A Partial List of Clay Stafford's Most Popular and Well-Known
Stage and Theater Credits
| VAMPIRE | Actor / Role: Desmond (lead) | Theatrical Murder Mystery | Discovery Cruise Lines / Murder Mystery Weekend / 4 performances | Writers and Producers:Keith OLeary and Margo Morrison / Discovery Cruise Lines / Murder Mystery Weekend |
| FOR LEES SAKE | Producer Playwright Director Actor / Role: Detective Crockett (lead) |
Theatrical Murder Mystery | Multi-state touring company / 3 performances | Co-Producer and Co-Writer: Clay Stafford / Director: Clay Stafford / Anneston Productions, Los Angeles, CA / a theatrical division of The Clay Stafford Company |
| MINING | Actor / Role: Leumas (lead) | Theatrical Murder Mystery | Murder Mystery Weekend / 4 performances | Co-Producers and Co-Writers: Margo Morrison and Keith OLeary / Director: Margo Morrison / Murder Mystery Weekend (Los Angeles, CA) |
| BAD LOCH | Producer Playwright Director Actor / Role: Detective Gerald Gravish (lead) |
Theatrical Murder Mystery | Multi-state touring company / 3 performances | Co-Producer and Co-Writer: Clay Stafford / Director: Clay Stafford / Anneston Productions, Los Angeles, CA / a theatrical division of The Clay Stafford Company |
| BANK JOB | Actor / Role: Renew (lead) | Theatrical Murder Mystery | Murder Mystery Weekend / 4 performances | Co-Producers and Co-Writers: Margo Morrison and Keith OLeary / Director: Margo Morrison / Murder Mystery Weekend (Los Angeles, CA) |
| CHONGQING ACROBATIC TROUPE | Writer Director Master of Ceremony / Emcee (lead) |
Theatrical Special Event | Six Flags Magic Mountain / 238 performances / 1,071,000 ticket sales | Producer: Mark Wilson / Segue Writer and Director: Clay Stafford / Mark Wilson Productions (Los Angeles, CA) |
| THE FANTASTICKS | Actor-Singer-Dancer / Role: El Gallo (lead) | Theatrical Musical | California Regional Tour / 4 performances | Writers: Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt / Producer: James T. Hayes / Director: Bill Thomass / Critics Choice Productions, Hollywood, CA |
| THE GIGOLO | Actor / Role: Murphy (lead) | Theatrical Murder Mystery | Murder Mystery Weekend / 4 performances | Co-Producers and Co-Writers: Margo Morrison and Keith OLeary / Director: Margo Morrison / Murder Mystery Weekend (Los Angeles, CA) |
| THE LOST AMULET OF ABALONE COVE | Producer Playwright Director |
Live Theatrical Adventure | Los Angeles / 1 performance | Director: Clay Stafford / Co-Producer and Co-Writer: Clay Stafford / Anneston Productions (Los Angeles, CA) / a theatrical division of The Clay Stafford Company |
| MAZATLAN MANGLE | Producer Playwright Director |
Live Murder Mystery Theater | Los Angeles / Multi-State Touring Company / 3 performances | Director: Clay Stafford / Co-Producer and Co-Writer: Clay Stafford /Anneston Productions (Los Angeles, CA) / a theatrical division of The Clay Stafford Company |
| MINING | Actor / Role: Rogers (lead) | Theatrical Murder Mystery | Murder Mystery Weekend / 4 performances | Co-Producers and Co-Writers: Margo Morrison and Keith OLeary / Director: Margo Morrison / Murder Mystery Weekend (Los Angeles, CA) |
| MURDER AT LA QUINTA | Actor / Role: Wener (lead) | Theatrical Murder Mystery | Murder Mystery Weekend / 4 performances | Co-Producers and Co-Writers: Margo Morrison and Keith OLeary / Director: Margo Morrison / Murder Mystery Weekend (Los Angeles, CA) |
| NEW SEASON NETWORK PROMOTION | Producer Playwright Director Actor / Role: Detective Gerald Gravish (lead) |
New Season Network Promotion - ABC, CBS, NBC | The Clay Stafford Company / 1 performance | Director: Clay Stafford / Co-Producer and Co-Writer: Clay Stafford / Anneston Productions (Los Angeles) / a theatrical division of The Clay Stafford Company |
| THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER | Actor / Role: Tom (lead) | Touring Childrens Theater | California State Tour / 379 performances | Writer: Mark Twain / Producer, Director and Adapter: James T. Hayes / Unicorn Players (Hollywood, CA) |
| TOM SAWYER | Actor / Role: Muff Potter (supporting) | Touring Childrens Theater | California State Tour / 379 performances | Writer: Mark Twain / Producer, Director and Adapter: James T. Hayes / Unicorn Players (Hollywood, CA) |
