Siri started acting classes when she was 12 years old because she was too shy to present oral reports in class. She fell in love with theater and continued acting in New York City during the 1980s, where she also joined two repertory companies – one toured to homeless shelters, and the another was a renegade Shakespeare troupe (in Romeo and Juliet, she played a Yiddish servant). After her children were born, she left theater and turned to storytelling. She is now a member of the Story Circle of the Capital District, a local guild of storytellers, and she participates in Whispering Bones ghost story shows. In Salem, Siri re-entered theater life. She wrote and directed a local history show, joined the Footlighters community theater, and was in Fort Salem Theater’s production of The Savannah Disputation (Margaret) and last year’s Grease (Miss Lynch). She is thrilled to be working with the lovely, talented and energetic people at Fort Salem Theater!

He/Him | Connor joins us from NYC and is thrilled to be playing Ren McCormack! This past April, Connor made his debut at NYC’s celebrated 54 Below. His regional stage credits include the title role in The Spongebob Musical, Legally Blonde (Warner), Spamalot (Sir Robin), Red (Mark Rothko), Music Ado About Nothing (Claudio), Cabaret, Private Lives, and Carnival, among others. Connor graduated in 2022 from The University of North Texas where he was named the outstanding student in acting and musical theatre, and recently completed Ryan Scott Oliver and Lindsay Mendez’s Actor Therapy professional training program. Connor wishes to thank the many people who have helped him get here and hopes you will enjoy the show!

They/Them | Iyal is excited to make their return to the stage after an eight year hiatus and what better way than in a Fort Salem Theater debut. When not on stage, Iyal is a language educator and greatly enjoys traveling. “Thanks to Mom, Dad, and Gram for all of their love and support.”

She/Her | Sophia is a rising senior at South Glens Falls High School and is ecstatic to return to FST. Recent credits include South Glens Falls High School’s production of TUCK EVERLASTING (Mae Tuck), Stage 42 Summer Intensive production of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (Gabriella) and Fort Salem Theater’s production of BRIGHT STAR (Edna). Sophia is a member of South High’s contemporary a cappella group, Vocal Point and a chairperson for the South High Marathon Dance. Follow Sophia on Instagram (@sophiabelden_)."

He/Him | Aaron Berman is thrilled to be a part of his first production with the Fort Salem Theater. He just finished his freshman year at the University of Vermont, where he is majoring in English and minoring in Musical Theatre. Some of Aaron's previous performances include Newsies (Jack Kelly), Beauty and the Beast (Gargoyle), The Just So Stories (Girard), The Taming of the Shrew (Gremio), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oberon). He wants to thank the production team for giving him this wonderful opportunity, as well as his friends and family for their immense love and support. He sincerely hopes everyone enjoys the show!

She/her | Annon attends Whitehall High School where she is a freshman and active member of the Whitehall Drama Club. She appeared most recently in Chicago(Roxie Hart), Wizard of Oz (u/s Dorothy, Ensemble), Elf, Jr (Charlie the Elf), All Together Now (Junie B. Jones). Annon has performed at Don’t Tell Mama in New York City with The Drama Company of New York City. Ms. Breault has also had the honor of performing for Broadway’s Sierra Boggess and Megan Hilty, as well as Erika Henningsen, Will Roland, Rob McClure and Amber Ardolino at Broadway Artists Alliance. Annon will further her training in Musical Theater this summer at Berklee School of Music in Boston. Follow Annon on Instagram @Annonbreault0116.

He/Him | Stephen attended SUNY Adirondack and graduated with a degree in computer sciences. Currently working as a lab technician, he still manages to make time to do theater whenever he can. At SUNY Adirondack Stephen performed in Biloxi Blues (Jerome). Stephen’s other roles include shows such as Hairspray (Wilbur Turnblad), Arsenic and old Lace (Officer Klein). Stephen has worked mainly in schools with theater, but has also done work with Schenectady Light Opera Company.

She/Her | Meg graduated from Niskayuna High School in 2022 and is currently pursuing a BFA in painting at the Tyler School of Art, Temple U. She has most recently appeared in Oklahoma! (Laurie), as well as Little Women (Marmee), Alice in Wonderland (Cheshire), Drowsy Chaperone (Trix), Les Miserables (Ensemble), Annie (Ensemble), Good Man Charlie Brown (Marcie/Ensemble), Into the Woods (Ensemble), and Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Ensemble). She has performed with Proctors, Park Playhouse, Lights Up Prod., SYFI, and Debuts Theater. Meg is thrilled to be a part of this production!

