Y3K!

Y3K is Big Blue Door’s middle-school trio that has been entertaining Charlottesville audiences since the fall of 2023. This year they’ll be performing as the opening act of our season premiere, Days of Future Past, at Vinegar Hill on Saturday, Sept 20th, our First Friday Improv show on Friday, Oct 3rd, and our Days of Future Past show at the Magnet Theater in New York City on Friday, Oct 10th.

Kat Richter is thrilled to be performing with Y3K! A collaborator with Big Blue Door since the 5th grade, Kat hails from Charlottesville, VA, where she currently attends 7th grade. When she’s not on stage, she enjoys dancing, playing piano, working on local film projects, and delivering surprisingly sharp sushi critiques. Kat is also actively lobbying her parents for another puppy. Her future career plans include becoming a diabolical dictator, a corporate raider, or a theater set designer—final decision pending her college acceptance letters.

Lucy Schuyler is excited to perform in the Big Apple with hometown friends. Having recently become an official teenager, Lucy stays true to herself by dancing, drawing, writing, and volunteering at a neighborhood preschool. As a dog lover, she stops all pup owners with the exuberant request, “May I pet your dog?” Most people let her, confirming her belief that kindness is alive and well.

Ellie Jones is an eighth-grader at Peabody School. She first performed as Toto in Wizard of Oz when she was five years old and has loved theater ever since, preforming in over 30 plays and short films. Ellie most recently performed as Ms. Trunchbull in Matilda Jr. She was even interviewed for a British radio show! When not performing, Ellie loves to babysit, serves as Secretary on her student government, and works an after school job for another local theater company. She also enjoys talking with her friends and listening to Taylor Swift.