in Twelfth Night. She finds performing in the Playhouse’s new pavilion particularly appealing - a return of sorts to the tradition of early traveling acting troupes. Recently, Renée portrayed the Goose in Palomar College’s staging of Charlotte’s Web, and felt flattered when the young audience honked back at her. Locally, while in college, and through The American Repertory Theater in Europe, Renée appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Heiress, Frankie and Johnny, Seascape, and several others. Although acting is her first love, Renée also enjoyed directing the historical musical Company B, as well as directing first-time performers at several San Diego schools. Renée has a Performance Degree from BYU and a Television Performance Certificate from SD City College. Renée thanks the cast, crew, director, and her fabulous family and friends for their support.
	Eric Hensley (Giles Ralston Understudy) Eric graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelors Degree in English Literature and a minor in Theatre Arts. Eric owns a local technology recruiting company in town, but when he is not recruiting he is often found quoting obscure and some-not-so-obscure Shakespearean plays. While in San Francisco, Eric has appeared in TV commercials for Bud Lite, and Honda Motorcycles and has utilized his voice talents for medical and tax training software demos as well as performing various voice characters in Compton’s New Media’s Berenstains’ Bears CD-ROM. Eric is delighted to understudy the role of Giles Ralston and pleased to be a part of the Coronado Playhouse Family.
	Richard Herring (Major Metcalf) appears at the Coronado Playhouse for the fifth time: Hamlet’s Ghost in Hamlet, Officer O’Hara in Arsenic and Old Lace, the Officer in Rumours, and the Captain in Mr. Roberts for which he won the CPH award for Best Minor Support and was nominated for an Aubrey. He has performed in many other area theatres including Vangard’s Macbeth (Ross), Starlight (1776, Jeckyl and Hyde & Fiddler on the Roof). and mostly recently the San Diego Opera. “All the worlds a stage and all the men and women merely players,” the bard’s immortal words says it best for me. I learned these words and took them to heart at Keith Anderson’s Shakespeare class. This inspired me as an actor and now as a board member for the San Diego Shakespeare Society. Actor turned writer, Richard just completed the book for the musical Danny, in collaboration with Coronado resident George Blum. Watch for more about this exciting new musical set against the backdrop of 1950’s New Orleans coming later this year.
	Lizette Kent (Miss Casewell) Lizette was last seen in North Coast Rep’s Cabaret as Rosie, the singing, dancing and trombone playing Kit Kat Girl. Other plays include: The Mousetrap Revival (for which she won the “Best Supporting Actress” award as Miss Casewell and is happy to revisit the role), Twelfth Night as the minstrel (she didn’t speak a single word, but played the recorder, a medieval flute-like instrument), Crazy for You (tap dancer), Romeo & Juliet as Lady Montague, The Enchanted Cottage with Starlight Musical Theatre as Lady Abercrombie, among many others. She has performed roughly: 14 musicals on trombone, acted in 5 Shakespearean plays, danced/ performed in over 19 musicals/plays, performed over 250 puppet shows with her family and has also been seen doing choreography, lighting, sound, as well as musical direction. “All the World’s a Stage, and the men and women merely players....” Enjoy the show!
	Eva Kvaas (Mrs. Boyle) Eva is thrilled to be making her debut with Coronado Playhouse. Most recently you may have seen Eva as the flamboyant Louise in Lamplighters theater’s production of Post Mortem. Less recently Eva played Ethel in On Golden Pond at Theatre by the Beach in Ocean Beach. In Indiana she performed at Shawnee Summer Theatre, Black Curtain Dinner Theatre, New Stage Repertory Company and Paper Moon Children’s Theatre. Eva has a B.A. in Theatre and Drama from Indiana University. There she played significant roles in Blood Wedding, Empire Builders, Chamber Music, The Maids, Uncommon Women and Others and The Confidential Clerk. Awards include Bloomington South’s Best Actress Award for her performance of Medea in Medea and an Arts and Letters award for acting. Other interests include her family, singing, song writing and various types of design work. Eva has also written a children’s play, “A Tale of Tail Feathers”.
	Eric West (Major Metcalf understudy) first appeared at CPH in Rumors in 2000. Eric has also performed in Ultimate Enforcer for Cox Cable, Absence of a Cello (Otis Clifton), and Love From a Stranger (Nigel) at Lamplighters. His acting training includes classes at Grossmont College, and sessions with Dru Scott, the Old Globe Theatre, and D. Larry Steckling. By day he does inside sales and estimating for all types of landscape and irrigation jobs for HYDRO-SCAPE PRODUCTS, irrigation supplier for all of San Diego area. His father, in the film industry for 30 years, worked as an extra, stand-in, and double for many famous actors, namely Bob Denver of Gilligan’s Island. He would like to make my living someday as an Actor, Playwright, Director and Film Producer after “I get out of the Asylum!”
	Martin M. White (Mr. Paravicini) Really just a mild-mannered RF Electronic Technician, Martin told his wife he was an “Actre” because it was easier to spell on their joint tax return. That lie now follows him around like a dead Danish king. Prodded by spectral harbingers, all disguised as his ego, Mr. White has late appeared on Coronado Playhouse’s stage as Inspector Colquhoun in The Hollow, as Malvolio in Twelfth Night, & as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing. While running from people he can see through, he has also landed parts as Claudius in Hamlet, Lazar Wolf in Fiddler On The Roof, the Porter & Doctor in Macbeth, and Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar. He is saved from the mischievous spirits by his wife, Claire, who shines a light for him where ever they go.