Chip Prestera

Chip first appeared at the Chatham Playhouse in 2012 in The Grapes of Wrath, and was subsequently cast in the next 10 consecutive productions, a streak which some believe is unmatched in Chatham Community Players History.

For more about his streak, read Can Anyone Beat This Record?

Awards

Award Season
The Dr. Guy Emery Shipler Award 2012-2013
The Major Herbert Dawley Award 2019-2020

Cast Member

Show Season Role
Jersey Voices 2021-2022 Mitchel
A Christmas Carol 2020-2021 Charles Dickens
Play On! 2018-2019 Saul
A Christmas Carol 2018-2019 Charles Dickens
Jersey Voices 2018-2019 Chip
Christmas Cards: Letters to Santa 2017-2018 Budd, Ali, Todd, pHart
Barefoot in the Park 2017-2018 Delivery Guy
Jersey Voices 2017-2018 Waiter - Dean
A Christmas Carol 2016-2017 Charles Dickens, 2nd Gentleman, Undertaker, Nutley
Talk Radio 2016-2017 Sidney Greenberg
Spamalot 2015-2016 Sir Robin
Jersey Voices 2015-2016 Jack Johns
The Three Musketeers 2014-2015 King Louis XIII/Basille
The Normal Heart 2014-2015 Hiram Keebler
A Christmas Carol 2014-2015 Charles Dickens, Undertaker, Gentleman
Jersey Voices 2014-2015 Everyone Else
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure 2013-2014 King of Bohemia
Christmas Cards 2013-2014 Todd/Dog
Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches 2013-2014 Henry/Martin Heller/Man in Park/Prior 2
Jersey Voices 2013-2014 Gavin McGregor
The Fantasticks 2012-2013 Mortimer
The Taming of the Shrew 2012-2013 Hortensio
A Christmas Carol 2012-2013 Fred
The 39 Steps 2012-2013 Clown No. 2
Jersey Voices 2012-2013 Petersen
Cabaret 2011-2012 Ernst Ludwig
The Grapes of Wrath 2011-2012 Ensemble
Jersey Voices 2022-2023 Mark Craven (Lenore)
Jersey Voices 2022-2023 Carlysle (Singing Woman)

Production Roles

Show Season Production Role
Christmas Cards: Letters to Santa 2017-2018 Production Coordinator

Administrative Positions

Position Term
Publicity (Email Newsletter) 2023-2025
Webmaster 2023-2025
Publicity (Email Newsletter) 2021-2023
Webmaster 2021-2023
Treasurer 2019-2021
Publicity (Email Newsletter) 2019-2021
Webmaster 2019-2021
Treasurer 2017-2019
Finance Committee 2017-2019
Publicity (Email Newsletter) 2017-2019
Webmaster 2017-2019
Treasurer 2015-2017
Finance Committee 2015-2017