Have Mystery Will Travel!
PORCH PLAYERS Past & Present
Derek T Smith Founder and General Manager
Derek has been acting since the fifth grade when he and some friends
wrote a play so the could get extra time out of class to "rehearse".
He has played many characters in Porch Productions. His favorite is
Jimmy Joyce, Mulligan's Pub's everyman.. His hobbies are designing
furniture and driving around America looking for the perfect meal.
Suzanne Smith
Artistic Director & Actor
She has worked for the Tony Award-winning Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. While with the Company, she created the "Around Series" which developed educational and family programs that complemented the theater-going experience.
Suzanne has been very active in theatre in Wilmington for 18 years. She was a writer on the popular live series "Shelf Life," and taught Drama at Broadway on Second Arts Camp. In 2006-09. She brought the Kidz Flix children's film series to Thalian Hall. Currently teaching SPOTLIGHT KIDZ drama workshops.
Heather Setzler
Founder & Company Actor
I work in television news, so people who don't know me love to hate me. I sing what I'm thinking. I love peanut butter today. Next month it will be coconut. My boyfriend is a clogger. I once lived in Korea, spent a week in Peru, and stayed in London for two weeks by myself. In my other lives I have been a vaudeville stripper, wise-cracking trailer park trash, a Pink Lady, a statue weary, Carmen Miranda, baby Solange, Cassandra von Chirp, Cassandra the weird, a Ho, a kabuki-faced teenager, darling, Droopy Drawers and all legs.
Maxwell Paige II
Company Actor
Maxwell has lived in Wilmington for 32 years and has been performing throughout Wilmington since 1989.
Some of Maxwell's life in the theatre were in "The Full Monty", When You Coming back Red Ryder"," Life in 3-D & Color" and the longest running play in Wilmington " Driving Miss Daisey" with Linda Lavin.
When not on stage Maxwell has been known to do magic with paint!!!
John Markas
Company Actor & Graphic Design
Pat Maloney
Company Actor
Pat is from Washington, D.C. We knew she was a ‘natural’ for her part, once we learned her ancestors came from Ireland to Washington, some five generations ago! (Some people from the Old Country just never lose their accents!) Pat has been entertaining for… let’s just say - years. Recently ‘round town, she’s been Mama Morton (Chicago), Mrs. Fezziwig (A Christmas Carol), Mrs. White (Clue) and Mrs. Kirby (You Can’t Take It With You). She happened upon Oak Island, about 15 years ago, and never left. Despite her ongoing love affair with an audience, she and her husband have been married for nearly 30 years. We hope Pat will stick around to show us all the characters she can play, as we expand our repertoire of shows.
Maggie Miller
Guest Actor
Damond Nelson
Company Actor
Matt Malloy
Guest Actor
David Zukerman
Guest Actor
Denise Bass
Guest Actor
Melissa Stanley
Company Actor
Nathan Verwey
Founding Member
Rory Mulligan
wrote a play so the could get extra time out of class to "rehearse".
He has played many characters in Porch Productions. His favorite is
Jimmy Joyce, Mulligan's Pub's everyman.. His hobbies are designing
furniture and driving around America looking for the perfect meal.
Suzanne Smith Artistic Director & Actor
She has worked for the Tony Award-winning Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. While with the Company, she created the "Around Series" which developed educational and family programs that complemented the theater-going experience.
Suzanne has been very active in theatre in Wilmington for 18 years. She was a writer on the popular live series "Shelf Life," and taught Drama at Broadway on Second Arts Camp. In 2006-09. She brought the Kidz Flix children's film series to Thalian Hall. Currently teaching SPOTLIGHT KIDZ drama workshops.
Heather Setzler Founder & Company Actor
I work in television news, so people who don't know me love to hate me. I sing what I'm thinking. I love peanut butter today. Next month it will be coconut. My boyfriend is a clogger. I once lived in Korea, spent a week in Peru, and stayed in London for two weeks by myself. In my other lives I have been a vaudeville stripper, wise-cracking trailer park trash, a Pink Lady, a statue weary, Carmen Miranda, baby Solange, Cassandra von Chirp, Cassandra the weird, a Ho, a kabuki-faced teenager, darling, Droopy Drawers and all legs.
Maxwell Paige IICompany Actor
Maxwell has lived in Wilmington for 32 years and has been performing throughout Wilmington since 1989.
Some of Maxwell's life in the theatre were in "The Full Monty", When You Coming back Red Ryder"," Life in 3-D & Color" and the longest running play in Wilmington " Driving Miss Daisey" with Linda Lavin.
When not on stage Maxwell has been known to do magic with paint!!!
John Markas Pat Maloney Company Actor
Pat is from Washington, D.C. We knew she was a ‘natural’ for her part, once we learned her ancestors came from Ireland to Washington, some five generations ago! (Some people from the Old Country just never lose their accents!) Pat has been entertaining for… let’s just say - years. Recently ‘round town, she’s been Mama Morton (Chicago), Mrs. Fezziwig (A Christmas Carol), Mrs. White (Clue) and Mrs. Kirby (You Can’t Take It With You). She happened upon Oak Island, about 15 years ago, and never left. Despite her ongoing love affair with an audience, she and her husband have been married for nearly 30 years. We hope Pat will stick around to show us all the characters she can play, as we expand our repertoire of shows.
Maggie MillerGuest Actor
Damond NelsonCompany Actor
Matt MalloyGuest Actor
David ZukermanGuest Actor
Denise Bass Guest Actor
Melissa StanleyCompany Actor
Nathan VerweyFounding Member
Rory Mulligan
