Cast Spotlight: Kathleen Mami-Moore, Evelyn Kinnear, Donni Hildebrandt & Claudia Koeppel
KATHLEEN MAMI-MOORE (Geralyn) has performed in several shows for Orpheus Theatre including Willy Wonka as Grandma Georgina, The Sound of Music, Bye Bye Birdie, Sugar, Off the Hook, Cats, and Jesus Christ Superstar. She also produced the 30th Anniversary show for Orpheus at the Oneonta Theatre. She has done hair, wigs, makeup and costumes for Orpheus Theatre and Stuff of Dream for over 20 years. She is very excited to be in Love, Loss and What I Wore as Geralyn for the second time.
EVELYN KINNEAR (Stephanie, Liz) has been performing on stages from Oneonta to Afton for the past 17 years. She was last seen in Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey) with Tri-Town Theatre and has also appeared in The Crucible (Elizabeth Proctor), All Shook Up (Sylvia), and The Fantasticks (Luisa), plus many others. Other local credits include Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), and The Little Mermaid (Ariel) with Orpheus Theatre; Sister Act (Sister Mary Robert), Steel Magnolias (Truvy), and Crazy for You (Polly Baker) with Out of The Woodwork Players; and Hank Williams: Lost Highway (Audrey Williams) with Afton Community Theater. Evelyn is a Board Member and the Marketing Director for Tri-Town Theatre. She also wants to thank her boys, Z & H, for being her biggest cheerleaders and most vocal motivators.
DONNI HILDEBRANDT (Desperately Seeking Susan Madonna, Annie, Lisa) is thrilled to join this powerhouse cast in her third show with Bigger Dreams. She would like to dedicate her performance to her Mother, Karen. Thank you for never making me wear dresses and for always supporting my “fashion sense.”
CLAUDIA KOEPPEL (Express Yourself Madonna, Lynne) is a familiar face on the stages of Otsego County, acting with Orpheus Theatre, Leatherstocking Theatre, and singing and dancing with Too Many Divas. Her stage credits include Never Too Late and Don’t Drink the Water (Stuff of Dreams), and 18 productions with Orpheus Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors, Pal Joey, Chicago, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Stop the World, 42nd Street, and Oliver! Claudia is a visual artist who sells her paintings and block-printed clothing at the Oneonta Artisans Guild. She is thrilled to be on the stage today with the cast of Love, Loss and What I Wore and thanks Gary Stevens for making the whole experience so pleasurable.