HALLIE FLOWER
Director

This is Hallie’s second ride with Wild Goose Players after assisting with last year’s Matilda. She is grateful for the gift of playing alongside this generous ensemble of people and David’s wild child imagination. She has been working in this region as a director, actor, and educator for nearly 30 years. As co-founding artistic director of The Apron Theater Company, she focuses on contemporary American drama. Some memorable moments include August: Osage County, Wit, and Appropriate. Her directing work has also been seen at Actors Theatre Playhouse, Branch River Theatre, Vermont Theatre Co, Keene State College, Wild Root Arts, New England Youth Theatre, and The Putney School. She is a graduate of the Playwrights Horizons Theatre Program, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and The 42nd Street Collective.

CAROL CRONCE

Musical Director

Carol Cronce is thrilled to act as Music Director for her fourth Wild Goose production. She has a Bachelor of Music from Potsdam State University and a Master of Music from Butler University and has served as music director for many community and school groups, including North Country Community Theater, BarnArts, and We the People . Retired from a career as a K-12 music teacher, she continues to keep busy directing and/or accompanying school and community groups and enjoying time with her husband Neal and their furry family.

SHOSHANA BASS

Choreographer

Shoshana Bass is Artistic Director of Sandglass Theater and the Puppets in the Green Mountains International Festival and a second-generation puppeteer continuing her family’s legacy. Trained across dance, puppetry, circus, and theater, she tours internationally with original and legacy works. Her solo show When I Put On Your Glove has toured globally. She co-created Babylon: Journeys of Refugees and Feral, both acclaimed pieces supported by major foundations. Shoshana works internationally as a performer, choreographer, director, and educator. She is most excited to work at home in her own community and get to dance with such a passionate company of creators. 

DAVID STERN

Set & Lighting Designer

David Stern has been working in the professional theatre for over 35 years, and has chaired drama programs at The Middlesex School, Springfield High School, The Casablanca American School, and most recently Kimball Union Academy. Holding an MFA from Rutgers University, David has worked professionally as a director and designer throughout New England at companies including The Merrimack Repertory Theatre, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, North Country Center for the Arts, The Weston Playhouse, Waterville Summer Music Theatre, and the New Ensemble Theatre which he founded in 1993.  In 2014 David became artistic director at Main Street Arts in Saxtons River, and after Covid he founded Wild Goose Players. Between these two organizations David has directed numerous Opera House shows including Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Chicago. In spring 2027, David will be back in the director’s chair for the next BFOH production!

MASAKI SCHUETTE

Costume Designer

For Masaki, costume design is the art of visual storytelling. Beginning her journey in Boston’s fashion scene, she eventually traded the garment industry for the stage, finding her true calling in theater costuming. She thrives on the challenge of expressing a character's essence through texture and form. Masaki’s career spans both professional design and academic mentorship in the USA & Canada.

COLEMAN DREW

Emcee

Wild Goose debut! A California native, Coleman has been seen Off-Bway & on Tour in Awesome 80’s Prom! Favorite credits: The Rocky Horror Show, Dr. Frank-N-Furter; Dog Sees God, Beethoven; Spring Awakening, Moritz Stiefel; Twelfth Night, Sir Andrew Aguecheek; Wolves, Benjamin; Very Still & Hard to See, Jasper/Franklin, world premiere. Three Little Girls Down the Well; Workshop at The Public. Film/TV: The Forest, The Fæ, Samantha Bee. Coleman is also known as international drag performer, Judy Darling. 

AIDAN FLOWER DES JARDINS

Sally Bowles

Aidan is deeply grateful to return to the Kit Kat Club 6 years after the last production was cancelled due to the pandemic. This is her third production with the Wild Goose Players; you may have seen her costumes onstage last year in Matilda, or as Mary in WGP’s production of Merrily We Roll Along. A lifelong resident of the southern VT and NH region, some of her other local credits include Margot in Legally Blonde, Martha in The Secret Garden, Johanna in Sweeney Todd, and Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins. She feels lucky to have the opportunity to work on this timely show with such a talented and supportive group of people. Thank you for coming to support live theatre, and for asking yourself “what would you do?”

LIAM JOHNSON

Clifford Bradshaw

Liam Johnson is a barista/bookseller by day and secret theatre nerd by night. Don’t tell anyone! He holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville, and an MFA in Acting from the University of Houston. He was last seen as Doug in Wild Goose Players’ production ofGruesome Playground Injuries. Up next he’ll be directing Macbeth for Vermont Theatre Company. He has yet to determine what other play about the rise of fascism will round out his 2026 season. Outside of theatre, Liam enjoys starting books and sometimes finishing them. He’s also started knitting a sweater but that’s going really poorly so probably don’t ask about it. 

