Bebe Weinberg Katz (Choreographer - The King and I, Jekyll & Hyde) , B.A., M. Ed. Bebe's recent theatrical credits include Les Miserables: School Edition, A Little Night Music, Big, the musical, Company, Children of Eden & Thirteen at FPAC and West Side Story, The Fantasticks and Baby at TrueNorth. Her credits extend deep into the arts. She has danced, choreographed, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illustrated. As an educator, Bebe has taught dance, movement education and /or fitness and wellness to children, teens and adults in the public schools, Baldwin-Wallace College, Cleveland State University, the Jewish Community Center, in her own studio, in private dance studios and Camp Wise. Her dance credits extend from Purcell’s Opera The Fairy Queen and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes at DanceCleveland, as well as her own company, Center Motion at the JCC. While holding the position of resident choreographer at Euclid High School Bebe worked with the show choir “Varsity Choral” and choreographed the school’s productions of The Music Man, Hello Dolly, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz and Grease. She currently works in both Shaker Heights schools and Cleveland Heights / University Heights school. Bebe is the choreographer for Shaker’s “Chanticleers,” and Cleveland Height’s nationally ranked show choir “Singers.” At CHHS she choreographed Beauty and the Beast, The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story as well as doing costume design for the latter two.. Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama specialist at Camp Wise, and performed the choreographer duties for Mame at Chagrin Valley Little Theater, Anything Goes at Euclid Community Theater, Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour and Fiddler on the Roof at the Cleveland JCC. She also directed The Apple Tree for the JCC and was costume assistant for The Wall and The Merry Widow. She also has written and illustrated a number of books. The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and academics, and three middle grade chapter books titled Princess Claudia and the Freckles, A Best Friend for Claudia and Sibling Wars.

Neil Kelly (The Kralahome - The King and I, Gabriel John Utterson - Jekyll & Hyde) grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania and has lived in Ohio for one full year now. His recent credits include West Side Story at TrueNorth, Midsummer and Beauty and the Beast at HYT, and Urinetown and The Music Man at FPAC. Neil is an eighth grader at Beachwood Middle School. He has just recently begun to learn cello and is continuing on with his 9 years of piano training. Neil is also part of the National Piano Playing Auditions and played at Carnegie Hall in New York City in April 2011. Some of his favorite roles include Constable Locke in The Music Man, Brett in Thirteen the Musical, and Bobby Strong and Officer Barrel in Urinetown. Neil would like to thank his family and friends for being so supportive of him and wish the entire West Side Story cast to Break a Leg!

Emily Kenville (Eliza - The King and I) is thrilled to be in this wonderful production! Recent credits include Lavinia in A Little Princess, Puck in Midsummer, Ensemble in Chicago, July in Annie, and many more. When she's not onstage, she enjoys playing the flute and dancing at Cleveland City Dance. She would like to thank Bebe and Fred for this great opportunity. Enjoy the show!

Camryn Koonce (Princess - The King and I) is a 3rd grader at Roxboro Elementrary in Cleveland Heights, Oh. She is excited to be a part of her first live theatre production of The King and I. Camryn has dabbled in acting and theatre through her school's musical performances where she has played the parts of a Snowflake, a Quarter Note, and Lead Dancer. Camryn's other interests and activities include guitar, soccer, swimming, skiing and snowboarding, dancing, and competing in local 5K's and youth triathlons in honor of her younger sister, Elsie, to raise money and awareness for Cerebral Palsy. Camryn would like to thank the staff for this wonderful opportunity, her family and friends for all their love and support, and her Parents and Grandparents for helping her gain the confidence to be on this stage.

John Krol (Music Director - Jekyll & Hyde) is pleased to be involved in HBTI’s inaugural season as an instructor and to be collaborating once again with Bob Russell as music director for Jekyll and Hyde. John has a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Theatre from the University of Detroit, and Master’s in Composition from the Cleveland Institute of Music and in Conducting from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He is a freelance music and theatre professional in the Cleveland area. He teaches musical theatre, creative arts therapy, and outreach classes at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood and has been musical director for summer programs at the Beck Center and for Fairmount Center for the Arts. He serves as music director and accompanist for many area school and community theatres and has a small studio of musical theatre students for whom he provides vocal coaching. In the past year John composed music for and served as musical director for Director Michael Mauldin’s Bollywood-inspired version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Cleveland State Department of Theatre and Dance at the Allen Theatre, and spent the winter holiday teaming with Bob Russell for TrueNorth’s production of The Sound of Music. In March, with Bebe Weinberg Katz directing, he music directs The Apple Tree at Shaker Heights Middle School and both directs and music directs Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka at Sacred Heart of Jesus in South Euclid, where he has been involved with junior high productions for 20 years. In addition to working at HBTI this summer, John will also music direct Damn Yankees with James Mango at the Fine Arts Association, and in July Rent with Denise Astorino for Aurora Community Theatre.

