Costume Designer (The Addams Family, Hairspray)
Previous: Sister Act, Man of Lamancha, and Annie. Designs across the country seen at North Shore Music Theatre, The Argyle, Walnut Street, Riverside Theatre, A.C.T. Of CT, Maine State May sic Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Engeman Theatre, Music Theatre West, Drury Lane, Sharon Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, Sierra Repertory, PA Shakespeare, Orlando Shakespeare, The Rev, Allenberry, The Wick. As well as multiple national tours (Rent, Hairspray, Shrek, Finding Neverland, Monsters High, Les Misérables, and numerous off Broadway projects. Educational level work at Juilliard, Wagner College, University of Southern Alabama, University of Maine. Thrilled to be back here with old and new friends alike… doing what I love. Thank you John for having me back!

Scenic Designer (The Addams Family, 9 to 5, The Secret Garden, Newsies)

Music Supervisor, Music Director (The Addams Family, 9 to 5, The Secret Garden, Beautiful)
Connor Crotzer Scartascini is thrilled to be joining Mac-Haydn this summer! Originally from Silver Spring, MD, he holds a B.M. in Musical Theatre Accompanying from Shenandoah University, where he studied under former Broadway music director Patrick S. Brady. He is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Music Direction from Penn State University, studying with renowned music director Darren R. Cohen. He has had the opportunity to perform worldwide in venues such as the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Tokyo, Japan, and for former Irish President Michael D. Higgins at his residence in Dublin, Ireland. Recent credits include The Morris & Essex Line, Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical, Crazy for You at Penn State University; Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver, Bright Star, The Addams Family at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre; Rent, The Apple Tree at Shenandoah University.

Choreographer (Beautiful)
Bella DePaola is thrilled to be back at The Mac! She has performed here as a company member and is excited to be choreographing her second main stage production following The Fantasticks. She is so grateful to be able to return to a space that will always feel like home. She holds a BFA from Pace University in Musical Theatre with a minor in Commercial Dance. Recent performance credits include: The Tuacahn Amphitheater (The Little Mermaid, Newises, The Wizard of Oz), The Rev Theater Co. (Newises, Tarzan), The Hafen Theater (Elf, A Christmas Carol), and of course The Mac-Haydn Theater (A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, West Side Story, and more). A special thank you to John and the whole Mac-Haydn family!

Director (The Addams Family, Hairspray)
Steve Edlund is thrilled to be back the Mac-Haydn Theatre after directing A Bronx Tale last summer! Many thanks to John Saunders and everyone at the Mac-Haydn. Steve is proud to be the Associate Director to Jerry Zaks and has been for the past 16 years. Credits include Mrs. Doubtfire (5th Avenue, Broadway, Manchester, West End, First & Second National Tours, Germany, and Australia this fall), The Music Man (Broadway), Hello, Dolly! (Broadway & First National Tour), Meteor Shower (Broadway), A Bronx Tale (Paper Mill, Broadway, First and Second National Tours), Sister Act (Broadway, First National Tour), Nantucket Sleigh Ride (Lincoln Center Theatre), Shows For Days (Lincoln Center Theatre) and Randy Newman’s Harps and Angels (Center Theatre Group). @stevedlund

Choreographer (The Addams Family, Hairspray), Director/Choreographer (Newsies)
Kaitlyn Frank is overjoyed to be back at the Mac-Haydn after choreographing A Bronx Tale and Jesus Christ Superstar last year where she won the Berkshire Theatre Award for Outstanding Choreography. As a director and choreographer, Kaityn’s work has been seen at Carnegie Hall, A.R.T. New York, the United Nations, Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS, Little Theatre On The Square, and in the docuseries, 1300 Miles To Broadway, directed by Kenny Ortega. Kaitlyn has performed on Broadway in Funny Girl, My Fair Lady, on the 1st National Tour and Film of Disney’s Newsies on Disney+, National Tours of White Christmas, My Fair Lady and Off Broadway in We Are The Tigers. Kaitlyn is a teacher at Manhattan School of Music and Broadway Dance Center. Huge thanks to John, Paul, Steve and the entire Mac family! kaitlynfrank.com @kaitlyn_frank16

