Check out the cast of La Leche Legal, performing with Single Parent Neighborhood in Big Blue Door’s summer run! Coached by Rachel Showalter.
Robin Hyer. Newcomer Robin grew up riding gators in New Orleans and was once the Queen of Sugarcane. She now lives a nice, noisy life with her patient husband, two free range kids, Labrador, saintly cats, and fourteen hens.
Chris Collins. Chris, a recent graduate of Big Blue Door’s improv classes, hails from Virginia Beach but has called Charlottesville home for the last four years. He is a software developer by day and a D&D dungeon master by night. He dreams to one day be half as good of a D&D player and improviser as Brenna Lee Mulligan (of College Humor and Dimension20 fame).
Keaton Ray. Keaton is a personal trainer. He’s also an actor you might see performing in ads or shows on your very own teevee. He dreams of someday being in a horror movie.
Ellie Black. Ellie is the somewhat dry baked good you get from mixing up sarcasm, wild curiosity, a pinch of anxiety, a dash of depression, and a healthy dose of enthusiasm for the human condition. Speaking of confections, where do you get a good donut around here? Ellie is married to the most amazing muffin, Janet, and they have two buttery little croissants, Jonah and Camille.
Kevin Sawyer. Kevin deep down wants to be a magical combination of Lynda Carter, Nell Carter, Catherine O’Hara, and Tina Fey. Kevin grew up obsessed with Kelly Kapowski, but secretly, Zach Morris. Kevin works for a finance company but promises he’s not THAT kind of finance guy. Kevin is originally from Chesapeake, Va. Outside of a 7-year stint in Shanghai, he spent most of his adult life in Charlottesville, where he now lives with his offspring. Kevin loves theater, music, and above all things – laughing. He is excited to kick off his Big Blue Door career. If you are so inclined to give roses after a show, Kevin prefers peonies. Kevin Sawyer
Todd Kasen. Todd was born and raised in the suburbs of New York, Todd Kasen uprooted his life to move to the greener pastures of Charlottesville in 2016. During the weekdays, Todd spends his time engineering all sorts of neat stuff, but when off the clock, he enjoys skiing, hiking, and hanging out with Sonic the sugar glider. Todd has a fond appreciation of lasers and traffic signs. He performed with Big Blue Door before Covid.
Rachel Showalter. Coach Rachel has a sharp sense of humor, which means many “regular” people are frightened of her. She’s considered quitting her day job to perform improv fulltime, but the spaceship offered her tenure. Her devotion to her offspring is apparent in the way she tenderly holds their secrets, unless she’s onstage. She has performed and coached many Big Blue Door groups.
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