About the Cast & Crew

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JULIE BAUER (Ensemble)  is excited to be back at Footlighters after her debut in Hello Dolly last fall. Julie is an experienced singer and dancer who regularly participates in Zumba classes and sings in a community chorus and in her church band. During the day she works as a Senior Account Executive for a global employee benefits company. She thanks all her friends and family for their enthusiastic support of her theater antics. (she/her)

OLIVIA BLEVINS (Ensemble) is so excited to be joining this wonderful cast for her first show at Footlighters. Olivia is currently in college, and loves to study various aspects of nature. Her knowledge of animals gets put to use in this show as she plays a cool ewe in Musidorus’ flock, as well as other critters. She was last seen in Into the Woods (The Baker’s Wife). After a brief hiatus, she is glad to be back on stage! 

EILEEN WILEY (Gynecia) is delighted to be back at Footlighters after appearing in The Wedding Singer(Angie/Ensemble). Favorite credits include Nunsense (Sister Mary Regina), The Great American Trailer Park Musical(Betty), and Disenchanted (Pocahontas). She also sings with a Billy Joel tribute band and juggles life as mom to Violet, dog‑mom to Lily and Oliver, and fiancée to Shane. Offstage, she works her magic as Executive Assistant and Special Projects Coordinator at O’Hagan Meyer.

TOMMY MOLITERNO (Musidorus) is a senior at the Center for Performing and Fine Arts (CPFA) in West Chester and is very excited to be in this production of Head Over Heels! Previously at Footlighters you may have seen him as Barnaby Tucker in Hello Dolly! Some of his favorite roles have been Ren McCormack (Footloose/1st Street Players), Henry (Next to Normal/Barley Sheaf Players), Ensemble (Cinderella/Revival Productions), Alfred Hallam (Alice By Heart/The Arts Bubble), and Dmitry Sudayev (Anastasia/SALT). He spends his free time beatboxing, playing various instruments and has also performed in the PMEA District, Region, and State level choirs, as well as being a part of the CPFA Thespian Society. He would like to thank his mom, dad, and the rest of this friends and family for being so supportive in his endeavors.

MIA ROSE MCDERMOTT (Philoclea) is honored to make her Footlighters debut! A theatre artist from Bucks County, she holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from West Chester University. Since 2024, Mia has been a Teaching Artist and Stage Manager with Uptown Studio, sharing her love of theatre with local youth. She is also a Building Substitute at Fern Hill Elementary—go Bobcats! Recent credits include Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ella), Charlotte’s Web (Goose), and Spring Awakening (Anna). Mia thanks the cast and crew for a fun-filled experience. And sends love to her students, family, friends, and her boyfriend Tyler for their love and encouragement! (she/her)

EMI AUNGST (Pamela) is so excited to FINALLY be making her onstage debut at Footlighters! As a teaching artist and program director at Community Through Song & Stage, she has been behind the table at Footlighters for many years. Emi graduated from LIU Post with a BFA in Musical Theatre in 2020. During the pandemic she began teaching, directing and choreographing and since has worked on shows like Alice By Heart (Footlighters), A Chorus Line (CTSS) and Company (CTSS). Other onstage credits include Into The Woods (Witch) and Sweeney Todd (Ensemble, Lovett U/S). Emi would like to thank Nick for the endless encouragement and understanding, her friends for their love and support, and her parents for being at everything, always, no matter how small. [she/her]

LIU THEY/THEM (Ensemble) wants to let the audience know the following: baaaa baaa baa baa baa baaaaa. In other words, they are over the moon to be performing in their first musical. That being said, Liu has also had many incredible theater  experiences, including playing Feste the Fool in Twelfth Night (Footlighters), Mrs. Fred in A Christmas Carol (Barley Sheaf), and Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lafayette College Theater). Liu is also an after school art teacher at Young Rembrandts and would like to thank the gentles for their attendance. 

JJ TRAINOR (Mopsa) is over the moon to be making his Footlighters debut! His most recent performances include We Will Rock You (Galileo), Into The Woods (Narrator/Mysterious Man), and Shrek (Pinocchio). JJ is a student at DCCC pursuing, you’ll never guess, Theater Arts. He’d like to thank his family for providing transportation, and his wonderful Dungeons and Dragons group for accommodating his never ending schedule changes. JJ is very glad to be one step closer to his goal of playing every letter in the LGBTQ acronym. One more to go! (he/they)

KATIE BAILEY (Ensemble) is so excited to join Footlighters for Head Over Heels! Most recently, she has been seen in The Prom (Ensemble) and Rocky Horror Picture Show (Eddie). If you don’t see her on stage, check the pit where she might be found playing clarinet! The latest show she played was West Side Story. Outside of theater, Katie works as a grants coordinator for the Variety Club and acts as dungeon master for the Dungeons & Dragons game she has run for two years. She thanks all in her life that support her and her endless chaos.

