DON BRYANT BAILEY is delighted to be appearing on the FST stage. Since 1991, Don has appeared in over 30 productions of Smoke on the Mountain and Sanders Family Christmas (the sequel to Smoke on the Mountain).  Some of his other favorite roles have included: Little Big Man in A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Marryin’ Sam in Lil’ Abner, Jim and Jackson in Pump Boys and Dinettes, Doctor Wally in Marvin’s Room, Grandpa in Broadway Bound, and Uncle Henry/Gate Guard in Wizard of Oz.

DAVID BOLANDER is excited to be making his first appearance at the Florida Studio Theatre. He just finished his fourth summer season at the Allenberry Playhouse in Pennsylvania, where he was seen as Theophile in Can, Can, Senator Phogbound in Lil' Abner, and the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. Past favorite productions at Allenberry include Forever Plaid, South Pacific, Music Man, Plain and Fancy and Move Over Mrs. Markham.  Other regional credits include A Christmas Carol, Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, Romance, Romance, My Fair Lady, Camelot, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, Barefoot in the Park, and Same Time Next Year.  David spends the rest of his time living and working in New York City.

RHONDA COULLET returns to FST after starring here and off-Broadway in Cowgirls.  She has also starred on Broadway in The Robber Bridegroom and in Pump Boys and Dinettes, and Off-Broadway in National Lampoon’s Lemmings with John Belushi and Chevy Chase.  Regional: original Lost Angeles production of Hair, Smoke on the Mountain, Anyone Can Whistle.  TV: Saturday Night Live where she sang her song, “West Heaven” as a tribute to John Belushi; narrated PBS’s The American Experience.  She is featured on National Lampoon albums and recorded her own album The American Secret.  Her song, “Bigger Than the Both of Us” was a Top 40 single for Jimmy Buffet.  Last season, she appeared in the FST Cabaret production of Harry Chapin and Friends and workshopped her new musical, Runaway Beauty Queen, premiering Off-Broadway in New York, next spring, May 2002.

JENNY FELLNER is making her debut at FST after having graduated with a BA in Musical Theatre from the University of Northern Colorado this past December.  She has performed for a number of theatres where some of her favorites include: Cinderella in Into the Woods, Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense, Connie Miller in 1940’s Radio Hour, and Elma Duckworth in Bus Stop.

RICHARD GLOVER Originally from Denver Colorado, Richard’s first role in Regional Theatre was in 1984 with the Denver Center Theatre Company in Arms and the Man.  In Arizona he has worked with The Arizona Theatre Company, Actor’s Theatre Phoenix, Actor’s Lab AZ as well as Phoenix Theatre. He also works frequently with The Arkansas Rep in Little Rock Arkansas, and The Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke Virginia. His TV and film credits include Young Rider, Highway to Heaven,  (Series) Shattered Innocence, Gunsmoke II and Jesse (TV Movies).  Richard currently resides in Phoenix, AZ.

B. HAYDEN OLIVER appeared as an original cast member of The Sanders Family Christmas (the sequel to Smoke on the Mountain) when it premiered at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and also appeared in the production at The New Theatre of Overland Park, KS.  Other regional appearances include Die Fledermaus and The Tenderland at the NCSA Opera, The Fantasticks at Roanoake Island Summer Festival, Sweeney Todd at The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem, Into the Woods at NCSA, Cosi Fan Tutte at Vanderbilt University, and numerous musical reviews throughout Europe. 

ALLISON SATTINGER makes her FST debut with Smoke on the Mountain after recently completing a summer at Utah Musical Theatre performing in Funny Girl (Fanny v/s Vera) and Steel Magnolias (Annelle).  A recent graduate of Otterbein College, Allison has filled her time between shows by doing professional demos for various NYC pop production teams and singing backup vocals for Dream Born artist Jeremy Blue.