And then He told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to Everyone." Mark 16:15

​Sara Bethune - Resident Costume Director

Emmy-nominated costume designer, Sara Bethune, is on staff at CBN as a wardrobe stylist/costume designer, where she’s worked for nearly ten years. She also costumes for the stages of local churches including Kempsville Presbyterian Church, Wave Church, London Bridge Baptist Church, Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church and Grace Community Church; at schools including Bayside High School, Regent University, Homeschool Plus, and theatrical companies including Arts Inclusion Company, Generic Theater, Salvation Army Kroc Center, and CAST. She maintains her own stock, considering herself to be a storyteller with clothing rather than a fashion artist. Sara is excited to join KPCT as Resident Costume Director helping them fulfill their mission of supporting, encouraging, and empowering Christian Artists bringing honor and glory to Jesus! 

Dana Wynn - Legal Advisor
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Dana Wynn - Dana is a native of Virginia. She attended ORU for undergraduate, then became a flight attendant with SWA. While flying and living in San Diego, Dana earned her JD degree. She opened a practice in San Diego handling custody cases and serving as a minor's counsel (called a guardian ad litem in VA). Dana then became a judge in Family Settlement and Small Claims Courts. After living in San Diego for 17 years, they moved to Chesapeake, VA. Since that time they have adopted 14 kids (they have 17 kids altogether), and ten years ago Dana began pro bono work defending children who had been rescued from a life of human trafficking and soon after opened a ministry, housing and educating former victims of trafficking. Dana teaches law at Liberty University and Colorado Christian University. She and her husband, Alan, have just opened a new business with Beachfront Vacation Rentals. Their daughter, Alyssa, began acting with Carrie’s Shine Like Stars program through HSP at the age of five. Dana is excited, as are they all as a family, to be working with such an amazing community theatre program committed to sharing Jesus with our community!

Todd Derby - Business and Financial Advisor
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Todd Derby is a husband to his beautiful high school sweetheart, Sam, and father of two children, Graham and Joanna, both of whom love theater and have worked with Carrie Rubinow. For 12 years he has worked as a CPA at a local accounting firm in Virginia Beach. In his spare time Todd enjoys woodworking, hiking, playing guitar and attending his children’s performances. ​

Ronald Courts - Instructor Beginning Voice for Musical Theatre Workshop
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Ronald Courts is a singer, songwriter, and musician with a heart to change lives through the power of music. Mr. Courts graduated with honors from Hampton University’s School of Music with a degree in vocal performance, having minored in piano.  He has served as a vocal coach and piano instructor for students of all ages since 2006. Mr. Courts has been a music educator with Hampton City Schools for the past 16 years. In 2021 he founded Courts Academy, a private lessons school that teaches piano, drums, organ, and voice. Many have benefited from not only his knowledge, but also his passion to lead others and bring encouragement, hope, and joy through the art of music. He is a devoted husband of 13 years to Kristin Courts, and they have 3 children, Rebekah, Corrin and Jonathan.  ​

Mary Henaghan - Director 
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Mary has spent the last 10 years living her dream teaching drama and technical theater to middle and high school students at Kingdom Education for Young Scholars in Chesapeake. While she is usually found directing and teaching, Mary has performed in some capacity throughout her life, as well. She has most recently performed in the cast of It’s a Wonderful Life at Kempsville Presbyterian Church, The Women at The Little Theater of Norfolk, and in the movie Cycle. She was also part of the cast of The Man Called Jesus for two years and spent many years performing in children’s theater. Mary views the theater and film industries to be great mission fields, and her passion is to train and equip people to use their gifts to further the kingdom of God and perform for an Audience of One. 
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​Mrs. Alicia Edwards - Instructor Dynamic Praise Dance Summer Camp and Mindfulness Movement Workshop, Choreographer Spring 2024 Musical, Culinary arts class
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Alicia began her dance passion at the age of 5 in Yonkers, NY, taking up Ballet, Jazz and Tap. For over 15 years Mrs. Edwards has performed as a student and teacher in various locations all over the United States. Studying at Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, MD she was sought out to perform with Acro-Airs team performing all over the east coast. She has worked with numerous community groups teaching lyrical dance for churches and community programs. Alicia’s love for dance did not wain after marriage and children. With a belief that lifelong learning is essential for all, she began to expand her repertoire to include dance forms such as Belly-Dance, African traditional, African modern, Mexican folkloric, and Theatrical. Upon relocating to El Paso, TX, Mrs. Edwards was scouted by the professional dance troop the Sun City Girls and taught dance fitness in the El Paso Independent School District. In 2016 she relocated to Hampton Roads, and she is still sharing her passion with the community.

