NOAM AVNER (Cast Member) North Potomac, MD; First Year, BFA Acting. Recent favorite performances include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (J. Pierrepont Finch), The Prom (Barry Glickman), and The Wizard of Oz  (Cowardly Lion). Noam would like to thank everyone who has been a part of his theatre journey and all of his friends for making the theatre a place he feels welcome and proud to be himself.

EMALIE BROOKBANKS (Cast Member) Warren, MI; First-year, Elementary Education. Select previous performances include Sister Act (Sister Mary Patrick), Dot and the Kangaroo Jr. (Assistant Stage Manager), The Diary of Anne Frank (Stage Manager), and Frozen Jr. (Bulda). Emalie would like to thank her family and friends for always supporting her, and her sister Zoey for inspiring her always.

MYLAH DORSEY (Cast Member) West Bloomfield, MI; First Year, Double Major in BFA Acting and Psychology, Dance Minor. Select previous performances include Radium Girls (Ensemble), Fantastic Mr. Fox (Bean), Big Fish (Ensemble), 1984 (Julia), Urinetown (Julie Cassidy), Circus Olympus (Medusa), Clue (Singing Telegram Girl), Mamma Mia (Rosie), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Fairy), and Matilda (Big Kid #1). Mylah would like to thank her family for always being there and supporting her in everything she does.

MYLEIGH DORSEY (Cast Member) West Bloomfield, MI; First Year, BFA Acting, Dance Minor, Select previous performances include Radium Girls (Ensemble), Big Fish (Ensemble), Urinetown (Senator Fipp), Circus Olympus (Danae and Pandora), Clue (Cop), Mamma Mia (Ensemble), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Fairy), and Matilda (Big Kid). Myleigh would like to thank her parents and friends for their support in everything that she participates in.

WILLA GALLANT (Cast Member) Ypsilanti, MI; First-year BA Theatre. Select previous performances include James and the Giant Peach (Ladybug), Little Women (Amy March), Radium Girls (Mrs. Alma Macneil & Sob Sister), Little Shop of Horrors (Street Urchin), Most Massive Woman Wins (Cel), A Vampire Story (Eleanor). Willa would like to thank her friend and family for always supporting her, and for everyone coming to support the show!

ELLENA GUINN (Cast Member) West Bloomfield, MI; First Year BFA Acting. Select previous performances include Clue ( Miss. Scarlett ), A Midsummer Night’s Dream ( Titania ),  Antigone  (Antigone), Matilda The Musical ( Miss. Honey ), 1984 ( The Loudspeaker ), Cheating Death ( Ann ), Urinetown ( Soupy Sue ), Circus Olympus ( Osina ),  Jackie Robinson Steals Home ( Rachel ). Select future performances include Fault ( Darcy ) and Persuasion ( Elizabeth ). Ellena would like to thank her family and friends who have supported her throughout her journey as an actress!!!

ROBERT JAKOB (Cast Member) Los Angeles, CA; Student, First year BA Theatre MSU and 2nd year at Lansing Community College. Degree’s in 1) Film Production AFA Scottsdale Community College. 2) Accounting BBA/MSA Eastern Michigan University. Performances Honus & Me (Honus), The Great White Hope (Pop Weaver), A Mid Summer (Theseus), ABC’s The Goldberg’s (Accountant), The Downside of Bliss (Script Supervisor), Former Marine Corps Sergeant. Robert would like to thank all who served!

NOELLE JENOSKY (Cast Member) South Lyon, MI; First year BA Theatre, BA Philosophy. Select previous performances include SpongeBob The Musical (Sandy), Peter Pan and Wendy (Wendy), Grease (Cha-Cha), Mamma Mia! (Lisa), A Christmas Story (Ms. Sheilds). Noelle would like to thank her parents for never failing to show up and support her!

SAMANTHA JONES (Cast Member) Farmington Hills, MI; First-year BFA Acting, Musical Theatre Minor. Select Previous Performances include Mean Girls (Cady), Freaky Friday (Ellie), Hello, Dolly! (Dolly), Mary Poppins (Winifred), Wonderful Life The Musical (Milly Bailey), Legally Blonde (Margot), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Gabrielle), The Addams Family (Alice). Samantha would like to thank her family for always supporting her, and In The Mitten Productions for giving her her love of performing.

ALEXA KALYVAS (Cast Member) Grosse Pointe, MI; First-Year BFA Acting. Select performances include MSU: Bad To The Bone Cabaret with They’re So Dramatic; Other: Mack And Mabel (Mabel Normand), Clue (Miss Scarlet), Big Fish (Jenny Hill), Radium Girls (Kathryn Schaub), A Piece Of My Heart (Maryjo). Alexa would like to thank her friends and family for their support in pursuing performing arts and all of her teachers and mentors that have helped her along the way!

KADEN KOUYOUMJIAN (Cast Member) Bloomfield Hills, MI; First-year BA Theatre, Arts & Humanities. Select performances include MSU Roial Players: Puffs (Oliver Rivers); Other: Holes (Zigzag), Antigone (Tiresias/Chorus), Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt), Elephant’s Graveyard (Composer/Guitarist), Newsies (Scab #3). Kaden would like to thank his friends for their relentless support, and to you for supporting MSU theatre!

