SLASHED. 

Christopher Rivera

Christopher Rivera is a dancer and animated performer from San Antonio,TX.  He has been in different  productions at Sea World San Antonio and Universal Studios Florida. This includes him opening Universal Mega Movie Parade in 2024 which he has continued to perform in. Christopher has previously toured nationally with Trolls Live (2019-2020, 2022)and Cirque Dreams Holidaze (2022-2024). He’s excited to bring all the drama to bring role of the phantom to life.  

Maddie Gilbert

Maddie Gilbert is an alum of the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Arts and Maltz Jupiter Theatre Professional Training Program with a Certificate of Completion. Their Central Florida theatre credits include: Sister Act (Mary Martin-of-Tours) and Sound of Music (Nun/Ensemble) with the Athens Theatre. Pippin (Player), La Cage Aux Folles (U/S Jacqueline, Mrs Dindon, Anne, Cagelles), Urinetown (U/S Ma/Pa Strong, Pennywise, Soupy Sue), and Assassins (U/S Moore, Squeaky) with Significant Productions. At the 2026 Orlando Fringe Festival, they were a part of the Patron’s Pick shows MacShrek: A Comedy of Ogres and Fogville! 

Kim Hagland

Kim Hagland is an actor, singer and dancer from Spring Hill, Florida. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater at UCF. For the past five years, she’s been traveling the world singing on Celebrity Cruises, and was most recently seen in Diana: The Musical at Theater West End as an ensemble member and Dance Captain. Extra love to her family, boyfriend and friends. As well as her number one fan. Always.

Jordan Kennedy

Madison Willoughby

Madison Willoughby is a dancer and artist from Plant City, Florida, currently pursuing a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Ballet at the University of South Florida. She has been dancing for 17 years, training in ballet, contemporary, jazz, commercial, and musical theatre. Madison has performed professionally at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and through various freelance projects, continuing to grow as both a performer and artist. She is passionate about bringing strong technique, energy, stage presence, and storytelling to every performance.

Kenneth R. Brooke

Originally from New York, Kenneth finally feels  acclimated  to Orlando’s copious agenda of never ending opportunities In the entertainment arts, thanks to the help of local theme park entertainment, friends, and Aether Motus! He has been a part of the entertainment department at Universal Studios for five years now, where you’ll find him performing a variety of roles and skills throughout the year. in the community, he’s been involved in both local  theater, as well as taking on the role of crew member at your local neighborhood grocery store. He would like to thank, his family, his Orlando, family/friends, the company of Aether Motus and the Great Pumpkin for the opportunities he’s given each and everytime. Keep an eye out for him on your local neighborhood snowflake! 
 

Kristen Lee Vire

Kristen Lee Vire was born & raised in rural Texas. She studied musical theatre for a year at West Texas A&M University before graduating with her BA in international studies from Texas A&M University. Some of her previous credits include Cheryl in Evil Dead: The Musical at Central Florida Vocal Arts/Opera Del Sol, Stella Moonswan in Fogville: A Sparkly Vampire Parody Musical, Patron’s Pick & Best of Fest selection at Orlando Fringe 2026, Glinda Soloist in Voices of Oz at Bay Street Players, and Hope in @never.featurefilm. Currently, Kristen can be found portraying various roles within Universal Orlando Resort. She wants to thank you for supporting live, human-made art, and invites you to follow her social media channels: Instagram & TikTok: @kristenleevire.

Allie Marshall

Allie Marshall is a Minnesota native living in Orlando, Florida for the last 8 years. Since the age of 2, Allie has been dancing and performing in plays and musicals. She went on to study Dance and Musical Theatre in college at Viterbo University. Here in Orlando you can find her dancing in a variety of stage shows and parades across the three major theme parks in the Orlando area as well as acting, hosting, singing and stilt walking. In her free time, you can find Allie enjoying the outdoors, playing with her pup, exploring new places or enjoying a good book. She is so excited to show you what this cast has been working on and is grateful to the creative team for creating a safe space to explore dance and to get to work with other like minded performers! 

