Assistant Choreographer/Dance Captain

Taylor Reister

Assistant Stage Manager

KaCie Ley

Wig Master

Rebekah Leppert

Light Board Operator

Lisa Million

Deck Crew

Jan Francis, Kitty Leonowicz, Melinda Michlin

Dressers

Cayleen Cramer, Mary Ellen Lipnitz

Spot Light Operators

Melody Actouka, Cindy Hickle

Fly Rail Operators

Drew Carney, Doug Taylor

Brad Wages (Director/Choreographer) 

An accomplished actor, director and choreographer, Brad’s work has been seen throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has staged productions ranging from Evita to Death of a Salesman, including Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby, television commercials and the opening number for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Onstage, Brad has been seen in numerous lead roles in National Tours (Oklahoma, Sweet Charity, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Damn Yankees). At VT, Brad staged two productions of Ragtime, as well as Sister Act, Next to Normal, Urinetown, Rent, Cabaret and Hairspray to list just a few. Brad serves as Staff Instructor for VT’s Education and Outreach Department, as well as director of the Silver Foxes and SummerStock. He is also our Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. As always, this production is dedicated to Daniel “for the love, patience and laughter you bring to my life.”

Michelle Kasanofsky (Music Director) 

A music dierctor at VT since 2000, Michelle is very proud to announce she has just been hired as Venice Theatre’s first Resident Music Director.Her numerous area productions include A Christmas Carol, Hair, Mamma Mia!, Cabaret, The Toxic Avenger, Head Over Heels and Shrek the Musical. Originally from New York, she has been playing piano for over 55 years and has music directed many off-Broadway productions including Always, Patsy Cline. She has accompanied professional Broadway tours which include A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde and artists such as The Irish Tenors and Bernadette Peters. She has performed her own concerts as a singer/pianist all over the world. Michelle has her BA inMusic Performance, M.S. in Music Ed and Ed.S. in Ed Leadership. She relocated to Florida in 1998, and was selected as Charlotte County’s Teacher of the Year in 2014. In 2000 she met her talented husband, Neil Kasanofsky, at a local theater company’s production of Red, Hot and Cole, and they’ve been together ever since. They have a blended family of 6 children, and a gaggle of grandchildren to keep from getting bored.

Nate Blaweiss (Sound Designer)

Nate is the Resident Sound Designer at Venice Theatre, recently designing for john and jen, Love Letters (composer), Menopause: the Musical, and Good People. Nate studied music at Florida State and remotely at University of Chichester, earning his MA in film scoring in 2018. You can see and hear some of Nate’s work at nateblaweiss.com.

John Michael Andzulis (Lighting Designer)

In his 13th season at VT, John is glad to be a part of the VT family. He has a B.A. in Technical Theatre from Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA and has continued his technical career with lighting and scenic designs for productions such as: Handy Award winning Metamorphoses; The Jungle Book; Urinetown; Inherit the Wind; Peter Pan; Ragtime; Sweeney Todd; Godspell; Boeing Boeing; Avenue Q; Hello, Dolly!; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; Radio Gals; Dreamgirls and A Christmas Carol. John thanks Harper for her continuous constructive criticism.

Tim Wisgerhof (Scenic Designer)

Hailing from Des Moines, Iowa, Tim is Venice Theatre’s Resident Scenic Designer. In Des Moines, he has designed for Stage West, Des Moines Onstage, The Des Moines Metro Opera and was previously the Resident Designer for The Des Moines Playhouse. Prior to returning to his home town of Des Moines, Tim worked in New York City. While there he served as the Window and Creative Director for Saks Fifth Avenue for 12 years, in addition to designing numerous theatre and television projects. He is a graduate of Drake University.

Maureen S. Demers (Costume Designer) 

Originally from New England, “Molly” is the VT Costume Shop Manager. Her 30 years’ experience has taken her around the country to work for Colorado Shakespeare Company, the Tony Award winning Denver Center Theater Company, professional Broadway touring shows as well as many professional and amateur smaller theaters.  Molly holds an MFA degree in Costume Design and Technology from the University of Florida.

Lisa Million (Stage Manager) 

Lisa started at VT as a stage manager in the TTAP program where some of her favorite credits include Spring Awakening, Jesus Christ Superstar, The King and I, Shout! The Mod Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Always...Patsy Cline, and Greater Tuna. She is a graduate of The University of Central Florida’s B.F.A. Stage Management Program.

KaCie Ley (Assistant Stage Manager) 

A Theater Studies Major at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin, KaCie's recent credits include Stage Manager for SNC’s Perfect Arrangement,  A Doll’s House Part Two, Brontë, and Stage Manager for Knight Theater’s Tuck Everlasting. “Special thanks to my mom and Florida family for their love and support!”