Mean Girls Jr. Cast

Lenzie Gholston (Janis Sarkisian)
Lenzie Gholston is excited for this year's production of Mean Girls. Lenzie has participated in musicals her whole middle school career appearing in High School musical, Finding Nemo as Gurgle, and in Mean Girls this year as Janis Sarkisian. She wants to thank her Mom and Aunt but especially Her Grannie for supporting and believing in her.
Willa Nguyen (Ms. Norbury)
Willa Nguyen is super excited to be in this year's production of Mean Girls! Willa has been in the two other productions at LMS, High School Musical and Finding Nemo. She wants to thank her family for encouraging her to find her confidence and her best friend Parker who shares her love in music and all things movies.
Milica Rakic (Ensemble)
Milica Rakic is so excited to be in the Mean Girls musical.This is her first show at Ladue Middle School.She loves acting and theater and she's been doing it since she was little. Milica loves chocolate and is super thrilled to have you here today! She wants to give her appreciation to her Mom, and her best friend Canny. And she also gives thanks to Ms. Alrutz and Ms. Smith who took time out of their days to help make this musical awesome
Dorreen Samani (Coach Carr)
Dorreen samani is very excited to be in her first production at Ladue Middle School. She plays coach carr. She is also in the LMS choir and the St. Louis children's choir for 2 years. She thanks her family and friends but especially her mom for always believing in her and being there for her!
Lachlan Bell (Aaron Samuels)
Lachlan is in sixth grade and is so excited to be in Mean Girls as Aaron Samuels. This is his first show at the LMS, but he has done many other productions at the J and with Take to Productions. He has had such a great time doing this show with some of his friends and is so excited to be in a show with his big sister for the first time. He wants to thank his parents for supporting him and his big sister for inspiring him and always being there for him.
Evan Berla (Ensemble)
Evan is so excited to participate in this year’s production of Mean Girls Jr! This is her first year being in a show at Ladue Middle School, but she has been doing theater for a long time! She would like to thank her family for always encouraging her to be her best and her mom for helping her so much with the audition process and believing in her no matter what.
Carter Franks (Tony)
Carter Franks is very excited to be in the musical this year! This is her first time doing a musical at school and she thinks it’s so much fun. She would like to thank her mom and her little sister Kinley, as well as her best friends for all their love and support.
Alicia Roberts-Hudson (Ensemble)
Alicia Roberts-Hudson is excited to be in the cast of mean girls. She has been in musical Newsies at the Coca and was in a movie at Coca as well. She loves theater and has loved plays and musicals since she was a kid. Her position in this play is ensemble. She thanks her friends and family for all the support. She also wants to thank Ms. Alrutz and Ms. Smith for putting in the hard work to make this play amazing!
Elle Sonnenberg (Gretchen Weiners)
Elle Sonnenberg is exhilarated to be a part of Mean Girls Jr. at the Ladue Middle School! This marks her third and final show at LMS, having previously been in Finding Nemo and High School Musical Jr. Elle is incredibly grateful for the support of her family and friends throughout her journey in theater. A special thank you to Annabelle for always being there to help her memorize lines and for making the rehearsal process so much fun with lots of laughter along the way. Elle is excited to finish her middle school theater experience with such an amazing cast and production and can’t wait to see what the future holds!
Sloane Stockwell (French Teacher)
Sloane Stockwell is excited to be in Mean girls jr.. This is Sloane's first LMS production but she is not a stranger to the stage. She has been Kristoff in GCPA’s Frozen kids and the lead squirrel in GCPA’s Frog and Toad. Sloane has danced since she was 2 and absolutely loves it. Sloane wants to thank her family and her friends.
James Drescher (Kevin G)
James Drescher is very excited to be in the cast of Mean Girls Jr. James has been in one other show in his time at Ladue Middle School which was Finding Nemo Kids as a seagull. He wants to thank Ms.Alrutz and Mrs.Smith for spending time to help us make Mean Girls Jr. an amazing production.
