Chris Roemmich

Sweeney Todd

Chris is excited to be making a return to the DSL stage for the second time. He’s also recently been involved behind the scenes in stage management and technical design as well as performing at other locations in town.

Chris thanks Dana and his family for support during the extensive process that it takes to bring a show of this magnitude to completion.

Lindsay Masset

Mrs. Lovett

Lindsay Masset is a ND native, a wife, and a mom of 2 amazing girls, who received her BA in Theatre and a Dance Minor at Minnesota State University Moorhead. She studied Theatrical Acrobatics, Mask play, Clown work and more at Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre in California. Alongside acting, Lindsay has performed; acrobatics, puppetry, single-point dance trapeze, and many styles of dance professionally across the country. She’s toured with notable companies such as; Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre, Portland Actors’ Ensemble, and Do Jump Extremely Physical Theatre Company. She is also currently co-directing The New Little Mermaid and teaching Physical Theatre at DanceworX studio.

Outside of theatrics, Lindsay currently instructs Yoga, Buti, and Rebounding fitness classes at Soul Haven Studio where she founded/developed all the Rebounding and Yoga Sculpt fitness formats held there, as well as teaching Aerial Yoga classes at Transitions Balancing Goat Studio. She’s currently in training for her 500 RYT and loves her dog, almost as much as her husband, mom, and daughters. Thank you so much for coming to our show!

Rebecca Wilhelmi

Beggar Woman

Rebecca began acting in middle school, appearing in multiple shows through the years with the Pierre Players in her hometown of Pierre, SD. She previously appeared in Dakota Stage’s Young Frankenstein (2016), Marvin’s Room (2023), and contributed photography to A Christmas Carol (2021) and Five Women Wearing The Same Dress (2022). She has also been an active member of the Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus since 2015 and a member of their board since 2017. She greatly appreciates her family and friends, whose support helps her enjoy being part of the Dakota Stage theatre family.

Brad Gulbranson

Anthony Hope

Thrilled to be performing in my 5th show at Dakota Stage LTD, portraying the role of Anthony Hope. Outside of the theater I am an electrical design engineer, and enjoy time relaxing. I’d like to thank my family and friends for all of their continued support of my love for the performing arts, and a special thank you to my wife Emilie for helping me prepare and encouraging me with each new adventure.

Schatzy Eichmann

Johanna

This is Schatzy’s 3rd season with DSL and she is so excited to be a part of Sweeney Todd!! She studied Musical Theater Performance at AMDA in NYC and continues to take private voice lessons with her amazing voice teacher, Kristi. A few of her recent roles include: Maria in Loves Labour’s Lost with Capitol Shakespeare, Babe in Crimes of the Heart with DSL, and Chris Hargensen in Carrie: the Musical with DSL. She would like to thank Wyett for all his help and thank all of her friends and family for their unending support and patience with her busy schedule.

Jeremy Lindemann

Adolfo Pirelli

Jeremy Lindemann is an actor and director in the Bismarck area. He attended Millikin University where he received his Bachelors of Arts in Theatre. He has worked for various theatre companies around town- most notably Sleepy Hollow Theatre Arts Park as Technical Director. His most recent work includes directing Matilda last summer for Sleepy Hollow and directing Carrie last season with Dakota Stage. Jeremy is excited to be performing for the first time with Dakota Stage.

Max Wild

Tobias Ragg

Max is very excited to be a part of his first DSL show. Sweeney Todd has been his favorite show for many years and he’s honored to be a part of such a big show.

Others roles Max has played are Ren (Footloose), Frog (A Year with Frog and Toad), Rooster (Annie), and many more. He would like to thank his family for supporting him in the arts.

T.J. Doll

The Beadle

From high school to BSC to Dakota Stage, center stage to backstage to control room, I have enjoyed multiple stage/technical roles. I am awed by the artistry and logistics of theatre.

Performance is a singular release and the ultimate endeavor of expression. I was fortunate enough to learn the finer points of acting from Dan Rogers and stage wizardry from Dean Bellin at BSC. Thanks to Amanda, Brad, and Brian for giving me a chance. Thank you to the amazing cast for your help learning to sing and read sheet music. Special thanks to my family for their support and encouragement.

I am honored to be part of this production and look forward to doing the three coolest things in theatre: playing a baddie, getting killed (spoiler), and dropping this silly American accent.
Thanks to all of you who have come to support local theatre! Enjoy the show!

