Wally Calderon
Wally Calderon (Director, Choreographer) Originally from Green Bay, WI, Wally Calderon earned his BFA in Music Theatre Performance and Direction from Ohio Northern University. For over 15 years, Wally traveled the country as a freelance performer, director, and choreographer. Notable stays include the Miracle Theatre in Pigeon Forge, TN, The Palace Theatre in Manchester, NH, Hershey Park, and the highly credited Stagedoor Manor in upstate New York. Wally moved to Lancaster in 2012 where he spent five amazing years holding multiple positions at Sight & Sound Theatres. He considers it an honor and a blessing to be in his sixth year as Artistic Director of Servant Stage Company, and to be a part of a community that is so supportive of the arts in Lancaster. “Special thanks to my wonderful wife Andrea and my two sweetest daughters, Joyanna and Juliet. All the glory to God for the amazing gifts and opportunities He has given me!” Psalms 149:3
A. Scott Williams
A. Scott Williams (Music Director) started playing piano when he was seven years old and hasn’t stopped since. He’s a freelance musician who has music directed/conducted and performed at theaters all over Lancaster County including The Fulton Theatre, The Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Gretna Theatre and EPAC. Mr. Williams has also music directed/conducted and played piano all over the country, including the national tours of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Memphis and Fiddler on the Roof. You may have seen him on your computer screen during 2020 while playing piano for Servant Stage's "Living Room Concerts" as well as music directing and playing piano for multiple shows with Servant Stage throughout the years. Mr. Williams is thrilled to be back. Originally from Chicago, he earned his BA in piano performance, and his MM in choral conducting. Mr. Williams was nominated twice for a Jeff Citation for best musical direction and received an After Dark Award for Best Music Director. He would like to give God the glory for his talent and passion for music.
Melissa Edwards
Melissa Edwards (Stage Manager) is excited to be stage managing her second show with Servant Stage. After earning her Bachelor's degree in Theatre from the University of Central Arkansas, Melissa worked behind the scenes in theatres in Kentucky, Nebraska, Virginia, New Jersey, and Connecticut before landing in Pennsylvania. She was the Associate Lighting Designer at Sight & Sound Theatres for 10 years, where she met her husband and biggest supporter, Curt. Since then Melissa has kept her hands in the theatre, working with Franklin & Marshall College, Reverie, and Servant Stage while maintaining her "real job" working for The Hershey Company.
Sydney Norgaard
Sydney Norgaard (Assistant Stage Manager), is excited to help share this amazing story! Sydney served as Assistant Stage Manager in Old Time Gospel, Amazing Grace, Joy to the World, and Songs for a New World. She most recently performed in Servant Stage’s Aladdin Jr., Don’t Rock the Jukebox, Frozen Jr., Music Man, Once on this Island Jr., Jump Jive and Jukebox, A Christmas Carol, Old Time Gospel Radio Hour, and Sherlock Holmes. Recent credits include American Music Theater’s Songs of the Silver Screen and the 2011-2017 Christmas Shows. Sydney has performed with The Fulton Theatre, Sight & Sound Theatre, Prima Theatre, Creative Works Lancaster, Ephrata Performing Arts Center, Piercing Word, and Lancaster Bible College as well. Many thanks to Servant Stage, her family, and wonderful teachers for this great opportunity.
Glen Brodersen
Glen Brodersen (Technical Director, Set Designer) has been serving the theatre community for almost 30 years. He has had the privilege of using his diverse production talents at numerous churches and theatres across the US and in Europe. Currently, he serves as the Technical Director at Sight & Sound Theatres where over the past 16 years he has had the opportunity to support the company in a number of different production related roles. Glen has enjoyed designing and building sets for Servant Stage for many years. His most recent collaboration was Daddy Long Legs and he is now excited to be working with the Servant Stage team on Newsies.
Sarah Watson
Sarah Watson (Costume Coordinator), originally from the Washington, DC metro area, now lives in York, PA. She earned her BA in Visual Arts from UMBC. She was a member of the Army National Guard and worked for the Department of Defense before pursuing her MFA in Costume Design at UC Davis. Sarah has worked on costumes for theater and film. Sarah is passionate about theater for youth and spent seven years teaching technical theater at a private high school near Baltimore before leaving to be at home with her kids. Sarah now works from home for an awesome company, as well as for herself as a freelance costumer, and sewist. She is thrilled to be back working with Servant Stage again. Sarah lives with her husband, three kids, a dog, a cat, a fabulous mother-in-law, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Shaun Ressler
Shaun Ressler (Audio Designer) is no stranger to Servant Stage Company, having designed sound for nearly a dozen of Servant Stage’s past productions and acted in several as well. He has a passion for theater, sound design, and singing, and has also worked with Ephrata Performing Arts Center, PPAS, OperaLancaster, and Cavod Theatre, to name a few. Shaun graduated from Millersville University with a BA in Music (Voice) and a BS in Computer Science, and works as a Software Engineer for Cargas Systems. Many thanks to Kayla and the SSC team for all their support and encouragement!
Tim Moser
Tim Moser (Lighting Designer) has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Technical Theatre from Indiana University of PA. He is currently the Production Designer of stage sets and lighting design for all 21 campuses of Lives Changed By Christ Church (LCBC) where he has been on staff for 17 years. Before that, Tim was a lighting and stage technician and Master Electrician at Sight & Sound Theatres for 10 years. He is the resident lighting designer for PRiMA Arts, a boutique theatre in Lancaster that creates a variety of theatrical experiences and has a year-round season. Tim also serves the community by designing and programming lighting for a variety of churches, schools, businesses, and theatres. Previously for Servant Stage, he was the lighting designer for Titanic: The Musical. Tim lives in Manheim with his stage manager wife Katie and their 3 sons. Tim and Katie met as college students working at the Ephrata Performing Arts Center and they both have been working in Lancaster Theatre ever since.