Heroes of Ulthra Creative
Playwright, Co-Director, Set & Light Designer
Mr. Gus RichIn his 17th year as Technical Director and Theatre teacher at MHSA, Mr. Rich is happy to bring you his newest play, "Heroes of Ulthra". He would like to shout out his children for their support.
Co-Playwright, Co-Director, Costume & Makeup Designer
Mrs. Tricia LaCroixAn alumna of MHSA's Theatre Department herself, Mrs. LaCroix is grateful to give back to the organization that helped cultivate her love of Theatre. She aspires to instill the same love and passion in her students.
Original Music Composer
The New Logic"The New Logik" is a local musician, with close ties to the MHSA community. He was excited to work on "Heroes of Ulthra" and saw it as a challenge to expand his musical repertoire. He wants to shout out the cast for all their hard work, and he can't wait to see how they bring his music to life.
Stage Manager, Assistant Director, Marketing
Lavender (Amaris) KnoxLavender (Amaris) Knox is the stage manager and marketing coordinator for Heroes of Ulthra. Being a multi-disciplined individual, they used their knowledge on many parts of the show. Including creating many puppets! They want to give a huge thanks to the directors and other mentors who helped them get to this point!
Light Board Operator
Rem LeachAs someone who started and has continued her artistic career in music, Rem is a first time lighting designer and is looking to pursue it educationally. She also dabbles in theater performance, but wanted to leave her senior year by contributing technically to the department’s spectacle of a show. She really appreciates her mentors who have given her this role and all of you in the audience for supporting MHSA’s theater department.
Assistant Stage Manager
Auriana DavilaAuriana is a sophomore Theatre major. This is Auriana’s first performance as ASM. Auriana LOVES doing theatre work for free time or literally whenever. Auriana shouts out both of her brothers for support and just being here in general.
Assistant Stage Manager
Izzy Grob PolewskiIzzy is a visual arts major, in their sophomore year. This is the third main stage show they have worked, and they are very happy they are not working ASM for this show
Assistant Costumer
Maliek Fields-WatsonMaliek is a Sophomore Theatre major going into advanced acting next year. He was recently seen in "School of Rock" and will also be in the upcoming performance of "Totally NOT Teen Beach Movie". Maliek is happy to have worked on costuming for this show, as that is a passion of his and he hopes to hone those skills even more in the future.
Junior Assistant Costumer
George WestcottGeorge is a Senior Theatre major. He was most recently seen in "Zombies on Highland", "Mamma Mia", "Urinetown" and "School of Rock". He is happy to have worked on this show as a costumer.
Stage Crew
Kay BradfordKay was most recently seen playing Dewey in School Of Rock. She is a theater production major who also has experience in acting.
Stage Crew
Ruby CastanazaRuby is a Sophomore Theatre major. This is the second show she has crewed for and she is "just happy to be here"!
Stage Crew
Ma'Lanni RodriquezMa'Lanni is very excited to be working on Milwaukee High school of the arts' Heroes of Ulthra. She is a senior in high school hoping to continue a production career path in college. Her interest include anything revolving around fashion. She would like to give a thanks to all the people who inspired her to be who she is today and her best friend Luna for helping her more than she will know.
Stage Crew
Roman HernandezRoman is a sophomore Theatre major. He was most recently seen in "School of Rock". This is the second show Roman has teched at MHSA and he is looking forward to becoming a Theatre Production major this year.
Stage Crew
Gideon OshogwemohThis is Gideon's first theater production at MHSA. He has performed in previous Band concerts but wanted to give stage crew a try.
Stage Crew
Paris SantiagoParis is a Senior Theatre major. She was most recently seen in "School of Rock" although she prefers to work behind the scenes. Paris has worked hard in and out of class on "Heroes of Ulthra". Paris has enjoyed working with the Milwaukee high school of the arts production team for 3 years.
Paris enjoys doing piercings, art, and painting.
Stage Crew
Ismael TrejoIsmael is a shophomore Theatre major. He was last scene in the ensemble of "School of Rock" and "Urinetown" before that.
Original Creative Team
Our creative team may be led by adults, but it is truly the students who make our shows great! Students work both during and after school (and even on the weekends sometimes) to create the world of Ulthra. They share inspirations to further our creative process. They share feedback to improve our storytelling. They share ideas that snowball into entire scenes or the creation of new characters or unique ways of marketing our shows.
Through this work, our Theatre students learn life skills along side Theatre skills. Students learn creative problem solving skills, team work, positive communication and most importantly, confidence. They take pride in seeing all their hard work pay off, and they do work hard!
MHSA's Theatre students dedicate their time to their art, and in return, you get to enjoy a beautiful performance!