Drew Pengilly

Jonas Fogg, Turpin Understudy

Drew is very excited to be returning to Dakota Stage for the first show of the season. He has previously appeared in Carrie: The Musical, Crimes of the Heart, and The Underpants. He was Technically (pun intended) involved in A Chirstmas Carol, designing the light and sound. Whenever he is not on stage you can find him behind the counter at Rock 30 Games. Drew would like to give a special shout-out to his parents, whose constant support continues to help nurture a love for community theatre, and to his manager Dj, for allowing all the time off he needs to continue doing what he loves most.

Juan Gelpi

Judge Turpin

Juan is thrilled to be making his Dakota Stage debut in Sweeney Todd. He was most recently seen in the Little Theater of Norfolk‘s production of HG Wells “War of the Worlds, after a nearly 40 year hiatus away from theater. Juan splits his time between North Dakota and Southeast Virginia, and is active in the bluegrass communities of both locations. He plays the mandolin and is a founding member of the Dismal Swamp Ditchgrass Project band in Virginia. He lives at home with his beloved wife and dachshunds Bruno and Berta.

Eric Morris

Company, Sweeney Todd Understudy

Eric is thrilled to be back on stage after taking a couple years hiatus. Eric has performed all over North Dakota at places such as BSC, MSUM, NDSU, Sleepy Hollow, Dakota Stage, and Crimson Creek. Eric has a bachelors in theatre arts with an emphasis in performance/ musical theatre. Some favorite roles/shows include Rent, Cabaret, Rocky Horror and Avenue Q. Eric would like to thank his family, friends, and Ariana Grande for all the support.

Megan Krantz

Company, Mrs. Lovett Understudy

Megan is very excited to be making her return to Dakota Stage. While she has been in shows like 9 to 5, Spamalot (DSL), and Much Ado About Nothing (University of Mary), she spends a lot of time backstage. She most often fills the role of stage manager, and is now a qualified intimacy professional, too. Her most recent tech productions have included The Music Man, Voices of the Badlands (UMary), A Doll's House, and The Glass Menagerie (Capitol Shakespeare). When not doing theater, Megan works as a crisis advocate at the Abused Adult Resource Center. Megan would like to say thank you to her dog, Shelby, for helping her get through this production by being a sounding board while running lines at home. She'd also like to say thank you to her roommate Patrick for feeding Shelby while she's at rehearsals.

Greta Sandel

Company, Beggar Woman Understudy

With a 15 year stint away from being in any theatrical productions, Greta is excited to take the stage to find her passion again. After graduating with a BA in Theatre from Minnesota State University Moorhead, Greta pursued dance and the dance world. She moved to Chicago where she did a stint at Hubbard Street Dance Co. and then was actively involved with a small theatre group called Democracy Burlesque.

While also teaching choreography for performance teams in the suburbs and for several drag performers in the Chicagoland area. A life decision moved her to Colorado where she began dancing and eventually assisting at a studio called StreetSide Studios in Boulder, CO.

Currently, after returning to Bismarck/Mandan area, on top of a full time job, she is a dance teacher at Let’s Dance Studio and loves being a wife and mother to her husband and two boys, Aidan and Liam. She would like to thank everyone for coming and truly hopes you enjoy the show!

Annie Balo

Company, Johanna Understudy

After a year-long hiatus from 19 years of productions, Annie is back on stage performing her 1st musical for Dakota Stage with a new last name. You have seen her previously at Dakota's Stage in performances of The Odd Couple, Female Version, The Greater Tuna, Noises Off, and Vanya and Sonja and Masha and Spike. By day, she is a 6th grade science teacher, and by night she fills her schedule with her other passions like sports, book clubs, coaching middle school sports, and theater. She is very honored to work with such an incredible cast as part of the Company and the understudy to Johanna. She would like to thank her husband for listening to all the singing and cockney accent practice over the past couple of months and for being supportive in all her endeavors, even when their 1st anniversary falls on a performance night (October 22nd).

Cole Girodat

Company, Pirelli Understudy

Tenor Cole Girodat is a graduate, with honors, of the University of Mary where he obtained a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance. In addition to singing many roles with the opera scenes program Cole was invited to be a featured soloist with the Bismarck-Mandan Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2017.

While attending the University of Mary, he sang in master classes with Sir Rolf Stang, Eric Gibson, Debroah Raymond, and Barbara Brooks. Upon graduation, he continued his vocal studies at Northern Arizona University under the tutelage of Dr. Ricardo Pereira in pursuit of a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance which he completed in the fall of 2020.

