Our Team
& Staff Bios

Management:

Caitlin Kellermeyer (Associate Producer) is a proud alumnus from Sam Houston State University. She started her first summer at the Forestburgh Playhouse in 2013 and is very excited to be returning to the miracle of the forest! Post college she worked for various theatres and companies including The Walt Disney Company, Roundabout, Westport Country Playhouse, Broadway Method Academy, Theatreworks USA, and La Jolla Playhouse. Selected Broadway/National Tours: Kiss Me Kate (2019 Revival at Studio 54), A Bronx Tale (1st National), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (National). Caitlin currently sits as an adjudicator for the Stephen Sondheim Awards. Much love to her mom, dad, and #kellermeyerkids!

Sydney Ladendecker (Company Manager) is grateful to be working at the Miracle of the Forest this summer season!  An alumnus of Missouri State University, she has worked previously with theatres including the Asolo Repertory Theatre, the Berkshire Theatre Group, Tent Theatre, and the Effingham Performance Center. She would like to thank her mentors, parents, partner, and friends for their unwavering support.

Tyler Pascucci (Company Manager) Tyler is thrilled to be at the Forestburgh Playhouse for the first time. Recently, Tyler worked as

the Associate Company Manager for Kinky Boots and Annie at the Ogunquit Playhouse. He also music directed their 2019 Children’s Theatre season. Two of his shows were nominated for Best

Educational Production in the Maine Regional Broadway World Awards. Recent stage management credits include: Chicken Dance (ArtsPower National Tour), Billy Elliot, West Side Story, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Where’s Waldo, Rocky Horror, Annie (Seacoast Repertory Theatre). Love to my supportive family, Alec, and my beautiful circle of friends. @tylerpascucci

Leah V. Pye (Production Manager) Off-Broadway: The Headlands and Plot Points in Our Sexual Development (LCT3) Broadway Bounty Hunter, The Saintliness of Margery Kempe Regional Theatre: Hype Man, The Corpse Washer, Marginal Loss, Little Bunny Foo Foo, Angels in America Parts 1 and 2, Skeleton Crew, 4000 Miles, The Christians (Actors Theatre of Louisville). AEA Member. Leah was the Assistant Stage Manager at the Playhouse in 2015 and 2016. For my W.A.R.F.

Stage Management:

Caroline B Jackson (Stage Manager) is a Stage Manager from Kansas City, Mo. Some of her favorite credits include Le Nozze di Figaro at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, An Italian Straw Hat at UMKC Conservatory, and Mame at Leawood Stage Company. She would like to thank the entire company at the playhouse and is thrilled to bring theatre to life with wonderful artists again.

Michaela Nelson (Assistant Stage Manager) is an upcoming senior at Eastern Connecticut State University. She is currently studying Theatre and New Media Studies with concentrations in Design/Technology/Management and Performance Media. This is Michaela's first summer at Forestburgh, but she has previously served as Production Stage Manager for Eastern's productions of The Brothers Size, Hotel Universe, and Blood at the Root. Outside of theatre, she is interested in film and music. She would like to say a quick thank you to all of her friends, family and wonderful co-workers at the Forestburgh Playhouse!

Abbigail LaRocque (Production Assistant) is from Virginia Beach, VA and is a recent graduate from Coastal Carolina University. She graduated with a BFA in Theatre Design and Production with a concentration in Stage Management. She has worked with many of the productions at CCU including ASMing Steel Pier, SMing Putt-Putt, PSMing Puppapalooza, SMing Romeo and Juliet: The Podcast (and many more). She also has worked as an intern for the Des Moines Metro Opera as a scenic painter and she is currently the production assistant for Forestburgh playhouse.

Musical Directors:

T.C. Kincer (he/him/his) is a music director, pianist, vocal coach, and theatre educator based in New York City. He holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Otterbein University as well as a master’s degree in piano performance with a concentration in collaborative piano from New York University Steinhardt. T.C. is a staff pianist at Steinhardt where he accompanies voice lessons, recitals, diction courses and song analysis courses. He also serves as Associate Music Director of the New York City Community Chorus and works with many educational theatre companies including SOOP Theatre Company, KJK Productions, and The Secret Theatre Academy. T.C. has worked on professional theatrical productions in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, New Hampshire, Maine and Florida. Some of his favorite music directing credits include Little Shop of Horrors, The Fantasticks, and On the Town. In addition to his musical pursuits, T.C. enjoys reading fiction, drinking whiskey, and playing beach volleyball. Website: tckincer.com TikTok: @TCKincer

Noah Turner is a pianist, music director, and composer. He was the Associate Music Director on several musicals at NYU both virtually and in-person, including Songs For A New World, Wonderland, and Gypsy. He has also served as the Music Director, Orchestrator, and Audio Engineer for Dating 2020, an original musical by Isabel Stein about young people living in New York City during the pandemic that was produced and premiered virtually last December. Upcoming projects include Music Directing and Orchestrating Celebration! For the Barbra Barth Feldman Performing Arts Center, a fundraising concert organized by Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen). Noah is excited to work at the Forestburgh Playhouse this summer!

