Artist Retreat Cast

Ella is a senior and is very excited for her final productions here at BHS. She has also been seen in The Heart of Robin Hood, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Macbeth (Ross), A Funny Thing Happened.. (Eunuch), Fantastic Mr. Fox (Mrs. Fox), and Little Women (Jo March). Ella participates in the school choir and is a member of the BHS L.I.G.H.T Initiative. In her free time, she enjoys having sleepovers with her friends, going on shopping trips, and listening to her Spotify Discover Weekly playlist. She would like to thank her friends and family for putting up with her constant singing because it sure can get annoying!

Mackenzie Plusquellic is a junior and is ready for her 3rd production at BHS. Her other productions include, Fantastic Mr. Fox (Mrs. Bean) and Little Women (Rodrigo 2/ensemble). Mackenzie also participates in NHS, Student Government, and Reading Railroad. In her free time, she likes to online shop, read, and hang out with friends. Mackenzie would like to thank her friends and family for the never ending support in her endeavors.

Lizzy Lagattuta (Sally) is a sophomore and preforming in her 3rd show at BHS. She was previously involved in the BHS productions of Fantastic Mr. Fox last fall and Little Women in the spring. Along with the Burrell High School Theater Company, Lizzy is involved in Marching Band, Show Choir, Swim Team, STEM Team, Interact, and Jazz Band. She would like to thank her family for continuing to inspire and support her.

Haley Swauger is a sophomore and is greatly appreciative and excited to be a part of her third BHS Theater Company production. She played Weasel in Fantastic Mr. Fox and Beth March in Little Women. At Huston Middle School, she played Cinderella in Into The Woods Jr. and had minor roles in Beauty and the Beast Jr. as well as Seussical the Musical. Haley enjoys playing guitar, piano, and other instruments that she mostly taught herself, in her free time. She also enjoys writing songs. She looks forward to participating in future BHS Theater Company productions. Haley would like to thank her loved ones for supporting her through the good, the bad, and everything in between.

Georgia Brothers, who is a senior this year, is thrilled to be playing Evelyn. She has previously been involved in 15 productions, 5 of them being through Burrell High School. In her free time, Georgia enjoys watching movies, finding new places to visit, and spending time with her friends and family. She also participates in competitive gymnastics, competitive dance, track, Interact club, the National Honors Society, and fundraisers through her nonprofit charity, "Change" for Cancer. Georgia would like to thank her parents, friends, and family for their unconditional support in all that she does.

Matthew Crane is a junior and is ready to entertain in his 4th BHS play! He had played Little Jake in Annie Get Your Gun, The Changeling Boy in A Midsummer Night Dream, Malcom in Macbeth, Hero in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mr Fox in the Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Laurie in Little Women. He is also part of the Burrell Buccaneer Marching Band. Matthew has loved all manners of performance since forever an is thankful to have this outlet to showcase his entertainment abilities. Matt would like to thank his family for sticking with him through tough times and always being there to support him no matter what.

Rebecca Newell (eeee) is a senior and has been helping out the drama club via set and makeup crew since her freshmen year, but is preforming for her first time in Artist Retreat. Rebecca is not really into sports, but enjoys participating in art club whenever there are meetings. In her free time, Rebecca is often found doodling cartoon versions of her friends, baking for her friends and classes, or reading. Rebecca is nervous for her first performance, but is excited to be a part of the cast this year. Rebecca would like to thank her mom and dad for their encouragement, advice, and love.

Michael Swanger is a senior and is very happy to be in Artist Retreat. He was previously in The Heart of Robin Hood, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Macbeth, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Little Women. Michael actively participates on the Tennis team and in Interact. In his free time he works and helps his family. Michael is happy that he got to be in drama club over the year and will miss it when he graduates. He would love to thank his mom, dad, his sister and his girlfriend for helping him and supporting him through out his high school years.

Alexa Callender is a junior and is very excited to be apart of the original cast for Artist Retreat. This will be Alexa's 5th production at Burrell, she has previously been in Macbeth, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Little Women. She also participates in Choir, Show Choir, Colorguard, Interact, NHS, and Reading Railroad. Alexa would like to thank everyone in the Theatre Company for working together to put this production on. Additionally, she would like to thank her family for supporting her in anything she does and her friends for always being there for her.

Riley Kinter is a freshman and is very excited for her first year in the BHS drama club. She was The Mysterious Man and Stewart in Into The Woods and was also Wendy in Dear HMS. Riley also participates in Marching band, Choir, and Set crew. Riley likes to travel, play online at talk with friends. Riley would like to thank her family and friends for the endless support given over the years.

