Sarah Barberi
Laura Hensley
laura@expressioncity.com
Choreographer
Kayla Hill
Choreographer
Heather King
Assistant Director
Maci Milan
Choreographer
Abby Webb
Isabelle Seabolt
Meet Isabelle, a dynamic leader with a passion for both the performing arts and business development. She helped develop and bring the company to life in 2016. She serves as the exceptional General Manager of Expression City, where her innovative vision and strategic judgment have propelled the organization to new heights. Isabelle, while still managing Expression City, also channels her expertise as our Producer, curating unforgettable experiences for audiences and artists alike. With an unwavering dedication to professional education and fostering creativity, she thrives on interacting with children, nurturing their talents, and shaping the next generation of performers. She serves as a beacon of leadership, guiding others towards their fullest potential.
Bradley Whitfield
Emma Barberi
Aerial Silks Instructor
Emma has been practicing circus arts for ten years and teaching aerial silks, lyra, trapeze, and hooping for the last five years, with lyra being her favorite apparatus. She loves watching her students grow to their fullest potential as they become confident in their skills. Professionally, she performs lollipop lyra, waterbowl acrobatics, stilts, hooping, silks, and lyra. She feels that Expression City is the best place to come if you’re looking to grow your skills in a supportive community as Expression City is known for its encouraging environment. When she’s not working, her favorite hobbies are swimming, hiking, or playing video games. Her favorite quote is, “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.”
Ashley Smith
Circus Artist and Coach
Ashley formally started her education in arts in 2007 as a professional dancer and then made her way into the world of circus. She received a Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Colorado and then completed the Professional Training Program for Aerial Arts at Frequent Flyers. Ashley has performed all around the United States with MOTH Poetic Circus, Iluminar Aerial, Aerial Dreamworks, Frequent Flyers Inc, and Beyond Wings Circus. Alongside her duo trapeze partner Daniel Nolasco, she is the winner of the Best Artistic Award at the Aerial Acrobatic Arts Festival in Denver, CO. Ashley has performed solo and duo work on board the German cruise line, Mein Schiff TUI Cruises. In addition to her life as a circus artist she loves dancing, climbing, teaching, and exploring new places.
Madison Weiss
Aerial Silks Instructor
Madison teaches aerial silks in group youth and private lessons. She helps aerialists of all ages achieve their specific goals and challenge their bodies in new, artistic ways. She loves that Expression City offers a variety of aerial arts to cater to all levels and interests and that students have the opportunity to showcase what they’ve learned in a performance at the end of each semester. In her spare time, Madison enjoys hiking, attending concerts, photography, reading, watching TV, and cuddling with her cats.
Rebecca Hellemans
Aerial Instructor
Rebecca has been with Expression City and the Nashville Circus Center since
we first opened our doors and has spent 14 years in Circus and Aerial Arts.
Rebecca loves how Expression City and Nashville Circus Center fosters a
culture of community, growth, professionalism, and excellence in all
students. One of her favorite things about teaching is to see individuals
bust their own beliefs of what they can do and who they are. It brings her
so much joy to see their confidence grow as she helps them achieve
superhero status. When she’s not teaching our students, you may find
Rebecca traveling, sewing, woodworking or cooking.
Jennifer Pelletier
Jennifer has been in and out of performances for an amazing 25 years. She has worked both on stage and backstage in nearly every role. In addition to acting, directing, and covering hair and makeup departments and being a stagehand and a stage director, she served on the board for Old School Theatre in Spring Hill for nearly the entire existence of the community theater program.
Jennifer Pelletier
Jennifer has been in and out of performances over the past 25 years. With largely on-the-job training, she has worked on stage and backstage in nearly every role from her start in Huntsville Community Chorus as a singer, adult show choir member, various backstage roles, and even on-stage roles. In addition to acting, directing, and covering hair and makeup departments and being a stagehand and a stage director, she served on the board for Old School Theatre in Spring Hill for nearly the entire existence of the community theater program.
Jennifer loves working with students and is very excited to bring her experiences and open heart to Expression City and work and play with the students!
Jennifer Pelletier
Jennifer has been in and out of performances over the past 25 years. With largely on-the-job training, she has worked on stage and backstage in nearly every role from her start in Huntsville Community Chorus as a singer, adult show choir member, various backstage roles, and even on-stage roles. In addition to acting, directing, and covering hair and makeup departments and being a stagehand and a stage director, she served on the board for Old School Theatre in Spring Hill for nearly the entire existence of the community theater program.
Jennifer loves working with students and is very excited to bring her experiences and open heart to Expression City and work and play with the students!
Sarah Barberi
Laura Hensley
Abby Webb
Maci Milan
Heather King
​Ruby Stephenson
Kayla Hill
Choreographer
Kayla has been a dancer and performer for the past two decades and a choreographer for both dance studios and theatre companies. She will graduate in December 2026 from Lipscomb University with a degree in Elementary and Special Education and a minor in dance, where she was a member and choreographer for the university’s dance company. Kayla is passionate about using movement as a way to tell stories and create meaningful connections with audiences and students alike. With a heart for working with children, she strives to create a positive and encouraging environment where dancers feel confident, supported, and inspired to grow both artistically and personally. She loves helping performers discover their unique strengths while fostering a love for creativity, expression, and collaboration.
John Mauldin
Mr. Mauldin is pleased to return to Expression City by directing this production of Oliver! He previously directed Yipity Doo Revue, performed as Mr. Wormwood in Matilda the Musical, and as Bunsen/Mr. Jacobi in Newsies at Expression City.
John was last seen on stage as Lord Montague in Romeo & Juliet (Watershed Public Theatre).
Other local credits: Mr. Meeker in Inherit the Wind, Polonius in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Nashville Repertory Theatre), Joe Benjamin in God’s Favorite, Dub Frye in Southern Fried Funeral, Waldgrave in The Nerd, Murray in The Odd Couple, Leonard Loftus Nobody’s Perfect (Chaffin’s Barn). Chebutykin in Three Sisters (Verge Theater Company), Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men, Reuben Soady in Escanaba in da Moonlight (Boiler Room Theatre), Joe Carden in The Children’s Hour, Sam Robish in The Desperate Hours (Street Theatre Co.), Valet in Amadeus, The Doctor in Roger’s Version, Thomas Putnam in The Crucible (Blackbird Theater), Thorn Bradshaw in Scarecrows will Never See the Sunset (Playhouse Nashville) and as Saul Kimmer in True West (People’s Branch Theatre).
Mr. Mauldin is also the Host/Producer of the Theatre podcast, The Inexplicable Dumb Show.