Technical Staff:

Steven Velasquez (Resident Scene Designer/ Scenic Artist) is excited to return to the Forestburgh Playhouse after working as a carpenter for the 2018 season! Steven is going into his second year as an M.F.A. candidate in scene design at Boston University. He graduated summa cum laude from Five Towns College with a B.F.A. in theatrical design. He has won the Don Childs award for Cross Discipline Collaboration and the Marvin Simms award for Scene Design. Recent credits include: Assistance (Boston University), Constellations (Boston University), The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley (Argyle Theatre), and For Colored Girls... (Five Towns PAC). Upcoming credits include: Incels and Other Myths (Boston Playwrights Theatre). Steven is excited to be here and is thankful for the support of his family and boyfriend through this endeavor!

Dylan Barlett (Technical Director) has been a Technical Director for four years. He is extremely grateful to be working with the Forestburgh Playhouse this season. As a TD, he has worked on many projects including a festival season at Target Margin Theatre, The Drowsy Chaperone (Five Towns College), a full season with Regina Opera in Brooklyn and more. Other Theatrical credits include Evida (Smithtown PAC), Miracle on 34th Street (Argyle Theatre), Spring Awakening (Five Towns College), Stomp (Gateway Theatre), and many more. He would like to thank his family, friends, and girlfriend for all their support.

Capri Agresta (Assistant Technical Director) is a graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University with a BA in New Media Studies with a concentration in Performance Media and Theatre with a concentration in Design, Technology and Management. There she has served as Technical Director for many of their productions. Her most recent being Our Town (dir. by Tim Golebiewski) and Blood at the Root (dir. DeRon Williams). Outside of school she has worked at Connecticut Repertory Theatre for their 2018 summer season of Disaster!, Sweeney Todd , and Jesus Christ Superstar (dir. by Terrence Mann). She is ecstatic to FINALLY be able to work at the Forestburgh Playhouse. After this summer she will be continuing her education at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where she will be getting her MFA in Scenic Technology.

Jeremiah Dude (Carpenter) Originally from New Hampshire, Jeremiah studied at Dean College in Franklin Massachusetts. After graduating, in 2019 Jeremiah went on to teach stagecraft and set construction at Five Towns College on Long Island as the Assistant Technical Director, during the school year. This is Jeremiah's first year at Forestburgh, but he has previously done summer stock at Barnstormers Theatre as the Technical Director. His favorite shows are Hair, and his favorite play is Noises Off. Jeremiah's favorite animal is Moose, and his favorite Associate Producer is Caitlin Kellermeyer.

Joseph Fisher (Master Electrician/ Assistant Lighting Designer) will graduate from the State University of New York at Fredonia with the class of 2021 with a BFA in Theatrical Production and Design with a focus in lighting design. He has summer stock credits as an Assistant Master Electrician from New Harmony Theatre as well as two internship credits from the Fingerlakes Musical Theatre Festival and Bay Street Theater. He plans on pursuing a Lighting Design career and has credits designing from his University on productions such as Noises Off, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and, Sweet Charity, as well as numerous dance pieces.

Austin Bowles (Assistant Master Electrician/ Assistant Lighting Designer) is from Fargo, North Dakota and about to begin his final year at Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach to receive his degree in Design and Production. This is his first theatre job outside of college and he is very excited to grow as a theatre professional. His college accolades include Lighting Designer for The Crucible, Master Electrician for A New Brain, Bright Star, Dance Nation, and Legally Blonde. He’d like to thank his mother for always supporting him and coming to see his shows, no matter how far away they might be.

Rachel Kolb (Sound Designer) Into the Woods (Carnegie Mellon University, A1), Lunar Gala Annual Fashion Show (Carnegie Mellon, Sound Designer), Rock of Ages (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Assistant Sound Design), Birds and Beansprouts (Playground; New Work Festival, Sound Designer/A1), SCEJ (Independent film, Sound Recordist), The Quaren’Twenties (Independent film, Sound Designer). Rachel is a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama receiving her BFA in Drama with a concentration in Sound Design. Rachelkolbsound.com 

Mirah Kozodoy (Assistant Sound Designer/ Engineer) is from New York City, NY and is studying Sound Design at Carnegie Mellon University. They have worked on several productions of new works at CMU as a Sound and Lighting Designer, Sound Engineer, and Electrician. Most recently, they were the Sound Designer on Day Clothes, a student written and directed short film based in the world of Afrofuturism. In their free time, they like to listen to music and play the banjo. They are so excited to be at the Forestburgh Playhouse this summer! 

