Curtains Cast

Alex is very excited and a little melancholy to be involved in his final show with the Strawberry Hill Players! He is elated to be in a new show with another amazing cast and crew to go along with it! He is looking forward to watching the final product, after all of the hard work is put in by all participants. Past performances with SHP include Bad Auditions by Bad Actors (Avery/Josh), Put on a Happy Face (A whole buncha guys), Bald Soprano (Fire Chief), The Addams Family (Lucas Beineke), and Noises Off (Frederick/Phillip). Alex would like to thank Tommy and the many casts and crews he’s worked with for making his time at Stamford High a time he will cherish forever. Break a leg everyone!

Maddie is so excited to be involved in her final Strawberry Hill production this year! She has been in several productions by SHP including Senior Scenes, The Addams Family, Leaves (Lori), and The Bald Soprano (Mrs. Smith). Other productions include the Stamford All School Musicals as well as Beauty and the Beast (Belle), The Lion King (Pumbaa), and Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins) at Rogers International School. Maddie wants to thank the club for an exceptional four years. Break legs everyone!

Hannah is thrilled to be in her Senior year at Stamford High, and fourth year as a part of the Strawberry Hill Players! She is very excited to be performing alongside this amazing cast and crew in her final SHP production! Some of her past performances include ACANY: Les Miserables, (Lesgles/ Constable). GPAS: Seussical (Gertrude Mcfuzz), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (volunteer/ Grandma Josephine). Strawberry Hill Players: Senior Scenes (actor-2, director), The Addams Family (ancestor), Elephants Graveyard (Trainer), The Bald Soprano (Mrs. Martin), Our Place, (Beth), It’s a Wonderful Life (Clarence), Steel Magnolias (M’lynn Eatenton). Curtain Call SYT: The Drowsy Chaperone (Reporter/ Ensemble). She would like to thank Tommy, Stephen, Mr Sette, and all of the amazing and talented people in the cast and crew for making this such a memorable experience. Break a leg and burn gel everyone! xx #group1forthewin

Lucy is elated to be in her Senior year at High School, and her fourth year as a part of Strawberry Hill Players! She credits the program for allowing her to continue her love of performing. Her past performances include Mary Poppins Jr. (Miss Andrews), Lion King Jr. (Banzai), The Boys Next Door (Norman Bulansky), and Addams Family (Ensemble). Along with theater, Lucy is the president of her class, field hockey captain, Future Business Leaders of America marketing officer, apart of Mock Trial, and an editor of Stamford High Round Table. She would like to honor her parents for her love of music, her music teacher, and the one and only Josh Sette for teaching her how to love being an alto. Good luck everyone and break every single limb!

Maxwell is thrilled to be in this year’s spring musical, Curtains! Some of their past performances include Cabaret (Emcee), Seussical (Cat in the Hat), Urinetown (Caldwell B. Cladwell), Curtains (Aaron Fox), The Bald Soprano (Mr. Martin), It’s a Wonderful Life (George), and Willy Wonka (Mike TV). You can also catch him as JD in Heathers with Random Farms Kids Theater later in May. He would like to thank all of the amazingly talented people who made this show happen. Break all of the legs!

Pierce is a junior at Stamford High, and is excited to be in his first SHP musical! Pierce’s past shows include Bad Auditions by Bad Actors (Roger), Elephant’s Graveyard (The Clown), The Bald Soprano (Mr. Smith), Matilda (Sergei), and Steel Magnolias (DJ). Pierce would like to thank his family and friends, especially Sophia and Sebastian for being there for 17 long years of his life.

(Dance Captain) Ella is super excited to be taking part in her first SHP musical. She has previously appeared in All Together Now, Matilda, Willy Wonka, The Wizard of Oz, and Mary Poppins with the Stamford All School Musical. A tenth grader at AITE, Ella has been studying ballet, hip-hop, tap, jazz, lyrical, pointe, and contemporary for ten years with the New Canaan Dance Academy, where she dances in their competition team. She is also a member of the Tap City Youth Ensemble in lower Manhattan. When she isn’t on stage, Ella runs cross country, participates in Interact and MYLC, and is on the Curtain Call youth board. Thank you to Tommy, the SHP production team, and the entire cast and crew for an awesome experience!

Chloé is an AITE junior and is so excited to be in her third SHP production! Her past SHP shows include Bad Auditions by Bad Actors (Amy) and Steel Magnolias (Shelby). Other performances include SYT’s The Drowsy Chaperone (ensemble) at Curtain Call, Matilda (Children’s Entertainer), Willy Wonka (ensemble), and The Wizard of Oz (ensemble) with The Stamford All-School Musical. Outside of theatre, she loves to bake and crochet. She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her!

