Lizzie

DIRECTOR

Timothy is the Head of the Entertainment Department at Six Flags Great Escape in Lake George, NY, and makes his Fort Salem Theater debut directing "Lizzie The Musical."

A writer, producer, and director with more than 25 years of experience, Timothy has built a dynamic career spanning traditional theater, immersive and experiential work, and large-scale entertainment events. He is also a pioneer in the escape room industry, having designed and produced some of the first in the country.

Timothy has directed over 20 commercial Off-Broadway productions along with numerous Off-Off-Broadway works. Notable credits include "Road House the Stage Play" (Barrow Street Theatre), "I Love Paris" (Blue Heron), "Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy" starring Corey Feldman (Classic Stage Company), "Stitching" (The Wild Project and The Elephant in Los Angeles), and "Hit The Wall" (The Kraine). His work has also been featured internationally, earning Best in Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

He is best known for his groundbreaking immersive theater, including the long-running Halloween phenomenon "Nightmare" (now in its 21st season), as well as "This is Real," "I Can’t See," "The Dark House," and "Nightmare Doll House." His work often blends theatrical storytelling with interactive audience experiences, pushing the boundaries of what live performance can be.

Timothy also served as Director of Drama at James O’Neill High School and continues to develop new work.

MUSIC DIRECTOR

HE/HIM | Linden is a senior at Skidmore College, where he is pursuing a double major in Music and Environmental Science. A multi-instrumentalist and conductor, he is an active member of Skidmore’s musical community, performing as a trumpeter with both the Jazz Band and Orchestra and serving as Assistant Conductor of the Skidmore College Orchestra. He also spent three years as the Orchestral Director for Off North Broadway, Skidmore’s musical theatre club, where he led pit ensembles and helped shape student-driven productions. His work spans pit performance, music direction, and conducting, with a particular passion for collaborative theatre-making and storytelling through music.

Recent credits include Keyboard 2 for “Carrie” at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, Assistant Music Director for “As You Like It” with the Skidmore Theatre Department, Keyboard 1 for “Hairspray” at the Levoy Theatre, Music Director for “MINOR CHARACTER: Six Translations of Uncle Vanya at the Same Time” at Skidmore College Theatre, and Trumpet for “Pippin” at SLOC.

Linden is thrilled to be making his Fort Salem debut and is grateful to collaborate with such a talented team on this production.

CHOREOGRAPHER

Jacqueline is an active choreographer and longtime Supervisor at Six Flags Great Escape Resort in Lake George, NY, where she has spent over 17 years creating, training, and maintaining high-energy entertainment experiences for thousands of guests each season. Her work at Six Flags spans large-scale productions, live shows, and specialty events, where she is known for her dynamic staging, strong visual storytelling, and ability to bring out the best in performers of all experience levels.

In addition to her work in entertainment, Jacqueline is a Special Education teacher with more than 12 years of experience in the Glens Falls City School District. She specializes in designing individualized education programs (IEPs), holds LETRS certification, and is trained in Functional Behavior Assessments. As a Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Trainer and mentor teacher, she is passionate about collaboration, inclusive learning environments, and helping others grow.

Lizzie The Musical marks her Fort Salem Theater debut!

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

SHE/HER | Margo received a BA in Theatre and Speech from Wagner College. Her professional theatre experience ranges from fully staged musicals to new script readings to traditional Shakespeare. Margo returned to theater after a hiatus as Production Stage Manager for Into the Woods in 2024, and has participated behind-the-scenes on various productions in the 2024-2026 seasons.

RESIDENT SCENIC DESIGNER

HE/HIM | Charles/Chuck is a well-rounded artist with experience in creative writing, HDR photography, graphic design and 3D rendering, improvisational piano, original song composition and scenic design for theater. While attending Southern Vermont College 2001-2005 (bachelor’s in liberal arts) he worked summers at Old Castle Theater in Bennington, VT (2000 to 2005) where he learned, by observation, the creative nuances of set design as he worked as a stagehand. Charles is currently the Resident Scenic Designer and an Artistic Associate for Fort Salem Theater where, in October 2021, he debuted a design for The Diary of Anne Frank. In the 2022 season, he went on to design: Little Shop of Horrors, Steel Magnolias, Pride and Prejudice, Grease, The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition, Bright Star, I Love You Because, Spring Awakening, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Footloose,  The Little Mermaid Jr., The Pirates of Penzance, The Rocky Horror Slow, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Into the Woods, Beethoven, Godspell, Mary Poppins, The Drowsy Chaperone, Kinky Boots, and Tick, Tick…Boom!, along with designing Grant’s Ghost for Hubbard Hall on the side. Charles has also directed Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus in 2004 at his then-former High School, and The Glass Menagerie at Southern Vermont College in 2009.

Prior to his work at Fort Salem Theater, Charles has over eight years of set design experience, artistic/stage directing, assistant directing and serving as a theatrical creative-solutions consultant (for a local high school drama club). Shows he has designed there include: The Diary of Anne Frank (2007), Once Upon a Mattress, Rumors, The Importance of Being Earnest, Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, Twelve Angry Jurors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, And Then There Were None, The Sound of Music, Noises Off, Shrek the Musical, and ended his run there with The Mousetrap (2015).

After taking some time away from theatrical design Charles feels truly thankful and honored to reignite his passion for design at Fort Salem Theater and is very honored to have helped design Grant’s Ghost for Hubbard Hall.

PRODUCER

HE/HIM | Kyle has three decades of creating award-winning theatre under his belt, working as a producer, director, choreographer, designer, and performer. His work has been seen all across the US, from Cape Cod, to Boston, Arizona and Dallas, to New York and has been recognized by the AriZoni Awards of Excellence, BroadwayWorld Awards, Column Awards, Annie Award, MET Awards, and MHSDG Awards, among others.

Most recently, Kyle took a brief sabbatical from Fort Salem Theater to serve as Company Manager for the esteemed Williamstown Theatre Festival, where he led a company of 350 artists and staff members. There, he worked alongside the talents of Pamela Anderson, Amber Heard, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Susan Sarandon, Kate Walsh, Chris Messina, Brandon Flynn, Whitney Peak, William Jackson Harper, Elizabeth Lail, Tonatiuh, Jensen McRae, among many others.

At Fort Salem Theater, he has directed and choreographed “Salem Under The Stars,” “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” “Next to Normal,” “There’s No Business Like Snow Business,” “Grease,” “The Pirates of Penzance,” “Agnes of God,” and “Mary Poppins” and has designed costumes for FST’s “Pride & Prejudice,” “Grease,” and “Bright Star.” Other direction and choreography credits include “Hairspray,” “Evita,” “White Christmas,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Guys and Dolls,” “The Music Man,” Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “West Side Story,” “Into the Woods,” “RENT,” “The Rink,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “A Chorus Line,” “Chicago,” “La Cage aux Folles,” and “Cabaret.”

Kyle is humbled to be the executive and artistic director of Fort Salem Theater, and in June 2023, was named one of the Top 10 New York State LGBTQ+ Leaders by I ❤️ NY.

*Indicates Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society