SOPHIE LEE (Cast Member) Fowlerville, MI; First year, BFA Stage Manager, Minor in Dance. Select past performances include Pride and Prejudice (Maid/Dancer), The Wizard of Oz Jr. (Cowardly Lion/Zeke), Honk Jr. (Grace/Dance Captain),  The Lightning Thief  (Assistant Stage Manager), 101 Dalmatians Kids! (Assistant Production Manager), Frozen Jr. (Assistant Choreographer/Assistant Production Manager). Sophie would like to thank her friends for coming to support her!

ANYA LEGGETT (Cast Member) Beverly Hills, MI; First-year BFA Actor. Select performances include Newsies (Tommy Boy), Book Women (Reg), Flappers (Peter/Norman), Chicago (Featured ensemble), Wild Waves Whist (M), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Yann), Beauty and the Beast (Featured Ensemble), Blue Stockings (Billy), Game of Tiaras (Director). Anya would like to thank all his friends and family who came, and hopes everyone has a great time.

MARGARET MCNAMARA (Cast Member) West Branch, MI; First-year BFA Actor, triple minor: History, Musical Theater, and Arts & Cultural Management. Some previous performances include The Little Mermaid (Ariel), Singing in the Rain (Lina Lamont), Tuck Everlasting( Mae Tuck),Hello Dolly ( Minnie Fay), Bright Star (Margot Crawford), Little Women (Jo March). Margaret would like to thank her friends and family for their support!

REAGAN MCNERNEY (Cast Member) Clare, MI; First-year BA Theatre. Previous performances include Dracula: The Bloody Truth (Light Opp. & Props), The Lost Boy (Light Opp. & Media), Romeo and Juliet (Stage Manager), Clue (Stage Manager). She also just finished up her first college show with Second Stage Productions The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (Assistant Stage Manager). Reagan would like to thank all her friends and family for their support.

ADDISON MEREDITH (Cast Member) Grand Rapids, MI; First-year BA Theatre. Previous performances include All I Really Need to Know I Learned by Being in a Bad Play (Stage Manager/Actor #1/Actors Inner Voice), High School Musical (Kelsi), It’s A Wonderful Life (Pete/Nick), Treasure Island (Parrot/Pirate), Beauty and the Beast (Villager/Silverware), The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Tumnus). Addy would like to thank her amazing friends and family for their love and support, and everyone who came to these shows.

EMMA PAYNE (Cast Member) Ottawa Lake, MI; First-year Elementary Education Student with a minor in Theatre. Select Previous Performances include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia), Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn (Hadley), Once Upon a Mattress (Princess #12; Dance Captain), Catch Me If You Can (Cheryl Ann; Dance Captain), The SpongeBob Musical (Featured Dancer), The Little Mermaid (Princess). She would like to thank her friends and family for all their support throughout this process.

WREN ROBBINS (Cast Member)  Milledgeville, GA; First-year BFA Stage Manager, Minor Arts and Cultural Management. Some recent credits include: A Sherlock Carol (assistant stage manager), Chicago: Teen Edition (stage manager/flyman), High School Musical: The Musical (stage manager), Georgia Thespian Conference All-State Production (stage manager), GMC Leadership Speaker Series: Retired Gen. James Mattis (stage manager). She would like to thank her family, friends, and mentors for their never-ending patience and guidance!

EMILY SEMRAU (Board Operator) Plainfield, IL; First-year, BFA Theatre: Stage Management. Emily is excited to support Unscripted and bring the show’s spontaneous energy to life from the booth. She loves collaborating with her class and is grateful to be surrounded by such supportive and talented people.

ANNIE SHEREDA (Cast Member) Macomb, MI; First-year BFA Design, concentration in scenic design, and minor in Film Studies. Select previous credentials include Little Shop of Horrors (stage manager), Newsies (deck captain), A Wrinkle in Time (backstage & lighting opp.), Great Gatsby (head of rail), and Mamma Mia (stagehand). Annie would like to thank her family, friends, and boyfriend for their constant support and presence at performances!

GRACELYN SMITH (Cast Member) Pawcatuck, CT; First-year BFA Actor, Minor in Dance. Select previous roles include: Seussical the Musical (Bird Girl), Letters to Sala (Stage Manager, Chana, Lucia), The Drowsy Chaperone (Ensemble), War Paint (Arden/Mirror Girl, WAC), Plain as Jane (Assistant Stage Manager, Professor Wiggins), and Nunsense (Stage Manager, Tap Dancing Nun). Gracelyn is very excited to be performing her first show here at MSU and would like to thank the cast and crew for their hard work. She would also like to give an extra special “thank you” to her family for coming all this way to support her and her dreams!

JOANNA SPENCER (Cast Member) St. Johns, MI; First-year, BFA Acting, BA Film Studies; Select previous performances include We Are the Sea (Norah), Queens (Jane Seymour), Sense and Sensibility (Margaret Dashwood/Lucy Steele), Ernest and the Pale Moon (Gwendoline), and Dearly Departed (Marguerite). Jo would like to thank her closest friends for their support and upperclassmen for their guidance.