Peter Panto: A Musical Panto

Creative Team

Jennifer Childs — Book

Alex Bechtel — Music, Lyrics, and Arrangements

(He/him) Previous People's Light credits: Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto, Sleeping Beauty: A Musical Panto, Shakespeare in Love (as composer/lyricist) and Cinderella: A Musical Panto, Arthur and the Red Dragon: A Musical Panto (as actor). Alex Bechtel is a composer, lyricist, writer, actor, sound designer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is dedicated to the creation of new works of music, theatre, and musical theatre. Recent work includes: Music & Lyrics for Lightning Rod Special’s The Appointment (“Best of 2019” - The New York Times, Vulture, TimeOut NY, “Best of 2023” - The New Yorker), Arden Theatre Company’s The Light Princess, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He has composed eight seasons of new music for Shakespeare at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. He has received Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Ensemble of a Musical, and two for Outstanding Original Music. In 2015, he was awarded an Independence Fellowship in the Arts to engage in a one-on-one creative intensive with Kentucky-based New Music composer Rachel Grimes on new approaches to the use of music in theatre. He is the creator/composer of The West, Philadelphia Nocturne, and Cheer Up, Dostoevsky. His new musical Penelope, a collaboration with performer Grace McLean and director Eva Steinmetz, has received productions at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and Signature Theatre in DC, and will come to the Philadelphia region this May/June in a co-production between Theatre Horizon and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. See and hear more at alexbechtel.com. This musical is dedicated to Reuben Mitchell. "Magic worlds are real, if we create them. Fairies do exist, if we believe. And even though sometimes we say goodbye to those we love, they never leave."

Bill Fennelly — Director

(He/they) People's Light Company Artist. Bill was the director of the new musical pantos Little Red Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland, and the 2023 Panto Brunch. His other work has been seen on Broadway, Off Broadway, regionally, and on television. Recently he directed Michael Smerconish's one man show Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking broadcast internationally on CNN. Bill was the original Assistant Director on the creation of the TONY Award winning Jersey Boys, the Resident Director for the Broadway First National Tour of Disney’s award-winning The Lion King, the Associate Director for the Broadway musical The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm, the Assistant Director to Sir Alan Ayckbourn and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber on the U.S. premiere of their musical By Jeeves. Bill spent four seasons as a staff director with New York City Opera at Lincoln Center where he worked on over thirteen new productions including the Glimmerglass World Premiere, the NYC Premiere and the EMMY nominated PBS Great Performances Telecast of Central Park. Additionally, Bill directed the world premiere and Off-Broadway production of Frankenstein the musical. He has directed projects in NYC at The Roundabout, Playwrights Horizons, Lincoln Center and The Acting Company. Regionally his directing has been seen at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Dallas Theatre Center, Syracuse Stage, Portland Center Stage, Hartford Stage Company, Goodspeed Opera House, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, TheatreWorks in Hartford, Actors Express, Arizona Theatre Company, Glimmerglass Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre and TheatreWorks in Palo Alto. Bill’s work has been awarded with the Phil Killian Directing Fellowship at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, a California K.P.B.S. Patte Award, The San Diego Playbill Award, the Moss Hart Award by the New England Theatre Conference, a Bay Area Critics Award nomination for Best Director of a musical and the Dallas Column Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical for the world premiere and subsequent production of the new musical Fly By Night, the New York S.A.L.T. Award for Director of the Year and Production of the Year for his productions of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hairspray at Syracuse Stage; and Barrymore nominations for Herringbone at Flashpoint Theatre and Alice in Wonderland at People’s Light, and the Philadelphia premiere of Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song at 1812 Productions. Bill served as Producing Artistic Director at Actor's Express in Atlanta Georgia, Associate Producing Artistic Director of the TONY honored The Acting Company in NYC, and as an Assistant Artistic Director at Cirque du Soleil. Bill earned a B.M. in Music Theatre Performance, Directing and Dramatic Writing from the Hartt School at The University of Hartford and his M.F.A. in directing from University of California San Diego. Bill is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Drexel University and is a designated Linklater teacher.

