Meaghan Farrell

Meaghan Farrell (Director) - is thrilled to be bringing Murder By Indecision to life here with the Good Company Theater. Meaghan is no stranger to the community theater world, having participated in several shows in Western MA as a performer, producer, and director. Some favorite shows she has been involved in are Murder By Indecision (Director x2), Footloose! (Director, Ensemble), Guys and Dolls (Hot Box Girl), Legally Blonde (Director), Dearly Departed (Delightful), and Nice Work if You Can Get It (Producer). Meaghan would like to thank her husband, John, her loving parents Kathleen and Glenn, her siblings Ashley and Freddy, and the rest of her extended family and close friends for their unwavering support in her theatrical endeavors. UK <3

linda slozak

Linda Slozak (Agatha Crispy) - Linda has enjoyed the opportunity to be a part of the Good Company Theater. Over the years she has been seen at the Westfield Theatre Group in productions such as Dearly Departed, Steel Magnolias ( twice!), Odd Couple Female Version, numerous Christmas shows and a pre-pandemic Murder by Indecision. Recently she has been enjoying performing with Steve Henderson’s “Have Comedy Will Travel” company at Senior Centers throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut . Linda wishes to thank the entire cast for their encouragement throughout the whole broken shoulder episode. Thanks to Meaghan for giving me the opportunity to be Agatha again. And, of course, special thanks to “Typy”.

cheryl king

This is Cheryl King’s (Ruth Less) second time performing with Good Company Theater. She is also on the Board of Directors for GCT and has been involved in everything from set design, serving refreshments at intermission to cleaning the stage. Cheryl is proud to be involved with such a great company.

Cheryl previously performed in two murder mystery dinner theaters, 42nd Street, South Pacific and Godspell, singing and dancing in the ensemble.

Her first love is tap dancing, which she has been doing since the age of two.

Cheryl is retired after a long career as Senior Accountant with  a local CPA firm. She enjoys many hobbies with Bob, her husband of twenty years, including traveling, walking, golf, cribbage, scrabble and Veteran's affairs. She loves Zumba and cardio strength classes and her weekly volunteer work for CT Foodshare and the AARP Taxaide Program. She is also on the Board of Directors for Granby Cemetery.

Bob and Cheryl have four loving and successful adult children and four adorable Grandchildren!

nick parisi

Nick Parisi (Victor Greedly) - Nick has been performing since 1971, appearing in that memorable musical called “Cowboy On The Moon” where he sang the Sammy Davis Jr. version of “Candy Man” and it all started from there! During his teen-aged years he aspired to a career on Broadway and was fortunate enough to be part of a group of High School athletes, qualifying for a full scholarship in dance with the Garden State Ballet Company. He took full use of that scholarship for 5 years, into his freshman year of college and received training in the Balanchine theory of ballet by Frederick Danielli, founder of Garden State Ballet. Mr. Danielli had been one of Balanchine’s students and dancers in his company. Nick was also trained in jazz and tap while at Garden State Ballet. Given his scholarship, he was an extra in many performances of “The Nutcracker” and had the unusual and amusing job one year, of being situated underneath Clara’s bed and crawling on all fours so that it moved across the stage during her dream sequence! During those years, Nick appeared in a variety of musicals including two stints in “West Side Story” where he played the role of Arab twice and also understudied the role of Tony and acted as dance captain. Additionally during those years, Nick performed the role of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in “Guys and Dolls” as well as performing the role of lead dancer/Popularity number in the musical “George M.” He also traveled into New York City during that time-period, taking classes and deciding whether to continue the quest for Broadway, or return to college. He opted for the latter, graduated (first in his family), had a career in business, married and raised a family. Throughout his life, Nick pursued singing and was active in numerous choirs including the Masterwork Boy’s Chorus of NJ, NJ All-State Chorus 1977 (1 st tenor/1 st chair), numerous church choirs/groups/ensembles, CitiSingers of Hartford, and a robust solo ministry. In 2010, Nick decided to give theater another run. He joined Theater Guild of Simsbury and began an active participation including the roles of Lumiere in “Beauty and the Beast”, Ebenezer Scrooge in Christmas Carol – The Musical”, Marcellus Washburn in “Music Man”, Ellard Sims in “The Foreigner” (a hoot of a part!). He’s also been very involved in stage crew and management and loves being backstage, getting all ready for the performers to do their thing and entertain! In 2012 perhaps by coincidence, perhaps by design, he was involved in performing two plays set 100 years prior – 1912 – “Music Man” and “Our Town.” It was a privilege to perform those works exactly 100 years later from the time in which they were set. In 2018 and with the Farmington Valley Stage Company, Nick was privileged to be part of a musical review, created by a local talent, and where Nick’s musical numbers were designed around his voice and vocal abilities. Nick also became very involved in staged readings – where the play is performed solely in a reading fashion – no costumes, no sets/scenery, just the voice and inflection to deliver the role. In 2019 he had the honor of directing the world premier reading of “An Interview With God” which originated as a movie and is transitioning to a theatrical event. Nick has even performed at a prison – the oldest in the US! Well, technically no longer a prison. Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine is open to the public and he performed the role of the muck-raking pastor who succeeded in getting the prison shut down for its deplorable conditions. In his “later years” so to speak, Nick finds character roles extremely rewarding. Victor Greedly gives him the chance to use his NJ roots and that NY accent! We are each given a talent in this life and are expected to use it and shine. Bringing theater to life is a joy. Please enjoy this gem of a show!

