Meet The Members

Anna Super

Anna is thrilled to be joining the Doorway Singers for the Fall/Winter 2023 season! She is currently a junior in the Regent University Vocal Performance program and can often be heard singing in the choirs on-campus, as well as on the worship team at Vineyard Church. She is has also recently returned to the theatre community, and has most recently been seen as Rachel in LTVB’s Escape to Margaritaville. Soli deo gloria!

Ariel Lee Velazquez 

Ariel is a newer face to the Doorway group; she recently joined in spring of 2025. She is a Psychiatric Mental Health Registered Nurse (RN) with a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology. Helping people feel better (whether it’s through healthcare or entertainment) is her passion. Ariel has performed in various productions and cabarets throughout Hampton Roads, including appearances at Little Theatre of Virginia Beach, Little Theatre of Norfolk, Peninsula Community Theater, Zeiders American Dream Theater, Roūge, and more. Some of her favorite credits include playing Lorraine in LTVB’s Hairspray and Ladybug in LTN’s James and the Giant Peach.

Brittany Agrillo

Brittany has been a Doorway member since 2015, but is no stranger to music! Since graduating from the music program at Wake Forest University several years ago, she dived head-first into performing locally. In addition to performing with Doorway, she regularly plays at various venues at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront with Aaron Firestone, and is also a competitive ballroom dancer. You may have seen her in the ensemble of The Wedding Singer (Generic Theater) or as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray (LTVB).

Jackie Adonis

Jackie has been part of Doorway since 2019.
She has a B.A. in Drama from the University of Virginia and an M.F.A. in Acting from Regent University. She is an arts educator and an award-winning actor and director. She won an award for “Best Supporting Female Actor” in the Christian Online Film Festival, and she won the Audience Favorite award in the Proteus Festival for directing “Likker Outta Control” at the Zeiders American Dream Theater. She also participated in the Liverpool International Theatre Festival. You may have seen her in School of Rock with Virginia Musical Theatre. Most recently, she served as the Music Director for Hurrah Players’ production of Madagascar, Jr.

Leann Purkey

Leann joined Doorway Singers in spring 2024. She has been involved in many musical theater productions since 2018, and some of her most notable roles have been Cinderella in Into the Woods, Jr. and Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone, Jr. She is thrilled to attend Governor’s School for the Arts for her senior year of high school. Leann has also been a dancer since age 4 and recently performed at Disney Springs in Orlando, Florida with her dance company. She is very excited to be a part of the Doorway Singers and is looking forward to this new opportunity.

Madi Wuornos

Madi joined Doorway in the fall of 2023 at the age of 15! She is a sophomore Honors student at Catholic High School. In the past, she has participated in all the musical productions at St. Matthew’s from years 5 – 8. Credits include Violet Beauregard in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Jane Banks in Mary Poppins, and Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. She also portrayed Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty and the Beast Jr with Rich Theatre. She has recently been cast as Judy in It Happened On Route 66 with her school theatre company. Madi also attended the 2023 District Chorus and enjoys voice lessons, playing piano, volleyball, and basketball.

Sarah Schweit

Sarah joined Doorway in the fall of 2022. She graduated with her B.A. in Vocal Music Education from James Madison University in 2017. A year after graduating, she moved to Suffolk from the NoVA area, where she taught choir for 5 years at a local middle school. Currently, Sarah runs her own business, Embellish Music Studios, where she both teaches private voice lessons and rents spaces to other music instructors. Sarah is also involved with theatre, and some of her favorite credits include Portia in Something Rotten (LTVB), Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Castaways Repertory), and Penny in Hairspray (Zemfira Stages).

Zoey Pham

Zoey was hired in spring of 2024 and is one of the youngest members to join Doorway! Her credits include: Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Jr. (Old Donation School,) Katie in School of Rock (Virginia Musical Theatre) and Daisy Armstrong in Murder on the Orient Express (LTVB). A dancer since the age of 3, she has performed in numerous ballet/contemporary/modern works and was honored to perform as Village Child and Gypsy Girl in Don Quixote with the American Ballet Theatre. Zoey most recently participated in the 2024 District Chorus, where she was a featured soloist. In her free time, she likes to bake, play piano, hang out with friends and surf.

Carissa Robertson

Kat Sinclair Fenter

Kat joined Doorway Singers in 2020. She completed her B.S. in Biotechnology at James Madison University with a minor in Theater, and her Ph.D. in Microbiology at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has always loved music and theater, most recently appearing as Tammy in Escape to Margaritaville at LTVB. Other performances include Nickie in Sweet Charity at LTN, the premiere of Trophy Wife (Susan Shapiro) and Chess at Generic Theater, Guys and Dolls at both LTVB and PCT, and The Melody Lingers On, Parade, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Jewish Family Theater in Richmond. She currently teaches Biology at CNU, TCC, and VWU. In her free time, she is the choir director at Beth Chaverim and a singer in Dimensional Riffs, a nerd rock band that performs at regional sci-fi conventions.

Leanna Caplan

Leanna was excited to join the Doorway Singers in fall of 2022 after returning home to the Hampton Roads area! She completed her B.A. at James Madison University and her M.A. in Music Therapy and Counseling at Drexel University. Leanna has been singing for the majority of her life, including 5 seasons with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus. She also enjoys dancing and has attended regional and national swing dancing conventions. She currently works as a licensed professional counselor and board-certified music therapist. She is also a certified yoga teacher.

