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More Than Just a Play
Written By: Luke Osteen | Issue: March 2024 | Photograph By: Susan Renfro
The squabbles in Squabbles are animated by love and its ensuing complications, March 28-April 7 at Highlands Performing Arts Center.
Seated (l-r) Devon Allio and Sarah Mathiowdis, Standing (l-r): Diandra Mundy, Cathy Myers (stage manager), Berney Kirkland, Michael Lanzilotta,
Ron Leslie (director), and Ricky Siegel.
Squabbles, written by Marshall Karp and directed by Ron Leslie, is both a hilarious comedy and a very realistic and insightful portrayal of love and conflict in a multigenerational household. It’s particularly on-point in its portrayal of the viewpoint of younger family members regarding the romantic interests and actions of their parents.
This production marks the first appearance on the Highlands Cashiers Players stage of two wonderfully talented veteran actors – Berney Kirkland and Diandra Mundy, as well as newcomer Sarah Mathiowdis.
Berney is a veteran of more than 30 productions in Atlanta and the surrounding area, with a range including musicals (South Pacific and The King and I, among others), to the very serious (Wait Until Dark), to tap Dancing (The Mel Street Tap Dancers Troupe).
Diandra has a background in virtually all aspects of acting, having appeared in movies (Weekend at Bernie’s), television (The Charlie Wedemeyer Story), theater (Man of La Mancha, Oklahoma), and radio (Spokesperson for The Star News).
Sarah attended Highlands School through the 9th grade, before moving to Hawaii with her family. She chose to relocate here with her husband, Will Mathiowdis, as she considers it to be an ideal place in which to raise her two daughters. She is the owner of Highlands Plateau Construction Services, a local company specializing in concrete foundation construction.
Other actors appearing in the production are two talented local actors, Michal Lanzilotta and Ricky Siegel.
Both residents and visitors are in for a wonderful evening of live local theater at the Performing Arts Center in Highlands March 28-31 and April 4-7. Evening performances are at 7:30 P.M. and the Sunday Matinees are at 2:00 P.M.. Cabaret seating is available at HighlandsCashiersPlayers.com.
