DONNA PETITO — Mrs. Stancliffe

Donne is delighted to be back at SCTC after a wonderful experience earlier this year as Virginia in Native Gardens. An alum of Chicago’s Goodman School of Drama, she has appeared in countless shows in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including as Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman, Queen Gertrude in Hamlet, Sister Aloysius in Doubt, Sonia in Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, Rosemary in Picnic, and Maude in Bakersfield Mist, and won an NJACT award for best supporting actress as the Widow Quin in Playboy of the Western World.  More recently, in the Tampa area, she appeared as Ouiser in Steel Magnolias, Helen Hubbard in Murder on the Orient Express, and Deirdre in The Humans. Love to her favorite husband!

ANTHONY CORNATZER — 

Bud-The-Stud

Anthony is so ecstatic and pumped to show off all the ageless panache and charm, and to let the sillies go wild with this fun, high-energy farce with such a wonderful cast and production team. Credits include: The New Jersey Renaissance Faire (Principal Cast, Season 2025), “Tecumseh!” (Tompkins/Sergeant/Sikes, The Scioto Society, Inc.), “Macbeth” (Duncan/Doctor/Siward, Reclaimed PAC), and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Bottom, WHATCo.—NJACT Perry Nominated for Best Supporting Actor). He is also an actor in the Philadelphia troupe of The Murder Mystery Co./American Immersion Theater. He serves as Library Assistant with the Beverly Free Library and as Giving and Promotions Manager with the Haaf Family Arts Foundation, Inc.; both located in the beautiful community of Beverly City in Burlington County.

CRAIG MCLARIN – Henry Mitchell

Craig is a Philadelphia, PA. native. He has been doing comedy throughout the country for several years. He hosts Bob Sumner’s Laff Mobb Live at The City Winery in Philadelphia. Before that he hosted his own comedy show every second Sunday at the upstairs room at Club Risqué for ten years, making it The Hottest” Comedy rooms in Philadelphia. Craig travels the country spreading laughter. As an addition to any event Craig has the ability to host and interact with his crowd as well as provide a quality performance that leaves his audiences wanting more. Craig decided that comedy is his career choice; it has always been a part of his versatile personality. Craig has built a strong connection with his audiences by turning his life into his comedy act. Craig is also establishing himself as an actor with major roles in several stage plays and short films. In 2019, he was nominated by the Philadelphia Independent Film Awards for Best Actor in a feature film. He’s currently starring in a film being featured on Tubi TV entitled HAVE YOU SEEN HER, and a play on Amazon Prime entitled DIRTY LAUNDRY. Craig has also performed in several productions at the South Camden Theatre Company. He has performed at the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem and has been featured for artists Tommy Davidson, Monique, Eddie Griffin, Gary Owen, Nephew Tommy, Bill Be. Craig’s high-energy, crowd-friendly attitude, and unforgettable stage presence bring a changing dynamic to each show and will keep any crowd laughing.

MELISSA CONNELL –

Charmaine Beauregard

Melissa is thrilled to perform in her first show with South Camden and work with this fabulous cast and crew! Most recently, she played “Joanne” in Company with The Ritz Theatre, all 11 characters in her Perry Nominated performance The Search for Signs with Camden County Arts, “Mrs. Wilkison” in Billy Elliot, “Madam” in Cinderella, and “Anabella/Margaret/Pamela” in The 39 Steps at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman. Other shows include “Miss Havisham” in Great Expectations, “Annie Sullivan” in The Miracle Worker, “Li’l Bit” in How I Learned to Drive with Stages, Barrymore recommended productions: “Lena” in Gary, “Bridget” in The King of East Jabip,“Emma Parker” in Bonnie and Clyde with The Eagle Theatre, and “Katherine” in 33 Variations with the Kelsey Theatre, Villanova and Haddonfield Plays and Players. Melissa has also performed in hundreds of commercials, industrials, and voice-overs including: Salad Works, Curel, Tom McCann,  EP Henry, Channel 6, Rite Aid, Dow Chemical, Hatfield Ham, Susquehanna Bank, and more. She’s narrated over 100 audiobooks. Melissa serves as a private acting coach to kids, teens, and adults and teaches seasonal acting workshops at Camden County College and the Ritz Theatre. Up next, she plays “Violet” in August Osage County with Masquerade Theatre. She just wrapped on the SAG feature film Shattered Perception where she plays Mom, Linda. Love and thanks to her two kiddos Ella (20), Dom (17), partner Tom and Mom and Dad. xo

CLAIRE GOLDEN DRAKE –

Hillary Hudson

Claire is so happy to be back on the SCTC stage after last appearing here as Veronica in God of Carnage (a role that she also played at Stagecrafters in Philadelphia).

