Sheila Diehm Biography

Sheila Diehm is proud to be a member of the Board of Trustees at SMSTC. Currently VP of Communications, she also manages the Concession Stand.

Sheila has been performing since the age of 8, with a Theater Major at Penn State. School performance credits include: Mother Abbess, Reno Sweeney, Cousin Nettie, Lady Thiang and numerous chorus roles.

She performed in Repertory with Sandbox Dinner Theater in Tullytown,Pa and Milford,Pa. Roles there included Sister Bessie in Tobacco Road, Edith in Pirates of Penzance, Domina in .....Forum., and both Winifred and the Queen in MATTRESS (different seasons). She also designed the costumes for FORUM, MATTRESS and LA MANCHA.

Since moving to the Middlesex County area of NJ in 1986 , Sheila worked for 4 years with Spotlight Productions doing dinner theater at McAteers, including Lady Thiang in KING AND I, Cousin Nettie in CAROUSEL, Parthy in SHOWBOAT and Arvide(Cousin Margaret) in GUYS AND DOLLS.

Community theater credits include: Domina, Circle Players 1990?, Domina, Theater Guild of Old Bridge 1991, Mother Abbess, Marlboro Players 1994?, Mother Abbess, Playhouse 22 1992, Mrs. Mister, Villagers 1991, The Mother, Table Settings, Playhouse 22 1997, Sue, Bells Are Ringing, Playhouse 22 1996, Yente, Playhouse 22 1999, Bloody Mary, SMSTC 1998, Housekeeper, LA MANCHA, SMSTC 1997, Sandy, BRIGADOON, SMSTC 1999, Mrs Higgins, MY FAIR LADY, Meg Boyd , DAMN YANKEES both 2000, SMSTC.