Anything Goes Sneak Peek Creative

Stage Manager/Lead Electrician
Emme MolonEmme Molon is 17 years old and a junior at SDA. She is very excited for you to see Anything Goes as it is her first time as Lead Electrician and her third time Stage Managing. This marks her 9th full production here at SDA. Some of her credits include the Stage Manager for Swords for Hire, and Our Town, an ASM in Puffs, Macbeth, 24-hour play, The Little Mermaid and Lighting Board Operator for The Prom at Ovation Theater as well as an actor in One Acts, Alice in Wonderland, The Bookstore, and The Outsiders.

Dance Captain
Ainsley ElsnerAinsley Elsner is 18 years old and in her Senior year here at SDA. Shes been on stage in numerous productions with SDA, including Matilda as Alice/Dance Captain, The Bookstore as Kim, The Little Mermaid as Andrina/Seagull/Dance Captain, and Our Town as Mrs. Soames. Ainsley loves to bake, spend time with friends, and watch movies. She's thrilled to have you at this production of Anything Goes and hopes you enjoy her final production here at SDA!

Dance Captain?Makeup & Hair Crew
Maya WiemannMaya Wiemann is 17 years old and in 11th grade. She’s been a part of many shows at SDA and other local theatre productions since she was 6 years old. Some of her credits include The Outsiders (Cherry), Chicago with Ovation Theatre (dance captain & ensemble), and The Little Mermaid (Hair & Makeup Designer). Maya is also a dancer who has been trained in a wide range of styles since she was 4. Outside of theatre Maya works as a dance teacher at her studio, is on the SDA dance team, she loves to journal, and she spends a lot of time with family and friends.

Assistant Stage Manager
Adam CohanAnything Goes is Adam Cohan’s eleventh show with SDA theater, and his fourth time being an assistant stage manager. Along with his role backstage, he is also performing on stage, and you may have previously seen him as Sven in The Bookstore or Doctor Gibbs in Our Town. Outside of theater he is the co-president of the Media Analysis Club and in the time he has at home he enjoys listening to his records, reading, sketching, and playing video games with friends. He really hopes you enjoy Anything Goes!

Assistant Stage Manager
Sophjia SwainSophia Swain is 15 years old and in the 10th grade. Anything Goes marks her 8th production at SDA. She has appeared in the past productions of The Little Mermaid, One Act Festival (x2), The One Week One Acts, Swords for Hire, The Bookstore, And The Outsiders. She is very very excited to be a part of this show and be an Assistant Stage Manager! In her free time, she likes to bake, hang out with her friends, and watch South Park. She is overjoyed to be putting on Anything Goes at SDA!

Set Designer
Adyson ShapiroAdyson Shapiro is 18 years old and a Senior at SDA. Anything Goes marks her second and final show set designing in the Clayton E Liggett Theater. Prior to this show she has designed for 'The Little Mermaid', done student direction for 'Our Town', and various other technical roles throughout her theater experience. In her free time she enjoys creating/playing music, going to concerts, shopping at vintage stores, and spending time with friends. She hopes you enjoy the show and the amazing scenery!

Scenic Charge Artist
Georgia Della BittaGeorgia Della Bitta is 16 years old and in 11th grade. Anything Goes will be her sixth production at SDA. She did Our Town, The Outsiders, Swords of Hire, The Little Mermaid, and The Bookstore, previously working in props as a manager and crew member, and as a stagehand and ASM. She has also worked with Ovation Theatre on productions like The Phantom of the Opera, Peter Pan, and Cinderella. She is excited to be in this show as the scenic charge and to work with the cast and crew to help this show come to life!

Lead Carpenter
Skye FenatiSkye Fenati is a 17 year old senior, Anything Goes is his 13th show at the Clayton E. Liggett Theater. He is the SDA Thespian’s treasurer and enjoys doing anything in the theater, especially set construction and run crew. When he's not in the theater he loves hanging out with his friends, sketching, and drinking boba. He is super excited for this show, and cannot wait for everyone to see it!

