Y3K!

Y3K is Big Blue Door’s middle-school trio that has been entertaining Charlottesville audiences since the fall of 2023. They’ve performed in our two Holiday Spectaculars, our Last Improv Show on Earth and Days of Future Past, our Days of Future Past road show at the Magnet Theater in New York, and as part of 2026’s winter series, The Vortex!

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.