About Catalyst Theatre

Sherrie Provence, is a SAG-AFTRA and AEA actress with a MFA in Acting and BA in Theatre. She has acted and directed on stages in London, Scotland, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and Austria. She has worked with producers, directors, and writers to help produce original work for Broadway and off-Broadway. As a professional, she has worked as an actress, director, writer, producer, and Professor of Theatre at several universities. She founded 3 theatre companies and a production company in Atlanta, GA, where she worked with Turner Broadcasting, A & E Network, and 20th Century Fox. She has been able to work with stars Donald Glover, Tyler Perry, Tony Hale, Jim Carrey, Clint Eastwood, and others, guest starring herself both in television and in film.

She is the mother of two adult children who are her heart and soul (Layne and LB) and is married to her hero (Ryan). She believes hope and light are essential to her calling as a storyteller and tries to incorporate both in every area of her work. 

Keith Teepen has performed both as a soloist and collaborative pianist in Europe, Asia, South America, and throughout North America. He is a multi-faceted musician w collaborating with a diverse spectrum of celebrated artists, including: American operatic tenor, Bryan Hymel, trumpeter, Tine Thing Helseth, and Broadway stars, Laura Osnes and Donna Vivino. As a soloist and chamber musician, Dr. Teepen has performed with his piano duo partner, Nariaki Sugiura, the Red River Trio, and several other artists around the world.

Dr. Teepen’s training and passion to collaborate in both musical theatre and opera, has led the way to an abundance of performance opportunities. He has had the pleasure of music directing several productions, most recently (2025-2026): The Last Five Years, Godspell, James and the Giant Peach, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Nunsense, and several others. In the opera world, he frequently performs with First Coast Opera, and was the “Official Pianist” for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions – North Dakota-Manitoba District from 2015-2018.

Dr. Teepen often provides arrangements and transcriptions for prominent artists in both vocal and instrumental repertoire. In 2019, he recorded the album, Duality – Works for Tenor Saxophone & Piano with saxophonist Scott Sandberg. The album features an eclectic collection of works, some of which commissioned for Sandberg. The album was published by Albany Records in February 2020. He has performed piano duo recitals with Nariaki Sugiura throughout Asia and the United States. Most recently, in January 2025, Teepen-SugiuraDuo performed at The Cloister, in Sea Island, Georgia.

In addition to his performance schedule, Dr. Teepen is a respected educator. He served on the piano faculty at Pró-Música Music Festival in Juiz de Fora, Brazil and has held collaborative piano positions at DePauw University School of Music, IndianaUniversity Jacobs School of Music, and the University of North Dakota. Dr. Teepen has taught master classes in both the solo and collaborative piano areas in New York, Macau, Hong Kong, Brazil, and many other cities across the United States and China. He has given lectures discussing the importance of a collaborative pianist in both Asia and the United States.

Dr. Teepen received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Collaborative Piano at the University of Colorado Boulder and holds a Master of Music and Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. He is currently working at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL as the Tom Kenan Assistant Professor of Piano. He is honored and grateful to be a part of building a new music program alongside his wonderful colleagues.

Jonathan Chapman was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and began his dance training at the age of 13 with Stacey Herrington, Mandy Neeley, Amy Lindsey, Jeremy K and Tara Drew – training in ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, and tap. He was accepted on full scholarship into the Belhaven University Dance Department in Jackson, Mississippi where he received training from instructors that included Stephen Wynne, Laura Morton and Cynthia Newland. Jonathan then spent two years training under the guidance of Jiri Voborsky and Sol Nazario in the Professional Training Program at Ballet Magnificat. In 2008 he was promoted to apprentice with Ballet Magnificat, and then to Company Artist, which he held from 2009-2014. He has over 15 years of experience as a performing artist in classical and contemporary ballet, traveling in most of the continental United States and fifteen countries worldwide. He has performed at the International Ballet Festival in Barranquilla, Colombia, and in partnership with the Suzhou Ballet Theatre in Suzhou, China. Jonathan has also appeared as a guest artist and/or instructor with Shechah Touring Company in Japan, Project Dance, Boca Ballet Theatre, Alabama Dance Theatre, At Marah Dance Theatre in Russia and Poland, Roswell Dance Theatre, and others.

In 2014, he and his wife founded The Perla Ballet in St. Augustine with Artistic Director, Lori Ladwig. There he seeks to inspire students to pursue technical excellence and creative expression. Students from this program have been accepted and received scholarships to programs around the world, such as, Joffrey Ballet, Butler University, Kirov Academy, The Bolshoi Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, French Academie of Ballet, North Carolina School of the Arts and many others. Along with directing The Perla Ballet he is a master class teacher, choreographer and guest performing artist and father to four wonderful children.