Board Members

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NORTH END PLAYERS
CONTINUOUS THEATER SINCE 1969

“Over The River and Through the Woods” by Joe DiPietro May 10-20

“Memoir” by John Murrell June 10, 2012

BOARD MEMBERS

Board membership with North End Players is simple.

1. You must have performed in a minimum of 2 North End Players productions.

2. You must serve in a back-stage capacity in at least 1 North End Players production.

(Can be concurrent with performing role.)

3. You must be invited to join the board by an existing board member.

4. The board must vote you in with a simple majority vote.

5. You must be willing to commit for a minimum of 3 years.

Ronald Jorgensen - Treasurer

Ronald is a long time resident of North Portland having graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1977 and earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Portland in 1981. Ronald attended the Sorbonne University in Paris in 1979. Ronald enjoys his work as a senior internal auditor and remains astounded he has worked for the same large third party administrator for 27 years. Ronald loves to travel and is always looking for the next big adventure. Ronald has been involved with North End Players for almost 24 years spending time directing, acting on stage and all tasks back stage. He is positively giddy about “putting on a show”.

Debbie Larsen-Walker - Secretary / Historian

Jenny McInroy - Board Member

Cassie Thompson - Board Member

Fred Chomowicz - Board Member

Fred is an architect who “retired” to Portland from New York in 1998 after a long career in New York City. In addition to his professional architectural work, Fred taught at the Cooper Union School of Architecture in New York for many years. He commuted between New York and Portland for 8 years until he was hired by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca, Architects in Portland.

Fred is married to Lucille, the former Art Director for children’s books at Simon and Schuster. Fred and Lucille are both graduates of Cooper Union, have three children and four grandchildren. Their daughter, son-in-law and grand-daughter live in Portland.

Fred’s acting career started in college and continued with many community theater plays and a TV show in the New York area. Fred has appeared in many North End Players productions and one HART production in Hillsboro, OR. In addition to architecture, art and acting, Fred loves to travel.

Tim Luke - Production Manager

Tim is a retired elementary school teacher (with certification to teach theater in the secondary schools). He is also a former police officer and a life long resident of Vancouver, WA. When not busy with NEP he loves to travel to far away places, with his lovely wife Barb, and his dog "Poncho" takes Tim for a daily walk.

Tim joined The North End Players when you could actually buy a McDonald's burger for 15 cents and 8 Track tapes were popular. It's been awhile. Tim wears many hats for North End Players "actor," "director," "production manager," and as he says, the most important "floor sweeper." Tim has directed many plays for NEP among his favorites are "Heaven Can Wait," "Play it Again Sam," and "Arsenic and Old Lace." He has also had major roles in "Cheaper by the Dozen," "Born Yesterday," "God's Favorite," and "The Odd Couple."

JJ Harris - Board Member

JJ is a draftsman by trade, but has owned three different businesses since his early twenties. With jobs as a draftsman, salesman, teacher, professor, and now management, purchasing and advertising, JJ feels that he can bring a lot of skills to North End Players. He currently owns DesignWorks, an architectural-style drafting studio that also does graphic design and web site design.

JJ and his wife, Sue, live in nearby Vancouver, WA with their two children. Sue has her own business choreographing dance and drill routines mostly for high school band programs throughout the North West.

JJ just recently returned to the theater and is very happy to make North End Players his current home.

Sally Skelding - Directing Manager

Sally Skelding began her life in theatre at the Portland Civic Theatre as a freshman in high school. She majored in theatre at Linfield College and the University of Washington. She received a masters degree in early childhood from Pacific Oaks. She has spent most of her life straddling two strong interests, early childhood education and community theatre. Her favorite roles for the NEP’s have been Abby in Arsenic and Old Lace, Madame Arcotie in Blithe Spirit, The Judge in Ten Little Indians, and “Auntie” in George Washington Slept Here, Cora in Mornings at Seven and Flora Langley in The Robin Hood Caper. Her directing credits include The Best Christmas Pageant ever, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Cheaper by the Dozen, & The Christmas Story. She organized the NEP’s Readers Theatre and fulfilled a life long dream performing Emily Dickenson in The Belle of Amherst. Currently Sally serves on the play reading committee for the Portland Civic Theatre Guild; is a board member for Tears of Joy Puppetry Theatre and she serves as an advisor for Parent Preschools of Oregon. During her free time she is an International Reader for Warne Publishing Company and reads Peter Rabbit to groups of school children on demand. Look for Sally and her friend Lynette Godt at various venues featuring The Story Time Grammies.

To Reserve Tickets by Phone | Reservation Line Tel: (503) 705-2088

“Over The River and Through the Woods” by Joe DiPietro May 10-20

“Memoir” by John Murrell June 10, 2012