Production Team

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Erin Thomas-Foley (Producer) is a stage and film actor in the Richmond area in addition to being the Programs Director and Resident Instructor for The School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC). Some of her recent stage roles include Paris in Romeo and Juliet (Henley Street Theater), Frances in No Sex Please, We’re British (Barksdale at Hanover Tavern), Joan in The Lark, Roxanne in Cyrano De Bergerac, Katherine in Proof, Lisa in Collected Stories (Barksdale Theater) and Lisabette in Anton in Show Business, Heidi in The Heidi Chronicles (Firehouse Theatre). Recent films include Iron Jawed Angels, No Retreat From Destiny and Where the River Ends. Erin received her BFA in Acting from Longwood University and her MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Irene Ziegler (Playwright/Producer) is a professional actor, writer, and voiceover talent. She has had recurring roles or guest starred in many notable TV series and films. As a voice-over artist, she has recorded books on tape, narrated the documentary film, Word and Deed, and is the voice for Richmond’s talking buses. She is probably the voice on your phone’s GPS device as well. Irene has written two novels: Rules of the Lake and Ashes to Water, and the editor of eight
monologue collections. Her one-woman show, Rules of the Lake, will be produced this summer in Richmond and Edinburgh. She lives in Charles City with her wonderful husband and a wolf-dog.

Jenny Hundley (Producer) received her BFA and MFA from Theatre VCU and has been performing, directing and teaching for over 25 years. Jenny began teaching drama at Collegiate School in 1991 and is also an adjunct faculty member at SPARC. She is the recipient of the 2002 Collegiate Alumni Grant and the 2006 Craigie Educational Excellence Endowment
Award.

Keri Wormald (Director) is pleased to be working with some talented young women from Chesterfield County’s Specialty Center for the Arts at Thomas Dale High School where she teaches acting and theatre production. Recent directing credits include Barksdale’s productions of Well and Doubt (both of which earned Richmond Theatre Critics’ Circle nominations for “best director” and “best play.”) Keri won Phoebe Awards for “best director” of “best plays” How I Learned To Drive and Heathen Valley (both presented by Theatre IV’s Theatre Gym), and was recognized by the General Assembly as one of the Commonwealth’s top arts educators after being named a 1999 Disney Teacher Award Honoree.

Lynne Hartman (Lighting Designer) is a freelance lighting designer based in Richmond, VA and has designed for several local companies including Barksdale Theatre, Theatre IV,
TheatreVA, Carpenter Science Theatre Company, Dogwood Dell, Richmond Ballet, and Theatre VCU. Regionally credits include productions for The Lost Colony, McCarter Theatre, Porthouse Theatre, Auburn University and the Kings Dominion and Carowinds theme parks. Lynne is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829. She also enjoys working with students on both the high school and college levels.

Terrie Powers (Set Designer) has enjoyed a long career in the arts, from muralist to scenic crew at the Santa Fe Opera, and from sign designer to event designer (including Theatre IV¹s Fairy Tale Ball). Bus Stop marks three years of work for Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern. Recent designs include Fully Committed, Mona's Arrangements, and Sanders Family Christmas. Terrie is also responsible for a number of Theatre IV On Tour sets which are seen by thousands of children across the country. As a visual artist, Terrie has exhibited in numerous galleries for many years; her work resides in many private and corporate collections. Her paintings can be currently seen at Visual Art, where she will also be a featured artist in January.

Wendy Vandergrift (Technical Director/Stage Manager) A graduate of New York's American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Wendy has been a denizen of the theatre world for far too many years to count (and it's not polite to ask). One would be hard-pressed to find something that she hasn't done related to the stage ... Well, she can't play the violin, but she can fill in for the drummer in a pinch! Her dream role: Kate, Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Until then, she’ll keep busy as the Assistant Technical Director for Theatre IV and Barksdale Theatre. As always, she thanks her two MBV's for their love and support.

Heather Hogg (Costume Designer), has been a designer, artist and technician in the Richmond area for 19 years. In addition to being a designer for University of Richmond Dancers’ Imagine in 2009 and, she was the resident designer for Hanover Tavern’s 2007 season, designing Smoke On the Mountain, The Odd Couple, Deathtrap, and Swingtime Canteen. Currently she is designing for the University Dancer’s Twenty5 production for 2010. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Costume Design in 1991 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theater Pedagogy in May of 2006 both from Virginia Commonwealth University. Heather is Assistant Director of Costume at the University of Richmond’s Department of Theater and Dance. She resides in Richmond with her husband Kelly and their four children.