Summer 2021
​​Press Room

Welcome to the Dacha Summer Tour press room!

​☆ An online resource for those interested in covering these charming devised touring shows! ☆

Press Releases:

Announcing Summer Tours – Press Release
Poster:  Banner 
Star Play Promo Photos (by Brett Love)
Dears in Headlights Promo Photos (by Brett Love)

☆ Journalists are invited to explore the navigation links to the left to learn more about the shows

☆ For more information, please contact the producers at Dacha Theatre via email at [email protected]

Cast Headshots and Roles:

Star Play:

Beth Pollack
as Pleione etc.
​(she/her)

Minki Bai
as ​Asterisk etc.
​(he/him)

Mimi Santos
as Virgo etc.
(she/her)

Steph Couturier
as Ophiuchus etc.
(she/they)

Orianna O'Neill
as ​Voyager etc.
(she/her)

Alexandra Orme
​as Protostar etc.
(she/her)

Sam Levatich
​as Milky Way etc.
(she/her)

Kyle Levien
as Musician etc.
(he/him)

Star Play:

Dears in Headlights:

Kevin Tanner
Understudy/Swing
Star Play, (he/him)

Audrey Herold
Understudy/Swing
​Star Play, (she/her)

Mike Lion
Director/Swing
Dears (he/him)

Audrey Spinazola
​Clown Director /Swing
Dears (she/her)

Dears in Headlights:

Bailey Ellis
(he/him)

Casey Bowen
​(he/him)

Emma Cady
​(they/he)

Holly Vander Hyde
​(she/they)

Olivia Kridle
​​(she/her)

Patrick Hogan
​​​(he/him)

Paula Wilson Nitka
​​(she/her)

Valerie Miller
(she/her)

Star Play
​Creative/Admin Team:

Created and Directed by:  Kate Drummondˠ (she/her)
Music Director and Composer:  Kyle Levien* (he/him)
Stage Manager:  Haley Thomas* (she/her)
​
Dramaturg:  Ryan Long* (they/them)
​Costume Consultant: Donovan Olsen* (they/them)
Props Master: Kristina Roy* (she/her)
Assistant Stage Manager: Nicola Krause (she/her)
Assistant Director: Emily Huntingfordˠ (she/her)

Dears in Headlights
​Creative/Admin Team:

Created and Directed by:  Mike Lionˠ (he/him)
Clown Director:  Audrey Spinazola* (she/her)
Stage Manager:  Riley Gavigan (they/them)

Sound Design:  Jerik Fernandez* (he/him)
​Costume Consultant: Briana Schwartz (she/her)
Assistant Stage Manager & Props Master: Emily Hall (she/her)

Lighting and Scenic Designers: Spencer J. Vigil* (he/him) and Ivy Malone (they/them)
Production Manager: Nick O'Leary* (he/him)
PR/Marketing: Audrey Herold* (she/her), Danielle Mohlman* (she/her), Kate Drummondˠ, Mike Lionˠ
Director of Production: Claire Starkˠ (she/her)​​
Additional Producers:  Beth Pollackˠ (she/her), Orianna O'Neillˠ (she/her)

Star Play and Dears in Headlights are made possible by the generous donation and sponsorshop of Billings Middle School
Thank you to Laura Brakus and the entire Billings team.​

* denotes a Dacha company member
ˠ denotes a Dacha producing board member