Fiona Graftenreed (Lizzie)
Fiona is in 7th grade and super excited to be in Mean Girls Jr. this year, this is her second show with Ladue middle school as she was in Finding Nemo Jr. as an ensemble member and can’t wait for this year's show! She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her.
Anna Szilagyi (Regina George)
7th grader, Anna Szilagyi is so excited for Mean Girls Jr. This is Anna’s second musical, with her first playing the role of ‘Small Fish’ in Finding Nemo last year. She is so exhilarated and happy for her role in Mean Girls Jr. this year. She wants to thank her Mom and Dad, as well as Carter, Aviva, and so many more of her greatest friends!
Audrey Beyder (Sonja Acquino)
Audrey Beyder is so excited to be in this year's Mean Girls production! She is in 7th grade and has been in three musicals before which are Frog and Toad, Willy Wonka and Finding Nemo. She also takes voice lessons and choir, she enjoys all of it. She wants to thank her friends and family for supporting her. ♡
Milly Dickherber (Mrs. George)
Milly is super excited to be a part of this year’s production of Mean Girls! Milly has participated in shows her whole time at LMS. Appearing in High School Musical as a jock and Finding Nemo as Peach. She loves theater, basketball and hanging out with her friends. She wants to thank her family, especially her mom, for always supporting her and having confidence in her. She also wants to thank her friends for always believing in her and coming to her shows.
Hutchins Logan (Shane Oman)
Hutch Logan is delighted to be in the cast of Mean Girls Jr. This is Hutch’s first show at Ladue Middle School, but he has been in Newsies and Matilda at the JCC. He would like to thank his family for all the support and love.
Lorelai Miller (Teary Girl)
This is Lorelai’s first production at Ladue Middle School and she is very excited to be performing. She would like to thank her friends and family for supporting her in her acting career.
Levi Singer (Glenn Cocco)
Eleanor Dowd (Caroline Krafft)
Eleanor Dowd is very enthusiastic about being in this year's Ladue Middle Schools production of Mean Girls. She has participated in one other production that took place at the middle school. She wants to thank her family for always encouraging her to take the extra step and audition and enroll in programs and productions.
Jocelyn Aronberg (Ensemble)
This is Jocelyn’s second year doing a musical here and she is so excited to be able to participate in another fun filled musical of Mean Girls Jr. she was also in Finding Nemo as well. She would like to thank her family but especially her mom for pushing her to try out and then realize she loves it.
Nyah Patel (Mathletes Moderator)
Nyah Patel is a 7th grader and this is Nyah’s first year in participating in one of the school’s musicals at the Ladue Middle School. Nyah did musical theater last year in 6th grade, and now she is doing musical theater and theater as her electives. She would like to thank all her friends and family for all the support she got from them through the year so far!♡
Olivia Piper (Martin)
Olivia Piper is super grateful that she gets to be a part of this production. This is her first time being in the cast of a musical, but it most definitely will not be her last! She would like to thank herself for all her hard work, as well as her close friend Gia Jackson for encouraging her to audition this year.
Lillian Brzozowski (Ensemble)
This is Lillian’s first year at LMS and her first show at LMS though she has been doing musical theater for 7 ½ years. She would like to thank her besties Vivian, Avery, Neela, Dora, and Sai. She would also like to thank Evan Berla for always telling her when rehearsal is.
Evie Lecointre (Rachel)
Evie has loved performing arts since she was little. The first performance she was in sparked a new found joy in her, and made a safe space to express herself through singing. Evie wants to continue her journey and hopes to eventually release her own music! She would like to thank her mom, and aunts Jenna, Alex, and Sarah for helping and supporting her along the way. I wouldn’t of made it this far without you guys, Love you so much!!!