Chris Haig — Scenic Designer

(He/Him) People’s Light: Alice in Wonderland. A proud University of the Arts alum and former professor, Chris has designed sets and props throughout Philadelphia for over 20 years earning four Barrymore nominations for Best Scenic Design (Torch Song at 1812 Productions, Man of La Mancha at Delaware Theatre Company, Alice in Wonderland at People’s Light and Time Is On Our Side at Simpatico Theatre). He has designed sets and/or props for Spiegelworld’s The Hook in Atlantic City and Disco Show in Las Vegas, Desaparecidas LLC con La Familia at JACK in Brooklyn, Milwaukee Rep, Power Street Theatre Company, Theatre Horizon, Inis Nua Theatre Company, EgoPo Classic Theater, Theatre Exile, Delaware Theatre Company, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia Theatre Company, InterAct, Simpatico Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, Gunnar Montana Productions, Bristol Riverside Theatre, University of the Arts, Arcadia University, Villanova University, Quintessence Theatre Company, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Tribe of Fools, Delaware Shakespeare Festival and Plays & Players. Chris is a proud member of the Society of Prop Managers, Local USA 829 and the Executive Board of Philadelphia Scenic Works. To see more of his work: www.chrishaigdesigns.com

Rebecca Kanach — Costume Designer

(She/her) People’s Light: Alice in Wonderland. Rebecca Kanach is a Barrymore Award-winning costume designer. Theatre Includes: New York: Lincoln Center, Ars Nova’s ANT Fest, La MaMa, The New Ohio, The Guggenheim and Joe’s Pub. Regional Includes: The Arden Theatre Company, BalletX, Inis Nua, Opera Philadelphia, Orbiter 3. Academic design work includes: Drexel University, Temple, Swarthmore, UArts. Rebecca is a co-founder and the resident costume designer of The Bearded Ladies Cabaret, and a company member of Lightning Rod Special. She is a MFA graduate from NYU Tisch.

Mike Inwood — Lighting Designer

(He/him) Mike is an Emmy Award-winning artist working across many different genres of lighting design. Past People's Light productions include Alice in Wonderland (Barrymore Nominee, best Lighting Design for a Musical), Little Red Robin Hood, and Cinderella. In Philadelphia, Mike's work has been seen at The Arden, PTC, Theatre Exile, Theatre Horizon, The Lantern, 1812 Productions, and Opera Philadelphia. Mike also works as a part of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, most recently designing the lighting for their Late Night Snacks festival. In New York, Mike’s designs have been seen on stage at Playwrights Horizons, Ars Nova, Signature Theatre, Second Stage, BAM, and The Guggenheim Museum. Regionally, Mike has designed with Boston Lyric Opera, Portland Opera, Perseverance Theatre, Magic Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Website: www.mikeinwood.com

G Clausen — Sound Designer

(He/him) People's Light debut. Theatre credits include: Syncing Ink (Apollo Theater); I Am Deliverd’t (Co-Pro Dallas Theater Center and Actors Theatre of Louisville); Twisted Melodies (St. Louis Repertory); Crumbs From the Table of Joy, How I Learned What I Learned, Native Son, Skeleton Crew (Playmakers Repertory); PYG or The Misedumacation of Dorian Belle (Studio Theatre); Queen of the Night (Victory Gardens Theater); My Wonderful Birthday Suit, The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte); The Revolutionists, Rebellious, The 39 Steps, Member of the Wedding, Dirty Blonde, Fences, Don Juan, The Mystery of Irma Vep, And Then There Were None, A Christmas Carol, Two Wolves and a Lamb (Triad Stage); The Piano Lesson, Too Heavy for Your Pocket, How I Learned What I Learned, Intimate Apparel, A Raisin in the Sun, Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies (Pyramid Theatre Company); Welcome to Arroyo’s, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Cape Fear Regional Theatre); The Mountaintop, Sonnets for an Old Century, How I Learned What I Learned What I Learned (Riverside Theatre). Education: MFA in Sound Design from UNCSA. BS in History/Minor in African American Studies from Iowa State University.

