Drinking Habits 2: Caught in the Act Cast

All of us who do this have to fit real life into real life into getting ready to show you this few hours of fun. For any accountant (me) fitting in December/January Rehearsals is a tough task but we do it because we love to entertain. Thanks to this cast, my husband and friends. This one has been fun to get ready for. Being a sequel made it feel like putting on an old sweatshirt and locking up right where we left off. I love this cast. Enjoy the show!!

It's been nearly two decades since Shannon first stepped on the Ole stage as the saucy Sister Marionette in Nunsense 2: The Second Coming. She not only performed in musicals and comedies presented at the Depot, but also worked behind the scenes as ticket chair for the Ole Board before making her directorial debut with the revival production of Nunsense 2: The Second Coming five years ago. She also has co-directed many plays here on the Ole stage. She would also like you to know that with a VERY heavy heart, this will be her final performance as an actor on this stage. Sister Philamena is by far her favorite character to play. I will miss being a part of entertaining everyone!!

Tina began her Ole “career” under the watchful eye of Kurt Schindler. Since that time, she has enjoyed meeting so many people with each new play. Although she loves comedy roles the best, she has been seen in Crimes of the Heart and Working. She strives to be the best in each role given, no matter how many lines she delivers. She is also a great cheerleader for the Ole organization as a whole and considers her best accomplishment so far to be the number of new audience members she has brought to the Depot. During her role as Nana, she introduced eight new people to the Ole Olson Theater. More than half of them had never been to live theater! Tina credits her husband, John, with supporting her passion for theater and giving her the time and space to “play” with others.

Tait is thrilled to be reprising the role of Father Chenille as he finds the character a blast to portray, as at times he is sharp tongued, overly optimistic and a fool. Tait finds his castmates both hilarious and talented and hopes he can keep up with them. Tait is hoping for a “magical” performance each and every show. Tait is excited to be working with the talented duo of director Stephanie Wagner and assistant director Nancy Neff again. Tait is married to lifelong Ole member Stephanie Wagner. They have four children, Lehna, Maya, Nikolai and Odessa, who are active in Ole productions as well. Tait is the chairman of the Ole Olsen Children’s Theatre. Tait is currently a science teacher at Maconaquah Middle School.

Kevin is 28 years old and living in Wabash, Indiana. He has performed with Ole Olsen for a while now. It is his 6th show now having just got down with a previous show, Little Women. He is currently serving in the Army National Guard for nearly 4 years now. In his spare time, when not on stage, Kevin plays video games and volleyball. He hasn't been in a comedy show since Bleacher Bums, so he is more than happy to take part in any comedy show because of my humor to laugh.

Autumn started acting her freshman year of high school and hasn’t stopped since. Last scene playing Annie Wilson in Apartment 3A, Autumn is very excited to be on the Ole Stage again reprising her role of Sally Andrews. Outside of theater, Autumn enjoys painting, writing, and hanging out with her friends and her cat Puddin. Autumn is so thankful for the opportunity to play Sally Andrews, as this is her favorite role yet! She’s had a great time putting the show together with this wonderful cast.

This is Kaleb’s second show at Ole, reprising his role as George from the first Drinking Habits. He is no stranger to theater, performing in many Kokomo Civic theater performances. Most recently he was Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical and as Robbie in One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall. In school he also performed as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, and the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. He enjoys going out with friends, playing games, and singing obnoxiously in his car. He would like to give thanks to his family and friends in their constant support of his theatrical endeavors.

Alexis is a 32-year-old Pisces cleverly disguised as an adult who loves ice cream and being the center of attention. When not on stage, she enjoys going on motorcycle trips with her husband, Craig, and hanging out with her family and dog, a dachshund/ corgi mix named Bella. Alexis's acting experience is self-taught and mostly comes from her time being on movie and TV show sets in Chicago. Her favorite part of her time in Chicago was being Geena Davis's stand-in and body double. This is Alexis's fifth show with Ole Olsen.