this old haunt
After ten years apart, four friends reunite at their high school choir teacher’s cabin in the woods. Slipping in and out of time to confront their past losses, triumphs, and everything in between, they must decide whether to continue to grow apart - or come back together.
the cast
penelope
Upcoming: KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN opposite Jennifer Lopez & Diego Luna.
Past: Nat’l tour of SIX as K. Howard, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, NOTES FROM NOW, CABARET at Goodspeed. Una vida entera en el teatro.
aline mayagoitia (she/ella)
@alinemayagoitia
hetty
Genesis is a performer, voice actor, vocal coach, and Twitch Streamer based in the Bronx, NY. She made her off-Broadway debut in "Notes From Now,” and performed in Broadway in the Park en México with Lance Horne. Recently, Genesis lent her voice to the musical audio drama "The Doctor Is Dead,” and joined Troy Anthony & Adrienne Maree Brown in "To Feel A Thing: A Ritual For Emergence” with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which continued development in Amsterdam with the Holland Festival last summer. This year, Genesis has performed in the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, NYLive Arts, 54 Below, GreenRoom42, and has lent her voice to 3 albums. These days, she can be found teaching classes with Music Together, singing with the Fire Ensemble, and cooking up more art!
genesis adelia collado (she/they)
@ThatsSoGenie
caroline
Julia Rifino is thrilled to be back at The Green Room 42 alongside the This Old Haunt team! Julia is a singer, actor, and visual artist based in St. Petersburg, FL. Here she combines her dual passions for visual art and performance as the Artistic Associate of freeFall Theatre Company. Over the last few years, she’s thoroughly enjoyed visiting NYC where she’s had the privilege of singing in the 2018 TGR42 New Writers Series concert featuring Songs by Dillon Feldman, and designing graphics for Con Limón Productions and Siren: A New Musical. Her favorite roles to date include Kate Monster in Avenue Q (Straz Center) Sophie in Mamma Mia! (American Stage In The Park), Red Girl in SHOUT! The Mod Musical (Straz Center) and Olive Ostrovsky in 25 th ..Spelling Bee (Stageworks Theatre). She holds immense love and gratitude to her north star, Dillon, her endlessly loving family, and her fiercely supportive partner, James.
julia rifino (she/her)
@juliarifino @juliarifino.art
selina
Autumn Eliza Sheffy is a CT based performer, and musician. Favorite credits include Waitress (Jenna U/S, Cape Playhouse), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Betty Jean); ELF: The Musical (Jovie); and singing internationally onboard AIDALuna. Her newly recorded single, “Ace,” is streaming on all platforms. Proud alum of the Boston Conservatory.
autumn eliza (she/her)
@autumnelizasheffy
the team
music + lyrics
Maggie is an NYC-based songwriter and actor. The music for "this old haunt" has been in development for over three years, and includes opportunities with Fresh Ground Pepper PALS Lab, an academic premiere at Carnegie Mellon University, staged readings at NYU’s Tisch New Theatre, Fort Salem Theatre, and participation in the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab and Prospect Theater Company’s New Musical Mixtape concert. The first song of the show, “storm chaser,” has been selected as a finalist for the Write Out Loud Project and will be performed at 54 Below this September. Maggie has also co-written for artists such as Fleetwood Kelly. Currently, she is working on her first EP at Grey Studios, with Producer Ariel Alexa Arellano. She is a graduate of George Mason University and the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.
maggie kane (she/her)
@ _maggiekane_
music
Dillon's original musical, “Siren”, held a 29-hour AEA reading at 54 Below in April 2022, directed by Elena Araoz and produced by Con Limón Productions in association with The Shubert Organization. It starred Brittney Mack (Six), Marcy Harriell (In the Heights), Troy Iwata (Be More Chill), iris menas (West Side Story), among others. Siren (semi-finalist, 2023 Eugene O’Neill NMTC) was developed in part at La Porte Peinte Residency in Noyers, France, and Untitled Writing Group in NYC. Dillon has also composed an original folk/MT score to a new adaptation of the German folk tale, “Allerleirauh”, which held an NYC workshop at the Alvin Ailey Theater in March of 2023. He is a composer on the folk musical “this old haunt”, which has had development at Carnegie Mellon University, and most recently received a reading with an NYU affiliated program. His work has also been performed at (or in affiliation with) 54 Below, GR42, Chelsea Factory, Playthings Theatre, Write Out Loud, UpNext Theatre, and Out Front Theatre Company, among others.
