Our Team
Little Characters Theater Troupe is made up of an incredible group of creative individuals. We are so grateful for what each of these brilliant folks bring to our little corner of the world! It is an honor and a privilege to work together to deliver an extra special experience to our community!
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Owner + Creative Director
Hi! I’m Hannah Eppling, and I’m so happy you are here! I have a yearning to encourage the hearts of others - and my favorite way to do so is through theater. When I started directing my sister in our basement at the age of four, my parents knew they needed to get me in drama classes ASAP. I was in my first play at the age of eight, and continued on through high school, college and professional work on stage, film and improvisation.
In 2016, I made the move from my 9-5 job to start apprenticing in theater education. Over the past eight years, I’ve taught theater to 3-50 year olds and started Little Characters in order to bring more play and creativity to the Athens community! I am trained in theater for social change and programming for all ages and abilities.
I have a strong desire to grow lasting relationships and influence my students in innovative, atypical ways. My favorite teaching topics are emotional development, improv and characterization on stage. I believe theater is a beautiful way to grow and share the gifts we were born with. When not working, I love getting outside with my husband, Stephen and kiddos, Colette and Everett.
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Kidd Fielteau is a food and product photographer based out of Athens, GA. Photography/Film making started out as a hobby which soon lead to a passionate career. Kidd is also a devoted husband and a father of 4 who spends his free time playing video games and riding motorcycles. Since 2012 he has continued to shoot what he loves and loves what he shoots. "I want to continue my growth as a photographer and Film maker by learning, teaching, and consistently shooting.”
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Anna is a recent UGA grad with a degree in Advertising and a minor in Design and Media. She is assistant teaching our Produce a Show and Film class this semester. Anna got her start in theater her senior year of high school when she took a leap of faith to audition for Grease, this is where she caught the theater bug and has loved being a part of the community ever since. She enjoys all things art, whether that be theater, film, painting sets, photography, or murals, it's right up her alley! She’s even our Director of Marketing for Little Characters! Anna can't wait to meet all of our students this year and help create the magic behind Little Characters!
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Maddie Arena is so excited to be a part of Little Characters! She is a mom of two littles and two puppies and has been in Athens for a few years now. She has been sewing for over 20 years and has tried most other fiber arts. She costumed primarily middle and high school productions pre-motherhood and is excited to be back in theatre! Maddie likes to knit, quilt, read, and play Dungeons & Dragons in her limited free time. She will be teaching the Costumes class as well as the Parent & Tot Theater class.
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Peyton is a Freshman at UGA majoring in English and Theater. She has been doing theater for 5 years now, and loves everything about it! Theater has played a significant role in Peyton’s life, as she was the president of her high school’s Thespian Society for two years, and has been involved in numerous productions, both onstage and backstage! She enjoys helping others learn, and is so excited to help students find their home in theater with LC!
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CC has always been a wisecrackin' merrymaker. She has lived inside of her imagination since she was a child, and is the embodiment of a class clown. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia in 2016 with a Bachelors Of Science in Psychology. She has worked in a variety of fields such as fashion, social work, carpentry, trivia quiz-mastering, and yodeling. When asked to make a list of fields she's worked in, she always adds yodeling for fun. CC is a trained improvisor, seamstress, and clown with several years of experience under her belt.