Miss Askins received her M.F.A. from Trinity University at the Dallas Theater Center. She also received an M.A. in Theatre and a B.F.A in Studio Art from Stephen F. Austin University.

She has designed costumes for Dallas Children's Theater, Dallas Black Dance Theaters, Stage One, Theatre Three, Callier Theatre for the Deaf and Shreveport Little Theatre, The Arts Magnet High School, Flagstaff Festival for the Arts, and was honored when asked to travel to Russia to design costumes for the Russian Ballet.

Miss Askins has taught at the following Universities: Arizona University, Texas Tech University, and at Trinity University's graduate school at the Dallas Theater Center.

Sally lives in Waco, Texas and is currently the Costume Director at Baylor University. She is deeply involved in Church of Christ in Waco. Sally plays the guitar, the piano and sings beautifully. She has been a member of the Tablerock Board of Directors since 2000.

Michael's law office is in downtown Salado. He and his wife, T9E, moved to Salado from Dallas to retire from the big city and big law offices. Michael loves the small Village of Salado and has donated his time and services tirelessly. Michael was elected as an Alderman in 2000 and served as Mayor Pro Tem for the last 6 years of his terms. He decided against running for Alderman in 2009, leaving the Village much better than it was when he was first elected. Mike grew up in Winslow, Arizona, and received his Law Degree from The University of Texas in Austin. He was one of the original 'Cowboys' at UT and married his college sweetheart who was a UT Cheerleader. Mike has a Vestryman in the Episcopal Church and serves on the 1874 Church Restoration Committee in Belton. Mike and T9E have 3 grown children and are proud grandparents. Mike played Mr. McGregor in Salado Legends for several years.

Howard is a native of Goliad, TX, 1961 graduate of Goliad High School, lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. “Tablerock Amphitheater,” says Howard, “is a beneficial organization to Salado. It is an opportunity for young people to apply public speaking, leadership, and teamwork skills and to earn a college scholarship.”

Education. Howard earned his B.B.A. in General Business, May 1965 from Southwest Texas State College (now Texas State University) - a three-year letterman in baseball. He earned an M.B.A. from Southwest Texas State University, June 1973, and a P.h.D. in Higher Education from Texas A&M University-Commerce, May 1996.

Military Service. U.S. Army, 1965-1970. Pay Clerk, Specialist 5th Class, 8th Infantry Division, Germany, 1996-1967. Completed Airborne Training, Wiesbaden, Germany 1966. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry Branch, Officer Candidate School (OCS), Fort Benning, Georgia, August 1968. Assigned to 82nd Airborne Division, Infantry Platoon Leader, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, September, 1968. Completed Ranger Training, Fort Benning, Georgia, March 1969. Served as an Infantry Platoon Leader, 101st Airborne Division, Vietnam, June 1969-June 1970. Texas Army National Guard, February 1974-August 1992. Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

Civilian Occupations. Instructor of Business Management, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, Texas, September 1979. Retired as an Associate Professor of Business Management in January 2005. Teacher’s Aide, Special Education, Bartlett Elementary School and High School, September 2014 to present.

Community Service. At Salado Goodnight Amphitheater: General Sam Houston in Salado Legends, 1997 to present; the Ghost of Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol, 1998 to present. Secretary, Tablerock Festival of Salado, Inc, September 2000 to present. Member and Elder, Zion Lutheran Church, Walburg, TX. Member and President, Bartlett Athletic Booster Club, January 1989-May 2000. Press Box Announcer–Football, Bartlett Bulldogs, 2016 to present.

Family. Howard and his wife Nancy, a retired Bartlett 4th Grade Elementary Math Teacher, have three children: Heidi and twins Stacy and Scott. All three children are graduates of Bartlett High School, Bartlett, Texas. Heidi, with a B.S. in Biomedical Science, and a Master of Physical therapy from Texas A&M University, is a Physical Therapist at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple. She and husband Cal have two boys. Scott, who holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Texas A&M University, is Director and Relationship Manager Within Commercial Real Estate, Wells Fargo Company, Denver, Colorado. Scott and his wife Piper, have two girls. Stacy earned a B.S. in Kinesiology from Sam Houston State University and is Head Volleyball Coach at Rogers High School, Rogers, Texas. Stacy and husband Keith have two girls.