Film: Halflight Productions—e.ro.sion(noun), Deus Meus Adiuva Me. Video Game (In Development): Sorrowtide.
Website: dillonfeldman.com
dillon feldman (He/Him)
@dillon_feldman
book
SMJ (they/them) is a mixed-Latiné, non-binary playwright and theatermaker originally from Mount Vernon, OH. They were a 2022-2023 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow. Currently, SMJ is creating work with Latinx Playwrights Circle, The Orchard Project, and Andy’s Summer Playhouse. Their work has been seen in various forms with Ars Nova, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, New York Stage and Film, Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, National Queer Theater, Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, Otterbein University, Wright State University, University of Texas-El Paso, Art House Productions, The Road Theatre Company, The Flea Theater, Live Arts, The DR2 Theatre, The Vineyard Theatre, American Theatre Group, The Arden Theater, and The Tank. SMJ has been a finalist for the 2024-25 Princess Grace Award in Playwriting at New Dramatists, 2024 June Bingham New Playwright Commission, 2023 Parity Development Award, 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative at Illinois State University, and Write Out Loud as well as a semifinalist for the O’Neill’s National Playwrights Conference (three times), the 2022-23 Princess Grace Award in Playwriting at New Dramatists, and the Van Lier Fellowship at Rattlestick Theater. Member of the Dramatists Guild and Ring of Keys. www.smjwrites.com
smj (they/them)
@smjwrites
director
Rebecca Wahls (she/her) directs, writes, and produces film, theatre, and new media. Her first feature film, Him, premiered at the Sedona International Film Festival. She is the Artist in Residence at Duke University, and has served as Artistic Associate for Acting for Young People since 2015 where she has directed and written over 50 plays for children. In 2017, she founded the non-profit theatre Who What Where Productions, where she produced and directed world premiere play Spills by Ruthie Rado, which has since run in NYC and London. Other favorite projects include socially distant webseries Rebecca and Becca in Space; Memory Card, a live digital horror play; and this old haunt, a new musical co-created with Maggie Marie Rodgers, SMJ, and Dillon Feldman. MFA, Carnegie Mellon University (John Wells Fellow). BFA, George Mason University. She is also a TEDx speaker. rebeccawahls.com
rebecca wahls (she/her)
@rebecca.wahls
musical director
Alex "Goldie" Golden is a NYC-based composer and music director. Broadway: The Notebook (Associate Music Director). Touring/Off Broadway: Mamma Mia 25th Anniversary National Tour (Associate Music Director), Kinky Boots Off-Broadway (Associate Music Director), Beautiful the Carole King Musical (Associate Music Director), A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet (Music Director). Select regional credits: Cowboy Bob (Associate Music Director, Alley Theatre), Williamstown Theatre Festival (AMD, Late-Night Cabaret Series).
alex “goldie” golden (she/her)
@goldiegolden65
the musicians
bass
Lexi Bodick is an electric and upright bassist based in NYC who is passionate about social justice, fostering equitable spaces in the industry, and her Mexican-American heritage. Broadway: Shucked (Grammy Nominated Original Broadway Cast Album), 13 the musical (Original Broadway Cast Album). Off-Broadway: White Rose (Theatre Row), Darling Grenadine (Roundabout Theatre Company),13 the musical (Goodspeed). Touring: Waitress (1st National). Subbing: Waitress, SIX. Beyond music, Lexi is a certified music educator and Trust & Safety professional.
lexi bodick
@lexibodick
violin
Sarah Elizabeth Haines is a New York City based violinist, violist, composer and singer. She is the core member violist for the chamber orchestra Contemporaneous and she made her solo debut with the Chelsea Symphony premiering Michael Boyman's Viola Concerto in 2017. Her most recent album Castaway is available on all streaming services under her full name. Broadway, touring, and off Broadway credits include Hamilton, Les Miserables, I Can Get it for You Wholesale, Merrily We Roll Along, Phantom of the Opera and others.
sarah elizabeth haines
@sehainesmusic
guitar
skyler fortgang
drums
david mayers
thank you
the green room 42
sheridan glover
gina leonetti
anthony sweeney
danny marin
fort salem theater / kyle west
lydia snapper