L. Henry Dowell studied Theatre at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Centre College and received his B.A. from Morehead State University. Mr. Dowell has been the Artistic Director at Ragged Edge Community Theatre since November, 2006 and directed 7 of the 10 plays slated for 2007-2008, including all Children’s Theatre productions. His responsibilities include oversight of all artistic programming at RECT, guiding the artistic vision of the organization, supervising all technical aspects of productions, directing all Children’s Theatre productions, and directing at least one MainStage production per year. Mr. Dowell has an extensive background in theatre performance. At Morehead State University, he appeared Orgon in Tartuffe, Volpone in Volpone, Professor Harold Hill in The Music Manand directed theUniversity's production of Bye, Bye Birdie. While there, he wrote and produced the University's Student Orientation Program It's Alright! At RECT, he has appeared as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Michael in the musical comedy I Do! I Do!, and John Barrymore in I Hate Hamlet. He has also worked regionally with Bunbury Theatre, Lighthouse Theatre,The As-Yet-Unnamed Theatre Company, Lexington Shakespeare Festival, and Fantastical Theatricals Dinner Theatre Company. In 1994 He received a grant from The Kentucky Arts Council to teach Theatre at Clearfield Elementary School, and has been involved with Educational Theatre ever since. He has toured the state with productions of Abraham Lincoln, The Great Emancipator (1995), and The Four Presidents (1997). He was recently selected by the Kentucky Humanities Council as a Chautauqua Performer and will tour Kentucky from 2007-2009 as Dr. Ephraim McDowell, The Father of Abdominal Surgery. In addition, Mr. Dowell travels the state giving KERA Arts & Humanities-content workshops to elementary and middle schools.

RAGGED EDGE COMMUNITY THEATRE
2007-2008 BOARD AFFILIATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT

President – Pete Chiericozzi
            Vice President Wausau Paper
            Member, Harrodsburg/Mercer County Industrial Authority
            Vice Chairman, James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital Board
            St. Andrews Catholic Church, Finance Committee

Vice President – Linda Huston
            Partner – Phillips, Moore, and Huston, PSC
            Board Member, James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital
            Habitat for Humanity Advisory Board

Secretary – Dan Chilton
            Harrodsburg Christian Church

Treasurer – Donna Major

            Vice President Finance and Administration St. Catharine College
            Burgin Board of Education
            Secretary, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Business Officers

Jennifer Baxter

President, Greenwell Brothers, Inc.
Business and Professional Women

Mary Claire Cobetto
Retired RN – State Department , Daharan Saudi Arabia

Carol Conover

Rowland Family Charitable Fund

Gayle Horn

Harrodsburg Baptist Church
Soil Conservation District Board
Mercer Baptist Association

Leslie Klosterman

Cheryl Lester
6th grade Teacher – Bondurant Middle School, Franklin Co.

Dakota Rogers

Mercer County High School student
James Harrod Trust Board
Fellowship Baptist Church

Larry Sanders

Owner, Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home
Kiwanis Club
Musician, Borderline Band

Chuck Taylor
Quality Dept – Hitachi Automotive Products
Burgin City Council Member – Street/Road Department

Susan Campbell Turner
Licensed Psychological Practitioner
Owner, Children & Family Counseling Services
Registered Play Therapy Supervisor

Melinda Wofford

Quality Systems Specialist Corning, Inc.
Volunteer Girl Scout Leader-YMCA After-School Program
Volunteer Mercer County Public Library teaching computer classes
Volunteer Head Start Preschool, United Way, and Cancer Society Relay for Life
Little Zion Baptist Church

Terry Yeast

Harrodsburg High School, Teacher, Coach, Athletic Director
Roots and Heritage Society