Our Resident Acting Company is a troupe of early-career professionals who train, perform on the Dock Street stage, and lead workshops in classrooms across the Lowcountry.
Each season, a select group of emerging professional actors joins Charleston Stage to refine their craft on the historic Dock Street Theatre stage. Beyond performing in MainStage and Family Series productions, Resident Actors lead educational workshops, teach in local classrooms, and serve as arts ambassadors throughout the Lowcountry, bringing live theatre to thousands of students each year.
Our nine Resident Actors, a mix of first-year and returning second-year residents, perform across the season and teach in classrooms throughout the Lowcountry.
The Resident Acting Company is sponsored by Andrea and Steven Strawn. Company photo by Reese Moore Photography.
Tre is thrilled to be joining Charleston Stage for Season 49 as a 2nd Year Resident Actor. Originally from Amarillo, TX, he recently graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. Previous credits include Avenue Q (Nicky), Cinderella (Jean-Michel), Alice By Heart (Nigel/Dormouse), and Crazy For You (Eugene Fodor).
Campbell is thrilled to be making her Charleston Stage debut for the 49th season. Originally from Knoxville, TN, she recently graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. in Musical Theatre and minors in Honors and Nonprofit Studies. Favorite credits include Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Natasha), The Light in the Piazza (Signora Naccarelli), Big Fish (Josephine Bloom), and Pippin.
Kelsie couldn't be happier to be back for another season at Charleston Stage. She grew up performing in the Seattle area, then earned her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of Utah. Favorite credits include The Sound of Music (Liesl), Legally Blonde (Margot), A Christmas Carol (Belle), and Frog and Toad (Snail).
Jackson is stoked to be joining Charleston Stage for the 49th season. A proud native of Mt. Washington, KY, he is a recent B.F.A. in Musical Theatre graduate from Samford University. Favorite credits include Godspell (Jesus), Oklahoma! (Curly), Little Women (John Brooke), and The Lightning Thief (Mr. D/Ares).
Kailei is so grateful to be back for a second year as a Resident Actor with Charleston Stage. Originally from New Orleans, LA, she recently graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a B.F.A. in Acting. Favorite credits include Come From Away (Janice), Sense and Sensibility (Fanny), and All My Sons (Ann Deever).
Chase is so excited to be joining Charleston Stage's 49th season. Originally from Wilmington, IL, he received his B.A. in Music Theatre with a minor in Choral Literature and Conducting from Carthage College. Previous credits include Nine (Guido Contini), Carrie: The Musical (Billy Nolan), Life is a Dream (Segismundo), and Dear Elizabeth (Robert Lowell).
Alexa is so grateful to be returning to Charleston Stage for Season 49 as a 2nd Year Resident Actor. You may have seen her last season as Marianne in Sense and Sensibility, Schwartzy in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, or Caroline in A Christmas Carol. Other favorite credits include Avenue Q (Kate Monster), Into the Woods (The Witch), and Cabaret (Fraulein Kost). She received her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre in 2025 from Coastal Carolina University.
Ryan James Rodriguez is thrilled to be joining Charleston Stage for the 49th season as a Resident Actor. Born and raised in Long Island, NY, he is a recent graduate of SUNY Cortland's B.F.A. Musical Theatre program (Class of 2026). Favorite credits include Topher in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Frank 'n' Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, and Patrick Star in The SpongeBob Musical.
Caedon is thrilled to join Charleston Stage for the 49th season. Select regional credits include Waitress (West Virginia Public Theatre); Charlie Price in Kinky Boots, Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Telly in Godspell (Main Street Theatre Company); and The Wizard of Oz (Pittsburgh CLO). Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, Caedon is a published playwright and an alum of Pennsylvania Western University with dual degrees in Secondary Education and Mathematics.
Each season we welcome a new group of emerging theatre artists for an 11-month residency: perform in six mainstage productions and our family series, train as a teaching artist, and bring theatre to thousands of Lowcountry students. Applications for the 2027–28 company are open November 16 – December 4, 2026.
Your sponsorship sustains the careers of emerging theatre professionals and brings live performance and workshops to Lowcountry students.