REAMSNYDER PRODUCTIONS
Beyond First Impressions
Digital Playbill
Welcome to Beyond First Impressions!
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Tonight’s performance runs approximately 75 minutes and will be presented without an intermission.
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For your comfort and the safety of our performers, restrooms are located in the lobby and will not be accessible during the performance. We kindly ask that you plan accordingly before the show begins. If an emergency arises and you must step out, please wait until the end of a musical number and move quickly and quietly to the lobby, as exiting the space requires briefly crossing the performance area.
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Please note that this production includes flashing lighting effects.
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As a courtesy to the performers and those around you, we ask that all phones be silenced and that photography or video recording not take place during the performance.
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Thank you for joining us this evening and supporting live theatre. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Beyond First Impressions.
Meet The Cast
Ryan Hartman
Ryan is thrilled to be working with this stellar cast under the guidance of Troy. You may or may not have seen Ryan performing across the country in theaters seating 1800 or cafeterias with 6 bored children. One of Ryan’s standout performances included a private performance for Tony Danza (we can talk about that later). Originally from SoCal, Ryan earned a degree in Drama from UC Irvine. Special thanks to his husband for his misguided belief in Ryan’s dance ability, and his pups Izzy and Bea (you too Cheese).
Hallie Delhagen
Hallie dedicates this performance to Garbonzo and Naveena, for all the missed playtime and catnip cuddles, this one’s for you. She also extends her heartfelt thanks to the cast of Heated Rivalry for helping her through this process.
Emily Molinaro
Emily is a performer native to Pinellas County who shares her love of the arts on the stage, studio and screen. She's worked with performing companies such as Eight O'clock Theater and OneLight Dance Company. She is an instructor at Premier Dance Academy and the Dance and Circus Arts of Tampa Bay. She has film credits in several independent short films such as Likness (2022), One Last Love to Remember (2025) and A Beautiful Family (2026) and the feature film Jellyfish Season (2025).
She would like to thank her wonderful family and tremendous husband for their support.
DJ Schuett
DJ is thrilled to be part of the inaugural show for Reamsnyder Productions and with such a wonderful group of people! You may seen him as Pirelli (Sweeney Todd) and Max/Billy (Cabaret) at Eight O’Clock Theatre, Doug (Gutenberg! The Musical!), Micheal Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels (Tootsie), and Aldolpho (The Drowsy Chaperone) at Manatee Performing Arts Center, and Mitch Mahoney (Spelling Bee) at mad Theatre. All his love to his amazing friends, family, and adorable bulldogs!
Rico Navedo
Rico is currently nominated for best local break out performer for the Watermark Out Awards. You have either saw him walking in fashion shows, acting in commercials, performing in theatre shows like most recently Kinky Boots, and performing as their Drag persona Reb3l. Rico would like to thank his friends and family for always being his support system while he strives to be a performer. He would not be the creative person he is today without them who he is constantly inspired by. You can follow him on instagram @reb3lsw0rld to see where he’s performing next.
Bianca Rotondo
Bianca is thrilled to be part of Beyond First Impressions. Previous credits include ensemble roles in Cabaret, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 9 to 5, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, and Judas in Godspell at EOT. She also had a blast playing Shelly in Evil Dead: the Musical and choreographing Little Shop of Horrors at West Coast Players.
It’s an immense joy to share the creative process with Troy and be his friend in both personal and professional settings. Bianca is endlessly grateful for the love and support of her mom, dad, and boyfriend, Kyle.
Emma Foroutan
Emma earned her Bachelor of Music Degree in Musical Theatre from Oklahoma City University. She has since performed in a variety of theatrical and entertainment settings across the Tampa Bay area, including work with Busch Gardens, ZooTampa, Opera Tampa, among others. Emma shares her love of singing as a voice teacher and serves as a judge for local events including the Walker’s Rising Stars Competition. Currently, she enjoys blending her creative and administrative talents at STEPS School of Dance while staying actively involved in the local community theatre scene, including Eight O'Clock Theatre. Much love to Eric, Friends and Family!
Matthew Morris
Matthew is an actor and musician based in St. Petersburg and is thrilled to be a part of a showcase with such a talented ensemble. He is known to local audiences for his work with Eight O’Clock Theatre in Largo, with memorable credits including RENT (Roger), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Gerry Goffin), & Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Freddy). He can also be seen performing with his rock band Diver Down (@diverdown.mp3) on vocals & guitar, as well as in cabarets with American Stage & Francis Wilson Playhouse. He will be playing Tunny Jobsite Theater’s production of American Idiot this summer at the Straz Center. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Holly, & Dave. TCB!
