Sarah Gray is so happy to have joined the Beaumont High School Theatre team this year as the Theatre Manager and Lead Theatre Teacher. Previously she directed, produced and taught theatre at Yucaipa High School 2011-2023. Mrs. Gray received her B.A. in History from UC Santa Cruz and graduated from UC Irvine with her MAT. She has acted, danced, directed, choreographed, teched and been a dramaturge in many productions over the past 20+ years. Sarah Gray has a background in Theatre arts as a performer, choreographer, designer, director and crew member. When not working in Educational Theatre, Mrs. Gray enjoys spending time with her children.

Pam Bernard began her love of Theatre at the age of 7 when she was cast as Princess Ying Yaowalak in the Civic Light Opera Theatre Association's production of The King & I. From there, she went on to sing, dance, & act in many other productions before & after majoring in Theatre Arts and receiving her bachalors in Theater at CSUSB. As the Beaumont Performing Arts Theatre Program began unfolding at BHS, Mrs. Bernard co-directed BHS's first musical here with Mrs. Hauschild, which just happened to be The King & I. Mrs. Bernard went on to earn a CTE Credential in Theatre to continue to foster her love for directing and teaching Theatre, Since working in Theatre here at BHS, she has co-directed such favorites as Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Mis, Little Shop of Horrors, & Mamma Mia just to name a few. Ms. Bernard is continuing to nurture and promote a love of Theatre and growth of character development in this production of West Side Story. She hopes you too will fall in love with our beautiful rendition of "West Side Story."

Daniel West is extremely excited to join the Beaumont High School theatre team this year. Daniel has been working professionally in theatre as a teaching artist for the last 20 years. A native of the Inland Empire, he has spent most of his career working in and around southern California both as a theatrical designer/fight choreographer and teacher. Daniel is in his second semester working for BUSD after spending 10 years with Riverside County Office of Education as their lead technical theatre teacher and industry advisory facilitator. He holds a BA in Theatre Arts from CSUSB and a Master of Theatre Studies from Southern Oregon University. When not at BHS, Daniel is Associate Faculty for Mt. San Jacinto College and teaches a variety of their technical theatre courses.

Chloë is a native of Southern California. Chloë began dancing at Riverside Ballet Arts at 4 years old where she studied Classical Ballet technique under Glenda Carhart, her mother Kathleen Riker. She has also studied under Damian Diaz, Michel Gervais; David Allan. She took Ballet classes at BYU-Idaho under Patricia Dienhart from 2017-2018. Chloë was the captain choreographer for Beaumont Senior High School's theater department starting in 2013. She choreographed the following full-length musicals; The King & I, The Sound of Music, The Fiddler on the Roof, and Les Misérables. After graduating in 2017, she was hired back to choreograph The Music Man. In 2023 she was hired to choreograph Mama Mia where she was nominated for the Lucy Arnaz award for Best Choreography. She has returned this year as Choreographer of West Side Story. Chloë performed in David Allan’s Nutcracker for 18 consecutive years in various Corps de Ballet & Character Roles. She later taught rehearsed David’s choreography for the intermediate Corps de Ballet children's roles and was promoted to Ballet Mistress in 2019. Chloë became a partner at Riverside Ballet Arts LLC in 2019 where she continues to oversee the schools’ syllabus for Creative Movement, children’s ballet classes, Adult Ballet, Musical Theatre Jazz.

Erin Crabtree currently teaches 3rd grade at Sundance. With 32 years of experience in theater she has spent the last eight working as a costume director for Beaumont High School Performing Arts along side her mother, to whom she is most grateful. She’s also thankful for her family and their patience as she focuses her time and attention on the shows. Break a leg everyone!

Cindy Van Horn has been teaching young people to sing for over 40 years. She is a choir director and music teacher for students from elementary school through high school. She also has extensive experience as a vocal coach for musical theater productions. Cindy is the Founder and Director of Inspire Music, a music program for students with special needs. Each week, she teaches 23 classes at 12 different school sites for the Redlands Unified School District. Miss Cindy is happy to return to Beaumont High School and work with the talented, emergent artists.