Heath Canfield is thrilled to be back at Fort Salem Theater in Footloose! She was previously seen of the Fort Salem stage in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Sally Brown). She graduated from SUNY Albany with a degree in Linguistics and a minor in Theatre Arts. Other theatre credits include Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), Guys and Dolls (Colleen), Mamma Mia (Ensemble), and HONK! (Grace). She was also recently featured in the web series Bacon (Jules). She would like to thank her family for their support.

Sydney has been dancing, singing and acting most of their life. They have appeared most recently in She Kills Monsters as Tilly Evans winning them a TANYS for their portrayal of Tilly/Tillius the Paladin. Along with 19+ years of dance (Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical) other roles of note include Janet Weiss (Rocky Horror), Columbia (Rocky Horror), Chiffon (Little Shop of Horrors), Billy Bibbit (One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest), Jazmin (Hearts Like Fists), and Myra (Death Trap) along with several featured dancer and ensemble roles. Sydney has also appeared on screen in the film Radium Girls.

He/Him | As someone with a lifelong disdain for athletics, but an equal love of athleisure wear, Matt is proud to have been cast in the pivotal role of Coach Dunbar. Matt just recently appeared on the FST Main Stage in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Linus). Before that, he appeared in The Diary of Anne Frank (Mr. Van Daan). Previous favorite appearances include: Once Upon a Mattress (King Sextimus), The Real Inspector Hound (Moon), Our Time (Alan), and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Cheswick). Fort Salem Theater is Matt’s favorite venue in which he’s ever performed, and is thankful to the Wests for creating such a welcoming, creatively inspiring atmosphere.

Neeley Dessaint attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. There she worked and honed her skills as a black and white fine art photographer. Currently Neeley is pursuing a writing career in both childrens and adult self help/humour books. Neeley’s desire to participate in theatrics led her to the Fort Salem Theater, where she will be performing in her very first role. She is quite overjoyed.

He/Him | Quinn is a freshman at Middlebury College studying organic chemistry and political science as a double major, with a minor in theater. He has been acting since the fourth grade, and some of his most recent roles have been Peter (Diary of Anne Frank), Sonny (Grease), Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors), and Max/Mandolin Connoisseur (Bright Star). When he's not on stage, you can find him flossing his teeth, pumping iron, or building Lego at 2 am. He also sometimes plays bagpipes poorly. He hopes you enjoy the show !

She/Her | Arianna is 19, and will attend the Institute for American Musical Theater in the fall. She is one of three cofounders of Company of Curiosity's LLC. She is also a dance instructor for the Spa City Dance and the Arts Competitive Team, and Fort Salem Studio. Some of Arianna's favorite roles include Spring Awakening (Wendla) and Bright Star (Margo) at Fort Salem Theater, ZigZag, A New Musical (GIRL) and Solstice: A staged reading of The New Musical (Swing). Arianna would like to thank her wonderful friends and family for their endless love and support.

He/Him | Fred is making his acting debut at Fort Salem Theater while performing with his daughter Arianna. “Thank you to my wonderful wife Kelly who always supports me in everything I do!!”

He/Him | Socrates Fronhofer II is attending Salem Washington Academy and appeared in multiple school productions like in "Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon" as Jack, "Little Shop of Horrors" as Ensemble, "The Sound of Music" as Admiral Von Schreiber, and "Legally Blonde: The Musical" as Grandmaster Chad. Socrates also appeared in two Fort Salem productions, he appeared in "Grease" as Ensemble and was in the Lunch, Learn, & Play Program performance of "School House Rock" as Ensemble.

She/They | Alanah recently graduated from Castleton University with a BA in Musical Theatre, and she is an alumna of The Corwin-Russell School at Broccoli Hall located in Sudbury, MA. Their previous shows include The Wind in the Willows (Norman), Sister Act (Deloris), The Mousetrap (Trotter), Mary Poppins (Mary), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Phoebe), and Going Up the Country (Melanie — original cast). The companies they’ve worked with include The Moving Statues Theatre Company, Prides Young Artists, A Common Thread, and the Vermont Actors’ Repertory Theatre, in addition to her involvement in school productions. A.J. is excited to join the family at Fort Salem as they prepare to cut loose, and would like to thank the cast, crew, and leadership for creating such a delightful and welcoming environment! She also thanks her family for their understanding as she divides her energy and attention across three different states.

