Dan Lyng, tenor, is currently a doctoral student at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He is pursuing a Doctor of Music in Vocal Performance with a minor in Music Education and a Certificate in Vocology. He also serves as Theatre Director and Auditorium Manager at Brown County High School in Nashville, IN, where he directs three productions a year, assistant directs two high school choral ensembles. He spends his summers in Clifton Park, NY, where he is a stage director and music director for the Shen Summer Adventures Musical Theatre Camp. He maintains a private studio (teaching both in-person and online) and is an active voice researcher. Dan’s voice research spans topics including nasality in singing, voice acoustics and formant tuning, and child voice pedagogy. He has presented at the Voice Foundation's "Care of the Professional Voice" Conference and he is currently writing his doctoral dissertation on the phenomenon of vibrato in prepubertal and pubertal voices. As a performer, Dan is a passionate advocate of American music of the 20th and 21st centuries. He recently performed a recital in Boston featuring only the works of living American composers. On the operatic stage, he has performed the leading tenor role in Glass’s Hydrogen Jukebox and has held supporting roles such as Frank in Rorem’s Our Town and Officer Murphy in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene. In addition to his work in contemporary music, he is experienced in the performance of canonical repertoire. He has sung the Priest Duet in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and has performed in the ensemble of Le Nozze di Figaro. His first doctoral recital will feature 19th-century art song, including Schumann’s "Liederkreis," Op. 24, and Faure's "La Bonne Chanson." ​ Dan is actively involved in improving his community by serving on a number of committees. He serves on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Brown County Schools, working to understand racial, sexual, economic, and other biases and the way they impact students in the school system in order to affect positive change. He also serves on the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Committee to develop strategies for deployment of SEL instruction. In the broader Bloomington area, Dan serves on the Education Committee for Cardinal Stage Theater Company and discusses programming and curricular materials for weekday matinee student performances. Dan holds a MM in Voice Pedagogy from the New England Conservatory of Music and a BM in Music Teaching and Learning from the Eastman School of Music. He has been accepted to the Certificate in Vocology program at the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS) and plans to attend that program upon completion of his doctoral coursework. He is a member of the Voice Foundation, Pan-American Vocology Association, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).

Kristi Billings 10:17 PM (1Kristi Billings is in her 9th year of serving as the Director of Vocal Music at Brown County High School and Middle School, and is very excited to be working on her 8th BCHS Spring Musical Production. As Director of Vocal Music, Ms. Billings directs three choral ensembles - Rhapsody Show Choir, BC Singers, and BCMS Choraliers, and she also teaches AP Music Theory, Electronic Music Technology, and History of American Popular Music. In addition to her work as a music educator, Kristi is a strong advocate for public education and serves as President of the Brown County Educators Association, previously having been named an ISTA “30 under 30” Rising Union Leader in Indiana. More recently, she was selected as a 2022 Bezos Scholar Educator Partner and serves as the faculty sponsor of Students for Equity, a student-lead organization promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion and loves empowering young people to make positive changes in their communities. Prior to living in Indiana, Kristi worked as director of a nonprofit children’s choir organization and church music director/organist in Minneapolis, MN.

Kevin Carmichael graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Kinesiology and Contemporary Dance. While at IU, Kevin was cast to perform pieces choreographed by modern dance icons, Bill Evans, Bella Lewitzky, Paul Taylor, David Parsons, and the internationally renowned, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. He was also a member of the Indiana University Co-ed Cheerleading Squad 2007-2009. During his 3 year residency in New York City, Kevin was named “Choreographer of the Year” in 2012 and 2013, had choreography showcased at the Broadway Dance Center, “AIM Invitational,” at the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, and was the National Choreographer and Assistant Director for the Algy Costumes Dance Fashion Show. He also performed as a backup dancer with C+C Music Factory to their chart topping hit "Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" at the 80's Explosion Concert in Staten Island. Currently living in Indianapolis, Kevin continues to teach and spread his love for dance & gymnastics to his students at The Dance Refinery, while also traveling around the country teaching master classes and directing various dance convention events.

