Ghost Quartet Cast and Crew Bios
Amanda Kessler (Co-Producer)
Amanda is a senior Psychology major and Dramatic Arts and Neuroscience double minor. This is her 10th show with UNC Pauper Players. Amanda has been an actor in Rocky Horror Picture Show for all four years of college and was stage manager for Cabaret, In the Heights, Chicago, Bridal Party of Five, and Bonnie & Clyde. Amanda is also Pauper’s social media correspondent so make sure you go follow @uncpauper for some lit tweets. She would like to thank the entire cast and crew for all their hard work – especially her co-Producer, Hunter!
Andrew Linden (Assistant Director)
Andrew Linden is a sophomore at Chapel Hill. Although this is his first real directing experience, he has acted in and written many pieces of theatre on and off campus. He is so grateful to his amazing cast, and to Dave Malloy for allowing this amazing show to happen!
Eloise Williams
Eloise is a first year who is psyched about GHOST QUARTET! She has loved ~scheduling~ and getting behind the prod staff table after performing in the ensemble of Pauper’s Bonnie and Clyde this past fall.
Emily Sallade (Properties Designer)
Emily Sallade has worked on various production crews for 5 years; this is her first show at UNC, and she is eager to do more. Past shows she has worked on include Annie, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, and several others.
Hunter Cates (Co-Producer)
He is a junior at UNC double majoring in dramatic arts and communications. He has been doing shows for almost the last decade, working on and offstage for 20+ shows. Most recently he has performed with the UNC Pauper Players in their productions of In the Heights, Chicago, Bonnie and Clyde, and Mamma Mia! (coming soon!). He would like to thank the cast and crew for their commitment to the show and the audience for allowing us to continue producing shows!
Leah Brooks (Co-Music Director)
Leah Brooks is a sophomore Political Science and Vocal Performance double major who is so excited to have been a part of Ghost Quartet! Here at UNC, she has performed as Rapunzel in Into the Woods with Pauper Players, and has also assistant music directed Bonnie and Clyde with Pauper Players. She is the Workshop Coordinator on Pauper’s Board and also teaches Zumba (come check it out next weekend)! She is currently taking on the role of a Spirit and Dance Ensemble in Company Carolina’s Bright Star, and will be a Businesswoman and in the Vocal Ensemble in Bafia-Stamey’s feature film, FIX. She hopes you understand the show, because she doesn’t. Also-to the cast, thanks for making me cry during Prayer. “Enjoy!”
Maria Cade (Soprano / Pearl)
Maria is a first-year student at UNC majoring in Media and Journalism as well as double minoring in History and Music. She is so excited to be making her Carolina musical debut in Ghost Quartet! At UNC, she has been seen in Me Too Monologues and was a member of the Fall 2018 Pauper Performance Troupe (which she will be assistant directing this semester). Maria sends endless thanks and love to her fellow quartet members (Sarah, Matthew, and Tyler ~ I LOVE YOU ALL), the INCREDIBLE prod-staff, and her supportive family who traveled from PA to be here! She would like to send a special thanks to Will for taking a chance and giving her the opportunity to perform in this beautiful piece.
Matthew Keith (Tenor / Astronomer)
Matthew Keith is a Sophomore. This is his third show with the UNC Pauper Players. He has previously been Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods and Deputy Sheriff Ted Hinton in Bonnie & Clyde. He would like to thank the amazing cast and crew for making this process so rewarding. Everybody’s hard work, patience, and passion for this show has left a lasting impact on him. He would like to especially thank Christina Beasley for putting up with his rhythmic short-comings.
Parker Jenkins (Lighting Designer)
Parker Jenkins is a sophomore double majoring in dramatic art (BA) and psychology (BS) on the pre-medical track. He has worked and performed with the UNC Pauper Players, Kenan Theatre Company, and Lab! Theatre, and works as a lighting assistant with PlayMakers Repertory Company. Parker is currently the executive director of the Pauper Players Performance Troupe and working in the Bafia-Stamey production of “Fix,” a movie musical. He is super excited to begin his lighting design career with Pauper and the extremely talented cast and crew of Ghost Quartet!
Rachel Rezabek (Stage Manager)
Rachel is super excited to stage manage her first show at UNC! She is a sophomore who did props for Company Carolina’s “A View from the Bridge” last year and can’t wait to get back to her high school roots of stage managing.
Sarah Moore (Alto / Rose)
Sarah Moore is a junior political science and history major at UNC and is absolutely thrilled to be a part of telling this story. She would do literally anything for UNC Pauper Players and has previously appeared in their productions of Bonnie & Clyde (Trish/Ensemble) and Bridal Party of Five (Cathy), as well as a member of the Performance Troupe. She would like to thank Dave Malloy for his brilliant creation, Will Leitch for believing in her, her family for their unwavering support, and the entire cast, crew, and production staff for going on this strange and beautiful journey with her and not to be dramatic, but changing her life.
Tyler Haugle (Bass / The Bear)
Tyler Haugle is a sophomore from Mebane, North Carolina. This is his second show at UNC and with Pauper Players, following last year’s production of Into the Woods. He’s so excited to help bring this eclectic and unique production to life.
William Leitch (Director)
Will Leitch is a Senior at UNC studying political science and minoring in dramatic art. He has been so thankful for this directing experience, and is grateful to his team and cast for all the hard work they’ve put into bringing this show to life. This is Will’s 12th production with the UNC Pauper Players. In the past, he has acted, directed, produced, and choreographed for the group, and is excited to be closing his final year at UNC with the group he loves so dearly.