Michael Long — Video Designer

(He/him) People's Light debut! Michael does freelance film and theatre work in the Philadelphia area. He graduated from Drexel University with a B.S. in Film and Video production. Projection design credits include: Next Stop Broadway (China tour), Rock and Roll Man (New World Stages, associate designer), Torch Song (1812 Productions), Poor Judge (Pig Iron Theatre Company), This Is the Week That Is (1812 Productions), The 2019 Barrymore Awards, Tommy and Me (Theatre Exile), Lifespan of a Fact (Lantern), The Climb (InterAct). His media designs for Lifespan of a Fact and The Climb were each nominated for Barrymore Awards. For more information, visit MichaelLongfilms.com

Ryan Touhey — Music Director, Pianist

(He/him) People's Light: Arthur & the Tale of the Red Dragon; Cinderella: A Musical Panto; Aladdin. Theatre Includes: Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Regional: Paradise Square (Berkeley Rep); Mother Courage (Arena Stage); Ragtime (Bay Street Theater); Sondheim's Assassins (Arden Theatre Company); Tell Me On A Sunday (Walnut Street Theatre); Sheryl Crow’s new musical Diner (Delaware Theatre Company); Crazy For You (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); All the King's Men directed by Adrian Hall (Resident Ensemble Players); The Last Five Years (Milwaukee Rep - upcoming). He worked on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer Darlene Love’s album Introducing Darlene Love produced by Steven Van Zandt and Columbia Records as well as with Julie Andrews on her new musical adaptation of her children's book The Great American Mousical. Ryan was the recipient of the 2023 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Music Direction in Philadelphia. He is also an AUDELCO Award Winner in New York City. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from the University of the Arts.

Melanie Cotton — Choreographer

(She/her) People's Light: Alice in Wonderland. Melanie is a proud Philly native who brings her vibrant creativity to the Greater Philadelphia area as a choreographer, director, dancer, actor, and teaching artist. With a knack for blending styles, she infuses her work with elements of clown, musical theater, improvisation, hip-hop, and street dance. Her choreography has been featured in stage productions like The Legend of Georgia McBride (Arden Theatre), This Is The Week That Is (1812 Productions), The Appointment (Lighting Rod Special), TJ Loves Sally 4Ever (Theater Horizon), among others! On the performance side, you might have caught her in In The Heights at Walnut Street Theatre, It’s My Party with 1812 Productions, The Swamp is On (Pig Iron), or Allan Kaprow’s reinvented Chicken (1962) by Alex Da Corte. Most recently, she appeared in The Play That Goes Wrong (1812 Productions) and directed This Is The Week That Is: Election Special (1812 Productions). Melanie is thrilled to return to People’s Light for her second panto, ready to bring even more magic to the stage!

Eli Lynn — Fight Director

See bio under CAST

Andrew Watring — Associate Director

Ren Williams — Assistant Fight Director

People's Light debut.

Matthew Luppino — Stage Manager

(He/him) People’s Light: True West and Hold These Truths. Select credits include: multiple productions with McCarter Theatre Center including the recent World Premiere of Empire Records: The Musical, The Walnut Street Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Barrington Stage Company, 1812 Productions, Slow Burn Theatre, as well as the Broadway productions of Bandstand and The Illusionists: Turn of the Century. Proud Equity member, TCNJ alum, and Jersey boy.

Jess McPhillips — Assistant Stage Manager

(They/He) People’s Light: Hurricane Diane, A Christmas Carol, True West, Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto, Grand Horizons. Theatre includes: McCarter Theatre: Empire Records, Arden Theatre Company: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Radio Golf, Into The Woods, Backing Track, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cabaret, A Year with Frog and Toad; Act II Playhouse: Souvenir, Looking Over the President’s Shoulder, Cafe Puttanesca, Same Time Next Year, Biloxi Blues, Tuesdays with Morrie; 1812 Productions: Hope and Gravity, This Is The Week That Is; Delaware Theatre Company: Noises Off, Always Patsy Cline. Member of Actors' Equity Association. Jess is excited to be back for their second Panto!

Cast

Liz Filios — Wendy

(She/her) People's Light Company Artist. Thrilled to be back for Panto #3! Previous People's Light credits include: Cinderella: A Musical Panto, Noises Off, Arthur and the Tale of the Red Dragon, and The Matchmaker. Other theatre credits include: Helena in Midsummer: A Play With Songs (Inis Nua Theatre Company), Cinderella in Into the Woods (Theatre Horizon), Portia in The Merchant of Venice (Delaware Shakespeare), Rosalind in As You Like It, Halina/Betty/Margaret in Red Velvet, The Muse in An Iliad (Lantern Theater), Cunegonde in Candide, Lucy Brown in The Threepenny Opera, and Fosca in Passion (Arden Theatre). Liz has also composed/sound designed/music directed for the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Round House Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Temple University, Theatre Exile, The Sunny Side Up Show, Delaware Shakespeare and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Liz holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. She is proud to be a parent, a teacher, and a part of the Education Team here at People's Light.

