Gene Worthington is a full-time administrator for the Fayette County school system and previously taught for 23 years. But he is no stranger to the stage. He has performed in community and professional theatre for the past thirty years. He toured the play Bully, a one-man show about Teddy Roosevelt, along with several other WV Enterprises productions. Gene appeared with his wife, Karen, in The Gift of the Magi, The Lincoln's of Springfield and murder mystery performances at state parks in West Virginia.

Worthington currently performs several living history characters. He brings baseball history to life with his presentation of Babe Ruth. His performance of Simon Kenton recreates American frontier history and his also performs labor organizer John L. Lewis. Gene also presents Teddy Roosevelt in living history form as well as in a full length play Bully.

In addition, Gene has served as the Artistic Director of the Historic Fayette Theatre in Fayetteville, West Virginia for the past eight years. During that time, he has directed over 20 productions, served as technical director for many of the shows and even found time to perform on the stage of the Historic Fayette Theatre. His most memorable roles were the Troll in Jack and the Giant, the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood and the Director in Play On, to name a few.

In addition, Worthington has worked on training films for the Department of Mine Safety and was an extra in the movie Matewan, a major motion picture about the coal mine wars of West Virginia.