A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Andrew served in the Navy as a weapons and operations specialist on ships of the U.S. Naval Fleet, and served at the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Andrew retired from the US Navy after more than twenty years of service and relocated to the Washington, D.C. area. Andrew began teaching at The Heights in 2006. His hobbies include reading, travel, and home remodeling.

Joseph lives in Rockville with his dear family, a mountain of books, two mountains of board games, one pesky spider cricket (where are the Daleks when you need them?), and a collection of 150 shot glasses. He can rave endlessly about the awesomeness of The Odyssey and The Tempest, so say “Penelope” or “Prospero” and see what happens. An avid fan of all things theatrical, Joseph has directed over 20 productions for the Omnibus Players, and wishes to remind the actors always to take good care of their ants. He is a pyrographer of middling ability, and excels at cooking hot dogs for dinner. Omnia Omnibus!

Maria is an independent costume designer, owner of MVB Costumes based in McLean, VA, as well as being an educator, musician, and all-around Renaissance woman. She has been delighted to design costumes for The Heights’ theatrical productions from Star Wars Shakespeare through 12 Angry Men. She has also done costume work for Studio Theatre, Silver Spring Stage, NextStop Theatre, high schools in Montgomery County, MD, and Fairfax County, VA. Maria enjoys being on the move, whether driving purple theater buses, riding a horse or a bicycle, or chasing her 8 nieces and nephews. AMDG

Joaquin Bucheli, a junior at the Heights, is thrilled to be returning to drama after the cancellation of A Man for all Seasons. This would be his fifth production over all, but is his first time stage managing. He has appeared as Juror Six (Twelve Angry Men), and Mr. MacAfee (Bye bye Birdie), at The Heights and Holy Child, respectively.

Heidi Burke is the second of a family of six. She has had experience with Shakespearean acting before, and has been in Oakcrest school theater productions in the past. She loves singing, music writing, script writing, and guitar. She also loves musical theater, rock climbing, tubing,

Sam Hatch is one of seven siblings; he has attended The Heights since third grade, and is currently a freshman. Sam is a two sport athlete (basketball and baseball), and also climbs for fun. He performed in the GGT Theatre radio plays this past summer. Sam was a Tower Fool during middle school, acting Mr. L in Mikey’s Dragon and serving as a student director for The Door in the Woods. Love’s Labours Lost will be Sam’s first Shakespearean production, as well as his first with the Omnibus Players.

Mark is a native of New England. He spent a semester studying art and architecture in Rome, Italy. He taught various subjects to various grades in private and parochial schools for eight years before joining us at the Heights in 2017. Mark teaches middle school latin, art and writing. He is also the school archivist, the middle school coordinator for stay-at-home-students, and the policy debate team coach. He and his wife Alexandra live in Maryland with their daughters, Philomena, Sophia, and Ella.

Alex' experiences include both drama and piano performance. He performed as Kevin in The Tower Fools’ production of The Magic Door in 2019. As a result, sometimes people call him “Kevin”! He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Manhattan School of Music, Kimmel Center, and the Hungarian Embassy. He has also won piano composition competitions, and plays trombone in The Heights’ Symphonic Band. Alex greatly enjoys surf fishing. He looks forward to participating in and contributing to The Omnibus Players!

Kristin O’Malley is the theatre teacher at Oakcrest School. She is grateful for the opportunity to assist with The Heights' production of Love’s Labour’s Lost. She has directed more than 25 productions featuring students of all ages, and she greatly appreciates the opportunity to continue to share her passion for theatre with this talented and enthusiastic group. She holds a B.A. in Drama from Franciscan University, a M.A. in K-12 Theatre Education from the Catholic University of America, and a Ph.D. Theatre Arts & Performance Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.

Stanislaus hails from Laurel, MD, and is a freshman at the Heights. In his free time, he studies Tolkien’s invented languages, solves mysteries before the detective in the book, and plays so-called “nerdy” games such as D&D and Magic the Gathering. Staš’ previous acting inexperience is limited to Learning in Bottom’s Dream (a heavily adapted version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Mikey in Mikey’s Dragon, and George in The Door in the Woods, the latter two by our very own Mr. Tom Longano.