Welcome to Triple Threat Theater Productions!
The Mission and Vision of Triple Threat
Celebrating God’s gift of art through excellent theatrical performance for the benefit of the community.
We believe in
- Excellence in theater
- We do theater excellently to celebrate God’s gifts in performance art (Phillipians 4:8, Exodus 35 and 36, Romans 12:3-8).
- We are reflecting God’s image as storytellers by producing art that celebrates truth about him, the world, and our place in it.
- Creating community
- Theatrical arts have a unique ability to create community and bridge strong connections between different groups. Enjoying theater as a community should not be restricted by talent, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender, or age.
- Provide educational and performance opportunities to children and adults through private lessons, classes, workshops, and productions.
- Promote racial reconciliation through theater education by offering opportunities to collaborate theatrically with the diverse urban and suburban people groups of South Jersey.
The Team
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Andy Boettcher (Artistic Director) co-founded Triple Threat Theater Productions with Jessi Barakat and Brittany Boettcher in 2014.
Before founding Triple Threat, Andy has worked summer theater director for ESF Summer Camps, Assistant Director for The Arts Camp (now CAST), and Resident Director for Sovereign Grace Church's Summer Blast. He has also directed many dramatic performances at Sovereign Grace Church. His performance credits include Les Miserables (Valjean), West Side Story (Tony), Beauty and the Beast (Beast), Man of La Mancha (the Padre), Titanic the Musical (Barrett), Dogfight (Eddie Birdlace), Miracle Worker (James Keller), Brigadoon (Tommy), and Aida (Radames). His award winning voice also placed him as resident cabaret performer at A1 Entertainment's Mount Gretna Summer Concert Series produced by Larry McKenna. Andy's passion to spread the power of theater arts has taken him to the high schools of Camden City. He directed and produced the first musical at Woodrow Wilson High School in over 45 years and is honored to be the founding Theater Program Director at Mastery High School of Camden. Directing credits in Camden include Woodrow Wilson's Black History Month Celebration, WWHS The Lion King Jr, MHSC's Annual Haunted House, Once On This Island Jr (2019), and The Wiz Jr (2020) and High School Musical Jr. He currently holds a Master's Degree in Theater from Regent University. |
Jon Schimpf (Associate Director) is a freshman at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, studying theatre and education. Jon has been involved in theatre since he was very young, but his passion for the performing arts really took off in middle school when he was given the opportunity of playing a leading role in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Since then, Jon has been involved both backstage and on-stage in a variety of different plays, musicals, and one-acts. Some of his favorite roles he has played include Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Orlando in Shakespeare's As You Like It, and Link in Hairspray. Jon also has some experience in the director's seat, having directed Shakespeare's The Tempest and Twelfth Night with the Burlington County 4H Players, and will be directing Arthur Miller's The Crucible at his college, where he is currently stage managing The Sound of Music. Jon is very much looking forward to his time with Triple Threat this summer!
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Kirsten Braatz (Associate Director) has always loved theater. As a young child, she caught the bug performing when she was cast in her elementary school's musical - H.M.S. Pinafore as Mrs. Cripps (Buttercup). She has not looked back! Kirsten enjoyed singing, dancing, and performing her way through middle school and high school and was honored to be a part of Piano's Music Corporation. Kirsten holds her Bachelor's degree Radio/TV/Film at Baylor University. She interned with Walt Disney World and teaches acting classes as a local Co-op school. She currently serves the community as an acting coach.
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Kat Ross Kline (Choreography Director) has been an Director/Choreographer & performer in the tristate area for the past 20 years. Kat is a theatre advisory board member at MCCC where she is the artistic director for resident company Pierrot Productions. She is also the full time director/choreographer for Married to Broadway an international touring concert. She received her dance training from both Downstage Center in Bucks County as well as Broadway Dance Center and Steps in NYC. Recent onstage credits include Estella Havisham in Great Expectations at CCC, Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker with Mainstage Center for the Arts, and Young Lucretia Mott in History Making Productions latest film documentary, “Sisters in Freedom”. She resides in Marlton, NJ with her 4 year old daughter, Olive.
Laurel Nicole Soffer (Vocal Coach) is a teacher and performer based in South Jersey. She has a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (Jazz Studies) from The University of the Arts and has received a Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy (CCM) degree from Shenandoah University. Along with the experience that Laurel gained while receiving her degrees, she has performed all over New Jersey and Philadelphia. Laurel has performed all kinds of genres including: Jazz, Musical Theatre, R&B, Pop/Rock, Classical, and Contemporary Christian. Laurel has over 15 years of performance experience, and has taught for 5 years at Laurel Soffer Music Studio and other local music studios in NJ. This is Laurel’s 3rd season as Triple Threat Theatre Production’s vocal coach!
Past Productions
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BROADWAY CAMP
SPOTLIGHT CAMP
Winter Program
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WEST END CAMP
PHILLY CAMP
Ovation Camp
Fall Program
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