Lindsay E. Abel (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Lindsay is 10 years old and is thrilled to be making her debut on stage at Hershey Area Playhouse!
Mary Albus (Maxine)
Mary began her stage career in Hershey Area Playhouse’s production of The Wizard of Oz. Mary has been active in musicals with the Palmyra School District including, most recently Guys and Dolls. She sings for the youth band at Holy Spirit Church, “Fish on Friday” and in the honors choir “Cougar Noise”.
Taylor R. Anthony (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Taylor is 5 years old and attends the ECC in Hershey. This is her first play and she is so excited to be a part of it!
Morgan Bodell (Imogene Herdman)
Morgan is looking forward to her debut at Hershey Area Playhouse. She has been in productions of The Homecoming at the Lebanon Community Theatre and Scrooge, among others. Morgan is currently a 9th grader at Manheim Township High School and enjoys basketball, the beach and watching The Office with friends.
Susan Cort (Mother - Grace Bradley)
Susan is making her tenth appearance with the Playhouse having most recently appeared in The Homecoming (Olivia). Susan is a founding Playhouse board member and was chairperson for seven years. She continues to help the theatre with fundraising and special events. Susan thanks family for their support. “Break a leg” to Alice, played by daughter Mallory!
Autumn Joy Davis (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Autumn is excited to a part of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever this year. It is her first time taking part in a community play and she loves it.
Eliza Dewey (Beth Bradley)
Eliza is a busy 11 year old who is proud to make her first debut at Hershey Area Playhouse. She keeps busy with sports, dance, piano and her Cavalier Spaniel, Ella. She thanks her sisters away at college and her aunt and uncle from Connecticut for coming to the show. And she knows that her grandparents will be watching in spirit from their “North Pole.”
Marilyn Downing (Mrs. Slocum)
Marilyn returns to Hershey Area Playhouse for her fifth role, following Steel Magnolias, Arsenic and Old Lace, On Golden Pond and Our Town. She is a Hershey resident and retired high school teacher. A mother of five, grandmother of nine, great grandmother of two, Marilyn enjoys theatre, reading and writing poetry.
Campbell Dunham (Shepherd)
Campbell is excited to be in this production, having previously played “Milky White” in Into the Woods Junior here at the Playhouse.
Tracey Ford (Mrs. Clark)
After watching the fun in Annie and Oliver! from the producer’s view and getting a taste of stage in The Crucible, Tracey decided that she couldn’t pass up an opportunity for a Christmas show. She hopes that Santa is taking note, this should be worth at least some brownie points toward that pony.
Annabelle Fouse (Baby Angel)
Annabelle makes her stage debut today at the age of 5. She loves to sing and dance and enjoys working with Project Fellowship, The Hershey Company's outreach program to the Milton Hershey School.
Natalie Guerrisi (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Natalie is 10 years old and is very excited about her first production with Hershey Area Playhouse. In addition to acting, she also loves to sing and dance.
Tyler Grudi (Ralph Herdman)
Tyler is a 6th grader at HMS. This is his very first performance here at the Playhouse and he is incredibly exited to be in this play. He would like to thank the directors, his family; Ms. Mullikin and most importantly, God, who have supported him through this amazing experience.
Katelyn Gulotta (Angel Assistant)
Katelyn attends Linden Hall School for Girls where she is part of the equestrian team. She is also a skater with Hershey Figure Skating Club.
Emily Harris (Beverly)
Emily is a fourth grader at Hershey Elementary and has performed in several local musical theatre productions. Emily plays classical guitar, piano and saxophone and she loves to sing. She shouts out a big "Happy Holidays to all"!
Gracie Harris (Shirley)
Gracie loves comedy, playing violin and piano and helping others. Gracie was a Select Singer and performed a duet in the 2008 Celebration of Children at the Forum in Harrisburg.
Jade Hess (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Jade is 14 years old and a freshman at Penn Manor High School. I am very much into drawing and playing softball.
Jenna Hess (Doris)
Jenna is a freshman at Penn Manor High School and is 14 years old. Jenna was a Chuck's Angel in the junior high play Disco Fever.
Joel Kerper (Baby Angel)
Joel is a first grader at Pine Street Elementary. Joel enjoys soccer, Boy Scouts and learning about trains. This will be his first production.
Juliana Kerper (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Juliana is a fifth grader at Pine Street Elementary. Her favorite activities include reading, writing and soccer. This will be her third theatrical production.
Pete Lehman (Shepherd)
Pete made is acting debut at age 4. He's been in print ads, eight plays, two commercials and a series of commercials for PBS Kids Go.
Adam Lerro (Ollie Herdman)
Adam is in 5th grade at Mt. Calvary Christian School and loves to play sports. He is very excited to join the cast of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever in his first theatrical performance.
Coleman Lidle (Leroy Herdman)
Coleman is currently an eighth grader at Hershey Middle School and is excited to be in his fourth Hershey Area Playhouse production. In his free time, he enjoys drumming, singing and acting.
Peg Mellinger (Mrs. McCarthy)
Peg is thrilled to have three wonderful girls, Jade, Jenna and Brookie, by her side to experience her love of theatre. Thank you, families, for sharing them.
Ana Paluskievicz (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Ana is 9 years old. She has been studying voice for 3 years and dance for 5 years. Ana is excited to join her mom for their first play at Hershey Area Playhouse.
