Meet the Artists of Ghost Light
Carolina Abreu (Co-Curator) is a Dominican poet and author of Speak English, You’re in America, a powerful prose poetry collection that explores immigration, identity, and the search for belonging. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York, her latest work blends personal narrative with themes of romance, motherhood, heartbreak and cultural memory, offering readers a raw and tender look into the complexities of everyday life.
Jessica Carmen (actress, The Lady in White) is a Cuban American singer-songwriter and SAG-AFTRA actor. She studied opera and piano at the New England Conservatory of Music and the University of Kentucky where she received her BA in Music. She's appeared in various TV, film and commercial productions, including a bilingual national commercial currently running for First American Home Warranty. You can catch her in an upcoming episode of the newest season of Law & Order SVU.
Ruby Nightingale Castillo (Soprano, Extase and Adrift) is an Australian Soprano based in Westchester, New York, who has performed her own composed and improvised work in New York, London, and Hong Kong. Most recently she performed “Warm Airs Whispering”, a duet recital in New York City and Santa Fe, including repertoire by Berg, Aperghis, and Fauré. She has sung as a Young Artist with the National Opera Intensive of Canada-based Against the Grain Theatre, Nightingale Opera Theatre in Ohio, and developed new work as a Britten-Pears Young Artist in the Composition, Alternative Performance, and Performance Art program of the UK. Other performance highlights in the UK include the roles of Agathe in Weber's “Der Freischütz” with Opera at Bearwood and Sancho Panza in Boismortier's “Don Quixote visits the Duchess” with Richmond Opera, earning her the National Operatic and Dramatic Assocation's Malcom Rose Award. Other highlights include performing as a soloist in “GrandMother” by Esmeralda Conde Ruiz at Union Chapel and in Southbank Centre's “Women of the World Festival,” and singing Frank Denyer's "The Fish that became the Sun" with the Rubythroat ensemble at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
Meghan Covington (Co-Curator, Playwright, The Lady in White) Meghan Covington is a NY based actor, playwright, and producer with an affinity for the experimental. As an actor with over 20 years of experience, Meghan has performed in NY at The Tank, Theater for the New City, The Brick, The Hudson River Museum, and River's Edge Theatre Co. Regionally Meghan has worked on the stages of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co, The Shakespeare Theatre, Round House Theatre, Theatre J, Olney Theatre, and Synetic Theatre in Washington DC, and Firehouse Theatre, Richmond Shakespeare Festival. As a playwright her work has been preformed at The Tank, The Chain, The Equity Theatre Library, Lions Heart Theatre Co., Musco Art Center, River's Edge Theatre Co, and Phillipstown Depot Theatre. Published work includes monologues featured in Smith Kraus Best Men's Monologues 2026 and The Covid Monologues. As a producer, Meghan serves at the Artistic Director and Board President of River's Edge Theatre Company in the Lower Hudson Valley where she strives to create new work that inspires social change.
Chris Conte (Upright Bass, The Candace Lynn Quintet) Vocalist and Upright Bassist, Chris Conte performs vintage Americana, specializing in the Great American Songbook, jazz classics, and blues. His style draws inspiration from legends like Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Tony Bennett, with vocals often compared to Chet Baker. Conte's signature performance style involves singing while actively playing the upright bass, providing a rich acoustic foundation for his smooth, silky vocals. Chris can be found performing concerts, festivals and private functions in the Tri-state area.
Adina Beth Dovman (Poet, Tales of Poetic Terror) refers to herself as a chaotic creative, having been a graphic designer, an actress, dancer and singer, a recycled materials collage and sculpture artist, a lover of fashion who forayed that love into her sustainable fashion venture, Threadriff, and an astrologer… as well as a poet. A lifelong witchy girl with a penchant for the macabre, she was thrilled to be offered the opportunity to perform her own spooky poetry in Ghost Light with Irvington Theater. Adina lives with a whole bunch of haunted objects and her free-roaming goth rabbit, Joshua.
