Assassins Cast and Creative Team
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CAROL CRONCE
Musical Director
Carol Cronce is thrilled to act as Music Director for her fourth Wild Goose production. She has a Bachelor of Music from Potsdam State University and a Master of Music from Butler University and has served as music director for many community and school groups, including North Country Community Theater, BarnArts, and We the People . Retired from a career as a K-12 music teacher, she continues to keep busy directing and/or accompanying school and community groups and enjoying time with her husband Neal and their furry family.
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DAVID STERN
Set & Lighting Designer
David Stern has been working in the professional theatre for over 35 years, and has chaired drama programs at The Middlesex School, Springfield High School, The Casablanca American School, and most recently Kimball Union Academy. Holding an MFA from Rutgers University, David has worked professionally as a director and designer throughout New England at companies including The Merrimack Repertory Theatre, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, North Country Center for the Arts, The Weston Playhouse, Waterville Summer Music Theatre, and the New Ensemble Theatre which he founded in 1993. In 2014 David became artistic director at Main Street Arts in Saxtons River, and after Covid he founded Wild Goose Players. Between these two organizations David has directed numerous Opera House shows including Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Chicago. In spring 2027, David will be back in the director’s chair for the next BFOH production!
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LIAM JOHNSON
The Balladeer
Liam Johnson is a barista/bookseller by day and secret theatre nerd by night. Don’t tell anyone! He holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville, and an MFA in Acting from the University of Houston. He was last seen as Doug in Wild Goose Players’ production ofGruesome Playground Injuries. Up next he’ll be directing
Macbeth for Vermont Theatre Company. He has yet to determine what other play about the rise of fascism will round out his 2026 season. Outside of theatre, Liam enjoys starting books and sometimes finishing them. He’s also started knitting a sweater but that’s going really poorly so probably don’t ask about it.
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SHAYNA ROSE BREDBECK
Sarah Jane Moore
Shayna is ecstatic to be returning to the Wild Goose Players stage! Previous WGP credits includeFiddler on the Roof and
Merrily We Roll Along. Other recent shows include
RENT,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and
Legally Blonde with Keene Lions Club. Shayna hails from Boston, MA, where she studied theatre at the Boston Arts Academy and worked in the performing arts until relocating to Southern Vermont in 2020. Outside of rehearsal, she is a licensed cosmetologist and esthetician, currently working as a hairstylist at Northern Roots Salon in Brattleboro. She sends so much love & thanks to her friends, family, kitties, and Mak for their infinite love & support.
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PJ MEAD
Ensemble
PJ Mead has been involved in theater in the Keene area and beyond since her mom first enrolled her in MoCo theater classes in elementary school. By high school, PJ was producing and directing. She went on to study Theatre Arts Management at Ithaca College and began her professional career with TheaterWorks in Hartford, CT. PJ then relocated to New York City, where she worked with Signature Theatre and The New Group. She also partnered with Cynthia von Buhler to create immersive theatrical experiences in New York City and Connecticut through the
Speakeasy Dollhouse series. In 2022, PJ returned to the region and quickly reengaged with the local theater community, collaborating with Wild Goose Theatre and the Keene Lions Club. She continues to contribute as a performer, producer, and props and costume designer.
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NOAH CARMEL
Sam Byck
Noah is pleased to be back at it again with Wild Goose. Favorite credits, with the Goose and otherwise, include Paul in Matilda, Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda, Angel in Rent, Freddy in Noise Off, Diesel in West Side Story, and “featured soloist” in the Reagle Music Theatre’s 2015 production of Kiss me, Kate. Noah enjoys his cat Snoopy, his free time, and long walks on the beach. Cheers!
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