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WARNING:

Fog Effects, Strobe Lights, and Loud Noises take place in this production. 

Director's Note:

Welcome to Disaster!

When I was in middle school I remember going to Blockbuster and renting 70s disaster movies like "The Poseidon Adventure" and "The Towering Inferno." I loved the ridiculous scenarios, the colorful characters and of course, the bizarre death scenes. Disaster! the musical has all of those same characteristics, but is also paired with a hysterical book and some of the greatest songs the 70s had to offer. 

To stage such a niche disaster comedy with over-the-top tech and performances, you need an incredibly dedicated and fearless team of actors and technicians. This company is home to some of the most hysterical, committed, and talented creatives you can find in Colorado. I am incredibly grateful to our entire team for the endless hard work that went into this production. Thank you for your trust and friendship. 

Disaster!, though incredibly silly and bombastic, is at its a core a story about people who love each other that are trying to navigate the insane circumstances around them. It’s scary, tragic, messy and…..incredibly funny. While the parallels to our current world are sadly too easy to spot, our hope is you can sit back, tap your feet and spend a few hours laughing at it happening to someone else. 🎵 Schadenfreude 🎵

Now grab your life preservers, ready those lifeboats and see if you can make it out of our DISASTER!

Song List

Hot Stuff
The Lord's Prayer
Saturday Night
Do You Wanna Make Love?
Without You
I Am Woman/That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
Mockingbird
Still the One
Never Can Say Goodbye/Torn Between Two Lovers
Feelings
Feels So Good
Knock On Wood
Hawaii Five-0 Theme
Three Times a Lady
Ben
25 or 6 to 4
Sky High
When Will I Be Loved?
Don't Cry Out Loud
Come to Me
I'd Really Love To See You Tonight
I Will Survive
A Fifth of Beethoven
Reunited
Daybreak
Hooked On a Feeling

Cast

Production Team

Meet the Cast

Andy Ray

Ted Scheider

Andy is excited to return for another summer at Stage Door after most recently playing Nick in Something Rotten. Andy has also recently been seen as Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde (Parker Arts), a company member of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Town Hall Arts Center), and Brad in Rocky Horror (StageDoor Theatre). Most of Andy’s time spent on stage has been with his students over the past nine years, directing the Theatre program at Overland High School. Most importantly, he would like to thank Angela, his family, and friends for their support and love.

Cooper Rae

Jackie Noelle

Cooper Rae (she/her) is delighted to bring this ludicrous romp to the stage in her first appearance with StageDoor! With all that's happening in the world, Cooper is very thankful to be able to spread a little joy with this hilariously talented cast! A few favorite credits are performing a tribute cabaret to her childhood inspiration, Linda Ronstadt, singing songs from Linda's vast discography (Vintage Theater). Channeling her inner diva as Dee Dee Allen in The Prom (The Arts Hub). The brisk Queen in Head Over Heels (Shifted Lens). Running amok as Corine in Triumph Of Love (Wheatridge Theater), singing off-key in her understudy role of Marie Dindon in La Cage Aux Faux (Town Hall Arts Center). Creating a cabaret titled 'Awesomely Weird Songs', paying tribute to the strange and unusual. Beyond the theater, she has danced around the world, competing in Ballroom/Latin dance, and recently began teaching Latin dance classes with her company, Q-Rated Denver. Cooper is grateful every day for her wife and her enduring support! Her two absurd dogs, her weird cat, and all their constant entertainment. 

