Adam Kindley

Adam is very excited to be making his Cockpit debut. He’s performed around Maryland over the years, but is now studying musical theatre at NYU, Tisch School of the Arts. He is so thankful for the hard work of this cast and crew, and how welcoming of an experience they have made it. He also wants to thank his dad for his endless support. Enjoy the show!

Suzi Eldridge

Suzi is thrilled to make her Cockpit debut! For over 25 years, she has had the privilege of working with young artists as an educator and director. She currently serves as PK-12 Performing Arts Coordinator and Choral/Drama Teacher at McDonogh School, and is the Founding Artistic Director of Theater Without Limits. Suzanne finds her greatest joy in sharing the creative process. As a performer, she is deeply grateful for recent opportunities to share the stage as Rebecca Nurse in The Crucible (Silhouette Stages), Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins (Suburban Players), Mrs. Paroo in The Music Man (GAP), and Mother Superior in Sister Act (Suburban Players). Her journey began at NYC's LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, followed by a B.M. in Music Education from the University at Buffalo and an M.A. in Arts Management from Towson University. She is grateful for every student, cast and crew member, and audience member who has been part of her story, and to her family and friends for their unwavering support.

Ryan Geiger

Ryan is thrilled to make his Cockpit in Court Stage Debut after admiring their performances for years. He has appeared in dozens of shows in his community theater career. Among his favorite roles include Hades in Hadestown, Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, and Lonny in Rock of Ages. While he has never played any of those roles, they are among his favorites. He has been seen locally in Maryland as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happend on the Way to the Forum, Max Bialystock in The Producers, and Bill Sykes in Oliver!. He was lucky enough to play Princeton in the Maryland Regional Premiere of Avenue Q and Tony Ten-to-Two in the Regional Premiere of A Bronx Tale. He also played Lancelot in Spamalot where he met his scene partner for life, Lisa. He would like to thank her for her support and love throughout the process. This is their 7th (he thinks) show performing together. He would like to thank Jake for allowing him to take on such a heavy role and character, Charlotte for making him sound as good as he can, and Lauren for not making him dance...too much...in a show about dancing. He hopes you enjoy the show.

Casey Lane

Casey last appeared in Hairspray with The Suburban Players and is so happy to cut loose this summer! Recent Works- Cockpit: Jerry’s Girls, Nice Work If You Can Get It. Dundalk Community Theatre: Forbidden Broadway, A Year with Frog and Toad, A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder, Side Show. “There is a time to every purpose under heaven…” …come sing and dance!

Amelia Grace Watts

Amelia is incredibly excited and thankful to be performing in her first production with Cockpit in Court! She recently made her professional theatre debut at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theater in Junie B Jones the Musical as Lucille/Bobbi Jean Piper/Josefina and is now currently in their production of High School Musical as Martha Cox. Some of her other favorite credits include Mimi Marquez (RENT), Persephone (Hadestown), and Brooke Wyndham (Legally Blonde). She’d like to give a huge thank you to Jake, Charlotte, and Lauren for this amazing opportunity and for all their hard work and support throughout the process! She would also like to give a huge shoutout and thank you to all of her friends and family for all their love and support! Enjoy the show!

Liz Boyer Hunnicutt

Liz is overjoyed to be back on the Cockpit stage, after portraying Monica Breedlove in The Bad Seed last season in the cabaret theatre. She has performed in many shows here at Cockpit. Favorites include Evita (Eva), Blood Brothers (Mrs. Johnstone), The Goodbye Girl (Paula), Mame (Vera), Curtains (Carmen), Will Rogers (Betty Blake), Crimes of the Heart (Lenny), The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife (Marjorie), Vanya, Sonia, Masha & Spike (Sonia), Disaster! The Musical (Shirley), Come Back to the Five & Dime (Juanita). Outside of Cockpit a few of her favorite shows are Into the Woods (The Baker’s Wife), Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett), Merrily We Roll Along (Mary), Crazy for You (Polly), Ragtime (Emma Goldman), and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas! (Mona). Liz is also directing Dare to Dream, Jr. for Cockpit’s Court Jesters this season. Previous shows directed for Cockpit: Camp Rock, Annie Jr., Seussical Jr., The Little Mermaid Jr., Mulan Jr., The Lion King Jr., Madagascar Jr., Aladdin Jr., Moana Jr., High School Musical, Matilda Jr., Newsies and Beetlejuice Jr. Liz is proud to be the Resident Director for The Children’s Playhouse of MD in residence here at CCBC and is thrilled to share the stage with so many of CPM’s alumni in the cast and creative team for this production of Footloose. She is happily married to her favorite leading man - James Hunnicutt. Enjoy the show!

