Olivia's done too many shows to count by this point. She is so grateful for this opportunity and it has brought her so much joy working with everyone. She loves the cast so much and has loved working with them. She is truly going to miss this show and she's extremely sad that this year is soon coming to a close. This theater company means so much to her. She hopes you enjoy the show and will continue to support this lovely group of people! "She remembered who she was and the game changed." -Lalah Delia

Cara Colwell is overjoyed to be able to work with this wonderful company of detectives! This is her 14th show with Ponderosa Theatre and she’s in awe of how talented and creative this company is! Some previous roles include Olive Ostrovsky in Putnam County Spelling Bee and assistant director for Eros & Psyche. She thanks her family, friends, and fellow leadership team for all of the support that was put into producing this show. She hopes the audience will figure out the mystery of...how can a company be so fabulous?! Well, pull out your magnifying glasses and watch closely folks.

This is Ashlynn Long's 7th show with Ponderosa Theatre and her first time directing. The process has been so so fun, between the supportive leadership team, amazing company, and all the memories made in rehearsals. She would like to thank her two head directors and mentor director, her parents, and everyone else who has supported her through this thrilling experience. Ashlynn sincerely hopes that everyone enjoys the show and remember: Keep solving mysteries and making memories! :)

Brady is SO EXCITED to be a part of her final children's show! She is so unbelievably proud of everyone who worked so hard in this process and can't wait to see the amazing things all of the cast and crew does. She can't wait to see this incredible show come to life and solve all of those mysteries! From Brady: "Proud of you kiddos!"

Rachel does not want to figure out how many shows she's done here, but she's enjoyed all of them and is so excited to present yet another. This is the 4th show she's tech directed for and it has been a wonderful and adorable process. She hopes everyone enjoys this show and has an amazing time. (And come see Wizard of Oz!)

This is Kate’s second year being a part of Ponderosa theater. She is very excited to be able to help bring the stage to life. She’s so glad to be a part of this absolutely amazing team of people and hopes that everyone watching enjoys!

This is Emily's sixth show at Ponderosa Theatre Company. She is very excited for show week! Emily can't wait for further shows here! https://youtu.be/xvFZjo5PgG0

This is Belle Shand's 13th show at Ponderosa and has worked on 3 professional shows; 1 as assistant stage manager, and 2 as stage manager! She loves her theatre family and has grown so much and couldn't have done it without them. She's also really cool and fun!! :)

Zayden has done a lot of shows at Ponderosa, and this is definitely one of them!! He has loved learning how to be a good ASM! He's proud of everyone on cast and crew and the hard work they have done! He hopes you enjoy the show as much as he loves speaking in the third person.

This is Kaitlyn’s eighth show with Ponderosa, and she can’t wait for you to see it! She has loved getting to work with the amazing cast and crew and make so many new friends. She wants to thank her family for their endless support, and hopes you enjoy the show!!

This is Gavin's eighth show with Ponderosa Theatre and first time being assistant producer! He'd like to thank his family and pals for all the laughs and cracking down on this mystery. Now get those fedora's on, and GET SOLVIN'!! (P.S. The butler did it).

Julianne Larson is so happy to be apart of this year's children's show! This is her 11th show at Ponderosa and she NEVER WANTS IT TO END! Julianne loves mysteries, and her very favorite mystery movie is Knives Out. If you don't like that movie, please leave the theater now. She hopes you have your magnifying glasses ready to join the kids at Skokie Detective Charter School!

This is Marley's 10th show at Ponderosa and first time as a mentor! They are so so proud of Cassie and Chris for leading their crew and developing an amazing design. They are very excited to see how Cassie and Chris further grow into leadership positions and continue to teach new comers!

This is Cassie's fourth show with PTC, and first show as a crew head! She hopes the audience is able to enjoy the show and notice the little details the crew has added!

Skokie is Chris's 3rd show with PTC, alongside taking on his first leadership role and getting ready to advance fully into crew head. We hope you enjoy the show, (especially the lighting)!

Jackson Jones is excited to be apart of this show! His favorite roles from the past include Peter Pan and Wendy (Set) and Jo & Elizabeth (Writer, Cast). Outside of theatre, he enjoys film making and working with his hands. He hopes you enjoy the show!

This is Alex's first time on lights crew and has really enjoyed it. He's really excited to continue his theatre career.