Norma Dunbar - Instructor Swing Dance Summer Camp
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Norma is originally from Rocky Mount, NC, but has been a resident of Chesapeake, VA for 25 years.  In June of 2022, Norma retired from Chesapeake Public Schools after 21 years assisting in primary education.  Her love for teaching is commensurate with her love for social dancing and especially swing. Norma’s passion for swing dancing began in 2015 and fervently grew as she enjoyed the many benefits of music, movement, and meaningful relationships.  Norma is married to Dr. Albert Lee. They are a blended family with six adult children and four grandkids. Norma and Albert travel frequently and love to explore the various swing dancing opportunities available in the many cities they visit. They are members of Grace Presbyterian Church in Chesapeake where Albert serves as an elder.

​Kyle Blanchard - Production and Artistry Advisor
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Kyle's passion for theatre began in middle school where he soaked in as much knowledge as possible from local arts education programs. By his senior year of high school Kyle raised money to buy the rights for Clue The Musical, rented a theatre, then bravely produced and directed the full-length production with a team of his peers. In 2013 he graduated from Liberty University with Bachelors of Arts degrees in Theatre Performance & Production. Since then, he has been performing and directing professionally all around the country; some of his favorite experiences include being in a touring illusionist's show, playing Tarzan, and getting to perform with exotic animals at Sight and Sound Theatres in Branson. Kyle currently serves as a part-time Swing Performer at Sight and Sound Theatre and Special Events Manager at the Branson Regional Arts Council as well as a Board Member at the Branson Regional Arts Council. Kyle’s passion for artistic expression and his drive to inspire others has continued to grow and he is ready to give back to the local arts & education community!

Shelley McDaniel-Griffin - Instructor Basics of Looming Workshop
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Shelley, a native of Shaker Heights, Ohio is an multi-fiber artist who creates various forms of textiles that are both wearable and an art from.  She created and designed her first bandana at the age of 5, learned crochet at age 8 and also uses other mediums such as painting and sketching.  She has dived into the deep pool of Fiber Arts with Weaving on Rigid Heddles, Pin Looms, Peg Looms and various size floor looms, her passion so great that she’s begun teaching others the process.  She and her husband have 5 grown children and one granddaughter.  She was baptized at the age of 7, but truly found her life in Christ later on in her early adults years and has rededicated her life to Christ and being baptized again on an Easter morning at her church, New Life Church, Deep Creek where she’s served on the prayer team woman’s ministry and other events.  She is also a master certified corporate trainer, mentor, certified life coach and a certified health and wellness coach.  All these things she integrates into her craft as she knows and always says “the Lord gifted my hands to create so others hearts can sing”. Fiber Arts is definitely a part of her DNA.  Being a brain trauma survivor, one thing she knows about fiber arts to be true is that it is very therapeutic and healing, anyone at any age can learn and participate in the process.  It’s quite literally healthy for your brain, fun and social and allows your soul to sing with each with wonder your fiber art takes on.  If you’re looking for her, you can find her every evening on one of her many looms or the weekends at the studio with friends creating wonderful pieces for family, friends and market or teaching a friend how to weave on a pin loom.

Stephanie Cason - Director and Instructor
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​Stephanie is thrilled to be joining KPCT where she desires to grow positive relationships in our local theatre community and to share God’s love through encouragement and creative endeavors with people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. With an Acting/Musical Theatre/Directing BFA from Wright State University in Dayton, OH, she has been performing and directing professionally since 1997. After marrying Kelly Cason in 2003 and traveling for his work in Radiology, the Lord eventually moved them to Virginia Beach where Stephanie began her career as a Drama Teacher at Young Musicians of Virginia in 2008, and she enjoyed nine years of working with homeschool families and developing the YMV Theatre program. While raising their sons, Joshua and Gabriel, she has taught classes and directed shows around Hampton Roads. Her most recent theatrical home has been Norfolk Christian School, since 2013. Her time at NCS has been fruitful and God has taught Stephanie so much about building relationships and valuing all students as image bearers of Christ. Now, she is excited to see what the Lord has for her to learn and share in this next adventure. As always, “Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.” Psalms 63:7

Hannah Larum - Instructor Basics of Storytelling and Public Speaking ​Workshop
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Hannah Larum is a professional actress, choreographer, and director from the Hampton Roads area with a passion to tell stories that reach across barriers to touch a person’s soul. She has been involved with community and national theater productions and film since 2009. Classically trained, she has received a broad range of education and mentoring in the following: Acting / Voice / Melodrama / Improvisation / Mime / Pantomime / Dance / Stagecraft / Characterization / Staging / Choreography / Puppeteering / Musical theater / Costuming. Her credits include: Handel’s Messiah / Second Coming the Rock Musical / Ruth / My Son Called You / Oliver / The Search for Hidden Treasure / Staying on Track / Out at Sea / Narnia the Musical / The Exodus Story / The World of Oz / The Princess and the Pea / Jack and the Beanstalk. Founder and owner of SteppinUp Studio, she remains active in the community performing, creating, directing, and coaching. ​

Katy Ann Stephens - Administrative Volunteer 
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Katy’s background is in administrative work, to include various volunteer positions performing such tasks and more. She is a Marine Corps wife to Tom (I also grew up as a military “brat”), homeschooling mama of 4 (3 now adults), and Grammie to William. Each member of her family has been involved in theatre in many different ways over the years, to include her own “younger” years. It has truly been a blessing to each one of them. Katy is so excited to be working with KPCT and utilizing her skills to advance the Kingdom through the Arts!