Gavin Juckette

Chad Rubik

Gavin feels right at home performing in this show since their life is a disaster most of the time! Other notable credits include Trent Oliver in The Prom at Town Hall Arts Center, Uncle Frank in Little Miss Sunshine at the Aurora Fox, Prince Eric in Little Mermaid with Performance Now Theatre Company, and Will Bloom in Big Fish at Inland Valley Rep in Los Angeles. When not performing, you’ll find them managing the TYA program at the DCPA as a Teaching Artist and Music Coordinator. Gavin (and their corgi bestie Wallace) will say a bittersweet goodbye to Denver in the fall to pursue a master’s degree in Writing and Production for Musical Theatre with Berklee College of Music in NYC! Follow along on IG: @gavinrhymeswithbucket

Brekken Baker

Marianne Wilson

Brekken Baker (she/her) is excited to be performing in her first StageDoor production! A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and world traveler through the organization Up with People, she’s found a home in the Colorado theater community and in her favorite role as “mom of two.” Credits include the Baker's Wife in Into the Woods (the Arts Hub), Pamela in Head Over Heels (Shifted Lens), Mayzie in Seussical! (Performance Now!), Tammy in Escape to Margaritaville (Give 5 Productions), Lucy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Town Hall Arts Center), and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Sasquatch Productions). Thanks to her cute babies, her awesome siblings, and her amazing husband, Cole,, for supporting her and her love of theater. This one’s for her late and great mom, who first helped her believe “she is woman.”

Cooper Kaminsky

Tony Delvecchio

Cooper is elated to make their return to Stagedoor Theatre! Cooper spent much of their childhood wearing aviators, listening to disco, and wishing they were a special guest on Fantasy Island. Recent credits include Shrek in Shrek The Musical, William Barfeé in 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (Parker Arts and Sasquatch Productions), Johnny Cash and others in Ring of Fire (Miner’s Alley), u/s Jerry Lee, Sam Phillips in Million Dollar Quartet (Lonetree Arts), Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd, Andrej in ONCE The Musical (Stagedoor Theatre), Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein The Musical, and Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls (Vintage Theatre). International credits include the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the NYC Fringe, and the NYC Thespis Theatre Festival. Cooper is a BroadwayWorld and OnStage Colorado Award-winning performer. They hold a Bachelors from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Outside of the theatre, Cooper is a professional tarot reader, songwriter, and educator. Cooper is grateful to their family, partner, and best friend for keeping their ship afloat every day. 

Sarah Holmes

Ben & Lisa Noelle

Sarah Holmes (she/her) is delighted to be returning to StageDoor Theatre after her SDT debut in Murder On The Orient Express in 2021! She earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology with a minor in international studies at the University of Colorado Denver last year and is hoping to pursue graduate school in the near future. Outside of performing and school, Sarah enjoys reading, baking, and spending time with her husband, Riley, and their cat, Caboose. She would like to thank her friends and family for their constant love and support.

Isabella Duran

Sister Mary Downey

Isabella is stoked to be back at StageDoor, where she most recently performed as the Beggar Woman in "Sweeney Todd", for which she received a Henry nomination. Other notable performances include Girl in “Once" (Town Hall Arts Center), Reza in “Once” (StageDoor), “Urinetown” (Town Hall Arts Center), “Sondheim On Sondheim” (Cherry Creek Theater), “tick tick BOOM!” (Vintage), and at least 7 Rocky Horror shows. In addition to being a theater-lover, Isabella is a lifelong musician and multi-instrumentalist, and has performed with many talented humans all over the world including Guitar Shorty and The Squirrel Nut Zippers. She is also a certified herbalist and will definitely talk to you about tea or dandelions at the slightest opportunity. Shoutout to BABYTOWN!!!

ThurZday

Levora Verona

Most notably known for her recurring role in the MTV series "Todrick", ThurZday is an all-around entertainer, producer, and visual architect. ThurZday credits her nurtured talent to the leadership/tutelage of the likes of Todrick Hall, Debbie Allen, and esteemed Broadway Alum Kevin Ramsey. After traveling the world touring, featuring in national commercials, and stepping into some of her favorite roles, ThurZday has accumulated several genre-crossing production credits. Some of ThurZday's notable clients include Warner, ABC, and Discovery Network. ThurZday's professional experience has informed her work with her full sensory production/ tech company, Tenth Wonder (www.ExperienceTenthWonder.Tech). The company's IP "Gods of Empires" has a gaming deal with New Hero (available for purchase now), and their streaming platform WonderViz premieres this year, globally, on Roku and Pluto TV (submissions are still being accepted via the company's site). ThurZday is currently non-exclusively repped by BlocLA. For all things ThurZday, follow her on all social platforms (@its_ThurZday).

