Midnight Sun Theatre Presents…

Joel Camins as Jonathan Larson

Joel joined Midnight Sun Theatre for the 2025-26 season and starred as Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps. He is active in the Anchorage improv community as a member of ComedySports and both a member and the Operations Director of Scared Scriptless Improv. He runs a weekly improv jam at the Midnight Sun studio. When he’s not acting, Joel is a musician and visual artist. You can find him on Instagram @joelcamins

Shaylyn Goard as Susan

Shaylyn holds a degree in Musical Theatre & Dance and has performed professionally across the country in national tours, regional theaters, theme parks, cruise productions, and a handful of films and commercials. Since relocating to Alaska in 2020, she has had the privilege of working with ACT, Cyrano’s, TBA, and ATY in various capacities; performing, directing, and choreographing. Shaylyn most recently directed The Addams Family with ACT. A few favorite past roles include Jo March (Little Women the Musical), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Bonnie Parker (Bonnie & Clyde), Millie Dillmount (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Fantine (Les Misérables), Morticia (The Addams Family), Claire (Ordinary Days), and Miss Honey (Matilda). When she’s not at the theater, she can be found homeschooling her incredible daughter, keeping up with her adventurous husband, running her design business, recording VO gigs from her studio/closet, and drinking an impressive amount of coffee. Endless love to Dustin and Mairéad, and deep gratitude to God. www.shaylyngoard.com

Jeremy Sivitz as Michael

Jeremy Sivitz is a dedicated performing artist and teacher born and raised in Anchorage, AK. He is a private voice teacher, and has worked as a teaching artist with ATY, Solstice Vocal Arts, Emily Goulazian Voice Studio, and Princeton Opera Company. He is a private acting and drag performance coach, and is also a children’s STEM instructor for Launch Math and Science Centers. His performance credits include: Michael in Tick Tick Boom! (Midnight Sun Theater, upcoming), First Brother in The Seven Deadly Sins (Dell’Arte Opera), Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte (Westminster Opera Theater), and Ali in Zémire et Azor (Westminster Opera Theater.) Jeremy received his BM in Voice from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, and his MM in Voice at IU Jacobs School of Music. Outside of music, he is an avid dancer, aerial acrobat, crocheter, visual artist, and weightlifter.

Edison Ruland – Stage Mgr / Lights

Edison was Artistic Director for Ramstein Community Theater and Razz-Ma-Tazz Family theater on Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Starting in Fairbanks in 2019, he worked as a Lighting Designer for FLOT’s “Sound of Music” and “All Together Now”. Since moving to Anchorage you would have been able to see him in the 3 Baron’s Fair Fight Show, and MST’s “Cyrano” and “Pyrates”. Edison is in his second season as the resident Stage Manager for the Midnight Sun Repertory Company.

Hazel Swift – Costumer, Sound, ASM

Hazel is a high school senior who has been working for Midnight Sun Theatre since 2023 as a stage manager, costumer, and board operator. She spends her summers as a production assistant at the Performing Arts Center and has several IATSE Union certifications. Her passion is lighting design and she is attending college in the fall to pursue lighting professionally. In addition to theatre, Hazel enjoys sewing, dancing, ceramics, and any other artistic medium she can get her hands on.

Dean Brady – Lighting Designer

Dean Brady is proud to share 45 years of his theatrical knowledge with Alaska. Dean has worked with Anchorage Community Theatre, Alaska Theatre of Youth, Anchorage Opera, Cyrano’s Theatre Company, Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre, Ghost Light Productions, The Fur Rondy Melodrama, Pulse Dance Company, RKP Productions, and Sobrosol Productions. He is an original company member of Midnight Sun Theatre’s repertory company and has collaborated with his twin, David Block, on hundreds of shows.

Emily Darby – Music Director, Choreographer

Born into a family of musicians, Emily has been in various performing ensembles from infancy. Her first love is her children- closely followed by musical theatre. She holds a B.S. in dance and music and has most lately been arranging and conducting her church chorus and performing with Anchorage Opera. Born into a family of musicians, Emily has been in various performing ensembles from infancy. Her first love is her children- closely followed by musical theatre. She holds a B.S. in dance and music and has most lately been arranging and conducting her church chorus and performing with Anchorage Opera.

David Block – Director, Projections

David Block was the founder and has been Artistic Director of Midnight Sun Theatre since 2010. He is a long time Alaskan who has been writing, directing and performing in live theatre at Anchorage Community Theatre, Cyrano’s Playhouse, TBA Theatre and more. For nearly three decades he has been involved in theatre education, teaching in the Anchorage School District, UAA, APU and recently at Chaminade University and Kapolei High School. He holds a BA in Humanities and in Business, and an MA in Theatre and in Education. He is a multi-award winning artist and educator who believes theatre should be accessible to everyone!