Beyond a Christmas Carol

Adelaide is very excited to work with TagRagg Productions on Beyond a Christmas Carol. For the last three years she has participated in summer theater programs; this is her first foray into community theater. She is a 4th grader at The Hill School where theater is one of her favorite classes. When she is not in school, Adelaide enjoys riding and playing with her dog. She wants to thank her Mom and Dad for introducing her to the theater. To her, all the world’s a stage.

Alice is thrilled to be returning to the stage for the first time in 15 years! After performing in school plays, dance, and singing showcases years ago, she rediscovered her love of performing through TAGRAGG’s improv class over the summer — an experience that unexpectedly led to this wonderful opportunity to join A Christmas Carol. Alice also enjoys writing and performing poetry and feels incredibly lucky to be part of such a talented and welcoming cast.

Alma Grace is thrilled to make her stage debut with Tagragg Productions in Beyond a Christmas Carol! A fourth grader at The Hill School, Alma Grace first caught the performing bug when she sang a duet with her father at the Hill School talent show. She loves reading, playing ice hockey, and inventing stories when she’s not rehearsing lines or humming tunes around the house. Alma Grace is grateful for the chance to work with such a wonderful cast and crew and would like to thank her family for their endless support, especially her little brother Judd for continually trying to tackle her when she is practicing her lines.

Anthony Barrett Bartolomucci is thrilled to make his TAGRAGG PRODUCTIONS debut in Beyond A Christmas Carol. An eighth-grade student at The Hill School in Middleburg, Virginia, Anthony recently appeared in Anything Goes as Sailor #1 - a role that further ignited his passion for the theater. Offstage, Anthony is an avid debater and public speaker, known for his confidence, poise, and ability to connect with an audience. He also enjoys playing soccer and basketball, and swimming. He extends his heartfelt thanks to his teachers, family, and friends for their unwavering support and encouragement. Anthony is grateful for the opportunity to help bring this twist on a Dickens’ classic and share it with you today.

Aspen has been exploring music and performing arts for the last several years, including various roles in The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland as well as solo singing performances. She loves to be creative, whether writing, crafting or drawing. She is adventurous and enjoys the outdoors, travel, baking/cooking, and being a cat mom to a rescue tuxie. She is thrilled to join TagRagg Productions in Beyond a Christmas Carol in Middleburg.

Ava Bartolomucci is thrilled to return to Tagragg’s holiday tradition as the Spirit of Christmas Past. She is a student at Rollins College majoring in Communication Studies with a minor in Theatre Arts. Recently, Ava performed as a chorus dancer in Rollins’ production of Iphigenia in Aulis and just closed Let the People Sing, a student written production in which she helped bring the story to life as part of the ensemble. She would like to thank her family and friends for their constant encouragement and wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season!

Camilla is an eighth-grade performer who loves musicals, cozy winter rehearsals, and any excuse to be onstage. She’s grateful to be part of this cast and hopes the show brings you holiday cheer!

Erin Coulter is a theater director, producer, and educator based in Middleburg Virginia. With diverse and wide-ranging training in acting, singing, dancing, directing, and educating, Erin is known as an “actor’s director.” She believes in theater as a catalyst for change and connection; that through investigating, performing and ingesting stories, individuals and humanity can evolve.

Hunt Lyman is looking forward to revisiting Charles Dickens’ timeless holiday classic. Hunt taught English at the Hill School for 41 years and recently retired. He has played a number of roles with The Middleburg Players and other community acting groups, performing in Our Town, Guys and Dolls, The Music Man, Carousel, Kiss Me Kate, Of Mice and Men, The Cotton Patch Gospel, Working, Little Shop of Horrors, and a variety of original productions. He loved playing Scrooge in Tagragg’s previous productions of A Christmas Carol, and he is grateful to Erin Coulter for bringing community theater back to Middleburg.

Isla excitedly accepted the offer to be a part of Beyond a Christmas Carol performing with the Tagraag Productions. This is Isla’s premier professional role. Previously, she performed in two productions, 33 Little Pigs and Giraffe’s Can’t Dance, at the Hill School in Middleburg, VA, as well as The Wizard of Oz at the Village Montessori School in Bluemont, VA. Isla is a 5th grade student at The Hill School where she enjoys reading, mythology, mathematics, science history. Isla speaks both French and English at home. In her free time Isla enjoys skiing, climbing, and is an avid equestrian. She also supports her mother with animal rescue and is currently raising five dogs, one scary cat, and two younger brothers, Lachlan (7) and Aidan (4).

