PAT'S Original Creative Team

MELANIE EWBANK (Director) Melanie is an accomplished director, actor, and playwright, having produced dozens of plays and play festivals. A classically trained, award-winning actress, she holds hundreds of professional credits across Los Angeles and regional theaters. Her 10-minute plays have been produced throughout the U.S. and have been toured in both adult and juvenile detention centers. Melanie is a published children's book author and currently serves as a ghostwriter for a popular ongoing, online murder mystery series.

JEANNINE BROWN (Stage Manager/Assistant Director) is very pleased to be working with Ms. Soland again, after stage managing her play Dr. Biscotti & the Human Condition in 2024. Jeannine is retired from the Air National Guard, runs a small family farm with her husband, and homeschools her two handsome children. Thank you to Alex, George, and Harrison for always supporting her artistic endeavors.

GREG HELTON (Prop & Set Manager/Sound) Mr. Helton is excited to be working on his fifth production with Ms. Soland.  Previous shows with her include Waiting, Sergeant York: The Play, Inspired: a Drama With Music!, and Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition.  This is his first time working behind the scenes, and he's so looking forward to Pat: The Play.

CHARLENE BLEDSOE (Costume Director) With extensive experience in costume design, construction, and coordination for large and small cast community theater productions, Charlene is pleased to be Pat's Costume Director.  She recently costumed Inspired! and Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition, original plays by Ms. Soland, and designed and coordinated costumes for the Theatre 23 production of Women of Lockerbie. She is currently the wardrobe mistress for The Last Call Theatre Group in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

TOM EUBANKS (Lighting Designer) Mr. Eubanks is a director and playwright who has received multiple awards for his work in acting, directing, and design. He has designed lighting for over 60 productions. From 1997 to 2003 and again in 2006, he served as Chairman of the Ojai Art Center Theater. Additionally, he was the Artistic Director for the Elite Theatre Company from 2004 to 2018. Currently, he is the Founding Artistic Director of Theater 23 in Knoxville.

PAISLEY REYNOLDS (House Manager/Box Office) Paisley Reynolds is thrilled to serve as House Manager for this show! She recently stage-managed Watchers, assistant stage-managed Thespis Thinks and Just the Ticket, assistant sound-managed Discovering Amelia, and crewed for Clue and Heathers. With six years of onstage and backstage experience, Paisley is studying at Pellissippi State Community College to advance her stage management career!