LEE FENIMORE (Ensemble) is unaBAAAshedly stoked to be participating in their first musical production since being in BAAAck to the Eighties in high school! Their hobbies include getting sheared, grazing, hanging out with the other BAAAddies in the flock, and wait, sorry. Wrong list. Their hobbies include crafting, juggling, and spending time with their mildly evil cat Blankie. Lee hopes that everybody enjoys the performance!

KATIE (FANRAK) SLAYTON (Ensemble) is excited to be making her Footlighters debut! Her most recent roles include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Rosie in Cabaret, and a Hot Box Dancer in Guys and Dolls, all with 1st Street Players. Offstage, she is a new Occupational Therapist, part time craft-lover, and full time pet rat mom. She wants to thank her wonderful husband Wyn and her incredible family (biological and found) for their endless love, support, and presence. (she/her)

BILL GILBERTSON (Basilius) recent performances include Little Shop of Horrors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Steel River Playhouse); Twelfth.Night, Urinetown, Disaster!, Parade, The Bad Seed, Moon Over Buffalo (Footlighters Theater); Chess (Bravo Theater Company). At Footlighters, he has directed Meteor Shower, Once Upon A Mattress, 110 in the Shade and currently serves as Treasurer of Footlighters.  Many thanks to this amazing cast, production team, and his singing teacher, Susan Dash of Devon, PA. For Ma. (he/him)

RON HAMADAY (Ensemble) is no stranger to the Footlighter’s stage and is thrilled to be in this exciting show. His most recent shows include Once Upon A Mattress (Ensemble) at Salt Performing Arts, Hello Dolly (Rudolf), and Urinetown (Old Man Strong) both here at Footlighter’s. He has been connected with Footlighter’s since 2015 and is currently a Board Member of the theater.

KATHLEEN DEANGELIS (Ensemble) Kathleen is thrilled to be making her Footlighters debut and being given the opportunity to return to the stage! Previous credits include Kitty (Chicago/ NRT), Phantom (Rocky Horror Picture Show/NRT), and Kayleen (Gruesome Playground Injuries/ NRT). Kathleen would like to thank her friends and family for making time to support her and the shows she is in! She would also like to thank the Polito’s for encouraging her to get back into theater! Offstage, Kathleen performs Monday- Friday in her favorite role as a third grade teacher. (she/her)

ALEEZA FURMAN (Ensemble) is a self-described one-and-a-half threat who is baffled to be making her Footlighters debut as a featured dancer. Her favorite past roles include Adele in A Man of No Importance at MCT and Viola in Twelfth Night: the musical at Playcrafters of Skippack. Aleeza loves community theater so much that she made a podcast about it, and she will shamelessly tell anyone who will listen to follow @rehearsaltrackspod on Instagram. When not performing in or recording podcast episodes about theater productions, Aleeza works as a journalist covering legal technology. 

TYLER POLITO (Ensemble)

Tyler is thrilled to be back at Footlighters for another show. Recent performances include Ensemble (Urinetown), Dr. Scott (Rocky Horror Picture Show), and Tommy Ross (Carrie). Tyler would like to thank his family for their support and production of the show. And a big thank you to Tyler’s girlfriend Mia for all she puts up with. Special thanks to my Ryan, Linda, and Steve for their support and work on the production of the show.

NICK PAPPERT (Dametas) is very excited to be appearing in his first show at Footlighters! Notable credits include Beauty & The Beast (The Beast) and Curtains (Aaron Fox). Nick currently works for PARMA Recordings and enjoys spending his time with his family and friends, whom he thanks for their continued love and support through his creative endeavors. 

MEGAN CARTER (Ensemble/Dance Captain) is thrilled to be making her Footlighters debut. Megan is a Bucks County, PA native where she grew up training in all styles of dance at Ballet Arts of Bucks County and Dance Arts Collaborative. She continued her training in New York City and is a recent graduate from The Ailey School /Fordham University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and in Digital Technology and Emerging Media. Megan credits include dancing in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade with the Sharpe Family Singers, Dancer and Swing in Dead Man’s Party at Six Flags Great Adventure, Company Member with Project Moshen Dance Company, Dance Captain/Ensemble in Nine (Town and Country Players) and most recently was in the Ensemble in Cinderella (Revival Productions) in West Chester, PA.

NATHAN M. KENDRICK (Pythio) is a Chester County-based musician and actor who frequently appears at Footlighters. This season they puppeteered for Twelfth Night (Curio/Priest) and the pit director for Evil Dead: The Musical. Previous credits include  Urinetown (Music Director), 110 in the Shade (Starbuck), The Rocky Horror Show (Frank-n-Furter), and Assassins (Czolgosz). Credits elsewhere include Be More Chill (Music Director), Cabaret (Herman/Max/German Diction Coach), Peter and the Starcatcher (Black Stache), and Rent (Music Director). Kendrick holds a BM in Music Performance, Voice from Susquehanna University and currently serves as Organist and Director of Music for Paoli UMC.  (He/They)