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Staff

Janinne Chadwick

EXECUTIVE Director
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Janinne oversees LPRT’s annual summer musical production and accompanying programs for younger children and teens. Janinne has a background as a singer-songwriter. She holds an M.A. in Human Development and is an educator of child, adolescent, and lifespan development at Cabrillo College and California State University, Monterey Bay. She began working with Little People’s Repertory theater and writing original rock musicals for their summer musical productions back in 2001, when her now adult children were in the program.

Daria E. Troxell

Director
Daria holds a M.F.A. in Acting from California Institute of the Arts. She has appeared in several local productions, including “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” “August: Osage County,” “Miracle on 34th Street: The Play” (2012), “Harvey,” “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “The Comedy of Errors,’ “Dead Man Walking”, “Angels in America,” and “The Women.” In addition to LPRT, she has directed for Mountain Community Theater, Santa Cruz County Actors’ Theatre, and San Lorenzo Valley High School. She works at UCSC in the Division of Undergraduate Education as a financial analyst. Both of her children are alumni of LPRT, and she is super proud of them.

Eli Triona

Executive Producer

Eli brings a wide variety of skills and expertise to LPRT including artwork, graphic design, marketing and website administration. He has produced many shows for local theatre organizations such as Lupen Productions, Golden Crow Theatre and LPRT. Eli has also acted on stage appearing in “His Girl Friday”, “I’d Rather Be Dead” and the stage adaptation of the film “Oscar” entitled “As You’se Like It”. He is also a singer/songwriter and dabbles in photography.

Gabe House

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
In addition to his work with LPRT, Gabe’s credits as a music director include productions by All About Theatre, Valley Singers, and Santa Cruz Performing Arts. His professional performance and teaching experience covers a vast range of genres including rock, pop, country, gospel, classical, and musical theatre. He enjoys making music with familiar faces and new friends.

Janmarie Silvera

Producer
Costume Coordinator
Janmarie studied theater at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon and at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She coordinates the work of parent volunteers who help out with all aspects of the production. She brings to LPRT her experience running a successful small business for several years.

Kate Longini Pratt

Producer (Jr Players)
Set Design
Kate has worked for the last six or seven years for LPRT. She has been a house manager, scenic designer and co-producer. She has done scenic design for many other local theater productions and loves the creative, artistic work involved in theater. She is the mother of three beautiful, intelligent and talented daughters. One is a LPRT alumni and RA, one still gets to show her talent on the LPRT stage, and one is the LPRT baby mascot the amazing Lucy Sky! Kate is also a preschool teacher who has worked in the San Lorenzo community for over ten years.

Abby Halper

Costume Coordinator
Producer

Abby is an LPRT Allum and has been with the program, performing or working, since 2008. She is currently a Rehearsal Assistant, Costume Coordinator, and Producer. Abby is also a recent graduate of San Jose State University with a degree in Theater Arts. Outside of LPRT, she has worked in many aspects of theatre from costume design to stage management for local companies including Mountain Community Theater, Theatre in the Mountains, and Jewel Theatre Company.

Corey Spadaccini

Producer

Corey became our Treasurer in 2022. She has been a part of LPRT since 2016 when her daughter first joined as a Junior Player. Corey graduated UCSC in 1999 and has lived and worked in Santa Cruz County ever since. She has been employed with a local financial institution for over 15 years. She uses her experience in finance to keep us economically sound and financially healthy. Corey loves live theater and takes her daughter to see live performances any chance they get!

Haley Clarke

Choreographer

Haley has worked with LPRT for the last three summers, and she performed in the main cast back in 2011 through 2016. She has been a senior rehearsal assistant, and she was the associate choreographer last year. Haley just recently graduated from University of Northern Colorado with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She’s so happy to spend another summer with LPRT, especially before she moves this fall to Florida to work in entertainment at Disney World! She is so thankful for her LPRT upbringing that started her theatre career.

Lollie Harvey

Production Assistant

Lollie started working with LPRT back in 2017 as a RA and started helping with makeup in 2021. Since then, they simply can’t find a better way to spend the summer! During the year, you can find them taking part performing or directing in their college’s theatre club. Currently, they’re pursuing a BA in Humanities and Communications at California State University Monterey Bay.