Nicole Wilkowski (Assistant Costume Designer/ Costume Designer) is thrilled to be returning to the Forestburgh family for her third year and will be the Costume Designer for the Diamond Revue. She has previously worked on Forestburgh productions such as Venus in Fur, Wizard of Oz and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Nicole has also assisted on Off-Broadway shows including Hitler’s Tasters, Juliet and Romeo, and Stiff. At Centenary Stage Company she has designed productions such as Marisol, Ghost Train, and Reasons to be Pretty. She is excited to be a part of the team and is thankful for Franklin Trapp and Ashleigh Poteat for giving her this incredible opportunity.

Sarah Newman (Wardrobe Supervisor she/her) is a Costume Technician and Designer from Nashville, Tennessee. She recently graduated from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio with a BA in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology. Past design credits include The Library (UD Mainstage), Chicago (UD Mainstage), Good ‘N’ Plenty (UD Studio Theatre). When she’s not sewing, Sarah enjoys dancing and baking. She is excited for her first season with Forestburgh Playhouse and the return of live theatre. Thank you to Mom, Dad, MK, and Kehler Welland. 

Lorelei Davis (Properties) Lorelei is now in her tenth season doing props and stuff at the Playhouse (counting whatever last year was). She has grown and mastered the art of being a hunter/gatherer. (The number of storage pods to hold all the props has grown too.) Big congrats to Franklin and John for marking the 75th year of the Playhouse with style and grace and more than a little ingenuity. She and husband Steve are proud to help staff the “Miracle of the Forest” and look forward to seeing what comes next.

Raimi Bagwell (Intern) is a rising senior at Saint Ann's High school in Brooklyn, New York. He was born and raised in Brooklyn but has had an amazing time coming to Forestburgh to help work on summer stock. His background is primarily in acting- he has been in shows such as Ragtime, Billy Elliot and the American Dream- but has  enjoyed  learning  about the different  technical  departments so much he truly has found a new way to love theatre.  He highly recommends interning at Forestburgh for any other teenagers interested in stagecraft and would like to thank his parents, Franklin and all the employees at Forestburgh for being so patient, kind and generous. 

Artistic, Production and Support Staff

Producing Artistic Director: Franklin Trapp

Franklin is thrilled to present the Forestburgh Playhouse’s 76th Season! Franklin began his theatrical career at the Forestburgh Playhouse, as a Resident Company member, appeared in a national tour of Annie! and also performed at various regional theatres, including the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. In 2004, Franklin took a hiatus from the theatre, during which time he earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University and subsequently practiced in Atlanta, Georgia for the world’s largest law firm. When he learned that current producer Norman Duttweiler was looking to retire, Franklin could not resist the opportunity to return to Forestburgh and maintain and grow the rich cultural legacy that the Playhouse provides for Sullivan County. Franklin has a long association with the Forestburgh Playhouse beginning in 2001 as a Resident Company Member. He remained at the Playhouse every summer through 2004, earning his equity card, writing and directing children’s shows, directing cabarets and directing mainstage productions such as the Playhouse’s first production of The Sound of Music. While at the Forestburgh Playhouse, Franklin appeared in numerous productions, including, 1776, Titanic, Ragtime, My Fair Lady, Witness for the Prosecution, Catch Me If You Can, Miss Saigon, Evita, La Cage Aux Folles, and Hello Dolly!, to name a few. Franklin’s husband, John Bubb, also a Playhouse alum and a CRNA at Catskill Regional Medical Center, will share his talents as an artistic advisor. Franklin and John, and their Playhouse Pets—Lucy and Sally are excited to not only live full-time in the Sullivan County Catskills, but also to have the opportunity to be a part of a New York cultural landmark—The Forestburgh Playhouse!

