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Cole Angell

as Jack Kelly

This is Cole's 1st production with ECT, but he has been involved with theater since he began acting with Ellington High School's Opening Knight Players at age 14. His first role was in the ensemble for "The Sound of Music". Since then Cole has been in many musicals & straight plays. He has played Alan Barton in "Summer Share," Mortimer Brewster in "Arsenic and Old Lace" & Charlie Brown in "A Charlie Brown Christmas," among other roles.  Cole is having a blast working with his fellow ECT members to bring the Newsies to life for this production. When he is not on stage, Cole is pursuing a career in dentistry as a Pre-Dental Chemistry Major at UConn.

Cole thanks Bill Prenetta for getting him involved in theater all those years ago, and Molly Deptula for encouraging him to audition for the role of Jack Kelly. He thanks his fellow cast members for bringing so much fun to the project, and his family for putting up with him and his crazy theater schedule.

Forrest Williams

as Crutchie

Forrest is excited to be playing the role of Crutchie! Past shows include “Once Upon A Mattress”,  “Beauty and the Beast”, “Pirates of Penzance”, “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Aladdin”, and more. Forrest is also interested in animal rescue, video games, makeup, jigsaw puzzles, costume creation. Forrest would like to thank their voice coach Mr. Lamb and their parents. 

Oliver Bellman

as Davey

This is 13-year-old Oliver Bellman’s 2nd production with ECT and he is delighted to play the part of Davey. This past year, Oliver played Willy Wonka in Ellington Middle School’s Willy Wonka, Jr., & Patrick Walsh in True Repertory Theatre's premiere of Ellen’s Boys (Kingston, MA). Some of his favorite past roles are Eric in Opera House Players’ Matilda (Enfield, CT), Michael in Imagination Station’s Mary Poppins, Jr. (Suffield, CT), & children’s choir in Unity House Players’ Les Miserables: The School Edition. 

You can see Oliver this fall as Billy, Jr. in On Golden Pond(Wilbraham United Players, Wilbraham, MA) & in Opera House Players’ Hunchback of Notre Dame in the spring.  He looks forward to splitting his high school days between Ellington High School & Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. Oliver enjoys singing, dancing, theater, playing drums, and creating/designing puppets.  Oliver thanks his family & friends for supporting his passion for the arts.