Alley Mills* (Claire Ganz) is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the First Class of Women at Yale and earned her Masters in Acting at the London Academy of Dramatic Art. She began her professional acting career at the age of 15, being cast at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Iphigenia with Olympia Dukakis. She spent the next four seasons at Williamstown playing roles like Susan Walker in ONCE IN A LIFETIME with Ken Howard, and Nancy Stoddard in COUNTRY GIRL with James Naughton. While still in college, she was cast in the feature film DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE playing a cameo opposite Frank Langella. After Drama School, she went to NY, where she was cast at Joe Papp’s NY Shakespeare Festival in A COLLIERS FRIDAY NIGHT with Geraldine Fitzgerald and then embarked on a yearlong national tour of ROMEO AND JULIET playing Juliet. She ended up in LA where she did a six-month run of the play VOICES with Sally Kirkland. From that play, she was cast in her first television series, James L Brooks’ THE ASSOCIATES, starring opposite Martin Short. She went on to star in numerous TV series and pilots with actors George Hamilton (POOR RICHARD), Richard Dysart (THE BUREAU), James Naughton and George Wendt (MAKING THE GRADE), Hal Linden (2ND EDITION), George C Scott (Mr. President) and others.  And she also played many recurring roles on series like HILLSTREET BLUES, SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, and YES DEAR.

When Alley was in her mid-thirties, she landed the role she is perhaps best known for, Norma Arnold in the WONDER YEARS. She met her husband and love of her life, actor Orson Bean, just as the Wonder Years was ending, and later joined him on DR QUINN MEDICINE woman playing Jane Seymour’s sister Marjorie. Alley also appeared in several feature films, starring opposite John Candy in GOING BESERK, with Fran Drescher in YOUNG LUST, and the Indie movies John Cusack’s NEVER GET OTTA THE BOAT, JANE WHITE IS SICK AND TWISTED and LAST CHANCE CHARLENE. Alley continued throughout her career to act in live theater, her first love, at the Mark Taper Forum (SAYS I SAYS HE opposite Brian Dennehey), at the ACT in San Francisco (GLORY HALLELUJAH with Michael Learned) and numerous plays all over LA including 30 years at a Company she and her husband belonged to in Venice, The Pacific Resident Theater.

For the past 16 years, she has been playing bipolar baddie Pamela Douglas on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL on CBS-TV and these past two years has had the great fun to play wacko serial killer and convict Heather Webber on GENERAL HOSPITAL, for which she won the Daytime Emmy last year.

Cathy Barnett* (Chris Gorman) prior appearances at New Theater include SQUABBLES, ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID, CONDOMONIUM, JOHNNY & JUNE, DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE, SISTER ACT, FUNNY MONEY and THE ADDAMS FAMILY.  Other performances about town include POOR CLARE at the Unicorn Theater and STEEL MAGNOLIAS with Nick Padgett Productions. She voices the Hallmark greeting card character, “Maxine,” and brought her to life in the live musical, MAXINE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL this past Holiday Season at Union Station.

Craig Benton* (Ken Gorman) has been gracing the NTR stage for nearly thirty years! Favorite appearances here include: SQUABBLES, MDQ, FREAKY FRIDAY, MAMMA MIA, COME BLOW YOUR HORN, ON GOLDEN POND, RUMORS, BOEING BOEING, OVER THE RIVER, DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER, and GUYS AND DOLLS. You might have seen him in STAR TREK: TNG, WINGS, STEP BY STEP, MARRIED WITH CHILDREN, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE LAWNMOWER MAN, KUFFS, KANSAS, TRUMAN, THE LAND, or in the upcoming BLACK ZONE.

L. Roi Hawkins* (Office Welch) Makes his New Theatre debut with this production. Most recent credits include THE BEST CHRISTMAS  PAGEANT EVER at TYA, Tom Bass in HORSE POWER at the Coterie, SKELETON CREW at KCAT, TONI STONE AND CLYDE'S at the Unicorn, HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED at Black Rep of KC, and OF MICE AND MEN at KCRep. NYC credits include National Tours of ROMEO AND JULIET and as Thurgood Marshall in THE COLOR OF JUSTICE, both for TheatreWorks/USA.

