Julie Saunders (Lenny Magrath)
Julie earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Acting from Brigham Young University in 2009. She has received multiple awards for her work as an actor and playwright, and has previously taught classes in acting as well as stage combat. After 15 years of performances throughout Utah and her home state of Oregon, Crimes of the Heart is Julie's California debut.
Rebekah Damaris Vega (Meg Magrath)
Rebekah is very excited to be playing Meg in Crimes of the Heart. Meg is a challenging role and Rebekah is very excited to grow as an actor throughout the rehearsal and performance process. Rebekah is 18, currently attending Solano Community College until she attends a 4-year college at either AMDA or Santa Fe U. of Art and Design. Some of her favorite roles are Cinderella in A Yuletide Fairytale, Mrs. Mayor in Suessical, and Cetta in Daughters. Crimes will be her second non-musical vs. 5 musicals, but she is just as excited as she does get to sing a bit in this! She would like to thank her parents for voice lessons and her early days in Solano Youth Theater where she met two of her closest friends Laura and Courtney. Her friends, family, and boyfriend have been so supportive and helped her through so much and she thanks them with all her heart!
Maria Stats (Babe Magrath)
Maria is a graduate of the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts and alumni of the California College of the Arts teaching institute. She has over 20 years of stage experience with a heavy background in musical theatre. She has performed primarily in the Bay Area with her favorite roles being Winnifred(Once Upon A Mattress), Emily(Our Town), Juliet(Romeo & Juliet),and Novia (Boda de Sangre). She was also the art/drama instructor at the Vallejo Charter School for its first three years, and only “retired” to pursue full time mommyhood. Her biggest role now is being mommy to Molly (5), Maggie (4), and Kenneth (1).
Jennifer Preciado (Chick Boyle)
Jennifer grew up in Los Altos, California doing local community theatre all throughout the South Bay Area.
She graduated from Long Beach State University with a Bachelor Degree in Speech-Communications with a Minor in Theatre Arts.
After moving to the Midwest, she pursued her Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology with a focus in Higher Education. However, her
passion for acting and singing did not come to a halt; instead she used her artistry as a way of educating college students and youth at risk. Jennifer
also has a background in Jazz dance and choreography. Currently, she works as an Academic Advisor at Golden Gate University and was last seen on stage with Vallejo Community Arts performing The Music Man.
Brett Bernstein (Doc Porter)
Brett grew up in San Diego, where he first began acting in high school productions and the neighborhood North Coast Repertory Theatre. He later graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 2009 with a Finance degree. He now runs his own business, Natural Cravings, and works at a tech start-up in Silicon Valley. He can be reached via www.brettbernstein.com or twitter: @bhbern
Dante Charlton (Barnette Loyd)
I’ve had an awesome time doing this show! A big thank you to Chelsea and the rest of my partners in “Crime”! I was previously seen in SCT’s production of The Crucible, the Ivory Arts production of Dreamgirls, and toured Over The River And Through The Woods with the Vagabond Players. I’m also a graduate of Solano College Theatre’s Actor Training Program (Class of 2010). A special thanks to my muse, my best friend, and my fiancée Karen DuVall for dropping my name and making this performance happen!