Thomas C. Hessenauer

Toby is the current president of the Cockpit in Court Advisory Committee and returns to our stages as a performer, having directed our production of Noel Coward’s “Hay Fever” last summer and The Game is Afoot a few years back. He is no stranger to the Baltimore/Annapolis theater scene, as this production is his 100th production in the area. You might recognize him from Dundalk Community Theater in Intimate Apparel, The Graduate, I Hate Hamlet, The 39 Steps or Sugar Babies or from the Cockpit in Court productions of Night Watch, Nice Work if You Can Get It, An Evening of Murder or Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Other previous roles include: Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet, Uncle Max in The Sound of Music, and Max Bialystock in The Producers. A graduate of the University of Rochester, he has also studied under members of the Royal Shakespeare company and the Folger Shakespeare Library. As a member of the Screen Actors Guild(SAG) he can be seen in the award winning HBO film Something the Lord Made , HBO's acclaimed series The Wire, and the Renee Zellwegger film My One and Only. He may also be seen briefly in episodes of Veep and House of Cards.

Dylan Villegas

Dylan is an aspiring actor/entertainer who has been studying Theatre Arts at CCBC Essex for the last 3 years. You may have seen Dylan in a couple of CCBC's Academic Theatre productions such as Airness in Fall 2023 where he played the role of Facebender, or maybe The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Fall 2024 when he played the role of Ed Boone. Perhaps maybe you saw him in the CCBC Essex Spring 2024 Comedy Festival where he played multiple roles in multiple short plays, or his digital appearance in Bright New Boise in Fall 2024 as one of the Hobby Lobby TV Hosts. You also may have seen Dylan earlier this summer in May/June 2026 portraying the role of Steve in Artistic Synergy of Baltimore's production of She Kills Monsters. Dylan is honored to be a part of what will be his first time performing in a musical. He would like to thank the staff and students at CCBC for helping him and believing in him over these last 3 years, and of course CCBC's Cockpit in Court for giving him this opportunity.

Lisa Geiger

Lisa is excited to be back at Cockpit in Footloose after last appearing as “Tantomile” in one of her dream shows, Cats, in 2024.  Lisa was last seen in Rent with Phoenix Festival Theater. She most recently got to fulfill her Villian era, taking on the Iconic role of the Wicked Witch of the West, in the Wizard of Oz, at PFT, this past March. She was also seen in the area premiere of “Beautiful” (October 2023) with Tidewater Players .Lisa also had the opportunity to perform in another bucket list show, Titanic , at the Belmont Theater in York PA, as Madame Aubert, September 2025.  She was also cast in the regional premiere of  “A Bronx Tale” at Dundalk Community Theater(October 2022). Lisa has performed all over the Baltimore area including Silhouette Stages, Spotlighters Theater , Tidewater Players as well as many others. Favorite roles include, Lucinda in Into the Woods, Bebe in “A Chorus Line”, Glinda in The Wizard of Oz, Lisa was also very honored to be cast in the National community theater premiere of Tuck Everlasting in 2017. Thank you so much to Jake, Charlotte and Lauren for  this opportunity, and my husband Ryan, whom is my biggest fan and supporter. 

Rebecca Van Nostrand

Rebecca is excited to be making her Cockpit in Court debut! She is a Business Administration major at Harford Community College with plans to continue at Towson. Some recent credits are Freaky Friday (Katherine), Six (Jane Seymour), Les Miserables (Cosette), Hadestown (Fate), and The Secret Garden (Lily). She would like to thank her vocal teacher Suzanne Chadwick and her dance teacher Katelyn O’Connor, as well as her family and friends for all their support. Thank you to everyone coming out to see this amazing show and much love to the team and cast involved in making this production possible. Break a leg! 

