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Alana Adams received her BFA in Art Education at Georgia State University with an emphasis in ceramics and sculpture. Since receiving her PK-12 certification in 2001, she has gone on to teach art and pottery to children and adults in both private and public institutions. Alana specializes in the development of arts-integrated curricula and is the Director of Education at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.
R. Bruce Connelly has appeared at the Arts Center as Ivan in Art, Andrew in Sleuth, Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner, and most recently as Dr. Carelli in Black Coffee. Other roles in regional theatres include Uncle Vanya, Scapino, half the town of Greater Tuna and Neil Simon's Big Three: Felix Ungar, Max Prince and Willie Clark. The CT Critics awarded him "Outstanding Actor in a Musical " for Pseudolus last year and he's been honored 14 times at the Daytime Emmy Awards for his work as Barkley, the big Muppet dog, on 'Sesame Street." Bruce is very glad to have been asked back for the Art Center’s current production of The Buddy Holly Story.
Lori Eure is originally from North Carolina, but currently lives in New York City. Since moving to NYC she has been fortunate to have traveled the country and overseas performing in various shows. Lori has also taught many dance and musical theatre workshops in NY and CT. She has also had the privilege to work with such great directors and choreographers such as Rob Marshall and Sam Mendes. Theatre credits include: Broadway: Cabaret, Sally Bowles/Kit Kat Girl. National tour: Cabaret. Regional Theatre: The Buddy Holly Story, We Will Rock You (Las Vegas Cast), Beehive at The Kennedy Center, Annie, and Guys-n-Dolls. Music and dance have always played a huge role in her life. Lori is thrilled to be back in the South and enjoying that good old southern hospitality!
Matthew Gray is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is performing as Buddy Holly in the Arts Center’s summer production of The Buddy Holly Story. New York Theatre credits include The Wild Party (Gallery Players), The Legislative Revue Strikes Back! (Queens Theatre in the Park), Children of Eden, and the world premiere of Love Notes to Geraldine (La MaMa etc.). Regional credits include Me and My Girl, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat.
Greg Kalafatas is thrilled to be making his Arts Center debut as The Big Bopper in The Buddy Holly Story. As a New Yorker, Greg has appeared in several Off-Broadway shows. Favorite regional credits include Jud in Oklahoma!, Amos in Chicago, and Kolenkov in You Can’t Take It With You.
Natasha Lawrence is a professional calligrapher and instructor, recently relocating from central Florida where her workshops were well received. She is also an award-wining photographer, a freelance service journalist and destination writer for magazines and travel sites on the Internet. Having lived in Southeast Alaska for several years, she participates as a lecturer on cruise ships’ enrichment programs on the Inside Passage. She is a member of the Carolina Lettering Arts Society and the Greater Charleston Chamber of Commerce.
Ian Lowe graduated from the Theatre Studies program at Yale University, where he performed a number of classical roles including Iago and Shylock. He also spent a year working with the Aquila Theatre Company in their national tour of 12th Night and had the opportunity to study classical theatre at the British-American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. Other regional theatre experience includes plays and musicals at Forestburgh Playhouse, Hangar Theatre, Virginia Musical Theatre, Porthouse Theatre, Tri-State Actors Theatre, Surflight Theatre, and others. Ian is performing in the Arts Center’s summer production of The Buddy Holly Story and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association since 2005.
Rivka Maher is a licensed art educator with a teaching certificate from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, as well as a licensed clinical social worker with an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania. Known locally as the former art teacher at Okatie Elementary School, Rivka currently works full time with students in the Jasper County schools using therapeutic art techniques. She is a working artist and private art teacher for children.
Jamie Richey is a filmmaker and photographer originally from Cleveland, Ohio. She received her BA in Film and Photography from Elon University. Her photography has garnered several accolades including numerous solo and group shows, advertisement and scholarship, as well as honors from juried competitions. Jamie is currently completely her Masters degree in Art History at the Savannah College of Art and Design and is the Education Coordinator at the Arts Center.
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