David DeBeck* (H. C. Curry) David DeBeck is thrilled to be working in a production at Gloucester Stage and with Robert Walsh, for the first time. He recently played Ian in The Other Place at the Nora Theatre, Cambridge, MA. Favorite theater credits include, Strange Snow at Theatreworks, Hartford; Dinner With Friends, The Lonesome West and Hamlet, at The Virginia Stage Company; Hosanna, both at The Walnut Street Theatre (Phila, PA.) and The Actor’s Theater, Off B’way.
David plays Sargent Shriver in the soon to be released movie, Chappaquiddick (John Curran). Other film roles include, Roger Wheeler, Black Mass (Scott Cooper) and Paul Hansen, The Company Men (John Wells). Favorite television credits include guest starring roles in Olive Kitteridge (HBO), Brotherhood (Showtime), Law & Order, Criminal Intent and Special Victims Unit.
David is associated with the Drama Desk Award winning Off-Off B’way company, the Barrow Group.
Joe Short* (Noah Curry)
Joe is a professional actor, teacher, and theatre technician.
Recent acting roles include Brutus in Julius Caesar and Richard in The Lover for Bridge Rep of Boston; George Tesman in Hedda Gabler, Man #3 in The Big Meal, Ray Dooley in The Beauty Queen of Leenane, William Tyndale/George Villiers in Anne Boleyn, Lars in Festen and Guildenstern/Francisco in Hamlet at the Gamm Theatre; Henry in Rich Girl at the Lyric Stage; Tom in These Shining Lives at Stoneham Theatre; Gordon in Strange Interlude at Shakespeare Theatre of DC; Lord Dumaine in All’s Well That Ends Well at Commonwealth Shakespeare Company; Balthasar in The Merchant of Venice at Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival; Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol at Trinity Rep; Andrew Jackson in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Padraic in The Lieutenant of Inishmore at The Wilbury Theatre Group.
Joe is a founding artistic associate of Bridge Rep of Boston and Providence’s The Wilbury Theatre Group. He is an adjunct instructor of acting, voice, and movement at the University of Rhode Island. Directing credits include columbinus at URI, The Winter’s Tale at RIC, and Marie Antoinette:The Color of Flesh at Providence College. His technical theatre work includes production technician at Harvard University, as well as four seasons as production manager for Gloucester Stage. Joe is an M.F.A. graduate of the Brown/Trinity Rep Consortium and earned a B.F.A. at the University of Rhode Island.
Sean McCoy (Jim Curry) Sean McCoy is excited to be making his post graduate debut in Gloucester Stage Company’s production of the The Rainmaker. A recent graduate of Boston University’s BFA Acting Class of 2017, Sean’s previous university credits include Priam in Tiger at the Gates, Yasha in The Cherry Orchard, Roelf Visagie in The Train Driver, and Carthage Killbride in By the Bog of Cats. Hailing from Washington D.C, Sean has performed with Shakespeare Theatre Company, Ford’s Theater, and Roundhouse Theatre.
Aside from theatre, Sean just finished a half marathon in June at Yellowstone National Park. Sean would like to thank his family, his girlfriend and his friends for their endless support. Please visit seancmccoy.com for more.
Jessica Bates* (Lizzie Curry) Jessica is thrilled to be performing at Gloucester Stage. Originally from Washington D.C., she is an actress, teacher and songwriter now living in California. Over her career, she has worked in many incredible theaters including; Milwaukee Rep, The Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, The Hangar Theatre, The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, The Riverside Theatre, The Women’s Project, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, The National Shakespeare Company, The Acting Company, Capital Stage, The Aurora Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, SF Playhouse, and Brava Theatre. Abroad, she performed at the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, The Edinburgh Festival, and the London Fringe Festival. She produced an original show of her own music in New York called Love in the Time of Unemployment. TV; May Peace Prevail on Earth (CBS), Love Kills (Discovery ID). Films include: The Far Near Shore (soon to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival). Special thanks to my parents for supporting me on this wild ride!
Dave Rich (File) Dave Rich is thrilled to make his Gloucester Stage debut. Other theater credits in the Cape Ann area include Becky Shaw, Leading Ladies, and An Inspector Calls with the Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged and The Boor with the Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe. Additional theatre credits include Francis Hardy in Faith Healer and Pato in The Beauty Queen of Leenane with Newton Nomadic Theatre Company, Macbeth in MacBeth with FUDGE Theatre Company (best actor IRNE nomination 2014 ), Guy in God’s Ear with the Actors’ Shakespeare Project (IRNE and Eliot Norton Awards for best Boston theater production 2015), as well as Roy Cohn in Angels in America, John Proctor in The Crucible, Joseph Garcin in No Exit, Gordon in Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Reed McAllister in Shooting Star and Caliban in The Tempest, with the Salem Theatre Company. He remains ever grateful to Jennifer for all of her love and support.
Norman Jones (Sheriff Thomas)
Norm is delighted to return to Gloucester Stage to perform in The Rainmaker under the direction of Bob Walsh. Norm previously appeared as Badger in the Gloucester Stage production of The Wind in the Willows. Other favorite roles include Salter in A Number, Harold in Orphans, Duke Vincentio in Measure for Measure and Nathaniel Hawthorne in Inspired, a script he created based on the life of the Salem author.
Norm is a Professor of Theatre Arts at Gordon College where he has directed forty-nine productions over the past thirty-two years.
Brian Homer* (Bill Starbuck)
Brian Homer is overjoyed to be performing for the first time at Gloucester Stage. A native Bostonian who now lives & works as an actor in NYC. He has enjoyed performing in numerous Off-Broadway productions, including Theater for a New Audience’s repertory production of Richard II/Richard III, Seattle Repertory Theater’s premiere of Rebecca Gilman’s Spinning Into Butter, and the New Repertory Theater’s world premiere of Stephen Belber’s Drifting Elegant. Brian holds an MFA in Acting from Brandies University and brings a wealth of experience as an actor and theater arts educator. Many thanks to his wife and two boys for all their love and support.
