David R. Garrett
(Writer/Director) has been actively involved
in theatre for over 30 years. A graduate of Auburn
University, Garrett was a member of the Auburn University
Singers where he performed at Lincoln Center in New York
City, the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and various other
locations throughout the United States. Garrett has worked
with numerous theatre companies including Town & Gown
Theatre, Terrific New Theatre, Birmingham Children’s Theatre,
Birmingham Festival Theatre, ACTA Theatre and The
Painted Rock Players. He also served 4 years as Artistic
Director at the Levite Jewish Community Center. Garrett’s
stage roles include, Will Parker (
Oklahoma), Judas (JesusChrist Superstar
), Toddy (Victor,Victoria) Paul (A ChorusLine
), Benny Southstreet (Guys and Dolls) and Evil EyeFleagle (
L’il Abner). Other acting credits include roles inKiss of the Spider Woman, The Boy Friend, Camelot, 110
in the Shade, Evita, Cabaret
and Seven Brides for SevenBrothers. Garrett also performed as a cast member in
Southern Living’s At Home production at the Gaylord Grand
Ole Opry Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. An
avid stage director, Garrett lists
The Bad Seed, Gypsy, TheKing and I, Cabaret, The Diary of Anne Frank, Nunsense
and
Inspecting Carol as some of his favorite productions.His writing credits include
“Covering Dish” (a southerncomedy) which has been performed by numerous theatre
companies and he co-authored the comedy
Off Broadway.His other writing credits include
Eternal Flames, The WayWe Were When A Star Was Born, One Little Word, Pushing
Buttons
and O Holy Knight. Garrett also wrote the screenplayThe Final Cut
for Ohio University which went on to winseveral top film festival awards. In his spare time, Garrett
works as a law librarian for Maynard, Cooper and Gale
and lives a quiet life with his dog Morrie.
Don Everett Garrett
(Consultant, Co-Writer) has beenperforming for over 30 years.
In college he was a member of the prestigious Auburn
University Singers where he performed twice at the
Lincoln Center in New York City. Don had the honor of
performing for such notables as President Ronald Reagan
and Governors George Wallace and Guy Hunt during his
tenure with the AU Singers. While at Auburn, Don Everett
shared the stage with George “Goober” Lindsey (best
known for his role on The Andy Griffith Show) and sang
back up vocals on an album by members of the
Commodores. He has appeared in productions at Town
and Gown Theater, Southern Play- Works, LAC, LJCC,
UAB, Vulcan Shorts, CenterStage, ACTA and Summerfest
(now Red Mountain Theatre Company.) He appeared in
the world premiere of The Phantom of the Opry
as Dusty Whitaker for CenterStage Productions and as
Commander Bill Harbison in the VST production of
SouthPacific directed by Dane Peterson. He was most recently
seen in Red Mountain Theatre Company’s productions of
Oliver, The Music Man Concert with the Alabama
Symphony Orchestra and Damn Yankees. Other
appearances include A Christmas Carol
(Fezziwig/Choreographer) and Guys and Dolls (Nicely
Nicely Johnson) Don’s favorite performances include
Melvin P. Thorpe in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Bishop of Basingstoke in Jekyll and Hyde, and Mrs.
Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Don Everett is the co-
author of Off Broadway and Hollywood Bound, originally
produced by Auburn University’s Department of Theatre.
Don Everett holds degrees from Auburn University and
Samford University. He is the Supervisor of Theatre,
Dance, and Debate for the Jefferson
County School System. Don is married to the lovely
Lisa Adams Garrett and has two sons, Everett and Joseph.
He wishes to thank this marvelous cast for always making
“it” work!
Holly Dikeman
(Doreen Witherspoon) This is Holly’s first show at the LJCC, and she is very excited to be
a part of it. She was most recently seen as stepsister
Florida in the CenterStage production of Into the Woods.
Other stage credits include A Christmas Story (Mother
- her only non-musical role); Thoroughly Modern Millie
(Cora);
Cabaret (Rosie), Guys & Dolls, Little Shop Of Horrors(Chiffon),
The King & I (Topsy), Cinderella (Portia),The Phantom Of The Opry
(Carly), 42nd Street (AnytimeAnnie), and
The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (Angel).She teaches dance at Corky Bell, and is a Human Resource
Professional for a local television network in real
life. Holly would like to thank Don, David and of course
Mario for this great opportunity, and the talented cast
and crew for being so easy to work with and providing
constant entertainment.
