Hello, Dolly! Cast

Mia Carver is the daughter of Brandy and Jamey Carver and a junior at RCSHS. She has been a part of the theater program for 9 years, along with 5 years in the Rowan County speech team, and she is part of the first year of Viking Ambassadors. Tonight, Mia is ecstatic to be portraying Dolly Levi.

Barrett Freidhof is the son of Scott and Marilyn Freidhof and is a Freshman in Highschool. He is 14 years old and this is his third year in the RCSHS Theater. He sings in the RCSHS Choir and is a part of the Speech and Debate team. In his free time he likes to listen to music, play piano, and spend time with friends and family. Tonight he is very excited and honored to be portraying the role of Horace Vandergelder.

Alexis VanMeter is the daughter of Geneva Knight and Daniel VanMeter. She is currently 17 and a Junior, this musical being her third production to participate in with the RCSHS Theater. In her free time, she enjoys playing games with her friends, listening to Taylor Swift, and spending time with her cats. Alexis also participates in Choir, Softball, and National Honors Society. Tonight, she is super excited to be portraying the role of Minnie Faye.

Natalie Freidhof is the daughter of Marilyn and Scott Freidhof, and she is a senior. This is approximately her 6th year with the RCSHS Thespians. She also participates in Speech & Debate, Choir, and National Honors Society. In her free time she enjoys creating art, playing games, and listening to her little brother belt in the car. After this semester she will be attending Western Kentucky University for Journalism. Tonight she will be portraying Miss Irene Molloy.

Sterling Coleman is the son of Mark and Shanna Coleman, he is a sophomore at RCSHS. Sterling has been a part of the theatre program at the highschool for over 9 years, making this his 12th production. He takes tap classes and is on a competitive dance team, he also takes voice lessons and participates on the speech team. Tonight Sterling will be portraying the character of Cornelius Hackl.

Alexander Hamilton is the son of Randy and Kathryn Hamilton and he is a Sophomore at RCSHS. Alexander has been doing theater for the past 10 years now, and this will be his 16th production with the Viking Thespians. He takes voice lessons and loves to play the piano in his free time. This is also his 2nd year of being on the Speech team. Tonight Alexander will be portraying the role of Barnaby Tucker.

Lucas Holbrook is the son of Sara and john holbrook.

Haylee Miko is the daughter of Jaime and Chris Miko, she is an 8th grader at RCMS. This is Haylee’s 5th production at RCSHS with former shows being Music Man, Legally Blonde, Suessical, Into the Woods, and the middle and elementary school production of Newsies Jr, where she played the role of Davey. She has also performed in numerous Shooting Stars Theatre productions. Haylee is also a member of the RCMS speech team. In Haylee’s freetime she likes to make tiktoks, sing, act, and hang out with her friends and family. Tonight Haylee will be portraying the role of Ermengarde.

Joseph O’Hair is a senior! Sayonara baby! This is his second year in theatre. He was born of Ronnie Lee O’Hair and Victoria Erwin. He is playing Rudolph! He is the best! Oh yeah!

Elissa Brown is the daughter of Sonya and Jason Brown. This is her senior year and final show of her High School career, being apart of this wonderful theater since 7th grade, and she couldn’t be more thankful to the wonderful opportunity Mrs. Stafford has given to her for all 5 years. After high school, she plans on majoring in theater while having a minor in creative writing at MSU! Tonight, she will be proudly portraying Ernestina.

Charlie Luke is a rad guy and a senior in highschool! He will be portraying “Stanley” the waiter. “Stanley”, a Romanian refugee that spent his whole life in the slums until he gets an opportunity for redemption and gets a job at Harmonia Gardens in New York City. He changed his Romanian name, Constantin, when he immigrated through Ellis Island, hoping to chase the American dream.

Todd Fultz is the son of Crystal and Mike Fultz. He is a sophomore at Rowan county Senior High School, this is his 3rd production with the theater. He is also a member of the band and plays the saxophone. Tonight, Todd will be portraying Cook 1 and members of the ensemble.

Cadyn Armstrong is the daughter of Morgan Gilliland and Shawn Armstrong. She is a junior at RCSHS. She loves art and animals. This is her 6th production, not including tech. She participates in D&D club and the school print shop. She also helped make the costumes for the show. She hopes you are just as excited for the show as she is! Tonight, Cadyn will be portraying Cook 2 and other roles in the ensemble.

Kendall Howard is the daughter of Jaime Miko, Chris Miko, Drew Brown, and Kaycee Brown. She is 16 years old and a junior in High School. She was in the chorus of Legally Blonde, and The Music Man. She also played Jack’s Mom in Into the Woods. She is part of the RCSHS Advanced choir. She has done numerous SSYT performances. She was also the first High School intern for SSYT. She is ecstatic to be playing Mrs. Rose.

Elijah VanMeter is the son of Geneva Knight and Daniel VanMeter. He is a 15 year old sophmore in RCSHS. This will be Elijah’s 3rd production with the Viking Thespians. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games with his family and friends. He also takes part in RCSHS choir, Chess tournaments, and Upward Bound. Tonight, Elijah will have a fabulous time playing the Judge and many parts of the ensemble.

Stacia Marcione is 13 and is the daughter of the Mullins family and is in 8th grade at RCMS. She is in the Choir and the Speech Team. She currently has 15 sibling’s and has a motivation by watching musicals, she is a HUGE animal lover and she likes Dancing/Singing. This is her first time being involved in a musical with the RCHS Thespians group, and is very happy that she has gotten a chance to perform in the musical.

