Oh, Ollie! Creative

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Director, Playwright
Hailey Armentrout
(Junior) co-directed and began to co-write Oh, Ollie! with her dear friend, Molly Garot, in 2019. This show is something she will always keep close to her heart and she’s forever grateful for Molly, who she couldn’t have done this without. With plans to attend film school after high school, she hopes this will help showcase some of her abilities! She cannot begin to express the gratitude she has for this cast and crew and feels so lucky to have had this opportunity. She hopes to see you there!
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Director, Playwright
Molly Garot
(Junior) is incredibly thankful for the opportunity of producing “Oh, Ollie!” and is even more ecstatic for you to watch it! This is her 4th time co-directing with her talented friend, Hailey Armentrout, who co-wrote this show with Molly. She is the president of SDA’s film club and aspires to be a screenwriter-director. She thanks her father, Mrs. Siers, and Mr. Teisher for their endless support and constant inspiration. Molly is incredibly appreciative of this great cast and amazing crew who have given their time and passion to help create such an unforgettable show. Enjoy :)
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Stage Manager
Izze Lewis
(Junior) is the Stage Manager for "Oh, Ollie!" and is so excited to be a part of their fourth in-person SDA show! In their free time, Izze enjoys hanging out with their dog, Churro, who is crazy and strange. They find this show to be fabulously rich in its fruitiness and is very happy to be a part of representing their fellow lesbians.
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Assistant Stage Manager
Mary Grenda
(Freshman) is an ASM for SDA’s production of "Oh,Ollie!". She couldn't be more excited! She has wanted to do ASMing since SDA’s production of “Clue” and is so pumped to finally get the chance. She has loved working with the directors, actors, tech crews, and Izze and Daniel. She loves the theatre environment and hopes to participate in shows to come until she graduates! She is so thankful for the friends she's made so far! Most of all: She loves laughing at this show, it sends her into a “tizzy” some could say.
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Assistant Stage Manager
Daniel Mair
(Senior) is very excited to ASM for his last production at SDA. This is his first show where he is exclusively doing tech work instead of acting, and he's stoked to help bring everyone an awesome show. In his free time, he likes playing with his dogs and religiously listening to Alex G.
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Choreographer
Brandon Feffer
(Senior) is incredibly honored to bring the taxi driver to life for his last show at SDA! He is immensely grateful to have gotten the opportunity to experience the growth of this play, and requests autographs from Hailey and Molly once they are famous playwrights. He will forever cherish the experiences and memories he has gathered in this theater program, for they are truly special and have helped him to become the person he is today. Lots of love and keep in touch! @brandonfeffer
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Master Carpenter
JJ Dennis
(Senior) is ecstatic to be the master carpenter for Oh Ollie. This is their first show with SDA theatre and they’ve enjoyed getting to know so many talented and wonderful people. When he’s not working in the scene shop he enjoys studying historical weaponry, reading, and hanging out at the beach with friends.
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Scenic Charge Artist, Publicity Crew
Ella Darlington
(Senior) feels so lucky to be a part of this wonderful show. She has been acting since elementary school and has been involved with SDA Theater since her freshman year. Her all-time favorite roles to play were Mrs. Peacock in Clue: On Stage at SDA and Lucy Van Pelt in A Charlie Brown Christmas with North Coast Repertory Theater. In addition to acting, she is also a dedicated technician. She has been on many different tech crews over the years, and was Props Master for The Haunting of Hill House and Myth-O-Logues. She would like to thank Molly and Hailey for putting their hearts into such an amazing show, and hopes you enjoy it as much as she does.
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Scenic Charge Artist, Dramaturg
Elisa Matalon
(Senior) is absolutely thrilled to be working as both the dramaturg and a scenic charge artist in Oh, Ollie! This is her first production experience, but she has co-taught AP Art History as a peer tutor. She loves Art Deco architecture, Russian expressionism, and dried mango. In her free time, she reads, runs cross-country, and works on her screen printing side hustle (@elisas.ornaments for anyone willing to forgive the shameless plug). Depending on how well college admissions go, she is considering becoming a cowboy.
