INSPIRE Community Theatre's COLLEGE+ presents Dear Evan Hansen Cast
Benjamin Coudriet (Evan Hansen)Benjamin Coudriet is an actor based in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. He currently studies at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and is pursuing his B.M. in vocal performance under the tutelage of Professor Robert Swensen. At Eastman he has performed with the Eastman Chorale and Eastman’s premier vocal jazz group. His favorite past theatrical credits include: Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Damian in Mean Girls, and Jack in Into the Woods. He has been involved in over 35 productions. He is looking forward to this production and hopes you can watch!
Karleigh Sage (Heidi Hansen)
Olivia Williams (Zoe Murphy)Olivia Williams is a junior at PennWest California University, where she is pursuing a degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her recent theatre credits include Cinderella in Into the Woods (PennWest California), Cathy Hiatt in The Last Five Years (Front and Centre Productions), and Jo March in Little Women (Front and Centre Productions). She is grateful to be a part of this cast and for the opportunity to help bring this story to life.
Santana Maines (Connor Murphy)Santana Maines is super thrilled to be back with Front and Center as Henry in Next to Normal! A 19-year-old from Clearfield finishing up his freshman year of college, Santana loves being part of the arts and having a good time on stage. He was last involved with FAC back in 2019 when he played Zach Mooneyham in School of Rock at twelve years old. He is very thankful to have the opportunity to be involved here again! Other favorite roles include Schroeder (A Charlie Brown Christmas), Michael Hobbs (Elf Jr.), Harry Bright (Mamma Mia!), and Edward Markley (Radium Girls). Santana is filled with the utmost of gratitude to be given this opportunity and can’t wait for this summer to work with everyone and share this story with you all!
Joanna Switala (Cynthia Murphy)
Dominik Barnyak (Larry Murphy)Dominik is currently pursuing his masters in occupational therapy at Saint Francis University and has done four shows with Front and Centre starting with School of Rock. After a short hiatus from FAC shows, he is excited to come back and work with an outstanding cast and crew!
Finn Parish (Alana Beck)
Ian Gibson (Jared Kleinman)Ian has been performing onstage for the past five years. Some of his favorite productions have been Mean Girls (Kevin G), The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), Chicago (Billy Flynn), and Radium Girls (Arthur Roeder). When he is not acting, he spends his time playing flute or singing for the fun of it. Ian is currently a freshman at Messiah University studying Music Education with a concentration in flute. Outside the performing arts, he finds joy in playing sports, hanging out with friends, and spending time by the Yellow Breeches (river on Messiah’s campus).