Cason Hall is the son of Jason and Casey Hall. In Cason’s free time, he likes to show horses, go on walks, ride his bike, and spend time with family and friends. Cason has been involved in the RCSHS Thespians productions for three years, has been in the Morehead Theater Guild’s production of Marvin's Room, and Shooting Stars theater camp. Tonight, Cason will be portraying a waiter and is part of the chorus.

Adrianna is the daughter of Toni Wheeler and Adrian Allen. She is a part of the RCSHS Speech team, Choir, and Cheer team. She has been a thespian for seven years now. She will be portraying a dancer in Hello Dolly.

Brooklynn Alexander is the daughter of Bryen and Crystal alexander. This is her second year participating in the spring musical. She is a 7th grader at RCMS that loves to dance, sing, listen to music, and draw. She loves school, especially choir and art. She admires all of her teachers and peers. And tonight, Brooklynn will be part of the chorus.

Kenzie Boggs is the daughter of Claude Boggs and Amanda Plank. In Kenzies free time, she loves to hang out with her friends and family,watch tv series, eat snacks in her room, and listen to music. Other than being a Thespian, Kenzie has also been a part of Choir with Mr. Joshua Hamilton since her 6th grade year. Kenzie has been a RCSHS Thespian for two years. Tonight, Kenzie will be part of the chorus.

Lana is the daughter of Jamey and Brandy Carver, and the sister of Ava and Mia Carver. Lana has been in several RCSHS Theatre productions including: Legally Blonde, A Christmas Carol, Seussical the Musical, Into the Woods, and, most recently, Newsies, Jr. Lana also enjoys acting in Shooting Stars Theatre productions. Lana’s other interests include the Speech Team, Student Council, Academic Team, Soccer Team, and she is also on a travel basketball team. Lana is ecstatic to sing and dance in the ensemble tonight.

Kyle Hall is the son of Steve and Vanita Hall. In Kyle’s free time he likes to listen to music and hangout with friends. This is Kyle’s second year in theater, he also participates in FFA, speech, and choir. Tonight, Kyle portrays a waiter.

Adrian Hamm son of Geoffrey and Caroline Hamm he is 14 and a Freshman at RCSHS. This is Adrian’s first production with the RCSHS Theater, and tonight Adrian will be in the chorus.

Ellie Kidd is the daughter of Brent and Jennifer Kidd. She is the younger sister of Brody Kidd. Ellie is in the 6th grade at RCMS,. Her favorite class is science. This is her fourth production with the Rowan County Schools Theatre program. She’s excited to be apart of tonight’s chorus.

Jaylah Lawhorn is the daughter of Danielle Hobson and Adam Lawhorn and is in the 8th grade. This is her third show with the RCSHS Thespians after Suessical and Into The Woods. She is also involved in speech, gifted enrichment, the multicultural achievers club, and choir. In her free time, Jaylah enjoys practicing her speech pieces, practicing piano, reading, and hanging out with friends.Tonight, Jaylah will participate as part of the chorus.

Aidan Martin is the son of Adam and Tali Martin. Aidan is in the 6th grade. This will be his first time in a theater production and is looking forward to many more. Aidan is a participant of the middle school band and is looking forward to joining the marching band next year. In Aidan’s free time he loves to draw and design architecture. He also enjoys hanging out with friends and his little brother, Aston.

Brynna McClain is the daughter of Christopher and Meghan Baird and is in 7th grade.This is her first production with RCSHS Thespians. She is part of the RCMS speech and debate team.In her free time she enjoys reading,hanging out with friends and cooking.Tonight she will be taking part in the Hello Dolly chorus!

Daniel Mckenzie is the son of Nicki and Steven Mckenzie Daniel is in the 8th grade. Daniel was in the musicals Little Women and Into The Woods. Daniel is also taking part in RCMS Track and Field. Tonight Daniel is going to be part of the chorus.

Kate Roberts is the daughter of William and Deanna Roberts. Kate is in 7th Grade, where she is a part of the RCMS Speech and Debate team, Kentucky YMCA Youth Association (KYA), and Technology Students Association (TSA). In her own time, she loves watching musicals and plays, drawing, reading books, and hanging out with friends. In November, she played the role of Synder in Newsies Jr, which was her first performance with the RCSHS Thespians. Kate loves theater and acting, and is excited to be a part of the chorus tonight!

Isabella Smith is the daughter of Michael and Tulissa Smith. She is in the 8th grade at RCMS where she is a member of Choir and the Gifted program. Isabella enjoys singing, listening to music, baking, drawing, and spending time with her family and friends. This will be Isabella’s first production with the RCSHS Thespians. Matthew 5:16

Keaton Watts is the daughter of Chelsea and Tripp Watts. Keaton is in 6th grade at RCMS where she is on Student Council, The Speech Team, Future Problem Solvers, Academic Team, and STLP. Most recently Keaton was seen portraying Crutchie in Newsies Jr., she has been performing with the RCSHS Thespians for 3 years, she has also been involved in Shooting Stars Youtheatre productions. Tonight Keaton will be performing with the chorus.

Emma Workman 6th grader daughter of Leslie and Roger Workman this is her 4th play she has been in Moana jr and Into the woods and Newsies jr.Emma is a member of RCMS speech team. In her free time she sings and making plays with her friends.