Originally from Wales, UK, Claire graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in Acting. She has spent over three decades acting and teaching in and around Philadelphia. Claire is a storyteller who loves to entertain, educate, and inspire audiences of all ages, with her enthusiastic energy and crazy creative brain. She is gratefully performing children’s original storytelling shows on a regular basis. Grown-up acting credits include: Lotte in Lettice & Lovage, Chris in Rumors, All In The Timing and Dicken’s Hard Times (multiple roles), Cassie in Wonder Of The World and Annie in all three parts of the Alan Aychbourn trilogy, The Norman Conquests (Allen’s Lane Theater), multiple roles in The Elephant Man, Moby Dick Rehearsed and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Iron Age Theatre), Frau Schmitt / Nun in The Sound of Music, Mrs. Sowerberry & others in Oliver, & many Children’s Theatre touring shows (The Center Theatre). Full bio, agent and booking information can be found at:  www.clairegoldendrake.com

Claire’s best credit to date is raising three incredible kids: Natalie, Lucas and Nick (now grown-ups), and being married to her incredibly supportive husband, Carl, for the past 26 years.  Don’t worry Carl, I am trying to remember to take my crabby pill every day…  

MELODY G. MOORE –

Victoria Ambrose

Melody (she/her) is looking forward to working onstage, rather than behind the scenes, for a change and working on this hilarious show with this excellent group! She is a Philadelphia-based stage manager, production manager, and theater maker. Having worked in nearly every theatrical discipline—from acting to set design—Melody now collaborates with several local companies, including for the last two years at South Camden Theatre Company as Stage Manager, Production Manager, and now, Actor! Most recently, she acted in Lunar Eclipse with TheatreXP and served as the Stage and On-Site Production Manager for an intense summer run of 1776 The Musical! with local youth. Break a leg, everyone!

Zuhairah McGill – Director

An award-winning director and actress from Brooklyn, New York, she is the Artistic Director of First World Theatre; Associate Artist with The Town Street Theatre in LA. And an award-winning Director who has directed Off-Broadway. She is the Recipient of the Lunt-Fontanne Award, where she worked with Broadway Tony Award-winning director Jerry Zaks. She has worked with Academy Award Nominee Colman Domingo, Woodie King Jr., Golden Globe winner Regina Taylor, Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames, Walter Dallas, and Gregory and Maurice Hines. She trained with Uta Hagen, Ossie Davis, and H. German Wilson. Some of her works include: ‘Screaming For Life’ Off-Broadway, ‘Sister Sonja’, Off-Broadway, ‘Sojourner’ National Black Theatre, ‘Ladysitting’ Arden Theatre, ‘The Royale’ Lantern Theatre, ‘Flyin West’ Quintessence Theatre’ ‘The Mountaintop’ Santa Fe Playhouse, ‘Eubie’ Walnut St Theatre, ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’, ‘Hairspray’ Steel River Playhouse Theatre, ‘For Colored Girls’ First World Theatre. 

She produced the C. Dolores Tucker Martin Luther King Non-Violence Award Ceremony, working with the late great Cicely Tyson and Joe Frazier. She is a 4-time Barrymore nominee and a 2-time Barrymore winner. She sat on the panel with August Wilson for “A Conversation of August Wilson’s Work.” She was invited to The National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, NC, where she performed her one-woman, award-winning show “SOJOURNER” By Richard Lamonte Pierce.

Zuhairah is happy to return to SCTC for his directorial debut here. Thank you, Dawn, Robert, the crew, and cast for trusting me. To my family…AMANDELA!

Susan Parker – Playwright

Susan is a Concord Theatricals-published playwright whose comedies have been keeping audiences laughing in theatres around the world for nearly two decades. Alongside her late husband and writing partner, Michael Parker, she helped create the remarkable Parker Plays catalog of fifteen published plays that have enjoyed more than 1,700 productions since 1996, appearing on stages throughout the United States and in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Known for her knack for finding humor in life’s everyday chaos, Susan writes fast-paced situational comedy farces for community, dinner, and professional theatres. Her plays feature witty dialogue, colorful characters, and enough unexpected twists to keep audiences laughing long after the final curtain call.

