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Joyce Alcouloumre has appeared in many plays in the Napa Valley including; "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Fiddler on the Roof", "The Cherry Orchard", and "You Can't Take It With You." She has a Bachelor's degree from UCLA and has studied at the Dell' Arte school in Blue Lake, CA. This is the first Dreamweavers production in which she has appeared. When not working or performing, she is a competitive power lifter and has set several records in her class. Joyce currently shares her abode with her cat, Winston and her 6ft. boa constrictor, Cleo.
Geoff was last seen as Father Jack in Dreamweavers' production of "Dancing At Lughnasa". He has played numerous characters over the years. Arnold Needham in Dreamweavers' production of "No Sex Please, We're British" was his favorite; there's nothing like getting a laugh. His other Dreamweavers appearances were as Gorgibutt in "The Flying Doctor" produced at the Mustard Festival, and he played the Cabby in "Harvey" for the last three performances. His other credits include Sir Andrew Aguecheek in "Twelfth Night", John Cates in "Inherit The Wind", and John Proctor in "The Crucible". When not onstage, Geoff is a deputy sheriff and lives in Vallejo with his lovely wife, Rodica.
This is Alan's fourth Dreamweavers' production. Starting as the silent butler - to NPD chief Dan Monez - in Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband" in 1998, Alan went on to play a police inspector in "Dial M for Murder," and then a police superintendent in the outrageous comedy, "No Sex Please, We're British." Breaking the typecast mold (or not) Alan now plays a feisty New York attorney in "Nuts." Prior to performing for Dreamweavers, Alan acted in a variety of roles in three murder mysteries for a local production company. Previous to that, he played Marshal Willard in the Napa Valley College production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and had a part in Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," also at NVC. Trying to emulate Richard Dreyfus' performance in the film version of "Nuts" (1987) is certainly Alan's greatest challenge to date, if one excludes that of trying to get an authentic potato knish anywhere west of New York.
Peter is ideally qualified to play "Nuts" bulldog DA; he grew up in New York, works for the mental health service of Napa County and has a big brother who was once a famous prosecutor in Alameda County. He marked the beginning of his stage career in 1967 playing the role of the Lord High Executioner in his high school production of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado". Over the years, his credits include an Off-Off Broadway production of Hemingway's "The Fifth Column" and a bit part in the Hunter S. Thompson/Ralph Steadman quasi-documentary "The Curse Of Lono." More recently and locally, he has appeared in four productions of the Napa Valley Shakespeare Festival and the Dreamweavers productions of "An Ideal Husband", "No Sex Please, We're British" (co-starring with the lovely Michele Brake) and "The Flying Doctor."
Peter, who is nothing like the character Rosenthal, has lived in Napa for four years and enjoys running his café/deli near downtown. "Nuts" is Peter's first production in fifteen years. He has never played Broadway, but some of his performances include roles in "Cabaret", "Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean", "Runaways", "Oliver" and "Jesus Christ Superstar". Peter has also been involved in productions of "Li'l Abner", "Dark Of The Moon", "Fiddler On The Roof" and "Evita". Peter has had training in dance and voice and enjoys singing and dancing, especially when no one is looking.
Davina Rubin is no stranger to the Dreamweavers Theater. Her performances have run the gamut from the comedy role of Marian Hollander in Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water" to the serious dramatic part of Linda Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" in 1998. She returns to the Dreamweavers stage after a two year absence, playing the part of Judge Murdoch. A drama teacher, actress and writer, Davina has spent the last two years teaching and studying acting, and writing "The Drama Handbook," which was published this year by Good Year Books. She is currently working on another book and a one-woman show. In her role as Judge Murdoch, Davina says she is happy to return to the Dreamweavers stage, and is enjoying "the challenge of having a part which requires less action and more reaction."
James began performing as a young child and has since performed on numerous stages throughout the Bay Area. His roles include Antonio in "The Tempest" and Clayton Moss in Sam Sheppard's "Slaves to the Camera". His most recent performance was in "De Donde" as Oscar Ochoa, a Salvadoran refugee. James is also an avid student of Kung Fu and will be going for the gold in a tournement this June.
This is Michelle's (Elizabeth Denver - Court Reporter) first acting role. All of her previous acting experience has been associated with her career and her intimate relationships. She has spent 12 years in the law enforcement field where extemporaneous acting is what you're paid to do. The last 6 years has been spent as a Public Safety Dispatcher and Supervisor for the Napa Police Department. During this time, she also moonlighted as a Reserve Police Officer for Suisun City Police Department, receiving Reserve Officer of the Year twice. Michelle has been married for 12 years and has successfully convinced her husband of his sexual prowess and the need to say "Yes Dear." In her spare time, Michelle has faithfully watched "All My Children" for nearly 20 years. Her dream is to, one day, replace Erica Kane. Michelle also enjoys golf, camping, and her two cats, Smith and Sammy.
This is Jill's third directing role, having previously performed this function as Assistant Director/Stage Manager of "The Matchmaker" and Director of "The Scandalous Adventures of Sir Toby Trollope", both with Danville Community Players in Danville, VA. Realizing early on that it was either the performing arts or Prozac, Jill has taken to the stage since the age of four when she first appeared in a piano recital. Since then, she has sung, danced and acted (up) whenever the opportunity arises. Jill has appeared previously at Dreamweavers as the outrageous Susan in "No Sex Please, We're British" and most recently as the fun-loving Maggie in "Dancing at Lughnasa". She lives in Sonoma with her Significant Other, Ric, their Dalmatian and four cats, all six of whom she lovingly refers to as her children.
