Creative Team

DeeAnne is from Dallas and is an accomplished singer and actress and has performed with many celebrities,such as Bob Hope, Dolly Parton, Larry Gatlin, B.J. Thomas, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Dean, Tommy Tune, and Sandy Duncan to name a few. She has sung national commercial jingles for General Motors, Nabisco, State Farm Insurance, Dairy Queen, Southwest Office Systems, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and many more.

DeeAnne has played leading rolls in equity regional theatre productions and some of her favorites include: MUSIC MAN, OKLAHOMA, HELLO DOLLY, GUYS & DOLLS, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and THE KING AND I.

However, DeeAnne considers her greatest accomplishments as well as greatest blessings to be her two amazing sons, David and Matthew, who have given her two sweet daughters-in-law and six precious grandchildren.

DeeAnne owns a successful Interior Design and remodeling business and continues to coach singing and do studio recording. She and her family own and produce shows at the very successful historic Savannah Theatre in Savannah, Georgia.

Ms. Cave began dancing at the age of 2 ½ years.  She studied extensively under Nita Braun, former Rockette Mary Six Rupert, the incomparable Jackie Troupe Miler, Mistie Miller Porter, Nancy Goodwin, and Persis Forster.  Ms. Cave holds a degree in Arts and Performance from the University of Texas at Dallas.  She is a long-time member of Texas Association Teacher’s of Dancing, Inc. where she previously served as a board member and is a Tap Examiner.  In the past 31 years of teaching Amy has also choreographed, staged, and performed in numerous industrials and both Equity and Non-Equity theatrical productions.

Ms. Cave is in demand as a performer.  Recent credits include Cats, White Christmas and Gypsy (Firehouse), Chapter Two, To Carol, with Love (RTP), Missed Connections (Proper Hijinx), and The Whale (L.I.P. Service).  Ms. Cave has also choreographed extensively for The Firehouse Theatre, Runway Theatre, L.I.P. Service, Resolute Theatre Project and local middle and high school productions.

A founding member of the tap trio SAM she has danced in local festivals and concerts including Everything on Tap.  She owns Amy’s Studio of Performing Arts in North Dallas and is a founder and artistic director of the Resolute Theatre Project.

Scott has been with Spectacular Follies for the last nine years.  His work has been seen with other local theatre companies like Uptown Players – Theatre Three – Stage West – Contemporary Theatre – Jubilee – GSM and WTT to name a few.  Scott is the resident Lighting and Media Designer for The Turtle Creek Chorale.  He started his career with The Dallas Opera and The Santa Fe Opera and soon moved on to design for dozens of Theatre, Dance and Choral companies while managing the technical needs of the Addison Theatre Centre for over 22 years.  Scott is a graduate of The University of Texas, Arlington.

RODNEY DOBBS (Set Designer) has been actively involved in the Dallas Theatre scene since 1978. He co-founded the Pocket Sandwich Theatre with Joe Dickinson in 1980 and is still active there as Artistic Director and Resident Set Designer. He has done hundreds of set designs for theatres all over the metroplex and been nominated for several scenic design awards and even won a couple of them! From 1995 until 2009, he taught Technical Theatre at Greenhill School and has since also taught as an adjunct at local colleges. Like all of us, he did very little work during the Pandemic, but is happy to be back working now! Recent and coming set designs include: “9 to 5” for Garland Summer Musicals; “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” at Theatre Frisco ; “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End” for Irving Mainstage; “London Suite” for Garage Door Theater and “Drac in the Saddle Again” at Pocket Sandwich Theatre. Rodney is very pleased to have this opportunity to work on The Spectacular Follies.

Jill has decades of performance and theatre experience spanning from performer to director. Nearly all of it has come into play as Musical Assistant to Ms. Meece. Her role has grown from vocal coach to chorus captain to all around “Jill of all trades” It is a pleasure to combine her administrative, computer and creative skills to assist the Design Team and help the Follies be the best it can be.