Travis Resor- Actor/Operations Assistant
Travis Resor is a professional actor who has worked at every theatre in the New
Orleans area since the age of 18. Travis received his training at various universities
including Delgado Community
College, Nicholls State University, and the New Orleans
Center for the Creative Arts.
Travis has been a member of the Screen Actors Guild since 2009 and has appeared
in numerous commercials and motion
pictures. Travis' most notable film role was in the
film Waiting, in which he played the role of "Chett
Miller". Also in 2009, Travis began
working at the "Bayou Playhouse" in Lockport,
Louisiana, and since then has absolutely
fallen in love with the theatre and its patrons. Travis
looks forward to creating many
more long-lasting friendships at his home away from home.
Travis' Playhouse Productions: Floating Palace, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Great Big
Doorstep, These Are My People This is my Land, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Mendacity,
and A Tuna Christmas.
Liam Kraus- Actor/Outreach Coordinator
Liam Kraus is a native New Orleanian proud to be working with the Bayou Playhouse.
After
graduating from LSU with a Bachelor's Degree in Performing Arts, he earned his
Master's Degree in Fine Arts from California
Institute of the Arts (CalArts). He earned
his Actor's Equity membership while working at the Tony Award winning South
Coast
Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, California. Liam spent two years performing sketch
comedy and improv at
the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2007,
Liam returned to New Orleans to head the theatre program
at Ben Franklin High School.
It took him approximately two years to learn that he should not be the head of any program...
Ever.
He is currently working in health and fitness at Snap Fitness and the New Orleans
Athletic
Club. In his spare time he enjoys running, playing music, his dog, and working
on his Jeep (then he enjoys paying an
actual mechanic to repair the damage he's done
to his Jeep).
Liam's Playhouse
Productions: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Mendacity (Director), and A Tuna Christmas.
Jillian Vedros-Rowan-
Actress/Education Director
Jillian Vedros-Rowan
is the Playhouse Education Director and a member of the Playhouse Acting Company. She is the lead instructor for BayouKidz!
and develops other workshops throughout the year.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre with a concentration in Performance from Louisiana State University. After
graduating from college, she moved to Los Angeles where she worked in casting for the hit game show Deal or No Deal.
She also served as a producer at Celebration Theatre during her time there.
Upon returning to her native land of Houma, LA, she began work as a teacher at South Louisiana Center
for the Arts (Sola) and for Terrebonne Parish School System. She has directed over 10 children’s theatre productions
for Sola and for the Terrebonne Parish Gifted and Talented Theatre program. As an actress, her Bayou Playhouse credits
include A Confederacy of Dunces, The Glass Mendacity, and as “Shelby” in Steel Magnolias.
Randy Cheramie- Actor/Advisory Board
Tulane Summer Lyric
Theatre audiences have applauded Randy in Fiddler on the Roof, Victor Victoria, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream
Coat, Wonderful Town, Pippin, Mame, and Man of La Mancha. Jefferson Performing Arts Society appearances include
Fiddler on the Roof, Annie Get Your Gun, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Other local appearances include Playboy
of the Western World, Spinning into Butter, and All My Sons at Southern Rep, Spiritual Gifts and Two
in the Bush at Le Chat Noir Theatre, and Walk in the Woods and The Glass Mendacity at True Brew Theatre.
Mr. Cheramie has also been seen in feature films, USA and CBS television
series, and made for television movies. Randy was in the Bayou Playhouse’s premier season production of Rising Water
and has since been featured in Tant Que Durera La Terre, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Mendacity.
When not on stage, Randy is Executive Director of the John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University.
Rebecca Autin - Costume Designer
Rebecca Autin is the resident Costumer Designer
for the Playhouse. She studied at LSU in Apparel Design and designed her own line of handbags which were sold in Target Hawaii.
She currently lives in Thibodaux and works in the wardrobe department for several films shot around Louisiana.
Ron Ari Goldberg- Production Designer
Ron Ari Goldberg is the resident
Production Designer for the Playhouse and has been Artistic Director for film, TV and theatre for more than 20 years. He enjoys
creating miniatures, prosthetics and special FX as he continues to push the boundaries of commercial sculpture. Living now
in New Orleans, Ron has worked in Philadelphia, NYC, Los Angeles, England and China. www.GrimmIndustries.net