Caitlin Ort is a NYC-based director/choreographer dedicated to theater activism. Her work has been featured at Chelsea Music Hall, Theater 4615, Theater at Monmouth, NYC Fringe Festival, Scranton Shakespeare Festival, and Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore.​ Caitlin also served as the Associate Director/Choreographer for the World Premiere of A Hanukkah Carol at Round House Theater and Associate Choreographer for the Asia premiere of Great Comet at Shanghai Grand Theatre.

On Broadway, Megan understudied Sutton Foster as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd and Leona Lewis as Grizabella in Cats. She performed in the International Tour of The Phantom of the Opera as the Christine Daaé understudy, toured with the Evita 1st national, and played actor-musician roles in Once and Soul Doctor. She holds an MPA from Columbia University and is the Deputy Director of Energy Systems at Sustainable Westchester, a clean energy nonprofit.

Matt Pappadia is excited to perform in The Yellow Wallpaper at the Edinburgh Festival, playing John. He is known for Netflix’s The Circle (Season 3) and Fox’s The Floor (Season 4), and is a three-time gym owner based in Austin, Texas. Matt is also the creator and host of Killer’s Game, an immersive reality experience, and is incredibly grateful to Megan and Caitlin for this opportunity and inspired by their dedication to the production.

Morgan Blanchard couldn’t be more excited to be a part of this production with such a talented cast. Over the past several years, he's worked with Caitlin on multiple shows, including A Chorus Line, Cats, Peter Pan, Footloose, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Previously, he has been seen on the national tours of The Sound of Music and The SpongeBob Musical, as well as working around the country at a plethora of regional theatres. Ithaca College BFA. All the love to my friends, family, and Brett.

National Tours: Mean Girls (u/s Regina George & Janis Sarkisian) Elf (Jovie), Spamilton 1st nat. (leading Lady), Select Regional: Rent (Maureen), American Idiot (St. Jimmy), Rocky Horror (Janet). Film/Television: American Horror Stories (FX) FBI (CBS) & Full Circle (HBO). Much thanks and respect to Hell's Kitchen Agency. Forever Love to seat AA-7, Mom Dad & Claud.

Annie Sherman recently played Elsa Schraeder in the Global and U.S. Tours of The Sound of Music, Anna Leonowens in the U.S. Tour of The King and I, and Jess in the U.S. Tour of A Christmas Carol (Old Vic). Annie has also appeared in Macbeth at Los Angeles Opera, A Little Night Music at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the immersive Ragtime on Ellis Island, Falstaff with Pacific Opera Project, and more. Annie holds degrees in vocal performance from Stanford University and UCLA.

Maya Musial is so excited to be a part of EdFringe with The Yellow Wallpaper and this amazing team! Select Theatre Credits: Hairspray (NSMT), Mamma Mia (Sophie, Red Mountain Theatre Company), The Virtuous Life of Joseph Andrews (World Premiere, Penguin Rep). TV: “Law & Order”. BFA Ithaca College. Thank you to the Ort sisters for their tireless work and creativity, and to my family, Josh, and LKC for their loving support.

Claire has danced with The Metropolitan Opera, The Dallas Opera, Jillian Peña, Chamber Music NorthWest, Alice Gosti, Danielle Diniz, and MorDance, and her choreography has been commissioned by Woman in Motion. Claire made her Broadway debut with The Phantom of the Opera after performing with the International Tour for two years. Claire graduated summa cum laude from The New School and has dance training from SUNY Purchase and The Rock School.

Olivia Helaine is an actor, originally hailing from Connecticut, and is absolutely thrilled to be back with this team for another iteration of this beautiful show. You can catch her on screen in FBI: Most Wanted (CBS) and on stage in her monthly sketch show “Dad?” at The Second City NYC. When she’s not doing comedy, dancing, or playing pretend, Olivia can be found producing short films, quoting Tim Robinson, and hanging out with her cat, Penny.