Michael “Sals” Guisao (Poet, Selections from “Ten Years Gone”) is a Colombian-American writer from Yonkers, New York, whose work explores horror, folklore, science fiction, and the supernatural. He is the self-published author of Ten Years Gone, available through local booksellers, including Hudson Book Peddler. An active participant in the local literary community, he regularly shares his original stories and poetry at Family Meal Open Mic in Yonkers.
Colin Glascott (Filmmaker, The Lullaby) is an Award Winning Filmmaker based in Westchester County, New York. For his short film The Lullaby, Colin single-handedly wrote, directed, shot, lit, produced, and edited the entire project—working on set alongside only his lead actress and makeup artist. His work blends psychological tension and atmospheric horror, earning him Best Cinematography on the festival circuit. Moving forward, Colin is crafting a series of independent short films designed as proof-of-concept chapters for Pumpkintown, his expansive, Halloween–inspired horror universe. His next short film is already in development—acting, like The Lullaby, as another proof-of-concept chapter in a continuing series designed to build toward a feature film set entirely within the world of Pumpkintown.
Andrew Klein (Drums, The Candace Lynn Quintet) is a NYC-based drummer, percussionist and educator who is deeply passionate about music and rhythm and sharing them with others. Growing up in Mamaroneck, Andrew was steeped in a musical and creative environment from a young age before moving to Ithaca, NY where he earned a degree from Ithaca College. While based there, he founded, recorded and toured nationally with Afro-funk collective Big Mean Sound Machine, a staple in the northeast U.S. live music and festival scene from 2009-2018. Since returning to NYC in 2014, Andrew has been busy teaching and coaching private students of all ages, recording with local, regional, national and international artists, playing gigs and touring around the northeast, and generally trying to share his passion for music and his rhythmic gifts with as many people as he can reach.
Candace Lynn Matthews (Vocals, The Candace Lynn Quintet) is a Bronx native and classically trained soprano who earned her bachelor’s degree from the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase College and her master’s degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. Her performance credits include Maria in West Side Story with Opera North, soprano soloist at Carnegie Hall, ¡Figaro! 90210 (Off-Broadway), Stonewall with New York City Opera, The Nance (Elmwood Playhouse) Nietzsche – A New Musical (Off-Broadway), and The Threepenny Opera (Off-Broadway). In 2023, she was voted Best Performer in a Musical by BroadwayWorld for her performance as Linda in Elmwood Playhouse’s production of Night & Day: Love Lost and Found Through the Eyes of Cole Porter.
Beyond the theater world, Candace toured nationally with Josh Groban as a featured choir member/soloist and recently sang backup for Danny Elfman on his 2026 Fall Tour. On-screen, Candace was featured as a vocalist on the hit Netflix series “Orange Is The New Black”.
Moonwives (Indie Duo, The Lady in White) is an eclectic indie duo composed of Joanna Levine and Jupiter Dune, two individual Singer-songwriter friends, who were looking for an outlet to combine their voices/efforts. Being hired as the not overly wicked witches for River Edge Theatre Co.’s inaugural edition of The Haunts back in 2021 became that opportunity, and the rest is sometimes spooky, often harmonic history. We are honored and psyched to be back for a reunion tour at Irvington Theatre!
Erica Moshman (Dancer, Adrift) is a dance artist, performer and facilitator. Erica's focus is in inclusive dance practice and community work. She is a Director at Rivertown Dance Academy in Tarrytown, and was a co-founder of Parable Dance (UK). Erica has performed with Becky Radway Dance Projects, Heidi Latsky Dance Company, Evolve Dance Inc., Suse Tietjen/ Tanzorchester Suse Tietjen, Bahar Fattahi, and Jill Moshman, among others. Erica is also the Managing Editor of The Dancer-Citizen online journal. She holds a BA in dance and anthropology from Connecticut College (USA) and an MA in dance anthropology from the University of Roehampton (UK).