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Lighting Designer
Ava Murray
(Sophomore) is very excited for her first time as a co-lighting designer. She started at SDA theater in the fall production of Clue and started to work on Oh, Ollie! in lighting crew. She then was master electrician for Pippin and learned a lot. She has loved lighting and is so happy to help design with the other lighting designer, Eden, who has taught her all year.
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Lighting Designer
Eden Shay
(Senior). Oh, Ollie! marks their 20th production with SDA Theatre. They have recently done lighting design for Clue, Little Women, and most recently Pippin. Eden has done solely lighting tech for their 4 years here at SDA. They plan to take this experience and knowledge to college with them to study theatre design and tech. They are very excited to see new ideas come to life for this show. One of Eden's favorite parts of this show was being able to see it be made from scratch. from follow-spotting Oh, Ollie! one act in 2019 to now designing for the full finished show! A very bitter sweet ending to their high school theatre career.
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Master Electrician
Hannah Rolnick
(Freshman) is excited to be working on Oh, Ollie! as Master Electrician. Oh, Ollie! is her third show at SDA. Hannah has worked on lighting for Pippin and props crew for CLUE. Outside of theater, she enjoys knitting and spending time with friends. Hannah is so happy to have the opportunity to be Master Electrician and hopes to continue doing lighting throughout high school.
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Props Master
Spencer Noell
(Junior) is very excited to have been able to help with this play. He has always wanted to help with plays for SDA when they were performed in the theater but hadn't been able to. They often enjoy drawing, reading, or listening to music when they are outside of the theater.
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Sound Designer
Simon Lagrange
(Senior) is so thrilled for everyone to see this show. It should be an absolute delight and extremely frivolous. His favorite role in theatre has been playing Rumpelstiltskin and the King in "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon." When he is off the stage, Simon has many hobbies and activities that he enjoys doing; such as reading, writing poetry, cooking, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and of course, cuddling with his adorable dog Lucie. His favorite part of rehearsal has been working on designing the sound for this production, regardless of how daunting a task it was, interacting with others on set, and just playing this absolutely insane but simultaneously comical character.
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Costume Designer
Sophie Love
(Freshman) loves Oh, Ollie! This is her first time with a tech role. She also loves the costume room at SDA, especially the gowns section. Sophie's favorite characters in the show are the New York Neighbors, the Taxi Driver, and also the Jazz Singer because she loves her dress. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, and picnics.
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Costume Designer
Elena Mendez
(Sophomore) is participating in a theater production for the first time. She is working with Sophie Love as the costume designer, and is super excited to learn more about procuring and designing outfits for SDA theatre. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends, listening to music, drawing, spending time in nature, and re-watching her favorite shows.
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Makeup & Hair Designer
Jackie Perez
(Senior) is working on her 13th production at SDA. She has been makeup and hair designer for Haunting of Hill House, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Virtual Whodunnit, etc. She currently designing for other SDA production "Pippin". Jackie loves hanging out with her friends outside theater and playing lacrosse on her free time. She is excited to be designing hair and makeup for Oh, Ollie!
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Publicity Manager
Käthe Andranian
(Senior) has loved being a part of her nineteenth and final SDA production. Her favorite role at SDA has been Miss Scarlet (Clue). She most recently played Kathryn Schaub and the Reporter in Radium Girls (Groundworks Theatre). She has also done tech for many shows, with roles such as Film Editor (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Myth-O-Logues), Publicity Manager (Mamma Mia!; Failure: A Love Story; Every Brilliant Thing), and Dramaturg (Little Women, The Haunting of Hill House). This summer, she will appear in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Groundworks Theatre before going to Sarah Lawrence College in New York.
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Set Construction Crew
Edie Brady
(Freshman) is taking tech theatre for the first time and a part of the set construction crew.
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Set Construction Crew
Kat Bruun
(Senior) is excited to put together the intricate set of Oh Ollie! This will be the third show she has helped to put on at SDA and will be her last sadly! In the fall she is going to Schenectady, New York to attend Union College and pursue a major in Biomedical engineering.
