The Play That Goes Wrong is a hilarious comedy that follows the antics of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they attempt to stage a murder mystery play titled "The Murder at Haversham Manor." However, everything that can go wrong goes wrong, leading to hilarious chaos on stage. Despite their best efforts, the amateur actors struggle to keep the show together, resulting in a side-splitting spectacle that leaves the audience in stitches from start to finish.
NO VIDEO OR PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED DURING THE PERFORMANCE.
crew
DIRECTOR - KATHY HOLSWORTH
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS - KAYLA STEPHENSON, LENDSEY VON KRUEGER
STAGE MANAGER - BRANDI HICKS LANE
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER - ADDIE QUINA
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER - TREY CLARK
LIGHTING DESIGN - KAYLA STEPHENSON
SOUND DESIGN - ADDIE QUINA
SET DESIGN - KAYLA STEPHENSON
COSTUMER - TIFFANY NICHOLS
COSTUME CREW - JEANNETTE GIBSON, CARISSA MILLER, ANTOINE STRIBLING
PROPERTIES - STEPHANIE HEWLETT
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR - ADDIE QUINA
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR - ADDIE QUINA
RAIL OPERATOR - OLAF IDES
DECK CREW - CHUCK KIMBALL, OLAF IDES, CORNELY SOCIETY STAGECREW
SET CONSTRUCTION - CAROL MANKINS, JONATHAN MANKINS, BILL MANKINS, BARRY BOYD, TYLER DUNNING, HALEY CLARK, STEPHEN LOTT
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - LENDSEY VON KRUEGER
PLT SOUND ENGINEER - TOM BAROCO
PLT MARKETING DIRECTOR - ASHLEY MCGLOTHREN
SHOP SUPERVISOR AND MASTER CARPENTER - BRYAN CHAPMAN
PLT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - KAYLA STEPHENSON
PLT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR -KATHY HOLSWORTH
Cast
KATELYN GERI - ANNIE
Katelyn is excited to be back on the PLT stage. She was last seen as Fairy Godmother in Disney’s Descendants. Other credits include Sister Mary Patrick (Sister Act), Bird Woman / Miss Andrews (Mary Poppins), and Mrs. Pearce (My Fair Lady). Katelyn loves to be onstage but is also thrilled to be working behind the scenes on the upcoming Camelot here at PLT.
CLIFF PRESSLEY - TREVOR
Cliff Pressley has been doing shows with Pensacola Little Theatre since 2009. He feels lucky to love being both onstage and backstage, and this role melds the two. Most recently, he was seen as the Narrator in Puffs, but he’s done everything from directing to handling the ropes of the fly system for all sorts of shows.
JANNON STARRATT - CHRIS/INSPECTOR CARTER
This is Jannon’s fourth show at PLT, most recently seen as Brother Olf in Incorruptible and Thomas in Alabama story.
RAYMOND VERVOORT - JONATHAN / CHARLES HAVERSHAM
After a hiatus from performing to pursue a career in medicine, Raymond is thrilled to return to the stage alongside a talented (and truly hilarious) cast and crew. He sincerely hopes you enjoy this production even more than he has enjoyed helping bring it to life! Previous roles, all on the UWF stage, include Juan Perón (Evita), Andrew Carney (Oklahoma!), Bob Cratchit (A Christmas Carol), and Michael (Dancing at Lughnasa).
BRANDON MAYO - ROBERT / THOMAS COLLEYMOORE
Brandon is a Pensacola native who has been volunteering at PLT since 2018. In addition to his onstage endeavors, he is a husband, a father of two wonderful little boys, and the host of the award-winning pub quiz show Triviafari with Ranger Brandon. As a director, he recently helmed the Dark Age comedy Incorruptible for PLT’s Studio 400, and he was most recently seen on stage as Ed in The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time and as Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde.
