Five Savory Dishes (World Premiere) Cast

Zac Collum (Mike)
I am a Senior BFA Acting and Directing student. I've always said that I was destined to be either a Chef (which makes sense because Gordon Ramsay is one of my role models), Blacksmith, or a Sea Captain and I would like to dabble in all those things one day. However, Much like Gordon Ramsey I have a driving passion for what I do and what I do is make art.
Corey Finley (Steve)
Quinton Tolbert (Ricky)
Quinton Tolbert is a current junior at Austin Peay State University. Since his elementary days, his love for theatre has grown immensely. He is overjoyed to be apart of the world premiere of John Patrick Shantley’s plays. Au revoir!
Michaela McGarel (Blanche)
Michaela is a sophomore at APSU and is very excited to be playing Blanche in the world premiere of Five Savory Dishes. This is Michaela’s fifth show here. Her past roles include Lucy Van Pelt in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Poopsie in The Pajama Game. If she’s not in rehearsal, Michaela can usually be found at Dunkin’ Donuts ordering way too much iced coffee. Michaela would like to thank her Mom and Dad for always supporting her dream and funding her caffeine addiction. She would also like to thank Freddie Ashley for giving her this opportunity and for teaching her obscure pop culture references.
Jesse Adair (Guy)
Shane Kopischke (Randy)
Shane Kopischke is incredibly excited to be debuting new work in his senior year at APSU! Shane is a senior in the Musical Theatre BFA and will be graduating in May. He wants to thank his family and friends for all their support!
Nancy Tillman (Elsie)
Nancy Tillman is a freshman pursuing a BFA in musical theatre. Some of her recent credits include Val in A Chorus Line, Linda in Hair, and Terry in Working. She is so honored to be a part of the world premier of 5 savory dishes. Nancy would like to thank Freddie for all his wonderful direction and guidance throughout this process.
Bret Carson (Charlie)
Bret Carson is an actor, director, and dialect coach in the middle Tennessee area. He’s worked with Woven Theater, Radical Arts, and Tripp Lake Camp and hopes to continue working with new and exciting projects! His previous roles include Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew, and Traiteur in the world premiere of Uncanny. He’d like to thank his friends and family for coming to see his work in action!
Charlie Krantz (Dewey)
Charlie is a Senior at APSU, and is expected to graduate in May with a BFA in Acting/Directing. While here, Charlie has been involved in several shows at APSU, some of her roles include: Tranio in The Taming of The Shrew, Bartley in The Cripple of Inishmaan, and Kathy in Company. She could not be more excited to be apart of this production! She has loved Shanley’s work for a long time now and feels extremely blessed to be in the world premiere of Five Savory Dishes.
Erica S. Harris (Diana)
Erica S. Harris is an 8 year Army Vet and Senior at Austin Peay State University. Two years into her studies, she switched her major from Pre-Med to BFA in Acting & Directing. She made her first debut in February of 2019 in the play In the Blood, written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Talon Beeson. This was not only her first performance, but the first lead role she landed. Erica was recently in a Musical “A Chorus Line,” written by Nicholas Dante & James Kirkwood Jr, and directed by Ryan Bowie, as a cut dancer. She aspires to be a film actor and plans to work with Marvel Studios and Tyler Perry Studios. She refers to herself as "The A-List Actor" as an affirmation to achieve her goals.
Madison Courrege (Loma)
Madison Courrege is a senior here at Austin Peay. Her favorite productions she’s been a part of here at APSU are Grand Night For Singing and Working. She is honored to be a part of this cast and is beyond thankful for getting to work with Freddie Ashley on such an important world premiere of such beautiful work.
Khatelin White (Pamela)
This is Khatelin's second year at APSU a third show in the department. She was formerly in Pajama Game and Say Yes during the student directed projects in the spring. This is her 7th year doing theatre and working on this show has made her fall in love with the art all over again. She would like to give a huge thank you to Freddie, the crew, and the cast for making this show such a wonderful experience!