Puffs Cast

 (Lin clark )
Lin Clark is a junior at Empire Highschool. This year she is part of the Drama 3 class and has been loving it. Lin’s favorite part of theatre and being in productions and spending time with amazing people and creating such great shows for others to enjoy. Lin was also a cast member for 110 Stories, A Chorus Line, The 24 Hour Play Festival, Censored, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and has helped in the tech aspect for other amazing shows that have been put on here at Empire. Lin is happy to say she is a Hufflepuff and cannot wait to play several different characters in Puffs including a cowboy (yay!). She hopes you enjoy the show!
 (Connor Carney )
is a senior at Empire High School and has been in the theatre department all four years of high school and is the President this year. He is in Drama 3, Technical Theatre 3, and is a Teacher's Assistant for Intro to Theatre this year. He is a set designer for the department and has helped design sets such as Mad Mac, 110 Stories, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, as well as the set for Puffs. He has also acted in several shows such as his roles of The Porter in Mad Mac, Don Casey in 110 Stories, and Charlie Brown in this year's musical. Connor can't wait for his last show at Empire and is excited to see it come to life. He is a Ravenclaw and his favorite character is Luna Lovegood.
 (Mykaela Elliott)
is a junior at Empire Highschool. This year they are a part of Drama 3 and Technical Theater 3. Mykaela also helped work on costumes for this show. They were also a part of 110 Stories, 24 Hour Play Festival, and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. Mykaela is a Slytherin and their favorite Harry Potter Character is Draco Malfoy. Their favorite movie is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
 (Rosie Hutchings )
is currently a Junior at Empire High School and the thespian historian of Troope 7057. They enjoy acting both on the Vail Theatre stage as well as in community theatres. Her favorite roles she has played are Linda in Too Many Lindas at Live Theatre Workshop, Vicki in A Chorus Line, and Jason Cascone in 110 Stories earlier this year. Aside from acting, Rosie has been dabbling in the technical side of theatre and wants to find more opportunities to explore that area. Her favorite part of theatre is the community it builds and the opportunities it gives you to grow as an individual. As a true Hufflepuff, Rosie is so excited to have the opportunity to play Wayne and experience a lead role for the first time. Hi!
 (Amy Burleson)
is a senior at Empire High School. She has been in drama classes for three years and has participated in drama for four. She is now in her second year of Drama 3. She has been in the shows Radium Girls, Mad Mac, 110 Stories, and now Puffs. She is a Slytherin and is very excited to do this play and extremely happy to have been a part of the theater department for the past four years.
 (Sofia Jaramillo)
is a junior at Empire High School and has previously been performing in Empire’s theater Department for the past three years of her high school career. She has been a part of other productions(110 Stories, Drowsy Chaperone, 24 Hour Plays, etc..) She is so excited to be a part of this last production of the year and plans to continue to be a part of Empire’s theater Department during her Senior year.
 (Darby Cech)
is a senior at Empire high school and is in her fourth year of drama and third year of tech. She has been in many shows including 110 Stories, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Mad Mac. She has also been stage manager for the intermediate drama class and helps design costumes for many of the shows. She is so excited that she gets to do Puffs for her last show and can’t wait for everyone to see.
 (Dayna Bustamante)
is a senior in her second year of Drama 3, and is serving as Thespian Troupe Vice President. This year you may have seen her as Paul Adams in 110 Stories, Dana in #CENSORED, Quinn in The Alibis, and as the director of Something Fishy from the 24 Hour Playfest. She is also very into tech as she is Co-Sound Designer, Hair designer, and a part of the props crew for this show. She was also the sound board operator for You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown as well as Page To Stage, props designer for The Alibis, and is the TA for Tech 2. Dayna is very excited to be a part of this show, as a proud Hufflepuff herself, she is honored to portray Leanne.
 (Adalia Elizondo-Craig)
is a senior at Empire High School. She started acting in elementary school and started acting at Empire her freshman year. She has helped tech during Trap and participated in 24 hour playfest. Her favorite role to date is Grace from Radium Girls. You may have recently seen her as Dr. Jim Snyder in 110 Stories.
