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NOISES OFF
by Michael Frayn
directed by Sarah Norris
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On.
Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious, high-energy comedy.
Performances:
June 24th thru July 11th
What better way to open our new theatre space than with a zany comedy about the making of theatre?
"Pendragon Theatre’s Noises Off in Saranac Lake is a rip-roaring, door-slamming, stair-falling, three-dimensional theatrical cacophony"
- Tim Rowland, Adirondack Arts and Entertainment
The Team
Written by Michael Frayn
Direction by Sarah Norris
Fight Choreography by Sarah Grace Houston
Scenic Design by Daniel Allen
Costume Design by Julia Squier
Lighting Design by Paul Hudson
Sound Design by Andy Evan Cohen
Prop Design and ASM by Peggy Orman
Technical Direction by Cat Copeland
Master Carpentry by Ben Watson
Production Stage Management by Courtney Knysch
Assistant Stage Managers Angelica Gonzalez, Grace Kehoe
Associate Producer Caroline Pritchard
Wardrobe Supervisor C. Castle
The Cast
In Order of Appearance
Dotty Otley: Leslie Dame
Lloyd Dallas: Chris Daftsios
Garry Lejeune: Tyler Nye
Brooke Ashton: Kelly McCarty
Poppy Norton-Taylor: Jessica Kemp
Frederick Fellowes: Dylan Duffy
Belinda Blair: Rachel Kemp
Tim Allgood: Christopher H. Leifheit
Selsdon Mowbray: Jordan Hornstein
LESLIE DAME
Dotty Otley
Leslie Dame is a film and stage
actress residing in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. She has performed in numerous Pendragon productions most recently as the narrator in The Rocky Horror Show. Other recent performances include Robin in The Roommate at the Depot Theatre in Westport and Maude in the Adirondack Stage Rats production of Bakersfield Mist.
TYLER NYE
Garry LeJeune
Tyler Nye is honored to be part
of the first production in the new theatre with this extraordinary community. Since 2009, he has appeared in over 20 Pendragon productions, including Our Town, Doubt, and Shipwrecked!. Upcoming: Come From Away at Adirondack Theatre Festival and The 39 Steps at Lake George Dinner Theatre. More at tylernye.com. @tylernye
JESSICA KEMP
Poppy Norton-Taylor
Jess Kemp has worked backstage
in multiple capacities at The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, NYTW, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Huntington Theatre Company, A.R.T., and Shakespeare & Company, among others. Selected Pendragon involvement: Moveable Feast, Honky Tonk Angels, The 39 Steps. Much love to Pendragon, the cast, Luke, and the fam.
RACHEL KEMP
Belinda Blair
Rachel Kemp is thrilled to be
part of this cast and in this new space. Past favorite performances at Pendragon include Athena, Baskerville, The Mousetrap, and The Seagull. Originally from Saranac Lake, Rachel now lives in NYC, where she has performed at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to the Brooklyn Cyclones' Maimonides Park. Off-Broadway: A Christmas Carol and The Beauty and the Beast. BA from Hunter College in Dance and Music and graduate of The Barrow Group Professional Acting Program. Much love to Adam and the Kemp Fam.
Chris Daftsios
Lloyd Dallas
Christopher Daftsios has
performed in over 50 productions throughout the U.S./ Europe, earning 2 BroadwayWorld nominations (The Jag, Swimming at the Ritz, NJ Rep), a Pryor Nomination (A Streetcar Named Desire, The Gilbert) and received the SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award (Nan & the Lower Body, TheatreWorks). Film/TV: American Horror Stories, FBI, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, The Equalizer, What Would You Do?, Royal Pains, Conviction, Ball & Vase (Emmy Award, Best Short). Daftsios can currently be seen as defense attorney Brian Steel in the Hulu limited series Diddy on Trial: As it Happened. He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors Equity, The Dramatist Guild and The Actors Studio, Playwrights Division.
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KELLY McCARTY
Brooke Ashton
Kelly McCarty is a multi-hyphenate
queer artist. Pendragon: Our Town (Emily), Twelfth Night (Viola), The Marvelous Wonderettes (BJ), and 25th…Spelling Bee (Schwartzy). They are currently getting their masters in Mental Health Counseling, specializing in Child/Adolescence at Northwestern University. They are a resident artist with New Light Theater Project and Spirit Freak Theatre in NYC. Much love to the SL community, her family, and dear friends. Our community is our strength. Please talk to someone; you don’t have to endure anything alone. www.kelly-mccarty.com @kellylaurenmccarty
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DYLAN DUFFY
Frederick Fellowes
Dylan Duffy is excited to be a
member of this hilarious production and cannot wait to share it with you all! Select Pendragon: Twelfth Night (Sebastian), Guys and Does (Duane), The Mousetrap (Giles). A North Country native and longtime Pendragon member, he’s also a proud father to two daughters, Frankie and Willow.
Christopher H. Leifheit
Tim Allgood
Christopher H. Leifheit has been
involved with Pendragon Theatre since the 1997 production of “The Tempest”. Favorite “involvements” include “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”, “Moby Dick-Rehearsed”, To Kill a Mockingbird”, “Terra Nova”, “Guys on Ice”, “1984”, “The Turn of the Screw” and “Lost Lake”. He is beyond pleased to be a part of this inaugural presentation at Pendragon’s new home.
JORDAN HORNSTEIN
Selsdon Mowbray
Jordan Hornstein made his first
appearance with Pendragon in 2006 and has appeared in almost 30 Pendragon productions. He has also acted and directed for the Adirondack Stage Rats, O.T.T.G., and A.L.C.A. (where he is directing July’s production of Romeo and Juliet). It’s been a joy to work with this director and this cast and crew on the first play in the new Pendragon home. He lives in Long Lake with his wife, Jacqueline, and their two histrionic cats.