Now a sophomore at Stamford High, Leo is beyond excited to be performing in his sixth show with the Strawberry Hill Players. Past shows include Willy Wonka (Charlie Bucket), Matilda the Musical (Bruce Bogtrotter), and All Together Now! (Soloist/Ensemble) with the Stamford All-School Musical, and It’s a Wonderful Life (Young George Bailey/Pete Bailey/Newspaper Boy), Senior Scenes XXII (Nick, Peter), Put On A Happy Face (Soloist/Ensemble), Bad Auditions by Bad Actors (Taggart), and Senior Scenes XXIII (Jimmy) with the SHP. Leo is a part of the SHS Friendly Faces Club, is a member of the Strawberry Hill Improv Players, is on the SHS debate team, is Secretary of the SHS Class of 2024, and is a member of the SPS Mock Trial Team. He also co-hosts a podcast called Weekly Political Pep Talks in his free time! He would like to thank the cast, crew, and everyone else who helped make Curtains happen!

Justin is ecstatic to be performing in his first Strawberry Hill performance. Justin is a senior at AITE and has performed in plenty of other musicals with other programs. Starting in elementary school he performed with Crystal Theatre in Norwalk. In middle school, at Rogers International School, he was in their Beauty & the Beast, Lion King, and was Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins. Justin also performed in Stamford All-School Musical’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Bucket. He would have been in Westhills Carrie: The Musical if it wasn’t canceled. Justin likes to write stories and screenplays, binge Netflix with his friends. He wants to thank the cast, crew, and production team for all their help.

Michael is very excited to be a part of his first SHP Spring Musical! His past shows include the All-School Musical Productions of Willy Wonka and Matilda, the ‘21 SHP Fall Production of Bad Auditions by Bad Actors, as well as participation in multiple years of Curtain Call summer camp and school productions. Michael is an active member of Boy Scouts and Student Council and loves listening to music and having fun with his friends. He would like to thank the cast and production team for making every rehearsal and performance so exciting!

Keyli Maldonado is very excited to be a part of this years spring musical Curtains as Joanie. Some past shows include Elf Jr. (Charlotte Dennon), Frozen Jr.(Elsa), and It’s a Wonderful Life (Violet Peterson). This is her second year with SHP as a sophomore at Stamford High School. Some of her hobbies are baking tons of sweet bread and making friendship bracelets. She would like to thank her family and the rest of SHP for the wonderful experiences she’s had so far.

(Dance Captain) Katie is thrilled to be rounding out her senior year with the Strawberry Hill Players! Previous SHP shows include Senior Scenes (Director), Steel Magnolias (Truvy), Bad Auditions by Bad Actors (Carol Danes), Put on a Happy Face (Jo/Daisy/Dance Captain), It's a Wonderful Life (Ernie), Our Place (Liberty), and The Addams Family (Pugsley Addams). She is also a SHIP captain/VP of SHIP. Other past favorites include Into the Woods (Little Red), The Drowsy Chaperone (Mrs. Tottendale), and Something Rotten at Curtain Call, where she is currently president of the Summer Youth Theatre board. She would like to thank her fellow strawberries for the wonderful laughs, memories, and lessons over the past 4 years. All the love!

Lucy Scorziello is over the moon to be Mona in her last Strawberry Hill Players production at Stamford High. Previously she has participated in Legally Blonde (Elle Woods) in 2018, and James and the Giant Peach (Spider) in 2020. Aside from theater, she loves playing the piano and recording music (stream Sunrise On Mars). Lucy cannot wait to be apart of Curtains and the Strawberry Hill Players family for the last time. Break legs everyone! Thank you all of those who have contributed to the show's success!

Sabina is excited for her third Strawberry Hill Players production. Sabina has been acting in the theatre since age 6, when she performed in the Wizard of Oz, as a member of the Lullaby League. Some of her previous performances include, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Schroeder) Pippin (Theo) Matilda (Alice) Sound of Music (Marta Von Trapp) Suessical (Sour Kangaroo) Kiss me Kate (Hattie) Beauty and the Beast (Belle) Bad Auditions by Bad Actors (Meg, Zeph) Her last performance was in November of last year, when she portrayed Rosencrantz in Strawberry Hill Players production of Bad Auditions by Bad Actors. Sabina has studied voice, dance and acting. She would like to thank Tommy, Jerold, Steven, Caitlin and her cast mates for making this an amazing experience!

Sage is back for his second SHP season and senior year! His appearances include Almost Maine: Her Heart (East, Senior Scenes), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (George, Senior Scenes), and Bad Auditions by Bad Actors (Joe, Strawberry Hill Players). He is also a captain for the Stamford High Improv Players, a member of the Chemistry Club, and a member of the Leadership Academy. He'd like to thank his fellow club members and directors for running a tight ship. Break a leg and don't forget your mechanical pencils!