Denver, a Civil Engineer, owns and operates Denver Mills Engineering and Construction Co. He is retired from the Corps of Engineers and since has designed and managed the construction of numerous projects at Fort Hood and throughout Central Texas. He has had a successful career in Real Estate, ending as President of the Temple-Belton Board of Realtors. He also served as Chief Engineer at Scott & White Hospital for several years. Denver served 2 terms as President of the Salado Chamber of Commerce, achieving his goal in renovating the Old Red School House. Denver and his wife Jackie lived in North Richland Hills for 24 years where he served two terms on the P&Z board and two terms on the NRH City Council. He enjoys supporting both of his alma maters, UT Austin, and Stanford University where he earned his Masters Degree. For the past 20 years Denver has been in charge of building Tablerock sets, barns, costume shops, and of keeping Tablerock"s private roads and 1/2 mile walking trail in good repair. The Mills have two married daughters, six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and one yellow cat that someone left at Tablerock.

Jackie lives in Salado and served as an Alderman for the Village of Salado for 7 years. She was named A Central Texas Woman of Distinction, named an Outstanding Community Volunteer, awarded the Mary Steele Service Award, named the 2005 Salado Citizen of the Year and honored by the Barklay Arts Council with a Young Writer's Scholarship given in her name. She was honored in Washington D.C when Salado Legends, an outdoor-musical-drama she wrote, was placed in the Library of Congress. Jackie was the Salado Art Fair Chairman for two years, is the Past President of the Salado Library Board of Directors, is a published poet, and an award-winning artist. She was honored last year by her family, who contracted with Troy Kelley to complete his Sirena sculpture with the addition of the Magical Catfish in Salado Creek. She continues to write new scenes and songs for Salado Legends and sells her children's book, Sirena of Salado, to finance scholarships for the college-age actors in Salado Legends. Jackie and her husband Denver have 2 married daughters 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. January 2012 Jackie was elected to the Bell County Museum Board of Directors.

In October of 2012 at the annual Outdoor Drama Conference in Lake George, New York, Jackie received the National Mark R. Sumner Award from the Institute of Outdoor "Drama for creating Salado Legends, playing a major role in an outdoor drama production and making a noteworthy impact on the outdoor drama movement. She is one of five women, out of 22 recipients, to receive the award since it was established in 1991.

Charlotte grew up in Little River Academy, Texas and graduated from Academy High School in 1970. She received an Associate of Arts Degree from Temple College in 1972 and then married Raymond Naizer in May of 1972. She attended Baylor University in 1973 and had her first child in 1974. She and Raymond continued to grow their family in the coming years. They now have four children that are all married and have blessed them with 5 grandchildren.

Richardson Texas was the place where Charlotte and Raymond raised their children. They were residents of the Dallas Metroplex for 30 years. Charlotte was very involved in the children’s schools, serving as Home and School Leader at Richardson Adventist School for three years, promoting many fund raisers for the school for many years such as International Food Fairs, Auctions, and Dinners. Charlotte volunteered for countless overnight field trips to Oklahoma, Houston, and San Antonio. She also was a substitute teacher for more than ten years. She has always been very involved with her church and currently serves as Women’s Ministry Leader as well as being a member of the building committee. Construction on their new church will begin this March 2022.

Raymond, her husband is the CEO of JMEG, LLC of Dallas. He has always been very busy with his occupation, so Charlotte took on the “CEO of household” and children. Both of them are very proud of their children.

Soon after becoming empty nesters, Charlotte began taking oil painting classes in Dallas and found out that she had a natural talent for painting. Now, 20 years later, she continues to paint and give oil painting lessons to friends.

In 2010, they moved to Belton after their last child went to college. They built a new home on the Salado Creek. She always had a special place in her heart for Salado. In the 1950’s, her family would swim for fun in Salado Creek. Charlotte fondly remembers her Senior Prom at Summer’s Mill when it was a restaurant! She and her friends played many basketball games in that old Salado gym. And notably, her great grandparents were married at Stagecoach Inn in 1904.

She and Raymond attended their first Tablerock play in 2013 and we were greatly impressed with the production. That year, their niece was with them, and they met Mrs. Jackie Mills. Jackie gave their niece an autographed book about Sirena, the Mermaid. That was their first impression of Tablerock, and afterwards, they attended many more productions, taking family and friends there over the years. The family regards the Tablerock organization as a “gem” to the Salado community and to Texas, providing entertainment, but also providing college scholarships to the young people who volunteer. Charlotte says there was no hesitation to serve on the Tablerock Board, when Jackie Mills asked her. As a 5th generation Texan, she is proud of Tablerock and all the actors, directors, and the board that keeps this Texas Gem continuing.