Brian Trampler

Maury Winters

After performing for over 50 years (yes, that long!) at many spaces around Colorado — including as a featured vocal soloist with the Denver Symphony for the Boettcher Concert Hall’s inaugural performance in 1978 — Brian is happy to be making his Stage Door Theatre debut in “Disaster, The Musical” as Maury Summers. He was most recently seen as The Chairman in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” at Vintage Theatre, and as Charlie Davenport in “Annie Get Your Gun” right down the road from here at Center Stage Theatre in Evergreen. Favorite roles include Cookie McGee (Nice Work If You Can Get It, Performance Now Theatre Company), Gomez Addams (The Addams Family, Northglenn Players), Constable Joe (Tuck Everlasting, Vintage Theatre), and Nathan Detroit (Guys and Dolls, PNTC). Thanks to his Von Tramps! And thank you — yes, you — for taking the time to support live theatre!

Jennifer Burnett

Shirley Winters

Jennifer Burnett (Shirley Summers) is an actress who actually has Tourette’s. And no. It’s not fatal. You can read about her experience with Tourette’s at facingtourettes.org. Jennifer is a two-time Henry Award Winner for Outstanding Featured Performer/Supporting Actress in a Musical for her portrayals of Fräulein Schneider (Cabaret, PVTA) and Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn (The Music Man, PNTC). Previous credits include Veritas: Divine Bull Transformation (Laverne); Vintage Theatre: 9 to 5 (Roz); Vintage/PNTC: The Drowsy Chaperone (Mrs. Tottendale); PNTC: Carousel (Mrs. Mullin)-Henry Nomination, White Christmas (Martha Watson), Annie (Miss Hannigan), Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle), Pump Boys and Dinettes (Rhetta); PVTA-Bridges of Madison County (Marge), You Can’t Take It With You (Penny), Pride & Prejudice (Mrs. Bennet), Sylvia (Kate); Town Hall Arts Center: All Shook Up (Mayor Matilda); Veritas/Parker Arts: Nunsense (Rev. Mother); National tour - Beehive: The 60s Musical (Swing). Thank you to Carlos, Mia and baby dog Tine for your love and support; thank YOU for supporting live theatre. JenniferBurnett.com.

Lucas Barta

Scott

Lucas Barta (he/him) is a Denver-based performer and full-time nerd. He is delighted to return to the StageDoor, having previously appeared in Something Rotten! Recent credits also include Bonnie & Clyde (Bright Heart Stages), Shrek the Musical (Sasquatch Productions), and the world premiere of The Legend of Anne Bonny (Shifted Lens/Two Cent Lion). When he’s not performing or working, you’ll probably find him seeing Star Wars and Spider-Man several times at the cinema this summer. He wants to thank this incredible company, as well as his family, friends, and partner Hazel, for their love and support. In loving memory of his grandfather, Dennis Halldorson.

Bryan Plummer

Husband, Chef, Ensemble

Bryan Plummer is thrilled to be back performing in the Mile High and back at Stagedoor! He was seen last summer in Something Rotten as Lord Clapham at ST. Other Colorado highlights have been Igor in Young Frankenstein (Vintage), Frog in A Year with Frog and Toad (Vintage Tour), Shrek (Sasquatch/Parker Arts), School of Rock (Veritas/Parker Arts), and Escape to Margaritaville (Give5/Parker Arts). Bryan’s favorite regional theatre highlights include Lion in The Wizard of Oz, Lord Fancourt Babberly in Charlie’s Aunt, Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!, Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Lefou in Beauty and the Beast. Bryan lived in Salzburg, Austria, studying music, and has had the opportunity to sing in over 15 countries and throughout the US. This show is for Mom!

