Really Rosie

Cast Photos and Bios

		Andrea DeJonge Andrea graduated from Hudsonville High School this year and will be attending Central Michigan University in the fall to major in musical theatre. Her past performances include last season's SRT production of Aladdin, Jr., A Murder is Announced, Meet Me in St. Louis and HHS's Revue Show for four years. Andrea has taken classes at GRCT and is excited to be working with the magnificent Penny Notter!
		Kelsey DeWitt This is Kelsey's first SRT appearance, but she is no stranger to GRCT. She has completed the Theatre Wheel and appeared in the Pirate Ship Players performance classes and Theatre Arts Day Camp. She was the stage manager for the Traveling Troupe production of Somebody Catch My Homework and ran follow spot for The Wizard of Oz. Kelsey appeared as Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank and was a member of the chorus in Jesus Christ Superstar at Catholic Central High this past year, where she will be a sophomore in the fall. Kelsey will also be volunteering as a Theatre Assistant this summer for Theatre Arts Day Camp.
		Holly K. Dukes This is Holly's third SRT performance. Last year, she portrayed Lucy, in The Twelve Dancing Princesses. She will be a senior this fall at Greenville High School, where she recently appeared in Godspell and A Christmas Carol. She has been singing and playing the viola since elementary school and is a member of the string quartet "Belle Musique." She enjoys reading, sketching and using her new driver's license!
		Megan Evans This marks Megan's second SRT appearance, having portrayed the role of Jasmine last summer in Aladdin, Jr. At East Grand Rapids High School she has appeared in Beauty and the Beast, My Sister Eileen, Competition Piece, A Snake in the Grass, Alice in Wonderland, Hello, Dolly! and 42nd Street.
		Keenan Foley Keenan is very excited to be in involved in SRT for his first year. This is also his first real musical! He has appeared in GRCT's Traveling Troupe productions of The Tolstoy Story Play and Somebody Catch My Homework, has completed the Theatre Wheel, performing in Pirate Ship Players, Theatre Arts Day Camp and Phase II. He has crewed extensively at both Civic and Circle Theater this year, and has been stage manager for the Peanut Butter Players and Pirate Ship Players performance classes. The really ironic thing is that he appeared in Stepping Stones Montessori's production of Really Rosie in elementary school. He will be a junior at City High School this fall and will be volunteering his time later this summer as a Theatre Assistant in the Theatre Arts Day Camp program.
		Aaron Guest This is Aaron's first time with SRT, although he did participate in Theatre Arts Day Camp when he was much younger. He was recently seen in Rockford High School's production of Canterbury Tales and also in Seussical, the Musical. He will be junior at Rockford High School in the fall. He loves to act and sing and is thrilled to play a kid with an attitude problem. He'd like to thank his family, friends and God for blessing him with an opportunity as amazing as this.
		Sam Howard This is Sam's second year in SRT, having appeared as Jafar in Aladdin, Jr. last summer. At Hopkins High School he has appeared in The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and Dracula and worked as the digital sound engineer for The King and I. Sam completed the Theatre Wheel at GRCT and was involved in the Tre Leon Troupe performance class, earlier this year. He will also be finishing his Eagle Scout requirements this summer.
		Will Hoyer This is Will's second appearance in SRT, having been seen last summer as Iago in Aladdin, Jr. Will has completed the Theatre Wheel and was in the Traveling Troupe production of Somebody Catch My Homework and participated in Theatre Arts Day Camp and Phase II. He also appeared this past season at GRCT in The Wizard of Oz. Most recently, he was seen on Circle Theatre's stage in Oliver. He takes piano and voice with Sherry Lee Allen and would like to thank his parents, family, friends, Penny and Sherry Lee. He will be a junior at City High School in the fall. He has volunteered the past two years as office intern in the Education Office here at GRCT.
		Brittney MacFarlane This is Brittney's first GRCT experience. She appeared in My Favorite Year at Forest Hills Eastern High School and Seussical, The Musical at Forest Hills Fine Arts Summer Stock. She has had eight years of dance training, including lyrical, jazz, ballet, tap and Irish tap. She has taken voice with Kathy Wagner and Sherry Lee Allen.
		Abby Ozarow Abby is thrilled to make her Civic debut this summer. She recently played the roles of various characters in the production of Story Theatre in Waterford, Maine. She has a passion for musical theatre and is currently studying music with Kathy Wagner. She would like to thank her family and friends for their continued support and Kathy Wagner for her guidance. She is a sophomore at City High School.
		Amy Standel This is Amy's third appearance in SRT, having previously portrayed the East Wind in No One Will Marry a Princess With a Tree Growing Out of Her Head and the Genie in last summer's Aladdin, Jr. She has completed the Theatre Wheel and been involved in Theatre Arts Day Camp and Phase II and ran lights for The Odd Couple and The Music Man this past season at GRCT. She has appeared in Peter Pan, Charlotte's Web, The Wind and The Willows and Jack and the Magic Beans in middle and high school. Amy volunteers her time as a Theatre Assistant for Kidsplay, Jr. Theatre Arts Day Camp and Theatre Arts Day Camp.
		Lauren Tweddale Lauren is so very excited to be a part of Really Rosie and SRT for the first time! She has attended GRCT's classes, completing the Theatre Wheel this past year. She will be a sophomore at Rogers High School where she appeared in Rumors and Cinderella.