Renee graduated with a BBA in Finance from Grand Valley State University in 1985, and later received her MBA from the University of Houston. Renee and her husband moved to Salado in 2002, where they raised their two boys that have since graduated from Salado High School. Renee has enjoyed becoming active in the community, volunteering at Church, Salado ISD and also in the community. Renee served as a Board member for Salado Family Relief for 12 years. Renee played the part of Texas in Salado Legends one summer, and has enjoyed attending several shows. Renee works in the High School Office.

Kelly lives in Salado. He served as Director for Tablerock's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. He was appointed to the Tablerock Advisory Board in 2013 and elected to the Board of Directors in 2014. A Belton High Schools graduate, Kelly was a Performance Major at Baylor University where he earned his MFA in 2006. Kelley is the Theater Director at McLennan County College in Waco.

Professor Parker has performed professionally in numerous productions throughout Texas and in New York. Kelly has studied the Meisner acting technique with Larry Silverberg and is a certified teacher through the True Acting Institute. He has trained in voice and speech work in New York City and Los Angeles with Catherine Fitzmaurice, Patsy Rodenberg, and Phil Thompson. Currently, He holds the distinction of a candidate for certification as a Fitzmaurice Voicework Teacher. He is a certified UIL OAP critic judge. This year, Mr. Parker has been appointed as the adjudicator for the UIL OAP 1A State contest.

Grew up in Salado, the town where my grandparents settled in l905, and graduated from Salado H.S. I received a Bachelor's degree from Baylor, then later a Master's through Prairie View A & M. I taught school for 33 years, then did H.S. career counseling for 7 more in Belton.

With early retirement, I participated in many Salado organizations and served a term on the Salado school board. Also, I helped to organize auctions to help fund the restoration of the Salado Civic Center (the old red schoolhouse). Also, I owned and operated a storage business for 27 years.

Jackie Mills, Zelma Taylor and I sharpened writing skills, Jackie writing Salado Legends, Zelma writing about women of the Bible, while I wrote 4 books of poetry and one of stories for children.

I am presently a widow who lost a second husband in 2017. Of my 3 sons, one...Jim survives , living in San Marcos.

Thomas 'Thom' Wilson, started his interest in theater at Lamar University where he was involved with several musical productions 'West Side Story', 'Oklahoma', and 'The Fatntasticks' as well as two Dance programs, the ballet 'Gisele' and 'Inagodavita'. While at Lamar, he also worked with a wonderful technical director who advised him on set design for West Side Story' Oklahoma' and 'Giselle'. In 1971 he won South East Texas Collegiate Set Design Award for his revolving set for 'Oklahoma' and his set design with a working Water Mill cottage for 'Giselle'.

After leaving College Thom volunteered for the military in 1972 and served 20 years with the United States Army serving in Military Medical facilities, mental health clinics, and Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers as a Behavioral Science Specialist and after 1988 as a Master Degreed Social Worker. He served in Georgia, Texas, Germany, and Washington DC. Military Communities. While in the Military he continued his activity with amateur theater acting or directing in 'Fiddler on the Roof", 'The Second Shepherds' Play', 'Come Blow your Horn' I and 'The Fantasticks'.

Upon Retiring in 1992, Thomas went to work at Scott and White Memorial Hospital (now part of the Baylor Scott and white Healthcare System as a social worker for the Skilled Nursing Facility, the Cardiac ICU and serving from 1998 thru 2009 Emergency Room Social Worker provided Emergency crisis services and trauma services in Trauma level One Trauma Center.

After retiring from Scott and White, Thomas was hired by Central Texas Area Agency on Aging, Belton TX where he provides Veterans Options Counseling for the AAACT Veterans Directed Home and Community Based Support Program providing Case assessment, case Management services, and caregiver support. He has remained active in Community Theater in both Temple through the Temple Civic Theater, University of Mary Hardin Baylor, and the Salado Tablerock Festival with productions of 'Fiddler on the Roof", 'CameJot' , '1776'. 'Brigadoon', 'Can-Can'. 'You Can't Take It With You', 'Little Abner', 'Oklahoma', and of course 'A Christmas Carol' and ' Salado Legends'. He has served as an assistant director for both 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Salado Legends'. This past year was his second year to direct 'A Christmas Carol' . Here at Tablerock. Thom has also designed several of our set pieces as well as providing backstage manager and set decoration.

Thom has been married to the love of his life, Patricia Wilson for over 48 years and they have 5 children and 10 grandchildren, many of whom have performed on the Tablerock stage or worked backstage during productions. In addition Thorn is active with the Boy Scout Troop 177-B in Belton Texas and has helped Tablerock Festival with property clean-ups and Eagle Projects that help the park remain attractive and useful to the community.