Meet the Team

Korey Miller is one of several members of Stage Coach Players who take photos for our programs and publicity and will occasionally take archival photos. He’s recently taken photos for Sweeney Todd, The Producers, and Beauty & the Beast. Korey is also a veteran member of our Backstage Crew, lending a hand with Jekyll and Hyde, Mamma Mia, The Drowsey Chaperone, among others. Korey additionally has served as Assistant Director, the first time for Sweeney Todd in 2021.

Susan Johnson is co-chair of the Costume Committee and has costumed dozens of Stage Coach Players productions over the course of the last 20 years. Some of her most recent efforts are Legally Blonde, Bright Star and A Murder Is Announced. A member of the Box Office Team, Susan can additionally be found in our box office processing tickets for our current production. She is the current Treasurer of Stage Coach Players.

Angela Schiola is a co-chair of Stage Coach Players’ Community Outreach, a committee that organizes and staffs events to raise food and other items for those in need in the DeKalb area, along with publicizing Stage Coach Players. Angela is also a veteran Stage Manager of more than 10 shows, most recently The Addams Family, The Crucible and Rent. A member of the Marketing Team, Angela organizes the distribution of table tents you see at local restaurants. She is a recipient of the E. Nelson James Memorial Award for Promotional Excellence. You may also see her in the box office helping with will call!

Mandi Sester has been Stage Manager for quite a few shows in the short time she’s been with Stage Coach Players. They include Shakespeare in Hollywood, Sweeney Todd and Beauty & the Beast. Mandi is also a member of the Marketing Team, recently taking up writing press releases for all of our productions. She is also currently on the theatre’s Board of Directors and processes tickets as part of the Box Office Team.

Judy O’Connor has been a musical director for several decades with Stage Coach Players starting in 20 with Kiss Me Kate. Some of her most recent stints as musical director are The Producers, The Wizard of Oz and The Addams Family. She has also been the music director of the carolers for several of our productions of A Christmas Carol.

Jeanna Hunter can often be found in the light booth building and running sound effects.  Among her many recent shows, The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Story and The Night Witches are just a few.  Along with running sound effects, she has some minor familiarity with the new light board. Jeanna is also an experienced Stage Manager counting Clue, Calendar Girls and It’s a Wonderful Life as some of her recent productions. And if you need some costuming help, she can provide some assistance.

Kasey Pennington is a newer member of Stage Coach Players. They are a Musical Director who has recently been the musical director for this past summer’s Miscast Projections which helped the Stage Coach Players raise funds for a projector for the theatre along with being Co-Music Director for Gypsy in February. Kasey is also co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusivity Committee and instrumental in putting together our current code of contact policy.

Jan Kuntz has been co-chairing the Stage Coach Players Community Outreach committee since its inception in 2020 after COVID-19 hit. She and her co-chairs coordinate food and item collections including Thanksgiving meals and Christmas gifts. Jan is also a long-time member of the Marketing Team and is a recipient of the E. Nelson James Memorial Award for Promotional Excellence. For many years, she has also been a producer for directors including Rent, Legally Blonde and the cabaret When I Grow Up, and is currently producing A Christmas Carol.

Rachel Schneider is one of Stage Coach Player’s graphic designer. She’s designed show artwork for quite a few productions since joining the theatre. They include Rent, Almost Maine, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Legally Blonde. Rachel is also a Stage Manager, having stage managed 2025’s Almost, Maine.

Summer Kremnitzer has been involved with Stage Coach Players since she was 8 years old. Over the last half dozen years, she’s carved out a spot working as a Crew Member, often the lead for over ten productions. Some of her most recent shows are Beauty & the Beast, The Addams Family and Legally Blonde. Recently Summer has ventured into being a Stage Manager for Steel Magnolias and Miscast Projections. Currently she serves on the Stage Coach Board of Directors as Corresponding Secretary.

Luke Harmon is both a lighting designer and stage manager. Among the plays he’s designed lights for are Shakespeare in Hollywood and A Christmas Story, and the upcoming musical Gypsy. Luke assisted lights for Legally Blonde, A Murder is Announced, and Clue: Onstage.  He’s also stage managed The Night Witches and Noises Off.  Additionally, he worked as backstage crew for Into the Woods and shot some publicity photos for Nickel & Dimed.