LIBBY MCCAWLEY

Fräulein Schneider

Libby is continually grateful for the theatrical opportunities she has enjoyed and for the multi-talented people with whom she has been able to share these experiences, most recently with Wild Goose Players as Mrs. Phelps inMatilda, as Shaindel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music. With Main Street Arts, Libby appeared as Matron Mama Morton in Chicago, Mattie in Charles Henry’s Final Curtain, Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Jack’s Mother in Into the Woods, and Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd. Other roles have included Betty Meeks in The Foreigner, Meredith in Bat Boy, an ensemble member in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, and Fantine in Les Misérables. Other favorites have included Mattie Fae in The Apron Theater Company’s August: Osage County, Kate/Lily in Kiss Me, Kate at MSA, and Maggie in the Vermont Theater Company’s As Fair As You Were. Happily retired, Libby enjoys adventuring with family and friends whenever possible.

WALT CRAMER

Herr Schultz

After a seven year hiatus from musicals, Walt is very pleased to be making his return to the musical theater stage in Wild Goose Players’ production ofCabaret.  Recently retired from his day job in higher education, Walt managed to moonlight over the years in theater, musical theater, and opera.  This included appearances with the Warner Stage Company (CT), Gretna Theater (PA), Street 70 (MD), Source Theater (DC), Washington  National Opera (DC) as well as several northeast regional and community theater companies. Walt’s favorite roles include King Arthur in Spamalot, Daddy Warbucks in Annie, Father in Children of Eden, and Applegate in Damn Yankees. Walt  has also been a concert soloist and recitalist, directed theater/musicals, and taught courses in communication, music, and theater history.  Walt has a B.A. in Music from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.M. in Choral Conducting from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.  Thanks to everyone at Wild Goose Players for making this such a wonderful return to the musical theater stage

CHARLOTTE TRAAS

Fräulein Kost

Charlotte makes her Wild Goose Players debut in Cabaret.  A graduate of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, she was a resident company member with CityImprov in St. Louis, where quick wits and questionable accents were strongly encouraged. When she’s not moonlighting at the Kit Kat Club, Charlotte’s other stage credits include Rachel inThe Bookstore and Hildy in The Moors with Branch River Theatre, Lenny in Crimes of the Heart with The Edge Ensemble, several seasons of The 10-Minute Play Festival, Lina Szczepanowska in The Misalliance and Myrtle in Mornings at Seven with The Actor’s Theatre Playhouse. With love and gratitude, she thanks her son Ollie, for always inspiring her, David for being her partner-in-espionage, Jason Reynolds and The Jarvela family for their support and encouragement, and her Dad for always reminding her to make big choices. This one’s for you!

ERIC CUTLER

Ernst Ludwig

Eric  is a Brattleboro native and graduate of Keene State College and East 15 Acting School in England.  He has studied extensively with Jim Maxwell, Richard Edelman, Sam Pilo and Hallie Flower, and is deeply grateful for all that they have shared with him.  Eric teaches drawing and painting to people of all ages as part of a group of incredible teaching artists at River Gallery School of Art and works as an educator and gallery guide at the Brattleboro Museum and Arts Center.

AJLAN BEER

Rosie

Ajlan is so excited to be back on stage after an 18 year hiatus.  She has a B.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of New Hampshire, has performed professionally in numerous regional theaters (such as Manchester’s Palace Theater, the Weston Playhouse, and Lakes Region Summer Theater), a National Tour (I Get a Kick Out of Cole), and spent 3 years as a Lead Singer on Celebrity cruise ships in the mainstage production shows.  Favorite roles include Louise inGypsy, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Val in A Chorus Line, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Marian in The Music Man.  Currently, Ajlan teaches 3rd grade at Westmoreland School and sings with multiple bands in the NH/VT area (Swing Low, Back Bay Transit, and the Walt Sayre Band). She lives in Walpole with her incredibly supportive husband, Josh, her two amazing kids, William and Ellery, and her sweet rescue pup, Luna.  Ajlan is beyond grateful to be able to sing and dance her heart out in Cabaret!

CAROLINE CATINO 

Lulu/Gorilla

Caroline is utterly excited to appear in her first Wild Goose production! She feels so lucky to be part ofCabaret as she is approaching the final months of her senior year at Keene State College in New Hampshire! She will be graduating in May with a B.A. in Acting. Her most recent appearances include Francesca from The Bridges of Madison County and Natalie from Next to Normal. Most recently, she was a finalist for Musical Theatre at the American College Theatre Festival in Albany, New York. She is beyond happy to be able to share this show experience with her close friends and to make art and learn from this brilliant group of people. Caroline would like to thank her incredible family for always supporting her and pushing her to take risks. She has endless amounts of love for them and for her friends for being such lights in her life, on and off the stage! 

