Meet The Team

Harry Culpepper, Jr. is originally from Belton, SC and proudly graduated from Belton Honea Path High School and the Fine Arts Center of Greenville and went on to graduate from Shenandoah University with a BFA in Music Theatre. 

He spent several years working as a professional actor appearing on stages all across the southeast with his longest stint at Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, TN. Other stages include Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, Playhouse on the Square, Huntington Outdoor Theatre, The Warehouse Theatre, SC Children's Theatre, Spartanburg Repertory Company, Spartanburg Little Theatre, Main Street Youth Theatre and SC Repertory Company.  He has directed productions for the Spartanburg Youth Theatre, Spartanburg Repertory Company, Greer Children's Theatre, Main Street Youth Theatre, and the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.

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He began his teaching career founding the theatre program at the SC School for the Deaf and Blind and then spent 6 years as the Theatre Teacher at the Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts, which earned the 2009-10 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National Schools of Distinction in Arts Education Award and 2 years at Hilton Head Island High School rebuilding their theatre program expanding production from one annual production to a full season of main stage plays and musicals and one acts.

He serves as one of the Co-Lead Theatre Teachers for Greenville County Schools and holds a Masters of Arts in Arts Administration from Winthrop University.   He is currently pursing his PhD in Educational Leadership.

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In his time at Woodmont the Wildcat Players have won the State One Act Championship winning multiple awards and being filmed for a PBS Documentary, Placed in the top 5 in 4 of the last 5 years, won multiple state level awards and in 2018-19 was named one of the top 4 High School Theatre Programs in the nation by the Educational Theatre Association.

This is Sarah Owens’ eighteenth year as the Choral Director at Woodmont High School and twentieth year as an educator.   She began her teaching journey in Chester County at Lewisville Middle and High School in 2004. Mrs. Owens, her Husband, and Son moved back to the area from Rock Hill, SC in 2006 after living there for 6 years. She attended Winthrop University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Choral Music Education in 2004. Since moving, they expanded their family and now have 2 wonderful little boys; William (18 years) and Nathan (15 years). She received her Masters of Classroom Leadership from Southern Wesleyan University in 2013 and the following year was named Woodmont High School Teacher of the year.  Mrs. Owens serves as the Fine Arts Department Head and serves on the Faculty Council.  Mrs. Owens music directed The Little Mermaid and The Addams Family in the past with the Wildcat Players.  She has three dogs (Miley, Maci and Pepper) and one cat (Tigger).

This is Sarah Owens’ eighteenth year as the Choral Director at Woodmont High School and twentieth year as an educator.   She began her teaching journey in Chester County at Lewisville Middle and High School in 2004. Mrs. Owens, her Husband, and Son moved back to the area from Rock Hill, SC in 2006 after living there for 6 years. She attended Winthrop University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Choral Music Education in 2004. Since moving, they expanded their family and now have 2 wonderful little boys; William (18 years) and Nathan (15 years). She received her Masters of Classroom Leadership from Southern Wesleyan University in 2013 and the following year was named Woodmont High School Teacher of the year.  Mrs. Owens serves as the Fine Arts Department Head and serves on the Faculty Council.  Mrs. Owens music directed The Little Mermaid and The Addams Family in the past with the Wildcat Players.  She has three dogs (Miley, Maci and Pepper) and one cat (Tigger).

Angela Murray is an english Teacher at JL Mann High School. She loves supporting the Wildcat Players with costuming. She has also costumed for their productions of May We All, Addams Family, Beauty and The Beast, Cinderella, Matilda, and Clue.

Will Dodson has been the Sound Designer for the Wildcat Players for the last 4 years. His background in Sound Design and Audio Engineering comes from years of experience in audio engineering for large venue productions and houses of worship, as well as the television news industry. Will started with the Wildcat Players in 2021 with the production of Matilda, the Musical. He is honored to work and learn alongside the faculty and students at Woodmont High School.  During the day, Will works in the IT Department of a statewide law firm. He lives in Pelzer, with his wife Dana and their two cats. When he isn't working, Will likes to be outdoors, hunting, fishing, and exploring his family's farm.

Jordan Pizzuti is a highly accomplished dance choreographer with extensive training in all genres of dance. With 14 years of experience choreographing and teaching competitive dance, she has garnered numerous choreography awards from various prestigious competitions and has been a guest choreographer for a number of dance conventions including Dance Masters of America. She currently teaches at a local upstate SC dance studio, Legacy Dance Company, where she shares a lifelong passion for dance and has dedicated herself to sharing this love with dancers of all ages.

Emma is so excited to be ja part of the Wildcat Players family. Emma graduated from South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University in May 2023 with her BA in Dance. Since then, she has been all over the upstate doing all things theatre and dance! Some of her favorite experiences have been performing in Guys and Dolls and Anything Goes at Anderson University, Mary Poppins at the South Carolina Children’s Theatre, choreographing and assistant directing Mary Poppins Jr. for Anderson University’s Summer Repertory Theatre program, and teaching a variety of dance classes at Anderson School of Dance! When she’s not teaching or dancing, Emma enjoys spending time with friends and family and snuggling up with her cat, Phoebe. 

​Julie A. Florin taught music and theatre in the public schools for 28 years. Julie’s musical direction and piano accompanying include— Greenville Theatre, The Warehouse Theatre, Centre Stage, The Market Theatre, Mill Town Players, South Carolina Children’s Theatre, Clemson Little Theatre, Electric City Theatre, and Mauldin Theatre Company in SC;  Burning Coal Theatre Company, Deep Dish Theatre, Meredith College, Raleigh Little Theatre, and NCSU University Theatre in NC.  She has toured nationally for over 20 years with EbzB Productions as musical director and pianist for  “War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of WWII”.

​Brittany Hogan Alomar is a professional vocalist and voice teacher based in Greenville, South Carolina. She holds a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy from The Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University and a BM in Vocal Performance from Furman University. With over 17 years of private teaching experience, Brittany has built a thriving voice studio, BHA Voice Studio. Her students are active performers, many of whom have worked professionally, won prestigious vocal competitions, and been accepted into some of the top music programs in the country. As a performer, Brittany has taken on numerous roles in musicals, operas, and concert performances. She is thrilled to be working with the students of Woodmont High School! 

Instagram: @bhavoicestudio Website: www.bhavoicestudio.com

​Carley is a Greenville native who has been performing on stages around the Upstate for about 25 years. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Winthrop University in Dance and Theatre Performance and is thrilled to now be passing that knowledge and passion for the arts on to younger generations in her community. Carley is a full-time corporate employee, a dance teacher at local studios, a choreographer, and performer in musicals regularly as well. She was last seen as the Tsarina in Anastasia at Greenville Theatre. When she is not on Teams calls, teaching, or at rehearsal; you can find her snuggled up with her two cats reading a book, or out enjoying local cuisine with friends. 

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