Set Construction Crew
Landon FrymanLandon Fryman is 15 years old and a sophomore at SDA. Prior to this he has acted in the 2024 One Act Festival as Jared, acted in Macbeth as Fleance, has done Set Construction on The Little Mermaid,and tech for Swords for Hire: A Swashbuckling Adventure as well as acting in the same show as Simon Jr..When he’s not acting or teching, he enjoys Pokémon cards, flying drones, hanging out with friends, and playing video games! He is grateful for being able to help construct the world of Anything Goes, and wishes you an enticing and hilarious show!

Set Construction Crew
Aidan McCartyAidan McCarty is 16 years of age in his junior year. He has participated in numerous SDA productions such as Puffs playing Wayne Hopkins, Matilda playing Mr.Wormwood, Macbeth running the sound board, The Little Mermaid playing Prince Eric, The Outsiders playing Derry, and Our Town playing George Gibbs. Although acting is his passion, Aidan spends his time outside of the theater writing films, watching movies and tv shows, playing video games or D&D, and learning card tricks. Aidan is incredibly excited to perform in the role of Billy Crocker and hopes to put on an enjoyable show.

Set Construction Crew
Mahib ParryMahib Parray is 17 years old and a senior at SDA. Anything Goes is his first show he has worked on doing set construction. Outside of theater he is also in SDA’s robotics and JNHS club. Mahib enjoys playing piano and reading in his free time. Currently he is playing through Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

Set Construction Crew
Romelle RoysterRomelle Royster is 17 years old and is in 12th grade. You may recognize him as that one kid with the really big afro walking around campus. It’s his first time being on the set construction crew but outside of theater he spends a lot of time doing anything related to creating things. That can be anything from editing videos to electrical engineering.

Painting Crew
Grey KolmanGrey Kolman is 17 years old and a junior at San Dieguito Academy. This is his tenth production! He recently played Simon Stimson in SDA's Our Town. Some of his favorite roles have been Troy Bolton in High School Musical and its sequel, Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing, and Damian Hubbard in Mean Girls. He is the founder and president of the Glee Club, as well as a member of Comedy Sportz. In his free time, he can be found drawing or playing with his cats. He would like to thank his sibling, Thyme, and his dad.

Painting Crew/Dramaturg
Luke LawernceLuke Lawrence is 17 years old and in the eleventh grade. Although this is his first time on this board, he has always enjoyed coming in from time to time to help out with tech in previous years. Outside of school, he is co-president of the speech and debate team. He loves to write, play video games, and reminding everyone that it is entirely Aidan McCarty’s fault that his ankle is broken.

Painting Crew
Isaiah MoerschIsaiah Moersch is 15 years old and in the 10th grade. This is his third theater production and his second year taking tech theater. Isaiah's favorite production he has been a part of was The Little Mermaid his freshman year. When not on stage Isaiah enjoys playing soccer, hanging out with friends and spending time with family and his dog. He is overjoyed to show you everyones hard work put in to create the show and hopes you enjoy it as much as he enjoyed making it.

Props Manager
Kyra BottelbergsKyra Bottelbergs is 16 years old and a Junior, and she is so excited to be Props Manager! Anything Goes is her 9th production at SDA, and she could not be more glad to be working on this show with everyone and cannot wait to make new friends! She typically enjoys doing props, painting, or ASMing and cannot wait to see everything come to life. When not at the theater, Kyra enjoys learning about nature, hanging out with her friends, photography, watching movies, thrifting, listening to music, and crafting. She hopes you love the show! <3

Props Crew
Sophia ChivSophie Chiv is 14 years old and in ninth grade. This is her first official theater production, and she is very excited for it. She enjoys reading, writing, and playing board and video games. Outside of the theater, she does cross-country, sailing club and Women in STEM.

Props Crew
Carina DePrimoCarina DePrimo is 15 years old and a freshman. Anything Goes is the third production at SDA that they have worked on. Previously they did painting crew for The Outsiders. And acted in the One Week One Acts. They started doing tech for theater as a chance to start something new in high school and immediately fell in love with the experience of getting to help create a show! Outside of school they spend most of their time doing creative projects like painting, drawing, and crafts. They hope you enjoy the show as much as they enjoyed bringing it to life!