Christina Foye — Swing

(She/her) People's Light debut! Theatre Includes: Violinist for Julius Caesar (Delaware Shakespeare), Beautiful: Carole King Musical (Walnut Theatre/DCL/Hershey Park/RWS Entertainment) Ways of White Folk (EgoPo Theater), Holiday Concert (Theater Horizon).

Anna Faye Lieberman — Dora

(She/they) Anna Faye Lieberman is so excited to be back at People's Light, where they were last seen as The Ghost of Christmas Past in last year's A Christmas Carol. They are a scrappy, queer, theatre artist based in Philly and NYC. Passionate about the development of new works and the subversion of classics, they shape characters with their expansive, wacky imagination. They want to unleash your inner weirdo. She loves cowboys, dirt, and their pets. Recent credits include: The 39 Steps, (Virginia Theatre Festival), Fun Home (New Light Theatre), Jane Eyre (PAC), Head Over Heels (Theatre Horizon), The Playboy of the Western World, 10 Dates with Mad Mary (Inis Nua), Into The Woods (Arden Theatre Co.), Carroll County Fix (Azuka Theatre). UArts BFA Musical Theatre, Class of 2020. Love to Dan, Dale, and LP. For Grandma. Upcoming at PL: Little Shop of Horrors. Social: @annaliebz Website: www.annafayelieberman.com

Eli Lynn — Peter, Fight Director

(They/them) This is Eli's FIFTH panto at People’s Light, and they are beyond delighted to be a continued part of this big weird panto family! At People's Light, they have also been the fight director for three pantos, Shakespeare in Love, and Such Things as Vampires, and Intimacy Director for Hurricane Diane. Eli is a Philly-based actor and 5 time Barrymore-nominated fight director. Other acting credits include Guiderius in Cymbeline, Hal in Henry IV, Pt 2, Jess in Complete Works ... Abridged (PA Shakespeare Festival); Dmitri in Children of the Sun, Ij / Head Writer in Citrus Andronicus (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective); Big Alison in Fun Home (New Light Theatre, Barrymore Nomination); Trevor in TPTGW (1812 Productions); Orsino/Toby in Twelfth Night, Jean 3/Prince in Thrive (American Shakespeare Center); Aramis in The Three Musketeers (Cleveland Playhouse). Recent fight director credits include: 2024 and 2023 Season at PA Shakespeare Festival, POTUS (Arden Theatre), Citrus Andronicus (PAC, Barrymore Nomination), The Lightning Thief (Drexel Univ), Spring Awakening (Arcadia Univ), The Play That Goes Wrong (1812, Barrymore Nomination), Noises Off (DTC), Head Over Heels (Theatre Horizon), Shakespeare’s R&J (New Light Theatre). They are also an Artistic Associate at Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, where they are writing an original adaptation of Joseph Addison’s Cato for production at Carpenter’s Hall in Spring 2025. Love always always to V. Website: www.Eli-Lynn.com Social: @EverInMotley

Connor McAndrews — Smee

(He/They) People’s Light debut! Connor is an Actor, Deviser, Teaching Artist, Clown, and Home Cook based in Philadelphia. Theatre Includes: A Funny Thing Happened… (Scranton Shakespeare Festival), Forever Plaid/Plaid Tidings (Montgomery Theater), Peter & The Starcatcher, Ruddigore, Henry V (Theater at Monmouth), The Sound of Music, The Cat In The Hat (Ocean City Theatre Company), and original devised works This Is What You Look Like (Best of DC Fringe) and Funkokomo with Mimebaby Theatre. Proud graduate of The Pig Iron School (M.F.A.), West Chester University (B.M.), and once upon time and long ago, People’s Light Theatre School. Love and gratitude to his family, friends, collaborators, and audiences like you!

