About the Cast of Grandmothers, Incorporated

Jamilla Bynog-Barnes  -- Bea Bell   -- Appearing for the first time on the CPP stage Jamilla Bynog is a native Alexandrian. She received her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center and is now an Assistant District Attorney for the Parish of Rapides. She currently serves as President for the Krewe of RA and is an active board member for the Rapides Children’s Advocacy Center. She enjoys spending time with her family and traveling abroad with her husband, Cooper.

Paula Ellis Miles  --  Hattie Collier  -- A native of Alexandria, Paula attended both ASH and Peabody. A graduate of Xavier University she then earned a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School. Now working as an Assistant Attorney General with the LA Department of Justice and happily married to Russell Miles, III, Paula is the proud parent of Jessica and Joshua. This is her acting debut as a City Park Player.

Ann Angelle -- Connie Palmer  -- A native of Carencro, Ann moved to Pineville about a year ago from Lafayette where she had been very active in community theatres in the area. She has 2 children, Aharon and Kortney, who are very supportive of her love of theatre. This is Ann’s first stage appearance in Central Louisiana but she looks forward to a future that includes City Park Players.

Rodessa Metoyer -- Ms. Fanny Collier  -- Rodessa is retired band director and a former member of the Rapides Parish School Board. She is an active musician with Central LA Arts & Health Care, she sings with Red River Chorale, and she is organist and cantor for St. James Catholic Church. She was a Sophisticated Lady and played clarinet in the CPP production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ in 2011 and was Juror # 9 earlier this year in Twelve Angry Jurors.

Chevron Harris, Fanny Collier, Hattie Collier, Bea Bell, Connie Palmer

Numa V. Metoyer,III -- Chevron Harris  -- Numa is an Assistant District Attorney with the Rapides D.A.’s Office where he runs a special victims unit for domestic violence. He also serves as City Attorney and Magistrate Judge for the Town of Colfax, as well as the City Prosecutor for the Town of Cheneyville. A graduate of Southern University Law School, he has served as a Board Member for Family Counseling Agency and Turning Point Battered Woman Shelter. He’s also a first time actor for CPP.


Bob Savage -- News Announcer (Voice-Over)
A relative newcomer to the stage, Bob worked backstage with CPP in 2011 and had roles in Spectral Sisters 10 Minute Play Festival and with Marksville’s Fox – Le Theater Les Bon Temps productions. Earlier this year he was Phil in Almost, Maine. As a “voice” in this play, Bob has stepped up his game by designing the lights as well as operating both light and sound.

The Boy Friend Opens August 7

The Boy Friend, a hilarious musical romantic comedy by Sandy Wilson, opens at the Bringhurst Park Theatre on August 7.

Featuring a local cast of 30 mostly teens and young adults, The Boy Friend is the fourth offering of the City Park Players 60th Anniversary Season and the perfect cap on a sizzling summer. Cenla musical theatre veteran Tina Smith directs the production. Diane Falcone is Executive Producer.

In this gleeful song and dance show, British playwright Wilson masterfully spoofs the contrived storylines, generous tongue-in-cheek humor, and happy-ever-after endings of classic 1920s-era musical comedies. As a newcomer to the American stage, a nineteen-year-old Julie Andrews starred in the show’s 1954 Broadway debut. Her performance earned her the Theatre World Award and led to her Tony Award-winning role as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.

The Boy Friend cast and crewmembers include: Majorie McBride as Polly; Mark Weinzettle as Tony; Jane Albright, Donovan Baker, Anna Broussard, Alicia Burch, Cade Cascio, Laura Gauggel, Savannah Granger, Torey Hayward, Noelle LeBlanc, Darrah Mannix, Payden Moore, Britton Patton, Roxanne Pope, Caroline Randall, Loren Ryland, Catherine Schneider, Therese Schneider, Shaylah Simmons, Rodney Smetak, Anna Smith, Bradley Smith, Colin Smith, Callie Turner, Megan Voorhies, Marcus White, Mandy Williams, and Joe Wright; Leigh Schneider, choreographer; Jordan Baker, keyboards.


Continuing its 60th Anniversary Season celebration, the theater will unveil a limited edition, frameable poster, commissioned especially for the production and designed with original artwork by artist Marcus James White. White is a rising senior at Pineville High School Center for Creative & Performing Arts and member of the show’s cast.

The Boy Friend opens Thursday, August 7 and runs through Sunday, August 17. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, with Sunday matinees at 2:30. All performances are at the Bringhurst Park Theatre, 1802 Sylvester Street, Alexandria, Louisiana. Individual tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (65 and older), and $5 for students with current student ID. Group sales are available.

“Close to Home” promotional packages feature four tickets for $40, each good for any one performance of The Boy Friend or the upcoming The Dinner Party, by Neil Simon, opening October 2. More details are available by calling the theatre. For tickets, reservations, or more information, contact the City Park Players box office at (318) 442-1800 or email cparkplayers@bellsouth.net.

The City Park Players 60th Anniversary Season is made possible, in part, by grants from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the Arts Council of Central Louisiana, and the Roy O. Martin Foundation.

A premiere community theatre, City Park Players is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to offering quality cultural activities and experiences to the entire Central Louisiana community through live theatre productions, programming, and education. Visit our Website at www.cityparkplayers.org.