ray Pinault

Ray Pinault (Ken Steele)- Ray was introduced to the theater last year when he helped out with the set build for another Good Company Theater production. He really enjoyed being involved from start to finish and seeing all the different stages that have to happen in order for a production to come to fruition. When the Good Company Theater held its casting tryouts for Murder by Indecision Ray thought he should give it a go. Ray is grateful for the opportunity to start his acting career with the GCT and with the guidance of director Meaghan Farrell he was able to get on to the stage.

krista krupa

Krista Krupa (Sophie Greedly) - Krista is excited to be doing her first play at the Good Company Theater. She was most recently seen as Ethel McCormack in Exit 7’s Footloose. Some of her favorite roles have been: Abigail Adams in Westfield Theatre Group’s 1776, Ensemble in Something Rotten at (E7), Sandra Bloom, Big Fish (WTG), the Specialist, The Who’s Tommy (E7) Ensemble/Solo dancer, Tuck Everlasting (WTG), and Ensemble in Legally Blonde (E7) to name a few. When Krista isn’t performing, she is being a mom to her daughter Autumn and hiking around with her husband Wayne. This is Krista’s first non musical play and she is thrilled to be able to bring Sophie Greedly to life in this show!

taryn poe

Taryn Poe (Victoria Greedly) - is delighted to be in her first production with Good Company Theater. Taryn found her love for being on stage early on in life when her parents enrolled her in dance class at just two and a half years old. Tap dance is one of her biggest passions to this day. As a young adult she acted in a few community theater productions in western mass including The Music Man with Monson Arts Council and George M! with Exit 7 Players. After high school, Taryn went on to Dean College and earned her bachelor’s degree in theater. Her favorite role in college was Mrs. Merkle in Bye Bye Birdie. More recently, Taryn has acted in several murder mystery dinner theater performances with companies Brick Road Productions, The Comical Mystery Tour, and The Dinner Detective. Sometimes she was the murderer, which she thinks is a truly exhilarating experience unlike no other. Taryn would like to thank her family for their continued support in her theatric endeavors as well as the entire audience for coming to the show! She hopes you enjoy Murder by Indecision and would like to share one of her favorite quotes; “Theatre is the art by which human beings make human action worth watching.” - Paul Woodruff  

madison bailey

Madison Bailey (William Greedly) of East Granby, CT is so excited to be returning to Good Company Theater to play the part of William Greedly. Madison graduated from Eastern CT State University with a BA in Theatre and a BS in Education. Madison enjoys teaching in a kindergarten classroom within her town. She loves doing theater and dance on the side including the shows White Christmas (ensemble), The Wizard of Oz (orchestra voice), Trial By Jury and The Sorcerer (ensemble), and The One Act Play That Goes Wrong (Dennis). Madison would like to thank Meaghan Farrell for giving her this opportunity. She would also like to thank the cast and crew for being so supportive. Finally, she would like to thank her mother for being her #1 fan as she walks on the stage. She hopes you enjoy the show. 