Susan McKey — Mrs. Darling / Laura / Pirate / Pa Bell

(She/her) People's Light Company Artist since 1988. Sooz lives for panto! She’s been a part of ALL of them since 2004! That’s 20 years of panto, friends! Other PL credits include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Legacy of Light, Master Builder, End Days, Playhouse Creatures, Book of Days, Splittin’ the Raft, Skin of our Teeth, My Mother Said I Never Should, among dozens of others. Other Theatre Includes: The Christians, (Bristol Riverside Theatre/2019 Barrymore Award Nominee), White Guy on the Bus (DTC/59E59/NYC), Unnecessary Farce (Act II), Time Stands Still (Act II/DTC.), Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo (PTC), and Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet (Arden Theatre, for which she won the first ever Barrymore Award for Best Supporting Actress). Sooz is an unapologetic New Englander and mother of two remarkable adult children, Griffen and Silas, who basically grew up in the PL Green Rooms. She proudly lives in Malvern Borough with her partner, 7 chickens and a perfect cat. Joy is bigger than fear!

Gabe Moses — Swing

(He/him) People’s Light: Bayard Rustin Inside Ashland (Assistant Director), Illuminating Bayard Rustin Tour, A Christmas Carol. Gabe is excited to be working on his first panto at People’s Light. Regional acting credits include The Lehman Trilogy (Arden Theatre Company), HAIR (Cortland Repertory Theatre), Lovesong (Inis Nua Theatre), Noises Off (Delaware Theatre Company), and numerous productions at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival including Ragtime, Crazy for You, and Much Ado About Nothing. Gabe would like to thank his mom, brother, grandparents, and partner for all of their love and support. IG: @gabejmoses

Mary Elizabeth (MB) Scallen — Nana

(She/her) People's Light Company Artist since 1991. People’s Light: This production marks 103 professional appearances and 74 in Malvern. Last seen as Myra in Off By One opposite David Strathairn. Past panto roles include multiple baddies (the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, Lady Nottingham in Little Red Robin Hood, and Specula the Evil Witch in Sleeping Beauty), and one goodie (Gus the Rat in Cinderella). Other theatre includes: The Arden (Into the Woods, Indecent, Cabaret), The Wilma (Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Angels in America), The Lantern (A Man for All Seasons, Beckett’s Happy Days), 1812 Productions (Broads, twice). Also Act II, Bristol Riverside, East Lynne (NJ), Gretna Theatre, Mill Mountain (VA), North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Weston Playhouse (VT), and more. Other: Consults for FAIMER (Foundation for International Medical Education and Research) on cross-cultural communication and cultural competency, and works part-time for Lower Merion Library Systems. Training: BA in Psychology, BA in Theatre (University of Michigan), MFA in Acting (Temple University). Love to my goodie, Shotzie.

Courter Simmons — Tinkerbell

(He/him) People’s Light Debut! Broadway: Jersey Boys (Bob Crewe, Frankie Valli Standby [Final Company]) Off-Broadway: Jersey Boys (Frankie Valli) National Tours: Jersey Boys, Beauty & the Beast, High School Musical. Favorite Regional: The Legend of Georgia McBride (Tracy Mills), Chicago (Mary Sunshine), A Chorus Line (Mike), Rocky Horror Show (Riff Raff), Singin’ in the Rain (Cosmo). Television: Last Week Tonight; Mysteries of Laura. Film: The Producers and upcoming Mermaid. Courter’s drag alter-ego, Cacophony Daniels, is an award-winning cabaret artist who has performed throughout the US and internationally. Courter is a proud husband to Jason and father to Derrik. Facebook & Instagram: @courtersimmons & @cacophonydaniels

Devon Sinclair — John/Pirate, Dance Captain

(He/him) People’s Light debut. The Penn State alum works across the Greater Philadelphia region as an Actor, Director/Choreographer, and a Professor at Temple University and West Chester University. As a creative and artist, Devon seizes opportunities to create exuberant and engaging productions that remind us of the limitless possibilities of storytelling. Most recently, his projects have spanned the Delaware Theatre Company/New Light Theatre (Kinky Boots, Angel), Walnut Street Theatre (Beautiful…Carole King, Drifter), Arden Theatre (Once on this Island, Choreographer), Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (The Color Purple, Choreographer/Assoc. Director), and more! Devon is the 2024 Barrymore Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography in a Musical. Vibrant thanks to his community of loved ones! Website: Media and upcoming work can be found at www.FiveSixDevonEight.com | Social: @CHOREATOR