SEAN MCGRATH - DENNIS/PERKINS
This is Sean’s first play at PLT, and he is so excited to be a part of it! He fell in love with theatre while performing in children’s theatre in his junior year of college. Since then, Sean has acted in shows by Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, and more.
IAN GARNISH - MAX/CECIL
Ian has recently performed in The Murder Game as Porter Milgrim and in RENT as part of the ensemble. He also travels the coast as an improv actor with ICMT Gulf Coast. Ian is thrilled to be back at PLT and to participate in the beautiful disaster that is The Play That Goes Wrong.
MEGAN MAYS - SANDRA / FLORENCE COLLEYMORE
This is Megan’s first production at PLT, But her 11th show overall, and it is definitely the most hilarious. Previous favorite roles include Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Irene Malloy (Hello, Dolly), and Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes and the Purloined Letters). She is so grateful for the opportunity to perform and for all those who push her to be better!
The Cornley Drama Society
Stage Crew
JAMES JENKINS - JJ
It has been a lifelong dream for James to appear in one of his all-time favorite shows. James was last seen on the PLT stage as Boss Elf in Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer JR and Thing in The Addams Family. However, he has been very active backstage as part of the tech crew for nine other shows - favorites being 1940’s Radio Hour, A Chorus Line, and Alabama Story. Most recently, he lent his creative hand to the costume department during Disney’s Descendants, sewing Jafar’s costume. He has also been seen as The Grinch during Winterfest for the past two years.
ANNA “AJ” JOHNSON - AJ
AJ is an award-winning playwright currently working as a research coordinator, dance teacher, and theatre educator. She has previously appeared at PLT in Legally Blonde (Kiki/Ensemble), The Addams Family (Ophelia Frump), and A Chorus Line (Tricia). Her writing has been produced locally at Pensacola Little Theatre (SAST 2025 and 24 Hour Theater) and The Gordon (Evidence! and Love isn’t Real).
ERIN QUINLAN - EQ
Erin was a member of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus for ten years. She has loved performing at PLT in Legally Blonde (Ensemble), The Addams Family (Addams Le Fay), Cinderella (Ensemble), and A Chorus Line (Connie MacKenzie). Erin is thrilled to be a member of the Cornley Drama Society Stage Crew in The Play That Goes Wrong!
KEANU-MICHAEL ZAMBRANA - KZ | CORNLEY STAGE CREW
Keanu thinks he is an actor; he is performing in this play and hopes that it goes well, otherwise he will have a severe panic attack and lose his freaking mind. He has recently portrayed MacDuff in Macbeth, Sands of Fate, Dr. Gibbs in Our Town, and Frank Churchill in Emma. His special skills include writing about his special skills that he has to include in bios for people to read.
JANA MILES - JM | CORNLEY STAGE CREW
Jana is having a blast playing at PLT in all kinds of roles this season! She spent last summer as Queen Belle in Disney’s Descendants, helped make lights and sounds happen for Incorruptible, and then spent the holiday season as Mother in A Christmas Story. She’s learned so much this season and is grateful to feel at home with the PLT family. Hi Mom & Dad! And thank you, Joseph, for sharing me with my other love so much this season.
KG USLAN - KG | CORNLEY STAGE CREW
KG is a graduate of Florida Southern College with a BA in English: Writing and Theatre Arts. Their previous credits at PLT include Assistant Director/Stage Manager for POTUS, Assistant Director for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Intimacy Coordinator/Lighting Designer for 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche. Other credits include Director/Playwright/Producer for the original production of Mushy (Orlando International Fringe Festival and SAST 2025), Director for the stage reading of Pride Play (American Stage), and Dramaturg for Head Over Heels (Village Theatre KIDSTAGE).
DELANEY KEETON - DK | CORNLEY STAGE CREW
Delaney is excited to work on another hilarious production with PLT. Previous credits include Norma Jean in Decision Height with PenArts and J. Finch in PLT’s production of PUFFS. She is a Pensacola native and works as an analyst at Navy Federal Credit Union.