Catherine is a junior studying Music Education at Nazareth College. She is excited to be returning to the stage in her first production at Fort Salem Theater! Some of her favorite credits include Rona Lisa Perreti in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Anybodys in West Side Story, and Wendy Jo in Footloose. Most recently she was in Nazareth Colleges opera workshop, Cinderella and the Royal Ball: A Multiverse Experience. She would like to thank her family, friends, and her dog Gemma for all their support!

She/Her | Tina Masercola Hayes is happy to be performing for the first time at The Fort Salem Theater. She currently directs/assistant directs middle and high school drama programs in South Glens Falls where she teaches 6th grade. She has performed with Glens Falls Community Theater in School of Rock, A Bad Year for Tomatoes and I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change. Tina is thankful for the love and support of Patrick, Catherine & Heather. Tina’s motto, “Enjoy the little things in life, because one day you will look back, and realize they were the big things.”

He/Him | Mason is a current sophomore at Salem Washington Academy and is ready to make his Fort Salem debut. Prior acts that Mason has appeared in include SalemCSD's productions of The Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon (Corey the Crab & Ensemble), Little Shop of Horrors (Ensemble), and Legally Blonde (Carlos, Ensemble). Mason is a part of SalemCSD's chorus and Film Club.

He/Him | Xander is a new member of the Fort Salem community. He is a newly transferred junior at SUNY Cortland where he is studying to get his BFA in Musical Theatre. His previous training was as Nazareth University where he was seen in Assassins (Charles J. Guiteau) and Love’s Laborer’s Lost (Mercadé /Swing). Xander could have also been seen in a number of shows with Master Class Performing Arts, Lake George Youtheatre and SGF Stage 42. Some notable shows are Something Rotten (Nick Bottom), Little Women (Laurie), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), Seussical (Horton), and Mamma Mia (Sky). Besides theater, Xander likes to spend his free time playing soccer at college and collecting antiques with his grandparents. Xander would like to thank his family for all of their support though years.

Any Pronouns | Vidur moved to the US in the fall of 2021 to study American theater and film, and he hopes to pursue a career in the mainstream entertainment industry. He would like to thank the wonderful cast and crew for their hard work and to everyone else who supported him during the run of this musical. Vidur loves new opportunities to work, so feel free to reach out to him on Instagram (@vidurrudiv).

Nicole began her theater journey at age 10. Since then, she has directed, stage managed, and performed. She is a graduate of Pace University, with a BA in Theater Arts with a focus in directing. As the co-founder of Company of Curiosities, Nicole recently directed the original musical “Solstice.” Nicole would like to thank her family and friends for their continued support.

Luke is honored to return to Fort Salem Theater after playing one of his favorite characters of all time: Snoopy in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown! A 2023 graduate of Castleton University, Luke majored in Media and Communication with a minor in Dance. His recent acting credits include FST’s Spring Awakening (Hänschen), Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (The D’Ysquith Family), Shrek the Musical (Dragon), Dog Sees God (Matt) & The Mousetrap (Trotter). When not in front of the curtain he’s behind it, choreographing a wide variety of shows for both youth and community theater such as Seussical and Beauty and the Beast.

Luke recently completed his sophomore at Salem Central School. He has previously performed in Bright Star (Daryl), LEgally Blonde (Warner), The Sound of Music (Rolf Gruber), School House Rock Live JR (Bill & Interplanet Janet), Diary of Anne Frank (Collaborator), Little Shop of Horrors (Reporter), Shrek the Musical (Peter Pan) and Grease (Eugene). He is also involved in Jazz Dance, Jazz Band, Chorus and Drama Club.

She/Her | Emma is a rising sophomore BFA Musical Theater student with a minor in Dance at SUNY Fredonia. She is excited to be making her Fort Salem debut! Emma was recently seen in SIIX: Senior BFA Dance Capstones (Continuous & Comedic Relief) and also in Nearby Faraway (Anita). She’d like to thank the cast and crew for their amazing work on this project, and also her family and friends for their continuing love and support. IG: emmaeleanorotto

He/Him | Liam is home schooled and started dancing at the age of three. He is classically trained in ballet, along with tap, Jazz, and modern. Liam has performed with the Albany Berkshire Ballet for their Nutcracker holiday tours (Fritz), Liam then discovered musicals and added that to his love of the stage. Liam has appeared in Orange Star Smasharoo (Lil'Corky), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Charlie), Pippin (Theo/Ensemble), Mamma Mia! (Ensemble), Chicago (Amos/Ensemble), Legally Blonde (Kyle/Ensemble), Footloose (Uncle Wes/Ensemble), The Sound Of Music (Herr Zeller/Ensemble). When not on the stage, Liam is a self-taught yoyo trick master.

