Tartuffe Cast

Orgon (Alexander Josúe Aguirre)
Alex will be playing Orgon in this production of "𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦". You might recognize him as Danny from "𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭" or George from "𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦". He is majoring in both music and theatre here at KCKCC. He is also the Assistant Directing for Beauty and the Beast Jr at St Patrick's Elementary in March! He would like to thank all of his friends, and his partner Nico for being there and supporting him through his busy schedule!
Mariane (Kailey Green)
Kailey is ecstatic to be playing ‘Mariane’ in KCKCCs production of Tartuffe! She’s recently appeared as ‘Rennie’ in “The Most Massive Woman Wins” and ‘Sally’ in “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” and can’t wait to make a new appearance for you tonight in her third KCKCC Show! Outside of theatre, she performs in the school’s chamber choir and cares for animals at Roeland Park Veterinary, and yes, she does practice lines with them. She would like to thank her family and friends for all the support they never fail to provide, the amazing cast and crew, and of course the incredible Cinnamon for this opportunity! With that being said, she hopes you enjoy tonight’s show!
Elmire (Alena Riley)
Alena Riley will be portraying the character of Elmire in Tartuffe. You might have last seen Alena in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown or Twisted Tales of Poe. She is so honored to be working with the lovely director, Cinnamon Schultz, once again and to be working with such a talented cast and crew. It has been such a fun experience, even during such a hard time in the theatre community. She would like to thank her family and friends for being so supportive and especially Cinnamon for teaching her everything that makes her the actor she is today. She would also like to thank her boyfriend for putting up with her constant rehearsing outside of the theatre. Alena hopes you genuinely enjoy the show and can see all the hard work that was put into it!
Damis (Ismael Michel)
Isma is a Liberal Arts Major at KCKCC and will be playing Damis in the KCKCC production of “Tartuffe”. This is his first production since he played Juror #5 in 12 Angry Jurors his sophomore year of high school. Isma wants to give thanks to Cinnamon and Gary for this amazing opportunity and the cast for being so much fun to work with. He would also like to thank his family and friends for being able to attend the show and see how much time and hard work he has put into it.
Mme. Pernelle (Olivia VanDorn)
Olivia VanDorn is thrilled to be a part of this production! Though this is not her first appearance on the KCKCC stage, you may have seen her in “Most Massive Woman Wins,” “All in the Timing,” or “The Actor’s Nightmare.” This is Olivia’s last semester at KCKCC, but hopes to continue her education and pursue a BA in Musical Theatre at the University of Missouri Kansas City. Olivia would like to thank the director, Cinnamon Schultz for the wonderful opportunity and hopes you enjoy the show!
Clèante (Christian Anderson)
Christian is thrilled to be playing Cleante in KCKCC's production of Tartuffe. This is his third year at KCKCC as a music major, though he's remained involved with the theatre department here. Previous roles include Charlie Brown in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", The Poet in "Twisted Tales of Poe", and Sheriff Will Masters in "Bus Stop" all at KCKCC. In addition to theatre, Christian is in the Standard vocal jazz ensemble and a capella choir. He is very grateful to God for everything He's done in his life, his family and friends for supporting him in his endeavors, and Cinnamon for allowing him to be a part of this fantastic show and all she does.
Dorine (Chloe Easley)
Chloe Easley is a new student here at KCKCC. She has been involved in many shows previous to this, her favorites being Lucky Stiff when she played Annabel Glick and Chicago in which she was Matron Mama Morton. This will be her first show at KCKCC and she is very excited to continue working with everybody and anyone new that joins in the future. She would like to thank her parents for always supporting her and all of her dreams.
Valère (Cody Wilson)
Cody is the Shop Foreman for the theater department. This will be the first time he's performing for a show at KCKCC. Originally a tech guy, Cody has worked on many shows here including You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and Bus Stop. Cody has made many friends in his time here and owes his professional career to Gary Mosby and Cinnamon Schultz.
Tartuffe (John Carver)
John is a transfer student in his 25th show, 1st at KCKCC. His favorite roles thus far include but are not limited to the dog from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Orin Scrivello from Little Shop of Horrors. John would like to thank Gary and Cinnamon for the opportunity, the cast and crew for being all stars, his friends for their support, and his mom for coming to every show. Please, for the love of all that is holy, mom, don’t record anything.
Laurent (Samuel Burleson)
Samuel will be playing Laurent KCKCC’s production of Tartuffe. This is his second performance of his first year here while he advances his education in counseling. His first role was Linus in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and he is excited to add this to his arsenal of experience. As a part of his highschool career, he was Nick Bottom in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and techie assistant in “Mystery of Custodia”. He would like to thank his friends and those he’s close to for staying on him to get things done and to keep a steady and even pace of learning and performing.
Monsieur Loyal (Zachary Stoddard)
Zachary is a first year theatre student at KCKCC and is excited to be working towards his goal of becoming a high school theater teacher. Though this is his first show at KCKCC, he isn't new to being on the stage. In fact, he has been doing theater for five years and achieved the Five Star Thespian rank in high school. Some favorite past roles include Lurch in The Addams Family Musical, Ernest Worthing in The Importance of Being Ernest, and the peddler Ali Hakim in Oklahoma! In addition to performing on the stage, Zach loves spending his free time working on musical covers and skits for his Youtube channel, Stodman Entertainment. He is very grateful to have a loving family to support him through his theater endeavors, as well as previous choral and theater directors Lauren Suchy, Laura Peden, and Tim Hoffman, who have helped him come a long way over the last five years.
An Officer (Jaden Manherz)
This is his third cast role here at KCKCC, first role with the amazing director Cinnamon. He is an aspiring stage manager and has managed most recently Charlie Brown. This is his first time acting in front of a live audience. He would like to thank his partner Alena, his dawg Cody, and his mother Kay, who are also all apart of this show.
Flipote (Sunae Fisher)
Sunae is very excited to be apart of this production! She has been acting for as long as she can remember and hopes to make it into a career in the future. In high school, she was apart of many productions like Sister Act (nun), The Wiz (Gatekeeper), Did Someone Say Murder? (busgirl), Coffee House (Hugh), Twelve Angry Jurors (Juror 6), and Clue (Mrs White). She has also done productions outside of school like Junie B Jones (Grace) and Tom Sawyer (Gracie and costume designer) with Theatre for Young America, as well as To Be Human with the KC Rep. She also assisted in costume design with KCKCC in their production Most Massive Woman Wins. When she's not acting, Sunae very much enjoys writing, singing, and spending time with her family. She's just very glad to be here!