THE 6TH TRUMPET
Written by GREG BEASTROM
Directed by CATHY HOLBROOK
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Joe Elliott (Perry)
This is Joe’s second show at the Purple Box, bringing his lifetime grand total of acting appearances to two! He played Santa in the Box’s Christmas 9-1-1, in December 2020, which was the first time he acted on stage since high school. He was in house management at the Alley Theatre, Houston, from 1987 – 1990, and has had a handful of Master-of-Ceremonies gigs and indie video work since then. Joe and wife, Kyra, live in Galveston, TX; empty-nesters, they both work for the Texas NeuroAIDS Research Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Joe is a licensed mental health professional with 20+ years’ experience and maintains a part-time private psychotherapy practice on the island. More recently, he completed his PhD in Cognition & Instruction Psychology, and is developing a program of research into mixed reality technology applied to self-directed learning in cultural heritage institutions. Joe is especially grateful to be part of a production with such an important underlying message. (Special thanks to H. Russ Brown at College of the Mainland Theatre Dept., for the generous loan of several costume pieces.)
Jacob Mayfield (Belial)
Jacob has been in theater/musical theater for 4 years now. He has had leading roles in many shows as James in James and the Giant Peach, JoJo in Suessical the Musical, Les in Newsies, Tobias in Sweeney Todd, LeFou in Beauty and the Beast, Fletcher in Freaky Friday and Michael in Mary Poppins. He is excited to debut his first role here at Purple Box Theater.
Nicole Mayfield (Rhoda)
Nicole has had a lifetime of dance, music and theater. After spending her early adult years raising 3 wonderful children, that proved to also enjoy these same passions, she decided to step back into music and theater in the way of teaching, directing as well as performing. Most recent roles/performances include a few music reviews at various theaters and Mrs Brill and Bird lady in Mary Poppins.
Kimberly Seba (Angel Officer)
Kimberly has starred in several productions including Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation, A Christmas Carol, Music Man and Life with Mother Superior to name a few. When she is not starring in productions, she loves to write and is currently working on her first paranormal mystery novel.
Gina McPherson (Shamar)
Gina is a Theatre Arts Major and graduated from University of Central Florida. Gina has been enjoying Theatre at Purple Box since 2012. A few of her recent roles have been Karen in August Osage County, Christine in The Bad Seed and Latrelle in Sordid Lives. Gina has also starred in various commercials, television specials and many plays during and after college. She is a busy Mom of two daughters, one attending Texas A & M University and the other, a junior in high school. Gina is happy she gets to fulfill her passion in Theatre. Enjoy the show tonight!
Cassandra Seba (Deb)
Cassandra has been doing theatre for 10 years and has done many productions with Purple Box Theater. This is her first production since the beginning of the pandemic and has been currently pursuing a college career.
Russell Zavalla (Abaddon)
Russell has appeared in numerous productions at PBT. When he’s not onstage, you can find him teaching music at Foster Elementary in Humble ISD. He is excited to share the stage with his beautiful girlfriend, Sydney, once again!! Russell also enjoys rock climbing and his Disney World Annual Pass =).
David Schultz (Archie)
David regularly performs at community theaters throughout the Houston area. He has done many shows at Purple Box, including August: Osage County, Deathtrap, Other Desert Cities, The Little Mermaid, Christmas 9-1-1, and Neighborhood Noel. He is thrilled to share the stage with his daughter, Carmen, in this show. As always, he thanks the cast and crew for their energy and enthusiasm and his family for their love and support.
Carmen Schultz (Gabriel)
Carmen has been very busy at Purple Box for the past several years. She has performed in many shows, including Aladdin, Descendants, Matilda, and The Lion King. She also performs with Next Stop Broadway and is part of the Junior Theater Festival team currently rehearsing Oliver. And she helps as an intern for the 8- to 10-year-old theater kids. She is excited to be playing Gabriel in this show with the grown-ups.
Jackie Was (Frenchy)
Ooh, la, la, Jackie is pleased to be performing in Purple Box Theater’s production of The 6th Trumpet. Recently, Jackie played “The Cook” in Clear Creek Community Theater’s production of Clue. Last year, Jackie performed as Ms. Andrew in Harbour Playhouse’s production of Mary Poppins. An Illinois native, Jackie has enjoyed performing in Jekyll and Hyde, Little Shop of Horrors, Wizard of Oz, Macbeth Did It and Our Town. Also, Jackie enjoys teaching reading and participating in Improv and Musical Cabarets. Special thanks to her husband, daughter, mother and friends near and far for their love and support.
T’mar Bunch (Ruthie)
T’mar has starred in several plays and musicals here at Purple Box Theater, where she has worked as a Director and Music Director for the past 5 years. She is excited to play Ruthie and make a couple singing cameos in the show. She wants to thank Mrs. Cathy for believing in her and pushing her to become a better actor. She’d also like to thank her family that continues to believe in the “little girl that would always sing in the basement”.
