Genna started acting at a young age and began teaching as an assistant for classes with Lighthouse Drama in 2015. She continued working with them as a lead teacher and assistant director until their closure in 2020. Genna has been a part of Jupiter Theater Company as an actor since 2019, and as a teacher since 2021. She has always loved working with children — she spent her teenage years babysitting and teaching children’s ministry at her church. She is pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and has worked at Harrison Street Academy since 2018. She is excited to have her love of teaching and love of drama come together once again. She looks forward to meeting the students and watching them discover the world of theater which she herself has come to love.

Anne has been involved in theater for 30+ years. Having founded Lighthouse Drama in 2008, she taught and directed ages 8 to 18 until its closure in 2020. With 3 JTC performances behind her, (As You Like It, An Inspector Calls, Hunchback) she's looking forward to her upcoming part as Mrs, Higgins in Pygmalion. Anne directed Robin Hood and The Emperor's New Clothes for JTC's youth and is anxious to get started on the teen production of Les Miserables. She loves helping students see their potential, hone their craft and grow in character development. She currently works at HSLDA Compassion as a grant administrator and story writer.

Elias Gannage holds a B.A. in History with a music minor from Patrick Henry College and has been acting with JTC since its founding in 2019. He has filled roles on and off stage in twenty-five productions with various local theater troupes. His credits with JTC include Love's Labor's Lost (Moth), Much Ado About Nothing (Antonio), The Importance of Being Earnest (John Worthing), Hunchback (Poussepain), Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (Leo McAvoy), The Fezziwig Ball (Bob Cratchit), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Citizen Chauvelin), and Fiddler on the Roof (Constable). He has a personal love for Oscar Wilde’s comedies and has directed both The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband. When he’s not doing theater, Elias enjoys playing board games, swing dancing, and practicing fiddle, ukulele, and jazz piano.

Jane is a graduate of Patrick Henry College and has been with JTC since its first production in 2019. She worked with PHC's Eden Troupe in A Man for All Seasons (Alice Moore), Macbeth (props master), Little Women (stage manger), The Winter's Tale (director), Anne of Green Gables (director), The Importance of Being Earnest (props master), and The Three Musketeers (Mme. Cocquenard). Her credits with JTC include As You Like It (Jacques), Love's Labor's Lost (Rosaline - twice!), Much Ado About Nothing (Balthazar, assistant director), The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolen), Hunchback (co-director), Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (Cornelia Skinner), and The Fezziwig Ball (Mrs. Fezziwig, costume manager), The Scarlet Pimpernel (director). classes since 2021.

Sydney Vaughn began acting through youth theater classes with Lighthouse Drama and Jupiter Theater Company with the goal of conquering stage fright and growing her personal confidence. And it worked wonderfully! She has since developed a passion for storytelling through the arts of theater and music, and more recently doing both simultaneously. Sydney is delighted to continue teaching Youth Intro to Acting for JTC this fall! semester! Some of her credits with JTC include; Hunchback (Fiddling Vagabond), Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (Stewardess/Musician), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Various characters with and without various instruments) and Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof). Outside of the theater Sydney teaches Violin and music classes, is Director for the CMA Beginner Strings and is a Dance Caller for Rapid Felicities.

A Loudoun County local, Natalie grew up participating in children's choir where she reveled in the discovery of harmonies and performed most notably as a mafia-esque rumor weed and Vanna White look-alike. She first officially joined JTC in 2021 as an extra for Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing, and has since been involved in An Inspector Calls (Edna, Stage Manager), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Stage Manager), JTC’s spring 2024 youth production class (Stage Manager), and Fiddler on The Roof (Stage Manager) as well as playing the role of Joyce in Rapid Felicities’ The Victory Swing. Beyond theater, she spends her free time studying fashion history and seizing every possible opportunity to attend an event in costume.