She/Her | Gabriella is thrilled to be making her FST debut alongside her mom, Rachel! She recently graduated from Long Trail School in Dorset, VT. She also serves as a teacher and dancer at Broadway Upstate and is a member of their competition team. She recently had the privilege of originating the role of Shannon Wycowski in Solstice, a new musical written by Ben Rowley and directed by Nicole McDonald. Other recent roles A Chorus Line (Cassie), Little Women (Meg March), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Marcy Park). This fall she will attend Coastal Carolina University to receive her BFA in Musical Theatre. Thanks to her mom and dad for their constant support and love and thanks to the cast and crew for all their hard work.

She/Her | Rachel J. Seebode was born and raised on the east end of Long Island. Her love for dance and the theater was very apparent at an early age. After graduating high school Rachel went on to study theater and dance at the University of Buffalo earning her BA in theater & dance in May of 2000. After graduation Rachel moved to the city to jump on as many auditions as she could. Rachel’s highlight from her days living in the city was performing at the off-Broadway venue, The Duplex Cabaret Theatre in Greenwich Village. She was also lucky to be able to perform on Spirit Cruise lines while living in the city. Rachel’s favorite roles have been Rosalia in “West Side Story,” Betty Blake in “Will Rogers Follies,” and Cha Cha in “Grease.” Rachel continues to share her love for theater and dance with the next generation of artists as she is the Executive Director of the Broadway Upstate School of Performing Arts. Rachel is a proud member of SAG AFTRA. She was mostly recently seen on the big screen in "Hocus Pocus 2". Rachel would like to Thank her husband Keith and daughters, Gabriella & Savannah for all their love and support.

Sarah is a current student at VTSU studying theatre and minoring in dance. Sarah hopes to pursue a career in scenic design or dance/performance and wants to thank her friends and family for their endless support.

She/Her | Marisa is an actor, director, and playwright based in Rutland, Vermont. She received bachelors degrees in Theater Arts and Spanish and a Masters degree in Arts Administration from Le Moyne College. Marisa is the Director of the Fine Arts Center at Castleton University, where she also directs and teaches as a part time professor. Favorite acting credits include “Into the Woods” (Cinderella), “The Pirates of Penzance” (Edith), “Boeing Boeing” (Gabriella) and “The Taming of the Shrew” (Katarina). Marisa has written many short plays which have been produced in New York and Vermont as well as two full length productions, one of which will premiere in Dorset, Vermont in the coming year. Marisa would like to thank Fort Salem Theater for her debut in the company and her husband Alex for his continued support of her artistic endeavors.

He/Him | Jared is thrilled to be back on the Fort Salem stage once again. He has been both onstage as a performer and behind the scenes as a music director or pianist. Onstage, he was most recently seen in Bright Star (Daddy Murphy), Pride and Prejudice (Wickham/Collins) and The Diary of Anne Frank (Otto Frank) here at Fort Salem, A New Brain (Roger) at OhLook Theatre and A Man of No Importance (Sully O’Hara) at Brick Road Theatre. Other favorite roles are Ragtime (Younger Brother), Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson) and Cabaret (Cliff). Jared has recently appeared behind the keys for Grease, Little Shop of Horrors and Snow Business at Fort Salem, Ebenezer Scrooge at Pocket Sandwich Theatre and White Christmas, AIDA and Gypsy at Firehouse Theatre. Love to Kyle.

She/Her | Jenna is thrilled to be back on the Fort Salem stage! Previous performance credits include Grease (Frenchy) and The Marvelous Wonderettes (Missy) at FST, as well as The Addams Family (Wednesday), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie), and The 25th Annual... Spelling Bee (Olive). She currently attends Russell Sage College majoring in Law & Society as part of the honors program with minors in Psychology and Women's Studies. Through Sage, Jenna has also become a certified Crisis Counselor in partnership with St. Peters Heath Partners. She would like to thank her bunny, Benito, and her 25+ plant children for being such an attentive audience while she practiced in her room, along with Courtnie and the team for helping her check a dream role off her list!

She/Her | Footloose marks Courtnie’s 10th main stage production with Fort Salem Theater! She made her directorial debut in December with There’s (Still) No Business Like Snow Business, and is honored to be back directing.