Gus Mahoney (Sir Archibald Proops/Spider - Jekyll & Hyde) is thrilled to be apart of Jekyll and Hyde! Gus is going to be a freshman at Shaker Heights High School this fall. Previous credits include: Adam/ Flip in The Apple Tree, Mr. Skipwith in the Ohio Premiere of A Little Princess, Oberon in the premiere of the original musical Midsummer, Ugly in Honk!, ensemble in both Chicago and Beauty and the Beast and Bert Healy/ Drake in Annie. Gus also participates in two choirs and was on the original cast recording of Midsummer the original musical. He also plays Tuba and Trombone. Gus would like thank Bob, the cast and the production crew for all of their hard work and support.

Charles Miller (Phra Alack - The King and I, The Bishop of Basingstoke - Jekyll & Hyde) is in the 9th grade at Shaker Heights High School. He is very excited to make his debut at HBTI. He has been in numerous shows all around Cleveland. His most recent ones are Anxious in West Side Story at TrueNorth, Pasko in A Little Princess, Ensemble in Midsummer, Hot Blades Harry/Old Man Strong in Urinetown, Malcolm in 13, and many more. While he is not on stage he likes playing his clarinet in the highest band at the High School and playing with the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony. He would like to thank Fred and Bebe for this amazing opportunity. See you at the show!

Govanna Miller (Red Rat Pub Dancer, Ensemble - Jekyll & Hyde) is in 11th grade at Lakeridge Academy. She is very excited to appear in Jekyll and Hyde this summer at HBTI. She has been in shows at Heights Youth Theater, Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, Olmsted Performing Arts, the Beck Center, and Lakeridge's school shows. Some of her most recent performances were Titania in Midsummer, Hunyak/ Mary Sunshine in Chicago, Thetis in Xanadu, Clarissa in Little Women, Ensemble in Les Miserables, Wolf/ Enchanted Knife/ Villager in Beauty and the Beast, and many others. She would like to thank her mother for providing her with such oppurtunities, Melanie and Uncle Pat for supporting her, and the directors, cast, and crew of Jekyll & Hyde for making this show an amazing one.

Lauren Montana (Royal Wife/Royal Dancer - The King and I, Nellie/Dance Captain - Jekyll & Hyde) is thrilled to be a part of HBTI's inaugural summer season! She has been acting since 8th grade and couldn't imagine doing anything else. Going into her senior year at Twinsburg High School, Lauren has been involved in her school's Drama Club since freshman year, appearing as Kate in Man of Stone and Verna in Waiting on Trains, as well as helping backstage in other shows. She is also heavily involved in the Twinsburg Community Theatre and has been seen as Indian Maiden / Dancer in Peter Pan and Ensemble / Choreographer in The Music Man. Last summer, she played Josephine "Ma" Strong in the Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory's production of Urinetown. When she isn't onstage, Lauren plays violin in her school's orchestra, is secretary of her school's National Honors Society, and participates in the youth group at St. Rita's Church in Solon. She enjoys reading, laughing, and watching copious amounts of TV on Netflix. She is also entering her 12th year of tap and ballet at Sharron's School of Dance in Twinsburg. Lauren would like to thank her unbelievably supportive family and friends, Fred, Bob, Bebe, John, and everyone else involved that made these shows so wonderful. Enjoy the show!

Ella Murray (Princess, Royal Singer - The King and I) is a 5th grader at St. Rita School in Solon, Oh. She is thrilled to be a part of this amazing production of The King and I. Ella started her acting career in the first grade at the age of 6. She has been cast in 7 productions over the past 4 years. Her most recent roles include Kate in Annie and Amyrillis in The Music Man both at Twinsburg Theater and The Mayor of Munchkin Land in The Wizard of Oz at Beachwood Theater. Other productions include Willy Wonka Jr., Peter Pan and Aladdin. Ella was also selected to sing the National Anthem for The Lake County Captains. Ella also sings in the Youth Choir and is a lecture at St. Rita Church. Although Ella prefers to spend her life on stage, her other activities include soccer, basketball, track and swimming. Ella would like to thank the directors for this incredible opportunity, her past directors for believing in her, her family and friends for all their love and support, and her Mom and Dad for supporting her love of music and the Arts. Break a leg cast of The King and I.