Zack Jones is a senior and is acting for the 4th time in his high school career. He has previously acted in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Little Women. Prior to that, he was on the tech staff for the shows Macbeth, Mystery of Edwin Drood, and the Heart of Robin Hood. He also goes to every set crew. In his free time he likes to make movies and shop. He is excited for his last play and hopes to make it a good one!

Kole Kaczor (Malloy) is a junior and is excited for his first year being involved in theatre since middle school. Kole also participates in Cross Country and Track. Kole enjoys videogames and driving in his free time and would like to thank his friends and family for encouraging him to do this.

Katie Armstrong is a junior and is very excited for her 5th production at BHS. She has previously appeared in “Macbeth” (Doctor), “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” (Domina), “Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (Reporter), and “Little Women” (Aunt March). Katie is also actively involved in Burrell and travel softball, BHS Sapphires Colorguard Captain, NHS, Reading Railroad, and Relay for Life. Katie would like to thank her family and friends for always being supportive in everything she does. In addition, she would like to thank all of the cast and crew for all of their hard work and dedication in making wonderful productions at BHS and making wonderful memories.

Camden Seidel is a junior and in his 6th show at BHS. He was in 2 shows in the middle school and played Mcduff's son in Macbeth, A soldier in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Bunce in Fantastic Mr Fox, and the Knight in Little Women. He also plays golf and tennis for the school, and are in clubs including Student Government and National Honor Society. He would like to thank his friend, family, and cast and crew for all of the support throughout his time in the Theater Company and all of his achievements in school.

Christian Litterio (Adam) is a junior and is very excited for his 11th production. He has played various roles, been stage manager at his old school, and worked back stage in the past. In his free time, he enjoys being with friends and playing basketball. He would like to thank his family and friends for their constant support in his curricular and extracurricular activities.

Emily Marchlewski (Chicken 1) is a junior and also assists with sound crew. She has previously helped in the past 4 productions while in BHS. This is Emily's first time being on stage at the high school. She would like to thank her friends and family for constantly supporting her. She can't wait to see what the rest of her high school career holds.

Sarah is a senior at Burrell High School. She has appeared as a dancer in several other BHS productions.

Nadia Nee is a sophomore and is very excited to watch the wonderful cast and crew of Artist's Retreat put on an amazing show! Nadia was also apart of Huston Middle School's productions of Beauty and the Beast Jr. (ensemble), Seussical the Musical Jr. (ensemble), and Into the Woods Jr. (Baker's Wife), and Burrell High School Theatre Company's productions of Fantastic Mr. Fox (Agnes) and Little Woman (Hag). Nadia displays her passion for music through singing, songwriting, and playing her guitar. She is happy to be apart of Burrell High School's Theatre Company and can't wait to see what's in store for the future!

Elliana Koulouris is a freshman, making this her first BHS production. She has previously been in all three middle school musicals. Her roles in them include a Lady Bird in "Suessical", Jack in "Into the Woods", and Nala in HMS' cabaret - "Dear HMS". She participates in track & field along with singing lessons and plays the guitar, piano, and ukulele. She is a member of Pittsburgh Musical Theater and has also participated in 2 Penn State New Kensington productions, which include the roles of Annie in "Annie Jr." and also Gabriella in "High School Musical Jr." In her free time Elliana enjoys writing songs, painting, and spending time with family and friends. She is excited to be part of this production and to be part of BHS theater company's productions to come. She would like to thank her parents and brother for their support and love throughout everything she does.

Kelsey Haas is a freshman and is excited to be in her first BHS production. Previously, she has been in the HMS productions of Dear HMS as Adult Fiona, Into the Woods as the Baker’s Wife, and Seussical the Musical as both the Understudy for the Cat in the Hat and a Who. Kelsey is currently participating in Cross Country, Chorus, Set Crew, Student Government, and Reading Railroad. She loves to sing and travel. Kelsey would like to thank her family for their endless love and support.

Braelie Krahe is a freshman and the understudy of eeee for Artist Retreat. She has previously worked on shows at the middle school portraying Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods and Zoe from Dear Evan Hansen in the Dear HMS Cabaret Show. She has been singing since she was 7 years old and enjoys preforming in front of an audience. Braelie is very excited to continue taking part in highschool productions as she goes through her years at Burrell High School. She would like to thank her friends and family for supporting her and pushing her to work hard even if it wasn't easy.