Artistic Staff
Committed to Our Students
OnCue is staffed by an enthusiastic group of incredible teaching artists. Our team is made up of local professionals with a strong passion for supporting the next generation of students.
Molly Herson (she/her)
Co-Founder/ Director
Molly is a proud co-founder of OnCue Theatre. She graduated from Elon University with a BA in arts administration and a minor in theatre arts. While she was a student, she was a member and two term President of the elite a cappella group Twisted Measure. Molly has directed several productions with OnCue including Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Legally Blonde Jr. Molly has a genuine love for children and arts education, and recognizes the power of theater in their lives. She is dedicated to creating opportunities where every child can explore and express themselves through the transformative medium of the arts. Molly hopes to welcome as many students as she can to the OnCue family. She can’t wait to bring Encore and First Cue to life this fall!
Kassidy Kepner (she/her) -
Choreographer
Kassidy is a freshman at Montgomery College majoring in elementary education. She began performing in the sixth grade. Some of her favorite roles include Maureen (Rent), Saint Jimmy (American Idiot), Madame Thenardier (Les Miserables), and Little Sally (Urinetown). Over the past few years, Kassidy has choreographed for Ovations Theatre and elementary schools In the Bethesda area. Kassidy is ecstatic to be a part of this amazing team
Stephen Baime (He/Him)
First Cue Music Director
Stephen is a long time musician and educator, eager to be a part of the OnCue team! He graduated from Elon University with a minor in Music Technology and has also studied at Berklee School of Music with focuses in vocal performance and music theory. Stephen’s music education experience includes directing his high school chamber choir and teaching classes and private lessons through Music In the Village, a service-learning community focused on making music education accessible to elementary and middle school students, free of charge. Stephen has been a cast member in musicals including Shrek the Musical, Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Footloose and more, and is a proud alumni of Elon University’s premier all-gender a cappella group, Twisted Measure.
Emmy Lane (she/ her)
Co-Founder/ Choreographer
Emmy Lane is a recent gradudate from University of Southern California who majored in theater with an acting emphasis and a minor in choreography for the stage and screen. She was the marketing manager for the Break Through hip hop dance team at USC. She graduated from Walt Whitman high school in 2019. Emmy was a part of Act Two @ Levine and The Free Theatre. At The Free Theatre she was a co choreographer for their productions of Mamma Mia and In the Heights. She has performed at Carnegie Hall for the New York Pops 32-35th birthday gala honoring artists such as Kelli O’Hara and Alan Menken. She has taken dance at studios such as Joy of Motion and C-Unit. Some of her favorite shows include Mamma Mia (Donna) and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally). Emmy also had the opportunity to perform in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland in 2017 as Ruthie in Bat Boy the musical. Emmy can’t wait to be back at OnCue!
Jack Rosenberg (they/them)
Scenic Designer
Jack Rosenberg is stoked to be a part of the OnCue team! Jack is currently a Senior at the University of Michigan, pursuing a BS in Architecture and BA in the History of Art. Jack has performed in the DC area for years with Ovations Theatre, in such roles as the Emcee (Cabaret); Melchior (Spring Awakening); Dan (Next to Normal); Claude (Hair); Mr. Mushnik (Little Shop); Javert (Les Miz); Tommy (Carrie); Leo Frank (Parade); JD (Heathers); Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast), Tobias (Sweeney); and Cat in the Hat Seussical). At U-M, Jack started In the Round Productions, a student-run theatre organization dedicated to LGBTQIA+ stories and storytellers. Jack loves working as an educator, namely a Hebrew teacher/ B’nai Mitzvah tutor, and an Inclusion Facilitator/Special Educator. They are beyond thrilled to be back with this wonderful company and team!
Fin McCahil (he/him)
Music Director
Fin McCahill is thrilled to be back with the OnCue team as a Counselor. Fin is a recent graduate at the Metropolitan School of the Arts in Alexandria, VA but he got his start at Bannockburn Elementary School, Adventure Theatre, Ovations and Pyle Stages. He is a full time Academy student who aspires to follow his dreams through college and professional life in the arts that he hopes will include a rich mix of music, acting, performing and working with kids.
Sam Salem (he/him)
Counselor/Technical Assistant
Sam is a Junior at Miami University with a major in sport’s leadership and management and a minor in history. Sam has been performing for years within the community and is so excited to finally be working behind the scenes and pass on his love for theater to future generations. He is so delighted to be apart of the OnCue family!
Sienna (SISI) Manatos (she/her)
Counselor
Sienna (Sisi) Manatos is overjoyed to be joining the OnCue team! Sienna is a senior at the Edmund Burke school in Washington DC. She has experience performing with Whitman drama, Ovations theater and Long Lake Camp. Some of Sienna’s favorite credits include; Spring Awakening (Wendla), Les Miserables (Eponine), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), and Rent (Joanne). She spends her free time doing volunteer work with Make-A-Wish, Childhelp, and the Outdoor Nursery School. Sienna is so excited to be a part of the incredible work that OnCue does!!
