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GIRLS ONLY BIOGRAPHIES
BARBARA GEHRING (Creator & Original Cast). A veteran of improv, sketch
comedy and theatre, Barbara Gehring is also one of the busiest commercial actors
in the Denver market. She is the proud Canadian member of the international
comedy trio A.C.E. and has dazzled audiences nationally and worldwide with
her energetic performances. Gehring has to her credit several films, has appeared
on Fox Sports Network's "Best Damn Sports Show" and in countless national and
local television commercials. When not performing on stage or on camera, she is
mother and comedienne to her daughter Isabella (her original understudy for the
show) and her son Gavin (the only male to have attended Girls Only…for 9
months). Gehring would like to thank the Girls Only team, her parents for being
her first audience and for teaching her the importance of laughter, and to her
most charming husband Paul for always believing.
Linda Klein headshotLINDA KLEIN (Creator & Original Cast) has been a
cherished member of the Denver comedy scene for the last 15 years and onethird of the comedy trio A.C.E. for most of that time. During her years with
A.C.E. she has co-written and performed in over 50 original productions and
graced stages nationwide, including Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. Klein
has a dense background in theatrical improvisation and comedy writing. She
also works as a commercial actor and voice talent. She sits on the board of
directors of two non-profits - Self Improvement Opportunities and The
GroupMind Foundation - and is an active member of Montview Presbyterian
Church. When not working she can be found traveling extensively, as the QE2,
the beaches in Rio and her plethora of nieces and nephews will all confirm. Linda
would like to thank the Girls Only team, her loving and supportive husband,
Paul, and her parents who dutifully attended all of her original “bedroom
productions.” And a special thank you goes out to A.C.E. - for sticking together
all these years. You can visit Linda's website to learn more.
LUANNE NUNES DE CHAR (Co-director) is a freelance director, teaching artist
and casting associate. She has worked for such diverse companies as: Denver
Center Attractions, Berkeley Rep, ABC Television, Denver Center for the
Performing Arts, Sea World, California Shakespeare Theatre, The Disney
Company, Adaptive Path, Denver Children’s Theatre, The Mark Taper Forum,
UNC, The National Theatre Conservatory and West End Theatre. She was a
Resident Director for ten years at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and
spent five seasons in Russia creating political theatre with Ditya Mira. Ms. Nunes
de Char has a BA from UCLA and an MFA in directing from the University of
Southern California. She resides in Northern California with her extremely
patient husband and two perfect children.
CLAUDIA CARSON (Production Manager) is in charge of managing all aspects
of the out-of-state Girls Only productions. Her responsibilities include
communicating with the design team, contacting and coordinating with the outof-state technical personnel and implementing the transport of the set (she has
extensive experience working with Canadian Customs.) As Production Manager,
Claudia is responsible for all travel and housing arrangements for cast and crew,
organizing load-in at the venue, managing the setting up of the set/sound/lights
and running dry tech rehearsals prior to cast arrival.
For the last seven of her 30+ in theatre, Claudia been with The Denver Center for
the Performing Arts. Until moving up to the position of Production Manager for
Girls Only, she stage managed five productions at the Center including The
Second City’s productions of Red Scare and How I Lost My Denverginity. Most
recently, she stage managed the Girls Only production in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
CHARLES R. MACLEOD (Technical Consultant) For Denver Center Attractions,
past design credits include The Taffetas, My Way, The World Goes ’Round,
Swingtime Canteen, The Last Five Years and Always…Patsy Cline. Mr. MacLeod
has been the resident Lighting Designer for the Denver Center Theatre Company
since 1987. Past DCTC credits include The Diary of Anne Frank, Lydia, The
Merry Wives of Windsor, 1001, Season’s Greetings, Gem of the Ocean, All My
Sons, After Ashley, Dirty Story, Selfish Sacrifice, Madwoman of Chaillot, Blithe
Spirit, Visiting Mr. Green, Lobby Hero, Copenhagen, Behind the Broken Words,
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, A Christmas Carol, Love,
Janis, Lost Highway: The Music and Legend of Hank Williams. Mr. MacLeod has
also designed the lighting for Theatre Aspen shows Love, Janis, Dinner with
Friends and Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.
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