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Piper McClave - Mrs. Who/Tesser Cast

Piper is thrilled to be a part of this marvelous company in A Wrinkle in Time This is her second show at Mater Dei and appeared in last year’s spring production of Once on this Island as a Principal Storyteller. Piper is a sophomore and is currently studying in Honors Musical Theatre I. Piper would like to thank the wonderful company and Mrs. Slay for all their hard work and dedication into making this production possible. She’d also like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her in Theatre. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Juliana McClure - Aunt Beast/Tesser Cast

Juliana McClure is delighted to be a part of the company of A Wrinkle in Time. Juliana has previously performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Moth, Failure: A Love Story as Young Gerty, Once on This Island as the Lead Peasant, and Guys and Dolls as a missionary. Juliana is currently taking Honors Musical Theatre at Mater Dei and is a member of Concert Choir. She would like to thank her family and friends for always being there for her, and thank the company for making this show possible.

Elle Zolie Pham - Happy Medium/Wrinkle Cast

Zolie is absolutely ecstatic to be included in this wonderful production of A Wrinkle in Time It has been an absolute pleasure for her to work alongside the amazing cast, crew, and faculty on this production. Zolie has had past experience in Mater Dei Theatre, with the inclusion of four years of theatre classes, currently including Honors Musical Theatre II with Mrs. Fouts and Honors Theatre IV with Mrs. Slay. In addition, Zolie has been in the productions of Once on This Island, Urinetown, The Tempest, and Failure: A Love Story She would like to thank all who have helped to make this production possible. She would also like to thank her friends and family for all their support.

Claire Riss - Mother/Wrinkle Cast

Claire is ecstatic to be a part of the Wrinkle company! You may have seen her in the Urinetown ensemble or running the lights or sound on other productions such as High School Musical and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She has had training in her time spent in her theatre classes at Mater Dei as well as her time in Mater Dei Choir. Claire would love to thank her friends and family for their support of her journey in theatre and their encouragement to audition and participate in this wonderful production.

Thomas Mitchell - Chris Henderson/Camazotz Ensemble

Thomas is thrilled to be Chris Henderson and be a part of the Camazotz Ensemble in this year’s fall play! Before acting in A Midsummer Night’s Dream recently at Mater Dei, Thomas has acted in Oliver, Villain School, and as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. Thomas is currently studying in Theatre with Mrs. Slay and this is his second production with Mater Dei Theatre. He looks forward to having more chances to perform during the next four years, and hopes you enjoy the show!

Roecel Sangrador - Mrs. Who/Wrinkle Cast

Roecel Sangrador is ecstatic to star in this year’s fall play, A Wrinkle in Time! Roecel is currently a senior and is taking Honors Theatre V. She has previously performed in Mater Dei Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Roecel has gotten the opportunity to grow in her skills behind the scenes through several tech lead and team positions for both props and publicity. She was last year’s MD ComedySportz captain and is returning to the team again this year! Roecel would like to take this time to thank her fellow cast and crew members of this year’s fall play for all their hard work and dedication. She would also like to thank her wonderful friends and family for cheering her on throughout her whole journey.

Atzalia Mondragon - Teacher/Camazotz Ensemble

Atzalia is excited to be a part of the teacher and camazotz ensemble of this year’s fall play production A Wrinkle in Time Before starting to act for Mater Dei, Atzalia has been a part of the villian school production. Currently Atzalia is in Mrs. Slay’s Theatre class and she is looking forward to chances to be a part of upcoming productions. She hopes you find the play amusing and enjoyable!

Danielle Taber - Red Eyes/Tesser Cast

Danielle is so excited to be a part of Mater Dei’s production of A Wrinkle in Time You may have seen her in Once on this Island as a peasant or in Failure: A Love Story as Moses. Danielle is currently studying theatre in Honors Musical Theatre II at Mater Dei. She would like to thank her friends for their endless kindness and compassion, her family for always supporting her, and the entire company for their beautiful work on this production!

Catherine Morales - Camazotzian 3/Tesser Cast

Catherine has been involved in theatre for all four of her years at Mater Dei, working both on stage and backstage as was most recently seen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Titania. Outside of Theatre, Catherine is involved in the guitar program and sings for Mater Dei’s rock band, Code Red. She is also part of MD’s robotics team where she helps with publicity and web design. She would like to give a huge thanks to Mrs. Slay and the production crew for making this show possible, her family for coming out to support her, and to all her friends and co-stars for the laughs and fun memories made along the way.

Kenzo Phillip Osmena - Charles Wallace Murry/Tesser Cast

Kenzo is so thrilled to be playing Charles Wallace in the Mater Dei production of A Wrinkle in Time! Kenzo has finally reached his senior year at Mater Dei High School, and you may have previously seen him as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Beauxhomme in Once on this Island or Dog in Failure: A Love Story- the last two of which he was nominated to win a Cappie for - Pi in Winter Break, or even as Prince Hans in Frozen Kenzo would like to thank his friends for their perpetual love and support, especially Katherine Cruz, Colleen Angel Guiral Fano, Kainoa Dang, Kimberly Pidazo, Zoë Martinez, Ally Nibungco, and Olivia Langford, and wishes them the best of luck in their future endeavors. #gomonarchs

Ben is incredibly honored and absolutely overjoyed to be playing Charles Wallace in Mater Dei’s A Wrinkle in Time. This is Ben’s first play with Mater Dei Theatre and he is so grateful that he is a part of it! His past credits include Papa Ge in Once on This Island, Senator Fipp in Urinetown and as an ancestor in The Addams Family, along with a few tech positions. Outside of Theatre, Ben is a part of Mater Dei’s Honor Chamber Singers and the Boys Barbershop Group. He loves Choir and Theatre here at Mater Dei, and would like to thank all of his directors for helping him succeed. He would also like to thank his wonderful and loving mom and dad, and his ever-supportive friends. Ben hopes you enjoy the show!

Nicole Uy - Camazotzian 1/Tesser Cast

Nicole is so excited to be a part of the Camazotz in Mater Dei Theatre’s production of A Wrinkle in Time This is her second production with Mater Dei’s Theatre company, she has also been in Failure: A Love Story and absolutely loved it. She has also teched multiple shows on costume and props teams. Nicole is currently learning in Theatre IV and Theatre III with Mrs. Slay. She can’t wait for upcoming productions and is extremely grateful for the amazing opportunities she has been given.

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