For those sticking around the Kansas City metro this holiday season, consider catching a performance at Worlds of Fun’s WinterFest! Many former Starlight Education students and two current Starlight employees are part of the fun. Keep an eye out at the following characters and performers:
Cool Yule
Tessa Hake (“Santa Tell Me” soloist), former Starlight STAR
Peyton Cassity (“You Make It Feel Like Christmas” soloist), 2019 Blue Star Award nominee
Holly Jolly Trolley
Emmy Hadley (in pink), Blue Star Teen Ensemble
Katie McKernan (in purple), former Starlight STAR, 2011 Blue Star Award winner, Blue Star Teen Ensemble, Education Coordinator at Starlight
Midway Merriment Characters
Simon Whitsitt (Toy Soldier), 2019 Blue Star Awards nominee
Andy Pierce (Jack Frost), Education & Outreach Manager at Starlight
The Mistletones
Hayley Nelson (Delores), former Starlight STAR
Tinker’s Toy Factory
Emmy Caywood (Tinsel), 2017 Blue Star Awards winner/2018 Blue Star Awards nominee
Philip Licata (Tinker), 2018 Blue Star Awards nominee
Darcie Hingula (Dottie), Blue Star Teen Ensemble
For more information on Starlight’s education programs, visit kcstarlight.com/education.