Joey is a Junior who, along with managing crew, manages the design and construction of the set pieces. He also collaborates between the director and tech chiefs to design and implement the technical aspects of the performance. He is responsible for making everything from lights to special effects look the best they can for the performance!

Matthew Finley is the Director of Bands at Brown County High School and Brown County Middle School, and is in his 5th year of being here at Brown County. Under his direction, the Band program has received Gold Ratings from the Indiana State School Music Association in Jazz Band, Concert Band, and Marching Band. Many band students under his direction have also received Gold Ratings for their performances in Solo and Ensemble.This year’s production will be the third production he has had the privilege to conduct! He holds a BM in Music Education from West Virginia University.

11th grade Hobbies: working with computers, organizing(strange one, but it's enjoyable), and writing Experience: not much. I do, however, have friends that have been in theatre for a while, so it should be quick to learn everything.

Nathan is a senior at Brown County High School. This is Nathans second year running sound for our theater department. He is a hardworking student and does his best to find the answer to a problem and fix it. He is also apart of our set building crew, and helps build the sets so our stage is show ready. Some of Nathans hobbies are; playing in the band, and bowling.

Jayce is a Freshman taking on the task of lighting manager. Not only does he have to do standard light tasks, he also has to configure moving lights. "Tis but a scratch"

Mykal Eddins is a sophomore at Brown County High School and will be contributing to the spring show as our Stage Manager (stage right). Mykal has been with the BCHS Theatre Department since 2018, starting with the musical ‘Footloose’. She loves helping build sets and goofing around with her chaotic theatre family. She spends a lot of time hiding ‘Sticky’ from the boys in theatre and forgetting where she put it. She cannot wait to see the final product of everyone’s hard work on this high school production of ‘Mamma Mia!’

Henry Webb is a junior at county of brown high school, this is his second year working on this wacky and wonderful department. This man runs stage left and also builds the set on his on and off time. If he's not at home nine times out of ten you could probably find him in the theater, most likely yelling at the set trying to see if he gained the power of telekinesis overnight. other than that strange part of him, he's a hard worker who will try all that he can to try to bring to life the show he sets his sights on.

Preston Zimmer is a junior at the Brown County High School and is proud to be apart of the makeup and hair department. They have been interested in doing makeup since they were younger and they also practice SFX makeup(gore/monster makeup).

Oliver Tincher is a junior at Brown County High School and is probably a real person. (And definitely not three ferrets in a trench coat.) He likes cats, chaos, and camomile tea. He has been in show choir for three years now so it is probably safe to assume he enjoys it. He is known to insist that there are no bodies in the pit - even if not asked. We're not entirely sure what he does, but he has thus far been observed doing construction, makeup, acting, lighting, sound, and costuming. He will not be acting in this show for reasons our lawyers have strongly suggested we do not mention and a tie-up in international waters.

Conner Henderson is a sophomore at Brown County High School and is ready to begin production for Mama Mia. He has past experience in the prior show, Clue, and is ready to see where this production will go.

Asia Mathis is a freshman at BCHS who is often known for her "slight addiction" to eating Trolli's (sour gummy worms) and to some of the other people in theater for breaking a plate at IHOP (on accident). Asia is not performing in the show however, she is excited to be helping out on tech which she had previously done for the fall play "Clue" even being one of the spotlight operators. Asia is not only a techie but she is also a member of Rhapsody, the brown county high school's show choir.

I am a sophomore in high school and have been a part of theatre for 4 years. I was dragged into it by my older sibling as I intended on doing only 1 show but that turned into 6 shows soon to be 7. I am known for being either too quiet, too weird, or for just being one of the gingers. I have been and will continue to be a techi because am a nerd who likes techi related things.

Hello, I am a sophomore at Brown County HS and this is the second show I’m participating in. I am extremely excited to be a part of this show and see everyone there!