Jayme Paluskievicz (Fireman)
Jayme is an accountant by profession and a gardener by passion. He is excited to join his wife and daughter Kaye Wallace and Ana Paluskievicz in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
Jack Panyard (Charlie Bradley)
Jack is excited to try his hand at community theatre with Hershey Area Playhouse. He got the acting bug first as a baby angel in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever in the year 2000. Since then he’s participated in many Encore! Home School Productions’ performances. He’s very thankful to everyone for this opportunity.
Marie Passuello (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Marie has enjoyed acting and singing in church productions, and is excited to perform in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
Julia Rose Rippon (Gladys Herdman)
Julia is 10 years old and a 4th grader at Hershey Elementary School. She has been dancing since the age of 4. Julia loves soccer and art. Julia has performed in Tappin’ at the Hershey Theatre and A Christmas Story at One Broadway. She is thrilled to be in her first Hershey Area Playhouse production.
Michaela Robertson (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Michaela is 11 years old and a 6th grader. She takes dance at McCann’s School of Dance and likes to play softball. This is her 3rd production with the Playhouse.
Mallory Royer (Alice Wendleken)
Mallory is happy to make her seventh appearance with the Playhouse. She played “Grandmother” in Into the Woods Junior and performed in Cinderella, Oliver!, The Wizard of Oz, Annie and The Man Who Came to Dinner. She is a 6th grader at Hershey Middle School and enjoys dance, piano and viola.
Evan Sassaman (Hobie)
Evan is a sixth grade student at Derry Township School District. This is Evan’s third production with Hershey Area Playhouse. Last season, Evan appeared in the Playhouse’s holiday production of The Homecoming. Evan’s interests include acting, music, cars, swimming and hiking. He is very excited to be part of such a talented cast and crew.
Scott Schmittel (Father - Bob Bradley)
Scott has been previously seen in: The Sound of Music (Zeller),The Other Woman (Messenger), Never Trust a City Slicker (Chester), The Star-Spangled Girl (Norman) and A Christmas Story (The Old Man). Scott is an Account Executive for Johnson Controls and lives in Middletown with his wife Deb, and children, Tyler and Lia.
Ken Skelly (Reverend Hopkins)
A long-time Hershey Area Playhouse supporter and former board member, Ken returns to our stage. He appeared in our productions of The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Crucible, and best known for Mortimore in The Fantasticks. Besides theatre, his interests include sudoku, karaoke and restoring antique cars.
Patrick Starner (Elmer Hopkins)
Patrick is in 5th grade at Hershey Elementary School. His interests are acting, singing, playing the trombone and reading. Patrick also portrayed Gree D. McEvil in the Hershey Area Playhouse Theatre Academy 2008 Summer Drama Camp production of A Rose between Two Thorns.
Dan Stoner (Fireman)
This is Dan’s first performance at Hershey Area Playhouse. He is excited to be in this performance with his two sons, Nathan and Peter.
Nathan Stoner (David)
Nathan is six years old and he is in first grade at Pine Street Elementary in Palmyra. Nathan aspires to be an actor and he is excited to be in his first performance. Along with his love for acting, he plays basketball, baseball and soccer for the Palmyra Recreation League.
Peter Stoner (Baby Angel)
Peter is five years old and attends Noah’s Little Ark Preschool in Palmyra. As a baby, Peter played Jesus in the Christmas pageant at EFCH.
Nora Suknaic (Juanita, Choir Angel)
At 8 years old, Nora is thrilled to be in her first production. She has been dancing since she was 5 and singing since she was born. Best wishes to the cast and crew!
Tom Szeltner (Claude Herdman)
Tom is a 13 year old eighth grade student in Palmyra and is a native of Cleveland. This is his tenth play and he is very excited to be cast in the role of Claude Herdman. He enjoys acting, track and soccer. He is a singer in his church youth band “Fish On Friday.” He would like to thank his sister Emily for all the tagging along she does.
Joan Theal (Mrs. Armstrong)
This is Joan’s fourth appearance with Hershey Area Playhouse. She has also performed in a multitude productions with Greater Harrisburg YFC and Lebanon Community Theater. When not on stage, Joan (married to Chuck) is the Librarian at Milton Hershey School Catherine Hall. Her hobbies include reading, swimming, gardening and most varieties of needlework.
Aiden Thomas (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Aiden is 12 years old and has been performing since the first grade. This is her first production at Hershey Area Playhouse, and she looks forward to many more.
Kaye Wallace (Mrs. Clausing)
Kaye an alumni of Interlochen Arts Academy (1985) where she majored in dance. She has been involved in theatre most of her life. Kaye and her daughter Ana are pleased be in their first play at Hershey Area Playhouse.
Madeline Waters (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Madeline appeared in Oliver! with Hershey Area Playhouse and The Wizard of Oz with Lower Dauphin High School when she was 4. Merry Christmas to Karen, cast and crew!
Andreas Wingert (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Andreas is five years old and enjoys music, swimming, tennis and every roller coaster that Hersheypark will allow him to ride. Andreas is looking forward to his first Hershey Area Playhouse performance.
Heidi Luise Wingert (Sunday School Kid/Angel Choir)
Heidi Luise is seven years old and enjoys piano, swimming, tennis and gymnastics. Heidi Luise is excited to make her debut Hershey Area Playhouse performance. |
