Tricia Gastineau is a professional custom seamstress and operating Alamode Kabash Sewing Shop.  Sewing “stylish” and “nonsense” alike.  She learned to sew at a very early age and has always enjoyed creating & designing for the needs of others.  Tricia has been sewing for the community since 1994 developing her craft and experience while raising her five children with husband, Jeff.  Each of her children have participated in five productions each of Fendig.
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Tricia has assisted her mother, Ruth Anne Bontreger, with Fendig costumes since 2000 and really enjoys being a part of this activity with her children helping to tell great stories on the stage. She thrives on the challenges to make extreme custom costumes for our actors which has given her so much more experience.  Tricia looks forward to another exciting challenge for this years production.   

Taylor is so very excited to be returning to Rensselaer to assist in the direction of this year's Fendig Summer Theatre for Children production. Taylor grew up in the community of Rensselaer and has been involved with Fendig for as long as she can remember. As a child she would come in to help her grandma with costumes and could not wait to be on the stage herself.  

In 2005, she played a role in her first production of Fendig and all together participated in 5 productions with Fendig Summer Theatre along with several others in her high school years. Currently, Taylor is living in Kansas City, Missouri and is a sophomore at the International House of Prayer University studying music. She is also a teacher at a daycare working with kids ages 1-12. 

​Taylor absolutely loves the theater and is very excited to be the assistant director for the theatre program she has always loved. She is excited to work with  talented and fun kids. She can't wait for this summer to begin! 

Helen is excited to be working with Fendig again this summer along side Logan! Helen started her acting with Fendig in 2006 through 2010.  Previously she has volunteered for Fendig's productions of Aida and Suessical. She was the assistant director for our production of Mary Poppins in 2015. 

Fendig is and always has been the root of her interest in the arts. Currently, Helen is pursuing a degree in Communications Studies with a focus in arts administration and public relations at Ohio Northern University. She has toured with Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps for three years, attended theatre workshops at Ohio Northern University and toured with the Ohio Northern Wind Orchestra internationally. 

"Fendig has always been an essential aspect of what helped me start my career. It will be fun to give back to the community and see the children of Rensselaer get the amazing experience I did growing up. We can't wait to start working on the 2017 season!"