Jeff Benninghofen* (Paul Sheldon) Jeff Benninghofen is thrilled to make his return to North Carolina Stage Company and honored to collaborate once again with such a dynamic company of artists. His theater credits include Is This a Room (North Carolina Stage Company), ART (Black Mountain Center for the Arts), Gatsby in Hollywood (The Met Theater, Los Angeles), The Brothers Menendez (The Burbage Theatre, Los Angeles), Praying on Puritans (Sacred Fools Theater Company, Los Angeles). On screen, he has appeared in the films Capsized, Bruiser, The Gardener, Judgement Day, and Gator Lake; on television in Tulsa King, The Murdaugh Murders, The Resident, Tell Me a Story, The Staircase, Hightown, Outer Banks, and The Summer I Turned Pretty. Jeff lives in Asheville with his wife and two children.
Laurie Carter Rose* (Annie Wilkes) Laurie is thrilled to return to NC Stage, where she was last seen as Masha in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Cincinnati-bred and Chicago-based, Laurie has been fortunate to live and work in Tokyo, London, and cities across the USA. London’s West End: Sunset Boulevard. Broadway National Tour: Jesus Christ Superstar. Favorite regional theatre credits include: Halfway There (The Public Theatre of Maine), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina), Butterflies are Free (Riverside Theatre, FL), The Cake (Human Race Theatre, OH), The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Theatre 3, TX), Shear Madness (The Kennedy Center) Misery (Constellation Stage and Screen and Artists’ Ensemble Theatre), Follies (Drury Lane), POTUS (Contemporary Theatre of Ohio), The Roommate (Theatre SilCo, CO), Good People (New Harmony Theatre, IN), Lifespan of a Fact and It Shoulda Been You (Farmers Alley Theatre, MI), Menopause the Musical (Fireside Theatre, WI), Light Up the Sky (Citadel Theatre, IL), and Calendar Girls (Clinton Showboat, IA). TV/Film: Chicago PD, Chicago Med, Power Book IV:FORCE (Starz), Deli Boys (Hulu), Early Edition, and The Tonight Show. Big hugs to her Rose Boys: S,N,D, and H. Represented by Gray Talent Group and a proud 30+ year member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. LaurieCarterRose.com
Dan Carter* (Buster) studied acting at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre, apprenticed with Houston’s Alley Theatre, and made his professional debut in Theatre Company of Boston’s Richard III starring Al Pacino. He has appeared onstage throughout the country, including a year of rotating rep with Sarasota’s Asolo Theatre, and in film, television, and online formats. Highlights include Mister Roberts with Martin Sheen; Butterflies Are Free with Farrah Fawcett; Harvey with Orson Bean; and three films with Burt Reynolds after which he transitioned to a 31-year career as a university administrator at Florida State, Illinois State, and Penn State. A supporting actor is known by the company he keeps, and Dan is happy to be keeping company with the terrific folks at NC Stage. He and his wife Ruby now live in Fairview.
*Appearing through an agreement between this theatre, North Carolina Stage Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Manager’s in the United States.