Adriana Rodriguez (Babylon)
She is very excited to be a part of this production of The 6th Trumpet. She’s been in other Purple Box productions such as Sordid Lives, Savannah Sipping Society and Hallelujah Girls. She’d like to thank her amazing husband and son for being so supportive of her theatre endeavors and to Cathy Holbrook for allowing her to act with such an amazing cast. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Ashlynn Moore (Val)
Ashlynn has been a part of PBT most of her life. She has been in numerous children’s and adult productions. She found her love of theater as a PBT student, then as an intern and now she choreographs, assists or is assistant director in many of the children’s acting or musical theater classes. Ashlynn is an avid tap dancer and loves sharing her love of tap, dance, theater and musical theater with her students. Ashlynn is a sophomore at Alvin Community College and has plans to become a teacher. In her free time, Ashlynn loves to spend time with her 2 guinea pigs, 2 cats and 3 dogs, one of which she lovingly stole from Russell Zavalla. :) Ashlynn is happily sharing the stage once again with her big sister, Sydney. She wants to thank Mrs. Cathy for everything she has done for her and all of the opportunities she has given her.
Sydney Moore (Leviathan)
Sydney began performing at PBT in 2010. She has been in numerous children and adult productions throughout her years here. Sydney is currently the choreographer and/or director for multiple classes at PBT from ages 5-17 including Broadway kids, musical theater, NSB as well as the touring and competition teams here at PBT. Sydney is thrilled to share the stage once again with her talented boyfriend Russell and her little sister, Ashlynn. She is a senior at UHCL and is pursuing a career as a teacher. Sydney would like to thank Cathy Holbrook and Rhonda Bailes for pushing her to be the best she can be!
Lorie Alcazar (The 6th Angel)
Lorie is delighted to be back on stage at PBT. Lorie loves to perform in the theatre and she also loves teaching Theatre, Musical Theatre and Dance. Lorie’s last role was Helga Ten Dorp in Deathtrap. Her favorite roles include: Helga Ten Dorp in Deathtrap, Wanda in Cry-Baby the Musical and Secretary Woman in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Lorie is so thankful to have her family and friends support her in the arts. Lorie hopes all of the patrons enjoys the show. “Angel knows nothing!”
Nori Head (Sammy)
Nori is making her 3rd appearance at PBT. She’s a research nurse at UTMB where she’s worked for 30 years. Nori is an empty nester and has a small group of backyard chickens/ducks. She teaches archery in the Fall/Winter.
Daniel Partida (Michael)
This is Daniel's 8th production at Purple Box Theater. He is the only returning cast member of the first production of The 6th Trumpet that was done 10 years ago (which was also his first). The only difference is this time he's on the side of the angels. He was a theatre major from San Jac and has done numerous plays in community theatres around the Houston area. Daniel would like to thank Cathy for allowing him to come back and be a part of this production after going on a 2 year hiatus thanks due to Covid.
We live in a city created by human hands. It is the seen world. A world where belief is measured by that which is concrete. But it's not real. There is the hidden city that cannot be seen without understanding. It's a metropolis inhabited by angels and devils. It's a dark city. A city of beings designed to pick up after humanity's messes - or create them.
This is the story of Archie, an angel and private eye. At one time, Archie was an idealistic heavenly agent. He was an angel of death, the sword of God's judgment, the protection of God's people. However, thousands of years of witnessing man's inhumanity to man left Archie jaded, hard-boiled and tough as nails. He walked away and never looked back. But God, the Boss, has a way of gumming up the works. When the sixth trumpet, the harbinger of Armageddon on Earth, is stolen, the angelic host turns to Archie to get it back before humanity is lost for eternity.
The Sixth Trumpet takes place in Archie's world, a world that mirrors the 30's and 40's - where archangels keep the peace, devils make up the syndicate and the rest of the riff raff are just a bunch of mooks trying to help mankind make ends meet. And maybe, if you're lucky, a ray of sunshine can break through the steel and concrete canyons of Angel City, and even a tough guy like Archie can discover there's always hope.
After the fifth trumpet blast, the sixth one sounds.[11] This is the "second woe", where four angels are released from their binds in the "great river Euphrates". They command a force of two-hundred million mounted troops whose horses exude plagues of fire, smoke, and brimstone from their mouths. The mounted horsemen wore breastplates with the color of fire, hyacinth, and brimstone. The horses are with lion's head and their tails, as well, are like a serpent with a head. The plagues exuding from the horses will kill a third of all mankind.[12]
CAST & CREW
ARCHIE..............................................David Schultz
SHAMAR............................................Gina McPherson
GABRIEL............................................Carmen Schultz
MICHAEL............................................Daniel Partida
RHODA...............................................Nicole Mayfield
FRENCHY..........................................Jackie Was
LEVIATHAN........................................Sydney Moore
BABYLON...........................................Adriana Rodriquez
BELIAL...............................................Jacob Mayfield
ABADDON..........................................Russell Zavalla
THE 6TH ANGEL................................Lorie Alcazar
ANGEL OFFICER...............................Kim Seba
RUTHIE..............................................T'Mar Bunch
VAL.....................................................Ashlynn Moore
DEB....................................................Cassie Seba
PERRY................................................Joe Elliott
SAMMY................................................Nori Head
HALO PATRONS.................................Joe Elliott, Nori Head
STAGE MANAGER.............................Rhonda Bailes
ASST STAGE MANAGER...................Kim Seba
ASST DIRECTOR...............................Matthew Rosenthal
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