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Set Construction Crew
Megan Bucklar
(Senior) has enjoyed helping to build the scenic surroundings and other objects that are necessary for the production. She has never taken a theatre class at this school or outside either. She personally decided to do set construction because she has taken wood shop before and she can help out with the set and get it done properly, and thorough. Overall, she prefers to learn more hand on than verbal, so this job is a good fit for her.
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Set Construction Crew, Publicity Crew
Garrett DeLorme
(Sophomore) is 16 years old and this is his first production at SDA. He is on the school Varsity soccer team. Outside of school, he plays the guitar and loves to surf, play golf, and spend time with his friends. He loves to watch Ted Lasso and the Office. He is very excited to be a part of his first play at this school!
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Set Construction Crew/Publicity Crew
Charlotte Jaffe
(Freshman) began her journey of play acting around the age of 7 and has continued to stay in the theatrical community since then. She enjoys the community that shares the same interests as her and looks forward to many more performances in the future.
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Set Construction Crew
Jeremiah Kurle-Marcotte
(Freshman) is very exited to perform in the production of Oh, Ollie, and other productions in the future. His favorite past role is Hamlet in an excerpt from Hamlet. When he's not on stage he likes to play board games, read, and go for runs. His favorite part of the rehearsal process has been learning about how to be a better actor, working on the sets behind the scenes, and rehearsing his role in the play with his friends.
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Set Construction Crew
Hailey Malwitz
(Freshman) had a great time helping build the set for Pippin, and she is super excited to help out with the production of Oh, Ollie!
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Set Construction Crew
Sam Obispo
(Junior) is very excited to work on her second show at SDA! She previously was on the Publicity Crew for Pippin and had a great time. Oh, Ollie! seems like a great show and she is very excited to help work on it!
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Painting Crew
Bella Andrade
(Senior) is eager to be a part of the painting crew for Oh Ollie! She has previously worked on the painting crew for the production Pippin. Her favorite part of being a member of her crew is working with new color palettes and getting to be creative.
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Painting Crew
Sadie Kuzma
(Freshman) is on the painting crew for Oh Ollie. She had a great time working on Pippin in April and is really excited to see this show come together. Outside of her new enjoyment of theater she loves to play soccer and hangout with her friends.
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Painting Crew
Elizabeth Paul
(Junior) is thrilled to be part of the Oh, Ollie! Production on painting crew. In the past, she did a little bit of acting and worked on the Pajama Game and Pippin. Elizabeth enjoys drawing, visiting new places, and taking long drives. She also loves playing on her competitive club volleyball team as well as the school beach team.
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Painting Crew
Lena Zelenz
(Senior) is an artist outside of theatre as well, and enjoys painting in her own time along with drawing and various other projects. She collects and raises bugs and spiders, and plans to study biology in college with the intention of becoming an entomologist. Being able to work on painting the sets for shows has been the highlight of her semester, and she can’t wait for you to see it!
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Lighting Crew
Mella Coleman
(Freshman) is excited to be doing tech this year instead of acting! She enjoys not having to worry about line memorization or cues. Her hobbies include reading, crafting, and spending time with friends. Her favorite part about theatre is the group of dedicated students that she gets to spend time with.
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Lighting Crew
Jack Goodbody
(Sophomore) is very excited to work on Oh, Ollie! He worked on Pippin (the musical) and is on lighting crew. He has experience using the follow spots and using the lighting board. He wants to thank the rest of the lighting crew for teaching him all there is to know about lights.
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Lighting Crew
Ben Koesling
(Sophomore) is very excited to be doing Oh, Ollie! for the last quarter of sophomore year. He was originally in Pippin as an actor and on light crew. He's most excited to be able to stay on light crew to use the skills he's learned on another production. He would like to thank his parents for always supporting what he loves to do.
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Lighting Crew
Oliver Langley
(Freshman) is excited to be a part of his second production at SDA. In his last production, Pippin, he worked on Props Crew and is looking forward to learning something new while working on lights. In his free time he likes reading, skiing, being outdoors, and hanging out with his family.
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Lighting Crew
Logan Lingenfelter
(Sophomore) is excited to keep the play running in any way he can, especially when that includes the lighting.
