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Chuck R. Dent 
A talented playwright, director, and actor, Charles currently serves on the Board of Directors. Starting as an actor in PRT member plays in 2000, he has since had several plays of his own produced: The Dueler's Song (staged reading) in 2002, "Love in Falling" in 2004, "The World's Greatest Hypnotist" in 2005, and "The Monkey Suit" in 2008. He has also directed several plays for PRT, including "MSG", "Silly Mary Chop Chop", "First Date", "If I Were You", and the Telly Award-winning Joseph Reed Hayes-written "West Farms", which is still occasionally seen on Orange TV. He has also often served as Producer and Artistic Director on several PRT productions since 2004, including this year's Red Vs. Blue. Outside of PRT he has performed regionally and locally as an actor, and has appeared in several independent films. When he's not writing, acting, directing, or otherwise involved in a show, Charles spends a lot of time with his other loves, nature photography and travel writing.
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John M. Goring
John is currently president of Playwrights' Round Table, Orlando. He has authored several dramas that received favorable stagings, among them "Emily Beringer" at the Disney Institute and "Touching Greatness" at Theatre Downtown.  He has premiered three plays at the annual Orlando Shakespeare Festival: "Hammy Does Denmark," "The Royal Baker," and "Black and Blue." He composed the music for several Floridas Children's Repertory Theatre productions at the Orlando Broadway Theatre and has just finished a new musical "Revere." John was recently a finalist for the annual Bencich award at the Playwrights Workshop in Brevard for his drama "Between The Pages."  
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Annie Kidwell
Annie Kidwell began her acting career on stage in Milwaukee, WI. Upon returning to her native Florida, she started working professionally in commercials, film, industrials, and print. Continuing to work on stage, she received several awards for Best Actress. In addition, she has acquired credits as a production assistant, property mistress and stage manager. Other associations include FMPTA/Florida Motion Picture and Television Association, FPTA/Florida Professional Theatre Association, CFCS/Central Florida Computer Society, AEA/Actor's Equity Membership Candidate and S.A.G., Screen Actors Guild. She is the publisher of FAB, the Florida Actors/Models Book, a resource guide, and is recognized throughout Florida as a consultant to talent and acting coach. The recently formed ACTion Networking Group for Industry Professionals at Creative Stages is sponsored by F.A.B. Under the umbrella of F.A.B., is her word processing service, which caters to the needs of small office/home office (SOHO) professionals providing a range of administrative services. Annie has three sons, four grandchildren, 1 great-granddaughter (gulp!) and two chihauhaus, Willie and Princess.
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Jack McGrath
Jack McGrath is a playwright, director and screenwriter living in Oviedo, Florida. He has also been an adjunct English Instructor at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Florida and a web developer.  Jack recently won the 2001 Florida Playwrights' Festival for his full-length play, "House Rules." The play will receive a full production at Limelight Theatre in St. Augustine, Florida from July 19 - July 29, 2001. Jack also won the 1999 Florida Playwrights' Process for his full-length play "Suburbia… Phase I." Most recently, Jack's short play "Who's Doing Who" received a full production at the 2001 Orlando International Fringe Festival in Orlando. His one act play "People Like You" was produced at the Disney Institute Theatre in July, 2000 and his full length, "Macon Love-Knot War" received a reading at Theatre Downtown in Orlando in June 2000. His full length play "This House is On Fire" received a reading at KVG Studios in Orlando in 1999, and "House Rules" received a staged reading production at the Fred Stone Theater in Winter Park in May 1997. 
Another of his full length plays, "Feast of Fools," won a Florida state contest and was produced by Altered Stages in Clearwater and directed by Elizabeth Brincklow in 1991. A full production of his play "Justus and Matthias" was produced at the Fine Arts Theater at Seminole Community College in 1990, directed by Bobby Bell and was filmed and featured as part of a local network television special. 
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David Womble
David Womble is a relative new comer to the playwrighting craft. His first play, "A Night to Remember", was produced at the 2002 Valencia Shorts Program. David has been the Assistant Director/Stage Manager for several PRT productions and, for several years, David acted with Triangle Productions of Winter Park. Currently, he tries to find time to write, among other numerous endevours.
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Al Pergande
Al Pergande is a frumpy, middle aged writer who hangs out with the beautiful people of the Orlando Theater Scene. He has written and produced shows for Orlando Fringe, New PlayFest, and PRT, and writes for Ink19 magazine and the Orlando Weekly.

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