The Performers:

Katie Schmidt
Katie cannot fully express how grateful she is to be a part of Mill Street Guild! Thank you to the PAC, her family, her friends and to the Best Cast Ever! In the past, Katie has spent her time dancing in a number of shows, most recently at Victorian Village where she choreographed as well for the last five years. She choreographed High School Musical for Kohler and Howards Grove schools this past fall. Currently, she teaches dance at Jessica’s School of Dance as well as Inspire Yoga, both in Sheboygan. Her most recent training comes from UW-Madison, UW-Stevens Point and Jivamukti in Madison.

Joe Horstmeier
Joe was born in Madison, WI and did most of his growing up in a small town in Wisconsin, Random Lake. There he enjoyed all the simplicities small town America has to offer. It is also there that Joe, found himself rooted in the beauty of the arts. Joe was very active in many local theater groups and was a part of the band “Restless Reflection” where he sang lead vocals. Since the band dissolved Joe has picked up the guitar and has written a few songs of his own.

Carlee Schmitz
Carlee is excited to be in the first ever Mill Street Guild summer production! She is enthused to be surrounded by such talented and passionate cast mates. Performing for six years, Carlee feels blessed to be given the opportunity to share her love of song and dance with the community. She has performed at Maximillian’s of Mt. Calvary in their “Summer Heat” and “Love is in the Air” revues and wants to thank them for making her a more confident performer.

Jamie Jeanty
Jamie is delighted to be performing again this summer. She performed at Victorian Village in Elkhart Lake for five summers and then took last year off to have a baby. She had a beautiful little girl in March named Amelie. Her performance is dedicated to Amelie and to her husband, Travis. She would also like to thank her friends and family for all the love and support... “Thank you for believing in me!”

Haley Kosup-Kennedy
Haley has been performing since she was five. She played a bear, cat, duck, rabbit, donkey and chicken as a young child in TYA productions. However, while attending North High School she focused her energy on dance and performed on the Varsity dance team all four years. Haley also performed in the Pop Show at Victorian Village last summer. Haley graduated from Sheboygan North High School in 2008. She then attended UW-Madison, but decided that it wasn’t really “her scene”. She is now planning to attend Alfred University in New York with a major in Theater.

Conie Lee
Conie has been involved in theatre and dance for six years. She finds great joy in performing alongside her friends in the Mill Street Guild and is excited about this upcoming summer. Conie is currently a student at UW–Madison majoring in Finance and Economics. She hopes you all enjoy the show!

Eric Mrdjenovich
Eric is a senior at Howards Grove High School and is making the best out of it. He plans on attending UW-Whitewater next year. He loves to sing and be around his friends. In his free time he golfs whenever possible and listens to music. He is very excited about this project they are doing and thinks it will be a great success!

Elliott Quast
Elliot is thrilled to be able to work with the PAC and to be a member of the Mill Street Guild. Elliot has been involved in Victorian Village the last two summers and is excited for a fresh start on Mill Street. He attended New Holstein High School and is currently in his second year at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, pursuing a degree in kinesiology. He hopes everyone enjoys the show and comes back for more.

Robert Peschke
Robert is enjoying his last year at Plymouth High School where he stays very active in the theater programs, participating in the Fall Play and Musical. He has also participated in many Youth Theater Company productions over past summers. He plans to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering in the fall, but hasn’t decided on a school yet. This is Rob’s first year doing a summer show and he is thrilled to be in the Mill Street Guild with such a fantastic group of people.

Jake Horstmeier
Jake is from Random lake, WI. He is currently a sophomore at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, WI, part of the BFA Acting Program. He has most recently been a Trie member in “Hair” and Keller in “She Loves Me”, both at UWSP. He has been involved in community theatre most of his life and has performed with Lakeshore Productions Inc. and Victorian Village. He is also currently cast as the role of Danny in Lakeshore Productions’ upcoming production of “Grease”.

Tori Higgins
Tori is excited to be part of the Mill Street Guild this summer! She has been a part of the Victorian Village and Grease in the past. Since the age of 12 she has been dancing. At college she is a member of the UW-La Crosse Pom Pom Squad. She is going to be a junior at UW-LaCrosse majoring in Nuclear Medicine.

Trevor Seefeldt
Trevor is thrilled that you have come out to support the Mill Street Guild in their first production “Mill Street Live”. Trevor has been involved in music and theatre for most of his life. He has performed in four North/South musicals which include Sound of Music (Kurt), Suessical (Wickersham Brother), Crazy for You (Bobby), and Beauty and the Beast (Lefou) and the past three summers at Victorian Village in their Broadway shows. Trevor is currently going to school at UW-Milwaukee for a degree in Education.

Kelsey McManus
Kelsey recently graduated from Plymouth High School and is excited to start the next chapter of her life at Loyola University in Chicago, IL where she will study forensic science and music. While not singing and dancing for Mill Street Guild, Kelsey enjoys reading, acting, and cooking. Other performances she has participated in, include Go H2O, Jingle and Jive, and Once Upon a Mattress.

Nic Horstmeier
Nic, currently a junior studying Computer Science at Lakeland College, has participated in the performing arts since a young age starting in 1996 as a munchkin in the “Wizard of Oz”. He has been in many musicals put on by both Random Lake High School and Lakeshore Productions. Last year Nic had the opportunity to perform in the Victorian Village show “Heart of Rock n Roll”. He looks forward to performing this summer at the Plymouth Arts Center.