Dan is a professionally staged trained NY actor, having performed roles in numerous stage productions in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, Arizona and Los Angeles. several major theatrical films, TV series, including Monk and The Sopranos, and has appeared in productions throughout Central Florida, as the title character in Lombardi and as Shelley Levine in Glengarry Glen Ross, at The Bay Street Players, and has performed at The Melon Patch in Leesburg, Greater Orlando Actors Theater, and The Villages Theater Company where Dan performed the role of Judge Heywood in Judgement at Nuremburg, and as Spencer Tracy in the one person play Tracy.  Dan also appeared in last falls production of Sweeney Todd as Fogg and the Birdseller.

Tim grew up in the theater playing his first role in Teahouse of the August Moon at the tender age of 11. Educated at Temple University, he studied as a Theater/ Television major, which led to a 25+year career in corporate television before focusing on technology during the later part of his career. At his prior home in Medford Lakes, New Jersey, Tim performed leads in Deathtrap, as well as Dracula and did some directing. Then he took a 20+ year hiatus from theater to focus on public service, becoming a Councilman and ultimately serving as Mayor.  Since retiring to The Villages, Tim has appeared in Company and in KC Productions of Les Miserables, as the Padre in Man of La Mancha, Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls, Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, Juan Peron in EVITA and played two roles in Sweeney Todd – Judge Turpin and Adolfo Pirelli.  Tim also directed KC Productions’s Young Frankenstein and appeared as the Hermit.

Mark Steven Schmidt has over 30 years of experience as a performer and vocal teacher. His favorite styles to perform are Musicals, Jazz Standards and Opera. His performances have taken him from New York to Canada, through Switzerland and Italy. He continues to perform as a leading singer in concert venues in the United States and Internationally.  In Musical Theater, his leading roles have included Singing in the Rain, Camelot, Carousel, West Side Story, Oklahoma, South Pacific and Fiddler on the Roof. Mark’s operatic credits include leading roles in Madama Butterfly, Pagliacci, La Traviata, Tosca, Die Fledermaus, Il Trovatore, Amahl, The Toy Shop, The Magic Flute, The Little Thieves of Bethlehem, Kill Bear Comes Home, Acis and Galatea, and Rigoletto. Additionally, Mark has performed extensively in oratorio as the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Verdi’s Requiem, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Mendelsohn’s Elijah and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Mark holds a Bachelors from the Eastman School of Music along with a Masters from Binghamton University. Mark was also an apprentice with the TriCities Opera in Binghamton, NY.

Billie Thatcher is a multiple award-winning actress for her work in musical theatre in NJ, PA and FL.  She has appeared as Mama Rose, Auntie Mame, Golde, Miss Hannigan, Patsy Cline,  Nellie Forbush and Dolly Levi to name a few.  She also has participated in numerous resident shows, and entertains as a solo act for area clubs and organizations.  
Billie is well known throughout the area for her fundraising activities for numerous local charities.  

Upon arriving in the Villages in 2002, other that Senior Games competition in swimming and track and field, John discovered a passion for musical theater. His most recent roles include Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls, Harold Hill in Music Man, Billy Bigelow in Carousel, Will Parker in Oklahoma, J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed, Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun plus principal rolls in Anything Goes, Pajama Game, 42nd Street, Chorus Line, White Christmas among others. John sings in the Villages Swing Band, Brothers in Song, the Villages Pops Chorus, Village Voices, and is a part of North Lake Presbyterian Church’s Chancel and Handbell Choirs. He plays baritone horn in the Concert Band, violin in the Villages Pops Orchestra and is involved in numerous benefit shows and concerts.

Janet is a National Credit Manager from upstate New York Lady who moved to The Villages 17 years ago . Her theatrical credentials are extensive at both the professional and charitable levels. Her performances include Church on The Square, all 3 Village Squares, The Savannah Center and other Village Entertainment venues along with neighboring communities. She has had character roles in numerous Villages musical productions such as Annie Get Your Gun, How To Succeed in Business, 42nd Street (Adelaide),White Christmas, Music Man, Crazy for You (Mother), Starry 2,3,4,5 and 8, Sweeney Todd and numerous other book and non-book productions. Janet has also served as Musical Director for 7 years for 2 Villages Production Companies. She golfs (so-so, she says) and works on charitable contributions for Haven House.

Sam’s early theatrical experience began with the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in off-Broadway venues, and many rewarding experiences in community theater.  He has been seen most recently as Igor in Young Frankenstein, Sancho Panza in Man of La Mancha, Thenardier in Les Miserables, Laser Wolff in Fiddler On The Roof, Smee in Peter Pan, The Governor of Texas in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Andrew Carnes in Oklahoma, Dr. Einstein in Arsenic And Old Lace, Mr. Bumble in Oliver, and the Sultan in Aladdin among many others. He has been active in all phases of the theater including acting, directing, stage managing, lighting design, and helping extensively with costuming, set design / construction, sound, promotion, and publicity.