Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony® and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance! In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she's a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called "The 39 Steps" is hot on the man's trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!
Richard Hannay played by Stephen Sedore
SEDORE owes his performance entirely to his wife Betsy and her willingness to chase around their 5- and 8-year-old boys during rehearsals. Danke, Schatz – ich liebe dich! Steve was last on the Barefoot stage two years ago as Richard Feynman in QED. Over the last twenty years he has appeared in productions in the Plymouth-Canton area as well as Minnesota, Germany and Albion College. He attempts to put on a show daily at Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn in the role of “Guy Trying to Get Students to Learn German”. Favorite roles include Tony Wendice in Dial M For Murder, Mortimer Brewster in
Arsenic and Old Lace and The Creature in Playing With Fire at Barefoot. He has loved Hitchcock his whole life – his favorites being North By Northwest and Rear Window. He hopes Matt appreciates the number of accents in the show, despite them being spread out over more than three pages.
SEDORE owes his performance entirely to his wife Betsy and her willingness to chase around their 5- and 8-year-old boys during rehearsals. Danke, Schatz – ich liebe dich! Steve was last on the Barefoot stage two years ago as Richard Feynman in QED. Over the last twenty years he has appeared in productions in the Plymouth-Canton area as well as Minnesota, Germany and Albion College. He attempts to put on a show daily at Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn in the role of “Guy Trying to Get Students to Learn German”. Favorite roles include Tony Wendice in Dial M For Murder, Mortimer Brewster in
Arsenic and Old Lace and The Creature in Playing With Fire at Barefoot. He has loved Hitchcock his whole life – his favorites being North By Northwest and Rear Window. He hopes Matt appreciates the number of accents in the show, despite them being spread out over more than three pages.
Annabella Schmidt/Margaret/Pamela played by Jessica Carlin
Jessica is proud to be performing here at Barefoot. She has had the pleasure to perform in Motherhood Outloud and Miscast Cabaret. She choreographed and assistant directed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and ran the lights for The Misanthrope. On stage or off, Jessica enjoys everything about this theatre. She would like to thank her loving a supportive husband for dealing with all her crazy and all of the people at Barefoot for giving her the opportunity to be in the theatre once more. It's a nice escape from her day job: teaching.
Jessica is proud to be performing here at Barefoot. She has had the pleasure to perform in Motherhood Outloud and Miscast Cabaret. She choreographed and assistant directed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and ran the lights for The Misanthrope. On stage or off, Jessica enjoys everything about this theatre. She would like to thank her loving a supportive husband for dealing with all her crazy and all of the people at Barefoot for giving her the opportunity to be in the theatre once more. It's a nice escape from her day job: teaching.
Clown 2 played by Christopher J. Glutting
Christopher was bitten by the acting bug in his freshman year at Churchill High School and was involved in over 20 productions with Churchill’s Creative and Performing Arts Program (CAPA) and All-School plays. He learned all aspects of the theater including running lights, sound, set design, building, and acting. Less than a year after graduating Chris joined the US Army becoming a tank mechanic. After eight-plus years in the Military, which included 3 one-year tours in Iraq, Chris was stationed in Baumholder, Germany, where he rediscovered the theater. Chris learned that there was a very strong Army Community Theater presence in Europe, Baumholder having one of the strongest programs. Over the next three and a half years he was a part of another 20+ productions. In addition to helping with various adult and children’s productions, Chris also helped renovate a new theater building
serving as the assistant theater director. In June of 2014, Chris received a full medical disability retirement. He jumped right in to local community theater playing the lead role of Maxwell Smart in Get Smart with Spotlight Players of Canton in March of 2015. Chris is currently studying theatre at Schoolcraft Community College. He resides in Livonia with his wife, Alexis, and his step-daughter, Abby.
Christopher was bitten by the acting bug in his freshman year at Churchill High School and was involved in over 20 productions with Churchill’s Creative and Performing Arts Program (CAPA) and All-School plays. He learned all aspects of the theater including running lights, sound, set design, building, and acting. Less than a year after graduating Chris joined the US Army becoming a tank mechanic. After eight-plus years in the Military, which included 3 one-year tours in Iraq, Chris was stationed in Baumholder, Germany, where he rediscovered the theater. Chris learned that there was a very strong Army Community Theater presence in Europe, Baumholder having one of the strongest programs. Over the next three and a half years he was a part of another 20+ productions. In addition to helping with various adult and children’s productions, Chris also helped renovate a new theater building
serving as the assistant theater director. In June of 2014, Chris received a full medical disability retirement. He jumped right in to local community theater playing the lead role of Maxwell Smart in Get Smart with Spotlight Players of Canton in March of 2015. Chris is currently studying theatre at Schoolcraft Community College. He resides in Livonia with his wife, Alexis, and his step-daughter, Abby.
Clown 1 played by Kate Fasko
Kate is a student at Oakland Community College, and has been performing since age 6. She made her debut with Barefoot Productions last fall in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Marcy Park, and some of her favorite past roles include Jack's Mother in Into the Woods and Betty Rizzo in Grease. She would like to thank her parents, Dan and Sharla, and sister, Heather, for their continued support through her relentless and exhausting theatre career.
Kate is a student at Oakland Community College, and has been performing since age 6. She made her debut with Barefoot Productions last fall in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Marcy Park, and some of her favorite past roles include Jack's Mother in Into the Woods and Betty Rizzo in Grease. She would like to thank her parents, Dan and Sharla, and sister, Heather, for their continued support through her relentless and exhausting theatre career.