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  Becky Peters
Co-Founder, Artistic DirectorBecky declared her life goal
when at age 5 she told her parents that she wanted to be Spiderman when she grew up. She has not given up on that dream
but along the way has had the great pleasure of performing in a variety of Regional Theatres including a 4 year residency
with the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. Becky has lived many places but she calls Georgia home. She received
her BA in Theatre/Communications from Kennesaw State University and completed the Journeymen Program at Warehouse Theater
in SC under the direction of Jack Young. A few favorite roles from shows in DC include: Stella Adler/Babanova in The
Death of Meyerhold (Studio), Suzannah/Elizabeth in An Experiement with an Air Pump (Journeymen Theater), Tomi
in The Accident and Tirtzah in Pangs of the Messiah both with Theater J. With every project
Wandering Souls completes her belief that the arts are an important and vital part of life for everyone grows immensely. Outside
of WS she is incredibly fond of dancing and movement, curling up with a good book, silly TV shows, exploring the outdoors
and one days hopes to be a trainer of Helper Monkees. She also spends a lot of time at Theater J as their Director of
Community Outreach and New Media.
 JJ Area
Co-Founder, Executive DirectorJJ caught the acting bug
in Mr. Smith’s 10th Grade English class performing a scene from Twelfth Night, and he was hooked. Mr.
Area was born and raised in Southern California, received his BA from the University of Notre Dame, and his MFA in Acting
from The Catholic University of America. Favorite roles include Garry in Noises Off, Romeo/Iago in Good
Night Desdemona (Good Morning, Juliet), Ensemble in The Laramie Project, and Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet.
He is a sports enthusiast, who enjoys watching baseball, soccer and Notre Dame Football. JJ performed in our inaugural
production as Leontes, the Old Shepherd, and the bear in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. OUR COMPANY MEMBERS: Lex
Davis Caitlin Griffin
Teresa Spencer Andy Wassenich
People we would like to acknowledge:
God, Our extremely supportive families, Deborah Kirby and Journeymen
Theater Ensemble, our many friends along the way who have been wonderful inspirations, the communities who so warmly welcome
us in and finally the DC theatre community whose talent and generosity make this possible.
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