Robert A. Easton / Founder and Artistic Director

After figuring out at a young age that he wasn’t imbued with the powers of a radioactive spider, or the all powerful surviving member of a fallen alien race, Bob decided to focus all his energies on acting, directing, writing and producing; though he still finds some time to play basketball, read comic books and chase (unsuccessfully) after the ladies. While acting in a community theatre production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the age of 17, Bob decided he wanted to start his own theatre group someday. Only four years later at 21, he finally realized that dream when he applied for a business license and the Around the Globe Theatre Company was born. Bob has directed four of ATG’s full length shows including The Glass Menagerie in 2008 and has appeared as an actor in five of them; his favorite role thus far being Andy Ladd in Love Letters.

JC Carter / President and Marketing Director

JC Carter grew up in a family where public speaking and performing was looked at with a great deal of fear and trepidation. They weren't against it, as such, it just was something they could never bring themselves to do. Naturally, JC embraced those arts with an almost religious fervor. As JC honed his craft, you would think he'd find one discipline he wanted to follow more than another. However, never seeing one aspect of theatre as superior to another, he learned them all. Acting, directing, producing, technical design & operations, house management, etc... JC's done it all, won the awards, and paid his dues. In 2005 he was still trying to get noticed in Salt Lake theatre circles (himself having paid the aforementioned dues in Utah County theatre) when he met Robert Easton at an audition. The two became friends and Robert eventually asked JC to direct ATG's production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile. The rest, as they say, is History.

Holly Braithwaite

No stranger to stages across the Wasatch Front, Holly has performed in numerous venues including Hale Centre Theatre, Desert Star Theatre and Wasatch Theatre Company. Favorite roles include Cory in "Barefoot in the Park," Janet in "The Rocky Horror Show" and Bobby Michele in "Last of the Red Hot Lovers." When not on the stage, Holly works as a Communication Director for a State office, plays the saxophone and still dances hip hop, modern and contemporary dance (which she has done since she was three and has never stopped). One day she'll finish her novel.

Beth Bruner

Beth Bruner started life in California, moved eastward in her childhood, and has been slowly heading back west ever since—although Utah has been the longest stop. She holds an Honors BA in Drama from Kenyon College in Ohio, with an emphasis in theater history, playwrighting, and directing. After spending her own childhood hanging around professional summer theaters with her actor father, she raised her son backstage, and she is currently co-chairman of the Holladay Arts Council, as well as their Theater chairman.

Since coming to Utah she has directed fifty plays with forty different companies, including melodramas, Shakespeare, musicals, and original scripts. Some of her favorites have been “The Importance of Being Earnest”, “The Lion in Winter”, “Charley’s Aunt”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “The Rivals” (all at StageRight), “Holmes & Watson”, “Hamlet—it ain’t exactly Shakespeare” (both Desert Star), “She Stoops to Conquer”, “Godspell”, “Talley’s Folly”, “Thaed” (Wasatch Theatre Company), “Once Upon a Mattress” (BPAC), “Murder in the Cathedral” (Westvale Christian), “Tua’s Dreams”, “Much Ado About Nothing” (Highland High), “Sylvia” (Around the Globe) “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” (Draper Historic), “The Altos” (Hunt Mystery) and “A Christmas Carol” (Salty Dinner Theater). She has written for StageRight, CityRep, Pinnacle Acting Company and Desert Star. And she couldn’t do any of it without her amazing husband Jacob!

Beth occasionally enjoys a small character role, including the Cook in Pinnacle’s “The Seagull, Audrey in “As You Like It”, Julia in “Sabrina Fair”, and Mme. Parole in “My Three Angels” (all at StageRight). She revels in play readings—from Staged Readings with audiences (SCERA, StageRight, Holladay Arts Council) to a bunch of friends in a living room.

G. Morgan Walton

G. Morgan Walton has been in and around the world of theater since he was 5 years old. He has been apart of every aspect of the theater and loves it all, but as he is a true entertainer his heart belongs on stage. He was very happy and grateful to have by a random happenstance been introduced to ATG during the Stage to Page festival in 2009. "Thanks Shamy for dropping out". He knew from his first meeting that this was a company he would love and be happy to do anything for when called upon. Much love and many years of great theater to all my fellow actors and performers with the ATG family. Thank you for you love and support.

"I believe that Drama is ordinary people doing extraordinary things, but Comedy is extraordinary people doing ordinary things!" -John Larroquette

NOW THIS TIME WITHOUT THE SUCK!!! -JC Carter