Savannah Blanford (Grace Ferrell) is a senior at Taylorville High School and has been performing in the high school musicals for 2 years. She played one of the mersisters for The Little Mermaid, and this year she is playing Grace Ferrel. She has participated in Madrigals for 4 years (and was the lady of the head couple this year), and concert choir for 4 years. She enjoys singing and dancing and discovered that performing in front of a live audience is exciting and challenging. She would like to thank everyone for encouraging her to step out of her comfort zone and challenge her to be her best self up on the stage.
Cayden Crowe (Oliver Warbucks) is making his stage debut in this production. He has never performed before, but has really enjoyed the experience. He would like to thank his family and friends that have supported him throughout the process. He also can't wait to do another production.
Caydon Finks (Rooster Hannigan) is very excited to perform the role of Rooster Hannigan in the musical, Annie. He performed as an extra in the previous musical, the Little Mermaid and is excited to step up to a supporting lead role.
Avianna Fuentez (Maria) makes her way to the high school production of Annie. With only a year of experience in acting, she dove into the musical without a worry. She's always enjoyed singing and acting and the thought of being in a musical thrilled her. She would like to thank the cast members for their kindness, for she enjoyed this experience very much.
Olivia Garren (Annie) is a 7th grade student at TJHS. She began performing at age 6 when she starred as Gretl von Trapp in the THS production of The Sound of Music. She loves to sing and dance and is very excited to be returning to the stage as Annie. In her free time, she enjoys drawing and is a member of the Taylorville Tidal Waves and Bearsharktopus swim teams. She would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support.
Daniel Garrison (Drake) has always enjoyed music and singing and gave acting a try last year and found out that he loved it. He also suggests that anyone able to attempt acting should find out if they love it as well, and to enjoy the show!
Maelie Heberling (Ivy) has never been on stage before this musical, but has really enjoyed the experience. She loves singing, dancing, and acting and would love to be involved with future shows. She would love to thank Mr. Chase, the directors, and cast members for making her enjoy this so much. This has made her learn so much and wants them to know that she will most likely be back.
Ella Hohenstein (Molly) is a freshman here at THS. She has been performing in local theaters around Illinois since she was 6 years old, performing in various shows including; Jungle Book (Baby Elephant), Annie Jr.(Featured Orphan) , Music Man Jr.(Ensemble), Willy Wonka(Oompa Loompa), Madagascar Jr. (Mort), Peter Pan Jr.(Pirate and Indian), Annie *2018* (Molly), Shrek (Baby Bear), Matilda (Eric), Junnie B Jones Jr. (Bobbi Jean Piper), and Little Mermaid (Flounder). Ella is excited to be back on stage for the THS Musical.
Darrian Ippolito (Bert Healy) is a senior in his fourth THS musical. He played Winthrop Paroo in The Music Man, Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family, and Scuttle in last year’s production of The Little Mermaid. He also played roles in the TJHS Drama Club and at St. Mary for their annual Christmas play. Darrian is in the National Honor Society, Student Council, Scholastic Bowl, Boys Bowling, and St. Mary’s Youth Group. He would like to thank Mr. Chase and Mrs. Fergin for giving him this opportunity to be a part of the THS Musical.
