Kassie Carroll Downey was a New York based actress and director until she moved overseas to pursue her career in Sydney Australia almost a decade ago. She has been back in the OKC/Metro area directing, choreographing, teaching and performing for the last eight years and is so thrilled to have reconnected with some of her favorite artists while meeting new ones along the way. Kassie is originally from Norman, Oklahoma but since went on to graduate with a bachelor of music in musical theater from The University of Central Oklahoma. She has been pursuing a career in musical theater on stage and off teaching, performing, directing and choreographing for companies from Oklahoma, to New York to The Land Down Under. As a performer Kassie has performed Off-Broadway in New York, has toured and has performed in regional theaters all over the country. Most recently she performed in The 10th Anniversary Production of “Flipside the Patti Page Story” right here in OKC as well as "SCT Sings George and Ira Gershwin" and "SCT Sings Irving Berlin" with Springfield Contemporary Theatre. While living in Sydney, Australia she performed in Gilbert Sullivan Opera Sydney's production of Gondoliers as well as Beauty and the Beast With Strathfield Musical Society. Favorite directing/choreography credits include: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Gondoliers, Princess and the Pea, HMS Pinafore, Game of Chance, Iolanthe, Holly Jolly Jammin', Big Fish, There's No Business Like Snow Business, Sister Act, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Seussical, The Hunchback of Norte Dame, Beauty and The Beast, Legally Blonde, and Chicago. Favorite performance credits include, Flipside: The Patti Page Story, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Summer of '42, Beauty and the Beast, Guys and Dolls, Gondoliers, A Hair Out Of Place, My Fair Lady, Elf and SHOUT! The Mod Musical. Kassie is a proud member of actors equity the union for professional actors.

In 1996 Kevin was chosen by his mentor Thomas Carey to become music director of what was then known as Cimarron Circuit Opera Company. Since that time, he has had the opportunity to collaborate with hundreds of singers, several stage directors, and has racked up well over 1,000 performances of opera, operetta, children’s opera, Broadway and musical theatre shows, recitals, and special presentations. Kevin describes himself as “an incurable teacher” who strives to turn every situation into an opportunity for learning something new or reinforcing something already learned. In addition to Cimarron Opera, Kevin is also music director and private voice instructor at Lyric Theatre’s Thelma Gaylord Academy in Oklahoma City (since 2004), music director and tour accompanist with Lyric’s Interactive show since its inception in 2007 and has music directed numerous shows at Sooner Theatre, Carpenter Square, Poteet Theatre, Jewelbox, and Kids Alive, among others. Kevin’s favorite thing: peace.

Nat Vorel is excited to be joining us for another show on our production team. Nat recently finished working as a local wig technician for the Les Mis North American Tour, and as a local swing for the Wicked Munchkinland National Tour. Past credits include The Polar Express Train Ride (Production Manager, 2022 & 2023; Wardrobe Supervisor, 2021), The Prom at Lyric Theatre (Wig Technician) Hairspray National Tour (Wig Technician), Wardrobe Supervisor for Lyric Theatre’s 2022 Summer Season including Matilda, Carousel, and Kinky Boots, Oklahoma Shakespeare’s Venus In Furs (Lighting and Sound Designer), Cimarron Opera’s Sunday Excursion and Murder At The Opera (Lighting and Scenic Designer), An Extraordinarily Pleasant, Enjoyable, or Exciting Trip to the Museum (Costume Designer), and Ruddigore (Costume Designer). Nat holds a BFA in Technical Theatre with a minor in Dance from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is a proud member of IATSE Local 112.