Shelly Becker began working on costumes for BHS theater in 2017 in the production of "The Music Man." She claims she didn't really have the talent but was recruited because no one else knew how to thread the sewing machine. She has continued working on costumes in every production since that time. It is a challenging job considering many productions have over 100 students in the cast with multiple costume changes. Shelly's favorite part of her job is being around the students whose joy and energy is infectious but she gets teary eyed when it's time to say goodbye to seniors. She hopes you enjoy the show.

A student of both stage and screen, Ethan Barnes is thrilled to help tell the story of Beaumont Theatre Arts’ West Side Story. He received his BFA in Screenwriting at Columbia College Hollywood, and has been a storyteller in the worlds of theatre and film for most of his life at this point. Ethan is incredibly proud of the cast and crew of West Side Story, and he hopes you enjoy the show!

Rainer Schemel (Audio Engineer) is going into his third year mixing the sound for the BHS theatrical productions. With a background in event production he’s continuing his best work engineering the sound for this year’s production West Side Story. Previously he has worked on Annie, Footloose, Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia and The Little Mermaid. He hopes to continue working with the Tech Crew to put on the best show possible for everyone to enjoy.

You may recognize Maddie Leonard from Footloose as the preacher’s wife. Maddie is a sophomore at Beaumont High School and has been in many past Beaumont musicals. She is working in this show as a lighting designer. This is the seventh theatre production she has acted in. You may also have seen Maddie in Annie as Drake, Beauty and the Beast as a Fork and the Aristocratic Lady, Mamma Mia as Vocal Ensemble, or The Little Mermaid as a Sea creature, lagoon animal, princess, and mermaid.

Armando Mora has been in many BHS productions, such as his favorite, The Little Mermaid, where he portrayed his dream character Flounder. He is looking to expand his theatre knowledge by being in tech theatre for this show. He hopes you have a wonderful night and enjoy the show!

Jannette Adame helps build/paint sets, screen write and makes sure the set moves in and out of the stage smoothly. This is her second show, and is super excited to be a part of this growing community. She has worked with making sets, working lights, and ropes/backdrops. This is her first year of being a stage manager and is handling it well. She hopes to continue working backstage until graduation and further on into college. She hopes you enjoy the show.

Sage Hanson (Stage Manager) is back at it again as a Sophomore at BHS. After falling in love with the job of Stage Manager during Mamma Mia and working as Production Stage Manager during Little Mermaid last semester, they are thrilled to be backstage once again. Not only do they enjoy exploring the technical side of theater, they have a soft spot for both acting and screenwriting.

Ethan is excited to be the ASM for this production of West Side Story. Previously he was a member of the tech crew for the Little Mermaid. This year Ethan is a senior and is excited to graduate in a few months. After he graduates he will hopefully be able to attend Crafton Hills Community Collage. Ethan wants to help out as much as possible with the play and hopes that you enjoy the show.

Aira Cervantes (Assistant Stage Manager) is delighted to lend a hand in West Side Story. Aira has only done The Little Mermaid but they are still happy to help out and motivated for the challenge. Aira adores tech theatre and finds a sense of peace doing backstage and set building work. They plan to do tech work until they graduate high school, because this is a passion they have only just discovered. They are so thrilled to be a part of backstage for this play!

A Theatre student on her 5th play this year, Tessa Mckinley Brown is a freshman at Beaumont High School (BHS). She is a part of the Technical Crew for West Side Story. Having done Theater for The Little Mermaid and all three years of Middle School, Brown is a very talented student. She is an athlete, artist, singer, a retired dancer, and plays the piano. Having been on a stage at a very young age, she specialized in ballet, hip hop, jazz, and even tap dancing. She is a horror loving, movie fanatic with a love for anything Halloween. She is the head of props!

Amie Brooklyn Alcala is part of the backstage crew. This is her second show at BHS having previously been part of The Little Mermaid. She is very excited to be part of this show. After High School, she plans to have a double major in Computer Science and Theatre. She hopes to one day direct for Broadway or Disney.

Lydianne Clarmont is a member of the backstage tech crew. She's performed in the last four plays (Annie, Beauty and the Beast, Mama Mia, and The Little Mermaid) where she played various ensemble roles. She shares a love of performing as well as a love of competition. You can find her later this year as a member of the Beaumont improv team.

