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Sonora Sanchez (Meg) is 13 and loving 8th grade at Lumos Arts Academy. She has always been a devout fan of musical theater, so with this being her first performance in a musical, she is super excited! Huge “Thank You” to State 48! Sonora’s previous theater performances were with Mesa Encore Theater where she played Zelle and one of the Three Blind Mice in “Law and Order, Fairytale Unit”, and also ensemble work in “A Wrinkle in Time”. Sonora wants all her family and friends to know how grateful she is for the support!
Lexi Edwards (Annie) is so excited to perform in this disco-inspired musical! Lexi is 17 and a junior at Lumos Arts Academy. This is her 10th show. Some favorite roles include Narrator (Fifty Dollar Gold Piece), Countess Rugen (As You Wish), and Belligerence (Villains). Lexi loves performing and is very involved with theatre at Lumos and State 48. She would like to thank Karli, Halle, Andrea and the team for being so helpful to her throughout the rehearsal process of this show, and Debbi for making the cast look so stylish! Lexi hopes you enjoy the show!
Averi Williams (Maria) is beyond excited to perform in her 11th show with State 48. Averi likes all the musical and theatre things, crocheting cacti, and living the good life. Other than that, she’s just a pretty boring guy. Averi is 15 and 3/4 and is currently in attendance at Mountain View High School. Some of her favorite roles have been Peter Pan (Peter Pan Jr.), Kate (Pirates of Penzance), Florinda (Into the Woods), Rosie (Bye Bye Birdie), and Miriam(Jekyll and Hyde). She would like to thank, first and foremost, her Mom for putting up with her questionable decisions, the hard working production team, and all the friends she made along the way! Enjoy the show!
Canon Williams (Marv) is 11 years old and in 5th grade at Highland Arts Elementary School. He is so excited to be performing in his 3rd show with State 48! Outside of the arts, Canon enjoys skateboarding, playing volleyball, and drawing. He would like to thank his family, the production crew, and the wonderful cast for this awesome opportunity!
Emma Fosburgh (Gina) has been a baller since day one. She came out of the womb singing and dancing. She aspires to be Danny Devito, bald spot and all. She has been wearing sunglasses for so long she’s afraid that when she takes them off she might go blind. When she grows up she wants to be a tap dancing plumber. Some of her hobbies include stalking Averi Williams, painting pictures of rocks, shushing children, and playing the kazoo. She also has an extensive magnet collection. Other than that, she’s a pretty normal guy.
P.S. l love you The Drip Lord.
Andrea Rovegno (Viola/Cesar) couldn’t be more ecstatic to play the role of Viola/Cesar for State 48 Theatre Company! Her past performances include Princess Grace (Villains), Willow (As You Wish) Helen (Bye Bye Birdie), Daughter (Pirates of the Penzance), most recently as Anne (Jekyll & Hyde). She was also just cast as Lady Julianna in Pirates a Love Story with Lumos Arts Academy! Andrea is currently 16 and in 10th grade at Lumos where she continues to train in acting, dance, & choral performance. Her professional goals are to pursue a career in musical theatre and psychiatry. Aside from her love of singing and dancing, Andrea enjoys watching movies and spending time with her friends. She would like to thank Karli, Andrea, Halle, Jacki, Bryson, Debbi, Delmy and the entire cast and crew for making this another fun show and for being her awesome theater family. She is so happy to be a part of this amazing cast and hopes you enjoy the show!
Caliann Ray (Brianna) is a 14-year-old and is super excited to be in this musical. This is her 4th musical and she has loved them all! Her favorite part is being able to work with new people every time. She is a very active person who loves playing sports and dancing. She has enjoyed working with everyone here and they have made her feel so welcome. She hopes she can work with these people more in the future and can’t wait for this play to happen.
Adisyn Montefour (Debbie) is so happy to be in the cast of Epiphany. Adisyn is 15 and she goes to Lumos Arts Academy as a sophomore. This is Adisyn’s 11th show that she has been in and her 4th with State 48. She is currently in Pirates, A Love Story at school and is playing Pirate Lass Molly! Some of her favorite roles have been Aurora (Villains) and Miss Caroline (Jekyll and Hyde)! When Adisyn is not performing you can find her hanging out with friends or family, skateboarding, horseback riding, snowboarding, wake surfing, traveling (especially to Disneyland), and watching Marvel movies! Adisyn would like to give a big thanks to everyone who has made this show amazing!!