Jamison Stern — Captain Hook

(He/him) People's Light debut. Please follow Jamison on Instagram and other platforms at @JamisonStern for all the BTS fun at Peter Panto. Jamison currently stars as Paul in After Forever, the series on Amazon Prime (Winner of 6 Daytime Emmys including Best Digital Drama). Broadway and National Tours: By Jeeves (Bingo), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Palm Springs), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour/Orin), and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere). Regional Theatre: Into the Woods (Baker- NC Theatre), Fully Committed (Sam- Hartford Theaterworks), The Legend of Georgia McBride (Tracy Mills-Playmakers Rep and Hartford Theatreworks), La Cage Aux Folles (Albin- Goodspeed Musicals and Pioneer Theatre), Parade (Hugh Dorsey-The Rev Theatre), Young Frankenstein (Frederic Frankenstein-Fulton Theatre), [title of show] (Hunter- Theatreworks Palo Alto), She Loves Me (Kodaly- Rubicon Theatre), Black Comedy, Invention of Love, As Bees in Honey Drown, Flea In Her Ear, Comedy of Errors (Alley Theatre). Film & TV: Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket, My Bakery in Brooklyn, Day Zero, Hightown, Law & Order, The Entrepreneurs. 

Tom Teti — TikTok Croc

(He/him) Tom Teti has been a company artist since 1974, the beginning of People’s Light. There have been many productions in 50 years. Most recent credits include: Boca, and It’s Only a Play at Act 2 Playhouse, Christmas Carol and Alice in Wonderland at PL, and Tommy and Me at Uptown. He writes fiction and reads his writing in PL's "Tales with Tom" program, and has his own reading series called Fiction Live.

Rob Tucker — Mr. Darling / Harvey / Pirate / Ma Bell

(He/him) Rob is excited to be making his People's Light debut. He was most recently seen in the world premiere of Siluetas (Power Street Theatre). Other regional theatre includes: Sweeney Todd, All’s Well That Ends Well, King Lear (Utah Shakespeare Festival); And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens (EgoPo); This Is The Week That Is (1812 Productions); Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in Clark Park); The Light Princess, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd (Arden Theatre Company); A New Brain (Theatre Horizon); Peter and the Starcatcher (Actors Theatre of Louisville); I Left My Heart… (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); Big Red Sun, Field Hockey Hot, Dogfight, A New Brain, The Life, The Secret Garden, Side Show (11^th Hour Theatre Company); Anyone Can Whistle (Prince Music Theater); Margaret Garner, Dito & Aeneas (Opera Philadelphia). International theatre includes: Drag Divas (West End); The Winter’s Tale; Othello; Racine’s Britannicus; Boxed & Bagged; The Bulwer Project; and Richard III. Other Theatre: Marie Christine, Merrily We Roll Along; Baby; Songs for a New World and Carousel. Film: The Blues Lover. Training: BFA, University of the Arts; MA, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London).

Tiara Whaley — Fifi

Tiara Whaley is excited to be back in Pantoland! Her favorite roles include Ti Moune in Once on This Island, Emmie Thibedeaux in Caroline or Change (Helen Hayes Outstanding Supporting Actress), Dorothy Gale in Wizard of Oz, and Heather Chandler in Heathers. Tiara would like to thank her family, her husband Ian, and her adorable kitten Juniper for their never ending love and support. Instagram & TikTok: @theblacktressdiaries

Page Whitman — Michael/Pirate

(They/them) Page is thrilled to be making their People's Light debut! Recent theatre includes: Crash in Carroll County Fix at Azuka Theatre Co. directed by Priyanka Shetty, Hector Holbrook in Marjorie is Dead for the PAPA Playwright's New Year New Plays Reading directed by Kathryn MacMillan, Puck in Midsummer Night's Dream at Pennsylvania Theatre Institute directed by Charlie DelMarcelle. They also have experience as an assistant director with Inis Nua Theatre Co for The Holy Show and 10 Dates with Mad Mary. Page graduated from West Chester University with a BA in Theatre (Musical Theatre Concentration). They have trained in Commedia dell'arte, puppetry, and improv. Page is immensely grateful for the ever growing theatre community and adores being able to bring this panto to life! Much love to my found family, and of course Mom.