Ugly Lies the Bone

Lindley Argo

Lindley Argo is a Sophomore and BFA Acting Major at the University of Montevallo. Before coming to Montevallo, she had been in roles such as Jo March in Little Women, Susan Pevensie in the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town, as well as a handful of others. She has received training in both film and theatre acting at Everblue Arts and filmmaking with UCLA graduate Rick Fine. Besides acting, she also loves to write and is a freelance photographer. She is very honored and excited to be a part of this amazing production of Ugly Lies the Bone!

Abby Sledd

Abby Sledd is a Junior pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre. She has been seen on the UM Stage as Annabeth Chase in The Lighting Thief and Jenny in Company. She has also recently been seen as Eddy Edwards in the 2022 Purple Side College Night show, Bad at Being Bad, as well as performing as Heather Chandler in Lyrique Music Productions' Heathers the Musical. She would like to thank Bart Pitchford for the opportunity to learn and grow under his direction, as well as her cast mates for offering her their support and friendship throughout the rehearsal process. She would like to dedicate her performance to her little black cat, Katniss, who unfortunately could not attend as an audience member.

Kam Sanderfer

Kam Sanderfer is a senior at the University of Montevallo. He is on the BS track. Other production he has been in include: Stop Kiss, Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The Weir, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Stick Fly. He is very excited and happy to be back on stage after spending about a year off. He feels extremely blessed and grateful to his director, Bart Pitchford, and his talented, kind fellow cast members. He would also like to thank his friends and family for always supporting him.

Zach Tarwater

Zach Tarwater is excited to be performing in Ugly Lies the Bone as his last show at the University of Montevallo. They are a current BFA Musical Theatre student at the University of Montevallo gearing up to graduate this fall. Previous UM credits include Gordon in A New Brain, Mr. D in the Lightning Thief, and Touchstone in As You Like It.

Maya Mackey

Maya Mackey is a junior studying acting at the University of Montevallo! She has appeared in department productions such as “As You Like It” and “Anon(ymous)”. She wants to thank the cast and crew of Ugly Lies the Bone and all those that support her!

Bart Pitchford

Bart Pitchford is an Assistant Professor of Theatre History and Directing at the University of Montevallo. Bart earned a PhD in Performance as Public Practice from the University of Texas at Austin. Previously, Bart was the artistic director of Canopy Theatre in Austin, TX where he received multiple grants from the city of Austin’s cultural division to produce theatre by resettled refugees and military veterans. In this capacity, Bart produced Mawlana by Syrian television and film star Nawar Bulbul, Dionysus in America by Jenny Pacanowski in collaboration with Thinkery and Verse from New York City. Bart also served as the Austin, Texas site coordinator for the nationwide veteran arts program, The Warrior Chorus from 2016 to 2019. This project, which was founded by Aquila Theatre out of NYC, was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and focused on helping military veterans tell their stories. Bart’s previous directorial credits include Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka at the University of Montevallo, All in the Timing, Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline the Master of Discipline, The Bacchae, Cowboy Mouth, and Zoo Story among others. Bart’s other professional theatre credits include technical direction, sound designer, master electrician, actor, and stage combatant. He has worked at the University of Texas, Foothill Theatre Company, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Northwest Missouri State University, Young Abe Lincoln, Moonlark Theatre, Theatre West Virginia, Wing and Groove Theatre, and Blue Jacket. Bart also spent six years as an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army as a Psychological Operations Sergeant including deployments to Iraq, Yemen, and Pakistan. During his career in the military, Bart received two Meritorious Service Medals and one Joint Services Commendation Medal. Additionally, Bart writes and speaks extensively about the intersection of theatre, war, and the military. Some of Bart’s invited speaker engagements include Howlround Military and the Arts Convergence, Great River Shakespeare Theatre Festival, and Texas Creative Forces Arts and Military Conference. Bart’s publications include multiple essays and articles in American Theatre Magazine, Theatre Topics, and chapters in the books Performance in Militarized Cultures (2017) and Arabs, Politics, and Performance (Expected Publication in 2022).

Kayla Hampton

Kayla Hampton is a Senior BS Theater Major at the University of Montevallo.Her pronouns are She/Her/Hers. Ugly Lies the Bone is her first production at UM being a Stage Manager. Some of Kayla’s theater credits include, As You Like It, Flatliner’s, A New Brain and many more. She has been Stage Managing for 9 years, since her 8th grade year. She is beyond excited and grateful for the opportunity to be the SM for this production.

Stephanie Dean

Dr. Stephanie Dean earned her M.A and Ph.D. in computer mediated communications from HUMLab at Umea University in Sweden. Dean’s dissertation, Beyond the Blog (2013), examines how disperse websites build and maintain community online. Her scholarly work focuses on how digital technologies and immersive media are used to align with or against discourses that form our identities, policies, and understandings of culture(s). Currently, Dean is exploring gender, race and social identity in virtual and augmented reality narratives. Before coming to the University of Montevallo, Dean developed and co-directed the Immersive Storytelling Lab at Middle Tennessee State University, as well as acted as faculty advisor for the MTSU esports varsity league. In 2019, Dean was recognized at Middle Tennessee State University for outstanding use of technology in the classroom. When Dean isn’t teaching courses in digital sociology, media management, script writing, or 360/VR video production, you can find her exploring the southeast by camper conversion, running through caverns, or racing the occasional reindeer.

Cat Copeland

Cat Copeland is a senior theatre major at the University of Montevallo. Previously she has worked as the Technical Director for the summer season at Pendragon Theatre. She has also worked on numerous shows with the Theatre Department at UM. This is her first time designing lights for a production and she is very grateful for the opportunity!

Elesha Adams

Elesha Adams is a senior BA Theatre student with a focus in Scenic Carpentry at Montevallo. She has worked on scenery for various shows during her time at UM. Before working as the Assistant Technical Director this semester for Ugly Lies the Bone and Punk Rock Girl, in the previous semester, she was Master Carpenter for the productions of Lightning Thief and Anon[ymous]. She has been very excited to take on more responsibility and has been appreciative of the current and future opportunities ahead!

Reagan Parrott

Reagan Parrott is a Sophomore this year. This is her fourth production with the University of Montevallo. This is her third time being a Props Coordinator. She hopes you will love this production as much as she does.

Katie Springer

Katie is recent graduate of Calhoun Community College with a degree in General Studies with a concentration in Theatre. She transferred to Montevallo in the fall semester as a junior, majoring in General Theatre. Previous theatrical experiences include The Shape of Things (Costume Designer/ ASM), Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), The Sound of Music (Liesl), and many more. Katie is honored to be an ASM in her first play at Montevallo.

M.K Bryant

M.K. Bryant is a junior mass communication major who is also minoring in theatre and creative writing. “Ugly Lies the Bone” is her first production working as an assistant stage manager. Some of her interests include writing and art education. She’s incredibly excited for the opportunity to work on this show!

Everett Wren

Wren is a freshman BFA technical theatre major at the university of Montevallo. Ugly Lies The Bone is Wren's first show at UM. Wren has been stage managing for 7 years with community theatre and various schools. Wren is extremely excited and grateful for the opportunity to work as ASM on this show.