about stt

executive ensemble

Barbara Bouman read bio: Barbara Bouman, originally from San Diego, California, graduated from Baylor University in 2000 with a BFA in Performance. While at Baylor, Barbara performed as Fanny in On the Verge; Directed Hotline; Stage Managed How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Hamlet and The Difficulty of Crossing the Field and much more. Barbara has worked professionally as the Associate Managing Director of Waco Civic Theatre, Company Manager for Porthouse Theatre Company in Kent, Ohio and the Theatre in Old Town in San Diego. From 2000 until 2004, she was the Assistant General Manager and Company Manager for Dallas Theater Center. Barbara is currently an Event Sales Associate at the legendary Gilley's Dallas.

Allison Tolman read bio: Allison received her BFA in May of 2004 From Baylor University where she was a member of the Guerilla Comedy Troupe, Advanced Directing Class, and the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core in addition to various Baylor main stage credits. In August of 2004, she made her professional debut as Casey in Second Thought Theatre's production of Anton in Show Business. In 2004, she was named one of the best actresses in Dallas by the Dallas Fort Worth Theatre Critic's Forum. Allison toured the west coast through the end of 2004 with an American Family Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol. In January of 2005 she returned to Dallas , where she can be seen Saturday nights at the West End Comedy Theater performing with the Second Thought Dramatics, a new improv and sketch comedy troupe in the Metroplex. Allison also recently joined the cast of “Queertown”, a gay and lesbian themed Dallas comedy show. In the spring of 2005 Allison played Sara in Second Thought's production of Earth and Sky, and she looks forward to playing Lois in this fall's comedy, Wonder of the World. A life time Second Thought Theatre ensemble member, Allison recently assumed the role of executive ensemble member as Second Thought's new development coordinator.