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Lighting Crew, Publicity Crew
Martina Nespor
(Junior) is very excited to be a part of this student written show! This is her second year in the SDA drama program, her first show being "The Proposal Mix-Up" as Stacy. Aside from acting in the production, she is part of the lighting crew which helped set up the scene and grid lights. She loved every part of the rehearsal process, especially learning dances and meeting new people. When she is not on stage, she loves playing volleyball, painting, and cooking.
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Lighting Crew
Kieran Peacock
(Sophomore) is excited to shed light upon the marvelous actors in this production. His favorite part of the rehearsal process has been standing, elevated from the actors, on the grid. While not on stage he enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons.
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Lighting Crew
Kyle Rigby
(Sophomore) is currently 16 years old. He is from Akashi, Japan and moved to Carlsbad when he was but a wee lad. He's always enjoyed acting and this marks his second year in SDA's theater course. In his free time, Kyle will often play volleyball, watch movies, play games and hangout with friends. Kyle is a raging chocoholic and loves all types of chocolate. He'll devour anything so please give him some.. please..?
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Lighting Crew
Riley Riggs
(Sophomore) is in his first year of drama production class. He is an active member of the lighting crew in the productions "Oh, Ollie!" and "Pippin". He was born and raised in San Diego and has lived in the same house his whole life. He is experienced with working with various kinds of tech mainly involving computers, so he figured he could try something a little different. He's been interested in the technical aspect of theater for a while and has been involved backstage in some amateur productions in elementary school.
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Lighting Crew
Anthony Robertson
(Sophomore) is very excited to be in Oh Ollie! This is his second production, after Pippin in April. He is a member of the lighting crew. When he is not in the theater Anthony enjoys hanging out with his friends and family. He would like to thank his dog!
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Props Crew
Dylan Bunyak
(Junior) is really pumped to be part of props for this wonderfully queer, student-written production! She was the Dramaturg, Sound Engineer, and a part of publicity crew for Pippin and was also a part of tech for The Pajama Game (2020) and Mythologues (2021) at SDA!
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Props Crew
Avella DeGennaro
(Senior) thinks 's wonderful, 's marvelous that she gets to portray the one and only Amelia Dunne (aka Amelia D. Everly aka Ollie aka Richard "Dick" Smith) in this deliciously whimsical production. Her favorite contributions to SDA theatre have been portraying the beloved Beth in Little Women and sound designing for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In her free time, Avella enjoys reading, watching movies, and overanalyzing everything.
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Props Crew
Solace Hughes
(Junior) is excited to be working on the props crew for SDA's production of Oh, Ollie! This will be his third production with SDA and first time working on props. In their free time, they like drawing and reading along with spending time with friends.
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Props Crew
Kaitlyn Kopensky
(Junior) is extremely passionate about theatre and dreams of becoming a performer when they're older. She spends a lot of her time drawing, reading, and listening to music. He loves singing and dancing along to his favorite musicals.
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Props Crew
Kelton Masterson
(Sophmore) is excited to be working on Oh, Ollie!, which is the first production he's been a part of. Kelton has been looking forward to working in the theater for a while now, and is ready to finally work on Oh, Ollie!
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Props Crew
Abi Montanez
(Junior) is excited to be part of props crew for their first SDA production! In his free time Abi likes playing guitar and piano, making art, and hanging out with close friends.
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Props Crew
Connor Overton
(Junior) is proud to be a part of Oh, Ollie! He has been in five shows at SDA with his favorite being Mr. Laurence in Little Women. His favorite passions are video games, marine biology, and speech and debate (He is on the team!). When not on the stage, he enjoys doing stage construction and managing props. Connor has been in about 30 shows in his lifetime from multiple theater companies. Don't make him move to Calabasas, California. Ey!
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Props Crew
Danny Padilla
(Junior) is in 3rd period technical theater, in the props crew. He wants to try to be as big a help as he can. He is excited to be helping out for the show!
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Props Crew
Diego Padilla
(Senior) is excited to bring the play "Oh, Ollie!" to life! Diego loves doing practical work for SDA's Theatre and thinks that "Oh, Ollie!" will be beautifully made and bring together the realms of fiction and reality.
