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LaShelle Bray
LaShelle Bray is pleased to be one of the music directors on the Street Lamp team! She has a BS in Music from Towson University and runs her own voice studio out of Bel Air. LaShelle enjoys performing in shows and has played the roles of Alice Beineke in Addams Family and Torrey in Freaky Friday. She has music directed multiple teen shows including All Shook Up and The Drowsy Chaperone. She loves working with both youth and adults and loves hearing people sing beautiful harmonies!
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Mia Bray
Mia Bray has been performing since high school, and has recently taken to helping out backstage. She teaches private piano lessons from her home in Bel Air. She is currently a music director with Street Lamp Community Theatre.
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Shannon Hargreaves
Shannon Hargreaves is excited to be one of the choreographers at Street Lamp. She has a Masters in Education and loves working with elementary and secondary kids. When she isn’t dancing, you can find her working at the Avon Grove Library. She and her husband live in Cochranville, PA and have two daughters.
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Julie Munzert
Julie Munzert is the box office manager at Street Lamp. During the day she is the Corporate account specialist for Genesis Healthcare. She keeps the theatre running like a well-oiled machine. Julie has been a part of Street Lamp since its inception filling a variety of roles including light tech and design, Disney Performance Coordinator, and Summer Camp Tour Guide. Julie has a life-long love of musical theatre but prefers to do her singing and dancing from the audience. Julie's all time favorite show is 13 The Musical.
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Brittany Opie
Brittany is a seasoned music teacher with Cecil County Public Schools, having acted as music director for numerous shows at Street Lamp since 2016 and taught both elementary and secondary music for the past 21 years. “Do what you love; love what you do.” She has a passion for music and people and is fortunate to have a career that brings both together. Music runs in the family, with her three children being active musicians as well - singing, playing instruments, and her oldest is even a music education major in college!
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Matthew Peterson
Matthew is an IT professional by day and a freelance photographer/graphic designer by night. A performer in his own right, he assists Street Lamp with marketing and photography. Matthew is a Director with our Street Lamp Community Theatre.
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Stephanie Peterson
Stephanie Peterson is the Education Coordinator at SLP. She directs and choreographs for the youth and teen shows, as well as choreographs and stage manages for the shows with SLCT. Stephanie has a bachelors degree from West Chester in Professional Studies with minors in Dance and Education Not only does she love working in theatre behind the scenes, but she loves performing as well! She has been in several musicals and plays here at Street Lamp and surrounding MD/DE theaters. Stephanie considers Street Lamp to be a second home, and loves to see new faces and familiar faces coming out for shows and classes!
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Steven Soltow
Steven is a busy pianist/keyboardist and music director for community theatre productions in Maryland; his recent favorites include West Side Story, Footloose, Legally Blonde, The Addams Family, and The Last Five Years. In addition to his work as as music director he also enjoys performing on the stage as well; his favorite roles include Jervis Pendleton (Daddy Long Legs), Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince (Into the Woods), and Jacey Squires (Music Man). He is a K-5 Vocal Music Teacher at Red Pump Elementary School and a piano instructor at Music Land in Bel Air, MD.
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KC Testerman
Dr. Kristin (K.C.) Testerman is our resident artist and Shakespeare Director. She is a highly motivated educator who strives to increase the capabilities of all educators and students, on stage and off. Currently, she works for Instructure as a change agent for Canvas, dedicated to the Commonwealth of Virginia. KC has an elementary education degree along with a master’s degree in English. She taught in the K-12 classroom for over 16 years, was in administration for 8 years, and now teaches at the university level part-time. She has been involved in directing shows since 1997, but acted in her first show just last year. KC resides in Atglen, Pennsylvania with her husband, Coy, children, Coy III and Mia, and the Golden Retriever Girls, Betty White and Rose Nyland. KC is a director for Street Lamp Community Theatre.