Syd Goldstein

Syd is a recent Baltimore transplant who is so grateful to have been accepted into the theatre scene with open arms. You may have seen her in Hairspray (Suburban Players of St. Demetrios) or American Idiot (Street Lamp Community Theater). She has a BA in English from Kenyon College and recently got her Master’s Degree in Teaching from American University. When not performing, she enjoys art, video games, reading, and rock climbing. She’s sending all her love to the cast and crew of Footloose, as well as her family, friends, and partner who have supported her every step of the way.

Kara Neat

Kara is very excited to be a part of Footloose at Cockpit in Court! This is their second show at Cockpit in Court, previously staring as Spot Conlon in Newsies. Their favorite roles include Mozart in Amadeus (PHHS), Joanne in Rent (PHHS), Pugsley in The Addams Family (PHHS), Vera in She Kills Monsters (PHHS), Worker in Hadestown (CPM), Ensemble in Rent (CPM), and Ensemble in Jesus Christ Superstar (CPM). They also enjoy being in tech crew, recently building sets and spotlighting for Something Rotten at Calvert Hall. They would like to thank Benny, Nicky, Cloe, Vanessa, Alex, and Liam for supporting my dreams! They would also like to thank their family for always supporting their shows! Enjoy the show and everybody cut Footloose!

Callum Howard

Callum is very excited to be returning to Cockpit in Court for the second time this summer! Previous credits with Cockpit include Sonny Malone in "Xanadu" and Skimbleshanks in "CATS"! Other recent favorite credits include: Roger Davis in "RENT" (Children's Playhouse of MD), Tobias Ragg in "Sweeney Todd" (Rogue Swan), and Featured Dance Ensemble in "Catch Me If You Can" (Suburban Players). He would like to thank the production team for all of their hard work, as well as his family and friends for all of their support, especially his girlfriend, Maeve. 

Aaron Fletcher

Aaron is thrilled to be performing in his third show at Cockpit in the Court! He is a performer, director, and choreographer with a BFA in Musical Theatre. He currently works in the Box Office and as a Teaching Artist at Baltimore Center Stage. Previous credits include Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher (Cockpit in the Court), Fender in Hairspray (Dundalk Community Theater), and Mister Mistoffelees in Cats (Cockpit in the Court). Aaron is so thankful to work with this amazing cast and crew! He sends much love to his partner, JD, his friends, and his family.

Josh Schoff

Josh is thrilled to be back on the Cockpit stage! Regional credits: Joseph … Dreamcoat (Joseph), Footloose (Chuck), The Full Monty (Malcolm), Frog and Toad (Snail/Ensemble), Company (Peter), Avenue Q (Princeton). BA Theatre, York College of PA. Shoutout to the ones who missed me in my hiatus!

Zachary Corey

Zachary is thrilled to join the cast of Footloose in his first production at Cockpit in Court! He recently made his professional debut as Stanley Yelnats in Holes at Baltimore Center Stage. Zach is a recent graduate of the Acting magnet program at G.W. Carver Center for Arts and Technology and will be studying Theatre at Northwestern University in the fall. Zach would like to thank his family, friends, and mentors for their constant support, as well as the cast & crew of Footloose for making this such an awesome experience. Enjoy the show!

Lucas Baldwin

Lucas is a rising Senior in the Vocal magnet at Patapsco High School. He is very excited to be a part of his first Cockpit show! His past roles include, Jean Valjean (Les Mis), Trent (The Prom), Bert Healy/FDR (Annie), Albert Peterson (Bye Bye Birdie), and so many more! He wants to thank the Cast and Crew for putting together such an amazing show, as well as his family for always being his biggest supporters. He hopes you enjoy!

Austin Buerhaus

Austin is excited to be performing in his first show with Cockpit. Austin is a rising senior at Baltimore School for the Arts and is privately instructed by Rahzé Sinclair. Austin’s Previous roles include: Amahl and the Night Visitors (Amahl), The Sound of Music (Friedrich), Matilda (Michael), South Pacific (Quale), Neverland (Pirate), Grease (Teen-Angel), The Wizard of Oz (Tin-Man), Hairspray (Brad), Sister Act, (Eddie Souther) Catch Me if You Can, (Dollar / Featured Dancer) Mamma Mia. (Sam) Austin would like to thank, Mom, Dad, Margie, Addy, Ash, Ryder, Robin, and Ronan. Enjoy the show!

