This is John's first time directing for IHTSBP! You may have seen previous shows he has directed, Dead Man's Cellphone or The Real Inspector Hound! John also works with Horizon Youth Theatre as a board member and runs Theatre Express at Owens! Thank you for supporting us!

They have previously been involved with Carbohydrate Catastrophe as Student Stage Manager, Stargazer as DeckCrew/Monster, She Kills Monsters as Deck Crew, Macbeth as Deck Head, The Last Five Years as Spot Operator, and many more with CTW. They have also been involved with The Sylvania Youth Theatre’s production of The Addams Family as Light Board Operator and Elf Jr as Light Crew, Toledo School for The Arts production of The Addams Family as Fly Crew, The Village Players’ Nunsense as Spotlight Operator as well as Owens Community College’s production of The Yellow Boat as Stage Manager and he Real Inspector Hound as Stage Manager. “According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Coming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Can you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up.”

Sage Ryan is a 23 year old creative person hailing from northwest Ohio. In the past, Sage has played Mrs. Gottlieb in Dead mans cellphone as well as playing the blue phantom in a version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Sage has been dancing for 17 years and acting for 2 now. Sage is happy to announce that they are playing the role of The Son in the show as well as being the choreographer. Sage specializes in ballet and a variety of other dance styles and enjoyed the jazzy funky choreography of the show. They are thrilled to be part of such a fun group of talented actors.

Thomas is very excited to be a part of the IHTSBP's production of The Trail to Oregon!