Big Fish Cast

Levi is 16 years old and is a sophomore at Vienna High School. Levi is excited to be playing the role of Edward in tonight’s show. Levi has been involved in a few of VHS’s past shows including, (ensemble)Addams Family, (Kaden)School of Rock, (Mushnik)Little Shop of Horrors, and (Chef Louis, Jetsam)The Little Mermaid. Levi would like to thank God and his family for this opportunity tonight. Levi hopes you enjoy the show!

Isaac is excited to be playing Will in tonight's production of Big Fish. Isaac is 18 years old and attends Vienna High School. He has played Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, King Triton in The Little Mermaid, and has participated in many Shawnee Community College, Vienna Grade School, and Vienna High School productions. Isaac enjoys playing video games, sports, and piano in his free time.

Briley is a junior at Vienna High School. She has been in Elf, Peter Pan, and The Lion King with VGS, the madrigal, School of Rock, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Little Mermaid with VHS, and Seussical with SCC. In her free time, she likes to play her flute, sing, and spend time with her friends and family. She is so excited to play Sandra Bloom and for all of you to experience this beautiful show!

Gabrielle Buretz is 16 years old and is a sophomore at Vienna High School. This is her 6th time performing. She is excited to play the absolutely outstanding role of Josephine. Her previous roles are as follows: Timon in Lion King Jr., Jamie in School of Rock, Ensemble in Little Shop of Horrors, stage crew for Frozen Jr., Adella and Ensemble in Little Mermaid, and Wickersham Brothers in Seussical. She hopes you tune in and enjoy this challenging, but absolutely incredible show!!

Ethan is very excited to be playing Karl the Giant in tonight's production of Big Fish. Ethan is a 16 year old sophomore who attends Vienna High School. This is Ethan's 3rd time performing in a musical. The other 2 productions being Peter Pan where he played Smee and the Lion King where he played Pumba. Ethan enjoys ripping his dirt bike with friends, spending time with family, and running long distances. Ethan would like to thank God for blessing him with the opportunity to perform tonight.

Mia DeHarpart is currently a 17 year old junior. This is her first musical and she is playing the role of Amos. She enjoys being active in her Beta, FFA, Youth For Christ, and 4H clubs. Along with working out, photography, and pageants! She is so excited to be in this production and can’t wait for the next!

Kristen is a Sophomore attending Vienna High School, whom is excited to be performing in her 6th musical! She has been on all sides of the production, working with stage & set crew for multiple Jr productions and high school productions. She's been a part of: Shawnee College's "Elf" and "Beauty and the Beast", Vienna Grade School's "Peter Pan" and "The Lion King", Vienna High School's "School of Rock" and now "Big Fish". Kristen is so excited to be the Mayor and Dr. Bennett of Ashton, and a Little Lamb from Alabama, as well as several smaller roles as an Ensemble member!

Ethan, 18 years old, is a member of the Vienna High School Class of 2024. He has been in the background of some of the recent musicals, moving props and helping the cast. Since joining Drama Club in the spring of 2023, Ethan has been backstage crew for Little Shop of Horrors, Frozen Jr., and The Little Mermaid. He will be playing the role of Don Price in tonight's musical Big Fish! In his free time Ethan enjoys playing video games with his friends, reading, listening to music, and taking part in Bible study with friends and family.

Keyaira Coonce is a 16 year old sophomore at Vienna High School. This will be another of many shows here at Vienna. Keyaira has been in multiple shows including; School of Rock (2022), Little Shop of Horrors (2023), and The Little Mermaid (2023). Keyaira is so excited to take on this role of The Witch in this spring production. She loves doing shows and being with all her friends. She also hopes that this show makes you as happy as daffodils!

Kendyl is excited to be playing the role of Jenny Hill and many other smaller characters in this production of Big Fish. Kendyl is a 16 year old attending Vienna High School. She has been in many different productions at Vienna Grade School, Shawnee Community College, and Vienna High School over the years. She has played in the ensemble in the Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast, Elf, and the Little Mermaid (all SCC). She has also played Ms. Greenway in Elf Jr. (VGS), and Wendy in Peter Pan Jr. (VGS). Lastly, she has played Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (VHS), Marcy in School of Rock (VHS), Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (VHS), and a bird girl in Seussical(SCC). Kendyl has helped in stage crew with a few performances, as well. Kendyl is absolutely thrilled to get to perform again and hopes you love the show!

John Cunningham is 15 years old and is playing Zacky Price in tonight's production of Big Fish. John attends Vienna High School and is excited to be in tonight's performance. John has been in various shows including, but not limited to, 2 shows in Murphysboro and 2 shows in Buncombe. John enjoys playing video games and coding in his free time. Finally he hopes you have a good time and enjoy the show!

Dara is a 16 year old exchange student from Indonesia. She has participated in a lot of dance and music events in her country. Since she was a little girl, she loves to watch American movies and plays and being in one of them is her dream. Big Fish is her first musical and she is very excited to be in it. She really enjoys America so far. She hopes that you will enjoy the show tonight!

Heather is excited to be a part of the ensemble in the production of Big Fish! Heather is 15 years old and attends Vienna High School. This is her first time being in one of Vienna High School's productions and she hopes to be in many more. Heather enjoys playing basketball, board games, and spending time with her friends in her free time. She would like to thank her friends for encouraging her to step outside of her comfort zone. She hopes everyone enjoys the show and comes to see the next one!

Bonnie Russell is 15 years old and a very excited ensemble member for this musical! She is a student at Vienna High School. Big Fish is her first musical with Vienna High School, but definitely not her last. In Bonnie's free time she enjoys drawing, writing and running. Lastly Bonnie would like to thank the VHS Drama Club for being the best club and crew ever!

Bailey is excited to be included as ensemble in tonight's production of Big Fish . Bailey is 15 years old attending Vienna High School. Bailey has never been in a musical and is taking this opportunity to try something new. Bailey enjoys playing video games, cooking, and drawing. Finally, Bailey has had a very fun time and is excited to be on stage after months of rehearsal.

Nella Billingsley is a 16 year old sophomore at Vienna High School. This is her first time acting and singing in a musical ensemble, but she has enjoyed performing music for years. She played violin at Urbana Middle School and High School from 6-9th grade, currently sings in the VHS choir, and plays saxophone in the VHS band. She also plays violin in the John A. Logan College community orchestra, and played in the pit orchestra for VHS's Little Mermaid summer production. Outside of music, she loves hiking, reading, math, video games and hanging out with her friends. She thanks God for the opportunity to participate in Big Fish with such a fun cast, and thanks her friends and family for supporting her the whole way.

Adler is taking on the role of Young Will for this production. Adler is 10 years old and is a student at Vienna Grade School. This musical is Adler’s acting debut, and he is excited about working with such a great cast, crew, and directors! In his free time, Adler enjoys playing games, playing piano, and spending time with his family and friends.

Jet is 10 years old, he attends Vienna Grade School and is in the fourth grade. “Big Fish” is Jet’s first musical and he is very excited to be playing “Will's son”. Jet enjoys playing video games, soccer and riding his four wheeler. Jet would like to thank Mr. Windings for the opportunity to be part of the cast, his family, and new friends he has met as well!