Associate Producer/Casting: John Bubb

John is thrilled to be on this life adventure with Franklin Trapp. John studied classical music and theater at Carnegie Mellon University and Indiana University. After college, he moved to NYC to begin his theater career, first working on Cruise Ships, then moving to regional theaters, off-Broadway, and National/International Tours working with Tony, Emmy and Grammy winners. Some credits: Jerry Zaks’ South Pacific starring Robert Goulet, Frank Wildhorns’ The Civil War starring John Schneider, Larry Gatlin and Bebe Winans. Jesus Christ Superstar directed by Baayork Lee, and Phantom of the Opera (Switzerland and Denmark). In NYC, John was seen in Into The Woods, Irene!, and Naked Revolution. Regional: Phantom (Yeston/Kopit), and Annie Get Your Gun at the Forestburgh Playhouse. In 2005, John made the leap to go back to school and get his BS in Nursing at Belmont University in Nashville. Post degree he worked at Grady Memorial in their Level 1 Trauma Unit, Saint Joseph’s in the Coronary ICU, and Emory University CVICU taking care of heart and lung transplant patients. In 2012, John moved to Philadelphia to attend Drexel University where he received his Masters in Nursing and in Anesthesia. He is currently a Board Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with Ramapo Anesthesia and can currently be seen putting people to sleep at Catskill Regional Medical Center. In November 2016, after 13 years together, John and Franklin legally married. They are thrilled to be living in the Catskills and absolutely love having “The Miracle of the Forest” back in their lives.

Creative Development Director/Artistic Director of In the Works-In the Woods Festival: Matt Lenz

MATT LENZ - Buyer & Cellar, Venus in Fur and the new, comedy musical Idaho! at Forestburgh Playhouse. BROADWAY: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, The Velocity of Autumn (Associate Director on original productions), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Resident Director). OFF-BROADWAY: Pageant: The Musical (Drama Desk nomination), The Irish Curse, Idaho! The Comedy Musical, The Great Daisy Theory, Fingers and Toes, and Alan Ball’s Tense Guy. NATIONAL TOURS: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Sound of Music, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Cheers: Live Onstage, Catch Me If You Can, The Who’s Tommy and Hairspray. INTERNATIONAL: Charlie in Australia and productions of Hairspray in South Africa, the UK, Toronto, and Germany. REGIONAL: Many plays and musicals at; Paper Mill Playhouse, the MUNY, Ogunquit Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, North Carolina Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theater, Zach Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse, Casa Manana, Gateway Playhouse, Short North Stage. Matt is a member of the SDC and the Artistic Director for the IN THE WORKS~IN THE WOODS Festival. www.mattlenzdirector.com

Associate Producer/Artistic Director: Ben Sears

Forestburgh Playhouse Academy Directors: Kate Wilson and Roque Berlanga

Company Manager: Kaylee Dowd

Production Stage Manager: Caroline Jackson

Assistant Stage Manager: Sierra Lucas

Production Assistant for Company & Stage Management: Jacob Rivera

Production Assistant for Producing Team: Ben Trapp

Musical Staff

Musical Director: James Osorio (El Otro Oz, Forbidden Broadway, Mamma Mia, Kinky Boots)

James Osorio is a pianist, musicologist, and music director based in the Midwest. He has served as a musician for the Joffrey Ballet, ABT and as a music director for Forestburgh Playhouse and various storefront theaters in Chicago. He is currently a graduate student in piano and historical musicology at the UW-Madison and co-founded the DEIB Festival that highlights the music of underrepresented composers. His research currently focuses on music composed in concentration camps between 1933-1945 and the implications of madness, disability, and trauma in Sondheim musicals.

Musical Director: Spencer Stern (Pageant the Musical, and Something Rotten!)

Associate Music Director: Chase Kessler (Alice in Wonderland, Cabarets)

Bassist: Stacy Joergle

Percussionist: Jake Payne

Design & Technical Staff

Production Manager: Dylan Bartlett

Technical Director: Rey Hill

Assistant Technical Director: Jeremiah Dude

Scenic Carpenters: S.J. Reynolds, Erika Loehr

Technical Production Assistant: Ethan Perkowski

Master Electrician: Abbey Lynn Smith

Assistant Master Electrician: Anna Wagner

Sound Designer/Engineer: TJ O'Leary (Otro Oz, Fully Committed, Forbidden Broadway, and Pageant the Musical)

Sound Designer/Engineer: Mackenzie Adamick (Mamma Mia, Something Rotten!, Kinky Boots, and Constellations)

Assistant Sound Designer/Engineer: Michael Donahue

Assistant Costume Designer: Camille Lerner

Wardrobe Supervisor: Hali Liles

Stitcher/Wardrobe: Madelyn Harnish

Properties Designer: Lorelei Davis

Lorelei Davis (Properties) Lorelei is now in her tenth season doing props and stuff at the Playhouse (counting whatever last year was). She has grown and mastered the art of being a hunter/gatherer. (The number of storage pods to hold all the props has grown too.) Big congrats to Franklin and John for marking the 75th year of the Playhouse with style and grace and more than a little ingenuity. She and husband Steve are proud to help staff the “Miracle of the Forest” and look forward to seeing what comes next.