SARAH NORRIS
Director
Sarah Norris (she/her) is an
award-winning director and the Artistic Producer of Pendragon. She is beyond honored to direct the inaugural production of our new downtown home. For Pendragon: This is Government, The Mousetrap, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, H*tler’s Tasters, Circle Mirror Transformation, The Rocky Horror Show, Friends With Amenities, and Tracks. SarahNorris.org
DANIEL ALLEN
Scenic Designer
Daniel Allen is a Drama
Desk–nominated Scenic Designer for his work on Beau: The Musical. New Light & Pendragon credits include: Room 1214 and This Is Government. Associate/Assistant credits include Chicken & Biscuits (Broadway), Hadestown (Seoul), Elephant Shoes (Deaf West), & His Story (Dallas). USA 829 | danielallendesign.com | IG: @danj.allen
PAUL HUDSON
Lighting Designer
Paul Hudson a NYC-based lighting
designer for live performance and television, is happy to return to Pendragon after lighting The Marvelous Wonderettes and The Lion. Recent / Upcoming: An Evening of Cabaret and Future Stages (Juilliard), Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library (The Depot), Ain't Too Proud and Radio Recall (Transcendence). MFA NYU, member USA829.
PEGGY ORMAN
Prop Design and ASM
Peggy Orman joined the ranks
of Pendragon actors in 2003, adding stage managing to her resume with 2011's production of The Mousetrap, and has continued in either or both capacities to the present day. She began combining her BA in Studio Art with her passion for theatre while stage managing The Seagull in 2015, a show which needed a taxidermied seagull among other specialty props. She has since designed and fabricated unusual props for several Pendragon productions as well as Adirondack Stage Rats and Community Theatre Players (CTP). She has been incredibly excited to design/produce props for Pendragon’s whole '24 and '25 Summer Seasons and is thrilled to be asked back for 2026 as well as to appear onstage in Violet the musical!
BEN WATSON
Master Carpentry
Ben Watson began building sets for Pendragon in 2022. He is happy to be back in the scene shop this season and to contribute to the vibrant arts scene in Saranac Lake
ANGIE GONZALEZ
Assistant Stage Manager
Angelica is an actor, singer,
and dancer from Saranac Lake, New York. She is thrilled to spend her summer at Pendragon Theatre, contributing to Noises Off as a Stage Assistant while assisting with costumes and design. She thanks her friends, mentors, and family for their support.
CAROLINE PRITCHARD
Producing Associate
Caroline Pritchard is a graduate
of Bucknell University with a BA in Mathematics and Film and Media Studies. This is her first summer working at Pendragon Theatre and she is absolutely thrilled to be here. She adores acting, directing and is exhilarated by her current stint in producing.
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SARAH GRACE HOUSTON
Fight Choreographer
Sarah Grace “SG” Houston (she/her)
is an NYC based dance and fight choreographer and graduate of Ailey/Fordham. SG’s had the honor to choreograph many productions with Pendragon and is excited to share her love for violent storytelling in the new theater for this fabulously funny production!
JULIA SQUIER
Costume Designer
Julia Squier is ecstatic to be back
at Pendragon for their 2026 summer season! Pendragon: Twelfth Night, Treasure Island, The Marvelous Wonderettes (2024 BroadwayWorld Winner), Our Town, The Muppet Cabaret, The Little Mermaid Jr., Sleeping Beauty…Sort of. Julia is NYC based with credits at Ars Nova, New Light Theater Project, and New York Film Academy and more. Resident Artist of NLTP. BFA: MMC. JuliaSquier.com
ANDY EVAN COHEN
Sound Designer
Andy Evan Cohen is an
award-winning composer and sound/video designer. Pendragon: The Rocky Horror Show, Our Town, Treasure Island, and Twelfth Night. Other credits: The Zionists (Miami New Drama, Barrington Stage); The Greatest Hits Down Route 66 (New Light Theatre Project; Drama Desk Nomination for Orchestrations); Forbidden Broadway: Merrily Stole A Song; and The Lights are On (NLTP; Henry Hewes Nomination for Sound Design). Education: Oberlin and The Manhattan School of Music @AndyEvanCohen
CAT COPELAND
Technical Direction
Cat Copeland is a multi-faceted,
Brooklyn based theater maker. She graduated from the University of Montevallo with a BFA in Theatre. They have worked at Pendragon Theatre for four years as the Technical Director. Some of their favorite shows at Pendragon are Twelfth Night ; Spelling Bee and Tracks.
COURTNEY KNYSCH
Production Stage Manager
Courtney Knysch is thrilled to
be back at Pendragon Theatre working alongside this remarkable company of artists for another season of storytelling magic. Her work has spanned regional theatres, Off-Broadway, and international stages, but Pendragon remains one of her favorite artistic homes. She can’t wait to welcome you to the space for what promises to be an unforgettable summer.
GRACE KEHOE
Assitant Stage Manager
Grace Kehoe is a fourth-year
SUNY Purchase student, majoring in Design/Technology with a concentration in Stage Management. Hailing from Northern New Jersey, Grace is excited to be a member of the Pendragon team for Noises Off, and is looking forward to exploring the Adirondacks this summer!
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C. CASTLE
Wardrobe Supervisor
C. Castle (she/her) is a lover of
all things theatre and cosmetics! From small town Flowery Branch, Georgia, she started doing wig and makeup design from a young age and has been pursuing it ever since. She is currently earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in Entertainment Design & Technology at Western Carolina University. Some of her favorite technical credits at WCU have been the Hair & Makeup Supervisor for The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, and Assistant Hair & Makeup Design for Sweeney Todd. Castle is so excited to be a part of the wonderful team at Pendragon this summer!
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