Courtnie is a Washington County native who trained at The Institute for American Musical Theater in New York City after graduating from Greenwich High School. Since moving back upstate in 2020, Courtnie has been seen in Songs for a New World (Woman 2) at SLOC and The Diary of Anne Frank (Edith Frank), There’s No Business Like Snow Business, Pride and Prejudice (Lizzy Bennet), Bright Star (Alice Murphy-BroadwayWorld Award Nomination), and I Love You Because (Marcy Fitzwilliams) all at Fort Salem Theater. Courtnie also recently originated the role of Kayla Charter in Solstice, a new musical by local composer Ben Rowley, with Company of Curiosities.

Courtnie began working on the technical side of shows while in NYC. She was the hair designer on Hudson Classical Theater’s productions of Pride and Prejudice (Lydia Bennet) and Sense and Sensibility (Charlotte Palmer). In April of 2022, Courtnie was named an Artistic Associate of Fort Salem Theater. Since then, Courtnie has served on the production teams of Little Shop of Horrors (Hair Designer/Assistant Stage Manager), Grease (Assistant Director/Hair Designer), and Spring Awakening (Stage Manager/Hair Designer). Endless love and gratitude to family and friends for their continued support, and a huge “thank you” to Kyle for giving me opportunity to direct again! courtnieharrington.com

Berry is a transgender musical theatre artist, musical director, director, choreographer, writer, comedian and model who recently made her Fort Salem Debut as Music Director of Bright Star, and host of DRAG Me To Salem. After finishing school at University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music in musical theatre, she traveled the world performing on stages from LA to New York and every continent that has a stage. She spent five years as The Naked Maid in Naked Boys Singing and toured nationally as Paul in A Chorus Line, plus regional credits as ZaZa/Albin in La Cage Aux Folles, Edna in Hairspray, Harold Bride in Titanic, Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q, Dave in The Full Monty, Miss Deep South as well as Miss Bible Belt (for 3 years) in Pageant, Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless!, George in The Drowsy Chaperone, Tito Morelli in Lend Me A Tenor and Jinx in both Forever Plaid and Plaid Tidings. As musical director, she has worked on the shows The Who's Tommy, Footloose, Legally Blonde and Beehive, to name a few. She starred in the short film entitled Pie Car with Starfruit Productions, an official selection of the MINDY film festival in Miami, The Dumbo Film Festival in New York City, The Sarasota Film Festival and Lady Filmmakers Festival in Beverly Hills, now available on Amazon Prime. She was a frequent co-host and guest on daytime television with ABC7's Suncoast View. Her comedic tour of the famous Ringling Museum made the New York Times, and she has performed on national touring comedy stages. She has hosted performances for Nielsen Ratings and performed for the 2020 American Theatre Critics Association annual conference where Frank Rizzo, theatre critic for Variety called her "...such great fun."

Maya received her BFA in Dance from Alvin Ailey Dance and Theatre School/Fordham University. Post-graduation, Maya danced, toured and taught with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company in Fort Lee, NJ and FreeSpace Dance in Montclair, NJ. Shortly after, she danced and facilitated movement with Matheny Medical and Education Center in Peapack, NJ within their Arts Access program-a program borne of evidence-based research that continues to explore arts creation for differently-abled adults. In 2012 Maya became an Adjunct Professor of Dance in the Theatre Arts Department at Castleton University in Castleton, VT. While at Castleton U. she developed a Dance Minor in 2016, established Castleton Collaborative Arts and choreographed countless dance and theatre performances including Spring Awakening, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and My DNA - an autobiographical dance piece on growing up Japanese American in non-inclusive spaces.

In 2022, Maya taught at Skidmore College as a Lecturer and Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance where she designed and instructed courses in ballet, modern and hip-hop and choreographed an original work- Senbazuru. She is currently choreographing Footloose the Musical with Fort Salem Theatre and teaching at the LiHigh School in Poultney, VT – where teens with developmental challenges thrive through alternative learning practices. Maya also serves as a Board Member for Inclusive Arts Vermont and dances with Stone Valley Arts Dance Collective.

In 2022, Maya graduated from Goddard College with an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and a concentration in Performance Creation. She lives in Poultney, VT on a bustling farm with her fabulous family.