Ron Newell (Scenic Design - The King and I) Ron's career in theatre started at the Halle Brothers’ Department Store in the mid 50’s as a member of the Halle Players. For the next 30 years Ron designed and executed the animated Christmas Windows and worked on the Mr. Jingleling Show as director and writer. Ron’s career includes theatre, acting, directing, designing; film, The Shawshank Redemption, Houseguest, The Jesse Owens Story; television, The Miners Story, ABC Movie of the Week, The West Wing, National and International Commercials. Ron is a member of Actors Equity, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Radio and Television Artist. At present, Ron is the Resident Designer for the Clague Playhouse. Ron would like to thank Fred, and members of the HBTI team for their support in making this set happen and come to life. As always, all the above would not be possible without the love and support of MPSQ.

Mark Oet (Lun Tha, Royal Singer - The King and I) is a rising junior at Phillips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in New Hampshire. His favorite roles include the Bishop of Digne in Les Miserables: School Edition, Issachar in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jack in Into the Woods, Ugly in Honk Jr. and understudy for Eddie, Richie and Simon in the original and encore runs of Thirteen. Other favorites include: Jojo in Seussical at Beachwood Community Theater, Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, and Jeremy in Griller at The Bang and the Clatter Theatre. He would like to thank his family and friends for their support. Mark can't wait until showtime!

Rebecca Oet (Princess, Royal Singer - The King and I) is in 5th grade at the Orchard Middle School in Solon and is excited to be in her first HBTI production. Rebecca enjoys reading fantasy books, singing in her school’s Ensemble and Choir, playing with her toy poodle Luna, swimming, and taking pictures. Rebecca has been in many shows, including two seasons of The Christmas Carol at the Great Lakes Theater Festival, Peter Pan, Princess Snow White, Pinocchio and The Wizard of Oz at the Beachwood Community Theater, Tales from the Pantheon at the Solon Center for the Arts and Jesus Christ Superstar in Concert at Mercury Summer Stock. Rebecca wants to thank her older brothers, Jacob and Mark, for introducing her to theater, Fred for believing in her, and her parents for their love and all the driving.

River Grace Reynolds (Attendant, Royal Player - The King and I) is excited to spend part of her summer singing, dancing and acting with HBTI. Previously, she has performed at Hathaway Brown as the little girl in Once on This Island. She has also appeared as a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz with the Beachwood Community Theater. During her free time, she enjoys playing piano, guitar and percussion, composing music, drawing, reading, swimming, tennis and skiing.

Bob Russell (Director - Jekyll & Hyde) is a professional actor, director, and educator. Mr. Russell is an adjunct faculty member with Kent State University's Department of Theatre & Dance. He has also previously taught with Ashland University, Allegheny College and the Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory. This summer, he will be a Master Faculty member for the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute's inaugural year and he will also be directing Jekyll & Hyde. Additionally, Mr. Russell is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association. He has acted and directed regionally in the Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania areas. Some of his previous acting credits include: My Fair Lady (Henry Higgins), Sweeney Todd (The Beadle), Twelfth Night (Malvolio), Peter Pan (Mr. Darling/Captain Hook), Oliver! (Bill Sykes), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Nick Bottom). Previously Mr. Russell has directed the revivals of No Mother to Guide and Bunco in Arizona; turn of the century melodramas, as well as productions of Comfort Me with Peaches (world premiere), My Fair Lady, Dead Man's Cell Phone and Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe.

Leah Saltzer (Lucy Harris - Jekyll & Hyde) is thrilled to join HBTI in their inaugural season. Favorite credits include Hope Cladwell in Urinetown, Marian the Librarian in The Music Man and a Factory Girl in Les Miserables at Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory; Liesel von Trapp in The Sound of Music at TrueNorth Cultural Arts; Silly Girl/Napkin in Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Heights Youth Theater; Sour Kangaroo in Seussical the Musical at Stagecrafters; and Lucinda in Into the Woods at The Beck Center for the Arts. She also performed as Molly in the Ohio Premiere of 13 the Musical at FPAC. Leah will be a junior at Solon High School, where she plays tuba and is a member of the show choir and drama club. Many thanks to the cast, crew, voice teacher Joan, Mom, Dad, and twin sister Sara. Enjoy the show!