 (Jacob Costa )
is a senior at Empire High School and has been in theatre for the past 3 years. He has also played a part in the previous 100 Stories play as Terrence. At first simply joining Intro to fill in an elective spot, he has really enjoyed his time and continued to go through all of the drama classes offered to him, making friends and having a lot of fun on the way. He is very happy to play as Ernie Mac in Puffs, and be a part of the Puffs.
 (Mackenzie Smelker)
is a junior at Empire High School and in her third year of theater. So far, she has performed in productions such as 110 Stories, Page to Stage, and The Greek Mythology Olymipaganza. Besides theater, Kenzie is a dancer, dedicating her life to another form of the arts outside of school. She has been a part of the arts since age two, making the stage a second home.
 (Adriaan Pantfoeder)
is a senior at Empire High School and is in her fourth year of Drama. He has been in many shows including Legally Blonde, 110 Stories, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, and Mad Mac. He is excited to get to be a part of Puffs and hopes to put on a great show.
 (Sophia Harms)
is a senior at Empire High School and has been in theater for four years, this being her second year in Drama 3. She has been in many shows including, 110s Stories, Mad Mac, Radium Girls, and Legally Blonde: The Musical. She is a proud Gryffindor and is very excited to be portraying Megan in Puffs. She is so grateful to be a part of this show and work with such an amazing cast and crew!
 (Briana Resnick)
is a junior at Empire High School. This is her third year with the theater department and her first year in advanced drama. She has taken part in multiple shows with Empire Theater, such as 110 Stories, The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza, and Page to Stage. She also dances outside of school and has been performing for almost 10 years in total. She happens to be a Hufflepuff herself, (well, a “Puff” in this case). She is excited to be a part of bringing this fun show to life!
 (Maddy Jacobo)
is a junior at Empire High School she is in Drama 3 and Technical Theater 3. She’s the Slytherin Stage Manger for the Drama 3 class, and set designer this year for all drama 3 plays as well as this year’s musical. For Puffs however she has been able to participate as a “death buddy” and “injurred crew member” in addition to her Stage Managing. She adores the Harry Potter franchise and is incredibly excited to be working on Puffs.
 (Kayla Nolan)
is a senior at high school and a slytherin no doubt. She has been in many shows in the past years. She was the mom in 110 stories, Snoopy in You're a good man Charlie Brown, val in a chorus line, and featured chorus in drowsy chaperone. Kayla can not wait to finish out her high school career with this amazing show and she hopes you enjoy and die of laughter.
 (Emma LaPointe)
is a Junior at Empire High School, and has been doing drama for years. Emma grew up doing Live Theatre Workshop locally, and still continues to do shows over the summer. She has been in various Empire shows as well, such as 110 Stories, Censored, Drowsy Chaperone, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. She is thrilled to be a part of Puffs, and to be playing the role of Harry. This show is different than anything she has done thus far, and is so excited to be ending this year with a bang. Contrary to her character, Emma is a proud Ravenclaw!
 (Isabel Vidrio)
is a senior and thespian at Empire High School. She has been doing theatre at Empire for the past 3 years. She has performed in dance recitals, so she has previous experience being on stage. She has previously been in the Drowsy Chaperone as an ensemble member, 110 Stories as a rescue worker, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Woodstock. She is very excited for this play because of all the silliness and good-natured comedy of the show. She is also a Hufflepuff!
 (Harth Welker)
a proud Slytherin, is a senior, and this is their fourth year in Empire's drama program. Some of their favorite performances include Radium Girls and 110 Stories. They're extremely excited to have the opportunity to play such a fun character in such a fun show.
 (Elizabeth Lonsway)
is a junior at Empire who's been in theater since middle school. She is in drama 3 and Tech 3. She's performed in Page to Stage, Olympiaganza, A Chorus Line, 110 Stories and the 24 Hour Play Fest. She has also done the Publicity design for 110 Stories, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and PUFFs. She plays Ginny, Frenchy and Helga, although none of these characters are in her house, she is a proud Ravenclaw!
