Children of Eden Mainstage Musical Cast

Bobby is thrilled to be joining The Riverside Players once again and honored to play this role in a dream show! Recent shows/roles include The Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion), The Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho), The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Grover), Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat (Musical Director) and Beauty and the Beast (Beast). Big thanks to Tara and Sebastian for constantly inspiring me and pushing me to be the best version of myself on and off stage and to my family and friends for your support. BFA, MBA

C.J. Satterfield is excited to be returning the stage with the Riverside Players. His first show was Children of Eden back in 2000 at ECC where he played Young Cain. Some of his more recent roles include Jesus (Godspell), Jimmy Ray (Brightstar), and TinMan (The Wizard of OZ). He is thrilled to be doing another show with his beautiful wife, Tiffany Satterfield. He would like to thank his family and friends for all their love and support.

Emma Kristine Miller has the honor of playing Eve (featured dancer/soloist). Emma is currently pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre at the South Carolina School of the Arts and has earned an AFA in Musical Theatre from State Fair Community College. She has been with Riverside Players for 5 years for their summer shows and has played the roles of: The Witch in Big Fish, Spirit 1 in Bright Star, and Darlene Henshaw in The Diviners for Riverside. Other Roles outside of Riverside she would like to mention are Alice Spencer in Alice by Heart, Rachel in MacB******, and Sally Jackson in The Lightning Thief. She thanks all of the people who have supported her as there are too many to list. She thanks you for the opportunity and the environment to keep growing.

Rebecca Brinker is excited to be in her 38th show and her 7th with The Riverside Players. Some favorite roles include Sandra- Big Fish (TRP), Judy- 9 to 5: The Musical (TRP), Mrs. Potts- Beauty and the Beast(ECC), and Cinderella- Into the Woods (ECC). A graduate of ECC and MSU; she has been an elementary music teacher and choir director in the Webster Groves School District for 24 years. Special thanks to my mother who instilled a love for musicals very early and my family and friends who continue to support my love of theatre.

This is Braeden's first show at Riverside. He has done shows at ECC in the past and this is his first named role in a musical. He hopes everyone enjoys the show and wants to thank everyone who has supported him.

Emma Busch is a local ECC graduate who has been performing with The Riverside Players for four years. Other notable roles include Trix, the Aviatrix in The Drowsy Chaperone (Riverside), Tilly in She Kills Monsters (ECC), and Shelby in Steel Magnolias (ECC). In her free time outside of theatre she enjoys watching WWE and taking naps with her cat Leia. She is passionate about digging into the true roots of this story and hopes to help tell a tale that people from any background can enjoy.

Grace Sellers is delighted to debut in her first Riverside Players production! She works as the Technical Director for Whitfield School, but loves performing as well. Her favorite credits include Annabeth (The Lightning Thief), Pearl (Spongebob), and Leanne (Puffs). She wants to give a big thank you to the Riverside Players for creating such a welcoming environment that continues to let theatre thrive in this community.

Sebastian is excited to be performing his 6th show with The Riverside Players! In previous shows at Riverside Sebastian could be seen in roles such as Judah from Technicolor Dreamcoat and Gangster 1 from Drowsy Chaperone. Thank you to his amazing girlfriend, his family and friends for all of their support.

Samuel Nicks is thrilled to by joining Riverside in this production of "Children of Eden". You may have last seen Sam on stage with East Central College's "Wizard of Oz" as the Mayor of The Munchkin City. Special thanks to friends, family, and fellow cast mates for their support.

Jules is excited to be part of her third production with the Riverside Players. Previous shows with the Riverside Players include The Drowsy Chaperone (Ensemble) and The Diviners (Sound Crew). Jules has also been seen often on stage at ECC Theatre, most recently appearing in The Wizard of Oz (Apple Tree/Principal Ensemble), Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Mrs. Barrymore/Inspector Lestrade/Others), The Lightning Thief (Oracle), and Night of the Living Dead Live (Harry). Jules is also a member of the Society of American Fight Directors and holds Advanced Actor/Combatant Status. She has appeared on staff three regional stage combat workshops so far and served as fight captain and/or fight choreographer for multiple shows in Missouri, Kentucky, and Florida. She holds vocal music degrees from Murray State University (BA) and Florida State University (MMus) and recently graduated from ECC with an AAS in Accounting.

Brian Edler is married to Cindi Edler. They have three children: Landon, Liam, and Linley. He is a teacher at Washington High School and has started his own TikTok channel where he tries unique foods found at gas stations.

