LS Stage Works - About Us

Mission Statement

To empower students through theatre education and performance experiences that build confidence, foster creativity, and cultivate a lifelong appreciation for the arts.

Vision Statement
LS Stage Works is an educational theatre company led by passionate artist-educators with extensive experience in both teaching and professional performance. Serving students from PreK-4 through middle school, we provide high-quality, student-centered theatre experiences that foster creativity, collaboration, and personal growth. Through expert instruction and meaningful performance opportunities, we empower young performers to build confidence, develop their craft, and cultivate a lifelong appreciation for the arts.

Our School Partnership

LS Stage Works is proud to partner with Holy Family Catholic School, providing theatre education and student performance opportunities for students from PK4 through eighth grade.

2026-2027 Season Team

We are so excited for this year of creativity, collaboration, and confidence-building through theatre! It’s going to be a magical experience for all involved. We’re happy to introduce the 26/27 Season LS Stage Works Team!

Greg LoBuono
Greg LoBuono is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied Musical Theatre and Dance at Wright State University and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), and brings over 35 years of professional experience in entertainment and performance.

Throughout his career, Greg has worked alongside some of the most influential figures in the industry, including Andrew Lloyd Webber during Starlight Express and Cameron Mackintosh on Hey, Mr. Producer. He has also held leadership roles behind the scenes, serving as Manager/Director of Entertainment Operations and Casting for Margaritaville Cruise Line, and as a Producer for Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas

Greg’s extensive performance credits span Broadway, national and international tours, regional theatre, and theme park entertainment. Broadway credits include Grease. National tours include Grease (Roger), Starlight Express (Dustin), West Side Story (Action), Pippin (Lewis), and Hot and Cole (Greg). Internationally, he performed in Grease: Brazil as Danny Zuko. His regional theatre work includes The Wedding Singer (Robbie Hart), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Pharaoh), and Altar Boyz (Luke). At Walt Disney World, Greg performed in Finding Nemo: The Musical (Gil) and the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue (Jim Handy).

He has also toured and performed with major recording artists and entertainers, including Ben Vereen as a featured vocalist and dancer, Louise Mandrell in Love My Country, and Barbara Mandrell as a dancer.

Greg is thrilled to bring his extensive Broadway background and professional experience to inspiring young performers through high-level training and real-world industry insight. He is especially excited to share this work alongside his family, Monica LoBuono, and his children Guy and JJ LoBuono as part of a shared passion for theatre, education, and the performing arts.

Monica LoBuono

Monica LoBuono is originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from The Hartt School Conservatory in Hartford, Connecticut.

She brings more than a decade of professional performance experience to her students, having worked with renowned organizations including the Broadway National Tour of Annie through NETworks Presentations (Director: Martin Charnin), Holland America Cruise Line, Stiletto Entertainment, Norwegian Cruise Line, Busch Gardens Entertainment, Walt Disney Company- Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, The Great American Songbook- Moening Presentations in Shanghai, China, and the nationally televised (NBC) Showtime at the Apollo. Her performance credits also include appearances with Miss Hawaiian Tropic (E! Entertainment Television) Red Sox National Anthem Singer and Energy Dance Competition, featured on Dance Moms. Additionally, Ms. Monica has performed in numerous regional theatres throughout the United States, including the acclaimed Goodspeed Opera House.

In 2014, Ms. Monica transitioned her passion for the performing arts into education. Since then, she has developed and led multiple musical theatre programs while earning a Master’s Degree in Education from Fitchburg State University, specializing in curriculum design. Throughout her teaching career, she has directed and choreographed a wide range of productions, including Annie Jr, Honk Jr, Beetlejuice Jr., Cinderella Jr, The Lion King Jr., Fame Jr, The Wiz, High School Musical Jr, Grease, Once on This Island Jr, and Seussical Jr.

Now residing in Florida with her husband, Greg LoBuono and two children, Guy and JJ LoBuono, Ms. Monica serves as a full-time Middle School Theatre Teacher at Windermere Preparatory School, where she teaches under the prestigious Juilliard Creative Classroom curriculum.

Ms. Monica is passionate about inspiring the next generation of performers. She believes that theatre is a powerful tool for fostering creativity, confidence, collaboration, and cultural appreciation. Through every rehearsal, performance, and classroom experience, she strives to help students discover their unique voices while developing skills that will serve them both on and off the stage.

Mackenzie Snook
Mackenzie Snook is a director, designer, performer and teaching artist with more than fourteen years of experience creating theatrical experiences with young performers. A graduate of Wake Forest University with a B.A. in Theatre/Elementary Education and a Florida certified Drama/Elementary Ed/ESE educator, she is passionate about helping students grow as artists, collaborators, and storytellers.

Mackenzie’s artistic work includes devising original productions at Wake Forest University, including the educational sketch comedy Wake World. As an apprentice at Williamstown Theatre Festival, she collaborated with The Civilians on the devised production Make It a Double: You’re Home for the Holidays, directed David Lindsay-Abaire’s Baby Food, and studied comedy and performance under the mentorship of Lewis Black.

At HFCS, Mackenzie taught kindergarten, fifth grade, and PK-8th grade Theatre. Mackenzie has directed and lighting designed student-performed musicals, including 140-student Christmas productions of C.A.K.E. and The Night Shift Before Christmas, as well as Mulan Jr, The Sound of Music: Youth Edition, Into the Woods Jr., Monty Python's Spamalot Young@Part, and last year's The Lion King Jr. Mackenzie has guided students in developing original scripts and productions, and helped create opportunities for young artists to engage with every aspect of the theatre-making process.

In addition to her work with LS Stage Works, Mackenzie serves as a Teaching Artist with the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, where she teaches acting and musical theatre classes and mentors Title I elementary school teachers to build sustainable school theatre extracurriculars through the Disney Musicals in Schools program.

Cheryl Craddock

Cheryl has designed and created hundreds of dance costumes across 14 years of recitals in which her daughters participated, while also contributing her talents to numerous middle and high school musicals, plays, and show choir productions.

Cheryl's recent costuming and set design work have been seen in such productions such as Beetlejuice Jr, The Lion King Jr. (LS Stage Works), Annie Jr. (LS Stage Works) and Late Night with Snow White.

Cheryl has been married to her husband, Keith for 45 years, and together they are blessed with two daughters and four grandchildren. She truly enjoys using her gifts and talents to support young performers and help them experience the magic and creativity of theatre.

Together, these fellow school families bring a range of professional theatre experience and a deep commitment to creating a supportive, creative, and fun environment where students can shine onstage and off.

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