Props Crew
Kate McCourtKate McCourt is 14 years old and in the ninth grade. She is excited to join the theater program at SDA this year! Outside of theater, she enjoys math and participates in various clubs. She spends her free time hanging out with friends, playing with her dog, and reading.

Lighting Designer
Ainsley PeacockAinsley is a 16 year old Junior and is thrilled to be the Lighting Designer for Anything Goes! This is Ainsley’s 4th time designing for a major show and their 16th production they have worked on at SDA. She has designed for Our Town, The Outsiders, and Swords for Hire as well as been part of lighting with crew, Lead Electrician, and Followspot Operator for prior shows. Ainsley hopes you have a delightful time sailing from New York to London! Bon Voyage!

Lead Electrician
Jocelyn ShairiJocelyn is 15 years old and a sophomore! She's done tech in the Little Mermaid musical, Swords for Hire, and The Outsiders. Outside of theater Jocelyn loves going to Knicks basketball games, sailing, and listening to music (specifically Zach Bryan!).

Follow Spot Operator
Tristen BrockettMy name is Tristen Brockett I am 14 years old and i like to work on stuff with my hands like medals. I love working on lighting because its hands on and easy to learn. I want to also see how the show props will turn out and how the actors will play the show.

Follow Spot Operator/Makeup & Hair Crew
Maya Boerner HorvathMaya Boerner Horvath is 15 years old and a freshman. She has only been at SDA for so long, but has sailed her way into both Outsiders and Our Town, participating in various on deck aspects of each of the shows. Outside of the theater, Maya partakes in many fine arts such as drawing, pretending to be public enemy #1, and baking! Currently, she really loves bubble tea.

Lighting Crew/Sound Engineer
Alexis MooreAlexis Moore is 17 (nearly 18!) and is in 11th grade. Before this, she was on the hair & makeup crew for The Outsiders, and so she is thrilled to be both a sound engineer and on the lighting crew for Anything Goes! Additionally, you may have seen her as Debbie Stone in the One Act Festival at SDA. Alexis loves to draw and she also takes a big interest in marine life – especially sharks. She’s excited to see this production come to life, and is very excited to help with it!

Sound Designer
Chase CrawfordChase Crawford is 16 years old and in the 11th grade. He has been on the props crew for both The Little Mermaid and The Outsiders, worked as the sound designer for the One Week One Acts, as well as working on the set construction crew for Swords for Hire. Chase enjoys hanging out with friends, eating pizza, and playing video games, excited to work as a designer for an official class production.

Sound Engineer
Oliver KloppOliver Klopp is an eleventh grade sound nerd, and aviation enthusiast. He enjoys spending time working with, and fixing different audio systems and equipment, and seeing new places. Anything Goes is his eleventh theatrical production at San Dieguito Academy. When not working backstage, Oliver loves to work on other technical projects, and enjoys commercial aviation.

Costume Designer
Bryn MorrisonBryn Morrison is 17 years old and a senior. Anything Goes is her sixth production with SDA theatre. She has also appeared in Macbeth as Macduff’s son/Costume crew, Alice and Wonderland and Back Again as the Dormouse and Props co-manager, The Bookstore as costume crew, and Puffs as costume crew. When not backstage she loves hanging out with friends, fashion, reading, and sewing. She is very excited to design costumes for her first show with this nautical, historically placed musical.

Costume Crew
Tilly BierTilly Bier is 17 years old, and this is her first show at SDA! Even without theater experience, she is well versed in sewing and fashion design and is excited to work on the costumes for Anything Goes. Outside of the theater, she likes drawing, and loves to study traditional Japanese fashion.

Costume Crew
Jayden GoldsteinJayden Goldstein is 15 years old and is in ninth grade. He has done costumes for plays at his old schools, but this is his first time doing it for SDA. Jayden loves playing volleyball, his guitar, listening to music, and riding his bike.

Costume Crew
Eden QuakenbushEden Quackenbush is 16 years old and in 11th grade. You might've seen her in a previous SDA play, "Swords For Hire" as Eliza. She loves hands-on experiences and to create things, especially with her sewing machine. Eden also likes running, eating apples, and Spongebob.

