THE Peacock Players

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(Director/producer/playwright) is an award-winning songwriter & HAMI award-winning actor. He has written, directed & produced the three prior Peacock Player musical comedies. He was labeled an impresario by his friend Dirty Jake. His band, Frankie J & The Chicken Parade has appeared in Folk Festivals throughout Florida & most recently appeared at the Valerie in their smash musical event, You Call That a Rehearsal? He is happily married with two mostly well-adjusted children & a very tolerant wife.

(as Johnny Shadow) has acted in community theaters on both coasts of Florida and with his wife Georgena leads the Folk/Rock band MOON DANCE. He has played many memorable roles with the Peacock Players, including Perry Stone Mason in THE CASE OF THE GUILTY GUITARIST, maintenance man Kevin in their production of THE LAST RESORT and DJ Rockin Johnny in THE LAST BROADCAST of THE GARY GRIZZLE SHOW. He is happily married with five children.

(as Tex Underhill- the author) Making his theatrical debut, Jeffrey is proud to step onto the stage without tripping. An accomplished musical performer, he has spent years in front of live audiences, who never once asked him to memorize lines or wear a cowboy hat. He is excited to be a member of The Peacock Players. 

(as Duncan Witherspoon –chicken poke)   

is a method actor &  brain cell deficient friend of the director. He was The Hippie in The Last Resort , Mr. Greendollar in The Last Broadcast & The Chicken in The Last Stop (Before LooneyTown).  We believe he has finally found his calling.

(as Rebeccah- flower girl) is the rhythm-happy wife of the director. This is her third appearance as a member of the Peacock Players, most recently seen as the memorable dancing Mrs. Carmichael in The Last Stop (Before LooneyTown). She is the proud mother of two wonderful children and is now a brand-new grandmother.

(as Josie- Dance Hall Barmaid) DiAnne couldn’t be more delighted to be a part of the Peacock Players’

latest ORIGINAL creation by Director, Frank Julian, A Little Murder in

Calico Bend. She previously portrayed Mrs. Spinetti in The Last Stop Before Looney Town, and the Velvety Soap Lady in, The Last Resort and The Last Broadcast of the Gary Grizzle Show. DiAnne has performed in numerous comedies and musicals in several Community Theatres in Central Florida, including Maude Jenkins in Four Old Broads on the High Seas at the Art Center Theatre, and Bunny Sutherland in The Hallelujiah Girls with the Woodview Players. Her credits also include Florence in The Female Odd Couple, Stupefyin’ Jones in L’il Abner, Faye Baker in Amorous Ambassador, Princess Maria in Call Me Madam; and Panacea in Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. DiAnne has also been in several funny murder mystery theatre productions with Two Pence Productions. DiAnne enjoys tap and jazz dancing, and is thankful for her

loving husband and fellow actor, Lenny Klatt, (Cowboy Bob), and her mom for their endless support.

(as Cowboy Bob - rootin’tootin’ cowpoke) Lenny had the lead in The Peacock Players’ hit, “The Last Broadcast of the

Gary Grizzle Show,” and its sequel, The Last Stop Before Looney Town”.

He is an active musician who plays guitar, bass and blues harmonica,

when not busy in his day job as a criminal defense attorney. He especially enjoys being on stage with his loving wife and best friend, DiAnne, who somehow manages to manage both him and his law practice. Lenny’s other credits include Curly, the lead in Oklahoma, and major roles in Cabaret, Annie Get Your Gun, Carousel, South Pacific, The Grinch in Seussical the Musical, and one of the assassins in Sondheim’s Assassins.

He has also been in Sex Please, We’re 60, Amorous Ambassador, L’il

Abner, Call Me Madam and Man of La Mancha, and he is delighted to be a

part of the Peacock Players!

(as Gambler & Back Stage Manager) is the chimes-playing half of the musical duo PEG & EM, from North Port, Florida & can be seen at Folk festivals throughout the state. An accomplished ballet dancer as evidenced in The Last Stop (Before LooneyTown), he has been an integral part of the Peacock Players, acting in festival skits at The Farm for several years. His backstage herding of this flock of birdbrains is astounding.

(as Mrs. Jurgenson- Town Businesswoman) is primarily known as a singer/songwriter. She performs as one half of the duo PEG & EM in the Florida Folk music scene. Residing in North Port, Florida, she is also a prolific writer who has two books on genealogy and another of her own lyrics & poetry. Peggy has also been involved in skits & plays under the direction of Frank Julian. Who can forget her as Mrs. Perkins in the Peacock Players’ production of The Last Resort or as the Peruvian throat singing teenager in The Girl Who Stopped Time? She also starred as Peg Drismal in The Last Broadcast of The Gary Grizzle Show and most recently as Abigail Dumont in The Last Stop (Before LooneyTown)

(as Yingar- Danish Bartender)     John Telschow, a 2007 graduate of Citrus High, first discovered his love for the stage in high school. After a long break to raise a family, he returned to acting in 2021, starring as Jeremy Winthrop in Will You Still Love Me in the Morning? at the Art Center of Citrus County.

Since moving back to Citrus County in 2022, John has become a familiar face on local stages, performing in nearly 20 productions at the Valerie Theatre and the Art Center. He recently made his Peacock Player debut in A Little Murder in Calico Bend and has loved every moment of the experience.

Following this production, John is shifting his focus toward film projects, pursuing his dream of making it to the big screen. Offstage, he volunteers with local charities and runs HMC Inspections LLC, a Citrus County-based home inspection company. Hire the home inspector who ACTs right!

Learn more at www.JohnTelschow.com

(as The Narrator)    

Ken has recently returned to the stage after a 65-year hiatus following his acclaimed (by his parents, run as the astronaut in his second-grade play. He is fortunate in having an understanding wife who puts up with his nonsense, a daughter, son-in-law and two wonderful grandkids.

(as Sheriff Homer Watson ) Writer, Producer and Actor, he really knows how to embrace poverty. Originally from Sarasota, Rex is a Florida Native who is “as pale as a peeled potato” and hates the heat, the sun and the beach. When not "Hamming it up" on stage, Rex builds and maintains websites including those for Lewis and Young Entertainment and Citrus Acts. He joined The Peacock Players as "Jango" the Crowd Wrangler in THE LAST BROADCAST OF THE GARY GRIZZLE SHOW. “This performance is dedicated to all my wonderful Peeps!"