Fiona Bell (Karen Smith and Student Choreographer)
Fiona Bell is thrilled to be in Mean Girls Jr. as Karen, as well as choreograph songs such as, Apex Predator and Who’s House is This? This is Fiona’s third musical at Ladue Middle School, first being High School Musical Jr. (chorus), and Finding Nemo Jr. (Crush). Her favorite role has been in Matilda at Ladue High School as Amanda Thripp. Fiona loves 8th grade and to dance ballet, contemporary and jazz any chance she can get. Fiona hopes to have the opportunity to choreograph more in the future. She enjoys writing and spending time with her best friends and family. She wants to thank her siblings, Delphine, Alexander, and most importantly Lachlan, for all their support, love, and encouragement on her journey.
Claire Benolkin (Ensemble)
This is Claire’s second musical, and she is thrilled to be in the cast! Claire has also been seen as a jellyfish in Finding Nemo last year. She wants to thank her family for supporting her, and she also wants to thank her friends for being there for her, being cool, and being friends with her.
Abigail Gutting (Ensemble)
7th grader Abby is so excited to participate in Mean Girls this year! She loves having a second family in musical theater. She enjoyed her part last year as a fish in the production Finding Nemo. she would like to thank Claire for remembering they had play practice even when she didn’t!
Gia Jackson (Caitlyn)
Gia Jackson has been in Finding Nemo as Kai the Sea turtle and is thrilled to be playing caitlyn this year in Mean Girls. Gia would like to thank her mother and siblings for all of the support and would also like to thank her friend Milly for helping her be a better actor and would also like to thank Milly for being her dance partner!
Annabelle Kopec (Cady Heron)
Annabelle Kopec is beyond excited to be part of Mean Girls Jr. at LMS! Some of her favorite roles include Gingy in Shrek Jr. (Chaminade), Nemo in Finding Nemo Kids (LMS), and Matilda in Matilda the Musical (LHWHS). In her spare time she enjoys singing, playing soccer, playing piano, and strumming her ukulele. Annabelle is incredibly grateful for the support of her family and friends who are always there to make her laugh.
Ellie Neiman (Ensemble)
Ellie Neiman is so excited to be in Mean Girls Jr in her first year of middle school. Ellie has been in her fourth grade musical, at the Bandstand. She would like to thank her mom and cousins for assisting and supporting her.
Jack Rosenbloom (Damian)
Jack Rosenbloom is so happy to be in this musical because he loves Mean Girls. Jack was in last year's musical and he loved it. He loves singing, movies, and his friends and family.
Maggie Sawalich (Dawn)
Maggie Sawalich is thrilled to be performing in this year's musical! A dedicated performer, she has been part of every Ladue Middle School musical over the past three years, with roles in High School Musical Jr., Finding Nemo (as Anchor), and Mean Girls Jr. as well as through Dimensions Dance Center’s annual performance of The Nutcracker and the MICDS Theatre Summer Stock camp. She would like to thank her parents and brother for being so supportive, and her friends for making her smile.
Harper Small (Ensembe)
Harper is a 6th grader. This is Harper's first middle school production. She is so thankful to be in this show and have a chance to participate. This will definitely not be her last show at the LMS. Harper has always loved the arts and hopes to one day release her own music.
Rose Schneider (Mr. Duvall)
Rose Schneider is thrilled to be in this year's production of Mean Girls. This is Rose's third musical at LMS, Finding Nemo and High School Musical. She is sad to see her last musical at LMS come to an end, but she has loved the musical-making process and having fun with her friends. She wants to thank her parents for helping her prepare for her audition, driving her everywhere, and her brother for always being there, and making her laugh.
Aviva Elkana (Marymount 1)
7th grader, Aviva Elkana is so excited for Mean Girls Jr. This is her second musical, with her being in the chorus in Finding Nemo last year. She wants to thank her Mom, Dad, Sister, Anna, Molly and so many more of her amazing friends.
