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Dana Edison
Owner
Dana L. Edison (Owner) has worked professionally in commercials (Opryland Theme Park), film (Gummo), stage, and trade shows (Chicago Flower & Garden Show), to name a few, throughout Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Some of her favorite stage roles include Gus in "Cookin’ With Gus," Olivia in "Twelfth Night," Rosa in "Summer & Smoke," and Miss Prism in "The Importance of Being Ernest."
Dana performed stand-up comedy in Chicago at the Cubby Bear and did Improv with Extra Crispy here in Lexington.
Dana considers Bluegrass Mystery Theatre to be her greatest accomplishment. Their first performance was in May of 2008. Since then, the theatre has grown, adding new local talent, performances, and venues.
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Patrick Camp
Patrick Camp first stepped onto the stage in 2002 after being dared to try out for a high school murder mystery.
Instantly smitten with the love of acting, he began seeking new opportunities to perform. While earning his three degrees, Patrick appeared in various productions including, “The Fantasticks” (as El Gallo), “The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged” (as Himself), and starring as Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov in the UK original production of “Bulgakov's Dreams.”
Patrick joined Bluegrass Mystery Theatre in 2015. He relishes the opportunities to keep the audience guessing.
Apart from stage acting, Patrick has lent his talents in voice acting to various website narrations and audiobooks; he has also traveled the country as an award-winning entertainer and comedian.
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Patti Heying
Patti Heying received her M.A. Degree in Theatre from the University of Kentucky in 1987 and an M.F.A. from the University of Louisville in 2007.
She has worked as an acting and voice/dialect coach in Minnesota and Kentucky for the past 20+ years and is a part-time instructor for undergraduates and M.F.A. students at the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. Patti has performed in productions of Harvey (as Myrtle Mae), Big Love (as Bella), Glass Menagerie (as Amanda), Noises Off! (as Dottie), Romeo and Juliet (as Nurse), and Much Ado About Nothing (as Beatrice), among other shows. Her directing credits include The Foreigner and Jekyll and Hyde.
Patti is employed as the Department of Public Advocacy recruiter and coaches defense attorneys on presentation skills for the courtroom.
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Kris Ratliff
Kris Ratliff is a Lexington, Kentucky-based actress who studied and majored in theatre at Transylvania University.
After college, Kris spent her time performing in local theatre shows. She has been with companies such as Balagula Theatre, Studio Players, ActOut Theatre Group, and Bluegrass Mystery Theatre.
Outside of theatre, Kris dabbles in voice acting, cosplay, and creating a little bit of art here and there.
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Steve Broderson
Steve Broderson has been onstage in one capacity or another since his childhood in the late ’70s.
Throughout the ‘80s, Steve performed in Lexington Musical Theater productions and played drums and guitar with local Lexington bands.
More recently, Steve returned to acting with the Lexington Children’s Theater and Woodford Theater.
Currently, he is a Creative Director at WLEX-18, fronts The Twiggenburys (a Lexington-based British rock cover band), and performs solo shows.
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Darius Fatemi
Darius Fatemi is a seasoned stage performer who moved to Lexington in the summer of 2011.
Area credits include Hal (Dinner; Balagula Theatre), Passenger #2 (Terrorism; Balagula Theatre), Berish (Trial of God; Balagula Theatre), Boolie (Driving Miss Daisy; Woodford Theatre), Steve (Streetcar Named Desire; Kentucky Conservatory Theatre), and Bill (August: Osage County; Kentucky Conservatory Theatre).
Outside of the theatre, Darius teaches at Northern Kentucky University, and he has been actively involved with children's museums since 2000.
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Melissa Wilkeson
Melissa Rae Wilkeson: Local audiences will recognize Melissa from several regional shows, including 9 to 5: The Musical, The Goat or Who is Sylvia, Almost Maine, Big River, Blithe Spirit, Gypsy, and Always Patsy Cline.
A Lexington native, Melissa has acted professionally in Chicago, South Florida, Boston, and New York City.
Melissa has performed on film, television, and in commercials.
She’s also worked with several theatre groups in the area, including The Woodford Theatre, Studio Players, Balagula Theatre, Actors' Guild, Paragon Music Theatre, Lexington Shakespeare Festival, Lexington Musical Theatre, New Works, Inc., Bluegrass Mystery Theatre, and The Maysville Players.
Love and thanks to her husband, Jim, for his endless love and support.
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Claire Gilbert
Claire Gilbert is a Versailles-based actor and singer. In addition to performing with Bluegrass Mystery Theatre, she sometimes graces the Woodford Theatre stage.
Claire has appeared there in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Irving), Lend Me a Tenor (Maria), and Guys and Dolls (Mimi/Martha). She is also a member of The Lexington Singers. She holds degrees in film studies and teaching and is an avid Argentine tango dancer!
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Evender Sanders
Evender Hodges Sanders earned her B.A. from Transylvania University in Accounting and her M.A. from Wake Forest University in Accounting.
When she wasn’t balancing ledgers, Evender performed in (short scenes) Sure Thing (as Betty) and Soap Opera (as Washing Machine) and plays The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (as Dr. Anna Balcar) and an all-female Hamlet (as Laertes).
After a hiatus, Evender eagerly returned to the theatre community, appearing in Leading Ladies (Audrey) at Studio Players, Sense and Sensibility (Lady Middleton/Mrs. Ferrars), Arsenic and Old Lace (Elaine Harper), Winnie the Pooh: A Christmas Tail (Kanga), Calendar Girls (Marie/Elaine), and It's A Wonderful Life (Mary Hatch Bailey) at Woodford Theatre.
She is thrilled to be manipulating and tormenting with the likes of Bluegrass Mystery Theatre.
By day, Evender works as an internal auditor for Lexmark International, Inc. In her free time, Evender enjoys walking, kickboxing, playing piano, cooking, reading, being crafty, laughing, talking with friends, and spending time with her husband (Michael) and their two beautiful girls (Olivia and Audrey).
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Timothy Hull
Timothy Hull majored in Theater at Western Kentucky University and has an M.F.A. in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater (ACT) in San Francisco.
He has performed with most of the acting companies in the Lexington area and has acted in New York City, San Francisco, and San Jose.
Timothy enjoys traveling, reading, delivering scathing anti-Duke attacks on UK Basketball message boards, and eating candy in his spare time.
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Martha Bernier Campbell
Martha Bernier Campbell is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and the University of Kentucky with degrees in Theatre.
She has appeared in roles with many local companies:
“Woodford Theatre, Actors' Guild, Phoenix Group, Studio Players, LSF, and she served as Producing Director of Actors' Guild of Lexington “back in the day."
Martha’s most notable roles include Miss Daisy in "Driving Miss Daisy" for Woodford Theatre, Betty Meeks in Woodford Theatre's production of "The Foreigner," and Mary Todd Lincoln at Studio Players.
Martha works as a freelance producer and as a standardized patient at UK. She is married to Tim Campbell. They have two sons, Ethan and Miles.