Four County Players Staff
Jennifer Phelps (she/her)
Theater operations director
4countyplayers@fourcp.org
Jennifer Phelps first got involved at Four County Players when her daughter was cast as Zuzu in It’s a Wonderful Life in 2010. Since then she has worked in the Bistro, and as house manager, kid wrangler, and usher. Both of her children have been involved in many shows since then, and the whole family just loves coming to Four County—it feels like a second home. Jennifer attended Radford University and received her BA in early/middle education and taught first through third grades for ten years. She was then a stay-at-home mom and also worked for K12 Online Public Schools as a placement counselor and enrollment counselor. She is thrilled to have this opportunity to play a bigger role in the day-to-day operations that make Four County such an amazing place to be.
Gary Warwick White (he/him)
Production Manager
gary@fourcp.org
Gary Warwick White (Production Manager) became involved with Four County Players in 2001 by volunteering at a set workday for A Christmas Carol, the final production directed by founder Bill Thomas. He soon appeared onstage in shows such as Man of La Mancha, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Little Women, Once Upon a Mattress, 1776, and two Shakespeare at the Ruins productions: Love’s Labour’s Lost (2003) and Much Ado About Nothing (2004), among many others. In 2006, Gary joined the Board of Directors and was shortly thereafter appointed its secretary — a position he filled for seven years. In 2014, he began his current role as Production Manager. He has also served on the 4CP Programming Committee for almost twenty years (twelve seasons of which he served as committee chair or co-chair; he now serves as committee secretary). In addition to performing at other area theaters — Live Arts, New Lyric Theatre, Heritage Theatre Festival (nka Virginia Theatre Festival), etc. — he still occasionally finds time to be onstage at Four County Players. Some of his favorite 4CP performances include roles in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cabaret, Putting It Together, I Love You Because, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Hello, Dolly!, Chicago, and The Fantasticks. He is continually grateful for the home he found at Four County Players, and seeks to always create pathways to welcome in new members of the 4CP family.
Devynn Thomas
(she/her)
Assistant Production Manager
devynn@fourcp.org
Devynn Thomas’ first production with Four County Players was in 2006 when she played Harriet in Boy Gets Girl–a dark play, but a treasured experience. Devynn worked with 4CP, PVCC theatre, and Play On! in both onstage, backstage, and off-stage capacities until 2015 when she took a hiatus and added the role of mom to her resume. She now resides in one of the four counties (Greene) with her two children and theatre loving husband. By day, Devynn runs a home daycare and playschool called Lakeside Friends Daycare. Devynn is glad to be back at Four County Players and thrilled to be supporting the community as a board member and Assistant Production Manager.
Hannah Vidaver
(she/her)
Bookkeeper
hannah@fourcp.org
Hannah has been involved at Four County since 2014 when she appeared in her first Four County show Shrek! The Musical. Always a “theater nerd” Hannah fell in love with the theater, its history, and its volunteers, and has been in many Mainstage and Cellar shows since then. Memorable roles include Ernestina Moneymaker in Hello Dolly! and Marlafaye Mosely in Savannah Sipping Society. Theater has always been her passion and always will be. Working both on and off the stage she knows how important a supportive and inclusive theater can be. She hopes to be a part of that support at Four County. Theater is always expressive, and messy, and evolving, and she is excited to be a part of that process. To bring that experience to the next generation.