Murder at the Jubilee
murder hits home.
Performance Dates: April 23-26
Runtime: 2 hours
Audience: All Ages
Location: Marshfield Community Theatre Main Stage
Synopsis
Based on the original work Murder at Walnut Springs by local playwright Patrick Schuster, this show is an updated script that features murder, mystery, and laughter, all within the historic Jubilee Theater Center’s walls!
Cast List
Virginia Wright: Crystal Hilton
Ken Kellerman "Kel": Ethan Oberbeck
Zach Ziegelhofer: Harper Phelps
Donna Tippler: Cindy Finch
Gip Tippler: Kelby Lorenz
Beulah Fay Fyan: Crystal Petru
Guy: Zac Salsig
Violet "Vie" Fyan: Emily Pipkin
Gabby Robinson: Mallory Waugh
Cast Bios
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Beulah Fay Fyan (Crystal Petru)
Crystal is thrilled to be in her first show with Marshfield Community Theater! She has been seen in Springfield Little Theater's productions of White Christmas and Elf the Musical as well as many plays in high school, too many years ago to remember. She would like to thank her husband and three cats for risking starvation and abandonment issues so she can pursue her craft
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Violet "Vie" Fyan (Emily Pipkin)
Emily is excited to be part of this production and enjoys getting the chance to interact with the other performers who have such talent. She has been in several productions for MCT and is grateful to continue to be part of this amazing community.
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Ken "Kel" Kellerman (Ethan Oberbeck)
Ethan Oberbeck is excited to be in his first production with MCT since he was a kid in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. First to God be the glory! Next, he’d like to thank his Mom, Dad, Sister and the rest of his family both with us and passed on for being there for him and supporting him in his creative endeavors. He also would like to think his friends for having his back and allowing him to be his zany self. Finally, he’d like to dedicate this role to two great friends he lost too early, Dara and Noah Hensley, they would have loved it.
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Gip Tippler (Kelby Lorenz)
Kelby is excited to return to the stage at MCT! Kelby has been involved with MCT for several years and is their current Director of Outreach. Kelby has been seen on stage at MCT in A Charlie Brown Christmas (Charlie Brown), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown), and Mamma Mia! (Eddie). Kelby has also worked behind the scenes at MCT for the last several years, most recently for Legally Blonde the Musical (Director), Leaving Iowa (Director), Disney’s High School Musical On Stage (Lighting & Sound Design), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Producer), Night of the Living Dead (Director), and The Great Gatsby (Director). Kelby is the Marketing Manager for the non-profit NumFOCUS, where he leads the marketing team and helps create marketing strategies to promote the organization and its programs.
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Donna Tippler (Cindy Finch)
Cindy is excited for the opportunity to once again “play” with the MCT family. The original version of this show, previously presented by MCT, was their first Murder Mystery production and Cindy’s acting debut with MCT. Cindy has performed in many MCT shows, including Tanya/Mama Mia, Morticia/Addams Family, Dragon/Shrek, The Witch/Into the Woods, Truvy/Steel Magnolias, and a host of MCT Murder Mysteries and musicals. She has also been seen as Miss Maudie in To Kill A Mockingbird and in Sister Act with Springfield Little Theater. Cindy and her husband now live in Rogersville and are looking forward to retirement in the near future.
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Guy (Zac Salsig)
Zac Salsig is a stage actor who has performed with Marshfield Community Theatre in productions of Night of the Living Dead, Leaving Iowa, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Zac can also be seen volunteering at many different productions. Zac is also a big supporter of his daughters in their performances. Zac is also proud of his heritage, including a great-great-grandmother who was full-blooded Cherokee. He continues to gain experience through local productions and is always looking to take on new and challenging roles. He would like to also give a big thanks to my wife for Rachel for supporting him on this journey.
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Virginia Wright (Crystal Hilton)
Crystal Hilton is tickled pink to return to the Marshfield Community Theatre stage for Murder at the Jubilee, a Marshfield landmark. Crystal isn't afraid to get her hands dirty and do what it takes to make a show happen. While she can usually be found behind the scenes she's no stranger around these parts, having previously performed in Junie B. Jones Jingle Bells Batman Smells, Par for the Corpse, Puffs, and a Charlie Brown Christmas.
Crystal would like to thank her daughter Hayden for getting her license and no longer requiring a chauffeur and Director Toni Lorenz for looking past Crystal’s wild laugh and casting her for this show!
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Zach Ziegelhofer (Harper Phelps)
Harper is excited to be returning to the MCT stage! Harper has previously been seen in the MCT productions of A Charlie Brown Christmas, Legally Blonde the Musical, and Speed Date. Outside of MCT, Harper has been involved with Clue: On Stage and Addams Family. In his free time, Harper enjoys hanging out with his friends. He would like to thank his friends, family, and Grandpa Tom.
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Gabby Robinson (Mallory Waugh)
Mallory M. Waugh has wanted to be an actress since she was a young girl. Her passion only grew in her junior and senior years as she was able to take drama and speech classes, participate in 3 MCT plays (2 where she was cast as the main character) including “Maryanne & The Maypole” among others. After high school Mallory moved to Arizona where she did live action shows in Tombstone, playing a Main Character in a comedy gun fight show where she learned to shoot blanks with a 22 & 44 pistol. She filled in as Hattie Earp in the re-enactment of the shooting at The OK Corral where the actual famous Wyatt Earp lived as well as did some low budget westerns there. She then continued on to AK and landed a role as an airport security guard in a film called “Frozen Ground”, based off of a true story of a serial killer in Alaska! She also did a few short films as well as landed a voiceover role as a character named Betty in a movie called Treehouse. This role landed her on IMDb as the character of Betty played by Mallory Malibu Waugh. After moving back to Missouri, Mallory became a hip-hop artist as well as participated in multiple fashion shows. Now Mallory’s main role is the mother of 3 young girls, Nakai 10, Malan 8, Zoelle 7. She has been married for 10 yrs and works alongside her mother, Susan Farr as a spa specialist, aesthetician, and nail tech.