Minka Wiltz

Minka has been acting for over 20 years in regional theater. She has performed on the stages of San Diego Rep, The Urbanite, The Aurora Theater, The Atlanta Opera, The Alliance Theater, Theater Emory and with Out Of Hand Theater. She has worked directly with award winning playwrights such as Marcus Gardley, Robert O’Hara, Tanya Barfield, and Kia Corthron.

Minka’s writing career began with the Brave New Works series at Theater Emory where she developed her well received one woman musical Shaking The Wind (2015); produced by Out of Hand Theater. Minka was awarded a Craig Noel Award in 2017 for her work at The San Diego Rep and a Community Artist Impact Award from Emory University in 2019.

Recently, Minka self- produced Heal Hope Love – a solo musical performance – with the help of a grant from Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association. The performance was released April 25th on minkawiltz.com. She is excited to collaborate with new and adventurous creatives such as Haddon Kime and the Zoomsical cast! Stay free!!!

Rhyn McLemore

Born and raised on Jekyll Island, GA, Rhyn McLemore is a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and has been a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association for 20 years.

Credits include:
Off-Broadway: Dot, directed by Kenny Leon (The Billie Holiday Theatre); Sheldon Harnick’s A World to Win (York Theatre); Off-Off Broadway: Violet (title role) and The Crucible (Gallery Players); Atlanta credits: Ever After (Alliance Theatre – Suzi Bass Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress), Darlin’ Cory and A Christmas Carol; The Bridges of Madison County and Split in Three (Aurora Theatre); Fun Home, Company, and Stupid F*cking Bird (Actors Express); The Cake (Horizon Theatre); Safety Net – world premiere (Theatrical Outfit); Other Regional: The Sound of Music (Sierra Repertory); The Spitfire Grill (Cape Fear Regional Theatre); A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Our Town (The WV Public); The Crucible and The Comedy of Errors (NC Shakespeare Festival); Humbug (Premiere Stages); Beauty and the Beast and Grease (Beef and Boards); Ragtime and Hair (Weathervane Theatre).

In addition to her performing career, Rhyn works with American Voices, a nonprofit organization that conducts cross-cultural engagement with audiences in over 110 nations worldwide. Through this incredible organization, Rhyn has traveled to Vietnam, where she taught at the Ho Chi Minh Conservatory and directed “An Evening of Broadway”, performed by the Ho Chi Minh Conservatory students. She has also traveled to Pakistan, where she directed (and performed with) a cast of Pakistani artists in a broadway revue entitled “Broadway Bridges” that toured through Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi.

Trevor Rayshay Perry

Trevor Rayshay Perry; They/Them is beyond thrilled to be a part of Lag: A Zoomical! As an non-binary artist Trevor lives for new and interesting works and is so thankful for an opportunity that lets them represent their community. This is their third collaboration with Lag creator, writer and director Haddon Kime. Previous Atlanta credits include: Pythio in Head Over Heels (Actor’s Express), Ensemble/Soloist in RENT (Actor’s Express), Eat Moe in Five Guys Named Moe (Theatrical Outfit), Willie in The View Upstairs (Out Front Theatre), and The Emcee in The Red Room Cabaret (The Alliance Theatre). Trevor is a graduate of Western Carolina University with a B.F.A. in Theatre with a concentration in acting. While there he studied with Broadway legend Terrence Mann. They would like to thank their partner Nicholas for all of his support and love! They would also love to dedicate this show to the memory to their mother Maxine.

Googie Uterhardt

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia to a Navy musician and his seamstress wife, Googie’s childhood was filled with music and dress-up. It therefore stand to reason that live theatre became his lifelong passion, and he is proud to call Atlanta his home for the last thirty years. In that time he has performed in numerous plays, musicals and puppet shows including A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (City Springs Theatre Company), Next To Normal (Alliance Theatre), Mighty Bug (Center for Puppetry Arts) and Wicket: A Parody Musical (Dad’s Garage, music by Haddon Kime). Googie’s work with special needs adults (Jerry’s Habima Theatre) brings him much joy, and he spends his days as a stay-at-home Dad and hospital clown with Humorology Atlanta (ha!). As a long-time company member of Out Of Hand Googie has collaborated in the creation of many shows, interactive games, and other unique experiences.