Hadestown: Teen Edition Cast

Indi Mollica Pretzer (Orpheus- Up On Top Cast)
Zaya Warner (Orpheus- Way Down Cast)
Chloe Langton (Eurydice- Up On Top Cast)
Chloe is beyond thrilled to be part of this dream show with Renegade Theater! Chloe is fifteen and has been loving and performing in theater since she was five years old. Some of her favorite past roles include Dance Corps (The Addams Family), a Silly Girl (Beauty and the Beast), one of the Three Blind Mice (Shrek), and the Cheshire Cat (Alice by Heart). She is so grateful to be performing with such wonderful people and hopes you enjoy the show!
Ghost Liston (Eurydice- Way Down Cast)
Ghost has been involved in Renegade theatre since its first show, Be More Chill. Some of their favorite roles have been Abigail Williams in The Crucible and the Queen of Hearts in Alice by heart. Eurydice is Ghosts dream role and they are very excited to be apart of this production.
Samuel Primavera (Hades- Up On Top Cast)
Pepper Vasquez (Hades- Way Down Cast)
Hayden Torres (Persephone- Up On Top Cast)
This is Hayden’s first show with Renegade Theater! She is 17 years old and has been doing theater for 5 years. Hayden’s favorite shows she were in are Mean Girls (Cady Heron), Hadestown (Fate #2) at All About Theater, Clue: The Play (Miss Scarlet), and Puffs (Susie Bones). She is super excited for you guys to experience this truly amazing story!
Sage Greenwood (Persephone- Way Down Cast)
Sage is so excited to be back on stage with another Renegade production !! This is their second show with Renegade were seen last summer as Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls. Sage has been singing and dancing sense they were 6. They were most recently seen as Rosie in Mamma Mia at Kirby, where they are going into their junior year. Outside of theater Sage enjoys taking care of their many unique plants and animals and watching videos/looking at pictures of Orangutans (which are their favorite animal). Enjoy the show!!
Miles Dillon (Hermes- Up On Top Cast)
Miles is thrilled to be working on their second production at Renegade. Some of their past notable roles have been The Caterpillar in Alice By Heart and Cinderella in Game Of Tiaras
Ava Young (Hermes- Way Down Cast)
Ava will be a sophomore at PCS in the fall. She is beyond thrilled to be participating in her first production with Renegade! She has been performing in musical theater her entire life. Recent favorites include Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty) at PCS, as well as Hadestown Teen Edition (Worker/Fate Songs Soloist), Footloose (Urleen), Anything Goes (Erma La Tour), Thirteen the Musical (Lucy Dunn), and The Addams Family (Wednesday) with All About Theatre. Ava would like to thank the wonderful cast and staff for this amazing experience!
Abigail Anderson (Fate 1- Up On Top Cast)
Abi Anderson is a sophomore in high school and has been participating in theatre for 3 years. She has been in shows such as Shrek Jr (Donkey) in 2023 and Frozen Jr (Kristoff) in 2024, but this will be her first show with Renegade. She has gained a lot of singing experience through choir, which she has been doing for 2 years. Hadestown is one of her favorite shows, so she's really proud to be a part of it. She hopes you like the show!
Olive Dillon (Fate 1- Way Down Cast)
Olive has been doing theater for several years, and they’re very excited to be a part of their first Renegade show! They are a rising senior at MVC, where they’ve played roles such as Mrs. Brill (Mary Poppins) and Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank). Outside of theater, they’re a member of their school’s choir and passionate writer. They hope to continue writing and performing far into their future.
Luna Rodenbush (Fate 2- Up On Top Cast)
This is Luna’s 4th Renegade Show, and her last teen show. She has been here since the beginning, having played Christine Canigula in Be More Chill. Some of Luna’s other favorite roles have been Gingy (Shrek - CYT), Clarissa/Queen of Diamonds (Alice By Heart - Renegade), Olive Ostrovsky (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Renegade) and Muriel Eubanks (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Knight Pirate Theater Collective). She hopes you enjoy the show!!
Charlotte Catto (Fate 2- Way Down Cast)
Charlotte is going into her senior year at Santa Cruz Highschool but she has been doing theatre longer than anybody can remember. Although this is her first show with Renegade, Some of her past roles with other companies include: Taylor in High School Musical, Alice in Alice in wonderland, Bird in Frog and Toad, Mimi in Chateau La Roach, and Ms Norbury in Mean Girls. She plans to pursue theatre in college and get her BA in acting!
June Parvis (Fate 3- Up On Top Cast)
Hadestown is June’s fifth ever show and second with Renegade, but by far the most fun she’s had in a show. You may recognize June from shows such as Spelling Bee (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere, 2024) and Alice in Wonderland (Duchess, 2024), but Fate 3 has been her favorite role to play. This Fall June will be attending Saint Mary’s College studying Public Health and History!
Neva Lieby (Fate 3- Way Down Cast)
Neva is so excited for everyone to see this show! She has been doing theater for around 5 years now, and has loved every second. Some past roles Neva has played includes Alice in Alice by Heart, Miranda in Bitter Root, and Mary Warren in The Crucible.