| BANK JOB | Actor / Role: Sellig (lead) | Theatrical Murder Mystery | Murder Mystery Weekend / 4 performances | Co-Producers and Co-Writers: Margo Morrison and Keith OLeary / Director: Margo Morrison / Murder Mystery Weekend (Los Angeles, CA) |
| AESOPS FABLES | Actor / Role: Aesop (lead) | Touring Childrens Theater | California State Tour / 384 performances | Producer and Writer: James T. Hayes / Directors: Timothy Honan and James T. Hayes / Unicorn Players (Hollywood, CA) |
| ANDROCLES AND THE LION | Actor / Role: Androcles (lead) | Touring Childrens Theater | California State Tour / 384 performances | Co-Producer and Co-Writer: James T. Hayes (adapted from George B. Shaw) / Director: Timothy Honan / James T. Hayes / Unicorn Players (Hollywood, CA) |
| ANGELS FALL | Actor / Role: Niles Harris (lead) | Theatrical Drama | Murfreesboro Little Theater / 9 performances | Writer: Lanford Wilson / Director: Jerry Davis / Murfreesboro Little Theater |
| LONE STAR | Actor / Role: Cletis (lead) | Theatrical Comedy | Dennis Ewings Poverty Playhouse / 9 performances | Writer: James McClure / Director: Linda Arbuckle / Poverty Playhouse |
| COMEDY ON THE BRIDGE | Actor-Singer / Role: The Friendly Sentry (featured) | Theatrical Opera | Dorothy Hackette Ward Theater / 2 performances | Writer: Bohuslay Martinv / Director: David Pennebaker / Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee |
| THE DIARY OF ADAM AND EVE | Actor / Role: Adam (lead) | Theatrical Comedy | Dorothy Hackette Ward Theater / 6 performances | Writer: Mark Twain / Director and Producer: David Wiley / Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee |
| PIPPIN | Actor-Singer-Dancer / Roles: Noble / Player (2 roles - featured / Chorus) | Theatrical Musical | Chattanooga Little Theater / 10 performances | Writers: Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz / Director: Al Gresham / The Chattanooga Little Theater and The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| TEN LITTLE INDIANS | Actor / Role: Anthony Marston (lead) | Theatrical Mystery / Drama | Dorothy Hackette Ward Theater / 7 performances | Writer: Agatha Christie / Director: Fred Behringer / Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee |
| DON GIOVANNI | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Man in the Crowd (bit) | Theatrical Opera | Dorothy Hackette Ward Theater / 1 performance | Writer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Director: David Pennebaker / Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee |
| THE KING AND I | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: The King (lead) | Theatrical Musical | Boyd-Buchanan / 3 performances | Writers: Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein / Producer and Director: Phillip Sprayberry / Musical Directors: Phillip Sprayberry and Bettye Grubbs / Boyd-Buchanan |
| THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: The Count (featured) | Theatrical Opera | Dorothy Hackette Ward Theater / 1 performance | Writer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Director: David Pennebaker / Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee |
| OUR TOWN | Actor / Role: Man in Auditorium (cameo) | Theatrical Drama | Dorothy Hackette Ward Theater / 6 performances | Writer: Thornton Wilder / Director: Jim G. Lewis / Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee |
| VERSATILITY | Producer Playwright Director Actor / Multiple Roles (one man show - singer - actor - dancer - mime - musician) |
Theatrical Variety Show | Lookout Mountain Showcase / 8 performances | The Clay Stafford Company / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| ALICE IN WONDERLAND | Actor / Role: The Mad Hatter (featured) | Theatrical Fantasy | McCallie Theater / 2 performances | Adaptor and Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS | Actor / Role: The Page (featured) | Theatrical Opera | The Tivoli Theatre / Lee College / 2 performances | Starring David Aiken / Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra / Writer: Gian-Carlo Menotti / Director and Producer: David Aiken / Musical Director: Richard Cormier |
