![]() During her time at Southern Miss, she was in several productions with the Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company, including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, Yum-Yum in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, and in the ensembles of Turandot, Rigoletto, Carmen, and Tosca. In 2018, Sarah graduated with her BM in Vocal Performance at the University of Southern Mississippi. ![]() In 2019, she played the role of Musetta in La bohème with The Natchez Festival of Music and Mississippi Opera. Wingrave in Owen Wingrave with the Maryland Opera Studio and the National Orchestral Institute. Having completed her Masters of Music degree in Opera Performance at the Maryland Opera Studio in spring of 2021, she has recently performed the roles of Violante (Sandrina) in the Maryland Opera Studio’s production of La Finta Giardiniera and Miss. Lyric Soprano, Sarah Stembel, a New Orleans native, has performed on several stages across the Gulf South. Much love and thanks are extended to her Granny, Mama, church, and proud mentors.Ī very special thanks to the boss of the whole thing, Jill Conner-Browne, for always reminding her to ”be particular.” It’s been a true honor and joy to bring this work to life. She is simply thrilled to make her JPAS debut with the SPQ cast! She has performed as Rosalind in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Rita in Ibsen’s Little Eyolf, and Venus is Suzan Lori- Parks’ Venus. She has composed for the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, independent films, and brands that align with her personal conviction of uplifting other Magical Black Girls through the conduit of performing arts. Well-versed in live performance, Krystal Gem has graced the stage in Florence, ITL, Carnegie Hall, Thalia Mara Hall, and varying venues across the American southeast. She received her Acting MFA from CalArts and her Vocal Performance BFA from Millsaps College. Krystal Gem is a Los Angeles-based performing artist by way of Jackson, MS. Tammany at Slidell High School where he will direct the Slidell premier of NEWSIES! this October. Sauber has spent three summers as a Patchwork Player at Rivertown Theater, three Decembers as the Conductor on the Polar Express Train Ride for Rail Events and 23 years teaching in the Talented Arts Program in St. Sauber performs, directs and designs around town: at LePetite Theatre de Vieux Carre’, he won two Big Easy Awards for playing the Snail with the Mail in A Year with Frog and Toad and lighting the New Orleans premier of RENT and most recently danced on rooftops as Bert in Rivertown’s Mary Poppins. His favorite roles at JPAS include Princeton in Avenue Q and Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2004 & 2009!) Last seen on the Westwego stage in Amadeus and as Claude, da Gator in the regional premier of Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood, he spent many a summer directing the JPAS Youth Program productions of Bye Bye Birdie, The Little Mermaid Jr. Scott Sauber ( Tyler) is proud to return to the JPAS stage after performing his knees off in SHReK as Lord Farquaad at the JPAC. Tom is an advocate for Senior Healthcare and a newly appointed Board Member of Jefferson Performing Arts Society. He is a Southeast Missouri State University Alumni with a BA in Music Vocal Performance and is a current member of the New Orleans St. As a concert soloist, Tom has performed with the Empire City Men’s Chorus (NYC) and with Marble Collegiate Church Choir (NYC) televised nationally through MarbleVision and the Hallmark/Odyssey Channel. ![]() Favorite credits include a European touring production of “ The Golden Musicals Aus Broadway (La Scala Theatre), Basel Switzerland the role of Hortensio in a national tour of Kiss me Kate for Opera Northeast, NY Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Brandon Fradd Theater, NY Max Jacobs in On the 20 th Century at Seaside Music Theater, FL Sister Hubert in Nunsense Amen at the Brandon Fradd Theater, NY Older Patrick in Mame at Seaside Music Theater, FL and Jacob Rothschild in The Rothschilds – also at Seaside Music Theater. Tom’s first New Orleans turn in theater began by portraying the role of Siegfried Throttleheimer in the world premiere of How to Kill a Diva at the JPAS West Wego Performing Arts Theater, LA. Prior to Cinderella, Tom performed the role of Rooster in the 2019 seasonal JPAS productions of Annie and Max Detweiller in The Sound of Music. Tom last appeared as Sebastion for the JPAS production of Cinderella. Tom Vaughn ( George) Is proud to be back on the Westbank with the cast of Sweet Potato Queens.
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