Vice President

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Secretary

Bio: Cynthia Stuart is serving as secretary for the BRT Board of Directors. She owns the Studio of Voice and Piano in Pelahatchie and serves on the Board of Directors for the Komen for the Cure Cancer Foundation. She is married to Donnie Stuart and they have one son, Jeff, and a daughter-in-law, Ashley. Cynthia taught choral music and theatre for 28 years and now devotes her time to teaching privately. She is involved in community theater both as an actor and director. Some shows to her credit are: Daughters of the Lone Star State (Lola Faye), Hello Dolly (Dolly), Smoke on the Mountain (Vera), Sanders Family Christmas (Vera), Tom Sawyer (preacher’s wife). She has served as musical director for The Wizard of Oz, Bugsy Malone, and The Music Man. The most recent show she has directed was Pump Boys and Dinettes. She has served as keyboardist for Little Shop of Horrors, Always Patsy Cline, and Chicago. She serves as an adjudicator for district and regional choral competitions, state fair competitions, and talent competitions. She also serves as mistress of ceremonies for local and state pageants. She conducts two performing ensembles: "A Touch of Class", and "Class Act".

Treasurer

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Board Member

Bio: Lydie Vick has done theatre for 41 years. (would you believe she started when she was 2????) OK....5????? - ANYWAY - Lydie has done every aspect of theatre, from sweeping the floor to directing and producing. She has performed on stage in various roles, but truly prefers NOT to be in the "limelight" - the soft glow of backstage blues or the frosted lights of the light booth are much more to her liking. Being very "family oriented", Lydie finds that the fun she finds by working at Black Rose is greatly enhanced by the fact that her son and daughter-in-law are also very active in the group, and many of her Black Rose "friends" have become her Black Rose "family".

Board Member

Bio: Liz has been a board member since October of 2006. Her very first time on stage at Black Rose Theatre was during the 1992-1993 season in the production of The Tale of the Talented Cat. She has participated in many Black Rose Theatre productions since that time. Liz attended Ole Miss where she started out as a theatre major and then changed her focus to Broadcast Journalism. She is a former television news anchor and is now employed at the USA International Ballet Competition, where she functions at the Director of Public Relations. She also serves as the publicity chairman for Black Rose Theatre.

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Raymond Reed has lived in the Brandon area for 18 years. He began his involvement in theatre way back during his college days. He also participated in community theatre while in college. He has played different rolls in various musicals but prefers working behind the scenes and not on stage.

Oddly enough, it wasn't Raymond himself, who opened the doors of Black Rose to the entire Reed family - Raymond's daughter auditioned for a show at Black Rose, and as the Reed family usually does, the whole family jumped in with both feet and lots of enthusiasm, became involved - and quickly became a part of the Black Rose Theatre family. Raymond and his wife, Wendy, can usually be seen backstage or working the box office, while their two daughters, Audrey and Brooke, love to be on the stage, but are also willing to work in other capacities. With the Reeds, theatre is truly a "family affair".

Board Member

Bio: Renee is no stranger to the theatre. She has had the pleasure of being involved back stage and on stage at Black Rose and other local community theatres for the past 7 years. She resides in Brandon and has worked as an Oil and Gas Bookkeeper for 17 years with the same company and is the owner of a small resale shop on the outside of Brandon. She gladly helps out with needed props from her shop. Renee is fortunate enough to have three lovely children, who also have a passion for the theatre and many of the other arts. It is not surprising to see one or all three of her children, as well as Renee herself, in the same production or scattered all over the theatre community. Renee says “ I agreed to be part of the board, if elected, because Black Rose is my home. It is where we started all those years ago and I want to give more than just our stage talents back to the theatre. This old theatre needs some love and care and I would like to be one of the many that want to give it to her.”

Board Member

Bio: She is normally scene running around backstage, but was last seen onstage in the chorus of Once Upon a Mattress. Lori also serves on the BRT board of directors. She is a Customer Care Supervisor for Gulf South Medical and resides in Brandon with her sweet and loving husband and their “furry babies” Lady H (their cat) and Jaxson (their dog).

Board Member

Bio: Native of Greenville, Mississippi. Started in theater there at Delta Center Stage at age 14. Acted throughout high school at DCS and Saint Joseph High School. Graduate of Delta State University where I was active with the Delta Players.

Board Member

Bio: Stacy Walker has worked with various groups theatre groups in the Jackson and Hattiesburg areas including Just Over the Rainbow Theatre, Ecole’ Danse Ballet Studio, Grace Temple Church, Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera, University of Southern Mississippi Opera, Primrose Path Theatre, Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet Company and Black Rose Theatre. His longest theatre association has been ten years on the technical staff of the Treehouse Players Children’s Theatre of Hattiesburg. In addition to performing he has held positions including stage manager, production designer, makeup designer, costume designer, character coach, assistant director and director.