PAJAMA AWARDS 2024

PAJAMA AWARDS 2024 - June 29

Young Actors' Theatre

Crew Who's Who

Audrey Carter

Outstanding Lead Actor (Senior)

Audrey is 16 and is so glad that you're here! Some past favorite roles: Patrick in SpongeBob the Musical, Waitress #1 in Rock of Ages, and Patrice in 13 the Musical. She also plays volleyball, water polo, and does swim! Massive shout out to the artistic team and entire company for all of their hard work on this show! She can't wait for you to watch what happens ;)
Max Leadley

Outstanding Lead Actor (Senior)

Max is very excited to be playing his dream role and appearing in his first show at YAT! Other credits include Nick Bottom (Something Rotten), Troy Bolton (High School Musical), and Horton the Elephant (Seussical). He would like to thank YAT’s amazing staff, his hilarious castmates, his hard-working coaches (on and off the stage), and his constantly supportive family!
Cay Grosch

Outstanding Lead Actor (Senior)

Cay is 16 years old and is so excited to be in Bring It On! She has been doing shows with YAT since she was 8 years old. Her favorite roles include… Sally Perks and others (Puffs), Babette (Beauty and the Beast) and Shannon Vandewitt (Popstars). She would like to thank the artistic team for the cheersperience! <3
Olesia Winbush

Outstanding Lead Actor (Senior)

Olesia loves the joy and excitement that being in a show brings. She has participated in many shows at YAT including: Newsies, SpongeBob the Musical, 42nd Street, Freaky Friday, Disenchanted, Shrek the Musical, Songs for a New World, Smile and Into the Woods. Olesia is thrilled to be a part of this production and hopes to be performing for many years to come.
Kayla Hatashita

Outstanding Lead Actor (Senior)

After a 5 year hiatus, Kayla is excited to be back on stage for her YAT debut and 21st show. Her favorite roles include Wednesday (The Addams Family) and Ti Moune (Once on this Island). She recently graduated from UCSC with a degree in MCD Biology and plans to go to optometry school in the near future. She thanks her family and friends for their support.