Wherley cited that as one of his favorite parts. Jill Baumgardner appeared in several plays with Wherley, including playing his girlfriend in "Here on the Flight Path" in 2018. He would say something to get you back on track." He would never leave you hanging nor allow, as they say in theater, a pregnant pause. "The thing about Jeff was that he was always there for you if you stumbled or forgot a line on stage. He had the unique ability for learning his lines quickly as well as the other cast members’ lines," Blanford said. "There wasn’t any role too difficult for him to tackle. Blanford had difficulty remembering what hole they were on, so Wherley fed him cues to keep him straight. Each scene corresponded to a different hole on a golf course as four friends played a round of golf. “He had my back whenever things got hard pressed or difficult.”ĭenny Blanford appeared with Wherley and Pyle in "The Foursome" in 2015. If you screw up, if you mess up, if something happens while you’re up there, don’t worry about it.’ I knew that to be true,” Pyle said. “Jeff came up to me and said ‘Don’t you worry, we’ve got your back. Pyle’s father died closing night, but he still had to perform as there was nobody to replace him. One of their favorite productions together was “Flaming Idiots.” Pyle directed and had a small part. “Work was never work at the theater when was Jeff involved. It made working with him fun, because you knew one of us was going to do something very unexpected to try to make the other laugh,” Pyle said. “He shared the same devilish sense of humor I had. They last shared the stage for “Play On,” a run shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Pyle went on to direct several plays, with Wherley appearing in most. Shane Pyle first met Wherley when they auditioned for and landed parts in “Don’t Drink the Water” in 1999, it was the first play for both for the Footlight Players. Pyle and Wherley started their careers for the Coshocton Footlight Players at the same time and were intertwined in their work for the community theater group over the years. Shane Pyle, Nathan Mayse, Jeff Wherley and Denny Blanford from a scene in "The Foursome" at the Triple Locks Theater. He was also a one-time correspondent for the Tribune, mostly covering sports, and was an avid Cleveland sports fan. He most recently worked for Wiley Companies, but was previously the mayor of Nellie and served 15 years as the Coshocton County Litter Prevention Officer. Saturday at Dover Alliance Church, 228 E. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. He was quick to laugh and quick to make those around him laugh as well. He took what he did seriously, but never himself or those around him. That might be the best way to describe the late Jeff Wherley. 23 and a memorial is Saturday in Dover.ĬOSHOCTON – There’s an old joke about someone saying they have character and the reply is that they are a character. Wherely died of esophageal cancer on Oct. He said it was one of his favorite roles ever. Jeff Wherley starred as John Cummings, a Canadian newspaper columnist, in "Here on the Flight Path" in 2018 for the Coshocton Footlight Players at the Triple Locks Theater.
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