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Meet The Cast
Courtney Crane
writes stories about coming of age in the South, parenting, menopause and grief. She is thrilled to be cast in Momnipresent! Courtney has shared stories in Expressing Motherhood, Heart Soul Pen,Tasty Words/Jam Creative’s “Sassy Southern Stories”, Listen to Your Mother, among others. Her essays have appeared in “Grown and Flown” and “Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors”. Courtney is a married empty nester and mom to two 20 somethings and a large senior dog. When she’s not writing or going to P.T., Courtney works as an Administrator for USC Museums. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Pattie Fitzgerald
is a writer, stand-up comic, and actor performing at clubs
and theaters across the country. Performances include: The Comedy Store, The Improv, Laff Factory, Igby’s, Catch A Rising Star, Caroline’s, and The Dry Bar.
In addition to her love for all things comedic, Pattie is also a Los Angeles child-safety advocate and family coach. She’s the author of two highly
acclaimed children’s books, and the founder of Safely Ever After.
and theaters across the country. Performances include: The Comedy Store, The Improv, Laff Factory, Igby’s, Catch A Rising Star, Caroline’s, and The Dry Bar.
In addition to her love for all things comedic, Pattie is also a Los Angeles child-safety advocate and family coach. She’s the author of two highly
acclaimed children’s books, and the founder of Safely Ever After.
Bren Hill Tully
has done everything from children’s theatre to stand-up comedy. She moved to Los Angeles from Chicago, where she honed her comedic skills. Her credits include appearances at the Improv, the Comedy Store, and clubs across the country. She has also performed at Sacred Fools and Second City.
For over a decade, she was a writer and actor with Fred Willard’s MoHos sketch comedy group. She has also written, produced and appeared in many short festival films. Bren has a daughter in high school and she has been telling, “sooo embarrassing!” stories about her since she was in preschool.
For over a decade, she was a writer and actor with Fred Willard’s MoHos sketch comedy group. She has also written, produced and appeared in many short festival films. Bren has a daughter in high school and she has been telling, “sooo embarrassing!” stories about her since she was in preschool.
Mary Huth
is an Asian, lesbian, empty-nester, based in Los Angeles. Mary misguidedly stepped away from a career in publishing with the Wall Street Journal to raise twin boys. She delivers perspectives on favorite topics including politics, parenting, relationships, LGBTQ issues, diversity and pop culture. She performs at comedy venues and festivals throughout the country including at the Asian Comedy Fest, the Boulder Comedy Festival, the Colorado Queer Comedy Festival, the Hollywood Improv, the Comedy Store and Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club. She was recently featured in the LA Times and is a 2026 St. Nell’s Humor Writing Resident.
Julia Lechner
is a Moth GrandSLAM-winning storyteller whose work has been featured on PBS’s Stories from the Stage and the RISK! podcast. She performs regularly at storytelling and comedy shows in Los Angeles and beyond, and was the winner of the inaugural Burbank Story Slam at the Burbank Public Library.
Kevin McGeehan
is an award-winning storyteller, including 10 Moth StorySlams and the 2019 New York Moth GrandSlam Championship. He worked as an actor, writer, and teacher for Chicago’s famed Second City theater for over 20 years. His autobiographical stories can be heard on The Moth Radio Hour, seen on YouTube, and read in The Moth's 20th anniversary book, All These Wonders.
Cat Ski
is an actor, writer, and singer whose work explores identity, generational truth, and emotional nuance across theatre, film, and original storytelling. Her recent stage work includes Manecdotes at The Colony Theatre, We Will Rock You, Chess, and an original play which premiered at the Hudson Theatre. Her on-screen work includes independent films recognized across the festival circuit. A classically trained vocalist and former R&B/pop recording artist, she brings emotional depth to stories that are intimate, honest, and live in the quiet space between words. IG:@catskicat | IMDb.me/catski
Chambers Stevens
(Playwright) has a massive Prince Record Collection. He has been clogging since before he can walk and is still as fast as the wind. He and his son, Twain have played in almost 200 different parks in Los Angeles County. He has read every novel Mark Twain ever published. He still gets a tingling feeling every morning when he rolls over and looks at his wife. Oh and in the last 3 years he has had 10 plays open in Los Angeles.
Musical Guests: The NashBerry Family Band
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! The NashBerry Family Band is a JAM Creative Show and Burbank community favorite, featuring Ken Berry, a guitar player who toured with and continues to work in the studio with Barry Manilow, and has been writing music for television for 30+ years. His wife Connie Nassios is a keyboard/bass player who toured with Aureus. Their daughter, Abbi Berry, is an award-winning jazz and pop vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and songwriter and teacher.
Your host: Suzanne Weerts
Writing teacher, producer and future best-selling author Suzanne Weerts just got home from touring champagne bars in the California wine country with her new memoir Champagne Girl in a Budweiser Family. When not dancing with words, she can be found on Griffith Park trails with her anti-social dog or on the couch watching Breaking Bad with her semi-social husband.
Suzanne's creative nonfiction essays can be found in The Sun and Good Old Days magazines, in the recent anthologies The Pandemic Midlife Crisis: GenX Women on the Brink and Rings of Kindness. Suzanne produces storytelling shows through her company JAM Creative to support local non-profits and has raised over $60,000 demonstrating the POWER of stories to impact lives.
After Sassy Southern Stories, her next story JAM is MOMNIPRESENT at the Colony Theatre in Burbank on May 31.
Suzanne's creative nonfiction essays can be found in The Sun and Good Old Days magazines, in the recent anthologies The Pandemic Midlife Crisis: GenX Women on the Brink and Rings of Kindness. Suzanne produces storytelling shows through her company JAM Creative to support local non-profits and has raised over $60,000 demonstrating the POWER of stories to impact lives.
After Sassy Southern Stories, her next story JAM is MOMNIPRESENT at the Colony Theatre in Burbank on May 31.
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