Makeup & Hair Designer
Olivia AdaoOlivia Adao is 18 years old and a senior at SDA. Some of her previous shows include Into the Woods, Suessical, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, The SpongeBob Musical, Our Town, Clue, The Bookstore, Macbeth, Alice in Wonderland (and back again), The Lion King, and many others! She’s used to playing antagonists, so she is extremely excited to be able to spread her wings with this new character! Outside of theater, Olivia loves dressing up, going to antique malls, and admiring the moon!

Makeup & Designer
Layla RoumellLayla Roumell is 17 years old and in the eleventh grade. You may have seen her in previous SDA shows like Swords for Hire as Lady Shayla, and in Our town as Sam Craig. She has also participated in many other musicals outside of SDA theater and enjoys painting, singing, and hanging out with friends. She is very grateful to be a part of this fun experience and getting closer to her fellow thespians! :)

Makeup & Hair Crew
Alexandra BucchareAlexandra Bucchare is 17 years old and in 11th grade. You may have seen her last year in SDA's production of The Little Mermaid or in many other shows, specifically with Junior Actors Company. Alexandra has been acting as long as she can remember, acting in her first commercial at 5. She started doing musicals at the beginning of 3rd grade, and has been doing 4 a year almost every year since.

Makeup & Hair Crew
Calin SmithCarlin Smith is delighted to be in their final SDA production! They are serving as SDA's Thespian Public Relations Officer this year. Other credits include: Little Mermaid (Flounder), The Bookstore (Candace), The Outsiders (Sodapop), High School Musical (Troy), Addams Family (Lucas), Matilda (Bruce), Peter Pan (Slightly Soiled), and Urinetown (Officer Barrel). Carlin's deepest thanks go to the extraordinary cast, crew, and creative team. They hope you enjoy the show!

Makeup & Hair Crew
Valerie ThompsonValerie Thompson is 17 and is in 11th grade. This is her first acting role in an SDA production, but she was a member of the costume crew for The Outsiders. She also did a lot of theater outside of school including Mrs. Harcourt/Sailor (Anything Goes), Madame de la Grande Bouche (Beauty and the Beast), Gargoyle (Hunchback of Notre Dame), featured ensemble (Mean Girls), snug/sad little egg (Something Rotten), coach (descendants the musical), and many more. Outside of theater, she's a member of the drama club and she loves to draw characters. Hope you enjoyed the show:)

Publicity Manager
Lily IversonLily Iverson is 17 years old and in eleventh grade. She has been involved in SDA theater since her freshman year and enjoys acting, student directing, and managing publicity. Outside of theater, she loves art and film, is a member of JNHS, and is the club president of SDA-TV.

Publicity Crew/House Manager
Leo FuneLeo Fune is 16 years old! and are in their sophomore year. He loves music and loves acting! but this is his first time in tech. He's been in shows in ¨The Outsiders¨ as Jerry and ¨The one act festival”as Gaston! outside of theatre he loves to dance and sing. Leo loves listening to music like Olivia Rodrigo, Madison beer, Tate McRae, Isabel LaRosa, and Conan Gray! He loves concerts and he's seen a total of 11 concerts and his favorite concert was Tate McRae.

Publicity Crew
Maia BrownMaia is a sophomore at SDA. She is on the publicity crew for Anything Goes. She loves her dog and acai bowls. She also loves going to the beach and swimming with her friends. She has worked on many productions at SDA like Bookstore,One Acts, Little Mermaid, One Week One acts, Outsiders. She loves the theater with a passion and could not live without it. She has worked very hard to promote the show, but has also had a lot of fun with her crew. She hopes you enjoy the show, and that you come back for more future shows.

Publicity Crew
Noel RobinNoel is a hard working 16 year old in the theater tech publicity crew. They have previously starred in, as well directed the Spirited Away play. He also worked as a publicity manager. In his free time, Noel loves to hang out with friends, eat an alarming amount of popsicles, and design outfits!

Dramaturg/House Manager
Addi DavidsonAddi Davidson is 18 years old and in the twelfth grade. She has been part of theater productions since freshman year, when she played Heidi in the one acts, played a pigeon in Alice, and then was on painting crew and was a member of costume crew for shows like Macbeth, The Play That Goes Wrong, and The Little Mermaid. Outside of theater, she loves to read, write, and make art.