Current Playbill

South City Theatre

Presents

God of Carnage

By Yazmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton

Carl Dean (Alan Raleigh) is excited to be making his South City debut alongside his Moon Queen, Jennifer Spiegelman! Favorite roles include Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages and John Proctor in The Crucible, and as a Director he has staged numerous shows, including Jesus Christ Superstar and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Most importantly though, he is the father of two amazingly badass kids, Caroline and Ryder! A firm believer in the God of Carnage, Carl has enjoyed this chance to dig into what makes humans devolve into emotional savagery. (And also hopes he’s way less annoying than Alan when it comes to the cell phone!) Thanks to friends and family for their support, to Pat, Lori, and Paul for their collaboration, and a very special thanks to Jennifer, for making life better in every way. “I love you always, my Queen, and adore journeying all the worlds with you…both the real, and the imaginary!”

Jennifer Spiegelman (Annette Raleigh) is thrilled to return to South City Theatre after her debut as Meg in Crimes of the Heart last season. Previously, she appeared in The Crucible at Theatre Downtown after a 13-year stage hiatus.

Jennifer is the proud Community Engagement Manager at Red Mountain Theatre where she has the joy and honor of teaching theatre to students of all ages across Alabama. As a theatre artist and educator for over 20 years, Jennifer has had the privilege of working with numerous schools and theatres around town including Theatre Downtown, Magic City  Acceptance Academy, Virginia Samford Theatre, and Birmingham Children’s Theatre. Throughout her tenure at VST, the STARS education program more than doubled in size and won numerous theatre education awards.

Jennifer would like to thank her friends and family for their continued love and support. She’d also like to thank Pat, Ed, Lori, and Paul for trusting her, teaching her, and playing with her through all the carnage.

Lastly (but not leastly), she would like to thank Carl for his willingness, bravery, and trust in jumping into this journey together. There’s no one else she’d rather journey with…on or off the stage.

“Being an adult is like wearing a suit over your pajamas- you just have to keep the layers hidden.”

Lori Mercer (Veronica Novak) is thrilled to return to the South City Theatre stage for this wild show! Previous roles at SCT, include Crimes of the Heart (Lenny McGrath); The Odd Couple: Female Version (Florence Unger); Savannah Sipping Society (Randa Covington); and The Last Night at Ballyhoo (Boo Levy). Lori has also appeared in productions at Homewood Theatre including Catch Me if You Can (Elizabeth Corban); The Fox on the Fairway (Pamela Peabody); Working Without Pants (original monologue); and Inspecting Carol (Zorah Bloch). During the pandemic, Lori’s stress baking evolved into a full blown social media experiment. Check out her baking hits and misses at MatchCake https://www.facebook.com/MatchCakeBHM.

Paul Boyer (Michael Novak) is thrilled to be in this provocative and hilarious play with this gang of actors. He has performed around Birmingham but South City is where he got back onstage, so this has been a special experience. Thanks to SCT, Pat, Ed, Jennifer, Carl and especially to his incredibly multitalented wife, Lori. What I always say is, you have to have a sense of humor, even on the worst day of your life.