Ronja is a math and music double major at Smith College. At Smith, she is a member of the Glee Club and Chamber Singers, and assistant music director for her a cappella group, the Noteables. Her recent performance credits include Something Rotten! (Bard Boy) at Smith College, and The Pajama Game (Gladys), Myth Adventures (Dionysus), Radio Daze (Claire) and Head Over Heels (Ensemble) at Aptos High, where she began collaboratively dabbling in directing, music directing, and choreographing. She is grateful for the opportunity to be involved in this production and work with such wonderful people.

Izzy recently earned her MA in Theater Arts from UC Santa Cruz with focuses on directing and theater management. She is the season choreographer for Santa Cruz Shakespeare. At UCSC, she directed Animal Farm and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and assistant-directed The Comedy of Errors. Acting credits include As You Like It (Amiens, Hymen), Proof (Claire), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia, Quince) at Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Honk! (Maureen) at The Western Stage, and Eurydice (Eurydice), She Kills Monsters (Agnes), and The Wolves (#11) at UCSC.

Layla is excited to be working on her 5th show as a supporting choreographer! She is a 17 year old rising senior at Santa Cruz High school, where she will be dancing for her fourth year on the Santa Cruz High school Dance Team. Previous shows she’s coreographed for include Guys and Dolls, 21 Chump Street, and High School Musical!

Dylan is a junior at Soquel High and so excited to be apart of the inner workings of Hadestown Teen edition! This is their first experience with Renegade theater but previous acting credits include, The Wizard Of Oz (Cowardly Lion) at Main Street Elementary School, Under The Sea (Flounder) at Main Street Elementary School, Among Us (Lime) with All About Theater, and danced and sang in New Brighton Middle Schools Drama Showcase. Love you Milo, may our singing guide you wherever you are now.

Max Shields is currently a student at UC Davis, but he is thrilled to be returning to Renegade this summer. Some of his favorite past roles include Jason in Falsettos and Jeremy in Be More Chill. He is typically a performer, but he is excited to be exploring the tech side of theater.