Joey is delighted to be making his debut with Tagragg Productions in Beyond a Christmas Carol! Favorite past credits include Seussical (JoJo), The Little Mermaid (Flounder), and Puffs (J. Finch Fletchley). Joey also performs with the South Loudoun Youth Chorale, where he enjoys learning challenging harmonies and performing for the community. A sixth grader at The Hill School in Middleburg, Virginia, Joey has a strong passion for storytelling through music and performance. When he’s not on stage, he loves swimming, reading books, sketching and drawing, playing games, and spending time with friends and family. Joey would like to thank his directors, teachers, and castmates for their guidance and encouragement, and his family for always supporting his love of the arts. He is thrilled to share this experience with the audience and hopes everyone enjoys the magic, laughter, and heart of this joyful, inspiring, and festive holiday season production.

Konner is a 7th grader at Hill School and is looking forward to playing Charlie in this production of Beyond a Christmas Carol. Previously, Konner has performed in three Hill School summer camps including Godspell (Judas), Legally Blonde (Aaron) as well as performing in Matilda (Escapologist) and Mary Poppins (Bert) outside of Hill School. Konner enjoys choreography, singing, performing, acting, and public speaking in general. His passion outside of theater is computer science, specifically programming and learning how computers work.

Kyle is very excited to participate in his first show with Tagragg! Kyle has been in many productions over the years, everything from Twelve Angry Jurors as the Foreman, to Oliver as Bill Sykes, to Teddy Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace. Kyle is currently a Junior studying performance and sound design and engineering at George Mason University. Outside of the theater Kyle enjoys reading books and playing games with his friends.

Lauren is thrilled to join TagRagg Productions in Beyond a Christmas Carol. While this is her first time in theatre, she brings extensive experience in public speaking, project management, and hospitality design. Passionate about fostering connection, regenerative leadership, and community, Lauren’s work also supports reforestation development in South America. She is especially grateful to her daughter, Aspen, for inspiring her to take on this role, and to Erin for her thoughtful direction and encouragement to grow and share in the magic of Middleburg.

As a child, Letitia Ord dreamed of becoming an actress when she grew up. Though she is having a great time acting with Tagragg Productions, the thought that she may have finally grown up horrifies her.

Texas-raised, Berklee-graduated, music therapist, songwriter, anti-oppressive activist, and client advocate, Mowgli is grateful to be part of the TagRagg Production of Beyond a Christmas Carol. Mowgli’s theatre and performance history range from intimate living room concerts to The Kennedy Center stage and national television. For the last decade, Mowgli has spent the majority of his time in assisted living, hospitals, youth shelters, and homes, providing music therapy to clients from the NICU to end of life, striving to create more accessible & accepting communities through the arts!

Tara is an award-winning playwright whose plays and monologues have been performed around the world from Norway to Thailand, Ireland to the UAE. Her work has been published by Smith & Kraus, YouthPLAYS, Oxford Press South Africa, LAMDA, Limelight, and Meriweather, including appearances in textbooks and “Best 10-Minute Plays” and “Best Stage Monologues” anthologies. Select honors include the Sloan Screenwriting Fellowship, AriZoni Theater Award for Excellence, Shubert Fellowship in Dramatic Writing, Arts Alive Recovery NY Regrant Award and Bradford Gromelski Jury Award. Tara has taught Playwriting to kids, teens and adults, script consulted on VR projects, and written for an interactive robot when Siri was only a twinkle in Apple’s eye. Recently, she designed and installed a multi-media immersive theatrical adventure for kids at a public library (about searching for tiny creatures called Booklings!). She holds her MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of the Dramatists Guild. Tara lives near NYC with her family and dramatic fluffy cat, Kiwi. She is thrilled to be working with Erin and Tagragg Productions to create this special holiday production for Middleburg. Huge thanks to this amazing and talented team for bringing these characters to life! You can learn more about Tara’s work at tarameddaugh.com.