Catherine Hall (Ensemble)
Catherine Hall is so happy to be in the Ladue Middle School production of Mean Girls! She has been in the Fifth Grade Center talent show (Sang “All I Want” by Olivia Rodrigo), Conway Choir, and in a handful of “Mrs. Z’s” (Caroline Zarinelli’s) Cottage Concerts. Catherine enjoys spending time with her family and dogs. She wants to thank her friends and family, especially her mom, dad, and 3 brothers, David, Danny, and George, for being so supportive of her and her music career.
Gwen Krussel (Ensemble)
Gwen Krussel is so excited to be in the ensemble for her first musical Mean girls Jr. at Ladue Middle School. She first started liking theater when her mom would take her to the Fox and the Muny when she was younger. She would like to thank her parents for supporting and encouraging her to do her best!
Caroline Mamah (Ensemble)
This is Caroline Mamah. She is in 7th grade. She plays soccer, sings and dances. She is one of the people from the ensemble. This girl has been a part of the middle school musicals ever since sixth grade, she is so happy to be a part of such a wonderful production.
Claire Schettler (Mrs. Heron)
Claire is so excited to be in the school’s production of Mean Girls Jr. As long as Claire has been at LMS, she has participated in any show she can. She was in Finding Nemo last year and Mean Girls this year as Mrs. Heron. She would like to thank her mom and dad, sister, and the rest of her family for supporting her.
Lyla Sinha (Marymount Captain)
My name is Lyla Sinha and I am a sixth grade student at the Ladue Middle School. My role is a marymount captain which is a captain on the opposing team. I am so happy to be in the show. I just love rehearsing it. Thank you to my friends and family for being so supportive.
Reagan Anderson (Grace)
Reagan is ecstatic to be in the cast of Mean Girls Jr. Reagan has been in two of the three Ladue shows, finding Nemo Kids as Bob and Mean Girls as ensemble. She was also in the Chaminade performance of Shrek the musical and attended stages camps as a kid. Reagan wants to thank her family and besties for all the love and support and we can't wait to see everyone at the show.
Parker Kelly (Marymount 2)
Hi i am Parker Kelly i have always loved to sing. It's my favorite thing to do and I am so glad I was able to be in the Mean Girls musical this year. I have been in every musical since 6th grade and I am glad I did. I met all these amazing people, especially my best friend Willa. She has helped me grow so much over the past year and I have no clue what I would do without her. I would also like to thank Ms. Alrutz, you have helped me so much in the past during my years in middle school so far thank you so much for helping me grow and I dont know what I would do without my friend Keiko, she has helped me so much I love her so much thank you everyone !!!!!!!
Keiko Knight (Taylor)
Keiko Knight is so excited to be a part of this year’s production of Mean Girls! Keiko has participated in various shows during her time at LMS. Making appearances in High School Musical as a Jock and Matilda as Ensemble/ Big kid. She loves Theater, Singing, Soccer, Baking and having sleepovers with her friends. She wants to thank her mother for supporting her dreams of becoming an actress and doing so much to help her grow and widen her skills range and taking time to help her achieve her goals whether it’s flying to L.A. or doing some sort of photoshoot her mom is always there to support and help. She wants to thank her dad for supporting her lots and for all of the motivational speeches and encouragement and pushing her to grow, do her best, and work hard. She would like to thank her other family for believing her dreams and for stepping up when needed. Finally she would like to thank her friends for cheering for her and helping her rehearse lines or songs and for being there when she needs it. She loves you guys so so much!
Emma Nguyen (Sophie)
Aubrey Swearengen- Shahid (Marymount 3)
Miriam Wallace (Ensemble)
Hudson Zelleweger-Bass (Mr. Heron)
Hudson Zellweger-Bass is excited to be a part of Mean Girls this year. He has been in all of the other shows at the middle school. He has been in Frozen, Madagascar, Moana, Peter Pan, High School Musical, and Finding Nemo. He is currently doing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Stages. He would like to thank his family and friends for their support.
August Phillips (Jason)