NATALIA CHIUME

Frenchie/Dance Captain

Natalia is so happy to be performing in her 4th show with the Wild Goose Players. Her past WPG credits include Soupy Sue(Urinetown: the Musical), Hodel (Fiddler on the Roof), & Beth Spencer (Merrily We Roll Along). Also with WPG, in August, she will get the opportunity to bring alive the role of Lucy VanPelt (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown) at the Waypoint Center here in Bellows Falls. Some of her other recent & semi-local credits include Ronnette (Little Shop of Horrors), Mimi Marquez (RENT), & Mrs. Bucket (Charlie & the Chocolate Factory) with the Keene Lions Club (Keene, NH), & Serena (Legally Blonde) with the Barre Players (Barre, MA). She hopes to continue making art with beautiful, expressive, collaborative people for as long as she can. She wants to thank her family & friends for supporting her, loving her, & for constantly making her laugh & grow. Thank you all for sharing in this art with us. 

SHAYNA ROSE BREDBECK

Texas/Dance Captain

Shayna is ecstatic to be returning to the Wild Goose Players stage! Previous WGP credits includeFiddler on the Roof and Merrily We Roll Along. Other recent shows include RENT, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Legally Blonde with Keene Lions Club. Shayna hails from Boston, MA, where she studied theatre at the Boston Arts Academy and worked in the performing arts until relocating to Southern Vermont in 2020. Outside of rehearsal, she is a licensed cosmetologist and esthetician, currently working as a hairstylist at Northern Roots Salon in Brattleboro. She sends so much love & thanks to her friends, family, kitties, and Mak for their infinite love & support.

GWYNETH THOMSON

Fritzie

Gwyneth is so excited to be making her Wild Goose debut in such a topical show such as Cabaret. She has a B.F.A in musical theatre from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York City and Los Angeles campuses. Her recent theatre credits includeMary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Miss Shields in A Christmas Story: The Musical, and Lucinda in Into the Woods. Her short film credits include Codelia in We Mustn’t, and Poppy/writer/director in Poppy the Curious Kitty. She plans on moving to NYC this fall to continue her theatre journey with her loving and supportive boyfriend, Ethan. She would like to thank her parents, brother, cat, and Ethan for their endless support and love. 

PJ MEAD

Helga

PJ Mead has been involved in theater in the Keene area and beyond since her mom first enrolled her in MoCo theater classes in elementary school. By high school, PJ was producing and directing. She went on to study Theatre Arts Management at Ithaca College and began her professional career with TheaterWorks in Hartford, CT. PJ then relocated to New York City, where she worked with Signature Theatre and The New Group. She also partnered with Cynthia von Buhler to create immersive theatrical experiences in New York City and Connecticut through the Speakeasy Dollhouse series. In 2022, PJ returned to the region and quickly reengaged with the local theater community, collaborating with Wild Goose Theatre and the Keene Lions Club. She continues to contribute as a performer, producer, and props and costume designer.

IZABEL ESTRIN

Malin

Izabel is so excited to be in Cabaret. They are a graduate of NYU: Tisch School of the Arts where they got their BFA in Acting. They are also a NEYT alum and have been doing theater since elementary school. Some of their favorite past roles include Hermia inMidsummer Night’s Dream, Susan in Vinegar Tom, and Antonia in Man of Lamancha. They tend to stick to plays more than musicals, and Cabaret is their first time in a musical in 8 years, so it has been really fun to focus on choreography and music and dive back into that. Izabel also feels that this is a very relevant play to the current world we live in, and wants to say: don’t ignore the rising facism in this country! abolish ICE, free Palestine, find and join mutual aid groups in your neighborhood, take street medic courses, work on building community to support the most vulnerable of us. None of us are free until all of us are free!!

SARAH MANNING

Olga

Sarah is thrilled to make her Wild Goose debut in Cabaret. Most days you’ll find her at Westminster Fit Body Boot Camp, energizing and training her clients. After a six-year break from local theatre to raise her two amazing kids Madeline and Patrick with her husband Brian, she was welcomed back to the stage by Walpole Players as tax collector Sandra Snyder in Grumpy Old Men: The Musical. Since then she’s appeared in several Small Pond productions, including The Hallelujah Girls and Christmas Jubilee. She is excited to return to musical theatre as Olga, with this talented cast — and to find out if she really does have dancing feet.