Kim Rollins Dometrovich (Donelle Tapscott)
has beeninvolved in the Birmingham theatre scene for the past
nine years. She returns to the LJCC, having just finished
a run as Florence Unger in
THE ODD COUPLE. She waslast seen here as Alice in
MY FAVORITE YEAR. Among herother favorite roles have been Reno in
ANYTHING GOES,Nellie in
SOUTH PACIFIC, Eliza in MY FAIR LADY, Eulalie inTHE MUSIC MAN
, and Mary Ann in GILLIGAN’S ISLAND:THE MUSICAL
. As her “real job” she works as a seamstressand costume designer, and has costumed many
local theatre productions. She also works part-time as
a stagehand with IATSE Local 78. Thanks to Don, David
and Mario for giving her this chance to originate this role
with this amazing cast! As always, thanks to R.D. for his
love and support
Julia Hixson (Lanetta Whatley)
returns to the LJCCstage having most recently played Mother Abbess in
TheSound of Music
. Other LJCC shows include Nunsense&
Meshuggah Nuns (Sister Hubert), A Funny Thing…Forum
(Domina), Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider), Gypsy(Rose),
The King and I (Lady Thiang), Diary of Anne Frank(Mrs. Van Daan), and
Victor/Victoria. You may also haveseen her performances with Magic City Actors Theatre:
Bye, Bye Birdie
(Doris McAfee) and How to Succeed inBusiness…
(Miss Jones). Other shows include big, the musical,Mame, Guys & Dolls, A Little Night Music,
and Evita.Julia holds a Masters in Music Education from Samford
University and teaches music at Montevallo Elementary
School. She wishes to thank the Brothers Garrett for the
privilege of being part of their productions. You both are
so talented. David, Lanetta will always be near and dear to
my heart! Don, thank you for a beautiful ballad; it really hit
home. Special thanks to my neighbors in the trailer park;
it’s been a blast, ladies! Shawny, thanks for making our
“lot” one of the swankiest on the block! Ron, what does
one say about a talent so flawless! And finally… Mario,
Baby, please come home soon, I miss you! As always, for
you Mom and Dad (Psalm 104: 33-34).
Lisa Garrett (Bebe Gibbs)
of Lots of Life. She was most recently seen on the LJCC
stage as Miss Sherman in
Fame. Other favorite performancesinclude
Fiddler on the Roof, The Best Little Whorehousein Texas, My Favorite Year, The Music Man, Anything
Goes, Annie, Jr., Gypsy, The Women, The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever, The Boyfriend
and Carousel. Lisa wishes tothank Don and David for the opportunity to originate the
role of “Bebe” and to work with such an outstanding cast,
crew and orchestra – it’s been a pleasure. A HUGE thanks
goes to Ron Dometrovich for orchestrating the music…
that was nice, real nice. And to Mario Lopez – thanks for
the laughs!! In addition to her wonderful and talented husband,
Don, Lisa would also like to thank their two sons,
Everett and Joseph, for their love and support. You guys
are the best!!!
Kim Hutchens (Sylvia Sidell) is beginning her third seasonas the Artistic Director for the Theatre LJCC. She holds a
Bachelor’s degree in middle and secondary language arts
education and a master’s degree in gifted education from
Samford University. A nationally board certified teacher, Kim
has been teaching and directing theatre for the past twelve
years in the public school setting and in the Birmingham
theatre community. She has worked with numerous adult
musical productions, children’s productions, theatre camps/
workshops, and teacher workshops. Some of her directing
and choreography credits include
West Side Story, You’re aGood Man, Charlie Brown, Godspell, The Jungle Book, The
Hobbit, Charlotte’s Web, School House Rock, The Boyfriend,
Oklahoma!, Camelot, Bye Bye Birdie, Once on this Island,
Dear Edwina, Music Man, Cinderella, 101 Dalmatians
,and
Sleeping Beauty. She is no stranger to the stage, lastplaying Maxine in
Sisters of Swing at Red Mountain TheatreCompany and Mrs. Darbus in
Disney’s High SchoolMusical
at the LJCC. Other credits include Beehive! and(Grace)
Annie both at RMTC, (Sister Amnesia) Nunsense,(Narrator)
Joseph…Dreamcoat both at LJCC, (Young Wife)Hello Again
at BFT, Summerfest’s and Parable Players(Laurie)
Oklahoma!, (Grace) Annie with the Parable Players,(Rosumund) The Robber Bridegroom, (The Mistress)
Evita
, Covering Dish, Closer than Ever at BFT and the ASO’sHoliday Magic, and others. Her favorite role is that of wife
to her talented husband, Brent, and Mommy to the real
stars, her children Kelsey, Hunter, and Cody.

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