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I knew Debbie Dill for three short, but glorious weeks in the summer of 2005. I was in Tulsa to play Arthur in "Camelot" and Debbie was handling all the publicity. I was immediately taken with this bundle of energy with the warmest smile and pixie haircut. Though battling the disease that eventually took her life, Debbie never, for a moment, let it get her down. She was not in denial either, but chose not to have her cancer run her life. She joked about the stylish short wig she wore: she was up at the crack of dawn rustling us slothful actors from our beds for an early morning press junket ( but always armed with a steaming cup of coffee "to go,") she was media guru- cheerleader- den mother and confidante to so many of the people involved in the shows. She knew every student by name and who they were, as well as the visiting guest artists. 

I was terribly saddened to hear that just when she thought she had the battle won, this dreadful disease snuck in, like a thief in the night, and took her away. Though she is gone now I know that her energy, passion and love for the theater and all who work there will forever be part of the fabric of Tulsa. I know that, with every curtain fall, the loudest cheers and whooping will be coming from the lady with the big glasses and even bigger heart.

Bob Skib, Susan Powell, Charlie, Shari Townes, John Sawyer

Claudia Harveth, Charlie, Erin Harveth

thanks to theresa from colorado and Yvonne from michigan for these photos Personal Note from Charlie Sadly, we learned from her good friend Theresa, about the passing of Yvonne Gatica at the age of 42, on 7 March, 2006, in her hometown of Flint, Michigan. I had the pleasure of meeting Yvonne in Tulsa when she and Theresa came to see the play. It is hard to lose anyone you love, but I can't imagine how especially difficult and painful it is for a parent to lose a child. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Yvonne's parents, to the rest of her family who knew her as Tia Vonnie, and to all of her good friends. We know she will be missed by those whose lives she touched, including ours. thanks to sara from oklahoma for the first photo, jeanette from california for the next 3 photos and jenny from tennessee for the last photo thanks to alice from texas for these photos thanks to flow from holland for these photos thanks to sgt cathy dennison who is serving in the U S Army for these 9 photos and we also extend our deepest gratitude to sgt cat and her husband james for all the sacrifices they make to protect our freedom - cathy, charlie and her husband jim jim and susan powell cathy and chad oliverson, mordred jim and john sawyer, lancelot theatre daytime theatre at night the original costumes from camelot when it was on broadway on loan to the theatre outside the theatre at night outside the theatre at night thanks to baylee from oklahoma for the first 2 photos, adena and trevor from oklahoma for the 3rd & 4th photo, emily from new york for the 5th photo and debbie dill for the last photo of susan powell, shari townes, debbie dill and charlie thanks to karen from illinois for the first 2 photos and annice from alabama and paige from georgia for the last 3 photos thanks to cindy from tennessee for these 3 photos cast . . . King Arthur . . .Charles Shaughnessy Guenevere. . .Susan Powell Lancelot . . .John Sawyer Pelinore . . .Tom Berenson Merlyn . . .Tom Berenson Mordred . . .Chad Oliverson Nimue . . .Amanda David Tom of Warwick . . .Tucker Walton knights . . . Kris Farnsworth, John Hunt, Sean Hurt Matt Lippmann, Dustin Saied, Roy E. Senyard, Brett Yeakey lords . . . David Carpenter, Todd Maxwell, Doug Ruffner, Bob Skib pages . . . Ethan Eakin, Sam Embry, Alex Enterline, Samuel Hedges, Geoff Kibble ladies in waiting . . . Amanda David, Stephanie Elzea, Kristen Fouke, Suzie Griffiths, Erin Harveth, Pamela Hoagland, Elizabeth Lindsey, Magen Mattox, Audra Miller, Dionne Monae White, Kate Morgan, Amanda Perry, Alisa Pettigrove, Arielle Sonnenschein, Erin Welch production staff . . . Shari Townes - Executive Producer Jon Grodeski - Director/Choreographer William Margiotta - Musical Director Play nice. Don't take anything off of our website and put it on yours. You may NOT remove photos from this website. Please refer to this page for full legal information regarding this website legal information If you would like to reference any of this information on your website, please do so by linking to this page. You may NOT remove anything from this website and place it on yours, however, place a link on your site that goes back to this page. All material on this website is Copyright © 1998-2006 Shaughnessy Productions. All rights reserved. Legal restrictions: Please click here for legal restrictions applicable to this Website Made on a Macintosh