John Carmigiano (member of International Thespian Society) is in his 26th year at Cloverleaf High School, and 30th year overall. He has taught English, Journalism, Debate, Speech, Theatre, and Creative Writing over his time at CHS, and has been the head coach of the Varsity Girls' Basketball and Softball teams over the past 21 years, but he recently retired from Softball. Carm, as staff and students refer to him, is also an advisor for the CHS Student Leadership Team that he started with Mr. Bart Randolph in 2015. He is directing his 14th Fall Play after taking over for his legendary friend, Mr. James Gilder. Some of his past directing credits include "Steel Magnolias", "You Can't Take It With You", "Diary of Anne Frank", "Emma! A Pop Musical", "Over the River and Through the Woods", "Twelve Angry Jurors", "Clue On Stage!", and "Almost, Maine". Carm is always delighted for the opportunity to produce great theatre with Co-Director, Ms. Tory Krus, and hopes you enjoy our first crack at this fantasy genre. He wishes the cast and crew the best run ever on "Alice's Underground Adventure!" This show is dedicated to all the dreamers and creative thinkers out there.

Miss Krus is in her sixth year of teaching English at Cloverleaf, and "Alice in Wonderland" is her ninth production with the Cloverleaf Drama Club. Her past directing credits include "Mamma Mia!", "Steel Magnolias", "Beauty and the Beast", "Clue", "Twelve Angry Jurors", and "Little Women". She enjoys teaming up with Carm every fall to brainstorm and create a memorable production for both the students and the community. She is so proud of this group of students for their work and dedication on this show. She knows that this story and these characters are special to many people, and she hopes that the audience enjoys this quick trip through wonderland!

Eric Martin is the set construction assistant and is husband of Karen Martin (Co-Principal at CES). He started building sets as a freshman in college (Hiram ‘89) and became involved with Cloverleaf’s drama club many years ago when his oldest son, Kevin, was a sophomore at CHS. He feels very blessed to have a career as a lead estimator with Mack Industries in Valley City, which allows him to participate in building sets. Some of his favorite and more technical sets have been for “The Diary of Anne Frank”, “Oklahoma”, “Cinderella”, and “Bye, Bye, Birdie”. He is very excited to be working in a larger space in the new auditorium. He is appreciative of all the directors that have allowed him to be a part of the productions and wishes the best of luck and the proverbial “break a leg” to all of the young performers, past, present, and future that come through the ranks at CHS.

Emily and Amy Winnicki are excited to once again help with the costumes and props for this year's production. Emily is a 2021 Cloverleaf graduate and was a part of the CHS drama department for many productions. She is currently a junior at The College of Wooster. Amy is a local preschool teacher who enjoys seeing some of her past students involved in various programs at CHS. They both are grateful to be included and wish the cast, crew, and directors the best of luck.

Abagail Broderick (Junior) is excited to be part of her fifth show. She was a part of the crew in the 2021 fall play “Clue”, in the 2022 spring musical “Beauty and the Beast”, was also a part of crew for the one-act plays in May 2022, She was apart of crew for the “Steel Magnolias play in fall of ‘22, for “Mamma Mia” spring of 2023, and last but not least for the one acts in May of 2023. She is very excited to be a part of this amazing play and to be part of an awesome cast and crew, and she hopes you enjoy the show as much as she does.

Khera Miller (Junior) is very excited to be a part of the crew this year at Cloverleaf. This is her third year helping as crew. She has been a part of crew for “Clue”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Steel Magnolias”, and “Mamma Mia”. She is also a part of the girl's golf team with the school. She wishes everyone the best of luck with the show and hopes you enjoy the show just as much as she does!

Ethan DeCoster (Sophomore) is ecstatic to return for his second year in the school play. Last year, he worked on lights for the crew in “Steel Magnolias”. He had also starred in the ensemble for “Mamma Mia”. In his free time, Ethan likes to go camping, play video games, go out for a swim, sing in crescendo show choir, and hang out with his friends. He is really glad to be back and see some familiar faces, and hopes you enjoy what we have done for the show.

Gavin Oakes (Junior) is ecstatic to be in this year's fall play! After being part of the ensemble in last year's musical of “Mamma Mia”, he has chosen to join the crew for this play and is now the one of the light and sound technicians to help bring the play to life. While he isn't doing things for the drama club, he is off doing photography and hanging around with his friends. He hopes you enjoy the show and have a fantastic time watching this play unfold!

Vi Iskiv (Sophomore) is part of the crew for their first year as part of drama club. In their free time, they like to cuddle with their bunny named банкя, do artsy stuff, and write gore books. Enjoy the show that was made with lots of giggles.

Avery Kott (Senior) is excited to be a part of crew for the first time this year. While she has not painted sets for us before, she is majorly involved in the art community. When she doesn’t have a paintbrush in hand, she’s volunteering her time to NHS and our school’s SHUDDLE and DARE programs. She also throws for our track team. After graduation, she plans to attend Case Western to major in biomedical engineering. She has loved the opportunity to lend her artistic hand to this production, and she hopes you enjoy the show.

Lerika Mendez (Freshman) is thrilled to be part of the stage crew this year. You may remember her as the newspaper boy from last year’s middle school play. However, this year she is not going to be on stage acting but in the back helping. While not in school or on the stage, she enjoys doing archery, hanging out with friends, and taking her dogs on walks. She has really enjoyed her time painting the set and watching the actors practice. She hopes that you adore watching the final production.

Lana Mosinski (Senior) this is her first year doing drama and being a part of crew. Her future plans are to pursue a career in the culinary field, and she hopes to get into Stark State to pursue her passion. She attends the Medina County Career Center, and once graduated, she’d like to open her own small pastry business.

Riley Norris (Freshman) is super excited to be working on the crew! She was in the 8th grade play last year. Outside of school, she likes to draw and listen to music. She also likes to hangout with friends. She is really enjoying being on crew and plans on staying on crew for future productions.

Dixie Potter (Sophomore) is very happy to be a part of the stage crew this year! This is her first year helping out with the play. At school, she is involved in volleyball, Student Council, and Key Club. But outside of school she enjoys playing volleyball with her club team, participating in 4-H, and spending lots of time with friends and family. She hopes everyone enjoys the show this year!

Sidney Scherler (Senior) is happy to be a part of "Alice in Wonderland" this year. So far, she has taken part in “Steel Magnolias” and “Mamma Mia!”. Sidney is also a part of the Cloverleaf Varsity Volleyball team, as well as National Honors Society. After Sidney graduates, she plans to attend Kent State University for psychology. She finds being involved with drama club very fun, and she hopes you enjoy the play as much as she does!

Kasen Shieff (Senior) is excited to be a part of the crew during his last year of high school. This is his first year in drama, which also means it’s his first year participating in the fall play and spring musical! When he’s not behind the stage working his magic, Kasen enjoys volunteering for the National Honor Society, bowling for the schools’ league, mentoring elementary school students through the D.A.R.E. program, and working. After high school, he plans to go to community college and continue to work. He is super excited to be involved and meet new people to wrap up his high school career.

Jasmine Shimko (Junior) is excited to start her third year involved with our CHS drama program. She has been involved with multiple of our previous shows including “Mamma Mia”, “Beauty and the Beast”, and more. Outside of Drama she is a part of our school's wind ensemble and tennis team. She says that she finds going to drama one of the best parts of her day and hopes you enjoy the show as much as she does!