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Shayne McCatty - Instructor Intro to Improv Summer Camp 
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Shayne McCatty is an director/actor born in Virginia Beach. He attended the Visual and Performing Arts Academy, at Salem High School, graduating in theatre and later attended the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts earning a degree in film/television. His theatre highlights include: Aslan/Co-Director for “Narnia the Musical”, Cinderella’s Prince in “Into the Woods”, Homer Zuckerman in “Charlotte's Web”, and Asst. Director for “Hairspray”.  Shayne is the musical theatre director for the Children’s Theatre of Chesapeake and Co-drama director for Celebrate Jesus Ministries, where he writes and directs original musicals. Shayne can also be found teaching theatre at Global Christian Co-op & New Harvest Co-op, doing photography, and producing music.

​Angela Brown - Instructor King's Daughters Dance Intensive
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Angela Brown is a musical theater veteran performer. Her Broadway credits include Mamma Mia! (Broadway), Wicked (Los Angeles cast), 42nd Street (The 2001 first national tour), Gigi (Reprise Los Angeles), and Aida (Regional) Her television credits include Victorious, Hollywood Heights, Last Man Standing, Good Morning America, The Jay Leno Show and Ariana Grande’s music video “Put Your Hearts Up”. Currently, she is a Director and Choreographer of over 5 shows at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Also, Angela has taught at the renowned Governor’s School for the Arts (2019-2021) in Virginia along with Musical Theater Workshops and Master Classes from San Francisco to New York City, where she taught dance styles from Jazz, Hip Hop, and Tap. She is an adjudicator for the World Class Talent Experience (2018-Present) and a Teacher for the Turn It Around (2021-Present) national dance convention. In addition, she is the Junior Musical Director with RPM Productions (2015-Present). She has served much-underprivileged youth throughout the years by teaching for non-profits such as "A Place Called Home", "The Children's Institute Performing Arts Program" and "The Broadway Connection Musical Theatre Workshops". Angela has choreographed for companies such as the Coastal Broadway Collaborative Summer Intensive and Theatrix Productions’ Godspell. Angela is the owner and artistic director of Inspiring Artists, LLC., where we inspire others to cultivate their performing arts skills. Inspiring Artists has established several outreach serving arts classes for youth along with providing quality choreography and directing services. Angela holds a B.S. degree from Norfolk State University and has studied with many great teachers in NYC and LA. She is also a proud SAG/AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild) member. Ms. Angela has been blessed to teach and share her love of the performing arts and loves to inspire the next generation of performers for God’s glor​y.

Hannah Carter - Legal Advisor
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Hannah E. Carter, Esq. serves as an advisor for the KPCT board. Attorney Carter completed her juris doctorate at Regent University School of Law. During which time, she served as Vice President for the Council of Graduate Students and Senator for the School of Law. She also was a board member of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Board and placed 2nd in the nation for top negotiators for the America Bar Association Negotiations Competition. She is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and French.  Prior to law school, Attorney Carter served on numerous political campaigns and developed a passion for voters rights and grassroots advocacy. She has also worked for non-profits who focused on championing the needs of children of all ages. Since law school, Attorney Carter has worked to advocate for the needs of some of the most vulnerable children throughout Hampton Roads as a Guardian ad litem. In 2017, she launched her own law practice, and opened a boutique law firm focusing on child advocacy, and family law related issues (Custody, Divorce, Adoption, and Child Support). Since that time, Ms. Carter’s firm has also expanded her practice to include Trademarks, Non-Profit Formation, and Wills and Trusts. While Ms. Carter loves her profession, her most treasured roles are found in being a wife to her husband, Abraham, and a mother to her two daughters who are advocates in the making. 

Suzanne Wolvin - Cantabile
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Suzanne Wolvin studied music at Oberlin College, music and dance at the University of Oregon, and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Music at Old Dominion University, followed by a Master of Music Education with an emphasis in choral conducting. Suzanne has been an adjunct professor of music at Tidewater Community College for six years (music history, appreciation, theory, sight singing, and applied voice). She has taught piano and voice privately for over three decades to all ages, and has been Music Director at two local churches—one liturgical, the other contemporary. Suzanne sings soprano with the Virginia Symphony Chorus, was the accompanist for the Jolliff Middle School Choirs for over eleven years, taught dance at a local dance studio, pioneered worship dance teams at two local churches, choreographed professionally for a local musical, and taught both dance and drama at Fine Arts Camps for two churches in Hampton Roads. She and her husband, Doug, thank God for their four wonderful children, their spouses, and their seven beautiful grandchildren!