Nicole Tripier (Workers Chorus Dance Soloist & Dance Captain)
Nicole started theater when she was 6. The shows she has been in include Alice by Heart (Mock Mock Mock Turtle), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), and The Drowsy Chaperone (ensemble). Nicole also choreographed for Santa Cruz High Production of High School Musical. This is her 3rd Renegade show and she is so excited to be back working with Renegade. Nicole loves dance, she has performed in “Nutcracker” (Shepherdess, Flower, and Snowflake) since she was 6! Nicole is a rising senior at Santa Cruz High school. She is interested in majoring in BioChemistry and minoring in dance.
Ava Hillard (Featured Worker Chorus Vocalist & Dance Soloist)
Ava has participated in theater since 2016, with some of her most recent shows being Urinetown (Mr. McQueen), Guys and Dolls (Arvide), Footloose (Ethel), and Hadestown (Worker). She adores all different aspects of theater and hopes to have it in her life for the entirety of the foreseeable future!
Ellis Ouse (Featured Workers Chorus Vocalist)
This is Ellis’s first time to be performing with Renegade Theater Company, her 2nd time being in Hadestown, and their 9th overall production. Some of her most recent/favorite shows she has been in are The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza (Narrator 2), Anything Goes (Sailor), and Hadestown (Worker). Ellis is excited for this production with Renegade! In the future Ellis hopes to continue pursuing all parts of the theater world.
Jay Lokey (Featured Workers Chorus Vocalist)
Jay has been with Renegade since they first started and is so excited to return for Hadestown! Some of Jay’s favorite roles include John Hale (The Crucible), Ferdinand (Bitterroot), and Alfred u/s (Alice by Heart). This show means so much to them and they hope you love it as much as they do!
Ray (Delaney) Drottar (Featured Workers Chorus Vocalist)
Ryuu Root (Featured Workers Chorus Vocalist)
Ryuu has been acting for nearly four years now, having his most prominent roles in The Crucible, Alice By Heart, and Be more chill as Judge Hawthorn, The Duchess, and Mr. Reyes understudy. He loved art, specifically digital and oil painting, and enjoys music from several different artists and plans to study acting for film once in college.
Ady Stepka (Workers Chorus)
Hadestown is the 5th show Ady has been in and the first show she has done with Renegade. She loves theatre and was is very excited to be performing in Hadestown. She hopes everyone enjoys the show.
Asher Harmon (Workers Chorus)
Hadestown is Asher's first show with Renegade, although he is not unfamiliar with performance and music; he joined choir at his school last year, and has done stunt shows in the past. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing, singing, playing various instruments, and selling Lego creations on Etsy.
Kaylan Ellison (Workers Chorus)
Kaylan is super jazzed to be in Renegade’s production of Hadestown! Their prior theater experience equates to 3 musicals, 1 play, 1 opera, and a whole lot of choir. Their favorite role was (MC) in Guys and Dolls. They found the magic in and their love for musical theater when they saw the Broadway production of Hadestown, so they are beyond excited to be able to be a part of it now. This is one of their favorite musicals, so they really hope that you’ll enjoy the production!
Kieran Ellison (Workers Chorus)
Miles Church (Workers Chorus)
Miles is a high school senior at Cypress School in Santa Cruz. Having performed in plays and productions since elementary school, he has developed into a skilled character actor. Miles has also acted in many productions both school and community run and has appeared in plays such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Open and Shut Case, and The Hobbit. This production of Hadestown is to be the first musical that Miles has ever been in.
Nil Herbranson (Workers Chorus)
Nil has done a lot of theater over the years, having done multiple plays and musicals. Their past theater experience includes shows such as Fiddler on the Roof, Newsies, Into the Woods, Oliver, The Crucible, Bitterroot, and more. They're excited to help bring Hades town to life and they hope you enjoy it!
Riley Lee (Workers Chorus)
Ryley has been in a lot of shows some including alice by heart (door mouse) into the woods(Milky white) puffs,( Sally perks) and many more is not acting she likes hanging out with her friend Meckenna evaDoherty Riley also really enjoy swimming ryley really likes to swim. Riley also likes to eat food. Riley likes food a lot.
Scarlett Rider (Workers Chorus)
Toby Nolazco (Workers Chorus)
Toby Nolazco has been doing theater for 4 years. He has done numerous productions, both tech and on stage. His favorites include:Jay finch (Puffs!) with AAT, Micheal Mell (Be more chill) with Renegade theater. Co, Light designer/Light board op/Francis nurse(Crucible) with Renegade theater. Co, Nicely Nicely Johnson (Guys and Dolls) with Renegade, Light designer/Light op (Heathers) with Renegade theater.Co and recently was in Chicago with the Knight pirate theater collective as Amos Hart/Ensemble member #7. And even more recently was in Renegades Alice by heart, where he played the role of Alfred Hallam/White rabbit/March Hare. Toby would like to thank his family, friends and his pet frog (Vinnie) for always believing in him! This is for you Casper<3
Wyatt Leffler (Workers Chorus)