Brennan is a native of Escanaba who has been involved with Players since 2012. Onstage, Brennan has excelled in roles for some of our grittiest and most avant garde productions, including Bare Cabin, The Cutthroat Game, Jerry’s Brain, and Glengarry Glen Ross. But he is equally at home in cuddlier musicals like 9 to 5, Curtains, and Lumberjacks in Love. Or a mixture of the two, like his turn in Chicago (pictured left). Brennan has also been building his expertise in backstage management in recent productions.

Brennan is our community relations supremo, always thinking about how Players can get involved with the wider community – engaging with sponsors, creating events or making sure Players is participating in large community events, or thinking of opportunities for Players merchandise!

Brennan comes from a family of jewelers and knows the ways of precious metals and gems. Currently, however, he works in administration for the county courthouse.

Katherine LeDuc was born in downstate Michigan but has lived in Escanaba for most of her life, having relocated here when she was very young.

She graduated from Escanaba Area Public High School and obtained her undergraduate degree from Northern Michigan University. She also took accounting classes at Bay de Noc Community College and obtained a paralegal certificate through Southern Career Institute.

She is a paralegal who has worked at the same firm for over 35 years. She has also worked for Mountain Retreat Productions, a recording company representing performing artist Mickey Newbury. She oversaw accounting and distribution of the recordings and obtaining venues for performing artists.

She is very interested in music and theatre and has performed in group concerts in the US, Italy, and Israel where she was a soloist with the American Pilgrimage Choir.

She has been involved in Players de Noc for 45 years and has performed on stage and filled many backstage rolls including, directing, stage manager, props, makeup, lighting, set design and construction, and sound. Her favorite plays include “And the Winner Is…”, which she directed, and the many musicals she appeared in.  She has been elected to the Board of Directors off and on (usually as secretary but once as President of the organization) several times during her time with the organization.

Katherine is a Roman Catholic and is active in her church choir, as a cantor and lector in the parish of St Anne in Escanaba, Michigan. She attended the Diocesan Lay Ministry Leadership school. She has also been active with the National Association of Pastoral musicians serving as the Diocesan chapter director and served on the Cantor Steering Committee as the National Coordinator of the Basic Cantor Certificate for six years.

Christine Madalinski has lived in Escanaba since 1998. She has made her home with her husband Kerry, daughter Sydney, son Riley and fur baby Marty. When she served as House Manager Christine was excited to work directly with patrons face to face. She first appeared on the Player’s stage in the musical Curtains in 2018. Following that she was cast in I Don’t Mind that You’re Ugly, Love Loss and What I Wore, Jake’s Women, Mamma Mia and The Cemetery Club. She was the backstage manager for Moon Over Buffalo. Her husband Kerry works as Sound Designer and board operator. Her daughter Sydney has assisted backstage as a hair and makeup Lead, as well as dog and child wrangler. The family takes part in set up, set painting and strike of most productions.

Christine is an active member of Central United Methodist Church. She has been on the finance committee and served as Lay Leader of the church. Christine is also an active member of the Central Singers. She has been a volunteer with Hope at the Inn rotating homeless shelter since it’s early days.

In addition to their two children, Christine and her husband have hosted international exchange students for several years, housing children from Taiwan and Spain.

Christine looks forward to seeing you at the show!

Mariah Lee lives in Escanaba with her husband Rob and their two children. Mariah has been a fixture at Players since early childhood, hanging out while her dad, Pete Dzanbozoff, was in rehearsals or building sets. 

Mariah has quite a resume on stage, beginning with The Fantasticks, as well as back stage. Most recently she was responsible for designing and creating the nearly 30 puppets used in Fantastic Mr Fox. She is a true Prop Master and Players is lucky to have her serving on the Board. 

Erica Mead has been involved in Players since at least 2001, and established herself as one of our rare triple-threat members with her ability to act, sing, and dance. She has had turns in some our big splashy musicals, including three installments of Roger Bean’s Wonderettes series, Gypsy, and most recently, Chicago! But Erica is now also building experience in directorial roles, and has been a strong supporter and volunteer for our youth theater productions, which allows her and her daughter to enjoy creating theater together.

Erica has a keen eye for what makes each of our productions special and, with an academic background in writing, a wonderful ability to communicate this to others, which makes her a perfect fit for our marketing director board position.

During the day, Erica serves as assistant director of TRIO programs at Bay College, our local community college.

Jim Soderberg joined Players de Noc in 1993 and has served in various capacities over the years, including technical, administrative, and artistic roles. He holds a BA from the Univ of Michigan, a Masters from Eastern Michigan Univ and a JD from the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law. He has contributed to Players productions as an actor, set builder, lighting director and technician, director, house manager, and season ticket manager along with his wife Lynn. He has also been the technical director for 12 musicals at Escanaba High School between 2004 to 2015.  Retired from the practice of law, he serves on the Escanaba City Housing Commission and acts as informal legal counsel for Players and The William Bonifas Fine Arts Center. He has been actively involved in over 100 Players productions spanning his 30 years in community theater.

Patrick Feldhusen moved to Escanaba in 2001. His degree is in electronics, and he was employed before his retirement with the phone company. This experience allows him to analyze and repair equipment issues. Pat has worked with Players de Noc for several years. Though he has occasionally stepped on stage as an actor, he primarily oversees our sound department. He has upgraded almost the entire sound system, going from analog to digital and providing mixing capabilities in the orchestra pit. Under his supervision the monitor system has been updated and additional sound fill has been added for center stage. He has done sound design for many shows including Blood Brothers, Gypsy, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, A Piece of My Heart, Urinetown, Oliver and many others. He has trained numerous apprentices in sound design and troubleshooting with at least one of them now working professionally in off-Broadway productions. He continues to make recommendations to the board for equipment improvements, researches and recommends purchases, and trains anyone who wants to learn about sound production. Outside of Players he has his own band, Wingin’ It, which includes his daughter, Heather, as a vocalist.