Joshua Reginald Allen

Joshua is very excited to be performing in his first show at Cockpit! He recently graduated at Towson University with a BFA in Acting, minoring in Electronic Media and Film. Some of his previous roles include Armpit (Holes at Baltimore Center Stage), Seaweed J. Stubbs (Hairspray at Suburban Players), and Tunny (American Idiot at Towson University). He would like to thank is family and friends for their support and for the talented cast and crew he is working with! Enjoy the show!

Ted Burke

Ted has been a part of Cockpit in Court off and on for a little over 30 years, but he feels blessed that this makes his 10th season in a ROW! (not counting the downtime due to COVID)..

While audiences may remember him from his long run on the upstairs Cabaret Stage, in some of his favorite shows like Grand Horizon, Dial ‘M’ for Murder, And The There Were None, Dot, and An Inspector Calls, this is his first chance to join a musical cast in quite a while. And what a cast to be a part of! Ted is a member of the Cockpit in Court Advisory Committee. He couldn’t be more ecstatic about having the opportunity to be a part of this show and share stage with such an amazing group of talented individuals. 
Ted would like to thank everyone for their support of live theatre like Cockpit, and truly appreciates you doing your part to help keep the arts alive. 

Maia Bedford

Maia is thrilled to join the cast of Footloose! Maia has performed with Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Encore, Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, Zion II, and Infinite Grace. Her theatre credits include Lumina Theatre Company (Never: A Peter Pan Story), Bmore Broadway Live (Rise & Shine, Voices of Carmen), and Astoria Performing Arts Center (Raisin, New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance & Outstanding Production of a Musical). Most recently, her choreography has been seen in Godspell at The Woodbrook Players and The Prince of Egypt at Artistic Synergy of Baltimore. She currently performs with the Dance & Bmore Ensemble and acts and choreographs regionally. BFA - Ailey/Fordham. All thanks and praise to God.  Thank you to Mom, Dad, and the fam for your consistent support.

Andrew Worthington

Andrew is a theatre and music teacher in Baltimore County as well as a director, music director, performer, and designer in the area. Recent credits include Tom Collins in RENT (PFT), Emmett in Legally Blonde (Beth Tfiloh), The Baker in Into the Woods (Vagabond), and Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer (Cockpit). He is grateful to be a part of this cast with friends, colleagues, and former students.

Nicole Arrison

Nicole is looking forward to being back on the Cockpit in Court stage! She has greatly enjoyed performing in local productions throughout the years, with some of her favorites being Legally Blonde and The Little Mermaid (Phoenix Festival Theater), Sister Act (Cockpit in Court), Beautiful and Hairspray (DCT), and Cabaret (Stevenson University). Nicole is a first grade teacher at Forest Hill Elementary School, and has the pleasure of helping direct the students in their school musicals. Being in Footloose has been such a fun experience. Thank you to the whole production staff for this wonderful 

Nicole Arrison (Ensemble) is looking forward to being back on the Cockpit in Court stage! She has greatly enjoyed performing in local productions throughout the years, with some of her favorites being Legally Blonde and The Little Mermaid (Phoenix Festival Theater), Sister Act (Cockpit in Court), Beautiful and Hairspray (DCT), and Cabaret (Stevenson University). Nicole is a first grade teacher at Forest Hill Elementary School, and has the pleasure of helping direct the students in their school musicals. Being in Footloose has been such a fun experience. Thank you to the whole production staff for this wonderful opportunity!

Bryan Brown

Bryan is thrilled to be in his second show at Cockpit. Bryan loves to act and sing with the dream of one day performing on Broadway. When not performing, Bryan is a housekeeping utility worker at a senior living facility. He also serves as a board member at Artistic Synergy of Baltimore (ASoB). His favorite roles to date are: Ramses in Prince of Egypt, Donkey in Shrek, Seaweed in Hairspray, and Gaston in Beauty and the Beast. He would like to thank the production team for the opportunity and thank his amazing cast members! He would also like to thank his family and friends for the constant love and support!!! 

MacKenzie Crowley

MacKenzie is thrilled to be performing in her second Cockpit in Court show, having most recently appeared as Erato in Xanadu. She is currently pursuing a BFA in acting at Towson University, and has loved continuing her work over the summer. She is excited to bring to life this crowd favorite alongside this amazing cast. She would like to thank her friends and family for their immense love and support. Enjoy the show!