| CARNIVAL | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Paul Berthalet (lead) | Theatrical Musical | Boyd-Buchanan / 2 performances | Writer: Bob Merrill / Producers and Directors: Phillip Sprayberry and Judie Eaves / Musical Directors: Phillip Sprayberry and Bettye Grubbs / Boyd-Buchanan |
| THE FANTASTICKS | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Mortimer (featured) | Theatrical Musical | GPS Theater / 3 performances | Writers: Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| GIRL CRAZY | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Roles: Cowboy / Mexican Waiter - 2 roles (featured / chorus) | Theatrical Musical | The Backstage Playhouse / 14 performances | Writers: Guy Bolton, Jack McGowan, George & Ira Gershwin / Director: Terry Sneed / Backstage Dinner Theater |
| THE LION IN WINTER | Actor / Role: Philip (lead) | Theatrical Comedy | Backstage Dinner Playhouse / 14 performances | Writer: James Goldman / Director: Terry Sneed / Backstage Dinner Theater |
| MOVIN | Variety Performer / Dancer - Singer - Mime - Actor (featured) | Theatrical Variety Show | The Tivoli Theatre / The Thimble Theatre / 3 performances | Writer: Various / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| OUR TOWN | Actor / Role: George (lead) | Theatrical Drama | Boyd-Buchanan / 3 performances | Writer: Thornton Wilder / Co-Directors and Co-Producers: Phillip Sprayberry and Judy Eaves / Boyd-Buchanan |
| TOM SAWYERS MORNING | Producer Director |
Childrens Theater (Comedy) | Boyd-Buchanan / 1 performance | Writer: Regina Brown / Producer: Clay Stafford / Director: Clay Stafford / The Clay Stafford Company |
| THE DRUNKEN DOCTOR | Producer Writer Director Mime (one man show) |
Theatrical Mime Variety Show | Statewide performances, Tennessee and Georgia / 82 performances | The Clay Stafford Company / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Troupe |
| SELL-A-MIME | Producer Director Mime (one man show) |
Theatrical Mime Variety Show | Various locations and promotions / 11 performances | Writer: Robert Lane and others / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Troupe |
| AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS | Actor / Role: The Page (featured) | Theatrical Opera | The Tivoli Theatre / Lee College / 2 performances | Starring David Aiken / Writer: Gian-Carlo Menotti / Director: David Aiken / Musical Director: Richard Cormier / Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra |
| BLUEBIRD | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Fire (Featured) | Theatrical Musical Fantasy | The Tivoli Theatre / 3 performances | Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| SUMMER SAMPLER | Variety Performer / Dancer - Singer - Mime - Actor - Musician (featured) | Theatrical Variety Show | The Tivoli Theatre / The Thimble Theatre / 3 performances | Writer: Various / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| YOURE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Snoopy (lead) | Theatrical Musical | Boyd-Buchanan / 2 performances | Writer: Clark Gesner / Producers and Directors: Phillip Sprayberry and Judie Eaves / Boyd-Buchanan |
| FREE TO BE, YOU AND ME | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Roles: Player / Numerous Roles (featured / bit / chorus) | Theatrical Musical | Chattanooga Choo Choo / The Thimble Theatre / University of Tennessee / First Centenary United Methodist Church / 7 performances |