This is Ana Mesquita! She is really excited to be a part of the Stamford High School’s 2022 Spring Musical! She was a part of ‘Bad Auditions by Bad Actors’ as Charlize Finegold and other plays throughout the years. She would like to thank everyone who has ever supported her throughout the years and hopes everyone enjoys the show!

Ava Wagner-Nast is a sophomore at Stamford High School, and this will be her fifth show with the Strawberry Hill Players. She was recently Wendy in bad auditions by bad actors, Sherry in Our Place, Mrs. Thompson in Its A Wonderful Life and Annie and a part of the ensemble in Put On A Happy Face. She has performed In four Stamford All-School Musicals: The Wizard Of Oz (Lead Munchkin), Willy Wonka (Oompa-Loompa and Astronaut), Matilda (Mother, Older Student, Ballroom Dancer, PE Student) and All Together Now (soloist). She has also performed in six Open Arts Alliance musicals: Annie (Officer Ward and NYC dancer), Frozen (Princess and Oaken), Mary Poppins (Bird Woman) The last Five Years (Cathy), Clue (Wadsworth), A Christmas Carol (Fred, fezziwig, maid). Soon Ava will also be performing in Cinderella as the fairy godmother with Open arts alliance. Break a leg everyone!

Cooper is so excited to be a part of her first musical at Stamford High School. She is so grateful to be a featured dancer and be able to perform with her amazing cast. Her other performances include Annelle in Steel Magnolias, Sandrine in Senior Scenes, Ti Moune in Once on This Island, Middle Anna in Frozen, Lavender in Matilda, Little Red in Into the Woods, a featured kid in Willy Wonka, Jane Banks in Mary Poppins, Dorthy in The Wizard and Lucy in a Charlie Brown’s Christmas. She would like to thank Tommy, Steven, Kaitlyn, Gerald, and Mr. Sette for this awesome experience.

Ashlyn Rufus(ensemble) is thrilled for her first musical production with Strawberry Hill Players. She is a sophomore and this is her first year with the Strawberry Hill Players, but has acted in musicals throughout middle school. She portrayed Fawn in Peter Pan Jr., was a New Yorker in Elf Jr., and had the role of Oaken in Frozen Jr. She is very happy to be back to theater this year. She would like to thank Tommy, Gerald, Steven, Caitlyn and her cast mates for such a wonderful and enjoyable time. She is lucky to have made friends with many of her cast mates at Stamford High while going to AITE, and is very grateful for the experience! #group1stayswinning

Rebecca Beebe is a junior at Stamford High. She is part of SHIP, the Stamford High Improv Players, and was in senior scenes XXII. Her intrests include singing, fashion, and classic rock. She would like to thank her family and friends for always supporting her, and cheez-it's for getting her through long rehearsals.

Malaysia is very excited to be in her junior year performing in her first Musical at Stamford High .She has been welcomed with warm arms into the SHP family and had a blast working together with this wonderful cast and crew.In the past years Malaysia has performed in the musical Grease(Kelly Preston)and danced to “We go together “ at Sisulu Walker charter school of Harlem.She also performed in The Wizard of Oz (Poisonous Poppies)at her after school Milbank Boys and Girls club.Malaysia would like to give a big thanks to Mr.Tommy for putting this show together and for making her First time performing with SHP Memorable.Enjoy The Show!

Briana is excited to be in her sophomore year ay sstamford high school and first year as part of the Strawberry Hill Players! She is thrilled to be performing alongside her talented cast and crew in her first SHP production! She would like to thank Tommy, Stephen, Jerold, and Caitlyn for making her first year as part of SHP a great opportunity to develop her passion of becoming an actress!

Taylor is a junior at Stamford High and is thrilled to be a part of Curtians! Some past roles include Holocaust (Beth), It’s a Wonderful Life (Miss Carter and Mrs. Hatch), Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Frances), Bad Auditions by Bad Actors (Josie and Sue), as well as multiple SHIP shows. Taylor is co-President of the National Art Honor Society and Art Club, and a SHIP Captain. She would like to thank her family for always supporting her, and is very grateful for showga. She would like to wish the rest of the cast and crew luck!

Hayden is a Freshman at Stamford High and is excited to be in her first show with the Strawberry Hill Players. She has had an amazing time working alongside her friends and peers to put on this great production! Some of her past experience include Sound of Music (Maria von Trapp), ACANY Frozen (Elsa), and going to Professional Performing Arts Middle School in NYC. She would like to thank Tommy and the cast of Curtains for welcoming her to Stamford with open arms and making this show such an enjoyable experience. She hopes everyone breaks a leg and she look forward to being a part of next years show! #group1forlife

Justin is a sophomore at AITE, eager to be performing in his first Strawberry Hill Players show! Outside of theatre, Justin is involved with MYLC, Interact, and more! Who also enjoys drawing and volunteering! He’d like to thank everyone for the endless support!