The Skokie Detective Charter School Cast

Matty Maddox (Brianna Sikora)
This is Brianna's first show with ponderosa theatre company. Big thank you to Kaley Sikora, who is the reason Brianna is here today.
Maddie King (Jill Codon)
Jill Codon has done theatre since her show-stopping performance as a dancing spoon in the Ponderosa produced show of Beauty and the Beast in 3rd grade. Jill loves her role as Maddie in Skokie and the people she works along side with. She hopes you all enjoy the show!
Paris Fitz-Walter (Pearl Eaton)
Pearl is excited to perform in this year's underclassmen show, The Skokie Detective Charter School. She has put a lot of work into doing her part to make this year's show more entertaining! She hopes that you will enjoy the show as much as she has enjoyed being involved.
Sheila Benson (Ava Gervasoni)
This is Ava’s first show as a cast member here at Ponderosa. She wants to thank everyone for working with her patiently and kindly. Skokie has been a wonderful experience for her and she hopes that everyone has fun!
Ladonna Wirt (Shannon Dunn)
This is Shannon's second show at Ponderosa and her first time as a cast member. She's exceptionally thankful for Ponderosa's wonderful and welcoming community and would like to thank her family and friends for their continued support. Shannon is excited to keep acting and participating in the performing arts.
Shawna (Emma Nielson)
Emma is very excited for her second production with Ponderosa! She would like to thank her family for being so supportive, and would also like to thank the amazing crew and directors for being so lovely. "I hope you all enjoy seeing Matty... I mean uh… Mr. X!"
PJ Meyer (Kaylee Prestia)
This is Kaylee’s second show at Ponderosa, and her first time on cast. She is so excited to be apart of this incredible play! Outside of theatre she loves to watch videos and hang out with friends. She’d like to thank her family and hopes you enjoy the show!
DJ Meyer (Bella Guerrie)
This is Bella’s sixth show and fourth show at Ponderosa Theatre Company. She is excited for everyone to get a peek into the lives of these silly middle schoolers and their mysterious lives. Bella wants to thank the cast, crew and directing team for this amazing experience.
Hooper Harper (Andrew Brundige)
This is Andrew's third show at Ponderosa Theatre and he is so happy and excited to be part of it! Andrew wants to thank everyone who has supported him and hopes that everyone has a great time figuring out the mysteries of this play!
Wendell Grit (Reed Grayner)
Reed is performing in his 6th Ponderosa show (12th overall) and is excited to tackle on such an amazingly fun character. His favorite roles include Sky in Guys and Dolls Jr. (PACE) and Tony Kirby in Pondo's most recent play. He hopes everyone laughs their pants off during this show!!
Austin Charles (Jackson Coleman)
Jackson Coleman is a sophomore who has a passion for Encanto the movie musical. His cousin can hear this whole chorus a mile away. Jackson would like to thank Erika Henningsen, the Vista Dames, Leah Ok Taylor, and best selling bio author Addie McNeill.
Stevie Speever (Aidan O'Flynn)
This is Aidan’s first show in Ponderosa’s Theatre department. However he’s acted in many shows since his seventh grade year. He hopes everyone in the audience enjoys the show put on by the whole department. He also hopes that all of the jokes land.
Grace Wayne (Cordy Steen)
This is Cordy’s second show with ponderosa theatre, and she is so excited to do more. She would like to thank Jackson Oliver Coleman, Allison Cook, and Tom Hiddleston. Of course, she would also like to thank her directors, and her parents for driving her everywhere.
Ms. Rankin (Jami Ward)
This is Jami’s 4th show at Ponderosa and she is really excited to be participating in it! She has been in theatre her whole life, and she will for many years to come.
Mr. Speever (CJ DeRoeck)
This is CJ’s first official show at Pondo! He wants to thank Reed Grayner, Andy Brundige, Gavin Elbert, Zayden German, Mom, and Dad for inspiring him to continue.
Mrs. Quigle (Allie Cook)
Allie is so excited to be back on stage for her 6th show at Ponderosa! She would like to thank her amazing castmates, wonderful directors, and the entire company for putting their time and energy into this show! She can't wait to see all your lovely faces in the audience!
Custodian Brown (James Murphy)
This is James’ 1st role as an actor at Ponderosa. He has had an excellent time working on this show and is grateful to everyone involved. He hopes you enjoy the show and nothing goes wrong.
Ensemble (Mean Kid) (Deana Aberkalns)
Hello I’m Deana, I love to be in theater! You get to meet new people and bring the character to life. I’ve done many shows and they all have been fun and interesting to do! I love theater and would love to see new people join so we can do more with the shows we do!
Ensemble (Cheerleader) (Sam Kowalchik)
Sam Kowalchik has been in Sagewood's production of “Peter Pan and Wendy” she has also worked on crew for “You Can’t Take it with You.” It’s Sam’s second year at Ponderosa. Sam has always had a love for theatre, and is extremely happy to be working on shows this year!
Ensemble (Cameron Durrant)
The Skokie Detective Charter School is Cameron’s second show with Ponderosa Theatre! He'd like everyone to enjoy the show and to thank his parents and his neighbors for coming!