Our Team

Walker is a theatre major at Dartmouth College with years of experience in the field. He's been active in theatre education his whole life and has had the honor of building multiple thriving programs. He also has worked in commercial and nonprofit producing in New York City, helping develop new works for on and off Broadway. Currently, Walker works as a Financial Research Analyst for The York Theatre, an Emmy nominated, Drama Desk winning, and Outer Critics Circle winning Off-Broadway theatre company. Walker believes the performing arts can change lives; he created First Act with the goal of introducing this powerful medium of expression to the youth of today.

Top Credits: Truly Howard Hughes (Off-Broadway) (producing intern), Kilgallen (Off-Broadway) (producing intern), The Last Five Years (Jamie / performer), Newsies (Jack / performer), Puffs (producer, director), Fairytales Rewritten (producer, director), Juvie (co-director, stage manager)

Kate is a first year at Dartmouth College. She has been doing theatre since she was in the 3rd grade. She not only loves being on stage but also leading younger children in shows and helping them grow and explore their passion for theatre. She has worked as a teaching assistant in many shows at Emerald Coast Theatre Company and is a co-founder of the theatre program at Emerald Coast Middle School. She is very excited and eager to help bring this amazing art form to as many students and audiences as possible.

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Top Credits: The Drowsy Chaperone (Chaperone/performer), The Last Five Years (Cathy / performer), SIX (Katherine Howard/performer), Puffs (Megan Jones/performer),  Matilda Jr. (co-director, costume designer), The Last Five Years (director, costume designer), Beauty and the Beast Jr (teaching assistant)

PJ, in addition to being the Chief Operating Officer of First Act, is the Artistic Director of Coastal Kids Theatre Company, where his primary mission is to provide free, professional-quality theatre education and performances to the Florida Panhandle. His expansive career encompasses around 200 different productions, featuring prominent work in New York City with the Fellowship for Performing Arts on their C.S. Lewis Broadway and touring shows. Never losing his own passion for the stage, he is also a working professional actor. Offstage, his most cherished roles are at home as a devoted husband to his wife, Tara, and a proud father to their two daughters, Robin and Rosie. Whether he is shaping the next generation of young artists, stepping into the spotlight himself, or enjoying family time, his life is driven by a profound love for storytelling and community.

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Top Credits: The Screw Tape Letters (Off-Broadway), Chick Flick The Musical (Off-Broadway), Man for All Seasons (Off-Broadway)

Casey Naggiar is a graduate of University of Montevallo in Vocal Performance. She has directed  numerous productions for the past 10 years for North Bay Haven Charter High School. Casey teaches voice privately, and for Gulf Coast State College, where she is also the director for the Gulf Coast Singing Commodores. Casey has performed in regional theaters and summerstock from Birmingham, Alabama to Saginaw, Michigan, and here locally. In her time off, Casey enjoys traveling and spending time with her family. 

Top Credits: Young Frankenstein (Inga / performer), Sweeney Todd (Johanna / performer), 9 to 5, (Dora Lee / performer) South Pacific (Nellie Forebush / performer), Into The Woods (Little Red / performer), Beauty and the Beast (director), Grease (director), High School Musical (director), Pirates of Penzance (director), Guys and Dolls (director), Sound of Music (director)

Levi is a proud husband and father who has spent the last eight years knee deep in the arts.  He has spent countless hours in numerous theaters watching his daughter perform onstage, helping build sets, striking sets, and even building a dance floor! He’s also produced and sponsored several shows, provided and installed tech for educational theatre organizations, and worked to help bring high quality arts to kids. Over the years, Levi has gotten to experience many shows, but his favorite was “Back to The Future the Musical”, since it resonated with him and brought him right back to childhood. Levi is so excited to be a part of First Act and can’t wait to see where it will go. He has seen what the performing arts can do for kids firsthand and can’t wait to help others experience it!

Arianna Reyher is a Voice Teacher, Speech-Language Pathologist and  Performer in Bay and Walton County. She especially enjoys learning and teaching others about Voice Disorders and Healthy Voice Habits. Arianna has a passion for working with budding performers, children with speech-sound disorders, and people on the Autism Spectrum.

Top Credits: Xanadu (Kira / performer), Little Women (Jo March / performer), Bye Bye Birdie (Kim MacAfee / performer), Repertory Company Theater (Children's Director), Emerald Coast Theatre Company (Assistant Children's Director), B.S. Speech-Language Pathology from UCF