Marisa Kirby (she/her)

SEVENTH SEASON

Marisa is back choreographing on the Mainstage for Season 59! Previously, she has choreographed Weathervane productions of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, White Christmas, Hello Dolly, American Idiot, Spring Awakening, Sister Act, Jesus Christ Superstar, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Marisa also co-directed and choreographed Weathervane’s Nice Work If You Can Get It. Other regional choreography favorites include Elf, Chicago, Singin’ In The Rain, Mamma Mia, and The Addams Family. Throughout Marisa’s career, she has had the privilege of choreographing for many theaters, dance studios, and universities nationwide and has been recognized for her national award-winning choreography. She is a choreographer and instructor for Dance Dynamics in Little Rock, Arkansas. She also travels across the US as a dance adjudicator and masterclass instructor.

Andrew Morrissey (he/him)

FIFTH SEASON

Andrew Morrissey is a NYC-based pianist, music director, vocal coach, and composer. Experience includes educational, community, and semi-professional theatre in NH, NYC, and the DMV area. A NH native, regional credits include Interlakes, Jean’s Playhouse, Winnipesaukee Playhouse and Plymouth State University, where he received a BA in Music. He has an MM in stage music composition from CUA, and his thesis project grew into a fully-fledged staging of Lost In Wonderland with DC’s Pallas Theatre Collective. Current projects include a new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray and another on the life of Rasputin. IG: Andrewmorrisseymusic

Chad Beguelin

CHAD BEGUELIN is a four-time Tony Nominee whose works include Disney’s Aladdin (Tony Award Nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Lyrics and Best Book) and The Wedding Singer (Tony Award Nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Lyrics). He also wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical Elf, which broke several box office records at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. His play HARBOR premiered off-Broadway at Primary Stages. Chad also wrote the book and lyrics for Judas & Me (NYMF Award for Excellence in Lyric Writing), The Rhythm Club (Signature Theater) and Wicked City (American Stage Company). Chad reunited with Elf collaborators Matthew Sklar and Bob Martin to create the new musical The Prom, which ran on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre and was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. He is the recipient of the Edward Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyric Writing, the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award and the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award. Chad is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Dramatic Writing Program.

Camden Dalie Keech (he/him)

SECOND SEASON

Camden is happy to return to the mountains for a second season. Camden hails from Central Arkansas, where he studied design, directing, and acting. Camden really hopes you enjoy the show!

Gibbs Murray (he/him)

FIFTY-NINTH SEASON

Gibbs co-founded Weathervane Theatre back in 1966 and is still Weathervane’s resident designer for sets, posters, and illustrations. Favorite roles: Elwood P. Dowd, Captain Hook, Bottom. 2024 set designs include The Wedding Singer and The Full Monty.

AP Pikiben (they/them)

SECOND SEASON

AP is a professor of theatre at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. They reside there with their spouse Alexander and furbabies, Karma, the dog, Narley, Jadis, and Reaver, the cats! AP is excited to be back at the Weathervane for another amazing year!

Scout Hough (she/her)

SIXTH SEASON

Scout earned a BFA in Lighting Design & Production from UNCSA, and is now pursuing an MAIS at UMaine. She’s thrilled to return to the North Country for her 6th season at the Weathervane. She serves as Manager for the Orono Performing Arts Center, and her other credits include work throughout Maine.

Joseph Rivera (he/him)

SECOND SEASON 

Jospeh is an Orlando-based sound designer who is glad to return to Weathervane for another season to design. He most recently designed a production of RADIUM GIRLS at Atlanta International School and was an A2 for MOONSHINE AND MISTLETOE at Garden Theatre.

Billy Smith (he/him)

FOURTH SEASON

While this is his fourth season at Weathervane, this is his first season living a full year in beautiful New Hampshire! Originally from Columbus, Ohio, he holds a BFA in Musical Theatre. He is constantly thankful that both the company and the community have taken him in so graciously. Billy is also the scenic charge and production coordinator for this production.

Claire Vogt (she/they)

FIRST SEASON

Claire is a scenic artist based in central Ohio. Having graduated last year with a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology, they enjoy collaborating with others to create amazing art and shows. They have recently been working as a freelance designer and are excited to work at Weathervane this summer!

Billy Smith (he/him)

FOURTH SEASON

While this is his fourth season at Weathervane, this is his first season living a full year in beautiful New Hampshire! Originally from Columbus, Ohio, he holds a BFA in Musical Theatre. He is constantly thankful that both the company and the community have taken him in so graciously. Billy is also the scenic charge and production coordinator for this production.

PYPER K WILLIAMS (she/her)

THIRD SEASON

Pyper Williams is spending her third season here at Weathervane painting away in the shop, bringing to life the sets you see on stage this summer. She studied Acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts but now prefers to take a more behind-the-scenes approach with painting sets.

EMMA ALDRICH JORDAN (she/her)

SECOND SEASON

Emma is excited to return to Weathervane as the Patchwork Stage manager! Favorite shows include WAITRESS (Scenic Artist, Ogunquit Playhouse), RAINBOW FISH (PSM, Weathervane), DROWSY CHAPERONE (Artist in Residence, Cayuga BOCES). Emma’s freelance artwork can be seen at restaurants around the North Country. Thanks to Nick, Lindsey, and Rockdog.

HANNAH SHOWALTER (she/her)

SECOND SEASON

Hannah is a recent Keene State College Graduate with a Bachelor’s in Theatre and Dance. The Weathervane holds a special place in Hannah’s heart, and she is very excited to be part of the Weathervane Family.

Tim Herlihy

Tim Herlihy has written or co-written the films Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Little Nicky and Mr.Deeds and was an executive producer of Anger Management and The Longest Yard. These nine films have grossed more than one billion dollars inworldwide box office revenue. From 1994 to 1999, he serves as writer, head writer and ultimately producer of the television series “Saturday Night Live,” for which he recieved an Emmy nomination. 

Matthew Sklar

Matthew Sklar is a Tony®, Emmy®, and Drama Desk Award-nominated composer. His works include the Broadway musicals Elf and The Wedding Singer (Tony Award Nomination for Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Music). He also wrote the music for The Rhythm Club (Signature Theatre), Judas & Me, and Wicked City (American Stage Company). Matthew reunited with Elf collaborators Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin to create the new musical The Prom, which ran on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre and was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Matthew received a 2015 Primetime Emmy® Award Nomination for Outstanding Music Direction for the critically-acclaimed NBC stop-motion animated TV special “Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas”, starring Jim Parsons. He adapted and arranged the music of Marvin Hamlisch for the Emmy Award-winning documentary film Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love, seen on PBS/American Masters. Matthew has contributed original songs/music to Sesame Street, Wonder Pets!, and the NBC Broadcast of The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

As an 18-year-old freshman at New York University, Matthew began playing keyboards for the Broadway production of Les Miserables, eventually conducting the show at 21. He has also been a keyboardist, conductor, and/or arranger for many Broadway productions including Shrek, Caroline, or Change, Nine, Oklahoma, 42nd Street, Putting It Together, Annie Get Your Gun, On the Town, Titanic, Guys and Dolls, Sunset Boulevard, and Miss Saigon. Matthew also appeared onstage as Oscar in the Broadway revival of 42nd Street.

Awards include the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, the Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Award, and the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award.

Matthew is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802. His music is published by Warner/Chappell Music. Matthew was educated at The Juilliard School of Music (Pre-College Division), the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and New York University.

Music Theatre International

Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form.

MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide.

MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior® shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students.