Milky White/US Jack

Aaron is so excited to be playing such a fun role in this beautifully iconic show! Other than working in musical theatre, Aaron is also a SAFD (Society of American Fight Directors) Actor Combatant and fight coordinator and is moving into the stunt department of film and tv! Other Theatre credits: Oliver!, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, A Comedy of Errors, The Bodyguard, The Pajama Game, Ghost: The Musical, Fame, Merrily we Roll Along, and Once Upon a Mattress. @aaroncamitses

Cinderella’s Prince

Selected Theatre: A Little Night Music (Knot Free), The Secret Garden (CTG), The Play That Goes Wrong (1st Nat'l Tour, Lincoln Center), Brigadoon (City Center Encores!), Sweeney Todd, The Music Man, Sunset Blvd., Beauty and The Beast, Finian's Rainbow, On A Clear Day..., Peter Pan. TV: “Solar Opposites”, “L&O:SVU”. Peyton can be seen and heard in numerous video games, commercials, and podcasts. He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity for Grandad.

Jack’s Mother

Lisa is happily going Into the woods having twice been seen as Baker's Wife for Moonlight Amph & Limon/Carr Prods and most recently as Cindy's Mom/Granny for 3DT. Recently she's performed as Baruska (Once) & Berthe (Pippin) for Domino One, and as Principal Clark (Footloose) at The Colony. Fav roles - Rosie (Mamma Mia 5Star), Agnes (I Do! I Do!), Pat (Kinky Boots), Mother (Ragtime), Betty Blake (Will Rogers Follies), Muriel (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Bella (My Favorite Year), Golde (Fiddler), WWW (Wizard of Oz) Robert Anne (Nunsense) & Mrs. Potts (B&B).

Lucinda

Osher Fine is making her debut with Knot Free Productions and is thrilled to join this stellar cast. She aims to audition for every Sondheim show, now adding Into the Woods to her credits alongside Sunday In the Park with George and Sondheim on Sondheim. Non-Sondheim roles include Luisa in The Fantasticks, Cinderella in Disenchanted, and Princess Mary in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812. Osher graduated with honors from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2019.

Steward

Ian Gibson is so excited to be a part of this production of Into the Woods! A recent graduate of the Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program at UCLA, his past credits include Myth of the Mountain (Mateo), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear), and 36 Questions (Jace).

Narrator/Mysterious Man

Zach is honored to be working with the amazing cast and creative team behind Into The Woods. Favorite theater roles include Harry in Company, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls and John Hinckley in Assassins. TV credits include: “ER,”(NBC) “Parenthood,”(NBC), “Scandal” (ABC).

Cinderella’s Father/US Baker

Recent show and national tour credits include Cirque Christmas “Terry”, Les Miserables “Feuilly”, Grey Gardens “Joe/Jerry”, The Full Monty “Malcom” and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer “Yukon Cornelius” . Film/TV: “The Kardashians”, “You’re the One that We Want”, “The Cinderella Effect”. For years he encouraged fathers to “Dance Like a Dad” in a nationwide series of commercials and billboards for Fatherhood.gov and encourages pet adoption as one of the human models for Best Friends Animal Society. He has two “internet famous” cats and after his extensive performance career at Disney Parks worldwide he is now a highly sought after performer for children. IG: @tjhearl

Witch

Emily Jenda made her Broadway debut in The Book of Mormon and later joined the national tour of Hamilton. Her New York stage debut as Alice in the musical Drat! The Cat! was named one of Backstage magazine’s “Memorable New York Performances” alongside performances from Mark Rylance, Jan Maxwell, and Viola Davis. Other favorite credits include Caroline, or Change, The Bodyguard, and Regina Spektor’s Beauty. In addition to graduating from Yale University with distinction, she’s studied at New York’s Upright Citizen’s Brigade, Chicago’s Second City, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Emily proudly hails from Auburn, Alabama.

Cinderella

Kailyn Leilani (Cinderella) is thrilled to revisit one of her favorite roles (<3 SCR Players). Most recent theatre credits include White Christmas (Betty Haynes, Encore Theatre), Cinderella (Ensemble, U/S Ella; 5-Star), Shanghai’s World Emporium (Xiu-Ling, The Huntington), Lend Me A Tenor (Diana, ICT), and Frozen-Live at the Hyperion (Elsa, Ensemble; Disneyland). She also sang for Princess Cruise Lines, traveling to Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and the Pacific Northwest. She is a proud graduate of UCLA’s Ray Bolger Musical Theatre program and Brandman University’s MBA program. @kailyn_leilani

Little Red

Emma is thrilled to be part of this amazing cast. Favorite past performances include Fredrika in A Little Night Music (Greenway Court), Annie in Annie, Torrey in Freaky Friday, Pugsley in The Addams Family, Gretel in Sound of Music, Matilda in Matilda. Featured soloist: “Ring of Keys: A Coming Out Cabaret” for Celebration Theatre.