Directors: Lynn Wright and John Hays / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| GALA | Variety Performer / Dancer - Singer - Mime - Actor (featured) | Theatrical Variety Show | The Tivoli Theatre / The Thimble Theatre / 3 performances | Writer: Various / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| AFTERNOON OF THE ARTS (#3) | Variety Performer / Dancer - Singer - Mime - Actor (featured) | Theatrical Variety Show | The Thimble Theatre / 3 performances | Writer: Various / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| AFTERNOON OF THE ARTS (#8) | Variety Performer / Dancer - Singer - Mime - Actor (featured) | Theatrical Variety Show | The Thimble Theatre / 3 performances | Writer: Various / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| AFTERNOON OF THE ARTS (#10) | Variety Performer / Dancer - Singer - Mime - Actor (featured) | Theatrical Variety Show | The Thimble Theatre / 3 performances | Writer: Various / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| AFTERNOON OF THE ARTS (#11) | Variety Performer / Dancer - Singer - Mime - Actor (featured) | Theatrical Variety Show | The Thimble Theatre / 3 performances | Writer: Various / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| AFTERNOON OF THE ARTS (#14) | Variety Performer / Dancer - Singer - Mime - Actor (featured) | Theatrical Variety Show | The Thimble Theatre / 3 performances | Writer: Various / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| AFTERNOON OF THE ARTS (#17) | Variety Performer / Dancer - Singer - Mime - Actor (featured) | Theatrical Variety Show | The Thimble Theatre / 3 performances | Writer: Various / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| ENDLESS PAVEMENT | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Computermobile (lead) | Theatrical Musical | The Thimble Theatre / Southeastern Theater Conference / 8 performances | Writers: Robert Lane and Stan German / Director: Robert Lane / Musical Director: Stan German / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| ENDLESS PAVEMENT | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Clay (featured) | Theatrical Musical | The Thimble Theatre / The Circle Theatre / 6 performances | Writers: Robert Lane and Stan German / Director: Robert Lane / Musical Director: Stan German / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| WINNIE THE POOH | Actor / Role: Owl (lead) | Theatrical Fantasy | The Thimble Theater / 4 performances | Writer / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| ALICE IN WONDERLAND | Actor / Role: Cheshire Cat (featured) | Theatrical Fantasy | The Thimble Theater / 5 performances | Writer / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| CAROUSEL | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Sailor (chorus) | Theatrical Musical | Chattanooga Little Theater / 10 performances | Writers: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein / Director: Al Gresham / The Chattanooga Little Theater and The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| WINNIE THE POOH | Actor / Role: Tigger (lead) | Theatrical Fantasy | The Thimble Theater / 6 performances | Writer / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| ALICE IN WONDERLAND | Actor / Role: Caterpillar (featured) | Theatrical Fantasy | The Thimble Theater / 5 performances | Writer / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| REALLY ROSIE | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Maurice (featured) | Theatrical Musical | The Thimble Theatre / The Chattanooga Choo Choo / 5 performances | Writers: Maurice Sendak and Carole King / Director: Lynn Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH | Actor / Role: Telegraph Boy (featured) | Theatrical Comedy | The Thimble Theater / 3 performances | Writer: Thornton Wilder / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| WILLOWSONG | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Rabbit (chorus) | Theatrical Musical | The Thimble Theatre / The Circle Theater / The Southeastern Theater Conference / 9 performances | Writers: John Hayes and Jeff Lipham / Director: John Hayes / Musical Director: Jeff Lipham / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| SLEEPING BEAUTY | Actor - Singer / Role: The Page (bit) | Theatrical Musical | The Circle Theater / 3 performances | Writer: Roy Wilson / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
| WIZARD OF OZ | Actor - Singer - Dancer / Role: Mayor Munchkin (featured) | Theatrical Musical | The Tivoli Theatre / 1 performance | Writers: Nancy Lane Wright and Harold Arlen / Director: Nancy Lane Wright / The Dance-Theatre Workshop Professional Theater Group |
For more credits, please visit Stafford’s bibliography and filmography pages. |