Director (9 to 5)
Eoghan Hartley is back for his 7th season at the Mac! He has been with the Mac since 2019, putting on favorites like Jersey Boys, Something Rotten, The Sound of Music, A Chorus Line, Xanadu, Sunset Boulevard, Ragtime, and Oklahoma. Last year, he made his directing debut with A Grand Night for Singing. For the past three years, Eoghan has had the honor of working as an ASM on The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. Other NYC area credits: A Chorus Line, Rock of Ages, West Side Story (Argyle Theatre), Steel Magnolias (Gallery Players), and many shows with the Actors Studio Drama School (Pace University). Select regional credits: Fully Committed, The Book Club Play (Theatre SilCo); Mamma Mia, Matilda, Footloose, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Theatre Workshop of Nantucket). When not stage managing or production managing, Eoghan works as an event manager and leathercrafter in the NYC area. Eoghanhartley.com

Costume Designer (Newsies, Beautiful)
Sam is thrilled to return to the Mac-Haydn for her third season, this time as the Costume Shop Manager and as a Costume Designer! Previous Costume design credits include In the Blood, Escape to Margaritaville, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Grand Night for Singing, and Lend Me a Tenor. Additional credits include The Rocky Horror Show (Associate), Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein (Assistant), The Fantasticks (Assistant), and The Glass Menagerie (Assistant). Sam has also worked with designer Jen Caprio as a Costume Production Assistant on Spamalot (Broadway), Mystic Pizza (Papemill Playhouse), and the Phish New Year’s Eve 2024 concert at Maddison Square Garden. When not working in Chatham, she is a New York City–based designer and craftsperson.

Costume Designer (9 to 5, The Secret Garden)
Bethany Marx is an Associate Professor of Theatre specializing in Costume Design and Technology at SUNY Oneonta in Upstate New York. She has been designing and building costumes for select Mac-Haydn productions since 2017, including Hello, Dolly!, Oklahoma, Mamma Mia, The Wedding Singer, She Loves Me, Urinetown, Next to Normal, Footloose, 42nd Street, Rent, Something Rotten, and Guys and Dolls. Bethany has also designed for Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre, as well as dozens of University productions in New York and Alaska over the last 17 years. She holds a BFA from the University of Evansville in Evansville, IN and an MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Director (The Secret Garden, Daddy Long Legs)

Choreographer (9 to 5)
Sarah Juliet Shaw is thrilled to be making her regional choreography debut here at the Mac-Haydn! A New York City-based choreographer, performer, and educator, her work as been presented at Lincoln Center, New York City Center, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Broadway Dance Center, and Black Box Movers, and is the co-creator and producer of Dancers Who Choreograph, a showcase dedicated to providing opportunities for emerging choreographers. She has also collaborated with recording artist Lagoona Bloo, choreographing her opening set for Aqua at Irving Plaza and the music video for ""Underwater Bubble Pop"". Sarah is a proud faculty member at Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center. Sarah's performing credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Étoile, Physical, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, as well as regional theaters across the country. Thank you to John and Eoghan for this opportunity! @sarahjulietshaw

Choreographer (The Secret Garden)
Anthony Michael Velez is thrilled to be returning for another magical season here at the Mac. Last season he made his choreography debut with A Grand Night For Singing. You might also know him from previous seasons as Simon (Jesus Christ Superstar), Angel (Rent), Paul San Marco (A Chorus Line), and Arpad Laszlo (She Loves Me). National Tour: Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical as Melvin/Dance Captain (TheaterWorksUSA). Off-Broadway: El Otro Oz at the Atlantic Theatre. When he’s not auditioning, he works at CAMP Inc. as an immersive performer for both the Bluey and Trolls experience. He recently worked for Broadway Bound Kids as a teaching artist and is finding joy in educating the youth about the power of storytelling. He has now performed in more than 20 shows at the Mac! He is overjoyed to be utilizing his passion for dance through choreography and of course as a twirling townsperson! Anthony would like to give his deepest gratitude to his family and friends for always supporting his passion for the arts and education.

Most recently seen as Bert in Mary Poppins at the Fine Arts Center, John’s performing credits also include the First National Tour of Lincoln Center’s My Fair Lady, the National Tour of White Christmas, and Holiday Inn (Goodspeed, World Premiere). Associate Choreographer and choreography workshop credits include Holiday Inn (Goodspeed, The Muny, Paper Mill Playhouse), A Chorus Line (Signature Theatre, Cape Playhouse), 42nd Street (The Muny), Mary Poppins (Paper Mill Playhouse), and Anything Goes (Goodspeed). John currently splits his time between New York City and Colorado Springs, where he and his husband own ICONS, an award-winning LGBTQIA+ bar staffed entirely by professional vocalists. He is also a gold medal violinist and pianist, as well as an extreme DIY enthusiast. Love to Josh, Brooklyn, and Barnaby and HUGE THANKS to Kaitlyn Frank for bringing me along!