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MICHAEL SPEDDEN
Owner and CoFounder- Ensemble Actor and Writer
Michael Spedden co-founded the Fowl Players of Perryville with his wife Theresa in 2017. He has performed in bands since the 1980's. Theatrical credits include "Jesus Christ Superstar" (Caiaphas),"South Pacific" (Bus Adams), "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (Levi), and "Oliver!" (Mr. Brownlow) with Baltimore Actor's Theatre; "Othello," (Duke of Venice) "Twelfth Night",(Captain) and "'Tis Pity She's A Whore" (Donato) with 4615 Theatre in Washington DC, and in "A Murder is Announced" (Rudi Scherz) at Cockpit in Court, Community College of Baltimore County, Essex.
His Television and Movie credits include Season 5 Episode 8 of "Gotham" (Dale); "Kimmy vs The Reverend- The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Interactive Special" on Netflix (Bartender); and "Dead Reckoning" and "Murder Under The Friday Night Lights" on ID Discovery. He was the Viking in the well known "JG Wentworth 877-CASH-NOW" (2019 "Bus Opera") commercials and has appeared in commercials for Amazon, and has appeared (or at least been heard) doing voiceovers for numerous radio and TV commercials. He is the host of the arts and pop culture podcast "Fowl Players Radio" which can be heard anywhere you subscribe to podcasts and on these sites (www.fowlplayersradio.com and www.youtube.com/@fowlplayersradio) and hosts "The Back of The Rack- The Michael Spedden Show" on 97 Underground on Tuesdays 2-4om EST.(www.97underground.com and www.youtube.com/@97undergroundmichaelspedden).
See Michael Spedden on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10437361/
Our Podcast- Fowl Players Radio:
www.youtube.com/@fowlplayersradio
Mike's 97underground Interviews:
www.youtube.com/@97undergroundmichaelspedden
Hear Mike's Show every Monday 2-4 pm:
www.97underground.com (download the free app!)
JG:
https://youtu.be/bkORcziEx6g?si=9SrACbA7cAsuWj3R
Diane Maistros
Ensemble Actress and Writer
Diane Maistros has been performing with Fowl Players of Perryville since its inception. She has performed in many theatrical productions since 2003. Some of her acting/singing credits include the voice of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors, the voice of the dragon in Shrek and Patty in Smokey Joe’s Cafe.
Critic reviews:
“…the blasting belted sound of a ferocious woman clawing her way through these numbers that fits the grit of the character she’s channeling.” Theatre Bloom review (Smokey Joe’s Café)
“ …Maistros delivers this number as a blasting, lasting memory. Heavy on the belt and big on vocal fire, Maistros lets her voice resonate all through the ending sustain of this song…” Theatre Bloom (Song Forever, from SHREK)
In Diane’s spare time, she volunteers on the Itineris, Inc. board of directors. Itineris is an organization that empowers adults on the autism spectrum to live meaningful lives.
Chris Barsam
Ensemble Actor
Chris been performing comedy improv murder mysteries in the mid-Atlantic for over a decade with Otter Productions, JR Entertainment and The Fowl Players of Perryville. He has performed as a “Chef” in The Polar Express on The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, a Warner Bros. production. On Baltimore-area stages Chris was recently Shylock in Something Rotten. Other favorites include The Odd Couple (Felix), The Wizard of Oz (Oz) Sister Act (Curtis) and Gypsy (Herbie). Chris is also a reporter in the White House Press Corps in the season finale of HBO’s House of Cards.
Jason Presson
Ensemble Actor
Jason got involved in storytelling at a young age. A gifted writer, he got involved in theater in 8th grade winning an award for an ensemble performance at an ELA festival. From there it was off to the races.
Performing in theater in high school would eventually lead to him working professionally in the MD independent movie business. He would be a part of over a dozen productions as a writer, assistant director, production manager and actor.
In addition to performing, Jason also has a passion for RPG's and creates video essays on the Gothic Horror Dungeons and Dragons setting Ravenloft, which he releases on his Youtube channel Ravenlore.
Recently Jason has joined Fowl Players to get back to his roots of live performances.
He can be found here on IMDB under the name Jason Patrick Presson
Jessica Preactor
Ensemble Actress
Jessica Preactor has been performing with the Fowl Players of Perryville since 2019, first appearing as a chef in The Polar Express. Preactor started theatre professionally in 2001 when she performed in over 10 shows at the Oregon Ridge Dinner Theatre until 2014. She joined Cockpit in Court in 2014 performing in “Peter Pan” as Peter Pan before moving to New York City to study Musical Theatre at AMDA (American Musical Dramatic Academy) After graduating in 2018, she returned to the Baltimore stages in Third Walls’ production of “My Fair Lady” as Eliza Doolittle and “Man of La Mancha” as Aldonza/Dulcinea. Now, she’s working with Fowl Players in their annual Polar Express show and their Murder Mystery shows. Preactor loves improv and being a “triple threat” singing, dancing and acting. Follow her on Instagram @jessicapreactor