THEATRE PERFORMANCES

RACHAEL SWARTZ (Director) is a Milwaukee/Chicago based actor, director, vocal coach and educator. She teaches Musical Theatre, Acting for the Camera, Voice, Movement, and Text Analysis at UW-Parkside and serves on the acclaimed Acting/Musical Theatre Faculty at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. Proud union member of both Actors' Equity and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Regional performance credits include: The 39 Steps (Annabella/Pamela/Margaret), The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), and Romeo and Juliet (Nurse). Recent on-camera credits include work with the Travel Channel, ID, Oxygen and TV One. She previously served as Education Director at Maples Repertory Theatre and The Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, Education Associate at Greenbrier Valley Theatre, and Director of Theatre Arts Camps at The Lost Colony. She is a member of the Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance, Voice and Speech Trainers Association, and Dueling Arts International. Through the Lessac Training and Research Institute, she has achieved Lessac Practitioner standing and has been accepted to their Certified Trainer program. She has served as a voice, dialect, and text coach for productions in the U.S. and Philippines.
 

BRANCH WOODMAN is an original Cinderella Broadway cast member (ensemble/US Pinkleton and Sebastian). Branch additionally performed the role of Lord Pinkleton in the national tour. Branch’s other credits Broadway include Hello, Dolly! with Bette Midler, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Bye Bye Birdie, and Crazy for You. 
 

RYAN CAPPLEMAN (Choreographer) is a performer, choreographer, musician, and teaching artist in the Milwaukee area. As a choreographer, he has earned three Footlights Awards for Outstanding Choreography (Hairspray, Sweeney Todd, and Pirates of Penzance at Skylight Music Theater), as well as numerous Jerry Awards for his work with many area high schools. Other places of Ryan’s dance related work include Danceworks, Minnesota Conservatory of the Arts Summer Dance Intensive, Virginia State Thespian Conference, Wisconsin Dance Council, Milwaukee Ballet, Marcus Center, and the Overture Center. Cinderella was the first musical he ever choreographed, and he is so excited to revisit it with Rachel! For his two princesses, Iggy and Dolly.
 

JAVAR LA'TRAIL PARKER A native of Mansfield, Ohio, Javar began his professional acting career at the age of 17. He is a proud graduate of the nationally renowned Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music Music Theatre program. During his career, Javar has worked throughout the United States, Canada, and UK. West End credits include Showboat (an Olivier Award nominated production) and Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon Zealot cover). Additionally, Javar has performed in the national tours of Rent as Benny (Roger/Collins Cover) and Seussical (Wickersham Brother), and a host of regional theatre throughout the US and UK. He has also been a featured soloist for Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, performed at London’s Royal Festival Hall with conductor Marin Alsop.  Javar also holds a Master of Arts in Music Education from CUNY-Hunter College.