Amy graduated from SUNY Albany where she majored in Theater and assisted in the costume shop. She has interned at the Adirondack Theater Festival, stage-managed years ago at Fort Salem Theater for Kathy Beaver’s Patsy Cline tribute show, and for Nunsense with Schuylerville Community Theater. After a 20-year hiatus from theater, Amy returned to Fort Salem Theater as Co-Stage Manager for Pride and Prejudice and was assistant to the stage manager during the run of Grease at Fort Salem Theater before taking on the stage manager role in Bright Star. Amy has sincerely enjoyed every moment working at Fort Salem Theater and will be forever grateful to Kyle and Jared for the opportunity to work with them and so many other wonderful artists.

Charles/Chuck is a well-rounded artist with experience in creative writing, HDR photography, graphic design and 3D rendering, improvisational piano, original song composition and scenic design for theater. While attending Southern Vermont College 2001-2005 (bachelor’s in liberal arts) he worked summers at Old Castle Theater in Bennington, VT (2000 to 2005) where he learned, by observation, the creative nuances of set design as he worked as a stagehand. Charles is currently the Resident Scenic Designer and an Artistic Associate for Fort Salem Theater where, in October 2021, he debuted a design for The Diary of Anne Frank. In the 2022 season, he went on to design: Little Shop of Horrors, Steel Magnolias, Pride and Prejudice, Grease, The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition, Bright Star, I Love You Because, and most recently Spring Awakening and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, along with designing Grant’s Ghost for Hubbard Hall on the side. Charles has also directed Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus in 2004 at his then-former High School, and The Glass Menagerie at Southern Vermont College in 2009.

Prior to his work at Fort Salem Theater, Charles has over eight years of set design experience, artistic/stage directing, assistant directing and serving as a theatrical creative-solutions consultant (for a local high school drama club). Shows he has designed there include: The Diary of Anne Frank (2007), Once Upon a Mattress, Rumors, The Importance of Being Earnest, Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, Twelve Angry Jurors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, And Then There Were None, The Sound of Music, Noises Off, Shrek the Musical, and ended his run there with The Mousetrap (2015).

After taking some time away from theatrical design Charles feels truly thankful and honored to reignite his passion for design at Fort Salem Theater and is very honored to have helped design Grant’s Ghost for Hubbard Hall’s current presentation. Charles is presently looking forward to contributing more in the near future as he gears up for Fort Salem’s 2023 season.

Sarabell is an award-nominated costume designer and artist, local to Cambridge, NY. After studying costume design at Skidmore College, she moved to Dublin, Ireland, where she worked with Riverdance, Guna Nua Theater Company, Rough Magic Theatre and Shiva Productions. Following her time abroad, Sarabell moved to Los Angeles to work in film and tv, and was featured on projects such as Greyhound, Top Gun 2: Maverick, and Season 2 of The Mandalorian. Locally, Sarabell has worked with Hubbard Hall, Living Room Theatre, Proctor’s Collaborative, Capital Repertory Theater, and Dorset Theatre Festival. She was nominated for a Berkshire Theatre Award in 2021 for her work on A Doll’s House Part 2 with Living Room Theater in Bennington, VT. Sarabell is moving to Portland, ME in the fall to attend the Maine College of Art and Design, where she will study illustration and concept art. She has appeared onstage at Fort Salem in both Spring Awakening and I Love You Because, and is thrilled to be working here again. In her free time, Sarabell enjoys spending time with her partner and two dogs, playing an exorbitant amount of video games, and crafting miniatures.

HE/HIM | Kyle has three decades of creating award-winning theatre under his belt, working as a producer, director, choreographer, designer, and performer. His work has been seen all across the US, from Cape Cod, to Boston, Arizona and Dallas, to New York and has been recognized by the AriZoni Awards of Excellence, BroadwayWorld Awards, Column Awards, Annie Award, MET Awards, and MHSDG Awards, among others.

Best known for creating larger-than-life musicals, some of Kyle’s credits include Hairspray, Next to Normal, Evita, White Christmas, I Love You Because, Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, The Music Man, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Man of No Importance, West Side Story, Footloose, Into the Woods, RENT, The Rink, The Boyfriend, Schoolhouse Rock Live, Little Shop of Horrors, A Chorus Line, Chicago, Grease, La Cage aux Folles, The World Goes ‘Round, Cabaret, Pirates of Penzance, My Favorite Year, Annie, and Fame.

At Fort Salem Theater, he has directed and choreographed Salem Under The Stars, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Next to Normal, There’s No Business Like Snow Business, and Grease, and has designed costumes for FST’s Pride & Prejudice , Grease, and Bright Star.

Kyle is humbled to be the executive and artistic director of Fort Salem Theater.