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David Abad (Clerk ) as appeared with Geoffrey Chaucer & Co. in the past as the Canon in All that Glitters and as the Friar in Wife of Bath -- the Musical! David was last in England during the Queen's Silver Jubilee, and is returning now one year too late for the Golden Jubilee. In the intervening years, he has performed all over his native California with Bus Barn Stage Company,
Murphy's Creek Theatre, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Entree to Murder, Bay Area Discovery Museum and Keyhole Mystery Theatre; he can also be seen on CRT screens as the Chamberlain in Maxis' CD-ROM game The Crystal Skull, starring Edward James Olmos.
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Megan Finkeldey (Habedasher) has enjoyed years of performing since her youth, both acting and singing. Only recently has she realized her passion for dance, and is maniacal in her pursuit of frequent classes, some of which she is now teaching. Megan's most recent performance was in London just this past July (2003) of a one-act opera by the contemporary composer Judith Weir. Before that she has performed in Marin in shows such as "Fiddler on the Roof" and "She Loves Me."
A native of New York, Megan sang and toured internationally with the New Amsterdam Singers. She also had the good fortune of singing in Carnegie Hall on two occasions in a Mahler symphony and as one of the Blumenmadchen in the second act of Wagner's "Parsifal."
Megan is also licensed clinical social worker. She finds that the expressive arts provide a healing release and more meaning to her life.
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Tom Flynn (Plowman) Tom is delighted to join this distinguished Company, and to re-visit the land of his paternal forbears. A native New Englander, he is a retired stockbroker and a devoted grandfather. Tom has been actively involved in community theatre for over 20 years. Most recently, he played Nunzio in "Over the River and Into the Woods", where his Italian accent won rave reviews. He has also played leading roles in such diverse productions as "Morning's at Seven"; "The Diary of Anne Frank", "Inherit The Wind", "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Gin Game"
In musical theatre, he has appeared as Arvide in "Guys and Dolls", Mr. Lundie in "Brigadoon" and Col. Pickering in "My Fair Lady". Twelve years ago he had the great pleasure of working with John Geist in a memorable production of "Our Town".
An avid singer, Tom is a member of the Temple Sinai adult choir, and sings Gregorian chant with the Exaudi Nos chorale. He is also Board President of Stagebridge, the nation's oldest theatre company whose work is by and for seniors.
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Jerrilee Geist (Child), now 8, returns to the stage with Chaucer & Co., having started her stage career at age 4 as the Child in the 1999 production of the Clerk's Tale. She was also seen in the Lawyer's Tale later that year. She loves to act, sing, dance, play soccer and piano. She performs regularly with the Youth Choir at Christ Presbyterian Church and performs annually with their summer music camp program. She is in fourth grade (a year ahead of her age peers) at Dixie School and studies dance at Marin Ballet when not on tour.
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Melissa Menzie (Dyer) was born and raised just outside of Boston, MA, where she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre at Emerson College. She was a member of Big Lil’s Cabaret in Jan Jose, performing many different characters in their Melodrama, and a featured vocalist in their sketch comedy show, ”Stand Up! It’s Thursday Nite!” Some of her favorite roles include Molly Martini in The Eddie Lounge Dinner Show, Puck in Midsummer Night’s Dream and Woman in Starting Here, Starting Now. Melissa just finished a run of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe with San Francisco’s Lamplighters Music Theatre.
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Timothy Meyers (Merchant) is delighted to be joining the cast of the Clerk’s & Merchant’s Tales. Tim comes directly from a wonderful summer playing Miss Bible Belt in Pageant - a great departure from this marvelous show. Other recent credits include: Amadeus at the Guthrie Theatre, Mississippi Panorama, Blue Window at the Children’s Theatre Company, A Child’s Christmas in Whales with the Willow Cabin Theatre Company, and company member at the California Theatre Centre. Tim is a graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School. He wishes to thank his fantastic, talented friends for their faith and humor, and his family you are all loved!
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Becky Parker* (Hostess Harriet Bailey) began as Host in The Monk’s Tale (1997). As Harriet her favorite internal characters are Dorigen in The Franklin’s Tale, the crone in The Wife of Bath’s Tale, Pertelote in The Nun’s Priest’s Tale, and her first Chaucer role: Dame Prudence in The Tale of Melibee. Some of her favorite roles outside the Canterbury Tales include Holly in Foxfire (Marin Theatre Co.), Mary in On the Verge with Common Cultural Practice, Shen Te/Shui Ta in Good Woman of Szechwan (Illinois Repertory Theatre) Pantalone in Androcles and the Lion (EDEN2 Theatre Ensemble). She co-directed the first four sets of Canterbury Tales with her husband John Geist. Becky was nominated for a Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Ensemble Performance in The Nun’s Priest’s Tale with co-actors Thomas Lynch and Julian Lopez-Morillas. Becky also serves as Executive Director for Geoffrey Chaucer & Co. She holds an MFA in theatre from the University of Illinois and a BA in theatre and English from Moravian College.
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