Todd Triplett

Todd Triplett is enchanted to return in this year’s production of Beauty and the Beast. This is his second appearance with SME. He has been apart of many other performances both on and off stage: Salesman #5/Constable Locke (The Music Man – SME), Sky Masterson (Guys and Dolls), Sam Weinberg (A Few Good Men), Technical Director/Set Designer (The Diary of Ann Frank). In his free time, who are we kidding he doesn’t have free time!! Many thanks to the artistic team for giving him this opportunity, his fellow cast members for their support for “crazy ol’ Maurice” and to Cheri and Emily for their encouragement “no matter what.”

Jasmine Stott

Jasmine Stott is so excited to be part of this production! Beauty and the beast is her all time favorite movie! This is her second show with Summer Musical Enterprise. She is currently finishing her master’s up at Radford University in Special Education. Musical theater has always been a part of her life and she hopes to have it play a big part in her future teaching.

Chandra Shorter

Chandra Shorter

Chandra is thrilled to be participating in her second show with Summer Musical Enterprise. Her previous performance experiences include Ma Moss (The Tenderland), Meredith Parker (Bat Boy the Musical), Amy/Older Woman (Putting it Together) and Silly Girl (Beauty and the Beast). When she isn’t on stage, Chandra’s “professional role” is as a children’s therapist for a local non-profit agency. Her hobbies include reading as many books as she can get her hands on, traveling, and spending time with her husband and two fur-babies.

Martin Honaker

Martin Honaker is a rising 2nd grader at Price’s Fork Elementary. This is his SME debut. Martin also participates in Blacksburg United Methodist’s children’s choirs and Music Makers at the Keyboard. When not singing and dancing with SME, he enjoys playing outside, especially soccer and baseball. “Thank you Gretchen and Jacob for supporting me at school and at rehearsal.”

Jacob Honaker

Jacob Honaker is a rising 5th grader Price’s Fork Puma. His theatre experience began with New River Stage in Grizzelda and the Grimmers, and he was also in SME’s The Music Man. Jacob’s other musical endeavors have included BUMC’s handbell, Angel, and Chorister choirs, VT String Project, and Music Makers at the Keyboard. “Thank you Mom, Dad, Gretchen, and Martin for always supporting me.”

Gretchen Honaker

Gretchen Honaker is a rising Blacksburg 6th grader. Her theatre experience began with SME’s Peter Pan. Other SME appearances include Shrek, The Musical and The Music Man. Gretchen enjoys participating in the Blacksburg United Methodist Chorister and handbell choirs and playing piano and soccer. “Thanks to God, my family, and my pets for your love.”

Eliza Hong

Eliza Hong (ensemble) is extremely excited to be part of her first SME show. Her most recent acting experience includes playing the roles of Hermes, Hunger, and Midas’ daughter from the play Metamorphoses at Mary Baldwin College, and taking part in the 24-hour theatre challenge at VT. She has taken classes from New River Stage with several of her cast members and has been acting on and off for more than half her life. She is a student at Virginia Tech studying Industrial Design and Philosophy.

Nancy McDuffie

Nancy McDuffie has had a lifelong career in music and stage, ranging from opera and chamber music to music theater and drama. Some of her favorite music theater work has been sharing the stage with her family in SME’s original production of The Music Man (Marian Paroo) as well as The King and I (Anna). Other special involvements have been behind-the- scenes with Wizard of Oz, Annie Get Your Gun, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady and Oliver! She is thankful to be returning again this year as vocal director, working alongside her husband, Robert, and with an incredibly talented cast and crew!

Robert McDuffie

As the musical director for My Fair Lady (2004), Oliver! (2005), and The Music Man(2016), this summer marks the fourth time Robert conducts a SME orchestra. He also appeared on stage in the SME productions of The Music Man (1992) and The King and I (2003). Growing up around the theater on stage and in the orchestra, Robert was also involved in many musical and operatic productions as a piano major at East Carolina University. In fact, it was on stage for an ECU production of Dido and Aeneas, that he met his wife Nancy. This summer, he and Nancy collaborate again to help shape the music in this year’s production. SME has always been a family thing for the McDuffies, as they, along with their kids have been in a dozen shows. In real life, he is a landscape architect and emeritus professor from the Department of Horticulture at Virginia Tech. Robert and his wife, Nancy, now own an international travel company called MCDUFFTOURS LLC. They organize group tours around the world. He is thrilled to be holding the baton again with such an exceptionally talented group of musicians, dancers and actors.

Brent Viers

Brent Viers is happy to have a summer with his sister Dawn and niece Brynn that doesn’t involve long car trips fighting over leg space and complaining “Are We There Yet ?” the entire way”