Lisa’s first appearance at Ennis Public Theatre, as Juanita in Dearly Departed,received high praise from audiences who recognized her comedic timing and talent.  As Beatrice in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon MarigoldsLisa demonstrates another, more eccentric side of her stage ability. 

Lisa has been performing for most of her life.  At the advanced age of three years, she began singing opera recitals…in the back yard…to no one.  Later she discovered the benefits of performing before a live audience, and has been involved with Dallas Repertory Theatre, Theatre Three of Dallas (where she was Major Stone for Happy End and part of the six-member ensemble for Side By Side By Sondheim), and other independent theatrical endeavors.  Lisa has played such roles as Vera in Mame, Mrs. Paroo in The Music Man, Lady Thiang in The King & I, and most recently Queen Aggravain in Once Upon A Mattress.  She sang one season with The Dallas Opera chorus, sharing the stage with her husband, Brian.  Her proudest performing moment came when she sang a medley of Glenn Miller songs with the Metropolitan Winds at the Meyerson during their Spring 2009 concert.

Christy’s Karako’s Ennis Public Theatre debut in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The Moon Marigolds is also her first appearance in a play.  Christy, a 12th grade homeschooler is the sixth of eight children.  She has studied piano for ten years and has performed in jazz contests, sonatina festivals, National Guild auditions, spring festivals, and recitals.  She worked for several years at Donna Weisberg Training Stables, with everything from green-broke colts to show horses.  Although her favorite pastime is horseback riding, she also enjoys a variety of farm animals, including chickens, beef and dairy cows.  She loves preparing gourmet cuisine and baking yeast bread and rolls. Christy enjoys school and is currently looking at colleges and considering a major in a science-related field. 

This is Kate Roswell’s second appearance at Ennis Public Theatre, following her characterization of the clueless mother-of-many Nadine in Dearly Departed.  She has also been on stage with the Waxahachie Community Theater productions of The Music Man, Li’l Abner (as Daisy Mae), The King and I, Oliver, and  Once Upon A Mattress (as Lady Merrill).  Kate was a supernumerary for The Dallas Opera for their production of Hansel and Gretel. 

In October 2010, she will continue her theatre studies at KD Studio Conservatory of Film and Dramatic Arts in Dallas, earning her Associate of Applied Arts Degree in Musical Theatre.  After completing her work there, Kate hopes to pursue the performing experience in the DFW Metroplex and to open her own theatrical studio for children, K-12.