Brooklyn Duerr is happy to be part of Stage Crew for West Side Story. This is Brooklyn's second show as she was part of The Little Mermaid last Fall. She is excited to be able to help set the stage for shows and hopes to one day be able to be part of a Broadway Show.

Ashton Mathews is working as stage crew for the first time in West Side Story. He's previously acted in BHS productions such as; The Music Man, Elf the Musical, and Wizard of Oz.

Selene Tafoya (tech member) is a Freshman at Beaumont High School. his is selene’s second show and she's hoping to do more shows in the future. Last year she was on the right side of the stage and she would work on props and curtains. She has really enjoyed every single thing about being backstage for the west side story. We hope you enjoy/ enjoyed the show.

Grace is a freshman in high school who has a passion for working on shows at Backstage. While she may be relatively new to the program, she has quickly found her love for it and cherishes the friendships she has made within the community.

Mars Torres (Costumes Department) is debuting this year as part of the costume department. Mars helps with making, fixing, and assigning costumes to our talented actors and actresses. Mars has been both onstage and backstage in past productions. In a showing of “The Outsiders”, Mars was part of the backstage crew as a runner. While in a showing of “High School Musical”, they played as Coach Bolton’s Understudy. They plan to pursue a BFA in Theatre Performance and a Bachelor's degree in fine arts. Be sure to enjoy the costume designs at our showing of “The Little Mermaid!"

Nadia is a Junior at Beaumont High School. She has been involved in multiple shows at BHS. "West Side Story" is her first show as an assistant costuming manager. Previously, she has participated in shows by acting and set building. Nadia would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her through all of her endeavors and achievements through her theatre years so far.

Joanna Galindo is a freshman at Beaumont high school. This is her first show and she's proud to be part of the costume crew. She is grateful for her parents for support. Joanna wants to continue doing tech throughout her years at bhs.

Joy Simms is apart of stage crew and helped out with costuming for West Side Story. This is her first show she’s helped out with at Beaumont High School. She plans on becoming more involved with theater, and hopes to continue helping out.

Madylin Kinser is a Junior at Beaumont High School and was a part of the tech crew for the West Side Story production. This was her first time participating in the school plays and she loved being able to watch the show come together. She is a former volleyball player and hopes to become a teacher in the future. She is so thankful for the friends she has made and for the opportunity she had to be a part of this production.

Kyra Cullens is a freshman, and this is her 2nd show this year. The previous shows Kyra was casted in were “The Little Mermaid”, and the role she played was a sailor. This year she assisting with a play called “Westside Story”, and she is apart of the theater tech team in the costumes department. Kyra was ecstatic to work with new people, try new things, learn essential skills, and she aspires to play a lead role in the near future.

Emma Hernandez participated as a part of the tech crew for the West Side Story production. She was in Theatre 1 as a freshman and enjoyed the class. She plans to own a business or become a 911 operator in her future. She looks forward to next year's shows and is excited to continue to be a part of the Performing Arts at BHS. Have a great time at the show!

Brynn Sattley (Hair Tech) is participating in her first Beaumont High School theater production and is excited to be a part of the action. Although she has a minimal background in theater arts, she has grown significantly in her hair skills since then. She plans to pursue a major in Religion after high school and is thrilled to graduate next year.

Sally Valdivia is spotlight #1 in the musical westside story. She is a Freshman at beaumont high school, returning to bhs theater.

Elena is an 8th grader at Summerwind Trails School (STS) and West Side Story is the first show she gets to be a part of tech for. She was introduced to tech theatre by her older brother who was previously a part of tech. She enjoys being a spotlight operator and hopes to continue her journey in theatre next year when she goes to Beaumont High School. She hopes that you enjoy the show everyone worked so hard on.

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Aubree Pensak is a sophmore whos spent the last six and a half years devoting her time to the theatre starting when she was in the fourth grade. Aubree has done many shows some acting and some working in the sound booth as a Soundboard operator. For West Side Story Aubree assisted in building sets and lighting design. Find Aubree at the front of the house as our house manager and lead usher.