Alexander H. Trice – Production Manager

Alexander H. Trice – Production Manager

Trice is an Actor, Writer, Designer, Stage Manager and Properties Guru originally from Oxfordshire, England. He moved to the Detroit area almost twelve years ago, and since been lucky enough to work for such institutions as WaterWorks Theatre, The D.I.A., Cranbrook Theatre School, < 3 ‘Less-Than-Three’ Productions, Planet-Ant, Madonna University, and the late art4artillery Theatre Co., among others. This season at The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale, Trice designed the set for Angels In America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches, as well as working on the sets and props for Reasons To Be Pretty, The Submission (which he also Stage Managed), Into The Woods, Evil Dead: The Musical and The Motherf**ker With The Hat. At the Detroit Opera House, Trice is currently appearing in Puccini’s Turandot, and has recently appeared in Michigan Opera Theatre’s productions of I Pagliacci, Aida, La Traviata, Fidelio, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, and The Pearl Fishers. With Detroit Broadcasting, Trice served as Properties Master and Stage Manager for both Lambert Street productions, as well as Stage Managing (through Box-Fest 2012) the infamous This Is The Play. Trice recently played Antonio & The Captain in Slipstream Theatre Initiative’s all-male, abridged, Twelfth Night; Or What You Will at Michigan Actors Studio – which he also scenic designed.  

Katy Kujala as Mrs. Beauchamp

Katy Kujala as Mrs. Beauchamp

Katy Kujala is thrilled to be a part of Walk Tall. Previous theater credits include: Dark Night (Planet Ant), Oliver! ( Charlotte:The Encore), Evil Dead (Linda:The Ringwald/Olympia Entertainment), Jamie and Jordan (Ivana:Performance Network), Fiddler on the Roof (Tzeitel:The Encore), The Little Mermaid ( The Little Mermaid: The Marquis Theatre) and various shows at Genitti’s Hole in the Wall. Upcoming theatre work: Closer than Ever at The Encore. Katy is also a soprano soloist at Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church and a frequent Cinderella/Ariel/Aurora through Once Upon a Time Princess parties. Ms. Kujala is honored to be in the cast of Walk Tall. Much love!

Andy Gaitens as Father Meyer

Andy Gaitens as Father Meyer

Andy Gaitens (Fr. Jim Meyer) is a Detroit resident and and recent graduate of Wayne State’s Theatre program. Recent credits include Giles in The Mousetrap, Julius Ceasar in Last Call @ the Conspiracy Lounge, and several performances with BoxFest Detroit. He is honored to take on the role of an important, yet hidden figure of local history. “This has been written far in advance, but with such a large cast and crew, I assume that some of them have been incredible to work with. So good on ‘em!”