Alex Night

Alex Night (President) Alex is our current OLT President (second term) and has been involved with OLT for over eight years. Originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, Alex has been performing since childhood and is a graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York City, where they trained under Broadway actors and directors. After many big city adventures and misfortunes, Alex moved to Mena for love, and much prefers smalltown life, it turns out. Becoming part of the Mena community has been one of the most valuable gifts Alex has ever received. Favorite roles have been Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Mute in The Fantasticks, and Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet, all here at OLT. Alex has also directed The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!, Little Women the Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, and most recently co-directed Romeo & Juliet with Ezekiel McPherson. Alex believes that in order to tell a good story, you need to be able to recognize the stories from your own life.

Jessica Kropp

Hatfield Honey & Sorghum

Ann Glenn

Julie Ulmer

Secretary of the Board, Julie Ulmer’s initial contact with OLT was in 1989 when she acted for the first time in a supporting role in Hobson’s Choice. She became involved with many more plays and musicals steadily through the 90’s and on off and on through 2019. She choreographed most of the musicals for about 15 years during that earlier time period. Julie has been on the OLT Board of Directors for the last eight years. She served as publicity chair from 2017 until May 2024. Julie is presently serving her second term as secretary for OLT. “What I love most about OLT is the people. Experiencing the comradery among cast and crew, audience response, and working behind the scenes have brought me tremendous joy through the years. I’m very proud and grateful for Ouachita Little Theatre and the artistry of performance it brings to this community!”

Amanda Sloan Baker

Rudi Timmerman

Linda G. Johnson

Robert Canterbury

Robert Canterbury made his theatrical debut at 16, playing the part of Psuedolus in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". Once he graduated High School, his dramatic pursuits came to a halt. Fast forward about 45 years to when His wife and him moved to Mena. Once they became acclimated to a different way of living, Robert auditioned for and got the part of Jem Rodney in Silas Marner. Since then, Robert have been cast in "You Can't Take it With You", "Clue" and "Arsenic & Old Lace" as well as serving on the OLT Board of Directors since May 2023. Robert enjoys aiding people in forgetting about their everyday lives every once in a while. His first love is music, and he has done plenty of that after graduating from high school. Theater, however, will generally reach a wider and more diverse audience.

Jered Biard

Ezekiel McPherson

Stefani Joy Moore

Stefani Joy Moore (Board member) who lived in Cartersville, Georgia until she found the love of her life in Louisiana. They moved to Cove, Arkansas about two years ago and that’s when Stefani found the Ouachita Little Theatre. Stefani always had a passion for theatre, watching every musical she could get her hands on, singing the songs from the shows she enjoyed the most, and trying her best to act it out. When Stefani first came to the OLT it was for Little Shop of Horrors where she played Chiffon, which was an amazing first experience and ultimately got her hooked immediately and wanted to do more. she then played in The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge as the Ghost of Christmas Past, and the most current role as Juliet in Romeo & Juliet as her first lead. Theatre means more to Stefani than just performing and she wants this theatre to thrive and for everyone to enjoy it.