CASEY VOLIKAS

Boom Boom

Casey is excited to be back with Wild Goose after previously appearing in Fiddler on the Roof (Grandma Tzeitel) and Urinetown (Ms. Pennywise). Other recent credits include Legally Blonde (Paulette), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Mrs. Teavee), and Rent (Company) with the Keene Lions Club, as well as various involvement with Small Pond Productions.  She is honored to step out of her comfort zone with this piece and hopes it encourages you as an audience member to do the same.  “This performance is for my mom- the one who saw Cabaret in movie theaters multiple times as a teenager and then introduced her teenage daughter to the VHS. Thank you for coming to all of my shows for the past twenty years and taking me to local shows when I was growing up - you are my favorite person and responsible for the woman I am today!”

DEVEN WICKER

Bobby

Deven is so excited to be back with Wild Goose to perform in one of his favorite shows, Cabaret! Deven grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, where he participated in many different performing arts, and moved to the southern Vermont area about 6 years ago. Since moving here, he has been in several shows, including: Fiddler on the Roof (Mendel), Merrily We Roll Along (Ru), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Augustus Gloop), Matilda (Rudolpho), and Legally Blonde (Emmett Forrest). He feels so lucky to be able to perform such a haunting and timely piece of theater, and he hopes you will come to see him and many of his talented friends again later this August as Linus in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

KEI EACCARINO

Victor

Kei is so honored to be making his Wild Goose Players debut with this very important and CURRENT show! He is graduating in early May from Keene State College with a B.A. in acting with a special interest in directing and playwriting. Some of his past roles include Robert Kincaid (The Bridges of Madison County), Dan Goodman (Next to Normal), Mark Cohen (Rent), and Dmitry (Anastasia). He has received numerous awards, such as ‘Outstanding work on a dramatic piece’ (ACTF 2025, 2026), a scholarship to Open Jar Studios (NYC) for a weeklong Broadway intensive, and has recently become the overall Region 1 finalist for the musical theatre track at the American College Theatre Festival (2026)! He would like to thank his friends and family for all the encouragement and support during his never-ending journey onstage. He currently resides in Marlborough, NH, with his beautiful partner, Ty Jo, who he would also like to thank for walking alongside him while creating such meaningful art in day-to-day life and wholeheartedly supporting his every step in this insanely complex world. 

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“I’ve always been a believer in the power of art, and music in particular, to inspire change. 

- Gavin Creel 

NOAH CARMEL

Herman/Max

Noah is pleased to be back at it again with Wild Goose. Favorite credits, with the Goose and otherwise, include Paul in Matilda, Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda, Angel in Rent, Freddy in Noise Off, Diesel in West Side Story, and “featured soloist” in the Reagle Music Theatre’s 2015 production of Kiss me, Kate. Noah enjoys his cat Snoopy, his free time, and long walks on the beach. Cheers! 

EZRA LEONARD

Hans/Sailor

Ezra is thrilled to be working with this wonderful cast and to be back in Cabaret after 6 years. His recent credits include Badger in Wunderkammer with Katie-Did Productions, Sasha in Fiddler on the Roof with Wild Goose Players, and Oliver in Puffs with Springfield Community Players. When Ezra isn't acting he is a print maker and oil painter, with a focus on Queer sexuality and liberation, mental illness, and skeletons. You can find his work on Instagram @ezracheeseman. Finally, Ezra would like to say that this play does not exist in a vacuum. Fascism is descending again, and it is our job to stand with our vulnerable neighbors and fight for their rights. Abolish Ice, free Palestine, Trans liberation now. Enjoy the show.

ETHAN NOWACK

Rudy/Sailor

Ethan is very excited to make his Wild Goose debut with Cabaret! He is currently studying acting at Keene State College. Some of his favorite past roles have been Bud Johnson (The Bridges of Madison County), Gabe Goodman (Next to Normal), and Trevor (Play That Goes Wrong). He would like to thank his friends and family for their support and especially his beautiful girlfriend Julia Dube! 

PAOLO WOODARD

Gunther

Paolo is excited to return to musicals. Paolo uses his theatre skills to enchant families as an Admissions Counselor at The Putney School. Performing arts have been a passion for Paolo since elementary school. He is excited to bring Günther to life and work alongside the rest of the phenomenal cast and crew.

GINA BURKE

Madame

“I am so happy to be playing Madame of the Kit Kat Klub and an ensemble role with this amazing cast of CABARET!!! I was here a mere five years ago when Wild Goose Players was just a few days from opening night for CABARET, but then COVID struck!! You know the rest of that story. We all trudged through and here we are again, happily!!” This production marks Gina’s eighth production with the Wild Goose Players. Some other shows include Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Super, Urinetown, Fiddler On The Roof, & Matilda, to name a few. Gina was a movie extra for George Woodard’s movie, “The Farm Boy.” Gina has done several shows for The Walpole Players and also played Mazzepa in The Springfield Players, “Gypsy.” Gina and her husband Erik have a small studio where they make their own music and videos. Her happy time besides playing in shows is thrifting and sharing time with her beautiful kitty kat!!