WElcome to the show

Oliver Kochol is excited to join Spotlight Stage in this production! His previous roles include Lenny (Rumors, Southington Community Theater), Prentiss (Peter and the Starcatcher, Warner Theater) and Man in Chair (The Drowsy Chaperone, Southington Summer Stage). In addition to performing, he has also directed Doubt, Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike, and Almost, Maine at Castle Craig Players. Oliver would like to thank his friends and family for all their support, and this wonderful cast for all their hard work!

Erin Mann (She/Her) is thrilled to be making her Spotlight debut as Molly Aster in Peter and the Starcatcher. Originally from Newcastle, UK, Erin is a lover of History, Shakespeare, and her dog and cat. Favourite past roles include Babette in Beauty and the Beast and Rachel in Laura Wade’s Posh.  Erin would like to thank her family and new Spotlight friends for their support.  @erin__mann 

Bob is grateful to have been given this opportunity by the artistic staff at Spotlight Stage to chew some scenery in this over-the-top role! He has been performing primarily in the Fairfield County area theaters for more than 4 decades. Favorite roles have included Moonlight and Magnolias (David O Sel)znik, Moon Over Buffalo (George), Pippin (Leading Player), La Cage Aux Folles (George)s, Damn Yankees (Applegate), Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho), Music Man (Harold Hill), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Spamalot (Sir Robin, and She Loves Me (Steven Kodaly) to name just a few. Thanks to the entire cast, crew and production company and especially to you, our audience, for supporting local community theaters!

Tom Schmidt is happy to be making his Spotlight Stage Company debut in this incredible production. His previous credits include playing Huddle Fisk in the Phoenix Stage Company production of Farce of Habit as well as portraying East, Randy, and Dave in Almost Maine, produced by The Orange Players. As always, he would like to thank his wife and son for their constant love and support. He'd also like to thank everyone involved in the show for the opportunity and hard work put in to make this happen. Finally, a very special THANK YOU to all of our audience members for supporting live theatre in Connecticut. Making a connection with you is why we do this.

Anthony is a student at North Haven High where he is involved in theatre and choir, having performed in Newsies and Bye Bye Birdie. Anthony also is part of the Performing Art Studio Be family where he competes vocal solos and musical theatre routines. His first show was Into the Woods Jr.  as Rapunzel's Prince with Spotlight Stage Company in 2021 and has been in numerous productions since. Some of his most memorable being Annie (Rooster/Bert Healy), Cinderella (Prince Christopher), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Benjamin). Anthony is thrilled to play the role of Prentiss and would not be here without the support of his family and friends, and he hopes you enjoy the show!

This is Allie's Spotlight Stage Company debut.

Chris Hetherington (Lord Aster) is happy to be making his Spotlight Stage debut. He recently appeared

as Arvide Abernathy in Guys and Dolls [Downtown Cabaret Theatre] and Jim Haller in All Shook Up

[Center Stage Theatre].  Favorite credits include Mamma Mia! (Bill Austin), Little Shop of Horrors (Voice

of Audrey II), Legally Blonde (Callahan), Camelot (King Arthur), Addams Family (Lurch), and The Sound of

Music (Max).  Much love and thanks to Tricia for her unwavering support.  He would also like to thank

the cast, staff and crew here at Spotlight Stage. Finally, thanks to our wonderful audiences for

continuing to support live, local theater!

Tracy is excited to be back on stage playing Mrs. Bumbrake/Teacher in Peter and the Star Catcher. This is her second performance with Spotlight Stage Company. She was recently seen in SSC's production of Rent. She loves being back on stage dancing, singing, and performing. She would love to thank her family and friends for their support in her getting back into theater and following her true passion. 

Melissa (she/her) is ecstatic to be performing with Spotlight once again, having recently appeared in their fall production of Rent. Previously, she appeared in productions at E. O. Smith High School and Windham Theatre Guild. Melissa would like to thank Mom and Dad; her sister, Sarah; partner of 10 years, Logan; personal dialect coach, Tyler; voice teacher, Cynthia; therapist, Meghan; cat, Lucy; "The Dream Team"; "RHCP Summer"; and her beloved friends and supporters. She would like to dedicate her performance to Arlene and Carolyn.

Jeremy is excited to be making his Spotlight debut with this production of Peter and the Starcatcher.

Jeremy has a BFA in acting from Boston University and recently resumed performing after a long hiatus.

In the two years since getting back on the boards, Jeremy has performed in 6 different plays, working

with Eastbound Theatre Company, Pantochino Productions, Downtown Cabaret and was most recently

featured as Santa Claus in the Fairfield Center Stage production of Elf, The Musical.

Jeremy is ecstatic to be back performing on a regular basis and is grateful to Spotlight for giving him the

opportunity to perform with this wonderful cast. He is also eternally grateful to his wonderful wife

Johnna for agreeing to become a “theatre widow” and make all of this possible.