Hannah Schmidt (Attendant, Royal player - The King and I) Hannah is 12 years old and will be entering seventh grade at Hathaway Brown. She is very excited to be in The King and I with HBTI. Some of her recent roles in other shows have been Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie with University School, an undercurrent in The Little Mermaid with Stagecrafters, and Wendy in Peter Pan with the Fairmont Center for the Arts. She takes voice lessons at the Aurora School of Music and piano lessons at the Cleveland Institute of Music. She also enjoys playing soccer, reading, and writing poems. She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her and giving her the opportunity to spend her summer with HBTI!

Brandon Schumacker (Louis Leonowens - The King and I) is ecstatic to be working with Fred and others in his first show on the East side! He is soon to be a freshman at Rocky River High School. Recent credits include: The Newcomer in Avenue Q and Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka at The Beck Center, along with Evan in 13 the Musical and Colin in The Secret Garden at TrueNorth. Last summer, he had a chance to travel to the World Choir Games in Cincinnati, OH and won a Silver Award with the Singing Angels, which he has performed with at Playhouse Square Center and across Northeast OH for 6 years. Other favorite credits include: Dodger in Oliver!, Kurt Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, and Star-to-Be in Annie with Mighty Goliath Productions, as well as The Cat in Honk Jr., and Jojo in Seussical at Olde Towne Hall Theatre. Brandon has won awards for two consecutive years at Octa Jr.; Excellence in Musical Theater for his role as The Cat in Honk Jr., and a Merit in Acting for his role as Jojo in Seussical. Upcoming Brandon can be seen as Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie at The Beck Center (May), Baby Bear in Shrek the Musical (June), and Evan Goldman in 13 the Musical (July) both at Mercury Summer Stock. He would like to thank his friends and family for always supporting him and wishes the best of luck to all the cast and crew.

Kailee Shaver (Princess Ying Yaowalak - The King and I) is 11 years old and very excited to be cast in The King and I. She has a passion for singing and has been performing since she was 6 years old. Kailee is presently in Anne of Green Gables at Magnificat High School. Other roles played at Magnificat High School include Nibs in Peter Pan and Pearl in The Scarlet Letter. Kailee had the pleasure of working with Fred Sternfeld this past winter as a Blind Girl in The Miracle Worker at TrueNorth Cultural Arts. Kailee’s favorite roles include Death in Everyman at CSU and Baby June in Gypsy at Cassidy Theater. Kailee has enjoyed many productions at the Beck Center including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jemima in Cats, Suessical the Musical, Cinderella, and The Wizard of Oz. Other performances include: Cricket in Mulan and Roquefort in Aristocats at Olmsted Performing Arts; Molly in Annie and an orphan in Oliver at Mighty Goliath Productions. Kailee dedicates her time and talent to many charitable causes and sings the National Anthem at many fundraisers such as Relay for Life, Emily Rainbow Run, North Coast Challenge, and school events. Kailee sings at many sporting events including the Cavs, Monster Jam, Lake Erie Crushers, & Cleveland Indians. She will be singing the National Anthem for the third straight year at the Cleveland Indians game May 4th. In her free time she participates in gymnastics, dance, church and school choirs. Kailee cannot wait to work with Fred Sternfeld and the talented cast.

Jerry Shepherd (The King - The King and I, Simon Stride - Jekyll & Hyde) attends Notre Dame - Cathedral Latin and will be a senior in the fall. He is very honored and excited to take part in HBTI's first productions. Recent credits include Indio in West Side Story, Officer Lockstock in Urinetown, Seaweed J. Stubbs in Hairspray, and Olin Brit in The Music Man. Jerry would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support. He wishes the cast many broken legs and hopes you enjoy the show!

Elaine Siegel (Music Director - The King and I) brings a rich background in the performing and visual arts to the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute as a music director for theatre productions, choral director in private schools, vocal coach, performer, producer, and award-winning photographer. As a music director, vocal coach, pianist/conductor Elaine's projects have included Godspell, Anything Goes, Sweet Charity, Gypsy, Oliver, Little Mary Sunshine, a Sondheim Review, some of which took place at Canada's Manatou-Wabing Arts Centre with talented high school students from the US and Canada; Purlie at Cleveland's Karamu Theatre; Funny Girl, Fiddler on the Roof, Children of Eden, The Sound of Music with the BHBE Players in Philadelphia; for UNICEF, Elaine coordinated and music directed a professional children's group that opened a game at New York's Shea Stadium representing the World Summit for Children and for Stevie Wonder's performance at the Children's Outdoor Forum. Elaine's choral music directorships in New York City are highlighted by United Nations International School, Brooklyn Friends School and, at The Dalton School, Elaine designed a music theatre course with a fully staged original performance piece called The Audition. Elaine's Training has included the Dalcroze School of Music in NYC; Indian music at the Ali Akbar College of Music in Northern California; Arts administration at Brooklyn College; Vocal music programs at Cleveland Institute of Music and the Music School (Bachelor of Music) at Ohio State University; Conducting workshops at the North American Jewish Choral Festival; Music Education post graduate work (Music Education Certification) at Cleveland State University. Elaine is very much looking forward to working with Fred Sternfeld and Bebe Weinberg Katz at the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute. Go to this link for a complete bio of Elaine Siegel.