Jack

Christian is very excited to be making his debut with Knot Free Productions! Some of his favorite credits include Jack in Newsies, Georg in She Loves Me, and the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera for which he had the incredible opportunity to attend the Jimmy Awards. @christian_mccleary

Rapunzel/US Little Red

Roni Paige is honored to be back with Knott Free Productions for a second time! Their favorite roles include Heidi in [title of show], The Princess in Twisted, and Charlotte in These Shining Lives. When not on stage, Roni can be found at Theatre of NOTE as their Marketing Chair and a member of their Artistic Management Committee. 💜 @roni_paige on the socials.

Florinda/2nd US Rapunzel

Brandon who plays Florinda is extremely proud of this production and cast. From Cornfields to Palm Trees, He is a recent graduate of Iowa Stare University of the class of 2024. He is excited to continue his acting career straight away by doing a timeless classic. Brandon has been in previous shows like “Night of the Living Dead! the Musical” and “Always Plenty of Starlight at the Starlight All-Night”.

Stepmother/US Baker’s Wife/US Witch

Clare is thrilled to be making her debut with Knot Free Productions! A graduate of the UCLA Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program, she has played to audiences great and small across the Los Angeles area. Theater: OLIVER! (5-Star Theatricals), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatricum Botanicum), Trump in Space (Second City), Neil Simon’s Musical Fools (Open Fist). Television: “SEAL Team” (CBS). Clare has been a featured soloist with the California Philharmonic and Golden State Pops Orchestra.

Baker

Trance is thrilled to have this wish of portraying The Baker come true! He adds it to his roster of iconic roles such as Coalhouse (Ragtime), Booth (Assassins), Ché (Evita), Collins (Rent), Jimmy (Dreamgirls) and many more. When not performing he works as a songwriter, music producer, director and choreographer. @trancethompson

Rapunzel’s Prince

If you somehow mashed up Don Cheadle, George C. Scott, & T-Pain that’d be Stephen. When not working on film or stage, you can catch him at the gym, at the cafe, or in a karaoke bar. A fan of all forms of acting, he’s appeared in Apple TV’s “The Morning Show”, and “Roar”, as well as theatrical productions of Dream Girls, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Mountain Top, and All the Way. With Into the Woods being his second official musical, Stephen is excited to dive into the LA theater scene.

Baker’s Wife

Last seen at Greenway Court Theatre in Knot Free’s production of A Little Night Music (Countess Charlotte Malcolm). Additional regional credits include: The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (Elizabeth Benning), Ragtime (Mother), Taming of the Shrew (Katherine), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown). In addition to her theatrical work, LA audiences may remember Sarah’s multiple appearances on comedy stages around town including: The Groundlings, Second City, and Rockwell Table & Stage; where she performed improv and original sketches as a founding member of Fred for Nothing and Stupid Songs LA. Sarah is represented by Avalon Artists Group.

US Prince/Steward

Native of Vernal, Utah, Jesse Durant has been acting on stage and screen in LA for 12 years. When he's not sword fighting at SCA events or playing Dungeons and Dragons, he is probably pounding a coffee and writing for comic books and video games. Having played Rapunzel's Prince in the past, he is thrilled to get another chance to work on this wonderful show. Some of his favorite previous roles include Jamie (The Last Five Years), Jesus (JCSS), Katurian (The Pillow Man), Henry V (Henry V), and the titular role in the Scottish Play.

US Narrator/Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father

David Gueriera is grateful and honored to be a part of this production of Into the Woods, and excited to be back in the theater. Based in Los Angeles since 2006, he has lived in Chicago and New York, was raised in Virginia and attended Theatre VCU for his BFA. Television credits include appearances on seasons of “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, and “Happy Endings”. Films Credits include biographies “Lovelace”, and “The Most Hated Woman in America”, and the upcoming film “Waltzing With Brando” as Francis Coppola. And all independent film work can be viewed at https://davidgueriera.com/

US Florinda/Lucinda/Stepmother/Cinderella’s Mother/Granny

Andrea Lara is a singer, actress, and fashion enthusiast. She is a recent graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of the Performing Arts, where she received her BFA in performing arts. Recent credits include Anita in the Bombay Beach Does Broadway production of West Side Story, Summer Educational Tour for Musical Theatre West, Miss Anderssen in Knot Free's production of A Little Night Music, and Chippy/Ruth in Dogfight at Sierra Rep.

US Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/UD Cinderella & Rapunzel

Kathryn Madigan is thrilled to be working on Into the Woods with such talented and kind performers. In June, Kathryn graduated from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television where she studied Theater with an emphasis in Musical Theater. Some of her favorite credits include Pippin (Catherine), Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas), Urinetown (Hope), A Chorus Line (Maggie), and Grease (Marty). KathrynMadigan.com

US Milky White/2nd Jack

Max is ecstatic to have his first LA professional show with this talented cast! Hailing from Ellicott City, MD, he found his love for theatre at a young age when watching The Little Mermaid and eventually had the privilege to play Sebastian. Max graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from The American Musical and Dramatic Arts Academy (AMDA). Favorite credits include Sister Act (Eddie Souther), Les Miserables (Javert), Sweeney Todd.