While at NAU, he studied the title role in Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes, Ruggero in Puccini’s La Rondine and prepared the role of Rinuccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. Cole is a sought after concertist, having recently performed with the Bismarck Mandan Symphony Orchestra, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, and Missouri Valley Chamber Orchestra respectively.

Maggie Weaver

Company, Tobias Understudy

This is Maggie’s first performance with Dakota Stage. They are a member of the chorus as well as the understudy for Tobias. They have been cast as Vivian (Legally Blonde) and Tanya (Mamma Mia) in the past. They have been in productions with BHS, BSC and Sleepy Hollow in the past and recently started their senior year of high school.

Brittany Bearsheart

Company

Brittany is excited to return to the DSL stage and be a part of Sweeney Todd. She is a graduate from BSC with a focus in Theater Arts, as well as a University of Mary graduate with degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance. She has also had the privilege to work with multiple theater companies in town as either director, music director, or actress. She was recently seen in Love’s Labour's Lost with Capitol Shakespeare, A Year with Frog and Toad at BSC, and Carrie at Dakota Stage. When she isn’t on stage, she is a private music teacher in the area and an avid player of video games. She would like to thank her family and friends for always being so supportive and understanding and for dealing with her crazy schedules.

Alicia McNeil

Company

Alicia is the mother of 4 wonderful children and works for Bismarck Public Schools. She spent her summer directing for Shade Tree Players. She was last seen in 2022 at DSL in A Christmas Carol. She would like to thank her family for believing in her.

Stephanie Schultz

Company

Stephanie is excited to make her Dakota Stage debut as a member of the company for “Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” She previously appeared as a maid/reporter in the University of Jamestown’s production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” back in 2012, and has always been involved in voice lessons and choir throughout her life. A recent graduate of mortuary science, Stephanie works as a Funeral Director at a local funeral home and spends her free time with her husband and two huskies, Nellie and Nala. She wishes to thank her family, friends, and husband for supporting her!

Rob Sandness

Company

Rob Sandness has been in several previous productions at Dakota Stage, including “Young Frankenstein” and “I Hate Hamlet”. He’s also performed in various other productions with Sleepy Hollow, Tru North Theatre, Capitol Shakespeare, and Bismarck State College. Rob is the librarian at Flasher Public School in Flasher, ND. In the summer he works at Fort Lincoln State Park, where he’s also involved with their October fundraising event Haunted Fort. Rob wants to thank his family for their love and support and to thank his fellow cast mates for making rehearsal time fun.

Jane Braaten

Company

Jane teaches speech and humanities at UTTC. She has worked with Capitol Shakespeare three times and once with Tru North since arriving in Bismarck 2019. Sweeney is her first show on the Dakota Stage.

Jane extensive theater background includes favorite roles of: Miss Alma Reno Amanda Laura Sally Meg McGrath Lucy Lita Encore Glinda Jeanette Queenie Ado Annie Abby Martha and directing credits with Steel Magnolias, Grease, The Diary of Anne Frank, I Do! I Do!, Vanities, Crimes of the Heart, Babes in Arms, The Constant Wife, Stagedoor, And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, Love Letters, Same Time, Next Year, The Octette Bridge Club, The Mousetrap among others. Love and kisses to her four grandsons in Bismarck: Andrew, Sam, Jonah and Paul.

ErinJean A. Gannon-Litton

Company

This is ErinJean's first Dakota Stage production as an actor. After a long hiatus she returned to the stage with Capitol Shakespear's Merry Wives of Windsor, BSC's Peter/Wendy, and Capitol Shakespeare again with Love's Labour's Lost. She wants to thank her husband Chad and sons Patrick and Phillip for all their love and support.

Rusty Bender

Company

Rusty J. Bender (Company) has worked extensively as a director, music director and choreographer with high schools and community theatres in Bismarck, Enderlin, Fargo, Richardton, and Valley City on such shows as Next to Normal, Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical!, Cinderella, Annie, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Sound of Music, Les Misérables: School Edition, Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, Something’s Afoot, and Oklahoma!

His last major acting role with Dakota Stage was as Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum in 2014.

He would like to thank his friends and family for all their love and support! It has been most exciting to be acting with Greta and Lindsay again after a 17-year break from when they did Cats together in college! Enjoy the show!

Wesley Grove

Company

Wesley recently moved to Bismarck for work from Kokomo, Indiana. He has previously performed in two plays in Kokomo, and this is his first musical. He currently works as an Implementation Consultant at Fast Enterprises.