Arbie Ignacio
This former dancer for the big mouse is elated to be part of this production. Arbie’s dance journey began in the Philippine High School for the Arts and his training has taken him all over —from opening Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line and now to our local theater scene. Mainly seen on the Eight ‘O Clock Theatre stage and Broadway on the Bay, he was recently seen in EOT productions of Kinky Boots and Cabaret.
Arbie thanks his wife, Elizabeth, for her unwavering support during this exciting theater season.
Coral Furtado
Coral is honored to be working with this incredibly talented cast! She has been performing both with community groups and professionally up and down the East Coast for over 25 years and she has been an American Sign Language Interpreter working in performance arts since 2013. She loves creating in any form and being a cat mom to her 2 spooky boys. Favorite past roles include Frauline Kost (Cabaret), Ms. Square (Polkadots), Ensemble (Kinky Boots), Ms. Walker (Goosebumps the Musical), The Chaperone (The Drowsy Chaperone), Ensemble, (RENT), Karen (Quilt), Marvelous Wonderettes (Suzie Simpson), Reno Sweeney (Anything Goes), Rizzo (Grease).
Shannon Wright
Shannon is delighted to join the ensemble of Beyond First Impressions. She was last seen in Dingbat’s Lysistrata and has loved bringing characters like Amalia (She Loves Me), Marian (The Music Man), and April (Company) to life. Huge thanks to Jaz for being her partner in theatrical crime—and to the MVP caregivers of baby Simone who made rehearsal attendance possible!
Katrina Young
Katrina is thrilled to be part of this production and grateful to share the stage with such a talented cast and team. She would like to thank you for supporting live theater and celebrating the arts in our community. Don’t forget to donate to your local arts organizations! She’s especially excited to perform with theater friends, old and new, and to support Troy’s vision for this show.
Jaz Matteus
Jazmine is a singer-songwriter who started performing in Tampa/St. Pete in 2013 as a vocalist/guitarist. Her musical theatre debut was in 2023 in Little Shop of Horrors (WCP) as featured ensemble and understudy for a gender-swapped Orin Scrivello, DDS - another Reamsnyder production! She played multiple roles in an all-female version of the Greek comedy, Lysistrata (Dingbat Theatre), including as husband to her real-life wife and Beyond First Impressions castmate, Shannon Wright. In 2025, she was cast in her dream role when she and Shannon welcomed their baby girl. Thank you, Abuelita, for caring for our princess during rehearsals.
Pascale Molina
Pascale is thrilled to be serving as Stage Manager and to help bring this wonderful performance to life.Previous tech credits include Legally Blonde, Hair, and Holiday Inn. She’s so grateful to be part of this incredible team — enjoy the show!
Nathan Daughtery
Nathan is a three-time Creative Loafing Best Actor nominee who has performed in a dozen arenas nationwide. He has starred in major roles including Max Bialystock in The Producers and the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, and has music directed more than 25 productions across the Tampa Bay Area and beyond. Nathan hosts Showtunes Sunday at The Ball in Downtown St. Pete and has been a mainstage performer for Pride events for the past four years. Nathan has been a piano bar host and vocalist in Florida and NYC since 2021. Follow him on IG and TikTok @BurlyNathan.
Troy Reamsnyder
Troy Reamsnyder is a director, producer, and designer who loves bringing theatrical ideas to life—especially in unexpected spaces. A graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Troy enjoys working across nearly every aspect of production, from directing and producing to set, costume, and visual design. He directed Little Shop of Horrors with West Coast Players and served as assistant director on Once and Escape to Margaritaville at Eight O’Clock Theatre. For four years, he produced and designed The Nutcracker at Academy of Ballet Arts, where he also had the joy of performing as Drosselmeyer. Troy loves the process of taking an idea from a sketch on paper to a fully realized performance.
He would like to thank the incredible cast and crew of Beyond First Impressions and everyone who lent their time, talent, and support to help make this show happen. A special thank you goes to his husband Ryan, and their two pups, Izzy and Bea, for their constant love and encouragement.
Production Team
Director: Troy Reamsnyder
Choreography: Troy Reamsnyder, Bianca Rotondo, Emily Molinaro, Arbie Ignacio, Pascale Molina
Music Direction: Nathan Daughtery
Stage Manager: Pascale Molina
Lighting : Brad Fetter
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ASL Interpreters: Cameron Womack, Taylor Williams, John Mullins
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