Nikolas E. Brannan is a B.M. Vocal Performance Major from Redding, Connecticut. WCSU Opera

Scenes include: Fille Du Régiment (Tonio), Street Scene (Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Florentino and Officer

Murphy), The Merry Wives Of Windsor (Fenton) and Baby Doe (Ensemble). WCSU Opera Credits

include: Die Fledermaus (Alfred cover), The Impresario (Mr. Angel), Cendrillon, VWV 2005 (Prince

Charming), L’Elisir d'Amor (Ensemble) and Amahl and the Night Time Visitors (Ensemble). WCSU

Orchestra Credit: L’Elisir d'Amor (“Una Furtiva Lagrima"). Chamber Credits include: Charis Chamber

Voices and Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140. Opera Credits: L’Italiana in Algeri (Ensemble).

Outside Credits include: Don Pasquale (Ernesto), The Messiah (Ensemble), Hairspray (Wilbur) and Les

Miserables (Javert). Awards include: CT NATs-Lower College Classical (2019 and 2021) and CT NATs-

Upper College Classical (2022). Attended the Frost School of Music Patti and Allan Herbert Program at

Salzburg (2022).

Michael makes his fourth tour of duty with Peter and the Starcatcher in his debut with Spotlight Stage Company. He's appeared throughout Western CT with Curtain Call, Danbury Music Centre, NewArts, Theatreworks New Milford, Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, Ridgefield Theater Barn, Vagabond Theatre Company, Warner Theatre and The Sherman Players. Many thanks to all the friends, orphans, pirates, Mollusks and others along the way.  Love as always to Laurie and Jerusha (and Jack). 

Thanks to Spotlight Stage Company, Austin Charles (Fighting Prawn/Puppet Wrangler) is thrilled to return to the stage. Recent/Favorite credits include Donkey in Shrek the Musical, Magistrate in Lysistrata at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Guest Performer in The Events at the NY Theatre Workshop. He would like to give a special thank you to the director, Vincent McCoy, for encouraging him to lace up his boots after ten years out of the spotlight. He looks forward to future collaborations and the shenanigans that accompany them. SCAMPI!

Vinny's select director credits include Next to Normal, Damn Yankees, and Seussical: the musical. CT theatre roles include How to Succeed...(J. Pierrepont Finch), Carousel (Billy Bigelow), The Producers (Leo Bloom), Spring Awakening (Melchior Gabor) and Sweeney Todd (Beadle Bamford). World Premier & 1st National Tour of Magic Tree House: The Musical. World Premier & Off-Broadway production of Liberty -A Monumental New Musical (Male Swing / Assistant Director). Graduate of WCSU Musical Theater program. He lives in Milford with his wife, son and daughter. This production is dedicated to his kids – Never Grow Up!

Christopher is so happy to be seeing another Spotlight production coming to life!  Having started the company 5 1/2 years ago,  and seeing how far the company has come, has been wonderful to witness. Christopher helped with costume, prop, set, light & sound design for the this production. He wishes to thank the entire cast and production team for their immense amount of hard work and dedication to this production! Christopher is currently directing SSC's summer youth production of Once On This Island Jr. 

Some directorial credits include: Cinderella, Annie, Into The Woods, Fame, Once On This Island, The Laramie Project. Some previous stage credits include: Gabriel (Next To Normal), Adam/Noah (Children of Eden), Joseph (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Man 2 (Songs for A New World),  Hannah/Chantal (La Cage Aux Folles),  Beethoven (Dog Sees God), Schroeder (You're A Good Man Charlie Brown).

Fiona Bryson is thrilled to be joining Spotlight Stage Company for another spectacular production. A Shelton native, Ms Bryson has performed and directed with such area groups as Musicals at Richter in Danbury and Two Planks in Monroe. Most recently, she musically directed Spotlight's production of RENT and will also serve as musical director for the rest of the Spotlight season! Ms. Bryson is also the musical director of the award-winning Shelton High School Drama Club, and teaches musical theatre performance classes and workshops at the Center Stage Education Center. When not creating theatre, Fiona works with Mad Science of Fairfield County and the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. 

Mick is an actor and production manager based out of CT and NYC, currently working as the in-house production manager for Top Notch Productions. Some of his previous credits include Wardrobe Supervisor for The Bridgerton Experience (NYC), Swing Dresser for The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), Technical Director for The Mighty Quinn Foundation (Stratford, CT), and Wardrobe Supervisor for Lysistrata: The Musical (Edinburgh Fringe). Mick was recently seen in SSC's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Chip and as a vocalist for SSC's Winter cabaret.

This Natalia's first time stage managing a production, but has helped with many of Spotlight's previous productions.

This is Collin’s first time with Spotlight Stage Company and makes his debut with Peter and the Star Catcher. Don’t let him fool you though this isn’t his first rodeo. His past experiences date back to his high school years. He’s been apart of cast and stage crew in The Little Mermaid, 12 Angry Jurors, Legally Blonde, and A Christmas Story. He’s excited to be back in full force with an amazing cast and crew.

This is Karter's first time working with Spotlight Stage Company.