Neil Islas Jr

Jake, Ensemble

Neil Soriano Isales (he/him) is thrilled to be part of this ridiculous show with this hilarious team! He was last at StageDoor Theatre in The Play That Goes Wrong with Shark Box Theatre Co. Previous credits: 9 to 5 (Vintage Theatre), Shrek the Musical (Sasquatch Productions), The Little Mermaid and Fiddler on the Roof (Performance Now Theatre Co.), Head Over Heels and Cruel Intentions (Shifted Lens Theatre Co.), The Tragedy of Medusa (Two Cent Lion). Neil studied Civil Engineering and is a proud Denver local and Filipino-American. He is humbled and honored to be working with so many kind and insanely talented new friends. He is immensely grateful for his family and friends for their love and support. Thank you so much for supporting the arts. Enjoy the show!

Kaylin Darst

Ensemble

Kaylin Darst is thrilled to return to StageDoor this summer with such a phenomenally talented cast and crew! Recent stage credits include Something Rotten, The Sound of Music, Clue the Musical, and 9 to 5 for Parker Arts, as well as stage managing Sweeney Todd at StageDoor, The Prom at the Arts Hub, and Miss Nelson Goes Missing for Sasquatch. She thanks Tanner for giving her endless opportunities.

Jacob Frye

Worker, Ensemble

Jacob Frye (he/him) had a remarkably intense fascination with the Titanic (and subsequent sinking) when he was in first grade. To now have the opportunity to act as someone living through such a DISASTER is really a full-circle moment for him! He's also had a fascination with the ocean for equally as long, so this is just really great for him. He has performed in all kinds of things in all kinds of places, such as the Big Bad Wolf at PACE, Ensemble in the Edinburgh Fringe, and every part of Rocky with Colorado’s Elusive Ingredient. Outside of theater, he is getting back into reading and is an avid painter, weightlifter, and embroiderer. He is so grateful for this opportunity to be so ridiculous with so many people he adores, and hopes that you have some good laughs!!

Madge Guerra

Ensemble

Madge Guerra is excited to make her StageDoor Theatre debut with this wickedly talented and hilarious cast. Recent credits include We Are the Tigers with Shifted Lens Theatre Co. (Eva Sanchez), Shrek the Musical with Sasquatch Productions (Ugly Duckling/Queen Lillian), Head Over Heels with Shifted Lens Theatre Co. (Ensemble/Dance Captain), and Disney’s The Little Mermaid with PNTC (Adella). Madge trained at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Moscow, Russia, and is a BFA graduate from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. This summer, she will also travel across the pond to Scotland to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. When not performing, you can catch her hanging with friends or at home snuggled up with her fur babies, Kitty Lulu and Kitty Belle. She is endlessly grateful to create art, tell stories, and share the stage with such wonderful people. Here’s to adventure, friendship, and theatre magic.

Deven Ogle

Ensemble, Scott Understudy

Deven is so excited to be joining StageDoor Theatre in their production of Disaster! As a recent graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, where he honed his vocal and performance skills with a focus in opera, Deven is an established actor and voice teacher who has performed as a soloist in various university concerts and has had the honor of performing at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and Denver's own Buell Theater. Deven's favorite credits include “Into the Woods”, “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown”, “Legally Blonde”, “The Addams Family”, and “Once on This Island”. He would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of his incredible friends and family for all of their constant and unwavering support and love!

Arianna Olivarez

Traci, Ensemble

Arianna Olivarez is so excited to be returning to StageDoor Theatre as a member of the ensemble for Disaster! She has been performing as a member of the Stagedoor family for many years, featuring roles such as Greta in “Murder on the Orient Express” and Daniel in “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.” Up next, you can catch her choreography in the StageDoor Senior summer musical High School Musical 2!

Ellen Shamas-Brandt

Ensemble

 Ellen Shamas-Brandt (she/her) is excited to join such a talented cast in Disaster!  She has performed in more than thirty church, community, and professional productions throughout her life, and has served as a musical director/director/collaborative pianist for over ten more. Three of her top favorite shows are Once (Baruska) with the Town Hall Arts Center, We’re Still Here (River Spirit) with Empathy Theatre Project, and Quilters (Ensemble) with the Main Street Players.  This summer, Ellen will take the stage as Dorothy Parker in the one-woman show, Vicious Circles & A Writer of Note:  The Tempest of Dorothy Parker.  An enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, Ellen founded Celebration of Native Arts in 2023 to promote the works of Native American/First American performing artists.  She has enjoyed working with Tanner, Heather, Lyat, and both old and new friends on this show!  Ellen thanks her husband, George, for supporting her many theatrical projects!

