Taylor Reed (Li’l Bit)

Taylor Reed (she/her) is excited to be back for her second production with Sundown Collaborative Theatre. She was previously seen as Tupolski in The Pillowman. Reed received an MA in Theatre from Texas Woman’s University. Past credits include Lisa in Well, Theresa in Boy Gets Girl, Amanda in The Glass Menagerie, and Cass in Wonder of The World.

Matthew Eitzen (Uncle Peck)

Matthew Eitzen (he/him) is an actor and writer from Dallas, and a graduate of the OU School of Drama. He has performed with various theaters throughought DFW, and has previously performed with Sundown in “She Kills Monsters”. He would like to thank the folks at Sundown for the opportunity to tackle such a significant work, and his family and his roomates for all of their support.

Kara Bruntz (Female Greek Chorus)

Kara Bruntz (she/her) is so excited to be joining Sundown Collaborative Theatre for a second show. She was previously seen in She Kills Monsters as Lilith. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games, D&D, and cuddling with her cats, Jiji & Pete’s. She would like to thank her friends and family for their unwavering love and support.

Joshua Dobelbower (Male Greek Chorus)

Joshua Dobelbower (he/him) was born in 1988 — the same year that Die Hard came out. He is excited to be taking part in his fourth Sundown production. Most recently, he conceived of, co-wrote, and co-directed the short film Boo-mates! He also appeared as Simon in Unscripted at Java Scripts: Double Shots and as The Great Mage Steve in She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms. He enjoys collaborating with like-minded individuals and, above all, is looking forward to creating more digital content in the future. Look out for Boo-mates! 2: The Streets!

Courtney Dobelbower (Teen Greek Chorus)

Courtney Dobelbower (she/her) is honored to be a member of this incredible cast. Her recent credits at Sundown include Elaine in Unscripted at Java Scripts: Double Shots and Vera in She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms. She also co-wrote and co-directed the short film Boo-mates! After taking some time off from theatre, she is especially thrilled to be back on stage and expressing herself in the medium she loves.

Jacob Drum (Male Greek Chorus Understudy)

Jacob (he/him) is honored to be part of Sundown’s latest show, having previously been in Love Stories, Short Works Festival, and She Kills Monsters. He knows the entire cast is extremely talented, and that it has been a pleasure to work with them. He hopes everyone enjoys the show!

Julia Bodiford (Director)

Julia Bodiford (she/her) has worked as an actor and director around the DFW Metroplex for around ten years. She serves as Sundown Collaborative Theatre’s Co-Artistic Director and as an intern for Circle Theatre. She holds a BA in Drama from Texas Woman’s University. Her previous Sundown directing credits inclue Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman (2018) and Stephen Mallatratt/Susan Hill’s The Woman In Black (2019). She recently served as Assistant Director for Circle Theatre’s An Empty Plate in the Cafe Du Grand Boeuf and as a director for IMPRINT Theatreworks’ First Impressions Festival. Her next project will be in February 2023 as director of Theatre Denton’s production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She thanks her cast, crew, and Sundown team from the bottom of her heart for trusting her with handling this complex and relevant story of family, forgiveness, and healing. 

Brandy Townsend (Stage Manager)

Brandy Townsend (they/she) has been a part of Sundown Collaborative Theatre
for 3 years and currently serves as secretary. This is their first time
stage managing for the company and they are very excited! Previously
with the company Brandy has assistant directed Girl in The Machine
and appeared in 3 short works, Love Stories: (A Working Title), and
She Kills Monsters. They are glad you’re here and hope you enjoy the
show!!!

Claire Fountain (Intimacy Director)

Claire Fountain (she/they) is a DFW-based intimacy director, actor, and playwright. You may have seen her play “UFI” as well as her directing work for “The Magic Word” at Sundown’s Java Scripts festival this past fall or caught her as Ann in the staged reading of “Those Hollow Bodies” with Echo Theatre last month. She is honored to have had the opportunity to work with Julia and such a talented cast on this difficult but incredibly important piece.

Ryan Davila (Lighting Designer)

Ryan Davila (he/him) has served asTechnical Director for Sundown Collaborative Theatre since he joined in 2017. Ryan was first introduced to Sundown Collaborative Theatre when he played Big Stone in Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. Since joining Ryan has performed in Sundown’s Short Works Festival and has designed lights for BUG, Pillowman, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, and The Girl in the Machine. He also worked on the lights and special effects for The Woman in Black. Ryan has also recently designed lights and choreographed stage combat for Theatre Denton’s production of Misery. Ryan recently had his directorial debut when he got the chance to direct She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms. Outside of Sundown, Ryan has taught improv, stage combat, and technical theatre for Theatre Denton’s youth education program. Ryan is hoping to be a theatre teacher someday so he can use theatre and art to inspire others the way it has inspired him.