2021 will mark his 50th year in theater. 1st at South Dade Senior High teaching drama as the earth’s crust was still cooling, before moving on to study acting at the U. of Miami & Southern Methodist U., and then acting professionally, 1st at the Grove Playhouse and then NYC for 10 years, then on to Miami Springs to write professionally for “All My Children” & “The Guiding Light” before turning in 1999 to make wife Nancy Jones’ dream come true. A community theater in Miami Springs. 20 seasons and 100 plays later, the Pelican Playhouse still soars! And now it ZOOMS!

In May 1974, during an interview with the local Miami Springs newspaper for winning the Silver Night in Drama, Nancy Jones said it was her dream to have a community theater in the heart of the City. Attending the University of Miami, and a meeting with Ralph Wakefield, took her one step closer to her dream. They lived in NYC for a ten years and then made it back to beautiful Miami Springs with a daughter in tow. A few years later, in 1999, the Pelican Playhouse was born. Dreams do come true….so keep believing! "Thanks for joining us. Now, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!"

Mary is a graduate of the renowned FSU School of Theatre. Having detoured into Corp. America, she found her way back to the theatre when she joined the Pelicans in 2012. Acting highlights include You Can’t Take It With You (Penny Sycamore) and The Women (Edith Potter). Alongside husband Rick they serve as a technical theatre duo leading the efforts in sound, props, social media and set design/construction. Mary is also our liaison with the On The Stage platform used to stream our performances.

Rick is known at the Pelican Playhouse as Batman. When we send up a bat signal for help with sound or set construction, he always answers the call. Rick’s Peter Pan pirate ship ranks among our favorites. Rick comes to us with years of experience in sound engineering and currently serves as Sound Design/AV Communications Specialist at UM’s famed Ring Theatre. Prior to joining the Ring Theatre he owned a business that built custom recording studios for the likes of Ricky Martin and Lenny Kravitz.

An accountant originally from Jamaica, she moved to the US in 2001. She has always enjoyed live theatre, especially Jr Theatre, having watched her younger cousins perform. In 2016, she introduced her 5 year old son to the Pelicans and supported him for 2 years before Ralph Wakefield convinced her to join her son on stage! Since then, mother and son have performed together 4 times, including her favorite, The Dead Parrot. In 2019, Ralph again encouraged her to widen her horizons to take on the role of Stage Manager in Peter Pan.

In addition to her talents as an actress, Tabitha enjoys sharing her talents as an artist. Tabitha's vision of a close up Scrooge being haunted by the four spirits can be seen on the home page as well as on our merchandise page.

Robin is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a degree in illustration. Robin has lent her artistic talents to many of the Pelican productions, including The Hobbit,The Servant of Two Masters and Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen. Robin's Christmas Carol art is featured on our merchandise page and our social media. Part of a very creative family, Robin is the daughter of Rick and Mary Reed and sister to actor Tyler.