Avary Paone

Avary Paone is a New Jersey-born dancer and performer based in Orlando, Florida. Her recent performance credits include the MVMT by The Creative Culture, the Montclair State University Dance Team, and Universal Orlando Resort, where she has performed as a scare actor. Trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and musical theatre, Avary brings versatility, energy, and storytelling to every performance and couldn’t be more excited to be a part of SLASHED. a horrific revue.

Mary Strickland

Mary currently performs as a member of the inaugural Storm Surge Hype Team for the Orlando Storm UFL football team. She works as an instructor at IM=X Pilates, where she enjoys helping her clients build strength and improve overall wellbeing through fundamental movement. Mary has been dancing her whole life. She trained for competitive dance at Fusion Dance Academy. She continued her craft in a pre-professional program at New Orleans Center for Creative arts, and then earned her BFA in Dance from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Mary continues to grow and train with The Creative Culture, a company that strives to empower through art. Mary is looking forward to slashing the stage with Aethor Motus!

Nataniel Alvira-Diaz

Nataniel Alvira-Diaz, better known as Nata, born and raised in Fajardo, P.R., began dancing and acting at the age of 7 in various performing arts and theater programs. Started dancing professionally, teaching, choreographing and touring at the age of 16 with various companies, dance studios and local artists. Have danced for international singers like Andy Montañez and Don Omar.

Since moving to Orlando in 2015 have had the opportunity to perform and dance in various companies and events such as, Walt Disney World (various parades and shows), Universal Studios Orlando (various parades and shows), DRIP, Bongos Cuban cafe (ballroom dancer), Hardrive Productions, Tigress Entertainment, EJ Reyes Dance, Orlando fringe (Sam Skeleton Soiree), amongst others.

Has choreographed for various events in Orlando like the T.E.A. THEA awards, the amusing spaces showcase, National Dance Day Orlando showcase, The Shifts showcase, multiple concept videos, weddings and others. Love Halloween, so very much looking forward being a part of this show and bringing to life these iconic characters.

Hallie Evans

Hallie is absolutely thrilled to be a part of slashed! She spent her college years performing in the FSU Flying High Circus before finding the theme parks of Orlando. She took a few detours to travel the world with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, as a dancer, aerialist, and magician's assistant. She eventually found her way back to Orlando and continues to dance and perform anywhere she can. Scary movies and haunts hold a special place in heart, so slashed is the perfect blend of her two passions: dance and horror. Huge shout out to her mom for passing down the spooky gene!

Heaven Rosignol

Heaven is a dancer, choreographer, and model based in central Florida. Heaven has had many opportunities to perform on and off stage such as Eden with Dawn Branch, Universals Macys Holiday Parade, Fringe Festival with Emergence Dance Company, and Immerse Fest with The Fly Casuals. She is trained in various styles and techniques from both concert and commercial dance. She has worked with a variety of different companies including Movement Dance Project, Tarantism Unfolds, Dawn Branch Works, Motiv, Free Movement Society, and Nomads Elite. She is currently contracted with Emergence Dance Company as the assistant choreographer.

CC

CC has performed around Orlando at Disney World and Universal Orlando, and can mostly be found flying in the air as an aerialist! She's excited to be getting her feet back on the ground in this upcoming production of Slashed! 

Taylor Pannett

Taylor is so excited to be making her aether motus debut! Originally from West Virginia, she now is an Orlando-Based artist who works a "survival" job at Universal Orlando. Recent Credits include: Choreographer/Swing/Dance Ensemble (RENT-Bay Street Players), Mrs. Potiphar/Wife (Joseph &TATDC- Haines City Theatre), Jenny/Rosie US/Dance Ensemble (Fogville-Velvet Theatrics). Taylor would like to thank Megan and Jules for this INSANELY awesome opportunity, her castmates for putting up with her awkward humor, and her Mom for being brave and watching this scary-cool show. 

