Oklahoma! Cast

Bennett Highfill Garvie has been in many shows with OCAG, Fourth St. Theater, and ACT I, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Lightning Thief, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Tuttle Christmas Carol, The Wizard of Oz, Nine, Beauty and the Beast, Guys and Dolls, The Mikado, Snoopy!!!, Peanuts Christmas, Once Upon a Mattress, Annie, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Pirates of Penzance, Tarzan, Into the Woods, a Hairy Tale, Duck for President, Seussical, The Secret Garden, and Lost in My Wonderland. He also performed in Alice in Wonderland with Tri-City Home Educators. He has appeared in a number of local commercials, films, and video and voice-over projects, and starred in a press event at Science Museum Oklahoma. Bennett also holds a black belt in taekwondo, is the lead puppeteer for the children’s church at True Oak Fellowship, and is a Youtuber and Twitch video streamer.

Mia Ellis is 19 yrs old and has danced since age 3. She loves music, drawing, painting, and really art of any kind. She started in community musical theatre in Chickasha’s the Wizard of Oz and went on to play Neleus in Mary Poppins, Nala in Lion King, Jr, George in Godspell, Anna in Frozen, Jr, Little Red Ridinghood in Into The Woods, and more. She was also choreographer for Mary Poppins, Clue the Musical, and Into The Woods. She played Claire in the Secret Garden and Thing 1 in Seussical the Musical, both at Tuttle’s Fourth St. Theater.

Nathan Hanning is returning to the stage for a second show in Oklahoma at Fourth St. Theater. He was previously Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream and the sound manager for the Addams Family Musical. When he is not performing on stage, Nathan likes to work out and further his education as an RBT in ABA.

Jordan Witter is thrilled to be playing Ado Annie in Oklahoma! Jordan has had a love of theater since she was a little girl. She started performing at age 5 in Sunshine Generation, went on to sing with the Canterbury Choral Society, and had the privilege of working with the Lyric Theatre Academy. Jordan graduated from Mustang High School with Honors in Drama and Performing Arts, and says that working with Fourth St. Theater has been a joy and an honor.

Susan Hinckley may be new to this stage, but she is not new to musical theater, having performed in musicals in high school and been involved behind the scenes making costumes for many years while two of her children performed with the Oklahoma Children’s Acting Guild and Fourth St. Theater. She also previously performed as a Who in Seussical the Musical here at Fourth St. Theater. Fun fact: Susan is reprising the role of Aunt Eller 45 years after she first performed it as a senior in high school. She is a mom to three adult children and enjoys traveling with her husband. She loves playing the piano, working jigsaw puzzles, gardening and reading.

Daniel Martin is a Senior in the Vocal Music Education program at the University of Oklahoma, and is looking forward to student teaching next semester. He has done theater all throughout high school and a few throughout college playing roles such as Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Horton in Suessical. When he's not in musicals, he enjoys singing barbershop with the Acapella Federation, as well as juggling hats or arranging music in his free time. Daniel is also certified in unarmed stage combat, and has been the fight choreographer for a community theater production of Newsies.

Logan Wayne Carrel is an 18 year old Alumni of Tuttle High School’s Class of 2024. Logan dived headfirst into theater performance by becoming a member of the Oklahoma Children’s Acting Guild. His role as Ali Hakim in Oklahoma! will be his last at Fourth St. Theater before heading off to University of Central Oklahoma. His past roles include Brian D. Taylor, Mike, and Davey Davison in THS Drama’s The Dummest Play Ever; Sir Robert Chiltern in An Ideal Husband; Levi/Assistant Director in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Richard in Murder on the Main Stage; Bob Cratchit in TCC 2023; Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Soloist in Spotlight 2024 & his personal favorite, the Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance. He would like to express his deepest gratitude to everyone for making his experiences here joyous, and for giving him memories to last a lifetime. Logan is looking forward to his future in the performing arts at UCO's College of Fine Arts & Design, and will be forever thankful for his time in Tuttle!

Joseph Ellis is a father, tech nerd, and theater enthusiast. His past shows include An Ideal Husband (Lord Caversham), Seussical the Musical (Mayor), The Secret Garden (Archibald), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Potiphar) at Fourth St. Theatre, Into The Woods (Baker), Becky’s New Car (Steve), The Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion) at Chickasha Community Theatre and The Music Man (Jaycee S.) at SNU, Godspell (Jesus) at SWOSU and others. Earlier this year, he played the role of Bruce Bechdel in Fun Home at Edmond’s Upstage Theatre. He is so grateful for the opportunity to once again be on the Fourth St. stage.

Lenora Louise Richter has been performing with the Oklahoma Children's Acting Guild since 2004, and danced at Steppin' Out Dance Studio for 15 years before starting her Studio Art degree at OSU. Lenora is thrilled to be celebrating her 20 years in OCAG with Oklahoma!, which is also the performance she first debuted with! Lenora has done numerous musicals, revues, and touring shows with OCAG; her favorite roles being The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, The Witch in Into The Woods, Kala in Tarzan, Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, and Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls. When Lenora isn't on the stage, she enjoys gardening, working on her college art portfolio, petting her cats and spending time with her husband.

