Stranded: Views from a Quarantine Cast

Antonio is a 16-year old finishing up his sophomore year. Born in Trenton, he was adopted at the age four by the best people. He enjoys theatre even though culinary is his true passion. Since he started taking courses in the CTE theatre program at TCHS, he found that he started to like theatre more and more.

Cristal Castillo is a sophmore in the CTE theatre program at Trenton Central High School. She is a member of the International Thespian Society, PUPP, the TCHS orchestra, and the CTE theatre advisory board. She has worked backstage as part of the crew for the 2019 Halloween event and as assistant stage manager for the December 2019 and February 2020 performances of Faces of Freedom. She was a part of the stage management crew for The Wiz and was learning how to call her first show when COVID-19 shutdown the production. This will be her acting debut.

Sophomore CTE theatre student Dallina describes herself as "an anxious girl who enjoys creating things and making people laugh." She loves quoting musicals to confuse people, and she hates video calls, so this performance is a stretch for her. Dallina made her acting debut as Young Maria in this year's production of Faces of Freedom. She is a member of the International Thespian Society, and she worked on costumes for The Wiz.

Jahaira is a 16-year old sophomore in the CTE theatre program and is on the path to becoming a great actor/ writer. As one of the bilingual students in class, Jahaira assisted Ms. Brown when Spanish translations were needed for instruction. Jahaira worked on costumes and was an ensemble member for the postponed musical, The Wiz. She loves the feeling of being on stage and portraying a character's emotions and personality.

Ranai is a senior in the CTE theatre program. She recently portrayed Tron in Faces of Freedom and was cast as Aunt Em in The Wiz. She is the president of International Thespian Society Troupe 8266 and a member of the TSVPM.

Kilder Sanic is a first-year CTE theatre student. As a tenth grader he has a limited amount of experience in the world of theatre but has helped out in the 2019 Halloween event and was a part of the stage management team for the postponed production of The Wiz. Kilder is also a member of the TCHS orchestra, track team, Princeton University Preparatory Program (PUPP), and TSVPM.

Tyanna is a multi-talented individual who is putting all of her talents to use. She started acting when she was about 10 years old. For that reason, she chose the performing arts section of Trenton Central High School. Her theatrical work for the past three years opened the door for me not only to get inducted into the International Thespian Society but also to become the vice president of Troupe 8266. She was previously seen in the production of Faces of Freedom.

Asita is a sophomore, first-year student in the CTE (Career and Technical Education) Theatre program. Born in the US to two African parents, she is multilingual. Asita is a member of Trenton P.E.E.R.S (Performing,Educating, and Engaging in Responsible Strategies) a program that tours Trenton middle schools to perform skits on topics on bullying and mental health. She was on the stage management team for postponed production of The Wiz.

This is Tyniah's acting debut. Born and raised in Trenton, she is a sophomore, first year student in the CTE theatre program. Tyniah was a part of the stage management team for the postponed production of The Wiz. She is very happy to be a part of this performance.

Kynedy is a 10th grade, CTE theatre student who was in Faces of Freedom. She is excited and kind of nervous about this performance. She knows that this pandemic is very serious, but she hopes that these monologues will brighten your day.