A self-confessed student for life, Steffi holds a Diploma in Theatre Performance from Douglas College, a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Major in Theatre Performance from the School of Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University, and a Bachelor of Education with a Minor in Environmental Education also from SFU. When not moonlighting as a children’s theatre director, Steffi spends her days teaching grade 4/5 for Squiala First Nation.

A prolific educator, Steffi has spent many years teaching theatre to youth in Chilliwack, the Fraser Valley, and as far away as Nunavut. Steffi has performed all over the Fraser Valley with Secondary Characters, Chilliwack Musical Theatre, the Chilliwack School of Performing Arts, the Fraser Valley Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Douglas College, Simon Fraser University, the University of the Fraser Valley, Troika Collective, and 591 Productions. Some of her favourite onstage performance credits include Jo (Little Women, Secondary Characters Musical Theatre), Maria (West Side Story, Chilliwack Musical Theatre), and Alice (the Alice, SFU School for Contemporary Arts). Performing everything from classics to contemporaries and from opera to absurdism, Steffi loves creating newly imagined works of art.

In what little spare time she has left, Steffi also loves working backstage in theatre having stage managed, dramaturged, artistic directed, directed, musical directed, and designed many shows in both Chilliwack and Vancouver. Recently, she has directed for Secondary Characters Musical Theatre including The Wizard of Oz and The Last Five Years which had a successful remount at both the RickRack in the ‘Wack Festival and the Harrison Festival of the Arts. Steffi is resident production manager for Secondary Characters Musical Theatre and most recently set/props/costume designed and assistant directed their July 2018 production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Ann is a Vancouver-based choreographer, singer, performer, and performing arts teacher majoring in jazz and contemporary voice at Vancouver Community College. She is very excited to be making her Secondary Characters debut as choreographer on the production team, and as Ali in the production. Ann has been involved in various productions across the Lower Mainland since moving here in 2009. Most recently, she has been on the choreography team for Spamalot and Robinson Crusoe (White Rock Players Club), and Little Shop Of Horrors (Delta Secondary Theatre Company), as well as performing with White Rock Players Club in each. Previously, she has been involved in performances with Delta Youth Theatre (Elf, The Little Mermaid, Willy Wonka, Mary Poppins, Music Man) and Delta Secondary Theatre Company (Grease, Aladdin, Great American Musical Disaster, Urinetown). Previous choreography works include Oliver and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Delta Secondary Theatre Company). She would like to thank her parents for the endless support and hopes you enjoy the show.

Shannon is the Music Director of the Cascadia Wind Ensemble and was previously the Conductor of the Abbotsford Concert Band. She plays French Horn with the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra and the Fraser Valley Symphony Orchestra. Before moving to Chilliwack 20 years ago, she played with various bands and orchestras in Regina and conducted the Poltava Ensemble of Song, Music, and Dance. Shannon first became interested in musical theatre while attending high school, and has had the opportunity to play in the pit orchestra for many musicals. She has participated in several Secondary Characters' productions, most notably as the Orchestra Director for The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Although she spends a lot of time on musical endeavours, Shannon makes her living as a management consultant with her own company, Canatech Management Services Inc.