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Mike McMillian
Director
The Music Man is the 9th play Mike has directed. He is excited to be given this privilege by Highlands Little Theatre. Mike would like to thank his awesome production crew and amazing cast for turning words on paper into something magical. Enjoy.
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Amanda Mercer
Assistant Director
Amanda has enjoyed the past 11 years at Highlands Little Theatre. She was last seen as Omaha Nebraska in Second Samuel, a role which earned her a Zenon Award for Best Supporting Actress. Prior to that, she appeared onstage as the Principal in Grease. When not on stage, Amanda enjoys working backstage with technical projects and directing. Amanda directed the Zenon Award-winning show Hairspray. Amanda will be directing the musical, All Shook Up later this season.
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Tracy Schuknecht
Musical Director
Tracy has grown up at Highlands Little Theatre appearing on stage most recently as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray. She most recently directed music for HLT's productions of Les Miserables ,The King and I, the children's choir in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Grease. She also directed To Kill a Mockingbird in the 2015-16 season. This summer she taught at HLT's Summer Theatre Institute for the 4th year in a row and helped students present Shrek the Musical Jr. She is a teacher and lives in Sebring with her amazing husband David, and their two children Harper and Grant.
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Lindsay Lynch
Choreographer
Lindsay has been a member of HLT since 1990, working both behind the scenes and onstage. Most recently, she directed Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She appeared on stage as Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables, and directed HLT hits Always...Patsy Cline and Ring of Fire. In 2016, she was recognized for her dedication to HLT as the recipient of the Janelou Buck Lifetime Achievement Award. Lindsay lives in Sebring with her husband, Jeffery, and three children, Daniel, Nicholas, and Anna.