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Theater:  I am a board member and current President of the Waterworks Players Community Theater based in Farmville, VA.  If you are interested in working with our theater, either off stage or on, please let me know!

  • Directed Waterworks Players production of Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, August 2024.
  • Played "Big Mama" in Waterworks Players production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, April 2024.
  • Played "Maggie" in Waterworks Players production of The Vagrant written by Longwood Professor Brett Hursey, February, 2024.
  • Played "Mammy" in Waterworks Players production of Wiley and the Hairy Man, August 2023.

    "Old Mags" in Adrift in New York    		  


    "Grizelda" in It's a Panto Jim But Not As We Know It
     
    "Shish" in Aladdin    		 Prisoner inLegally Blonde

    As a prisoner in Legally Blond the Musical

    "Alcandre" in The Illusion    		 As STROP in May the Farce Be With You
    "STROP" in May the Farce be With You    		 Dr. L. as the Evil Queen Lottie in Rumplestiltskin











    "Queen Lottie"  in Rumplestiltskin
  • Played "Old Mags" in Waterworks Players production of Adrift in New York, April 2023.
  • Played "Malvolio" in Waterworks Players production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, October 2022.
  • Played "Bernice Roth" in Waterworks Players production of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, July 2022.
  • Played "Miss Prism" in Waterworks Players production of The Importance of Being Earnest, April 2022.
  • Played "Mirriam, the Magic Mirror" in Waterworks Players production of the pantomime Snow White, December 2021.  I played this same role 11 years ago!
  • Played "Vera" in Waterworks Players production of The Odd Couple Female Version, October, 2021.
  • Played “Principal Wright” in the movie Recollection.  You can watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Jtn5KCw98
  • Played “Missus" in Hamner Theatre’s online production of Royal Shiree’s new play Lamentations, Spring 2021.
  • Played a "Charity Lady" and "A Thief" in Waterworks Players online production of A Christmas Carol, December 2020.
  • Appeared (read the monologue "Cunt" and other small parts) in The Vagina Monologues produced by Longwood University Student Conduct, Madeline's House, and Unified Theatre Company, February 2020.
  • Played "Marlafaye Mosley" in Waterworks Players production of Savannah Sipping Society, January/February 2020.
  • Played "Vileda Scrunge" in Waterworks Players production of Rapunzel: A Tangled Tale, December 2019.
  • Played "Marge", "Baptist Minister", and other roles in The Laramie Project, produced by Unified Theatre Company, August 2019.
  • Played "Volumnia" in Hampden-Sydney College Theatre's production of Coriolanus, February 2019.
  • Appeared (read the monologues "Cunt" and "Six-Year-Old Girl") in The Vagina Monologues produced by Longwood University Student Conduct, Madeline's House, and Unified Theatre Company, February, 2019.
  • Played "Grizelda" in Waterworks Players production of It's a Panto Jim But Not As We Know It, December 2018.   (See picture to the right)
  • Played "Pinky" and "Molly" in Waterworks Players production of Lucky Charms, September 2018.
  • Played "Alcandre" in Waterworks Players production of The Illusion, June 2018.  (See picture to the right).
  • Played "Shish" in Waterworks Players production of the pantomime Aladdin, December 2017.  (See picture to the right where I'm dancing with my fabulous cast mates!).
  • Read "Anna Marie Resseguie" in Riverviews Artspace (Lynchburg) reading of Sisters, November 2017.
  • Production Manager for Waterworks Players production of Shrek: The Musical, October 2017.
  • Production Manager for Waterworks Players production of And Then There Were None, July 2017.
  • Played "Winthrop", the "Judge", and was in the ensemble in Waterworks Players production of Legally Blond the Musical, March/April 2017.
    • I literally broke my leg (left femur) on the way to the cast party on opening night!  The pic to the right is me as a prisoner of the Boston Women's Correctional Facility!
  • Played "Pierre" in Waterworks Players production of Beauty and the Beast, a Holiday Pantomime, December 2016.
  • Played "Martha" in Waterwork's Players production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, February, 2016
  • Played "STROP" (a robot) in Waterworks Players production of the pantomime May the Farce be With You, December 2015.  Below is a picture of me in my robot costume!
  • Played "Bella Lamb" in Waterworks Players production of Rehearsal for Murder, October, 2015.
  • Played the "Nurse" in Hampden-Sydney College's production of Romeo and Juliet, November, 2014.
  • Played “Wallis Mart” in Waterworks Players production of pantomime Treasure Island, December, 2013.
  • Played “Margaret Pomerance” (the office lush) in Waterworks Players production of 9 to 5 the Musical, September, 2013.
  • Played "Mother" and “Marlene Dietrich”  in Hampden-Sydney College's production of Good, February, 2013.
  • Played "Queen Lottie" in Waterworks Players production of the pantomime Rumplestiltskin, December 2012. Below is a picture of me and my fabulous king, Shawn Strum.
  • Played “Annette” in Waterworks Players production of God of Carnage, September, 2012
  • Member of the chorus in the MAA Players production of MAA: The Musical^2, at MATHFEST, 2012, August, 2012.
  • Played a nurse in Waterworks Players production of South Pacific, April 2012.
  • Played “Ginnette,” “Villian,” and “Hope” in Waterworks Players production of Almost, Maine, February 2012.
  • Played the "Witch" in Waterworks Players production of the pantomime Hansel and Gretel, December 2011.
  • Played Jailhouse Murderer "Liz" and "Miss Kitty Katz" in Waterworks Players production of Chicago, October, 2011.
  • Played "Margaret Church (Mags)" in Waterworks Players production of Painting Churches, March 2011.
  • Posed as "American Gothic" (along with Marcus Pendergrass) at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts Gala, February, 2011.
  • Played "Mirriam, the Magic Mirror" in Waterworks Players production of the pantomime Snow White, December 2010.
  • Played "Granma" in Longwood University's production of The Grapes of Wrath, February 2010.
  • Played ”Dinner” (actually a Palace Guard that was going to end up being dinner for the giant) in Waterworks Players  production of the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, December 2009.
  • Played "Bernadette," "Haley," and "Chloe" in Waterworks Players staged reading of Shortcomings by Brett Hursey, October 30, 2009.
  • Played a "Minister" in Waterworks Players production of the pantomime Cinderella, December 2008.
  • Played "Georgie Bukatinsky" in Waterworks Players production of The Full Monty, April 2008.
  • Played "Yvette" (one of the girls) and other various chorus parts (Vietnamese soldier, woman) in Waterworks Players production of Miss Saigon, June 2006.
  • Became a member of the Waterworks Theater Board of Directors, October 2005.  The Waterworks Players Community Theater is Farmville's community theater and produces several shows per year.  If you are interested in volunteering for the theater, being in a show, or working on a show, please contact me!
  • Played "Bunny 'Babes' Beringer" in Waterworks Players production of Boardwalk Melody Hour Murders, April 2005.
  • Played "Fritzie," a Kit Kat girl in Waterworks Players production of Cabaret, November 2004.

