Darby Pumphrey
Darby Pumphrey is a Philadelphia-based equity actor who plays one of Jesus’ disciples in Players Circle Theatre’s production of Godspell. Among her special talents is speaking/singing in Southern dialect, which she employs to perfection in her spirited rendition of Stephen Schwartz’s twangy folk song “Learn Your Lessons Well.”
Regional credits include Jenny in The Shape of Things (Eagle Theatre), Evelyn (U/S performed) in Ragtime (Eagle Theatre), Woman in My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra (Eagle Theatre), Crissy in Hair (Woodbury Sketch), Little Jesus in The Pillowman (Woodbury Sketch) and Lily St. Regis in Annie (Haddonfield Players).
She directed and performed in Once Upon a Fringe and performed in Gasparini in Concert, both in Jersey Fringe. Her television credits include a mourner in NBC’s Mysteries of Laura and a concierge in a national commercial for Residential City.
At Rowan University, Darby also played Sheila in Hair, Darby in X, Sue Snell in Carrie, Barbie in Glam Rock Musicale and Diana in Nine. She also wrote and starred in a 90-minute one-woman show under the title of Six Years Forever Lost based on Manya Perel’s Holocaust survivor story.
Darby holds a Bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre from Rowan University.
April 11, 2024.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.