Mary Sikorovsky (Princess/Royal Singer - The King and I) is 13 years old and will be entering the 8th grade at Gesu Catholic School. She is very excited to be participating in HBTI's production of The King and I. Previously, she appeared as an Elephant in Disney's Junglebook, Girl of Miss Minchin in Ohio's Premiere of A Little Princess, and as a Musician/Slave in The King and I, all Heights Youth Theatre Productions. When Mary is not on stage she enjoys playing volleyball and hanging out with we friends. Mary has been performing in small school shows since she was in kindergarten at Gesu. Mary would like to thank her family and friends for all their support.

Fred Sternfeld (Director - The King and I) is pleased to work with the outstanding young people of the region at HBTI! Recent credits include West Side Story (running April 19-May 12, 2013) The Miracle Worker, The Fantasticks, Steel Magnolias and Baby at TrueNorth, as well as Gruesome Playground Injuries at Ensemble Theatre, The Bluest Eye at Karamu Performing Arts Theatre, and A Little Night Music, Company and Les Miserables: School Edition at Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory. Fred is widely represented on Northeast Ohio stages through diverse projects. He has garnered numerous honors and awards, including for Baby at TrueNorth, Yellowman at Karamu Performing Arts Theatre, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Beck Center and Ragtime, the musical at the JCC. He previously served as Artistic Director at Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, Lakewood Little Theatre - Beck Center for the Arts and the Cleveland, Seattle & Dallas Jewish Community Centers. Other selected credits: Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver! & The Sound of Music at Cain Park; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife & The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek at Dobama Theatre; Children of Eden, Into the Woods, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Eat (It's Not About Food) and The Odd Couple at FPAC; A Shayna Maidel, Jolson and Company, Man of La Mancha, Modern Orthodox, Rags, From Door to Door, South Pacific, The God of Isaac, Beau Jest, Crossing Delancey, The Twilight of the Golds, The Immigrant & Conversations With My Father for the Cleveland JCC; Bad Seed at Ensemble Theatre; Amadeus at Willoughby Fine Arts; Table Settings, Isn’t It Romantic, The Diary of Anne Frank & Broadway Bound at JCC Center Stage in Seattle; Peter Pan (1987 & 2008), On the Town, Of Mice and Men, La Cage aux Folles, Saturday Night, Foxfire, Noises Off, Children of a Lesser God & The Importance of Being Earnest at Beck Center; Proof at GLTG and All My Sons & Enter Laughing at the Dallas JCC. For pictures and reviews for any of the shows listed here you can go to this link.

Brian Tuohey (Prince, Buddha - The King and I) will be entering the 6th grade at St.Clare School in Lyndhurst. He is very excited to take part in HBTI's summer production of The King and I. He recently played one of King Louie's monkeys in Jungle Book with Heights Youth Theatre. Additional HYT shows include Once on this Island, Joseph and the Amazing Techncolor Dream Coat as part of the children's chorus and a ninja mouse in The Wiz. Brian's favorite role was a city kid in The Music Man with FPAC. Brian sings in the school choir and plays the saxophone. He attends theatre camp in the summer and enjoys basketball, cross country, track and swim team. Brian would like to thank both Fred and Bebe for their encouragement and support.

