M/Aries/Staunton, IL

What is your hometown? Witt, IL. – Never heard of it? Close to Hillsboro, IL.

Tell me about your most embarrassing moment. Oh Gosh…let’s see… Ok. When I was running my own theatre company I use to take my production staff out to lunch on the weekends when we would build, paint, or design sound. One weekend we had been painting on Friday and I decided to wear the same clothes on Saturday since they were already pretty mutilated. Saturday, before heading to the theatre, I decided to take my set painters out to lunch. We stopped at a very nice fairly new Chinese buffet where I kept getting really rude remarks and weird looks from the server and the other staff members. I thought it was odd, but I left a tip and said “thanks” as I was headed out the door. As I made a couple more steps towards the door I stepped on something squishy…I looked down. Even though I had worn the same clothes from the day before I had changed my underwear and socks, of course… leading to me forgetting to take my boxers out of the pants and dragging them around the buffet line on the floor – half hanging out of my jeans. That was a little rough.

What is the one thing you couldn’t live without? My fiancé is pretty much my right hand. I have a feeling if she wasn’t part of my life I would be in rough shape.

Do you have any special interests? I am a really big Elvis Presley fan. Also, I really love roller coasters.

What is your favorite night spot? To be honest…my favorite night spot is typically a summer evening after building a set or a long rehearsal. When the summer air is thick and muggy and the combination of paint and fresh cut pine fills the parking lot…yeah…that’s a good night.

What do you do for fun? When I’m not doing a show, I really enjoy spending some quality time with my other half. Whether it be going out for drinks, hanging out with friends, or watching a movie in our pjs, it’s just nice to have some time together where all we have to worry about is us and not our obligations or our shows.

Cast Bio

Evan is thrilled to be in another Hard Road show! Evan most recently was seen playing Paul Billings in the regional premier of Drinking Habits 2. Some other memorable roles include Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Judas Iscariot in Godspell (both with Hard Road), The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz, Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie, Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (all with Summerstage Inc.) and Clarence Oddbody in It’s a Wonderful Life (with EMF Productions). In 2014 Evan was the proud recipient of an Arts for Life award for his performance as The Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Evan is the current president of Hard Road Theatre and is extremely excited in continuing Hard Road’s ultimate goal of bringing quality live theatrical productions to the Highland community! “I would like to thank everyone for coming out and seeing this show. The cast and crew have really done a remarkable job at bringing this show to life! Also! Reggie is pretty damn sexy.