Natalie is thrilled to be making her ACT Players debut in Little Women! She is honored to portray the role of Jo and bring her fiery spirit and determination to life.

Natalie’s favorite past roles include Natalie in Next to Normal, and Carrie White in Carrie.

Outside of theatre, Natalie works as a sonographer in maternal and fetal medicine and is in the process of obtaining her master’s degree in Health Professions Education.

Thanks to her castmates and production team for welcoming her to the community and making the journey unforgettable!

Little Women has been a dream show for Hannah ever since she discovered it ten years ago.

Favorite roles include Donkey in Shrek the Musical, Sister Mary Catherine in Drinking Habits, and Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

When Hannah is not onstage, she works as Director of Patron Services for the Delaware Symphony.

She extends a Special thank you to her family and friends for always encouraging her theatre pursuits.

Gabrielle Salerni is thrilled to be performing on stage again with her ACT family.

Gabrielle has been performing and directing with ACT since she was 16 and has proudly served on the Board of Directors for the past three years.

You may have seen her in previous ACT productions as a Mersister in The Little Mermaid or as Marcy Park in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

She loves this show dearly and she hopes that you will too!

Eliza is so thrilled to be returning to ACT for Little Women! Some of her favorite credits include Ariel in The Little Mermaid (ACT Players), Ocean in Ride The Cyclone (The Barnstormers), and Wendla in Spring Awakening (Streetlamp Community Theater).

When she is not performing, she is a Montessori teacher for 2nd and 3rd grade.

She wants to thank her family, her boyfriend, Nick, and her friends for all their support. Special shoutout to the incredible women in her life who continue to inspire her every day. Little Women is a story very close to her heart, and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Jennifer McDonald is happy to be returning to the ACT stage in Little Women, one of her favorite novels.

Some of her previous ACT performances include The Little Mermaid (Ursula), The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), and Hello, Dolly! (Dolly).

She is thankful to be a part of this amazing cast and crew. Many thanks to Mike, Michael, Daniel and Megan for always supporting her theater pursuits.

Cole is honored to return to the ACT stage after appearing as Prince Eric in last summer’s production of The Little Mermaid.

He has found it a joy to discover the heart and humor of Little Women for the first time and is excited to bring the character of Laurie to life.

Offstage, Cole stays busy practicing Jiu-Jitsu, diving into new projects in his home lab, and enjoying movie marathons.

Above all, he cherishes the time spent with his children, who are his biggest fans. He is grateful for the opportunity to share this beautiful story with you tonight!

Kristi is returning to the stage after a long hiatus. Previously, she has performed in Hello, Dolly! (ensemble/waiter) and Side Man (Terry). While her theater credits are short, she has always been a performer.

After trading in her dance shoes as a child, Kristi began playing clarinet and saxophone. Currently, she is the musical director and a musician for the Upper Chesapeake Community Band.

She fosters her love of all things theater in her role

of producer for the Kennett Middle School theater department and “car productions” with her children who are also avid theater nerds.

Kristi would like to thank her family for their unwavering support and confidence as she tries to give her roles the justice they deserve.

Braden is excited to return to the stage after only playing as a pit musician over the last 8 years!

During the week, Braden works as a band teacher. His favorite fruit is the banana, and he believes that grapefruit is the best flavor of seltzer water.

Braden would like to thank his family and friends for all of the support!

Matthew McLean is thrilled to take the stage for his fifth production with ACT.

You may have seen him last season as King Triton, Pyramus/Nick Bottom, or George!

His greatest passions in life are cats, plants, his wonderful partner Liz, Disney’s Lorcana and above all spreading as much joy and laughter as he can at all times.

He would also like to thank his sister and her family for all of their support in pushing him to reconnect with his roots as an actor.

ACT Players started Steve on his acting journey four years ago with Mary Poppins.

That wonderful experience launched a love of acting which led to many more roles on stage and screen.

Recently, he played Grimsby in The Little Mermaid and Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. He’s thrilled to be part of this incredibly talented and wonderful cast.