Harper Nuttall (Joann) is 13 and in 7th grade. She has had so much fun hanging out with everyone in the cast and she’s so happy she got to do this play! This is her 8th play in general and her 6th with State 48. Some of the roles she has played include Ensemble (Villains), Frankie (Murder at Sunset), and Eleanor (Frankenstein). She has had so much fun with this cast and has had so much fun meeting all of the new people! Harper would like to thank her friends and family for all of the support and Andrea, Karli, Halle, and Debbi for making this show and cast look and sound amazing!! She is so happy to be here and hopes you enjoy the show!!
Kathryn Weir (Tina) is really enjoying the time she’s had to put together this musical and is so excited to see it in action. Kathryn is 14 and has been in a single musical before this (and three plays), but by the end of this year she will have been in at least two more musicals. She thanks State 48 and Lumos for providing such a wonderful place to experience the joy of acting. Her favorite role so far has been Miracle Maxine (As You Wish). When not performing you will likely find Kathryn drawing or imagining fun scenarios in her head. She’d like to thank the great cast as well as Karli, Debbi, Halle, Andrea, Delmy and her family for making such a fun and supportive environment for her, and hopes that you can all enjoy the show as much as she enjoyed the process of its making!
Janee Santos (Fanny) is 10 years old and is in 5th grade. She loves doing theatre-her newfound interest! Besides theatre, soccer keeps her super busy. She loves her family and her dogs. She also loves to take home any animal or insect she can find. Janee is going to be an awesome animal whisperer!
Travin Santos (Keith) is 9 years old and is in 3rd grade. He loves to do theatre with his sisters and cousins. He also loves electronics and playing soccer. He is the big boy of the family. He kills all the scary bugs that his mom and sisters are scared of!
Leia Santos (Charlotte) is 7 yrs old and is in 2nd grade. She loves doing theatre. She puts her whole heart into it! She is the princess of the family and that’s why daddy named her “Princess Leia”. She loves to read and play soccer. She’s also a good helper around the house!
Alex Marin (Paula) is a 15 year old Freshman at Desert Ridge High School. When she’s not participating in musical theatre, she enjoys knitting sweaters for underprivileged penguins and collecting mannequin arms. Her favorite color is maple syrup. Her future goals include surviving the zombie apocalypse and learning to tightrope walk. She’s never going to give you up. She’s never going to let you down. She’s never going to run around and desert you. But she might Rick Roll you. She would like to thank her dog, Soren, for being the best good boy.
Ashley Stroble (Bitsy) is 18 and a senior at Desert Ridge High School. She is so excited to be performing in her first show (and first musical ever) at State 48! Aside from theatre, Ashley also enjoys creative writing and reading, especially those warrior cat books, of which she is determined to read every last installment of the ongoing 80+ book series (and is about ⅔ of the way there). After an unfortunate experience with high school theatre, Ashley is finally back to doing what she loves. She’d like to sincerely thank the showrunners, her parents, and all of the wonderful people involved (especially the amazing cast) for helping her to find herself again and remember what life’s really all about. Also, shout out to the best cat in the world, her son The Great Ninja Prince Cloverleaf Kiki Meow-Meow Graybutt Stroble III, and her friend Erin for introducing her to these amazing people and her favorite show she’s ever had the privilege of being a part of.
Brody Ray (Benny) is a 12-year-old in 7th grade. He has 1 brother and 3 sisters. This is his fourth show with State 48. In his free time, he likes to play video games and talk to his friends. He also likes to try a lot of new things! He is very happy to be doing Epiphany and to be working with State 48.
Nicholas Kanidis (Matty) is 12 years old and attends Lumos Arts Academy, where he had his first role ever in Villains. Now he loves to perform and is so excited to be part of Epiphany. This will be his third show with State 48 Theatre and he couldn’t be more grateful to be part of such a wonderful theatre family. Everyone in the cast and crew helps to create an accepting, inclusive and super fun environment. In his free time Nicholas loves to watch movies, play video games, eat sushi, listen to music and hang out with his feisty chihuahua (Penny)… who of course attends all of his performances.
Iris Giles (Olivia) is 14 and is that fantabulous cutie patooty you see up there. As you can see, Fancy Nancy has greatly impacted her vocabulary. She has been in almost every youth production State 48 has done. Some of her favorite roles include the lovely Miss Kiki Chambers (Jekyll and Hyde), Ursula (Bye Bye Birdie), and many others she doesn’t have the time or energy to remember. Some of her hobbies include practicing her Jennifer Coolidge impression-which has gotten nowhere-playing bass in her unofficial band with her brothers and sister, and flying on her magic vacuum. She would like to thank her parents for all their support, and her invisible goldfish, Gooby the Fifth, for being Gooby. Now let’s boogie and bust a move, baby!
