Into the Woods

Into the Woods - March 23 - March 25, 2018

The Phantom Players

Who's Who

Taesean Blanding

as Narrator

is an inspirational soul singer/songwriter from Hopewell. He has been performing professionally for 8 years & has released 4 mixtapes. He is working on his 1st official EP entitled, "Simply Imperfect". He had a supporting role (Quinton) in an Indie Film, "Nujay's Once Upon a Christmas" where he won a Fan Favorite Award for Best Supporting Actor. He loves to sing, act & write award winning plays.
Kristen Warthan

as Cinderella

Acting was a large part of Kristen's childhood, including playing Cinderella in Into the Woods in middle school with her lifelong friend, Kamaron. Outside of "the Woods", she makes costumes for competitions and is also working towards becoming a professional seamstress. After returning to theater with this show, she hopes to explore performance more in the future.
Frank Anthony Cardella

as Jack

In his first Phantom Players show he was an eel, then Young Raoul, now he likes to steal. He’s got a thing for giants, but he hates the beans, and he taught his little sister how to steal the scenes. So, it’s his fault!
Shanon Cardella

as Jack's Mother

For a mom of three who are all on stage, she’s been doing this since she was their age! As a singing tree or as “Townsfolk-1,” together as a family it’s just much more fun; so, it’s her fault!
Austin Riley

as The Baker

is very excited to be the Phantom Player's Baker for their production of Into the Woods. He enjoyed being Sweeney Todd in their last show and was thrilled to find out he would be working with them once again! He hopes to one day turn acting into his permanent career, but until then, he hopes you enjoy this wonderful production!