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Laura Woods
Laura Munzert Woods is the executive director and founder of Street Lamp Productions. She has participated in children’s theatre for the last 30 years in a broad array of roles including music director, costume designer, choreographer, and director. She was fortunate enough to participate in children’s theatre programs in her youth and enjoys sharing her love of theater with 100’s of children every year. In college, Laura attended Wilmington University obtained a degree in Human Resource Management with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education and Theatre. In 2009 Laura created and operated the children’s theatre program at the local YMCA for 8 years before finally following her dream of starting her own theatre which, ultimately, became Street Lamp. Laura has a passion to make a welcoming home for children to learn musical theatre, while gaining lifelong friendships, self-esteem, performing arts skills, and a safe place to learn and grow.
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Rylynn Woods
Rylynn Woods graduated from the Institute of American Musical Theatre in New York City and is an experienced musician performing as a wedding singer and venue vocalist in the PA, DE, and MD areas. She can be seen year-round at the Strasburg Rail Road in multiple musical revues, particularly as diva songstress Lorelei DeVine. She is available to be hired for weddings, birthdays, private parties, and other events. She also provides private vocal lessons through her studio. Rylynn enjoys directing teen shows and giving private lessons at Street Lamp. For more information about her upcoming shows or to book a lesson visit www.rylynnwoods.com
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Caitlyn Shaffstall
Caitlyn has been a drama teacher at HCPS for the past 8 years. She graduated with a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a minor in theatre, then went on to get her Master’s in Theatre Education. She has acted in Shakespeare plays, musicals, and worked backstage in many capacities. When she isn’t involved in a theatre production (which is rare) she enjoys reading, traveling, working out, and enjoying time with friends and family.
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Emily Sinclair
Emily Sinclair is an actress and director based in Harford County, Maryland. She has performed in multiple shows with Street Lamp and is excited to step into a new role as director! Some of her favorite roles include Johanna (Sweeney Todd), Veronica Sawyer (Heathers), Katherine Blake (Freaky Friday), Morticia Addams (Addams Family), and Maureen Johnson (RENT). Emily will soon be graduating from HCC with a degree in photography while also running her own photography business! She is so excited to be continuing her love for theatre while working alongside some of her favorite people at Street Lamp! <3
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Erin Cates Smith
Erin has a MA in vocal performance from UNC Greensboro and a BA in music from Furman University. She has taught private voice lessons and coaching, as well as musically directed dozens of productions. Erin has been a performer for most of her life! Some of her favorite shows, where she had the honor of playing lead roles, have been Music Man, Guys and Dolls, The Magic Flute, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, Camelot, The Marriage of Figaro, Kiss Me Kate, Freaky Friday, and Sweeney Todd. Erin was also a cofounder and performer for a Broadsway, which was an all female performing group that worked in the tri-state area for about five years. In addition to her performing arts instruction she has taught dance fitness for 15 years and is a mindfulness and personal wellness coach. Erin loves working with kids and helping them find their own voice and confidence on the stage and off.
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Katelyn O'Connor
Katelyn O’Connor holds two Bachelor's degrees in Dance and Political Science. In her professional and collegiate career, she has had opportunities to dance professionally for artists and venues such as Hope Boykin, Misty Copeland, The Kennedy Center, The National Symphony Orchestra, and the Eubie Blake National Jazz and Cultural Center. Additionally, while studying at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Katelyn pursued her education on a full scholarship through the Linehan Artists Scholarship. She has also had the opportunity to pursue dance research from UMBC's Undergraduate Research Award. When Katelyn is not performing, you can find her teaching and choreographing at several dance studios and theater programs in the Maryland area.Description goes here
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Natalie Hudson
Natalie Hudson is a student at the University of Delaware pursing a major in Nursing and a minor in Musical Theatre. She has a lot of theatre experience from Clearspace Theatre, Milburn Stone Theatre, and Street Lamp. She is a graduate of Newark Charter School and was an avid member of their theater, band, and choir. She also has dance training from Delaware Dance Company and has continued dance, voice, and acting classes at the University of Delaware. She is excited to be back at Street Lamp and to help with their productions! You can see Natalie at our Rising Sun and Kennett Locations.
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Natalie Giovan
Natalie is thrilled to be on the Street Lamp team as a youth director! She is an ultrasound technologist by day and a singer/actor/performer by night. She has performed in several productions at Street Lamp including Carrie (Carrie) and Spelling Bee (Logainne). Natalie is passionate about theatre and excited to be sharing her love of performing with the community’s youth.