Front L to R: Tatiana Grace, Jacob Heuer, Ashleyn Pinkerton, Keith Davis, Cameron Vipperman
KEITH DAVIS (Acting Associate) is an actor, writer, musician, and director from Meridian, Miss. He recently received his Bachelor of Arts in theatre arts at Alabama State University. During his time at ASU, he has been cast in and worked on productions such as Dreamgirls, The Wiz, Tracks, Slammin II, and Blues for An Alabama Sky. He has also written for and co-directed Montgomery, Alabama’s performance for the worldwide festival of The Walk (Little Amal) in 2023. He hopes to continue to use all the tools he has acquired from Alabama State to propel him successfully into his professional career.
TATIANA GRACE (Acting Associate) is thrilled to be a part of the team at New Stage Theatre! Originating from Georgia, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre performance at Columbus State University in Columbus, GA. Her favorite past productions include Stupid F**king Bird (Mash), Three Little Birds (Cedella), Into the Woods (Jack’s Mother), and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (Billie Holiday). She would like to thank her friends, family, and professors who have helped and supported her along the way.
JACOB HEUER (Acting Associate) graduated from the University of Mississippi with a BFA in acting for the stage and screen. In college, he starred in several UM Theatre productions, including performing as Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors, The Baker in Into the Woods, G/Zeus in Polaroid Stories, Mr. Callahan in Legally Blonde, Robert in Boeing Boeing, and Mr. Laurence in Little Women the Musical. In the summer seasons of 2023 and 2024, he performed professionally as Ali Hakim in Oklahoma! and as Oliver Hix in The Music Man at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Jacob has spent the last year working as an acting intern at the Florida Repertory Theatre in Fort Myers, Florida, and is looking forward to working with a new group of artists at New Stage Theatre.
ASHLEYN PINKERTON (Directing Associate) is a 2024 graduate from Belhaven University with a B.A. in theatre performance. She was born and raised in Brandon, Mississippi. Her previous performance roles include A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur (Dorothea) and Suite Surrender (Murphy) at Belhaven University. She made her directing debut at Belhaven with her spaghetti western adaptation of The Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov. Pinkerton is pursuing a career in film acting and directing. She is thrilled to be a part of New Stage’s team.
CAMERON VIPPERMAN (Acting Associate) is excited to continue her journey of lifelong learning, creativity, and empathy-building with New Stage Theatre. Originally from Columbia, SC, she is a graduate of Winthrop University’s honors program with a bachelor of arts in theatre, concentrating in musical theatre and minoring in education. Some of her favorite performances include Pippin (Catherine), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Sweeney Todd (Johanna), and Romeo and Juliet (Montague). She has performed professionally as a Resident Chorus Member in three seasons with Opera Carolina. Some of her long-time passions are choral music, piano, musical theatre, history, songwriting, playwriting, summer camp, reading, and drinking coffee on porches. Some of her newer interests are Shakespeare, theatre for youth, vocal pedagogy, and weightlifting. She is so grateful to get to do what she loves as a profession. Micah 6:8