Gardening:

  • Took the Master Gardener Class through the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE), Spring 2006.   Served as a VCE Master Gardener Volunteer as through 2009.  I completed 50 hours of community service by May 2007 to become a Master Gardener.  Each year while I served I completed at least 20 hours of community service to maintain my status as an active Master Gardener.    I am no longer officially a Master Gardener but I still like to garden!
  • Working on getting my yard into shape.  To the right is a picture of me in part of my garden in the summer of 2005.  We planted the crepe myrtle that summer.  I had very good luck with my basil that year (in the foreground) and you can also see some tomatoes  (to the right) and flowers.  Update 2014:  I need to post more garden pictures. The crepe myrtle has grown quite a bit since then and the garage has been redone.
  • Combining my Master Gardener work with my Waterworks Theater Board duties, I started to work on a landscape project for the Waterworks Players Community Theater.  This project still needs lots of work.  Are you interested in a volunteering opportunity?

Cooking:

Music:

  • Actually I'm not a musician, but a big fan of music.  Some of my favorite bands include ones in which my husband, Marcus Pendergrass, plays!   Dr. L. in Her Garden, Summer '05

  • Recently my hubby has started teaching me how to play electric bass guitar!  I have a long way to go but it is very fun!

Travel:  I like to travel when I get the chance.  Here are some interesting places (outside of the United States) I have been.  You can see a few pictures from some of our travels here.

  • Toronto, including Niagra Falls, Canada, Summer 1998 (following the Mathfest in Toronto)

  • British Columbia, Canada (Victoria and Tofino), Summer, 2001

  • Istanbul, Turkey, Christmas, 2001 (to visit Marcus' brother Daniel)

  • Beijing, Nanjing, and Shanghai, China, December, 2005 (as part of the People to People Ambassador Program's Women in Mathematics Delegation).

  • Greece, as part of a mathematics study abroad course, May 2009

  • Canada, briefly, as part of an Alaskan cruise, Summer 2010

  • Ireland, scheduled for May 2020, cancelled due to Corona Virus.  :-(....