CAST & CREATIVE

Lizzy Cooper is a Houston-based actor who graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2024 with her BFA in Musical Theatre. Her most recent credits include Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at AD Players (Naphtali) and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at TUTS (Betty). All glory to God! She hopes you enjoy this staged reading of Etchings!

Matthew Phillip Nuñez is excited to make his Houston debut. He was born and raised in El Paso, TX where he played an integral role in the revival of live theatre post covid. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2023 and a Master's in Education in 2025. His recent stage credits include: “The SpongeBob Musical” (Mr. Krabs), “The Farnsworth Invention” (Justin Tolman & Jim Harbord), and “Doubt” (Father Flynn). His film credits include: ”Sunset Memory” (Leo), “Birddog” (Dr. Bob), and “Baracuda” (National Guard). He strives to continue his work in theatre and storytelling within the Houston area and beyond as an Actor, Tenor Vocalist, Writer, and Director. He’d like to thank his wife Melissa Aviles and his mentors Adam Zarowski, Rebecca Mayer, and Jay Stratton. You can follow his work at mattnunez.wixsite.com/mattnunez

Cortney Hafner has been acting professionally in the Houston area for the past 9 years, after earning a BFA in Acting from Sam Houston State University. Some of her favorite credits include: Sophia Hawthorne (Melville & Hawthorne), Bottom (Midsummer Night’s Dream), Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing), Soupy Sue (Urinetown), Mrs. Clackett/Dottie (Noises Off), and Jeannie (Hair). Cortney is excited to be part of this reading and grateful for the opportunity to share this work with the audience.

Chad Rodenberger is an actor in Houston and Drama major at the University of St. Thomas. Previous acting credits include: My Fair Lady (Alfred Doolittle), Twelfth Night (Sebastian), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Peter Quince), A Doll’s House (Dr. Rank), Legally Blonde (Emmett), She Stoops to Conquer (Tony Lumpkin), Henry V (Fluellen/Bardolph), and The Drowsy Chaperone (Underling). Chad is training to become a professional voice actor, and enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons in between productions.

Chris was born in Dallas, Texas but has lived all over the country. His early years were spent in Westchester County, just outside of New York City. He also lived for two years in Pennsylvania. His family moved back to Texas for his high school years, during which he got his first job in radio as a disc jockey. The broadcasting industry would ultimately take him to Boston, Las Vegas, back to Texas and finally to Houston.

An avid traveler, Chris played "amateur travel agent" to his friends for years, before leaving the radio industry and founding his company Premier Custom Travel. Since 2010, he has owned and operated that award-winning travel agency, which focuses on cruises, theme park vacations, all-inclusive resorts, and guided tours worldwide. Chris was inducted in the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Hall of Fame in 2022.

Chris is also a published author, having co-written a series of instructional texts for travel advisors. Each book in The Travel Advisor's Handbooks series has gone on to be a best-seller. There are currently three books in that series and a fourth book is coming soon.

Chris lives in Iowa Colony, Texas with his girlfriend Melissa and their cats Otto and Sammy. In his spare time, he enjoys going to see live theatre, traveling, sports (especially baseball, hockey and football), and spending time with friends.

ETCHINGS is his debut play.

Chris Love is COO of Brand Revolution, a global marketing company, where he keeps things running behind the scenes. He's been friends with playwright Chris Grum for 40 years, so when ETCHINGS needed an extra pair of hands, saying yes was easy. He and Melissa, his wife of 28 years, are proud parents of Ben, 24, and live in Georgetown, Texas with their dogs Rocket and Bella. Chris rarely misses a good live show and he and Melissa travel every chance they get.