Benjamin Paul Richter Jr joined Fourth St. Theater in late 2023. His first role ever was being a pirate in The Pirates of Penzance. Some of his favorite hobbies include fishing, playing games with friends and spending time with his wife, Lenora. He also attends church at True Oak Fellowship right here in town. His favorite moments are torn between getting to act alongside his wife, and when Michael Lujan broke the stage on January 27th, 2024.

Justin Gellenbeck is 18 years old and is now a senior. He has been with Fourth St. Theater for five to six years. He is also a member of the homeschool acting group. His past roles include: Demetrius/A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fred Scrooge/A Tuttle Christmas Carol, BBQ Bob/The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ring, and Dan/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Since Justin is now a senior, his acting career is winding down with the hopes to return to Fourth Street Theater shows in the future. Justin says he is forever grateful for this opportunity, also to Krislyn, the parents, and the friendships he has made along the way. "Fourth St. Theater has been a second home to me."

Michael Lujan is a 16 year old homeschool junior. Michael has been an OCAG member for 5 years. He has been in numerous productions at Fourth St. Theater. His first lead was as Percy Jackson in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. He was also a lead as Frederic in Pirates of Penzance. Michael hopes to keep working on his craft under Krislyn for many years.

Sam Ellis is in the 9th grade. He played Colin Cravens in the Secret Garden and a Wickersham Brother in Seussical the Musical at Fourth St. Most recently, he played Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Jr. at SNU. He has performed in Into the Woods (Ensemble) and Mary Poppins (Michael Banks) at SNU. He has also been in many shows at Chickasha Community Theater such as Wizard of Oz (Lollipop Guild/Flying Monkey) and Mary Poppins Jr. (Michael Banks).

Rylie Williams is a sixteen year old junior high school student at Tuttle Public Schools. She is very excited to be a part of Oklahoma. She has been with Fourth St, Theater for five years and is a member in their acting program: OCAG. She has done a number of performances including Merry Murder Pantocrime; Pirates of Penzance; Wizard of Oz; Murder in Sherwood Forest; The Importance of Being Ernest; Death by Deprecation; The Secret Garden; Seussical; Slaughter at the Circus; The Lightning Thief; An Ideal Husband; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Murder on the Mainstage; A Midsummer Nights Dream; and several Spotlight and Tuttle Christmas Carol productions. Rylie is a member of the Tuttle High School Choir and enjoys reading and writing in her free time. She would like to thank her family for the support and the theater for these great opportunities and friendships she's made.

Sabrina Hinckley is 26 years old and the volunteer stage manager at Fourth St. Theater. She has been in many and worked on many productions with the Oklahoma Children’s Acting Guild and Fourth St. Theater. Some of her favorite shows have been Guys and Dolls(Miss Adelaide), Pirates of Penzance(Daughter, Mabel, Ruth, & Stage Manager), Beauty and the Beast(Babette), A Tuttle Christmas Carol(Spirit of Christmas Present), and Seussical(Bird Girl, Mayzie La Bird, & Stage Manager). She has also directed four shows at Fourth St. Theater; The Importance of Being Earnest, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, An Ideal Husband, & A Midsummer Night's Dream. She is very excited to perform with her mom, Susan Hinckley in Oklahoma! this summer. Sabrina currently works at Nosh Restaurant and Catering Creations in Moore, Ok and has been working on her first book!

Anneleise Wedel, 14, has been with Fourth St Theater since she played a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz in 2019. Other roles she has played here include: soloist in Spotlight (2024), Mabel in An Ideal Husband (2023), Maid in Murder on the Main Stage (2023), Detective in Murder at the Salty Dog (2022), Daughter in Pirates of Penzance (2024), and Ensemble in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2023). She has had several roles in A Tuttle Christmas Carol over the years including Banker (2019 and 2022), Winnifred (2019), Grocer (2022), and Charity Solicitor (2023). She has been a member of the Oklahoma Children’s Acting Guild since 2022 and was in the homeschool acting class in 2019-2020. She loves reading, writing, poetry, drawing, playing video games, and loves her cats. She plays the violin and guitar and enjoys singing.

Ryleigh Clem made her debut with the Oklahoma Children’s Acting Guild in the 2013 production of Guys and Dolls, and performed for several years before moving to Stillwater for college. Her favorite roles include Jane in Tarzan, Florinda in Into the Woods, and Mrs. Medlock in The Secret Garden. She graduated from OSU in 2023 and is happy to be back on the stage again with old and new friends.

Finley Beller is an 8th grade student at Epic Charter School. She has been performing with Fourth St. Theater for almost two years and has been in five performances with them. Her favorite roles were Inspector Wright in Murder on the Main Stage and Pirate/Cop in Pirates of Penzance. She has also performed with Metro Youth Theater in their production of Big Fish and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Her hobbies include making music, reading, and, theater!