 (Brooke LeRoy )
is a Junior at Empire High School and is in Drama 3 and Technical Theater 3. She’s an inducted thespian, thespian officer, and works at the Vail Theater of the Arts. Out of all the productions she’s acted in at Empire, her favorite role was The Artist in #Censored. Brooke also loves tech and has designed lighting for multiple shows, her favorites being You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and 110 Stories. She served as Head Tech for this year's 24 Hour Play Fest, and hopes to become a professional lighting designer after highschool. She’s excited to play such a ridiculous character and can’t wait for everyone to see the show!
 (Raeanna Bejarano)
is a Junior at Empire High School. This is her third year with Empire’s Theatre Department, and has enjoyed every second of it. She was involved in Page to Stage, The 24 Hour Play, 110 stories, and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. She loves to perform and throw on a show, and most importantly loves to hear laughs from the audience. She is super excited for you to see the show!
 (Zophia Zamora )
is a junior at Empire Highschool and has been enjoying the wonders of theatre for 6 years. She has been in several shows here at Empire including, A Chorus Line, 110 Stories, Censored, The Drowsy Chaperone, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and now Puffs! Some of her favorite parts about theatre are sharing a passion with others who feel the same way and putting on amazing shows that others can look forward to seeing. Zophia is beyond excited to play Zach Smith in this show. She hopes you enjoy the show!
 (Race Postelwait)
is a junior and Empire Highschool, and has been in theatre since middle school. He’s been in quite a few shows at Empire, and was The Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone, LInus in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, and Ro Sheffe in 110 Stories. They’re very excited to perform as J. Finch in Puffs and hopes you enjoy this fun show!
 (Mikayla Mendoza)
s a senior at Empire High school. She is in drama 3 and tech 3 and has been in this theater department since her freshman year. Mikayla has acted in Radium girls as Irene Rudolph, iFeel as Sam, Mad Mac, Censored as Jamie, 110 Stories as Karen Slade, has participated in both 24 Hr play Festivals, was in featured chorus in, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and is now playing Myrtle, Professor Lanny, Professor Sproutty and a Death Buddy in, Puffs. Mikayla has also designed sound for 110 Stories and has worked as crew or spot operator in other productions through the years. She also works in film production and enjoys screen acting, directing, and camera op. Mikayla is a Huffle puff and is excited to be a part of the play, Puffs.
 (Raven May)
is a senior at Empire High School, and has been doing theatre for over nine years. Some of her favorite roles in and outside of school have included Lucy in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!”, Connie in “A Chorus Line”, Lennox in “Mad Mac”, Magpie in “The Penny Dreadfuls”, and Garrett Fisher in “110 Stories”. She has enjoyed working with the incredible cast of “Puffs”, seeing all the fun ideas and inside jokes develop, and bringing a silly, lighthearted play to life on stage.
 (Sophie Bartholomew-Gonzalez)
is a junior at Empire High School. She is in the Advanced Drama and Advanced tech classes at Empire. She is also an Honor thespian and the secretary of Thespian Troupe #7057. She has loved acting in many Empire shows including her favorite roles as Chris in #Censored, Michelle Wylde Williams in 110 Stories, and Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. She is currently acting as Sally Perks in Puffs! Along with her love for acting, Sophie is very passionate about technical theatre. She has designed costumes, lights, and props for shows at Empire, and she has worked as a deck crew member and board operator outside of school. Sophie is very excited to take part in such an energetic and high paced show!
 (Jynx Zavala)
is a sophomore at Empire High School. They are in Advanced drama and is very excited to have the chance to do this show. You might recognize them from playing the role as Snoopy in Empire High School's theatre production of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. But they were also in 110 stories, Censcord and 24 hour playfest. In this show Jynx plays multiple roles such as Professor Locky, Mr. Nick, Death Buddy, Scorpy and the very Frightening Dragon! Jynx is a proud Slytherin and their favorite character is Remus Lupin.