Kyra is an actor, director, and arts administrator from Queens, NY. Past credits include Fiddler on the Roof at Paper Mill Playhouse, the REV Theatre Company’s productions of Parade and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Royal Caribbean’s Cats, Argyle Theatre’s The Full Monty, and Hangar Theatre’s A Christmas Carol. Kyra holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College. Kyra is currently the Senior Development Coordinator for the nonprofit organization, Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts.

Sari is a Tony-nominated producer (John Proctor is the Villain) and an Off-Broadway producer whose work includes Blackout Songs. By day, Sari is a nonprofit strategy and fundraising consultant with CCS Fundraising. She holds an MPA from Cornell University’s Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and a BA in Theatre with a minor in Deaf Studies from Ithaca College. She serves on the Associate Board of Directors for Classic Stage Company.

Alexa Powell is the graphic designer & operations coordinator for sapphic theatre company SAPPHEST (@sapphestnyc) and a board member of Unlimited Stages (@unlimited_stages) and Sunday Stages (@sunday_stages). She’s directed with Across A Crowded Room, Off-Brand Opera, Ghostlight Theatre Collective, the NY Theater Festival, and more. If Alexa isn’t looking for collaborators or developing a new project, then she’s probably cuddling with her orange cat “Soda” and reading a queer book…or ten.

Max is a composer and sound designer. Off-Bway: Gene & Gilda at 59E59 Theaters, Madwomen of the West at Actors Temple, and Mr. Parker at Theatre Row. NYC: Atlantic Theatre Company, MCC Theatre, TFANA, BAM, Columbia University and Juilliard. Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Trinity Rep., Hartford Stage, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Arvada Center, Curious Theatre, Creede Rep. International: Hoodoo Immersive, Berlin and CLB Berlin.

Eva is a Brooklyn-born actor, playwright, director, and comedian. She received a BFA from Boston University with a focus in Acting, Playwriting, and Directing. Eva also studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and Dublin City University. She is a graduate of LaGuardia High School, where she studied Drama. Eva is especially passionate about new work that bridges the human and absurd, exploring what exactly is so funny about all of this.

Mark Sillett is a North East England-based Lighting and Sound Designer/Operator, and trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His previous Fringe work includes: Baby Wants Candy and Shamilton (Sound No 1), Help Me: The Show (Sound and LX No 1), Warm as Summer, Bright as Blood (Lighting Designer). Other credits: Jojo Siwa, Electric Six, Consett Christmas Tree Festival, Various Corporate Events, Followspot Crew for Leeds Festival, Download and Radio 1's Big Weekend (Luton, Liverpool).

Zachary Catron is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and performer. Catron received his off-off- and off-Broadway songwriting debuts in the Spring of 2022 with War Stories at The Tank NYC and Village Songs at the Rattlestick Theater. His full-length musicals include The Battle, Not the War, and Sati: Goddess Incarnate. Film and TV compositions include the indie shorts La Dame de Monte-Carlo (Arthouse Film Festival 2021 Official Selection), 988 (2025 Global Health Film Days), and Viv.

Elizabeth Francisco, lyric mezzo-soprano, received a BM in voice and viola from Moravian College and a Master’s from Arcadia University. She performs with VoxAmadeus Ensemble and has appeared as a featured soloist at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Her operatic roles include Sally in Hand of Bridge, Miss Todd in The Old Maid and the Thief, The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Mother Superior in Suor Angelica. Elizabeth’s favorite roles are wife to Matt and mother to Sean and Finn.

Molly Watson is equally at home in folk, Broadway and classical music. She appeared in England with folk music legends Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl. Molly made her Carnegie Hall debut in the New York premiere of Norman Dello Joio’s Nativity: A Canticle for the Child. Her three CDs (Bird in a Gilded Cage, Five Foot Two … and O Holy Night) and a music video of Mozart’s Laudate Dominum with ballerina Antonia Francheschi demonstrate both the range of her musical interests and her versatility.