46 Plays for America’s First Ladies

NextStop debut! Select Credits: Chesapeake Shakespeare: A Christmas Carol (Belle), Cumberland Theatre: Spooky Dog… (Thelma), Comedy of Errors (Luciana), Rock of Ages (Constance), CLUE (Cook), Charlotte’s Web (Charlotte), Reefer Madness (Ensemble); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Spamalot (Ensemble/Swing), A Christmas Story (Ensemble); Annapolis Shakespeare: R&G are Dead (Ophelia), Cabaret (Lulu). BFA Musical Theatre (AMDA NYC/LA). Listen. Think. Learn. Love to family & friends. www.morgannechu.com @morgannechuartist

Sydney Johnson (she/her) is excited to be returning to the NextStop stage after appearing in Lucky Stiff (Dominique du Monaco). Most recently, she has performed with Constellation Theatre: Once On This Island (Erzulie); Bowie Center for Performing Arts: The Seaside Adventures of Zoey Brine; Catholic University: Children of Eden (Aysha) and Hamlet (Ophelia). She is grateful to her family and friends who provide endless support! IG: @thesydneydionne

Brooke Kemph (she/her/hers) is thrilled to be making her NextStop debut with this inventive and show stopping production! Recent credits: Folger Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream (u/s); Education: George Mason University: Loves Labor's, Servant of Two Masters, Are You There?, Hookman. Instagram: @brookekemph

Brittany Martz is thrilled to be back at NextStop for the East coast premiere of this Neo-Futurist’s production. Previous NextStop credits include 45 Plays for 45 Presidents, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some), Much Ado About Nothing (Hero), Miss Electricity (Miss Electricity), and Into the Woods (Cinderella). Additional credits include Adventure Theatre: Tiny Tim’s Christmas Story (Charlotte), InterAct Story Theatre: The Hero of Everything (Grammar Girl), According to Shakespeare, and Fort Salem Theatre: This Old Haunt (Hetty). When she’s not on stage, she owns her own ADHD Coaching practice.

Nicole Ruthmarie (She/Hers) is so glad to be back on the Nextstop Theatre Company stage! She is an award-nominated Theatre Creative that has worked in the area as a performer all around the DMV. Nextstop Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pipeline Playwrights: Heartland, Unprotected. Perisphere Theater: Oleanna, Spooky Action: Can’t Complain, I’ve Seen It All, Pinky Swear Productions: Use All Available Doors, Brave Spirits Theatre: The Trojan Women Project, Henry IV pt 1+2, Henry V. Keep up with the latest at www.nicoleruthmarie.com or her IG @nicoleruthmarie!

Emily is elated to make their NextStop debut and return to the stage since pre-2020! Emily has acted regionally with Shadowland Theatre (Ellenville, N.Y.) and locally with the Folger Theatre, Imagination Stage, 4615 Theatre Company, The Welders, Best Medicine Rep, and others. Also an experienced Intimacy Director, Emily has intimacy choreographed and consulted for nearly 30 stage productions and several short films and is a Level 3 grad of Intimacy Directors and Coordinators' certification program. www.emily-sucher.com

Janine is a dancer, actor, singer, choreographer, and health coach. At NextStop, she recently choreographed Little Women. Recent choreography: Cinderella (Synetic Theater). Recent performance credits include The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience (Netflix/Shondaland/Fever), Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop (Arts on the Horizon), Shhhakespeare Revue (Synetic Theater), and The Phantom of the Opera (Synetic Theater). Janine earned a B.F.A. in Dance with a Minor in Spanish from George Mason University. She is a Synetic Theater Company Member. See her next in Jardín Salvaje at GALA Hispanic Theatre, through February 26th! @janinebaumgardner

Megan is happy to be back at NextStop after previously directing 45 Plays for 45 Presidents and Pride and Prejudice, choreographing intimacy for Frankenstein and East of Eden, and performing in A Man for All Seasons. Other recent directing credits include: Cymbeline with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival; Ada and the Engine and A Misanthrope at Avant Bard Theatre; Switch and To Tell My Story with The Welders. www.megan-behm.com

Delaney Bray is very excited to be working with NextStop for the first time. Previous credits include Beastgirl (sound designer) and Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie (assistant sound designer) at the Kennedy Center, as well as audio engineering credits at Round House Theater, Constellation Theater Company, and Studio Theater. Outside of DC Delaney has worked at Barrington Stage Co., Delaware Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.