REYES Dance / Jocelyn Reyes (Filmmaker, La Bruja De Mori) Founded in 2017 by first-generation Latinx choreographer Jocelyn Reyes, REYES Dance is a San Francisco based dance company dedicated to performance at the intersection of horror and humor. RD’s artistic productions include live dance performances and an annual dance film festival, Dance Thrill Fest. RD’s choreography layers humor, everyday gestures, theatricality and storytelling onto a rigorous contemporary movement base. Supported by numerous grants and residencies, RD’s works have investigated subjects including poverty, domestic abuse, religion and chronic illness within the context of Latin American culture. By presenting a sensitive but lighthearted insider perspective, RD aims to shed light on the trials and tribulations faced by many, and envision a hopeful future.
Will Rich (Piano, The Candace Lynn Quintet) is a professional pianist, music director, conductor, and educator from Stamford, CT. He received a B.M. in music education at the Eastman School of Music ('14) and a M.M. in Collaborative Piano at SUNY Fredonia ('21). He currently teaches K-5 general music and chorus in Port Chester, NY, while regularly conducting pit orchestras at various theaters in Westchester, and accompanying a variety of solo and performing groups. He's excited to be making his debut with Irvington Theater as part of Ghost Light.
Sydney Rosenberg (Dancer, Adrift), a Colorado native, began her dance training at the age of four, and continued on to graduate from Marymount Manhattan College where she double majored and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in dance and psychology. While there, Sydney performed works by Annie Doss, Lauren Grant, and Megan Williams. Upon graduation, she performed work by Terk Lewis at the Bryant Park Picnic Performances and with Suzzanne Ponomarenko Dance for Jacob's Pillow On the Road and the O+ Festival. Currently, Sydney dances with Chutzpah Dance, Logi Dance, and Rivers Edge Theatre Company, performing various works throughout New York City, New Jersey, and Westchester. Most recently, she had the honor of performing in StylePointe, blending fashion and dance for a New York Fashion Week event.
Sammy Wags (Guitar, The Candace Lynn Quintet) is a Peekskill, NY based performing and composing multi-instrumentalist. He is the Composer/Producer/Drummer of the critically acclaimed, nationally touring Jazz/Funk/World band, The Brighton Beat and co-owner of the renowned Irvington, NY recording and production facility, The Koop Studio. Sam’s playing and recording/production work have been featured on commercial and independent radio, network television, feature films and large market video game releases.
Matthew J. Weisgable (Lighting Design) is thrilled to be joining the Irvington Theater team for the production of Ghost Light. Design credits include: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Much Ado About Nothing, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, The Rainmaker, Tartuffe (The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre), The Wild Party, The Mountaintop (Playhouse on Park), Fresh Tracks 2026 (New York Live Arts), Unwritten (MorDance), Big: The Musical (Bristol Riverside Theatre), Nine: The Musical, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (Ramapo College of New Jersey), Misery (Bristol Valley Theater). Matt currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Contemporary Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey while maintaining an active freelance career in lighting design. MFA: Carnegie Mellon University BA: Marymount Manhattan College.
Katerina (Katie) Wong (Irvington Theater Director; Curation; Choreography, Adrift) is a multidisciplinary movement artist, choreographer, and physical storyteller. Described as an “impressive feat” and “fiercely physicalized” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Katie’s body of work illustrates her commitment to creating new pathways for audiences of all kind to engage with dance. Katie’s choreography has been presented both in theatrical venues including Lincoln Center, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, ODC Theater, Z Space, and CounterPulse, as well as nontraditional, public spaces including Salesforce Park, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Public Library, Exploratorium, Yerba Buena Gardens, and Fort Mason. Notable partnerships include the ACLU of Northern California, Pop Up Magazine, Litquake’s Elders Project, Cutting Ball Theater, Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, mobile dance game developers, and more in pursuit of this mission.