Dennis Curley

Dennis grew up in Syracuse, New York, and received his B.A. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.  He moved to the Twin Cities in 1992.

From 1992 until 1994, Dennis was employed at Hey City Stage, performing in the musical Forever Plaid.  Following that, he became a full-time singer with the cover band Pizazz, a band he continues to perform with today.  He returned to the theatrical stage in 2004 when he performed in the musical revue Hot 'n' Cole at Ordway Center in St. Paul.  Dennis then appeared in My Way (Ordway Center), A Christmas Carole Petersen (Theater Latté Da), War of the Worlds: The Musical (Hometown Theatre), Mrs. Man of God (MMOG Productions), Orphan Train (History Theatre), Warm Beer Cold Women (Guthrie), and the staged reading of Little House on the Prairie (Guthrie), as well as appearing as a Holiday Singer in the lobby of Ordway Center during The Sound of Music (2007) and White Christmas (2008).

His compositions include U Betcha: The Making of a Minnesota Boy Band, Route 66: Cruisin' the American Dream, S.O.S., Whistling Past the Graveyard, Pride and Plot of Pointlessness, and Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping (currently running at the Plymouth Playhouse).  His arrangements for Schoolhouse Rock Live! and Schoolhouse Rock Live Too! are published by MTI.

Dennis has served as Musical Director for local and national productions of Schoolhouse Rock Live!, The Fantasticks, Here's Love, Power Balladz, U Betcha and Church Basement Ladies 2, among others.  He co-produced Pride and Plot of Pointlessness in 2006 and 2008, and Whistling Past the Graveyard in 2007 (for which he also served as stage director).

Email:  Dennis@TableSaltProductions.com.

Rachael Brogan Flanery

Rachael has a B.A. in theater from the University of Iowa and an M.F.A. in Playwriting from UCLA’s School of Theater Film & Television.  Rachael has performed locally with The Brave New Workshop, Hey City Theater, Hang Kitty Productions, and The Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company.

Her plays have been produced in Aspen, Iowa City, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and New York.  Notable works include:  Nest (Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference Finalist; Princess Grace Award Semi-Finalist; Reverie Theater Next Generation Playwright’s Contest Semi-Finalist; Stage Spirit Award), At the Bottom of Sterling Lake (Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist; NYC Summer Play Festival Third Round Selection), and One Ring Too Many (George Burns and Gracie Allen Comedy Fellowship).  Rachael earned her second George Burns and Gracie Allen Comedy Fellowship for performing her one woman show Ginger as part of UCLA’s New Works Festival.

Rachael and her one act play Wolves are featured in the documentary of the same name, directed and produced by Bulgarian director Martin Kisslov.  Her play Trilogy, a Play in Two Parts is published by JAC Publishing and can be purchased online at JAC Publishing or Amazon.com (credited as Rachael Brogan).

Email:  Rachael@TableSaltProductions.com.

Jim Robinson

Jim is over-educated:  he has a B.A. in English from UCLA; an M.A. in English from Tulane University; and a Ph.D in Psychology from the University of Southern California.  He also has a TEFL certificate from TEFL International in Kolkata, India.  Don't ask him to do anything practical.

He is a ten-year veteran of the Brave New Workshop (Sex in the Cities; Happiness for Dummies; Electile Dysfunction; Home for the Hostilities; among others) and performed in the Off-Beat Comedy Club onboard the Disney Magic.  Jim is the proud co-author (and male prop) of Julie Grover McArdle's Results Not Typical (along with Brian Beatty), and was recently seen as the waiter in Joseph Scrimshaw's Adventures in Mating at the Bryant Lake Bowl.  Jim performed in and co-wrote We Gotta Bingo for Actors' Theater of Minnesota and co-wrote Pride and Plot of Pointlessness with Shanan Wexler for Hang Kitty Productions.  On his own Jim wrote and co-produced Whistling Past the Graveyard (Found Money Productions), and has appeared in War of the Worlds: the Musical (Hometown Theatre), S.O.S. (Mainly Me Productions), and as the psychologist in HUGE Theater's Ordinary People...But Not!  He was an original cast member of KSTC's Comedy Hotel, produced by Kim Schultz.  He feels confident that no one saw him in Soaked in Lye.

Jim has performed in touring shows and corporate entertainment for Out of the Blue, Brave New Communications, Strong Coffee Ink, and Under the Radar Productions.

When not on stage, he teaches psychology at St. Catherine University and at the University of St. Thomas.  Jim hails from Riverside, California.

Email:  Jim@TableSaltProductions.com.

Annemarie Bossert

Annemarie is happy to join the team at Table Salt, and is delighted to return to the Lowry Lab Theater in historic downtown Saint Paul this June 23, having previously served as Box Office Coordinator, Concessions Manager and Propmistress for Whistling Past the Graveyard (Found Money Productions), which played at the Lowry Lab in October of 2007.

Annemarie teaches Biology at St. Catherine University, where she is also a proud member of the Mendel Hall Philosophy Club.

Email:  Annemarie@TableSaltProductions.com.

Sean Byrd

Sean is a native Texan (with boots to prove it) and has a B.F.A. in Acting/Directing from Stephen F. Austin State University and an M.F.A. in Acting from Western Illinois University.  After 4 ½ years in Chicago as an actor/director/producer, he moved to the Twin Cities in 1999.

Currently in his seventh year as a faculty member in the Department of Theatre at Normandale College in Bloomington, Sean teaches introductory cinema, television and acting courses and serves as a main stage director.  His most recent directing endeavors include Romeo and Juliet, The Diviners and Man of La Mancha, for which he was recognized by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for achievement in directing.  As an actor, Sean has appeared on stage with such companies as Hang Kitty Productions, Hardcover Theatre, Fifty Foot Penguin, Minnesota Shakespeare Project, 15 Head: A Theatre Lab and Pig’s Eye Theatre Company.  Most recently he appeared in Sylvia with Yellow Tree Theatre.  To quote Frank from the old Bartles & Jaymes Wine Cooler ad campaign, "Thank you … for your support."

Michael Pettee

Michael has now provided lighting for three Table Salt productions!  In the past he has provided lighting and production management for many dance companies and choreographers in the Twin Cities, and he is the former Managing Director of Ram Island Dance (Portland).

For the last decade Michael has been coordinating events as executive producer for dozens of Fortune 500 companies.  As managing partner of Story Stick Marketing, Michael creates and produces marketing and communications campaigns that focus on the audience experience.

Ask Michael and he will tell you that his strengths are: “Work ethic, strategic thinking, and collaboration.  And the projects I am proudest of are Nancy Hauser work a long time ago, Subaru Forester Launch Events, and the Torino Olympics events for Target.”

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