Paul R. Branstetter grew up in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and was in productions as a child, Our Town and Bye Bye Birdie. In college, at OSU, he was in FarmHouse fraternity and won the Varsity Review and Spring Sing competitions with Kappa Kappa Gamma and Tri Delt sororities. Paul was in Death Trap, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Guys and Dolls, and Oklahoma at various theaters. He has been an ongoing supporter of Ardmore Little Theater for 25 years. In 2002, he joined the cast of Best Christmas Pageant Ever with his twins Truly and Paris as baby angels. Later, his wife Phrely (Freely) joined in as an angel wrangler. She always said, “It’s never too late to live happily ever after.” The whole family has been involved in other projects, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Grease, Mamma Mia, as being in the cast or assisting the stage manager. Paul is still working at Sysco Food Service (33 years) and frequently provides food and snacks to the cast, which earned him the Carl Clark Chef’s Ladle. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Shriners, and works with many Baptist churches on camp retreats.

Barbara Lane is an accomplished executive leader and project management professional with
more than 25 years of experience supporting senior leadership, strategic initiatives, and
organizational operations across corporate and family office environments. She currently serves
as Chief of Staff for Kestrel Group and the Ledbetter Family Office, following more than two
decades with State National Companies in progressively advancing leadership roles. Throughout
her career, Barbara has built a reputation for collaborative leadership, strong organizational
management, strategic planning, and fostering meaningful community relationships.
A lifelong advocate for the performing arts, Barbara is passionate about the role community
theater plays in enriching local culture, education, and civic engagement. She has been an
enthusiastic supporter of Broadway musicals, live theater, and symphony performances for many
years and believes the arts create important opportunities for creativity, connection, and
community growth. In addition to being a season ticket holder at Ardmore Little Theater, she is
also a current season ticket holder for Broadway at the Bass at Bass Performance Hall and a
former season ticket holder for productions at the Winspear Opera House. She also volunteered
for more than five years with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra during its annual Concerts in
the Garden series at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.
Barbara brings a blend of executive leadership experience, operational expertise, and genuine
enthusiasm for the arts that would support the mission, growth, and long-term sustainability of a
community theater organization. She holds a BSBA in Administrative Management and
Accounting from the University of Missouri and is certified as a Project Management
Professional (PMP).

Sean Maher was born and raised in Ardmore and is no stranger to the stage, or to leadership roles. Sean’s first ALT experience was right out of college in Showboat, playing several small roles, followed by roles in “Annie Get Your Gun”, Neil Simon’s “Rumors” and the lead in “Damn Yankees”. 
Career took Sean away from the stage for several years, but a change in career allowed him to resume participation over the last three ALT seasons. Last year he was appointed to the board of directors and has enjoyed taking part in decision making, hands-on work in the new “Joel’s scene shop” and being a trustee on ALT’s cottage as well as volunteering at shows and events. He finds it very satisfying to be involved in such a great community and to give back to the people who have given him such rewarding opportunities.

Leah Simmons has been an active member of ALT since her first show, “Peter Pan,” in 1990. This theater veteran has served in many capacities at ALT through the years, both on and offstage, including lights and sound, backstage, set building, assistant stage manager, publicity, the HUGS Outreach Program, and as an ALT representative for Leadership Ardmore workshops. She is a former board member and vice president, and is excited about the prospect of rejoining the board and helping shape ALT’s future.

Tony Tupin has lived in the Healdton and Lone Grove area all of his life. He has a 24 year old son named Hunter. Out of everything life has given him, his son is his greatest source of pride. He has worked at Michelin since 1998, and is gratefully still employed there, even after the devastating announcement of the Ardmore plant shut down. He has always wanted to be involved with the theater in some capacity. However, working rotating shifts for the last 25 years, he couldn’t commit to anything and give it his 100%. In 2023, Tony started a new job that was no longer rotating, but a set Monday to Friday work week. This gave him the opportunity to finally be involved with ALT in a way that he has always wanted to be. Since then, he has enjoyed every minute of what he has gotten to be involved in and gotten to learn! Tony worked in the fly loft for a few shows, helped build and paint set pieces, and helped with set changes while working backstage. Tony has been honored with the opportunity to perform on stage as well in a few shows, his first show being M*A*S*H. He would be honored and excited to serve on the ALT board and be a part of ALT’s future.

Eran Worsham has been an active member of the Ardmore Little Theatre family for many years, with more than 18 years of participation through acting, stage managing, and most recently, directing. Audiences may recognize her from productions including The Drowning Girls, A Piece of My Heart, Elf the Musical, MASH*, and many more. This past season, she made her directorial debut with The Enchanted Bookshop while also stepping into one of her dream roles as Abigail Williams in The Crucible. Eran has previously been nominated for ALT’s Board of Directors several times, though she believes God has simply been saying, “not yet.” She would be honored to have your vote and looks forward to continuing to serve and grow alongside the ALT community for years to come.
Outside of the theatre, Eran is a proud wife to Brandon, mom to Grady and Cub, a local nurse practitioner, a children’s church director and currently serves on four nonprofit boards of directors.