Teagan Dinyes (Deputy Marshall Susan Brightly) is a sophomore at ASU Prep Digital. She is thrilled to have another chance to be funny on stage and has enjoyed being a part of this weird and wonderful show. Recently she has been Ernestine (Jekyll & Hyde), Lady Macbeth (Weird Sisters), Balthasar (Romeo & Juliet), and Mary Shelley (Frankenstein) at State 48. She has also recently been in Objection! Disorder in the Court with Limelight Youth Theatre. She loves to sing, in and out of theatre, write music, and act out fun and interesting stories, many of them written by Andrea and Karli. She thanks the cast and crew for all their support and for encouraging her to try new, and sometimes crazy, ideas.
Emmie Glazebrook (Myrna), is 18 years old and is so excited to be performing in her 26th show! Some roles that Emmie has also been a part of are Mabel (Pirates of Penzance), Alice (Alice in Wonderland), and Wendy Darling (Peter Pan and Wendy). Emmie would like to thank Andrea, Karli, Halle, and Delmy for all the work they have done for her and making her the performer she is today. She would also like to thank her family for supporting her and all of her best friends in the show for always being there for her. “Thank you so much to State 48 for being her second home and for building another family”.
Joe Sullivan (Duke Maximus Orsino) is 17 years old and graces Lumos Arts Academy with his presence. His first show with State 48 was Jekyll and Hyde where he killed five people (in show). He has been performing in community and professional theater all his life but figures it might be more important to list his athletic career, considering his role as an athlete in the show. Joe has been on many sports teams in his life. These include Soccer (preschool), Fencing (5th and 6th grade), and a brief biking stint in 8th grade. This concludes all of his sports career. In his free time he likes to write music and scripts. He also protects his community as a part time vigilante. Joe would like to thank the directing team, all his friends, his amazing girlfriend, and his family for this fantastic show. If music be the food of love, groove on.
Brody Snider (Paul) is 13 years old and in 7th grade. This is his second show with State 48. Brody has also been in several school plays. Brody enjoys Lego, creating homemade gear, watching Marvel/Star Wars movies, hanging with his pets, and chilling with his friends at school. Brody would like to thank Karli and Andrea for allowing him to be in this play.
Kaitlee Glazebrook (Diana) is beyond excited to take after her sister’s role of Della in “Murder at Sunset” (in this play within a play). She is 17 years old and a junior at Lumos Arts Academy. Epiphany will be her 19th production and she is so excited! Kaitlee is always busy with dancing and doing plays. Performing is her passion. Some of her favorite roles include Wendy (Lost in Neverland), Amber (Nicest Kids in Town) and Ensemble (Matilda). Kaitlee would love to thank Andrea, Karli, Delmy, Debbi, Jacki and her sister Halle for putting together this super fun show and for helping it come together. Enjoy this funky fresh show!!
Silas Green (Sebastian) was born a beaver and raised by a family of grasshoppers (his last name is based on the color he saw most of as a young kit). As he learned to deal with living in a field of grass, being told his whole life he had no hops, and eventually having his precious beaver teeth filed down so he could “fit in,” Silas learned about resilience and plyometrics. Last year he made his theatrical debut as Hugo in State 48’s production of Bye-Bye Birdie and then Rumpelstiltskin in Villains, and for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, his parents made a sizable donation to State 48 so he could portray Dr. Jekyll. His hobbies include polishing toenail clippings and nibbling on tree trunks. Silas would like to thank the whole State 48 creative team for overlooking his flaws and accepting his family’s money. Enjoy the show and one of Silas’ favorite quotes: “The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.”
—Lucille Ball
Erin Garner (Melanie) is 18, a senior at DRHS, and plans to attend ASU this fall with a Creative Writing major. She is thrilled to continue working with State 48, and will soon be making her directing debut in co-directing Guys and Dolls with her lovely partner, Joe Sullivan! A few of her favorite roles of yore include Morgana (Merlin & Morgana), Rita (Jekyll & Hyde), Witch (Into the Woods), Benvolio (Romeo & Juliet), Claire Clairmont (Frankenstein), Inigo Montoya (As You Wish), Edith (Pirates of Penzance), Phoebe Flynn (Murder at Sunset), and Gothel (Villains). She’d like to thank Karli, Andrea, Delmy, Halle, Jacki, Kailei, Debbi, Bryson, and the amazing cast and crew for making this production possible! She’d also like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her, and Joe for giving her a reason to relate to this show’s many love songs.
Savannah Glenn (Pansy) is grateful for the opportunity to be in another show with State 48. She has been in previous productions, her favorite being Bye Bye Birdie. Savannah is a sophomore at Mountain View. She would like to thank all her amazing directors, stage manager, costumers, and everyone who helped make this experience possible for their incredible work, along with her family who always support her in everything she does. Other than that she’s a pretty boring guy. Special shoutout to Nicholas for being everyone’s favorite spider-man.