Acting

Lexi Meunier

Co-founder / Artistic Director / Head of Acting / Director

Lexi began her theatrical career in her hometown of Derry, New Hampshire, by participating in youth programs much like PSP! She continues to perform and direct throughout the New England theatre community. A teaching artist from the age of 18, Lexi has served on the faculty of numerous youth companies over the past decade, and feels honored to bring the very best of those experiences to her role as Artistic Director. She prides herself on holding her theatre artists to high standards, and pushing them beyond what is typically expected of young performers, without sacrificing approachability, inclusivity, and a positive vibe. Lexi is a graduate of The Actors Conservatory in Portland, Oregon, and holds a B.A. in English with a Theatre Arts concentration from the University of Massachusetts. She currently resides in Derry with her husband Nicholas and their three children.

Josselyn Dieppa

Director

Josselyn has a passion for local theatre that began at the age of six, when she lost her first tooth onstage at The Firehouse Center for the Arts. Her zeal grew with age as she founded a K-8 theatre program, before going on to direct at Nottingham Elementary School. Shortly after, she created her own company - All That Drama - which teaches acting through local recreation departments. Bringing vast experience working with children from preschool through eighth grade, Josselyn is thrilled to be working with The Pine Street Players, and to be a part of The PSP Team!

Rebecca Schneebaum

Linklater Voice & Dialect coaching

Rebecca is a Boston-based actor, designated Linklater Voice Teacher, theatre maker, and loving dog mom. She received her BFA in Acting from Emerson College, and completed the rigorous training process for certification in Linklater Voice with Kristin Linklater at the Linklater Voice Centre in Orkney, Scotland. She currently teaches Voice for Emerson’s Performing Arts Department, and well as Boston University’s College of Fine Arts; Rebecca has also taught Voice at Shakespeare & Company’s mouth-long summer training institute and weekend intensives. When she is not acting or in rehearsals, she works as a voice and dialect coach for many theatres and universities in the Boston Area.

Dance

Katie Mize

Head of Dance / Choreographer

Katie has had a passion for dance since she was a chlid, training in ballet, jazz, tap, musical theatre, lyrical, and hip-hop, and working with multiple dance companies and school theatre program throughout the Northeast as both an instructor and choreographer. She was also the founder, director, and choreographer of the St. Peter Players, a youth theatre program for fourth through eighth grade students in Warwick, Rhode Island. Developing her other passion for teaching, Katie also has her B.A. in Elementary Education and Psychology from Stonehill College, and her Masters Degree in Literacy from Providence College. She is so excited that she gets to join both of her passions as Head of Dance with The Pine Street Players!

Music

Suzanne Jalbert Jones

Co-Founder / Head of Music / Music Director / Vocal Coach

Suzanne is a highly sought-after music director, accompanist, coach, and composer. Directing pit orchestras by the age of 15, Suzanne quickly established herself as one of New England’s top Music Directors, working with various theaters, churches, and vocal ensembles in the Boston area, eventually studying classical voice and piano at New England Conservatory of Music and earning her Masters in Conducting. After serving as a regular Musical Director at Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth, NH, she made her professional NYC debut in 2019, Music Directing Theatre 2020’s AEA showcase production of Into the Woods, and has since served as Assistant Music Director for Arena Stage’s production of Newsies in Washington, D.C. Suzanne also works as an arranger and composer, recently workshopping her first full-length musical. In her spare time, she enjoys collaborating with her friend group of singers and musicians, gardening, and sharing home-cooked meals with her husband and two great danes.

CHristina DeMaio

Music Director / Vocal Coach

Christina is a teaching artist available for private voice lessons through PSP. She joined the PSP family in 2016, serving as a Music Director and Vocal Coach for Summer Session workshops and mainstage productions. Christina received her B.M. in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory of Music, and has a diverse array of performance experience. She is a member of NATS and completed the NATS-NYC Mentor Teacher program in 2020, observing and learning from master teachers in musical theatre voice. Christina’s greatest passion is to serve as a positive guide for singers on t heir journey to discovering and embracing their own unique instrument.