Marisa Eagle

Marisa is excited to be joining Doorway Singers for the winter 2024 season! She grew up singing with her dad in church and used to perform on the Spirit of Norfolk as a singing server. Nowadays, Marisa manages payroll for a nonprofit company, but can still be found leading worship at her church or hanging out with her husband and preteen boys.

Sarah Fagan

Originally from Upstate, NY, Sarah and her family moved to Hampton Roads in 2015 and have fallen in love with beach life! Sarah holds a B.A. in Music Education from Susquehanna University, and an M.A. in Education from Elmira College. She has been teaching music in the public schools for over twenty years, maintains a private music studio, and regularly sings for churches in the area. Throughout her career she has performed in both vocal and instrumental ensembles, as well as in multiple musicals. Her favorite roles include wife to Peter, and mom to adult sons, Chris and Eric.

Tara Pandiscia

Tara joined Doorway Singers in 2023. She has been singing and dancing most of her life and has performed locally with several theatres including Generic, Little Theatre of Virginia Beach, and The Z. When she’s not singing (and sometimes when she is) you can find her working as a physical therapist at Restorative Therapy Co in Virginia Beach, walking or SUPing at the beach, or hanging out with her husband and their two very spoiled cats.

Dai Poole

Dai joined The Doorway Singers in the fall of 2023. Although this is his first time singing with the group, he is no stranger to quartets. In 2011, he and three of his closest friends competed on Simon Cowell’s The X Factor USA. Out of hundreds of thousands who auditioned, the group finished in the top 32 acts. Since then, Dai has been focused on more theatre and film work including a starring role in Little Theatre of Virginia Beach’s production of Superior Donuts in 2020. However, he is excited to return to his first love, music, with such an esteemed and talented group of musicians.

Dan McGary

Dan has been a Doorway member since 2010. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Journalism from Regent University in 2012 and since then has worked with many theatre companies in the area in various capacities. Dan has also worked with several Virginia Beach and Newport News high schools in their creative arts departments, and now works as the Office Manager at Virginia Musical Theatre in Virginia Beach. Writing and composing are his passions, and much of his work can be displayed through his own creative company, coLABoration Theatre. https://www.facebook.com/coLABTheatre

Joseph Brown

Although Joseph just joined Doorway for Christmas of 2022, he has been making music locally for many years and has been a member of many groups including the Smithfield Strings, Peninsula Concert Band, and Virginia Choral Society. He currently plays clarinet with the Tidewater Winds Concert Band and Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble, and sings with the choir at Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk. Joseph graduated from Christopher Newport University with a degree in choral music education, and is currently the chorus teacher at Maury High School.

Richard Merrick

Robert Walters

Robert joined Doorway Singers in the spring of 2023. He graduated with a B.A. in Vocal Performance alongside a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Virginia Teach in 2022. He then moved to Newport News after being hired as a stormwater engineer on the peninsula. Robert has been in choir since he was in 3rd grade, taught himself guitar and piano in high school, and even music directed his college a cappella group, TechNotes. He has quickly become involved in the performing arts here in Hampton Roads, making his theatrical debut in The Bridges of Madison County at PCT, as well as being cast in She Loves Me at SLT. He is excited to add Doorway Singers to the list as he loves nothing more than performing.

Andrew Dulce

Andrew joined Doorway for the 2022 Christmas season. He graduated from VCU in 2022 with a B.S. in biochemistry; however, he spent most of his college days singing in church or performing with his a cappella group, The Ramifications. After a brief stint at Disney World, Andrew is back in town and ready to make some music with this talented group! In his spare time, you can find him curled up with a book or baking up a storm in the kitchen.

Bryce Collins

Bryce opened a new artistic door when joining our group in the spring of 2024. Descending from a long line of musicians, Bryce has always been an artist at heart, passionate about the musical and theatrical craft. He has performed in over 30 plays and became involved in the Hampton Roads arts community at the Little Theatre of Virginia Beach in 2019. Currently, Bryce is studying at ODU for a BA in History. In his free time, Bryce loves writing, paddle boarding, and serving as a vocalist/guitarist in his church worship band.

Elijah Tubbs

Ernesto Castillo

Ernesto joined Doorway in spring of 2023. He grew up loving music but hadn’t discovered his vocal skills until after graduating high school in 2015. He began to privately develop his voice and even taught himself to play the drums. After moving to the Hampton Roads area in 2019, he took his first steps toward singing publicly by joining his church’s choir. Now he is excited to further his singing and performance skills with this group!

Peter Scheible

Peter was roped into Doorway in 2021 and is so glad to have been! Music and singing have been an essential part of Peter’s life since he was a small child listening to Mozart on Baby Einstein. He loves to perform in community theatre productions around Hampton Roads. Peter is currently a graduate student working on his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Old Dominion University.

Westley Benson

Westley joined Doorway in 2017 just in time for the holidays! He graduated with a Bachelor of Music in percussion performance from Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University and now keeps himself busy teaching private piano lessons. He is also a resident teaching artist with the Soundscapes program throughout the fall, and works as the Director of Music at Global Outreach Church in Virginia Beach.