Nanette Lippincott fell in love with theatre in kindergarten when she was cast as Mother Rabbit and was bitten by the bug. She is originally from South Georgia, but has been in the Midwest for over half her life.  She studied dance for many years and performed with Southern Ballet in Atlanta in high school.  She has appeared with many theatre companies in the area and serves as President of Mid-Life Players. She is also active in the  Kansas City Ballet Guild. She is married to Ken, Brent's mother, and Barkley's dog-mom.

Joshua Tackett currently serves as Vice President of the Board. He has a Master’s in Music in Vocal Performance from Kansas State University and a Master of Business Administration from University of Saint Mary. He currently serves as Associate Director of Financial Aid at the University of Saint Mary. He has performed in more than 20 shows including plays, musical, operas, and skits as well as music directed. Joshua lives in Leavenworth with his husband Clayton.

Becky Clark is a life-long resident of the Northland and a retired music educator. She enjoys working on the Board of Mid-Life Players and dedicates many hours to her charitable work through Assistance League® of Kansas City. Throughout the years, Becky has performed in 24 shows and worked as Music Director for 17 shows. One of her biggest joys is bring musicals to life, whether performing or directing!

Linda Wetzel, a retired pediatrician, has been involved with The Mid-Life Players for quite a few years, She has been on the board since 2022 and serves as secretary. Linda has performed in a number of  MLP shows, including Forbidden Broadway, Cats, Xanadu, Hair, The Pajama Game, Chess, Some Enchanted Evening, Cinderella, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Once Upon a Mattress.

Natasha is a dedicated board member of Mid Life Players Theatre Company, bringing her passion for performance since 2001. An AMDA graduate and proud mom, her most cherished role was Ti Moune in Once on This Island.

Natalia brings her +12 years of marketing experience to the MLP Board and is very grateful to be a part of this amazing group. She is very passionate about musical theater and has joined several productions both in Sao Paulo, Brazil and across the KC area, since she moved to the USA in 2022.

John has been a member of the Mid Life Players Board of Directors for several Years. He has enjoyed performing in 35 plus shows with 8 Production Companies in the Kansas City Area since 2008 including a dozen shows with Mid Life Players.

He is retired from almost 50 years in the Property Casualty Insurance Industry primarily in Underwriting, Production of Business with Independent Agencies and Management of Staff. He is a member of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) Society and served in all Kansas City & Cedar Rapids, IA Chapters Officer Positions. He received his Masters of Science in Accounting Degree from Drake University. He currently has part time positions as a Realtor and as a Driver for a Student Transportation Company.

John enjoys creating items for various sets and enjoys seeing dreams come to Life! And making Characters come to Life for Audiences!

Kate joined the MLP board in June 2025 and is honored to serve in this uniquely inclusive organization.  She has been involved in theater since High School and loves working with and just hanging out with creative people.  Kate graduated from Kansas State University with a BA in Speech/Theater.  She retired in 2018 as a Customer Service and Claims Manager with Kansas City Life Insurance Company, with the desire to spend more time with family and friends, travel more, and engage in local volunteering. She has two charming sons, two beautiful daughters-in-law, and five absolutely amazing grandchildren.  Kate also wants to thank her furry “best friend” – her Jack Russell “Terrorist” Roxy --  for starting each day with a fresh attitude and a wagging tail.

Keith joined the MLP board in June 2025 and is excited to provide ideas / perspective from his music performance involvement. Keith has been the drummer / percussionist in several of our 'In Concert' productions since 2022 - "The Pajama Game" (Spring '22), "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" (Spring '24), "Once Upon a Mattress" (Spring '25), "Grease" (Fall '25), and is slated to be doing the same in our Spring '26 production of "Pippin". While his primary career profession revolves around engineering design, Keith spends most evenings & weekends living a busy lifestyle of different hobbies he is passionate about: Playing percussion in several other wind ensembles & orchestras across the Kansas City metro; serving as a scout leader in the troop he grew up in; involved with a church on multiple levels of music and service; and attending Royals games with friends. He also enjoys capturing moments as they happen through photography - for all the organizations he is actively involved with, and then some. Becky Clark (one of our other board members), and her late husband, Ron, were Keith's middle school choir & band directors respectively, and are part of the reason as to how he has gotten involved with so many different groups over the years, including MLP.