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Sound Board Operator/House Crew
Ella Burns
(Sophomore) is super happy to be one of the two sound board operators for "Oh, Ollie!". This is her first time in this role and has been eager to start working with the sound aspects of theater productions. In the previous production, Pippin, she was the assistant set designer and part of the painting crew. While she will miss those roles, she is happy to try something new to round out her tech experience. Outside of class she enjoys listening to music, dancing, and drawing! She hopes you enjoy the production!
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Sound Board Operator/House Crew
Maia Plutner
(Freshman) is a sound board operator & house crew for "Oh, Ollie!". She enjoys drawing, painting & music. This is her first time as the role of sound board operator and she is very enthusiastic to be a part of "Oh Ollie". She loves to incorporate her artistic ability in her work, therefore she knows she can succeed in the production of "Oh Ollie".
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Costume Crew
Elena Fessenden
(Freshman) is excited to work on Oh, Ollie! This is her second production at SDA, and her first time working on Costume Crew. Outside of theatre, Elena enjoys art and reading. Her favorite academic subject is English, and her favorite animal is a leopard shark. She is very excited to work on this production! :)
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Costume Crew
Keegan McGowan
(Junior) is so excited to be playing the role of Oliver in this production of Oh Ollie! He has seen this show grow and is so grateful for the opportunity to help our directors Hailey and Molly fully realize their vision of this production.
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Costume Crew
Bryn McCarren
(Sophomore) is very excited to be a part of Oh! Ollie! Shes an ensemble member for this show which is great cause she gets to take part in all of the excitement without having to memorize lines! He hopes you all have a whimsical time watching this production which truly lives up to our schools reputation and standards!
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Costume Crew
Angelica Palafox
(Sophomore) enjoys musicals and working on cosplays. She is in the costumes crew for Oh, Ollie! and is very excited to see how the production turns out! She was on the makeup crew for SDA’s most recent production, Pippin and enjoyed it very much but wanted to branch out to costumes because of her love for making cosplay costumes.
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Costume Crew
Bela Sinha
(Senior) has been taking the technical theater class since her freshman year and has always really enjoyed it. She has worked on many productions, those including Mamma Mia! her freshman year and Clue back in October. This will be her last show here and is so very excited to be doing costumes! She hopes you all enjoy the show!
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Costume Crew
Indya Weesner
(Sophomore) has enjoyed contributing to the making of Oh, Ollie!. This is their 2nd production, following Pippin and with many more to come. They were especially excited to be a part of the costume crew due to having a broad interest surrounding the arts.
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Makeup Crew
Kai Betita
(Junior) is very excited to be playing Noreen in this fabulous show! He has had a passion for theatre as long as he can remember and has been in various other SDA shows, including (but not limited to) Clue, Little Women, and Pippin. When he's not on stage he enjoys cooking, traveling, and drinking alarming amounts of iced coffee. He hopes you have as much fun watching the show as he had working on it.
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Makeup Crew
Nola Conkling
(Freshman) is an eager member of the Makeup & Hair Crew. This is her second production at SDA and hopes to be a part of many more. Nola's hobbies outside of school include hanging out with friends and family, dancing, painting, cooking, baking, and swimming. She is elated to be a part of this production and hopes you enjoy the show, and all of the cast and crew's hard work!
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Makeup Crew
Taylor Dennis
(Sophomore) is a part of the makeup/hair crew for Oh, Ollie!. In her free time she likes to hang out with her friends and play guitar, she also likes photography. She is so excited for the opportunity to work on more productions and hopes you enjoy the show!
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Makeup Crew
Jayce Edens
(Freshman) has worked in past shows painting sets and and helping with props many times before. He has had prior experience in the cosmetics space before, with much practice doing both hair and makeup. He has enjoyed working in the previous show, Pippin.
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Publicity Crew
Taylor Rohrbaugh
(Freshman) is so excited to be in this production of Oh Ollie! Taylor is 14 years old and loves to dance and act. She has helped with Clue after school in the fall and she was in the one acts for Acting 1. She has also done other plays in elementary school and does a lot of dance after school.