Lauren Casselman is a performer, director, and educator with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. With a background in classical and musical theatre voice, she has developed a multifaceted career spanning performance, education, and directing. She grew up doing community theatre right here in Winchester, later working professionally in Kingston, ON, in outdoor, site-specific, and youth-focused theatre. Returning to SD&G, she performed as a historical actor at Upper Canada Village for many years. Lauren has toured Canada and Italy, using theatre to educate and inspire students through interactive, music-based learning. This work sparked her passion for Theatre in Education, where performance becomes a tool for learning, growth and connection. A dedicated youth theatre director, Lauren has led the Dundas County Players Summer Youth Workshop since 2008, directed with the Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company, and developed performing arts programs in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. She is known for nurturing creativity, confidence, and collaboration in young artists and is committed to inspiring the next generation of performers.

Laura Greenberg is a professional bassist from Ottawa, Canada and has been playing in bands for over 20 years. She has performed all across Canada, the USA, the UK, Europe, and Scandinavia. She has toured opening for George Thorogood, Johnny Winter, Jimmie Vaughan, and more. Laura has had the opportunity to get on stage with artists such as Buddy Guy, and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In June 2021, Laura was featured in Bass Player Magazine, with her name appearing on the cover alongside Prince. Laura has performed on albums nominated for various awards including JUNO, Maple Blues, and Folk Music awards. She began playing music as a teenager, and later studied electric bass performance at Carleton University, where she was awarded the university medal for music. Laura is a two-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for bassist of the year, which honours blues musicians from across Canada. Laura proudly endorses Eden Bass Amplification, GHS Strings, and Westone Audio.

Jacquelyn began dancing locally, at a young age under the guidance of Joey Whittaker. Throughout her career, she has learned from renowned choreographers such as Peter Boneham, Wade Robson, and Blake McGrath, thanks to her experience dancing at Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles. She also studied under esteemed instructors like Che Chung and Kathleen Rae from The National Ballet and Stephen Findley during her time in the dance program at George Brown College. In early motherhood, Jacquelyn owned and operated her dance studio, continuing to share her passion for dance with others before transitioning into a full-time homeschooling mom. She has enjoyed pouring into her love of musicals through her work choreographing with Dundas County Players. Now that her kids are older, she is excited to return to her passion for dance, through working with GNAC, focusing on creating accessible performance art that allows both kids and adults to connect with and deepen their love of music. Above all, Jac loves connecting with her students, encouraging their confidence, and helping them grow both as dancers and individuals.

Dave Tettmar, originally from the UK, has played music professionally for over 20 years. Dave began playing drums at the age of 8, and was later selected to attend a specialist performing arts secondary school. Working as a professional musician since the age of 12, Dave has travelled the world singing in choirs, and soon after playing drums with his own rock and blues bands. Dave has performed on many award winning and critically acclaimed albums, as well as toured across Canada, the USA, the UK, Europe, Brazil, Scandinavia and more. He has been featured in Classic Rock Magazine, and was voted best drummer in the Blues Matters Global Writers Poll. Dave is the current drummer for internationally touring band Wicked Grin, along with playing drums and keys for many other Ottawa area groups. Dave is also the owner-operator of Railroad Recording Company, a full-service recording studio located in Chesterville, ON.

Erik Hutten has worked as a professional Actor for over 10 years. After leaving the military, Erik was transformed by the theatre. Developing a love of the craft through numerous plays with various community theatres, Erik went on to receive formal training at Humber College's Acting for Film program where he graduated with Honours. He likes to quip that Meisner technique saved his marriage due to its focus on truly listening. Now a full member of ACTRA, Erik wants to help guide young actors through the quagmire of misinformation, and misinterpretations of the craft, and business of acting. Erik prides himself on a patient, understanding, and inclusive teaching style while also pushing one's boundaries in a safe and controlled way. Most recently, Erik directed the 1st place winning play at the EODL one-act festival and seen on stage at RAPA's production of the Siegel.

Tom is a multi-instrumentalist, accompanist, teacher and music interpreter.He studied piano and organ in his youth, continued post-secondary music studies at Queen’s University, and after school, spent over a decade leading Upper Canada Village’s historical music program.  He has provided live piano accompaniment for many local youth musicals, including James and the Giant Peach, Bugsy Malone, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and the Last Five Years. He has played keyboards in the Railroad Recording Company's annual Christmas at the Old Town Hall and most recently provided live accompaniment to a showing of one of Buster Keaton's 1920's silent films. He regularly plays folk music with his wife, calls "old time square dances" and teaches piano.

Marie-Thérèse Robinson has worked for many not-for-profit associations over her 20+ year career in a variety of roles. She is a member of the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) and is in the process of completing her Association Executive Certification. In her volunteer roles, MT, as she’s known fondly, has been heavily involved in working in the performing arts and with youth of all ages. Most of these roles have been in a leadership capacity. She was on the Board of the local theatre group Dundas County Players for 4 years, with 2 of those in the role of President. She became involved as a working member of the board for A Bunch of People, where she co-created two live comedy sketch shows A Bunch of Sketches and A Bunch of Sketches, Part 2. Most recently, MT directed a group of over 13 youth in the 1-act play How to Survive Being in a Shakespeare Play. Marie-Thérèse felt there was an urgent need for artists to be recognized and for people of all ages to bring joy to audiences through the performing arts. She is passionate about helping to recover the arts for both performers and patrons alike and has been more than willing to roll up her sleeves to contribute.

Dylan Roberts is a professional Drummer, Educator, and Performer with a Bachelor of Music Degree specializing in Performance. He has toured extensively with many different musical groups and has played in various styles such as Jazz quartets, Rock bands, Pit Orchestras, Choirs, Singer/Songwriters, Country bands, Blues Bands and Percussion Ensembles, as well as being an accomplished session player, recording on many albums while spending time as the session drummer for Mud Records. He has also been teaching private drum lessons for over 20 years, was a member of the Vic Firth Education team, and is a Percussion coach for local High School Concert bands. Dylan is also an accomplished actor, having grown up performing in Youth and Community theatre groups, as well as spending 8 years as an Historic Actor at Upper Canada Village where he assisted in creating and developing the Historical Role Playing program which included daily performances, both scripted and improvised, and theatrical programming for the Youth Summer Camps.

Aaron is our resident technical guru and a passionate community volunteer with a knack for making things work—on stage, behind the scenes, and under the hood. He began his journey in the arts as a lighting technician for community theatre at just 15. Today, he’s a Professional Engineer with a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Biomedical Engineering. From cell phones to cars, Aaron’s always fixing something in his spare time. A dedicated supporter of local arts, Aaron has been volunteering at the historic Old Town Hall since 2005. He’s the founder of the popular “Moovie” program, an active member of the Dundas County Players, and a go-to technical lead for countless public and private events in and around the venue. Aaron brings a rare combination of technical expertise, creative passion, and community spirit to everything he does, helping make our programming possible from the ground up.