The Christmas Candy Caper

Meredith Aydelott – Female Swing

Meredith Aydelott is delighted to be back for her fifth season with Blue Gate Musicals! She is a Nashville, TN native who graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a major in theatre and a minor in musical theatre. You may have seen her in other Blue Gate Musicals as Ginny Meyers in Stolen the Musical, Sally/Mrs. Blake in When Calls the Heart, Harper Davidson in Our Christmas Dinner, Elizabeth in A Simple Sanctuary, and the Female Swing in The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits. Her other recent credits include Carousel (Ensemble), Anastasia: The Musical (Ensemble) and Godspell (Uzo). She would like to thank her friends and family for their endless support and love along this wild journey! Website: meredithaydelott.com

Harrison Brousseau – Male Swing

Harrison Brousseau is thrilled to be here. He’s a had a busy year, performing as Daddy Murphy in Bright Star and The Governor in Man of La Mancha (Priscilla Beach Theatre), William Jennings Bryan in The Ballad of Baby Doe (his first opera!) and Mayor Shinn in Music Man (CFVA). People love to cast him as political figures, I guess. He also recently made his Off-Broadway debut as Dr. Gordon in Saw: The Musical. Harrison has a degree in both Political Science and Theatre from the University of Notre Dame, and he’s available to yap about anything via his Instagram: @harrisonbrousseau or you can learn more about him at his website www.harrisonbrousseau.com.

Nathan Garner – Bishop Henry Hilty

Nathan is glad to be returning to the Bird-in-Hand Stage. This is his 10^th year at Bird-in-Hand and 11th with Blue Gate Musicals. He is excited for a new season of shows and a new cast of people to work with! He was most recently seen as Bishop Hilty in The Christmas Candy Caper and Lamar in Half-Stitched. He wants to thank you all for coming and hopes you enjoy the show!

Grant Myers – Amos Smucker

Grant Myers is incredibly excited to return to Bird-in-Hand with such an amazing cast for his third season with Blue Gate Musicals! Grant holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Emory & Henry University and was last seen at Bird-in-Hand in Stolen (Jimmy Scott), Our Christmas Dinner (Uncle Ollie), Dear Soldier Boy (Orville Whipple), and last year in The Christmas Candy Caper as Amos as well!Other credits include The Music Man (Male Swing – Round Barn Theatre), Newsies (Albert – Lees McRae Summer Theatre), Cinderella (Ensemble – The Harmony Theater), and last year in IMAGINARIUM and Jukebox Jive at the nearby Magic & Wonder Dinner Theater. He thanks the cast, crew and creative team for another amazing experience and his family, friends and partner, Jay, for all their love and support. Enjoy the show!

Grace Raber – Sadie Graber

Grace is thrilled to be returning to Bird-in-Hand for her 4th season with Blue Gate Musicals! She is a Texas native and graduated from Ohio Northern University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and BA in History with minors in Dance and Arts Administration. Her latest Blue Gate role was Fannie Miller in both The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits and Stolen. Other favorite roles include Maria in The Sound of Music, Maggie Jones in 42nd Street, and Mrs. Claus in the ONU Holiday Spectacular. Grace would like to thank BGM for this wonderful opportunity to perform in this brand new show. Most of all, she would like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her dreams. Enjoy the show! Website: graceraber.com

Benjamin Reardon – Leroy Gooberling

Benjamin is thrilled to be performing his second show at the Bird-in-Hand Stage with the company of Stolen! He is originally from Atlanta, GA and is a graduate from Anderson University’s BFA Musical Theatre program in Anderson, SC. He performed in his first Blue Gate Musicals production, When Calls the Heart the Musical, at the Blue Gate Theatre in Shipshewana, IN, as well as the recent production of The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits. Ben dedicates each performance and all accolades and applause to his personal Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, apart from whom he could accomplish nothing. He sincerely thanks his father Jim and each of his mentors who have helped to make his pursuit of professional performance possible. He also dedicates his performance to his mother Jade, the best talent manager he could ever have asked for. Acts 20:24 | Romans 6:23 | John 3:16

Richard Weaver – Elwood Gooberling

Richard is so thrilled to return to the Bird-in-Hand Stage! You may have seen him last as Stuart Johnston in Half-Stitched, Daniel Fisher in The Confession, Levi Troyer in The Home Game, Mitch Lee in Dear Soldier Boy, Bart in Josiah for President, Denny in A Simple Sanctuary, Caleb Hoffmeir in Stolen the Musical. Richard grew up in Lancaster County and has been performing locally for many theaters including The Fulton Theatre, The Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Servant Stage, and many more! Some of his favorite roles include Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Cavod Theatre, Ensemble in Treasure Island at the Fulton Theatre and Laurie in Little Women at Cavod Theatre. When not performing he can be found teaching acting classes, playing DnD, directing shows, and playing guitar! A big thanks to his wife Catherine, friends, family, teachers, and God.

Catherine Weaver – Alice Bailey

Catherine Weaver is thrilled to close out her fifth Christmas season with the Bird-in-Hand stage. Favorite Blue Gate roles include Anna in Dear Soldier Boy, Melissa in A Simple Sanctuary, and Naomi in Stolen. Catherine holds a BFA in musical theatre from Samford University and has previously performed with such companies as Birmingham Children’s Theatre and  National Theatre for Children. She has also performed locally with Magic and Wonder Dinner Theatre, Cavod Theatre, and Piercing Word. Love and thanks to Monica and her amazing husband Ric. Soli Deo Gloria!