This is Ben’s 5th show at Ponderosa, and his 1st show as Crew Head. He’s excited to run this show, and hopes for the best for everyone.

This is Victor’s 10th show at Ponderosa, and he couldn’t be happier to be here! One of his favorite roles in the past was being on sound crew for The Addam’s Family in freshman year. He’d like to thank his sister Gaby for all her support and to the audience he would like to say, “Hi.”

This is Nathan's fifth production with Ponderosa Theatre and his eleventh production overall. He adored working on such a fun show with an amazing company and he hopes everyone enjoys!

This is Elena's [insert show number]th show at Ponderosa! She has enjoyed her time on sound crew and hopes you appreciate the curtain call song. Her favorite detectives are Nancy Drew, the Three Investigators, and Angus McDonald. She hopes you find this show as cute as she does, and that you have fun learning the fundamentals of detective work along with these zany characters: checking things out, solving crimes, and cracking clues! Stay frosty!

In the wise words of Dora, “We did it! We did it! Hooray!”

From singing to drawing, Elena Crow is an artist both on and behind the stage! This is Elena’s fourth show with Ponderosa Theatre and her second production being a crew member, although she has participated in many other shows in the Parker area!

Goodbye, he’s the thing you use to open doors and lock out all your problems. He’s the proud owner of a 15 pound cat and a broken nose, (a sewing machine fell on his face).

This is Ashley’s third show at Ponderosa, and she is so proud of the work the company has accomplished. One of her favorite past roles was being the props crew head for The Laramie Project. She would like to thank her Mom, Dad, and Bubby. Enjoy the show! #LOL

Rose is delighted to be a part of another show! This is her eighth show at Ponderosa, and her third time as makeup and hair crew head. She's quite happy to have another excuse to play with makeup, and she hopes you enjoy the show.

This is Chander's first play being a crew head and her second play being in props. This show was very enjoyable and stressful. Chander's crew were incredible workers and always helped her keep her cool. She wants to give her endless thanks to set, leadership, lights, sound, etc.

This is Quinn's second show at Ponderosa, as well as on the props crew. She is happy to have worked with all of the wonderful people, both on props crew, as well as with everyone else in the company! Quinn would like to thank everyone for making theatre so enjoyable!

Henry Couch is a sophomore and is on props Crew. He joined PTC this year starting out on 'You Can’t Take It With You' and is joyful to be working on the current play.

Anna is delighted to be a part of this show and its lovely cast and crew. She has greatly enjoyed exploring different styles and genres, and couldn't be more proud of what everyone's done. She wants to thank her crew for being willing to rebuild the same door frame three times. Together we solved the mystery that is door frames.

This is Olivia’s 8th show at with the Ponderosa Theatre Department and hopes you’ll enjoy the show!

As Mallie's 4th show at PTC, and 8th show total, they are very excited, yet very anxious for our production, and hope you enjoy the show, especially the set!

Carson is a sophomore. This is his first time on set crew and first show in general. While on set crew, he painted a lot of the set and even built a door.

This is Luke's first show here at Ponderosa High School. If you're thinking about how to get connected in a meaningful way, theater is the way to do it! Luke would like to give a huge shout out to his directors, his crew heads, Ms. Diaz, and his parents for making everything possible.

This is Kaz’s first show with Ponderosa. He has really loved working with all the amazing people on crew and looks forward to working with everyone again!

This is Elise's first show at Ponderosa. You see those purple foot prints on the wall? Yeah she helped with those…feel free to clap.

This is her first show with the company and is glad to be part of this fantastic show.

Davis likes to build mainly.

Alexander is a 15 year old Sophomore who enjoys theatre tremendously, he has been thoroughly enjoying every step of this process for SKOKIE and is excited for the next show! He is enthusiastic about theatre and all of what has to do with it.

Ms. Diaz has been teaching theatre for nine years and loves creating and learning with this community. She is so proud of the entire Skokie cast & crew, specifically the leadership team who has been so impressively committed and prepared. Your success is the result of your hard work, empathy, and attention to detail. Bravo. :)

Nikki Sameshima joined the Ponderosa Theatre Company last year, after 24 years at ThunderRidge High School. She is excited to continue to work with Director Kayla Diaz and the amazing cast and crew on all PTC productions this year!