Jordan Dixon

Rose Glennon

Rose is thrilled to be making her Cockpit in Court mainstage debut in Footloose! Rose is no stranger to the theater, having previously performed with Cockpit’s Court Jesters, Children’s Playhouse of Maryland, Calvert Hall, Charm City Players, Notre Dame Prep and others. Past favorite roles include Marian in The Music Man, Cinderella’s Stepmother in Into the Woods, Co-Director/Dr. Dalitsch in These Shinning Lives and directing Mary Poppins Jr. In addition to performing, Rose has served as a dance captain, choreographer, director, and stage manager for over ten productions. Rose is a senior Music Major (vocal) at American University. She has trained extensively in tap, ballet, jazz, and musical theater dance styles, and currently is a dancer with AU In Motion. Rose would like to thank her family, friends, and directors for their support and hope you enjoy the show!

Selena Mason

Selena is an upcoming sophomore at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Her previous roles include: Mal in Descendants; Little Inez in Hairspray;  and Ensemble in Sweeney Todd with CCTA, Catch me if you can with suburban players and many more. She is excited to be apart of this Cockpit season. She would like to thank everyone involved with this show. Special thanks to her family and friends for their constant support. So put your feet on the ground and enjoy Footloose! 

Valerie Pasquale

Valerie is excited to make her debut with Cockpit and Court! Previous credits include Featured Vocalist, Catch Me If You Can (Suburban Players). For her day job, she’s a harm reduction program manager with the city Health Department. Thanks to her wife, friends, and family for the support during this experience. 

Kailyn Quince

Kailyn is thrilled to be back with Cockpit in Court this summer!

She is currently a rising junior at Wagner College, majoring in Musical Theatre Performance, with minors in Psychology, Film & Media, and Dance. Her first show with Cockpit in Court was The Prom the Musical in 2023 (Teen ensemble). Her most recent roles are Legally Blonde (Pilar, & featured dancer), Six The Musical Teen Edition (Catherine Parr), Anastasia (Prince/Drunk/Swan/Ensemble), Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon, Soul Sister, Apostle), Willy Wonka The Musical (Mrs. Gloop), Descendants The Musical (Ensemble) and To Be Seen at Wagner College (Dance Ensemble). Kailyn also has 17 years of dance training from 2009-present from over 6 studios (Pointe, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern, Theatre Dance, Contemporary). This summer, she will be working with The Baltimore County Youth Ballet and will be performing again in August in The Addams Family Musical (featured dancer, ensemble) at Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre. 

She's so excited for Footloose and wants to thank everyone who made this production possible. 

Ryann Reich

Ryann is a rising senior at Rider University, where she is double majoring in Acting and Filmmaking. Earlier this summer, she appeared as Terpsichore in Xanadu. Ryann has been part of the Cockpit family for the past 10 years, starting with Cockpit and Court’s Children’s Theatre and continuing to perform at CCBC. Ryann also loves to dance and was excited to play one of her favorite roles, Victoria, in CATS two summers ago. She has loved sharing the stage with this amazing cast and hopes you cut loose with us and enjoy Footloose!

Jake Stuart

Jake is no stranger to the Baltimore Area stage, having performed in many productions with Cockpit in Court, Dundalk Community Theatre, Suburban Players, Tidewater Players, Phoenix Festival Theatre, and many more. Jake is a stranger to this side of the production table though, taking on Footloose as his mainstage directorial debut. He hopes you enjoy this story of grief, acceptance, questioning authority, and the power of music and dance. Thank you to this incredibly talented cast for understanding "that's just my face," to his wife (and phenomenal Choreographer Lauren) and his daughter Carly for their support.

Charlotte Evans

This is Charlotte’s 3rd Mainstage show with Cockpit, having previously musical directed Damn Yankees and Singing in the Rain. She has also musical directed Dare to Dream and Beetlejuice with the Court Jesters. Charlotte serves as the resident musical director for Children’s Playhouse of Maryland, Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre, and Stevenson University. Regional credits include Millbrook Playhouse (PA), Stagedoor Manor (NY), Surflight (NJ), Festival 56 (IL), and Crown Uptown (KS). During the day, she runs her own cake business, Confections by Charlotte. Thank you to the cast for being so lovely to work with and for sounding so fire!