Meet Our 2026 Leadership Team!
Paige Cuddihee
Paige Cuddihee (Director) is a senior at St. Pius X High School. She is excited to be back on the Leadership Team for a fifth year! This is Paige’s eleventh and final year being a member of ACTT - raising awareness and funds for Breakthrough T1D! She takes voice from Katie Kopff, plays golf, and enjoys spending her time with friends. Paige cannot wait to continue to help find a cure for Type 1!
Jenna Waters
Jenna Waters (Assistant Director) is thrilled to be back with ACTT for her third year and second on the leadership team! She is currently a junior at St. Joseph’s Academy, where she participates in shows and is a member of the Frontenac Voices. Jenna has also performed with Shooting Star Productions and enjoys taking voice with Debby Lennon. She is so grateful for the opportunity to help lead another amazing cast this upcoming summer and is so excited to do what she loves to help turn Type 1 into Type None!
Katie Beth Terrill
Katie Beth Terrill (Creative Director) is beyond excited to be a part of ACTT for her ninth year. She is 17 years old and a senior at Cor Jesu Academy. Some of her favorite roles include “Lavender” in Matilda and “Brooke Windham” in Legally Blonde. She dances competitively at Professional Dance Center and takes voice lessons with Lisa Fahey. She is so grateful for this opportunity and cannot wait to help cure Type 1!
Elena Adams
Elena Adams (Assistant Creative Director) is beyond excited to be back for her 6th year with Arch City Kids. She is 17 years old and a junior at Lindbergh High school. This is her 4th year being on the leadership team. Favorite past roles include “Tootie” in Meet Me In St.Louis, “Gretchen” in Freaky Friday, and “Regina George” in Mean Girls! Elena recently qualified for Missouri all State Choir. She is so grateful for this opportunity to perform, and help raise money to break through T1D!
Taylor Gilbert
Taylor Gilbert (Music Director) is excited to be a part of ACTT for her 5th and final year! Taylor is a senior at St. Joseph’s Academy and she is 18 years old. She has been a part of many theatre productions around St. Louis and her favorite roles include Leading Player (Pippin), Mayzie LaBird (Seussical), Joseph…Dreamcoat (Narrator), Miss Honey (Matilda) and Jovie (Elf). Taylor takes voice with Dr. Jeffrey Carter. Taylor is so grateful for this opportunity and would like to thank everyone who makes fighting for a cure possible!
Amelia Trost
Amelia Trost (Assistant Music Director) is overjoyed to be back for her second year of ACTT! She is a Junior at St. Joseph’s Academy. Her favorite shows include Seussical (The Cat in the Hat), Matilda (Agatha Trunchbull), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Issachar/Potiphar). She takes voice lessons with Debby Lennon and is a part of the Frontenac Voices at St. Joe. She is so thankful to be a part of this incredible show and loves ACTT’s mission!
Molly Sallaberry
Molly Sallaberry (Production Manager) is a senior at St. Joseph’s Academy and is so excited for her fifth year with ACTT! She has been part of many theatrical productions, with some of her favorite past roles being Gertrude in “Seussical” and Matilda in “Matilda”. Molly also takes voice lessons with Lisa Casciola and dances at Leaping Lizards Performing Arts Studio. She is thrilled to do what she loves for a great cause and support Breakthrough T1D in finding a cure!
Ryan Hauck
Ryan Hauck (Choreographer) is thrilled to be back another summer with ACTT for her 6th year! She is 17 years old and a senior at St. Joseph’s Academy. She dances competitively and is a part of her school's dance team as an officer. She also continues her voice training with Lisa Fahey at Lisa Christine Studios. She is so grateful for everything ACTT has given her and can’t wait to help turn Type 1 into Type none!!!
Jack Estopare
Jack Estopare (Choreographer) is excited to apart of ACTT for his third year! He is a junior at Chaminade College Prep where he also participates in theatre. Some favorite past credits include Flick in A Christmas Story (GCPA), Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything Goes (Chaminade) and Jersey Boys and The Little Mermaid (The MUNY). Jack trains in dance at COCA and voice with Dr. Jeffrey Carter. He is so happy to be apart of an organization that goes towards a great cause!
Illyria Austerman
Illyria Austerman (Choreographer) is so excited to be apart of ACTT for her fifth year! She is 16 years old and a junior at Ursuline Academy. She dances competitively at Dynamic Edge Dance Center, and takes voice lessons with Dana Clark. She is so grateful for this opportunity and cannot wait to help turn Type 1 into type none!
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher (Social Media Manager and Publicist), a senior at Chaminade College Preparatory School, is thrilled to serve on the Leadership Team for the first time and to begin his second year with ACTT. He enjoys running with his Varsity Cross Country team as a captain, performing in shows at Chaminade, and spending time with his friends and family. Liam is grateful for the opportunity to help raise funds for Type 1 Diabetes!
Mary Schoenekase
Mary Schoenekase (Social Media Manager and Publicist) is excited to be on the leadership team for her 2nd year of ACTT. She is a sophomore at Cor Jesu Academy where she is active in the theater, choir, and tennis programs. Mary has been a part of many theater productions and takes voice lessons with Lisa Fahey. Mary is honored to perform and be a part of this student-led effort to raise needed funds in finding a cure for Breakthrough T1D.
Zadie Austerman
Zadie Austerman (Dance Captain) is super excited to be a part of ACTT for her 5th year. She is 13 years old and an 8th grader at Rockwood South Middle School. She is a competitive dancer at Dynamic Edge Dance Center and takes vocal lessons with Dana Clark. She is so excited to be a part of leadership for her first year and turn Type 1 into Type None.