Darren Kennedy* (Glenn Cooper) is excited to return to NTR. Recent credits: DIAL M FOR MURDER, SEA MARKS (KCAT); MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING AS BENEDICK, HAMLET, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (HASF); TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS, HOW TO STEAL A PICASSO, WATER BY THE SPOONFUL, THE MUTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT, GREEN WHALES, MAURITIUS, THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE (Unicorn); PETER PAN AND WENDY, NOISES OFF, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (KCRep);  BUSYBODY, BILOXI BLUES (NTR).  TV credits: CSI, GENERAL HOSPITAL, JUST SHOOT ME, THE PRETENDER, WITHOUT A TRACE and GILMORE GIRLS. Film credits: GREG’S GOING TO REHAB, ON SIGHT, TREEHOUSE, TRUST FUND and JUNIOR DETECTIVE AGENCY.  He would like to thank his wife, Mary, and son, Sam, for all their love and support.

Jennifer Mays* (Cassie Cooper) Local credits: PROJECT DAWN, CLYBOURNE PARK, APPLICATION PENDING (Unicorn), DIAL “M” FOR MURDER, ABOUT ALICE, PICNIC (KCAT), MIRACLE WORKER, SEUSSICAL (Coterie), AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, GUYS & DOLLS (KCRep), MENOPAUSE: THE MUSICAL, DIXIE SWIM CLUB, BEAU JEST, GYPSY, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, CONDOMONIUM, MAMMA MIA, and so many more here at NTR. Thank you for supporting local live theatre! This one is for Deb, Dave, and Cheryl. www.jenmays.com

John Rensenhouse*  (Lenny Ganz) is delighted to return to NTR where he has also had the honor of performing with Morgan Fairchild, Jamie Farr, Hal Linden, Larry Storch, and Jim O’Heir. Broadway National Tours: THE LION KING and NOISES OFF. Notable Regional Theatres: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Hartford Stage, Arena Stage (Washington D.C.), and the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.  He was the villainous Hector Wilson on THE EDGE OF NIGHT and appeared in the original CANDYMAN movie.  He works extensively with Kansas City Actors Theatre at Union Station (acting, directing, and administrating), as well as performing regularly with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and KC Rep. Go see a play in this great theatre town!

Jan Rogge* (Cookie Cusack) is happy to return at The New Theatre where she was the standby for Sally Struthers in AN OLD FASHIONED MURDER MYSTERY and COME BLOW YOUR HORN and performed in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU. She was last seen in GRAND HORIZONS directed by Dennis Hennessy at Kansas City Actors Theatre. Her additional KC credits include THE PRICE, NIGHT MOTHER, BLITHE SPIRIT, A LIE IN THE MIND, GOOD PEOPLE and WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (KCAT-Artistic Member); Queen Elizabeth in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE and HAMLET (HASF); Unreliable, (KC Repertory Theatre); SWEAT (Unicorn Theatre).

Doug Weaver (Ernie Cusack) a freshly retired teacher, has spent his life in the theatre. With degrees from both KU and Michigan State, he has been a Director, Actor, Playwright and Combat Choreographer. Recent directing efforts: ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Theatre Lawrence); AT HOME AT THE ZOO and BLITHE SPIRIT (KCAT); EVERY BRILLIANT THING and FULL GALLOP (Spinning Tree). As an actor, he has played Edna in HAIRSPRAY, Falstaff in HENRY IV PART 1, Bottom in MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, and Harry Bales in SEAHORSE. He was the co-founder and Director of EARTh (Equity Actor's Readers Theatre) and the winner of the Phoenix Award for Excellence in the Arts.

Nancy Nail (Officer Pudney) is so happy to finally say she is making her debut here at New Theatre! Nancy was most recently seen in SECRET GARDEN (Musical Theatre Heritage). Other credits at MTH include SHOWBOAT, MUSIC MAN, OLIVER;  M BUTTERFLY, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, DEFYING GRAVITY (MET); SHOWS FOR DAYS (Fish Tank Theatre); ANNIE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, FOOTLOOSE, SOUND OF MUSIC (Starlight Theatre) and 10 years of cabarets at (Quality Hill Playhouse).(Officer Pudney) is so happy to finally say she is making her debut here at New Theatre! Nancy was most recently seen in SECRET GARDEN (Musical Theatre Heritage). Other credits at MTH include SHOWBOAT, MUSIC MAN, OLIVER; M BUTTERFLY, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, DEFYING GRAVITY (Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre); SHOWS FOR DAYS (Fish Tank Theatre); ANNIE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, FOOTLOOSE, SOUND OF MUSIC (Starlight Theatre) and 10 years of cabarets at (Quality Hill Playhouse).