Board of Directors
Amanda Kane - Fundraising Chair/Managing Director
Amanda Kane fell in love with the Stagecraft mission with her daughter’s first workshop: the Jungle Book. She has master’s degrees in Higher Education Administration and Organizational Leadership. She is retired from the South Carolina Army National Guard. If she had free time, she would enjoy an audiobook in her hammock by the creek.
Stephanie Long - Chair
Stephanie Long is a homeschool mom and former English teacher. Both her kids love participating in Stagecraft on stage and back stage. She loves traveling, baking, and reading.
Tiffany Edhlund - Director’s Assistant (photo left)
Tiffany Edhlund is a dual enrollment student at Tri County Technical College and Clemson University and hopes to start studying forestry in this fall. She has been involved with stagecraft since 2013 and is extremely excited to have continued involvement as a board member.
Rachel Foulks - Secretary (photo right)
Rachel Foulks currently works as the Media Clerk at Robert Anderson Middle School. She became part of the Stagecraft family when her kid auditioned for James and the Giant Peach Jr. this past fall in 2023, after watching a friend perform in another Stagecraft production. Rachel’s kid has been hooked ever since, and really enjoys being part of this STK community! In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking/baking, and crafting.
Amberly Soto
Amberly graduated from Castleton University in 2013 with a BA in Theater Arts with a concentration in Technical Theater and Design. As well as a Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship from Northeastern University. Since graduating she has worked with many different companies and productions throughout the nation. Off-Broadway: Stage Manager - Breaking Heels (Just a Boy Productions); National Tours: Asst. Property Master- Annie the 40th Anniversary Tour (Troika Entertainment), Company Stage Manager - Encore! (Chamber Theater Productions), Director - Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It (Rutland Youth Theater) Professional: Stage Manager: Cato & Dolly (Bostonian Society) Director: Fox Hunt (Mill River Union Middle School). Asst. Stage Manager : On the Town (Boston Pops Orchestra), Stage Manager - West Side Story (Boston Pops Orchestra). She looks forward to what the future holds as the new Artistic Director of Stagecraft!
Michael Benitez
Michael currently works as the Middle School Choir Teacher for Southwood Academy of the Arts and music-directs for several Anderson theatre companies. Michael has performed in 50 different large-scale musical productions, not including many different local choir performances. Michael is a NATS certified private music instructor with a BA in Music and a Master's degree in Music Education.
Some notable roles include Motel in Fiddler on the Roof (Anderson University Playhouse), Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music (Christian Youth Theatre Upstate), Sergei/Judge/Entertainer in Matilda, and Mr. Salt/Mr. Bucket in Willy Wonka (The Market Theatre). He also had the opportunity to perform with Kenny Rogers in his Christmas Concert and Anthony Daniels in Star Wars in Concert. Michael just finished acting in Mauldin Cultural Center's production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Choreographer
Hannah Riddle - Board
Hannah Riddle is a BFA musical theater major at Anderson University. She is originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee where she graduated from Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts. Hannah has been dancing since she was three, studying jazz, tap, ballet, musical theatre styles, swing, modern, and choreography. Hannah also studied at the Tennessee Governors School for the Arts and spent the last summer teaching theatre and dance at a sleep away summer camp in New Hampshire (Camp Cody.) She is thrilled to be choregraphing for Stagecraft!
Teachers
Intern
Gracie Pope - Marketing/Fundraising
Gracie graduated from Clemson University in 2022 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. She is currently pursuing a career shift into the marketing and public relations field. Armed with non-profit knowledge, robust project management skills, and a creative eye, she is so excited to be a part of the Stagecraft team! In her free time, she enjoys antique shopping, decorating her apartment and making ceramics at the Clemson Art Center.
Noah Powell
Noah graduated from Presbyterian College in 2020 with a BA in English Education. After graduating, he began a co-directorship at Belton Honea Path High School while he taught English classes. In 2023, Noah transitioned to Theatre Director at BHP, as well as teaching classes with Stagecraft.