Jordan is an NYC and DC-based performer, singer-songwriter and director. He previously appeared on NextStop's stage as Isaac in Disgraced and singing in Kosher Cabaret. He was also the composer and sound designer for Frankenstein. Jordan is the founder of 4615 Theatre Company (2020 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre), and has designed sound for companies including 4615, 1st Stage Tysons, Adventure Theatre, Brave Spirits Theatre. During lockdown, he composed an original musical solo show, Old Soul, and performed a virtual tour for global audiences. Jordan holds a BFA from Ithaca College, and was a Cabaret and Performance Fellow at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. He has studied songwriting with Tony-winning composer William Finn, and his music has been featured by world-renowned recording artist Ben Folds. His new single, "Chapter Two", is out now on all major platforms. Learn more at www.yourfriendjordan.com

Megan Holden (she/her/hers), a local scenic designer and scenic painter, is marking her first production with Nextstop Theatre. Megan received her BA in scenic design and film production from James Madison University. Since moving to Arlington in 2019, Megan has worked as a scenic designer and painter at companies across the DMV. Some area credits include scenic designing Major Barbara and Ben Butler (Washington Stage Guild), A Misanthrope, How I Learned What I Learned, and Billy and George (Avant Bard Theatre), Fame, Pippin, and Chicago (The Free Theater), Rainbow Fish the Musical, The Dew Drop Inn, A Snowy Night at the Dew Drop Inn (Anacostia Playhouse), Príncipe y Príncipe (Gala Hispanic Theater) and La Llorona (We Happy Few Productions).

Hailey is excited to be back at NextStop for this amazing show! Hailey is a lighting and projection designer based in the DC area since 2018. Her recent Lighting credits include; Billy & George (Avant Bard), Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop (Arts on the Horizon), and Fuego Flamenco 2022 (Gala Hispanic Theatre). Recent Projection Design credits include; Skin of our Teeth (Howard Community College), and associate projection design work for The Day You Begin (Kennedy Center TYA). More of Hailey's work can be found at Haileylaroedesigns.com. Please enjoy this wild show!

Liz is excited to once again be working with Megan Behm, and for her first opportunity to work with NextStop Theatre and their team. Previous work has included Avant Bard, ESP Theatre, Spooky Action Theatre, Landless Theatre, The Maryland Shakespeare Festival, The Washington Savoyards, and The Shakespeare Project.

Imari is a costume designer based in the Baltimore/Washington area. As a graduate of Salisbury University she has designed for Keegan Theatre and New York City's Boundless Theatre Company.

NextStop: Fully Committed, Pride and Prejudice. DC AREA: Ada and the Engine (Avant Bard), Time Is On Our Side (Perisphere Theater), As You Like It (Brave Spirits Theatre), A Civil War Christmas (1st Stage), Blight (Pinky Swear Productions), How's That Workin' Out For Ya? (Capital Fringe Festival 2018), Perfect Arrangement (Source Festival 2017).

Elisa is always happy to be back at NextStop where she has previously music directed Little Women, A Familiar Melody, Ordinary Days, Matilda, Singing in the Rain, [title of show], Godspell, A Grand Night for Singing, Urinetown, Catch Me if You Can, City of Angels, and Into the Woods. Other credits include: Anything Goes (CUA) Into the Woods (again!), Disenchanted and Thunder Knocking on the Door (Creative Cauldron); Next to Normal (Catholic University); Cinderella (Imagination Stage); The Bridges of Madison County, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Keegan Theatre); Visible Language (WSC Avant Bard); and A Broadway Christmas Carol (MetroStage). Elisa frequently accompanies classes, camps and cabarets around town.

Hanna Smaglis is a stage manager and theatrical creator from Jacksonville, FL who is passionate about unconventional works and community-based art. Having recently earned a Bachelor's degree in both Theatre and Spanish, Hanna works to continue to grow as a manager and collaborator anywhere off the stage, whether in the wings, a shop or a booth. Hanna is currently based in the DMV area. Previous DMV credits include: Mlima's Tale (SM) and The Rainmaker (SM) at 1st Stage Theater.

Taylor is a multimedia artist in the DC area currently studying her MFA In Projections Design at the University of Maryland.