South Street Players - A Central Jersey Tradition since 1982

Meet the Executive Board of Directors	History	Performances	Funding

	Bill King Chairman Allenhurst, New Jersey Board Member since 1998 Accomplishments as a Player Acting: Fifth of July, The Sunshine Boys. Director: A Few Good Men, Second Time Around, Twelve Angry Men. Accomplishments Elsewhere Degrees: One year towards a graduate degree in directing at Mason Gross School of the Arts. Personal Message Bill's other interests are creative writing, walking, and biking. He has been employed for the past three years as an Account Manager for Micro Warehouse. "It is an honor to be involved in theatre. The art form is one of the highest forms of communication that I know and I am proud to be a part of it."

	Annette Curran Treasurer Toms River, New Jersey Board Member since 2019 Accomplishments as a Player Actor: Steel Magnolias, Arsenic & Old Lace, Driving Ms. Crazy, Because Peter Pan Director: Sylvia, TSTF: 2016, 2017, 2018 Writer: Driving Ms Crazy for TSTF Accomplishments Elsewhere Acting: Most recent acting performances in Into The Woods, Driving Miss Daisy, Cemeteries, Garlic Knots & Other Things, Man of La Mancha & The Wit and Wisdom of Shakespeare. Stage Manager: Not with Haste (touring production), Proper Etiquette, Mr. Marmalade Personal Message Annette is proud to be on the board at SSP. She has been acting, directing and writing for Community Theater at the Jersey Shore for the last decade. Her two sons, Rocky and Anthony, are her proudest accomplishment and she is grateful to her husband John for his support over the years.


	Robert Scott Sullivan Producer, Tri-State Theatre Festival Board Member since 2010 Accomplishments as a Player Acting: Lombard in And Then There Were None; the dual roles of Henry & Oliver in Spider's Web (2010 NJACT Perry Award Nomination); David O. Selznick in Moonlight & Magnolias; Henry in Frankenstein. Producer: The Annual Tri-State Theatre Festival Accomplishments Elsewhere Acting: Midsummer Night's Dream (Bottom) , Moon Over Buffalo (Paul), Torch Song Trilogy (Arnold), Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare…Abridged (Daniel), The Bacchae (Pentheus), and Nice Guys Finish… (Stevie). Personal Message Rob has acted in numerous theatrical & video productions and has written plays produced in the US & Canada: Destinations, Love of Your Life, Eve, & Beer for Breakfast. For TV, he wrote the pilot episode of “That’s Disgusting!” a children’s series for Discovery Kids. Prior to this, he worked at the NYC soap Guiding Light. He has directed various full-lengths, one-acts, and children’s shows. Rob has an M.S. in Broadcasting Production/B.S. in Business from Boston University.

	Louis Palermo Board Member Freehold, New Jersey Member since 1983. Accomplishments as a Player Acting: Juror 11 - Twelve Angry Men Director: The Sunshine Boys Personal Message Louis "Louie" Palermo has been a member of South Street Players for much of The Players' history, since The Players' second production in 1983. He has acted in a directed many of the Players' productions over the course of our history. After some recent time away, Louis is back and happy to be here. He is a resident of Freehold Township where he owns and operates his own beauty salon.

	Casey C. Woods Board Member Spring Lake, New Jersey Board Member since 2018 Personal Message Casey lives in Spring Lake with his supportive and understanding wife, a very supportive dog, and several occasionally supportive cats. Thanks to everyone for supporting your local community theater.

	Jeri Georger Board Member Toms River, New Jersey Board Member since 2018 Accomplishments as a Player Acting:Over The River And Through The Woods (Emma), Then There Were None (Ethel), Picnic (Irma). Accomplishments Elsewhere Jeri has been involved in all aspects of the theatre from on stage to back stage throughout New Jersey. Some of her favorite roles are You Can't Take It With You (Essie), George M (Mrs. Cohan) and Rumors (Chris). She also was 2nd Runner Up in 2016 and 4th Runner Up in 2018 in the Ms. Senior NJ Pageant. Personal Message Getting involved in the theatre started out to be a hobby but now has become her passion. She loves giving back to the community but what she receives back is priceless.

	Melanie Taylor Board Member Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey Board Member since 2022 Accomplishments as a Player Director: Tri-State Theatre Festival Accomplishments and Involvement Melanie Taylor has been involved in the theatre from a young age and teaching Drama at Raritan High School for 25 years. She is President of the New Jersey Drama and Forensics League, Director/Producer at (former) Monmouth Players, and Co-founder/Artistic Director of Stage Left Players in Hazlet. Melanie is a Theatre and English graduate of William Paterson University and various performing arts programs in NYC, as well as being an accomplished makeup artist and award-winning director. Director: Almost Maine, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Noises Off, The Importance of Being Earnest, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Realistic Joneses, Quartet, I Hate Hamlet, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

	Karen Anderson Board Member Toms River, New Jersey Board Member since 2023 Accomplishments and Involvement Karen has acted in community theaters throughout New Jersey. She is the writer and director of several plays, including Roommates, which was featured in the 2018 Tri-State Theatre Festival. Early in her career, she performed off-Broadway and sang in many venues in NYC. She was the station manager for WADB where she had a weekly radio program. She is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

	Jim Anderson Board Member Toms River, New Jersey Board Member since 2023 Accomplishments and Involvement Having recently retired, when Jim is not remodeling his home, he and his wife are traveling to see Broadway shows and community theaters throughout New Jersey. Jim went to West Chester State College in Pennsylvania where he majored in music theory. He is proudest compositions are his three children. All three were performers at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City for over seven years.