Ava Julia Valley (Royal Wife and Royal Dancer - The King and I, Red Rat Pub Dancer & Ensemble - Jekyll & Hyde) is excited be an inaugural cast member of the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute and honored to work with acclaimed and award winning directors Fred Sternfeld and Bob Russell, and the other cast members of The King and I and Jekyll & Hyde. Over the last 7 years, Ava Julia has many roles in 18 theatrical productions portraying a wide range of characters, singing, and dancing. As freshman at Aurora High School, she was part of the ensemble for Aurora Community Theatre (ACT), Where Are You Christmas? At Harmon Middle School, she was a soloist at Farewell to Harmon; Mercy in the Mirror Image; Girl Scout and Reporter in Nonsense in the North Woods; and Citizen One in Oz!. During those summers, her roles included a Dodo Bird in Alice in Wonderland at the ACT Children's Summer Workshop; Intelligensiac from The World on a String at Hawthorn Youth Theatre; Pig Three in The Big Bad Musical at the ACT Children's Summer Workshop; and a Bird Girl in Letters From Kortedala at Hawthorn Youth Theatre. Ava Julia also performed roles of Vi and Casey in Grease with Patti Schaefer's Performing Arts and Animanic in Drama, Drama, Drama at Harmon Middle School Drama Club Productions. She was the wife in It is Easy Being Green at ACT Children's Summer Workshop. For Hawthorn Youth Theatre, her roles also included Euterpe in A Play on Words; Peanut Gang Member in A Charlie Brown Christmas; A Wild Thing and Mermaid in Wild Things; Passenger in Polar Express; First Twin in Peter Pan; and Soloist in The Night Before Christmas. Ava Julia hopes to minor in Musical Theatre/Drama in college. Enjoy the Show!

Marley Vidmar (Princess, Little Eva - The King and I) is 12 and is in seventh grade at Chagrin Falls Middle School. She is thrilled to take part in The King and I and work with the production staff. She has been in many shows including, The Wizard of Oz National Tour at Playhouse Square where she was a munchkin, as well two shows at her school directed by Pat Haynish. She was Jasmine’s Attendant in Aladdin, a Mersister in The Little Mermaid and a few shows at The Little Theater when she was younger. For the past two summers she has attended Stagecrafters camp and was in two productions there. She was a featured dancer in The Wiz, and the Magic Carpet in Aladdin. She is also in two choirs currently (Middle School Select Choir and FORTE at Federated Church) and she was in Intermediate School Select Choir. She is a dancer as well. She has taken ballet for 8 years at En Pointe Danse studio and has taken hip-hop for one year and this is her first year of jazz at Dance Studio M. She also performed in the Moscow Nutcracker Ballet for two years in a row where she played a Party Guest and an Angel. She recently went on Pointe and is looking forward to advancing in that. This summer she will be attending Baldwin Wallace’s Music Theater Camp as well as Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute and in the fall she will appear in her school play once again. She would like to thank Fred for this amazing opportunity to perform with him, and Pat Haynish for giving her so many opportunities. Her family supports her and plays a huge role in all that she does. The most important person she would like to thank though is her mom, for being so supportive of everything she does and driving her everywhere from auditions, to rehearsals, to performances.

Abby White (Royal Wife/Royal Singer – The King and I) will enter 11th grade at Shaker Heights High School in the fall. Her previous roles include Oompa Loompa #2 in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, both at Woodbury School; Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shaker Heights Middle School, as well as a Lady-in-Waiting in Once Upon a Mattress; and Chorus/Second Editor in Wonderful Town at Shaker Heights High School. In the little free time Abby has outside of schoolwork, she enjoys writing, reading and singing. Abby would like to thank her parents and friends for always supporting her, and everyone at HBTI for a great first production!

Morgan Faith Williams (Princess Ying Yaowalak/Royal Singer - The King and I) is thrilled to be working with Fred Sternfeld again and for the first time at HBTI! She is 12 years old and has been enjoying the stage since she was 3 years old. She frequents the stage at TrueNorth Cultural Arts and is currently performing as Stanley's sister April in The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley. Additional credits at TrueNorth include Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, Brigitta Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Jr. Idol, Solo and Dance in Music Under the Stars, Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and The Beast, The Secret Garden, A Year with Frog and Toad, and Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street. She also has had many wonderful experiences at The Beck Center for the Arts and has been seen in Cats, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Willy Wonka, Seussical the Musical, Cinderella, as well as ballet and jazz performances through the dance department. Other credits include Jesus Christ Superstar at Mercury Summer Stock, Oliver in Oliver and Annie at Mighty Goliath Productions and Mulan, Seussical Jr. and Aristocats at Olmsted Performing Arts. She has also enjoyed performing at the Cleveland Metro Parks Zoo, Singing the National Anthem as a soloist, and singing in her school choir and talent shows. During her free time she enjoys tumbling, cheerleading, drawing, writing songs and socializing. Morgan would like to thank her family and friends for their endless support! Enjoy the show!