Ashton Antinazi

Ashton Antinazi is excited to be onstage in such an ICONic show. Her recent credits include “All Shook Up” (Dancer), “It’s A Wonderful Life” (Violet Bick), and “Damn Yankees” (Dancer) with the Ice House Theatre. She was also a part of Crawford Jazz Project for 3 seasons under the direction of Carrie Crawford. She works at Universal Studios as a performer and trainer. Thank you to Aether Mortus for such a fun and spooky opportunity. *stands menacingly*

Tiffany Johnson

Tiffany is a passionate performer who loves bringing stories to life through dance and acting. Her credits include Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando, LEGOLAND Florida Resort, and 1545 Productions, where she served as Dance Captain for the 2024 tour. With a love for movement, storytelling, and connecting with audiences, Tiff is grateful for every opportunity to do what she loves and share her passion for performing with others. She would like to thank her family, friends, and everyone who continues to support her journey.

Matthew R Brodbeck

Matthew is a dancer/actor from Michigan. Matthew has been performing for 16 years in a unique variety of ways including tapping for a jazz band for 6 years, dancing for Disney for 6 years and at Universal for 2 years. He is very excited to bring to life a fun skin crawling performance to SLASHED!!

Avery Burkhart

Avery Burkhart began training in dance at the age of two and has attended many prestigious camps and intensives throughout her lifelong commitment to the art. Her love for dance led her to pursue a career in the field, and she was accepted into the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment at Oklahoma City University. During her time there, she became a emember of Ann Lacy’s Star Dance Company, Pep Dance Team, and received her Bachelor of Science in Dance Pedagogy. 

Avery is now using her training to continue working in the industry. She has instructed at dance studios/art academies, performed in a production of Disney’s Newsies, was an ensemble member in the Wild West Spectacular, was lead choreographer in a production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and has performed/is currently performing in several roles at Universal Studios Orlando. She is excited to continue her dance career in Slashed!

Anastasia Goebel

Anastasia is thrilled to make her Aether Motus debut as the vocal director for SLASHED. She previously vocal directed and performed as Rosie Sullen in Fogville: A Sparkly Vampire Parody Musical, where she had the pleasure of working with many members of this cast and creative team. Anastasia is always finding new ways to stay involved in the Orlando theatre community, whether through plays, musicals, dinner theatre, or whatever exciting project comes next! She can’t wait to help bring this horrific revue and all of its killer vocals to life, and thanks Director Jules and team for the opportunity. 

Jules Bevilacqua

Jules (she/they) is a born and raised New Yorker and has spent their life dedicated to the art of theatre. Now, a retired performer with a decade in the Orlando entertainment bubble, she is focusing her work on creating safe, inclusive and accessible theatre for all to enjoy on both sides of the curtain. Their most recent credit is “Fogville: A Sparkly Vampire Musical” at Orlando Fringe, where her work won best direction, patrons pick, and best of fest in the Orlando Sentinel. Now, she is ecstatic to be one of the artistic directors at aether motus alongside her best friend and co-owner Megan. Big thanks to her friends, her cast, and everyone who's made this dream happen. #GETSLASHED!

Megan Witte

Megan (she/they) is a dancer, dance educator, and choreographer originating from Northern Minnesota. Megan has a BA in Dance with honors from Gustavus Adolphus College. They have choreographed for studios, companies, and high schools, but this is their first time choreographing for their own company in a fully self-produced show. Megan is so excited to introduce everyone to the aether in such a fitting way. Notable credits include 8:20 Dance Company, West Side Story with CTCPro., Fogville at Fringe 2026, and The MVMT by the Creative Culture. Follow @aethermotus on Instagram join the aether and see what we do next…

Rhiannon Bush

Rhiannon (she/her) is a singer and performer local to Orlando—and she is funny enough on the internet to be trusted to be social media manager for Aether Motus’ first production! Her time at “slashed.” is her first time “behind the table” and she couldn’t be more honored to share the experience with the dream team, Jules and Megan, who she met during her time in “Fogville: A Sparkly Vampire Parody Musical” at Orlando Fringe 2026.

She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and Opera from Florida Southern College and has been seen performing at theme parks and stages across Central Florida and St. Louis, MO. Rhiannon and her Troy Bolton notebook from 2007 have enjoyed every time call, costume measurement, and emergency iPad charge with this fabulous cast and crew. Enjoy the show!