Rachel Ellis has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from SWOSU and has taught in homeschool, homeschool co-ops and churches. She has been involved in theatre since childhood. Recent credits include The Sound of Music (Frau Schmidt) at SNU, The Secret Garden (Lily), Seussical the Musical (Mayor’s Wife), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Potiphar’s Wife) at Fourth St. Theatre, Into the Woods (Jack’s Mother), Godspell (as herself), The Wizard of Oz at Chickasha Community Theatre. Her roles at SWOSU include Agnes in Agnes of God. She has also been Music Director for Mary Poppins, Jr., Clue the Musical, and Into the Woods at CCT.

Belinda Blanche Garvie has been with the Oklahoma Children’s Acting Guild since 2009, since she was two years old and was brought in to play the Baby Elephant Bird in Seussical. After that successful debut, she has appeared in Tuttle Christmas Carol, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Lightning Thief, The Wizard of Oz, Lost in My Wonderland, The Pirates of Penzance, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan, The Mikado, Guys & Dolls, The Secret Garden, Seussical, Pirates and Pigs Dance, Once Upon a Matress, A Hairy Tale, Peanuts Christmas and numerous musical revues, dinner theatres, and other productions with Fourth St Theater, OCAG, ACT I, and FST homeschool group. She has done voice-over commercial work and has been involved in film projects, and also volunteers as a performer and puppeteer for the children’s church at True Oak Fellowship. She has won numerous awards as a competitive dancer at Steppin’ Out Dance Studio.

Abigail Hollingsworth, 14, has been active with Fourth St. Theater for over a year. She has performed in several of the theater's productions, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2023), Pirates of Penzance, (2024), and Spotlight (2024). Abigail also attends Fourth St.’s homeschool acting classes, where she performed as Josette in Brother’s Grimm…Out of Order (2024). She discovered a love for theater the day she joined, instantly realizing a liking for being on stage and acting. She attends school with Epic Charter schools and lives in Tuttle. When she’s not at the theater (which isn’t often), she’s running her Etsy shop and hanging out with her family and pets.

Elliana McCracken is 9 years old from Bridge Creek and is homeschooled. She has enjoyed attending homeschool classes at Fourth St. Theater for the past year. This is her first role in a production and she is very excited! She loves spending time with family and friends, drawing and playing video games. She would like to thank the theater for the opportunity and her family and friends for their support.

Peyton McCracken is 13 years old from Bridge Creek and is homeschooled. Peyton is a member of the Oklahoma Children's Acting Guild. Her past roles have included Martha Cratchit in Tuttle Christmas Carol 2023, Gretel in The Brother's Grimm... Out of Order, and she was in Spotlight 2024. She just finished her final year of 3 years in Oklahoma Baptist children's choir. She loves attending Fourth St. Theater homeschool classes and spending time with family and friends. She would like to thank the theater for these wonderful fun opportunities and her family and friends for their support.

Sheila Reeder Simpson, D.O., is a Board Certified Family Physician who practiced medicine for 35 years in OKC. She began theater in Jr. High, continued into college, and acted in “A Tuttle Christmas Carol,” playing the part of Mrs. Fezziwig with Fourth St. Theater in 2023. She currently sings with the OKCity Chorus, placing fourth in the world in International Competition. She has a collection of small animals including mini donkeys, peacocks, goats, sheep, chickens and dogs. She also has a greenhouse, growing tropicals, vegetables and fruit, and has a YouTube channel entitled Dr Sheila’s Funny Farm, where she documents life with her animals. She was President of the OOA, (Oklahoma Osteopathic Assoc.), in 2000, and chaired, plus was a member of multiple boards connected with the OOA. She continues to be active with the OOA. She is married to retired OCPD Capt David Simpson and they have 3 wonderful sons, 3 amazing, beautiful daughter-in-laws, and 7 precious grandchildren.

Selah Wedel is 18 years old, she began acting in 2017, playing Mother Sheep in “Charlotte’s Web” She has played several roles in skits and plays at church. She began acting at Fourth St. Theater in 2019 as a citizen of Oz in “Wizard of Oz” and played a banker in “A Tuttle Christmas Carol” the same year. She was in the Homeschool Acting Class here from 2019-2020 and performed in their production of “Duck for President” She also played the narrator in “A Tuttle Christmas Carol” in 2022. Mrs Chiltern in “An Ideal Husband” in 2023. Selah enjoys painting, drawing, and writing when she finds some spare time! She also enjoys exploring Route 66 with her father, collecting stamps, learning the history, seeing cool museums and shops, and eating delicious food!

Lynli Williams is a ten year old fifth grader at Tuttle Intermediate School. Oklahoma will be her sixth production at Fourth St. Theater and this show will round off her first full year at OCAG. She has been in Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat; Murder on the Mainstage; Tuttle Christmas Carol; Pirates of Penzance; and Spotlight 2023 and 2024. Lynli enjoys tumbling and doing cheer in her free time, along with belting out songs wherever she feels like. She would like to thank everyone for their love and support.