Spring 2019
On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed twenty-six innocent souls before taking his own life. These twenty-six innocent deaths, like pebbles thrown into a pond, created ripples and vibrations that were felt far beyond the initial rings. This is the story of those vibrations.
Similar in style to The Laramie Project, playwright Eric Ulloa conducted interviews with members of the community in Newtown and crafted them into an exploration of gun violence and a small town shaken by a horrific event.
Director’s Biography
Myra Greene is thrilled and honored to be the director of 26 Pebbles. She has spent the last 40 plus years acting and directing in numerous theatres including The Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre, Centre Stage, Greenwood Community Theatre, Abbeville Opera House, Milltown Players and Presbyterian College. Myra is a graduate of Lander University and The Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training where she worked and studied with well-known show business stars including Burt Reynolds, Charles Nelson Riley, Dom Deluise, Ozzie Davis, and Liza Minelli. She also has a MA in Theatre History from The University of South Carolina. She is the former Executive/Artistic Director of The Greenwood Community Theatre where she served from 1991-2005. She was an adjunct professor for the Lander University Theatre Dept. from 2007-2013 and retired after serving as the Director of Alumni Affairs and Annual Giving at Lander in 2017. She has served as Advisor for the Lander Players since the club began. Myra is the proud mother of Lander Alumnus Graham Shaffer who is the Technical Director for the Greenville Theater. She wishes to thank her husband and Lander Alumnus Freddie for his love and patience.
CAST LIST
JENN ……………………………….….……..Kristle Rodgers
MICHAEL………………………….....…….....……Liam Roos
SALLY……………………………....Megan Higginbotham
BILL ………………..……….….…..….………..Davey Rivera
CAROLE ………………………….…………André Michelle
GEORGIA……….....……………..………...Hannah Gallant
DARREN………………………....………….Michale DePree
KAT ………………………………....…………..Kristen Long
MIKE ……………………….………………Cameron Alford
STARR ..………………………….….……….Bailey Gravely
JERIANN ……………..……………………….Taylor Baxley
RABBI ……………..……………………………….Joey Plyler
FATHER WEISS ………...………….…..Santos Pagán, Jr
JULIE ………………………..…………………...Catie McKee
CARRIE ………………………..………………........Lea Toby
CARLA …………………………….………….Katie Whatley
JOE ……………………………….......Absalon Richardson
CHRIS …………………………….………...…Samuel Elliott
YOLIE …………………………....…….…Elizabeth Cooper
ACTOR 1 and 3…………………..….…...Hannah Leister
ACTOR 2 and 4..…………..………..…Oliver Townsend
ACTOR 5 and 6…………....……….……………Jac Carroll