Maya is the daughter of Rachel and Greg Bley. She played Sandra/Miss Collymore in The Play That Goes Wrong, Wednesday in The Addams Family, Crush in Finding Nemo Jr, Snoopy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and she has been involved in 26 other productions both onstage and on the crew at Borgia and with The Riverside Players. She was the president of BOSS and a member of the Borgia Organization of Women. She likes to read, hike, kayak, sing, and watch movies. She also sits on her couch a lot! She thanks Mr. Buchheit, Ms. Brasher, Ethan Wood, and Mrs. Riegal for the endless work they have done for her and for the theatre. She would also like to thank her amazing family and friends who have supported her and helped her and everyone in the cast and crew and her spotify playlists.

This BFA Theater student is in his senior year at Lindenwood and isn't letting any break his strive! Notable past roles have been Oliver Rivers from Puffs (ECC), Jimmy/Mike from White Christmas, Flute/Thisby from A Midsummer Night's Dream(LU), and spotlight roles from Big Fish, Joseph: ATATCD, and The Drowsy Chaperone (The Riverside Players). Shout outs to my partner Haley, my family, and the amazing people who I’ve met on my theater journey!

I am Eleanor Dressel. I enjoy horse riding, writing, singing and acting. I have been in a ton of Borgia productions. Including but not limited to: The Addams Family, The Play that goes wrong, Finding Nemo jr., Mamma Mia!, The Book of Will and Frozen jr. This is my first Riverside show

My name is Sarah Morice, daughter of John and Kathy Morice, and I am a current student at Missouri State University studying psychology. I have been in over 20 shows, some of my favorite roles being Mrs. Peacock in Clue and Uncle Fester in The Addams Family. This is my third show with Riverside! I would like to thank my family and friends for always supporting and encouraging me, and everyone who made this show possible!

Tiffany Satterfield - is returning to her 25th show with Riverside. She was last seen as Kitty in our production of The Drowsy Chaperone. She’s so blessed she is able to continue to do theatre with her husband, C.J. Tiffany appreciates all of his love and support. She would also like to thank her parents for always showing up and being there for her through everything.

Ellie is a Senior at Missouri State University studying vocal music education. She is excited to return to Riverside this summer as a cast member and assistant music director. Ellie was seen in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as a Narrator and in Big Fish as an Alabama Lamb. She was an active member of St. Francis Borgia High School's theatre troupe and always enjoys summer shows with the Riverside family. She would like to thank Tara, Maya, Bobby, and all of the cast and crew.

Molly is a junior at St. Francis Borgia. She has previously been seen onstage as Leading Player 3 in Pippin, Marcus in the Book of Will, and many more. She looks forward to doing costumes and makeup for the All State Show “Blue Stockings” in January. She is secretary of Borgia On Stage Society and involved in 4 other clubs at Borgia. Outside of school she works at the Halcyon Spa and loves to scrapbook, go on float trips, and sing! She would like to thank Tara, the cast and crew, Katie Alexander, and especially Mr. Buchheit.

Harrison is an actor who attends Kirkwood HS. He caught the theater bug at age 10 when he was cast as Sebastian in Little Mermaid Jr. since then he has appeared in 15 shows. His favorite roles include Lefou (Beauty & the Beast Jr) Troy Bolton (High School Musical Jr), & Roger (Grease) for which he received an Arts For Life Nomination. Harrison is excited to be joining Riverside this summer and thanks his mom for dragging him to his first audition and all the therapy after!

Sarah is excited to be apart of The Riverside Players once again. She’d like to thank her family both at home and at theatre, they’re support and encouragement means everything to her more than words can describe

Parker Bruns is a senior at Missouri State University studying accounting. This is his 5th Riverside performance.

This is Charissa’s fourth production with Riverside, previously she was in The Drowsey Chaperone as Mrs. Tottendale. She has also done theater with East Central College where she has played the Mayor of Bikini Bottom in SpongeBob and Selena in The Lightning Thief. She has an Associates Degree in music from East Central College and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music (BM) from UMSL where she will graduate in December of 2026. She is excited to be in yet another Riverside production and work with such an amazing director, cast, crew and creative team. Special thanks to her fiance, grandparents, mom and stepdad.

Abbey is excited to make her return to the Riverside stage! She has previously been in Mary Poppins, Little Shop of Horrors, Forgottonia, Assassins, and James and the Giant Peach as a member of the ensemble. Favorite roles include Meg from Leading Ladies and Mary Warren from the Crucible.

Heather Bond went off to college in the 90's with the dream of being a tap dancing Broadway actress. She had a short lived college career in theater that included roles in Winnie the Pooh, Steel Magnolias, School House Rock, Quilters, and Arsenic & Old Lace, as well as traveling the country as part of a performance troupe, including street performances at the 1996 Olympics. After college she pursued a career in Social Work but has recently returned to the stage thanks to an amazing opportunity offered by the ECC Theater Department. Heather is thrilled to be joining the Riverside Players in Eden.