bob king

Bob King ( Niles Stern ) - This is Bob's 4th show with Good Company Theater (GCT).  Raised in Windsor, Bob graduated from UConn with a BFA degree in Fine Arts, moving to Granby in 1985.  A GCT Board member, Bob encourages folks of all ages, with an interest in theater, to participate in future productions.

beth goodwin

Beth Goodwin (Mavis Greedly) - Beth is thrilled to be part of the Good Company’s production of “Murder by Indecision.  Beth previously appeared in the Castle Craig Players production of “The Night of January 16th” as Jane Chandler, the handwriting expert for the New York Police Department.  This is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream which began when she was too timid to try out for her high school production of “Fiddler on the Roof” back in 1986.  Beth comes from a long line of thespian dreamers going back to her late father who came to America in the 1940s to make it big in Hollywood. Beth would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support.  A big thank you to Meaghan for all her encouragement and friendship, and for taking a chance on this dreamer.

carol cisek

Carol Cisek (Miss Maple) - is new to Good Company Theater but has been seen in many theater groups throughout the region, most recently with Somers Village Players in their production of Steel Magnolias, as M'Lynn Eatenton. (A bucket list role). Carol would like to thank Meaghan Farrell for casting her. It has been such a wonderful experience bringing Miss Maple to life. She would also like to thank her family for their continued support.

patricia oconnor

Patricia O'Connor (Penelope Biggles) is thrilled to be back on stage with friends after several years' hiatus.  Pat has previously performed with Valley Light Opera, and in several plays and musicals with Westfield Theatre Group, including Murder by Indecision.  She wants to thank Meaghan for reaching out and bringing her out of retirement.

nicole muller

Nicole Muller (Myrna Stern) -  is excited to be making her stage debut in her new hometown, having moved to Granby from Harwich, Mass., in November 2022. A Trumbull, Conn., native, Nicole taught drama for several decades as an English professor, honing her dramatic reading skills. As a journalist on Cape Cod, she developed a close relationship with Evans Haile, longtime artistic director of the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, for which she wrote reviews of their blockbuster summer shows. She is a longtime season ticket holder and supporter of Cape Repertory Theater. Nicole is grateful to Good Company Theater for giving her this opportunity, to family and friends for their support and encouragement and to her cat Zumi for tolerating so many nights home alone.

olivia leblanc

Olivia LeBlanc (Jenny Walters) - is thrilled to be a part Murder By Indecision with the Good Company Theater. Olivia has been doing theatre since the third grade, however this is her first time in a community theatre production! Throughout her time in high school she has participated in several shows across Western MA, such as Nine To Five (Ensemble), Cinderella (Ensemble), Urinetown (Cladwells secretary/Ensemble/Prop Design), and Shapeless (Lessie/Set Design). Olivia would like to thank her boyfriend Devin, her mom Tara, her nane, her younger sister Felicia, and the rest of her family and friends for their continued support! She hopes you love the show just as much as she loves being a part of it! :)

jason black

Jason Black (Inspector John Dryfus) is very excited to make his acting debut with the Good Company Theater for this show. He started acting with a local community theater here in Connecticut about two and half years ago, and now he's unwilling to stop. He's been having tons of fun as the hapless inspector, and hopes you will find his crime-solving skills to be up to the task. Jason would like to thank his fiancé, Tonya, for allowing him to continue to talk to himself as he worked to memorize his lines over these past few months.

masha schmitt

Masha Schmitt (Officer Bently), a third-year Opera major at the Hartt School of Music, is a multi-talented performer. Known for her captivating performances as a singer and dancer, Masha is now exploring acting for the first time. With previous roles in operas such as The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart, she brings a wealth of talent and skill to the stage. Keep an eye out for Masha as she continues to dazzle audiences with her talent and versatility!

tara demoe

Tara DeMoe (Melissa Hammerstein) -  is happy to be back on stage. She is grateful to her daughter Olivia who convinced her to take on this role.  It’s been a little over  five years since Olivia talked Tara into auditioning for another show in which Tara  worked with Meaghan and few of the other cast members on stage tonight.  Tara hopes  you enjoy the show  because she has had a blast  preparing for tonight!