About us
The Cauldron is a performing arts foundation dedicated to bringing diverse and innovative, English speaking musical theater to Amsterdam for amateurs and semi-professionals
Our Principles
I. PROMOTE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND EQUALITY
We commit to challenging traditional casting and giving equal opportunity to performers of all ethnicities, ages, sizes, and backgrounds regardless of how a role has traditionally been played in the past. We aspire to be the change that we want to see in the industry.
II. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES
We commit to providing a space where new artists can hone their craft among professionals and semi-professionals.
We commit to paying teachers the standard industry wage for courses run through The Cauldron.
III. COMMUNITY OUTREACH
We commit to engaging with amateurs and hobbyists in the community and providing them with courses and performance opportunities to enrich their lives.
We commit to working with schools and education programs to bring the arts to students across the Netherlands.
IV. EASILY ACCESSIBLE MUSICAL THEATER
Amsterdam is home to between 80,000-110,000 expats who all speak English as a common language, and yet there are only a small handful of theater companies that put on shows in English. We commit to engage with the expat community, and contribute to the arts economy by targeting an audience that currently doesn't have many opportunities to enjoy musical theater here. Simultaneously, we aim to enrich the musical theater scene for the Dutch audiences as well.
V. BRING A NEW ENTERTAINMENT MEDIUM TO THE NETHERLANDS
We commit to challenging ourselves to find new and innovative ways to present the musical theater art form and engage audiences in an interesting and immersive way.
Anbi
The Cauldron Performing Arts is an ANBI as of June 17th 2023
VAT number: NL863310205B01
RSIN number: 863310205
Active Members
KAT CARSOn (UK)
FOUNDER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MUSIC
Specialised in Early Music, Kat’s training in Historical Acting and Classical Singing help her create interdisciplinary performances that bridge the past and present. She has founded two ensembles The Wandering Bard and Nymphes et Monstres, has sung with The Sixteen, performed on some of the largest stages in the UK and Netherlands, and sung on British and Dutch radio. As an educator, Kat has run several outreach projects in the UK with one fundraising for a UK Music charity. She now works with the DGAI Music School and is vocal coach for The Wazzup Singers, who recently performed on We Want More. As a teacher, Kat allows her students to explore multiple styles of singing, and encourages experimenting with styles from Musical Theatre, to Jazz, to Classical. See more about Kat on her website, katcarson.com
ANASTASIIA FILIMONOVA (UA)
CHAIRWOMAN
Originally from Ukraine, Stacy developed a deep love for theater and music from a young age. Growing up in Kyiv, she spent her evenings immersed in playing and creating music, starting from her time at a music school and later with a band. Alongside her musical pursuits, she found joy in participating in various amateur theater productions.Despite her passion for the arts, Stacy took a different career path, diving into research in particle physics and later transitioning to a fintech career. This shift led her to temporarily pause her creative endeavors, revealing how much she missed them. In 2020, Stacy moved to Amsterdam and rekindled her passion for performance by getting involved in improv, musicals, and plays. She joined The Cauldron to help create more opportunities for English-speaking artists in the Netherlands.
Sophia Frayle (MX)
SECRETARY
Sophia's love for Musical Theater started when her mom would take her every weekend to see different musicals. Sophia's love for singing and performing kept growing and she decided to pursue a degree in Music Production, it was during this time that she also starred in a number of productions such as Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia!, Burlesque, Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar and the original cast of the production of Para La Libertad. Originally from an international family, Sophia grew up in Mexico and when deciding to move to the Netherlands, she took time to further her career working at MTV networks and it was at this time that she found another passion for technology, and decided to pursue a degree in Artificial Intelligence.
Sheila Bosco (US)
TREASURER
Sheila Bosco is a percussionist who comes from a long background of theater production and management. Going to school in New York City, she instantly fell in love with theater when she started working at the Guggenheim Museum as a technician and soon moved to be Theater Manager of the museum’s Peter B. Lewis Theater. After gaining experience as a freelancer on and off Broadway, she continued her career as Technical Director and Chief Engineer at the Brooklyn Campus LIU, House Recordist/Archivist for the Greenwich House of Music, Audio Engineer for the American Composers Alliance, Theater Manager for the Brava Theater where she did lighting and sound design, and Arts Facilities Director at University of San Francisco where she oversaw over 100 theater productions a year. She is thrilled to be a part of the Cauldron to help cultivate a space for creativity and community in Amsterdam's vibrant theater scene.
Antonio Mulero Sánchez (ES)
BOARD MEMBER
Antonio was born and raised in Spain, and he moved to the Netherlands in 2016. He spent these years in the Netherlands doing cancer research and recently became PhD but he also started being part of the international performing scene in Amsterdam. Being somehow connected to shows done with HEA and more recently with The Cauldron. His will is to help The Cauldron bring exciting and challenging projects while establishing a well-connected and interactive theater community.
Cinzia Hooijer (NL)
BOARD MEMBER
Born in the Netherlands, Cinzia has always been interested in musical theatre, but it wasn't until she experienced the safe environment of The Cauldron that she felt confident enough to start performing. She joined the board to help provide this to other new performers, and she hopes to increase her appreciation for English-spoken theatre in the Netherlands.
Evelien Vermeulen (NL)
BOARD MEMBER
Evelien is a Dutch musical performer. Having had a preliminary education in musical theatre at CodArts in Rotterdam, she now works at a publishing house in Amsterdam. She recently dove back into the world of musical theater, and was most recently seen in The Cauldron's Addams Family. Having been in musicals and plays since her early childhood, Evelien is excited to lend her passion for musical theater to the board of The Cauldron. Furthermore, she is an immense nerd, so she invites you to fangirl with her about any obscure musical you might know.
Gerrit Groot Karsijn (NL)
BOARD MEMBER
During office hours Gerrit works as an Operational Manager with the government. In his spare time he loves the theatre. He got to know Cauldron by playing Fester in 2023's Addams Family, being really enamored by the inclusive and warm way Cauldron operates, all the while maintaining kick-ass quality on stage. Wanting to pay his wonderful experience with Addams Family forward and contribute to this, he volunteered to join the Board.