Meg Willis

Wife, Ensemble

​​Meg Willis is thrilled to be returning to the StageDoor Stage for Disaster. Some of Meg's favorite past productions include: Shrek as Mama Ogre/Mama Bear, The Little Mermaid as Andrina, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Something Rotten, The Drowsy Chaperone as Trix, Once Upon a Mattress as Lady Larken, and Turandot with The Mississippi Opera. Outside of performing, Meg was music director for two a cappella ensembles that compete at the international level and has recently been nominated for a CARA Award for Best Scholastic Debut Album. Lastly, she would like to thank her husband, Asa, for his consistent support throughout all of her endeavors.

Tanner Kelly

Director & Music Director

Tanner Kelly is an award-winning director, nationally recognized educator, and a Henry-nominated music director/sound designer around the Denver Metro area. He is a six-time Henry nominee, including nominations for musical direction, outstanding production of a musical, and sound design. He also received a 2024 OSCA award for outstanding direction of a musical for Sweeney Todd, a 2025 OSCA award for Music Direction for Rock of Ages, and a 2025 OSCA nomination for outstanding direction of a musical for Something Rotten. Tanner is the Artistic Director/Conductor of the Aurora Singers, the Musical Theatre Director at Regis University, and is the Performing Arts Coordinator for PASB in Mapleton Public Schools. Tanner has directed, music-directed, and/or played in the pit with companies such as Breckenridge Backstage, Town Hall Arts Center, Vintage Theatre, PACE, Performance Now, Stagedoor, Sasquatch, Veritas, Evergreen Players, The Arts Hub, and Shifted Lens. Tanner was the musical director and vocal arranger, and performed in an original musical, "Absurd Hero," which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland in 2025 to critical acclaim. He will be heading back to the Ed Fringe as the musical director, vocal arranger, and performer in a brand-new original musical titled "Broadside." He has a music degree from the Lamont School of Music at DU and a Master's in Music from ASU.

Heather Westenskow

Choreographer

Heather Westenskow is thrilled to be part of this production! A Denver-based choreographer for nearly 15 years, her credits include Something Rotten, White Christmas, and Cinderella here at StageDoor, etc.. Her work has also been seen at the Parker Arts, Vintage Theatre, Arvada Center, Colorado School of Mines, Regis University, Mainstreet Theater, Reel Kids Theater, Chaparral High School, and Avenue Theater. For her choreography, she has received multiple nominations from the Bobby G Awards, BroadwayWorld Denver, and the Vintage Awards. In addition to choreography, Heather enjoys working as an actor and director, and teaches and performs Improv.  She has also traveled to Scotland to choreograph and perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the past three years and is going again this year. Heather is currently writing her own musical and looks forward to sharing it with the community soon. She would like to thank her family for their endless support.

 

Lyat Conyers

Stage Manager

Lyat Conyers (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be stage managing this disaster! She was last seen at Stagedoor in Sweeney Todd and is excited to take on a new role on the production team. When Lyat is not performing or stage managing, she works in publishing, in the intellectual property and copyright law department at HMH. Lyat would like to thank her best bud of 21 years, Tanner Kelly, who heard the word disaster and thought “Lyat.” Finally, she would like to thank her family who always love and support her. And Daniel, my best friend, best husband, and best Pookie.

Jon Weeks

Light Designer

Russ Kirby

Sound Engineer

Biz Schaugaard, Dean Arniotes

Set Design

Cat Carris

Scenic Artist

Biz Schaugaard, Dean Arniotes, Cat Carris

Set Construction

Jennifer Middleton

Costume Lead

Photos

Thank you for being a part of our StageDoor Family tonight. We hope to see you again soon!

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