Melody G. Moore  – Production Manager

Melody is a Philadelphia-based stage manager, production manager, and theater maker. For over 20 years in Key West, Florida, she and her husband Bob co-founded and ran TheatreXP, one of the region’s leading companies. Having worked in nearly every theatrical discipline—from acting to set design—Melody now collaborates with several local companies, including South Camden Theatre Company (God of Carnage, A Good Farmer, Hollywood, Nebraska, How The Light Gets In). Most recently, she served as the Stage/Production Manager for a summer run of 1776 The Musical! with local youth. 

To Be Determined – Stage Manager

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Hunter Mountz – Lighting Designer

He/Him

Hunter is a Philadelphia-based theatre and dance lighting designer whose previous design credits include The Lightning Thief (Triple Threat Theatre Company), Who’s Holiday, The Toxic Avenger – The Musical, God of Carnage, and the entire 20th and 21st season here at South Camden Theatre Company. Into the Woods, The Laramie Project, Bedroom Farce (Salem State University) Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia!, The SpongeBob Musical (Panthers-on-Parade) Dare to Dream, and When Worlds Collide (SSU Repertory Dance Theatre). Hunter also received the Excellence in Lighting Design award from the 2021 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Hunter was also honored recently by the NJ Theatre Alliance for his creativity in lighting here at SCTC.

Jairus L. Parker, Sr. – Sound Designer

Jairous is thrilled to be part of The South Camden Theatre Company’s Creative team for Sex Please We’re Sixty. He is returning for the fourth time after his work on Chicken & Biscuits, The Revolutionists & DOT for SCTC. Jairous is a Philadelphia-based sound designer and audio engineer. He most recently designed and mixed sound for The Philadelphia Dramatists’ Center’s 2025 Philadelphia Fringe Festival,‘Steering Wild’, ‘Happy Enough’, ‘Kulkalcan’, and Storybook Musical Theatre’s 2024/25 theater season. Mr. Parker has designed and mixed sound for a diverse group of performing arts organizations, Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre, ‘Ladysitting’ Lantern Theater, ‘The Royale’ Quintessence Theatre, ‘Flyin West’, Hedgerow Theatre, ‘Good Grief’, NYC’s Manhattan Theater Club, and Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Highlights of Mr. Parker’s career include serving as Senior Sound Designer and engineer for several seasons at New Freedom Theatre and engineering sound for more than 1100 performances of ‘Menopause The Musical’ at the Society Hill Playhouse. Jairous dedicates his work on this show to the joyous memory of his beloved mother, Gloria Lyon-Parker Harris, uncle Freddie Gary Sr., dear friend and colleague, Actors Equity PSM, and actor, William ‘Chris’ Whalen, who most recently succumbed to Alzheimer’s and Dementia. “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” – James M. Barrie

Louise Gareau – Costume Designer

She/Her

Louise recently joined SCTC’s creative team after working as a costumer for her music teacher’s daughter’s productions. She’s delighted to be spreading her wings with our work on stage. Starting out with the recent production of The Toxic Avenger was quite an effort. She’s looking forward to costuming “Sex Please We’re Sixty” after costuming the theatre’s 20th Anniversary Season of Love. She is also looking forward to costuming the Company’s 22nd season.

Pam Staley – Props

She/Her

Pam is delighted to work in theatre with her friend Dawn Varava at SCTC. Her past experiences included managing props and all things backstage for Dawn during many of her school productions. She has been jumping in to help SCTC be the best we can be for all of our shows.

Robert Bingaman – Scenic Design

He/Him

Robert is incredibly grateful for the continuous support he receives from the creative staff, the South Camden Theatre Company board of directors, and you—our wonderful patrons. While serving as SCTC’s Board President, Robert wears many hats behind the scenes, most notably having designed an impressive 66 sets on our stage. Among his favorites are The Brothers Size, By The Water, The Toxic Avenger, Exorcism (A Play In One Act), The Legend of Georgia McBride, and How The Light Gets In. He knows that bringing this theatre magic to life would be impossible without the dedication of our incredible scenic volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering to build sets, organize props and costumes, or help with other essential tasks, please reach out! (rallan@southcamdentheatre.org) Last, but certainly not least, he sends all his love to his husband, Steve.