Morgan Baker graduated from Villanova University with a Master’s degree in Theater and has been working in theater and film in NYC since early 2000.  Recent roles include Del in Eye of God (Theatre East), Rafael Lamas in Harvest (Alchemy Theatre Company), Peter in Lunch Hour (Heiress Productions), Dr. Gahagan in Haymarket (Alchemy Theatre Company), John in Welcome Home Steve (MadAir Productions), Ferenczi in Where Three Roads Meet (Midtown Intl Theatre Fest), George in Barman,and Logan in Naked Girls Drinking! (both with Bon Bock Productions).  Film credits include Let Them Chirp Awhile, Privacy, Leaving New Hope, and Crickett and the Little Girl Power along with an appearance on the CBS series Hack.  Morgan is currently a company member of Theatre East.

My name is Lyn Giesecke; I am Laura’s little sister.  I live in the high desert mountains of southern California at Quail Springs, a permaculture education farm. My sweetheart, Justin Kirmse, our friend Brock Anderson, and I have a small non-profit school called Living Craft Project.  We offer apprenticeships in natural building and the art of a handmade life.  We work to equip people in sustainable livelihoods, honoring our essential human needs through craftsmanship.  Several years ago now, Laura, Justin, and I spent a winter in my parents’ home, quietly helping me to heal from malignant melanoma and the surgeries that followed my diagnosis.  In the midst of our fears and faith, Laura decided to begin Heiress Productions as a way to metabolize her experiences with cancer and delve into her passion for theater.  I chose to pursue simple living, small farming, and healthy home building to rejuvenate our bodies, our spirits, and land.

Norm Jones has been teaching theatre at Gordon College since 1985.  He is an actor, director, author, and speaker. He is the founder of History Alive, a professional theatre company based at Gordon College best known for its performances of Cry Innocent, the longest running play north of Boston.  Norm directed Cry Innocent for its first seven years.  Professor Jones has written and performed plays on the life of Nathaniel Hawthorne since 1991.  A film version of his portrayal as Hawthorne will soon be released. Some of his favorite roles include the Duke in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Badger in Alan Bennett’s adaption of The Wind in the Willows, Salter in Caryl Churchill’s A Number, Harold in Lyle Kessler’s Orphans, Bluntschli in Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man,and Matthew in his own play entitled Play of Light.  In addition, Norm has directed nearly fifty plays.  

Frances is currently the Life Editor of The Winchester Star. She has received Virginia Press Association awards in critical writing, layout and page design, and feature series. In addition, she has judged press association contests for the states of Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, and Oregon. A retired educator and administrator, Frances taught journalism and advised award-winning publications. Mrs. Lowe holds an Advanced Graduate Degree in Administration from The University of Virginia, a Master’s degree from Virginia Tech in Curriculum and Instruction, and a Bachelor’s degree from Marshall University in Journalism and English. She and her husband, Pete, have two children and three grandchildren.

Amanda Meyer is a designer for HGTV, part of the Scripps Networks family of brands which are dominant in the home and lifestyle categories for media and marketing. Amanda works with the Creative Services and Marketing department to conceptualize ideas as well as design and animate on-air graphics for show promotions on HGTV. Amanda attended the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2004. She enjoys being a part of the Heiress Productions family by creating poster advertising for their upcoming events.

Professionally, Kirsten serves as the Special Projects Manager for the the Lanier Law Firm, PLLC focusing on business development, firm marketing, and government affairs. Kirsten has worked as a consultant, specializing in public policy, providing a range of programmatic and public relations services to non-profit organizations and private companies. Ms. Meadow worked for eight years as legislative staff to members of Congress, including serving as legislative counsel to two members of the U.S. Senate, and in the office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington D.C. Kirsten served on the 2008-09 Board of Managers of the New York Junior League and has begun a two-year term as Manager for the Strategic Planning Area on the NYJL 09-11 Management Council.  She was a founding Board Member of the Learning Center for Women in Prison, initiating a credit-bearing college program at Bayview Correctional Facility, an NYJL Community partner. She also serves on the Advisory Board of GHETS, Global Health through Education, Training & Service,  a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in the USA, dedicated to improving health in developing countries through innovations in education and service. Ms. Meadow earned her BS from American University and her Juris Doctor from Catholic University's Columbus School of Law. She is married to Rick Meadow and is mother to Ruby, 13 and Joshua, 2.

Bo Ranney is currently a law school student and a member of Actors’ Equity.  He was a professional singer/actor/mover for a number of years.  His acting career included gigs off-off-Broadway, on a national bus-and-truck tour, in regional theaters, on cruise ships from the Caribbean to Alaska, and in theme parks from Virginia to Tokyo, Japan.  His training included tap classes with the talented Mary Willis White.  The day before he started rehearsals in a boy band, The Busch Street Boys at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, he ended a four-year active duty stint as a Surface Warfare Officer with the U.S. Navy which took him onboard a large deck amphibious assault ship and then a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for two separate deployments to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf. Bo’s grandfather was diagnosed with cancer in the late 1960s and not given long to live.  With aggressive chemotherapy, an amazingly strong constitution and a loving, supportive family, he lived almost 20 more years, long enough to see the Saturn V rocket he helped design get man to the moon, to help design the space shuttle cargo bay and see it launch repeatedly from the Kennedy Space Center, and to see three grandkids be born and grow old enough to become interesting conversation partners.  Bo is happy to be a part of Heiress Productions’ endeavor to create entertaining, inspirational theatre and to fight cancer to help more people live rich, healthy, long lives like his granddad.

Kevin graduated with a BS in Business Management from New York Institute of Technology. Prior to starting his own sales and marketing firm in 1998, he worked in specialty steel in various sales and management roles. He then joined the broker training program at UBS in 2004 and then the Daley Cochrane MacGregor Investment group in 2006. Mr. Ryan handles sales and marketing and specializes in asset allocation strategies and insurance products.

A native of Houston, Texas, Kathy graduated college with a BS in Nursing from the University of Saint Thomas.  After several years of nursing, she decided to go to medical school, graduating in 1988 from the University of Virginia. Dr. Stewart completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Yale, New Haven, CT, finishing in 1992 and then a Fellowship in Oncology and Hematology at Duke University, completed in 1995. She currently is practicing oncology/hematology in Winchester, VA at Shenandoah Oncology Associates. Kathy is married with a 14-year old son.  She enjoys living rurally with many pets and a wonderful view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. In her spare time, she is a part-time student taking fine art classes at the Academy of Art (San Francisco) and The Art League of Alexandria, VA.

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