Garrett West
Director

Garrett West is excited to be directing for the Fort Salem Theater, having previously performed in town many times whilst in high school. His prior directing credits include Rent, Shrek the Musical, The Wizard of Oz, I Hate Hamlet, Bell, Book and Candle, The Importance of Being Earnest and Pygmalion. Garrett is also the founder and Producing Artistic Director of the Bunbury Players, which presents free and accessible theatre to the Capital Region and beyond. He currently resides in Troy, NY with his partner, Katie Hawksby, with whom he co-hosts the podcast “Katie’s Musical Madness.”

Carol Hawks
Music Director

Carol Hawks graduated from SUNY Potsdam, Crane School of Music with a BS degree in Music Education and MS in education from SUNY Albany. Carol has taught in Schuylerville and Saratoga for a combination of ten years and retired from Greenwich Central School after 19 more years.  She has been a guest conductor for the WCAMATA Music Teacher's Association several times and has done numerous shows with kids in SCT's Children's Theater, Saratoga Children's Theater, as well as Adirondack Children's Troupe and has directed many musicals for Greenwich Central School.  She has also worked with casts at local groups including HMT, GFCT, SCT and The Local Actors Guild of Saratoga. Carol looks forward to many more opportunities with hard working, talented performers.

Shannon Roy
Patsy Cline

Shannon Roy is an Army veteran who is making her theatrical debut as Patsy Cline after learning to play guitar and sing while stationed in Afghanistan.

Since being honorably discharged, Shannon works as a professional vocalist and musician who has sung backup for reggae band Dr. Jah And The Love Profits and performed as the lead vocalist for Bonfire Heroes. Shannon also hosts open mic and concert events at The Bog in Cambridge and Unihog in Hoosick Falls, in addition to performances at the Salem Courthouse, the Rye Read Music Festical, and various venues across the state.

Shannon graduated from Salem Central School in 2003 after winning a cheerleading competition that brought her to London to perform in the New Years Day Parade and later the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. This performance marks her debut at Fort Salem Theater.

Darlene Kelly
Louise

Darlene Kelly is so pleased to be onstage at Fort Salem Theater once again. She was in Fiddler on the Roof (ensemble), Arsenic and Old Lace (Aunt Martha) and Guys and Dolls (General Cartwright) years ago! Recently, Darlene played Sister Amnesia in Home Made Theater's production of Nunsense. She is in the habit of playing Amnesia. Has it been seven or eight productions? She forgets!

Other favorite local roles include Mrs. Tottindale in The Drowsy Chaperone, Cookie in Rumors, Dotsey Mae in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Lucy in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, and Widow Paroo in The Music Man.

Louise in Always Patsy Cline is another favorite role. Darlene did this role back in 2009 for The Local Actors Guild of Saratoga. She had a grand time doing it and is ready to try it again in this glorious theater in Salem, NY.

She'd like to thank Carol Hawks (the greatest musical director of all time!) for her confidence and always being on book! Also, she'd like to thank Michael, her husband of 43 years for supporting Louise and every other character she's ever played.