Natalie Zanin Writer, Director, Producer Natalie Zanin writes, directs and produces walking tours, events and children's programs along with the help of some very talented people. She has been featured in Washingtonian Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washington Times and on the History Channel, Canadian Television, French Television, WUSA, Fox Morning News, NPR and CNN radio. She has produced in house tours and walking tours for non-profit organizations. She has also written, directed and produced a short film and is now also working with The International Spy Museum and Art-Stream. www.art-stream.org

Cate Feeser Website Designer The multi-talented (and multi-tasking) Cate has appeared in Historic Strolls productions and independent film, She has graced the Ghost Story Tour as a Titanic Victim, played the lost 1840's House Survivor on the Dickens tour, and also froze as the pretty pickpocket in Gangs of Washington. She remembers her days with Natalie at the Historical Society (as the time-traveling guide in the American Girl® Samantha program) fondly ... "It was indoors." In 2004, Cate volunteered with the American Red Cross Arlington Chapter Disaster Action Team (DAT). She now works as a Disaster Assistance Employee with DHS/FEMA, Region V. She is also a licensed amateur radio operator (KI4KSU). We miss her at the “Strolls” as we applaud her success on a new “stage” of life.

And our exceedingly talented cast of performers ...

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Haunted History:
Haunted Washington, D.C.
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Catherine Aselford  Catherine Aselford made her professional acting debut in 1982, later graduating from Catholic University with a BFA in Theatre. Her stage work includes The Center Company, Source Theatre, Cherry Red Productions and The Georgetown Theatre Company, of which she is Artistic Director. She has appeared in Unsolved Mysteries, America's Most Wanted and numerous television commercials.

Michael Hovde Michael Hovde is from Germantown, Maryland He is a student at Townson State and has been in "The Laramie Project" at Black Rock Center for the Arts and numerous Artstream productions, "

Nicolette Stearns actress,director, playwright and theatre educator. She is an original cast member of Imagination Stage. She is also a co-founder of Artstream Theatre www.art-stream.org. Other roles include Helga in “Kindertransport” She is thrilled to join the Strolls.

Mariel Buhler Penberthy Mariel Penberthy has studied at the Studio Theatre and the Lansburgh, and performed with several theatres in D.C. area, mostly recently with Scena Theatre and Fraudulent Productions. She continues to work on local film projects, including playing a succession of evil aliens in the cable show Star Crash.

June Schmitz June Schmitz is a devotee of the study of American life, especially during the Civil War years, an amateur costumer, and a non-actor who thoroughly enjoys playing a part.

Chris Davenport Chris Davenport is a local actor, director, and teacher. Recently, he has performed with Rorschach Theatre, Tsunami Theatre, American Century Theater, PEDC Theatre, and Le Neon Theatre, among others. He has directed for Le Neon Theatre, Adventure Theatre, and Imagination Stage, where he also teaches acting.

Alice Anne English Alice Anne English is a local actress who has performed in a variety of theatrical styles. Favorite roles include Aunt Cornelia and Lena in the Samantha at the Heurich program, Princess Puffer in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Blitzen in The Eight Reindeer Monologs, and Malcolm in Macbeth.

Desiree Gibson Desi joins us with an extensive background in improvisation and theatre including Art-Stream and will be performing on the Dickens Tour in December Brian Mac Ian He has a BA in Theatre and Music from Naropa University, Boulder, CO. He is also a singer, musician and acting teacher and received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Sound Design.

Brandon Mitchell Brandon is excited to to be a part of this historical experience.  He is no stranger to standing on the street in historic garb, having "lived in 1776 in Philadelphia" working with Historic Philadelphia.  He grew up in another historic city, New Orleans, and received a BA in Theatre from Northwestern State University. He has also worked with several theatres in the DC area. Erin Gallalee has played many roles on local stages including VstartCrow and Victorian Lyric Opera Company at the Capital Fringe Festival and Zemfira Stage among others.

Gale Munro As she begins work on new shows, Gale's friends always assure her that she has been typecast. In reciting some of her credits, she would like prospective tourgoers to understand something of herself, thereby assuring themselves of a lively time. She has played a ladybug (James and the Giant Peach, Adventure Theatre), murdering impresaria (Bloody Murder, Source Theatre Festival), and saccharine cosmetic saleslady/terrorist-hunter (Citizen Patrol, MuseFire Productions).

Madeline Muravchik Madeline Muravchik has performed at The Kennedy Center, Round House Theatre, Le Neon Theatre and others.  She also teaches acting. Madeline is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

Ellie Nicoll As well as appearing as historical personages in Historic Strolls tours, Ellie Nicoll often performs locally with Scena and Le Neon Theatre. She most recently appeared with the Royal Danish Ballet as an English Tourist in Napoli.And she can be seen in the WUSA TV video on the Ghost Story Tour page portraying Rose Greenhow

Emily Love Morrison starred in a one woman show this summer and has portrayed Rose Greenhow, Susan Decatur, Letitia Tyler and others for the Stroll

. Barbara Papendorp A Washington, DC area actress whose interest in history and theatre often merge, Barbara performed in the Civil War Musical (Stonewall Country, Lexington, VA). She appeared in The Mandrake for Faction of Fools.Fluent in French, she has performed a cabaret at the Harmon Center for the Arts most recently.

Laura Rocklyn Graduated from the MFA program through The Shakespeare Company's Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University and is currently onstage as Lydia Bennet in "Pride and Prejudice" at RoundHouseTheater

Sydney-Nicole Has appeared for the Strolls as Elizabeth Keckley and Alethia Tanner. She has appeared as Sojourner Truth for the Humanities Council of Washington.

Dwane Starlin Dwane co-founded The Barnstormers Theatre Company, producing and performing in The Love Course and Gurney X2, along with co-writing and performing in Rock of Aged, the Social Security Tour at the 23rd Annual Source Theatre Festival. He was selected as the spokesman of the Jonathan Green Grass Seed Company and will appear on product packaging in 2004. He has recently appeared in a staged reading of a new musical, Patent Pending, playing an undercover Patent Fraud Agent as well as the trumpet and the kazoo.

Elise Webb Elise is an experienced actor and interpreter who has worked with Plimoth Plantation. She has portrayed Louisa May Alcott and Anna Surratt among others for the Strolls

Barbara Papendorp

on WAMU as "Gertrude"in a radio play of Hamlet Sunday, 10/30click here for more info on Hamlet and then backspace to return to our site

Nicolette was interviewed for a feature on http://www.art-stream.org/ that will be aired on Metro Connection on WAMU, she directed a show for Artstream that was featured on WUSA

Ellie N is appearing in Scena Theatre "War of the Worlds"

Brandon Mitchell appeared in a reading of "The Elephant Man" at the Actors Center in October

See Laura Rocklyn in Pride and Prejudice at RoundHouse Theatre

Bethesda onstage now

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