A well-known Upstate performer, director and voiceover artist, Glenda served as Creative Director for the 2010 Centre Stage production of Rock n' Roll Heaven, which at the time achieved the highest weekly gross of any show in the theatre's history. “One of the greatest theatrical endeavors is to begin with an idea, enlist the people to cultivate that idea and watch it grow to success through the efforts of all involved—what a thrill!”  Having performed on Greenville’s great stages including Centre Stage, Warehouse, Greenville Little Theatre and SCCT she counts it a privilege to be part of Greenville’s rich theatre history. Formerly Creative Ministry Director at Southside Fellowship, Glenda is the wife of Todd ManWaring, owner of ManWaring Construction. She has two daughters, Chelsey ManWaring and Paige ManWaring. Her Centre Stage credits include Moonlight and Magnolias, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play and Crimes of the Heart.

Allen is a familiar face to Greenville theater patrons. His Centre Stage credits include The Dining Room and Moonlight and Magnolias.  Other theatrical credits include: Yale Repertory Theatre- Chopin in Space (World Premiere), Tartuffe, What the Butler Saw, Richard II; Actors Theatre of Louisville- The Boy Who Ate The Moon (World Premiere), The Grapes of Wrath; Greenville Little Theatre- Black Coffee, Hound of the Baskervilles, Guys and Dolls, Tintypes. Training: Yale School of Drama (MFA), Actors Theatre of Louisville (Apprentice Progam).

Ellen.Jones@centrestage.org
864.233.6733 (ext. 17)

Ellen Jones holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre from West Chester University and an MFA in Directing from Florida State University. She has worked extensively in the Theatre, Television and Film industry for over 25 years.

Theatrically, Ellen has Directed and Produced such hits as: Maureen McGovern’s “The Bengal Tiger’s Ball”, Stephen Sondheim’s “Putting It Together”, “Catholic School Girls”, “The Normal Heart”, “Parallel Lives” and “Always, Patsy Cline” to name a few. In Television and Film, she began as a SAG agent and then moved into Casting. Ellen has also enjoyed teaching Actors and Directors and has served as a Visiting Professor at Rollins College, the University of Central Florida, and her Alma Mater, Florida State University.

Career highlights include: Working with Tony Award Winners Jane Alexander, Ed Sherrin & Jose Ferrer; Obie & Tony award winning Playwright, Mark Medoff and Grammy Nominee, Maureen McGovern.

Beau Phillips
Box Office Manager

boxoffice@centrestage.org
864.233.6733 (ext.12)

Beau's Centre Stage credits include A Christmas Memory, Clear Lake: The Rock ‘n Roll Reunion, Bus Stop, The Edith Whartons, and Messiah on the Frigidaire. He's worked as an actor at GLT and The Warehouse Theatre and admits to a particular fondness for character roles. He is a founding member of the And Then Some Players and holds an MFA degree in performance from UGA.

Thom Seymour, Jr.
Technical Director

thom.seymour@centrestage.org
864.233.6733 (ext.15)

Thom grew up in the Upstate and graduated from Clemson University where he studied theatre and later served as the Production Supervisor for The Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.  He spent six years in the Washington, DC, area where he worked with Charter Theater and Virginia Shakespeare Company.  In addition to his technical work with these companies, his acting credits include Horatio in Hamlet, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream.  He has worked on the development of new plays with the Shenandoah International Playwrights' Retreat and Charter Theater, which was featured in American Theatre magazine.  He is proud to be the husband of Kerrie Seymour and the father of Liam.

Allie Combs
Graphic Designer/Webmaster

allison.combs@centrestage.org
864.233.6733 (ext. 13)

Allie is a recent graduate of Brenau University where she studied Mass Communications and Graphic Design.  Before moving back to Greenville she worked in group sales for the Georgia Aquarium and graphic design for the Gainesville Ballet Company. Allie has a background in visual art, and takes pride in her ability to inject creativity into every aspect of her life.

Paige ManWaring
Administrative Assistant

information@centrestage.org
864.233.6733 (ext. 11)

Paige is a graduate of Coker College with a BA in Musical Theater and Dance Performance/Choreography.  She is originally from Greenville and has had the privilege of performing on all of Greenville's main theatrical stages.  Some of her theatre credits include:  Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Frauline Kost in Cabaret, Illona Ritter in She Loves Me, Dorothy in Wizard of Oz, and Anne Shirley in Green Gables.  Her Centre Stage credits include:  Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Chris Gorman in Rumors.