Theatre Staff
Noah Warner
Cole Hintz
Cole Hintz is excited to be making his Lexington Children’s Theatre debut. He recently portrayed Wadsworth in Clue: On Stage and Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music at Ozark Actors Theatre. Other favorite roles include Sergeant Trotter in The Mousetrap, Actor/Clown 1 in Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, and Boy in Black Bear Island. He received his BFA in Acting from Millikin University (Go Big Blue!) He would also…
Sydney Lofton
Sydney H. Lofton is an alum of Belmont University in Nashville, TN. While in Nashville, Sydney worked with Nashville Children’s Theatre and the Belmont Repertory Company where she began performing for young audiences. Sydney came to Kentucky to work as an artist educator and actor with Kentucky Shakespeare. Selected Credits: The Woman, The Woman in Black; Juliet/Tybalt, Two Actor: Romeo and Juliet; Viola/Toby, Two Actor: Twelfth Night. In 2023,…
Miranda Rose Blood
Miranda Rose Blood is an NYC trained stage and voice over actor, singer, songwriter, and educator. Previous credits include Amy March in Little Women (Bristol Valley Theatre), Mae in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (The Company Theatre), and Sister Mary Leo in Nunsense (CAP21 Conservatory/Molloy University) She would like to thank her amazing friends and family for their continuous love and support, as well as everyone at LCT…
Lydia Rice
Lydia Rice is the resident teaching artist at Lexington Children’s Theatre, passionate about using theatre education to teach life skills through stage skills. A graduate of Columbus State University with a degree in theatre education, Lydia has taught musical theatre at the Alliance Theatre, choreographed Once On This Island at Hardaway High School, and worked with 3rd-5th graders in the after-school program Drama Kids. She brings her…
Chris Swanson
For more than twenty years Chris has worked in the world of theatre. She began her journey straight out of her MA in Communications with an emphasis in technical theatre from Morehead State University. She landed immediately at the Shenandoah Conservatory, in Winchester, VA, as the Assistant Technical Director and Lighting Instructor. Chris also worked for East Central College, in Union, Missouri, for 6 years…
Tessa Miller
Tessa Miller is a recent graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design. She holds a BFA in Performing Arts and Vocal Performance. Tessa has been apart of the LCT Family since she was six years old. She is excited to work with this amazing team of artists!
Maddi Knoettner
Maddi is a recent college graduate from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Communication Studies. She is a Gold Medalist of The United States Figure Skating Association and is a figure skating instructor over at the Lexington Ice Center. Maddi brings a unique blend of communication expertise and athletic achievements, and she is honored to showcase her diverse skills at Lexington Children’s Theatre!
Marie Henderson
Marie’s experience with LCT, and theatre altogether, began with a walk on role at the age of nine. She is delighted to have closed the circle of her theatrical experience by coming “home” to LCT as a staff member.
Emily Hampton
Emily graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BA in Theatre in 2020. She is passionate about costuming and the fiber arts!