cast Promenade, (Re)Singing, Minus 16, Rite, Young Tanzsommer Tour of Austria, and Ears, Eyes, + Feet. Lily is a senior B.F.A. Dance and B.A. Geography/Environmental Studies major with a minor in geology. Ch r is tia n H e n l e y (Dancer) is proud
to be one of the first 20 students selected for the revival of The University of Texas at Austin’s B.F.A. Acting program. She is a dean’s list student and multi-talented artist with an extensive background in both dance and acting. She has appeared in several television commercials and performed in the Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of In the Heights last spring.
Thoroughly Modern Millie as “Millie Dilmount,” The Addams Family as “Wednesday Addams,” Grease as “Sandy Dumbrowski,” and Hairspray as “Penny Pingleton.” Le sli e Ann L eal (Carmen Diaz) is a firstyear student in the Department of Theatre and Dance pursuing a B.A. in Theatre and Dance with a focus in musical theatre. Leslie began performing in high school in Edinburg, Texas, located in the Rio Grande Valley. Most recently, she performed in Carrie: The Musical as “Carrie” and as “Adela Barrios” in Zoot Suit where her high school received second place at the Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) One-Act Play competition in the spring of 2014.
R is h i I ye r (Dancer) began performing
bollywood dance at the age of five with the Mona Khan Company in Sunnyvale, California. His most notable bollywood performances with the company have been America’s Got Talent, the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, the Golden State Warriors’ halftime show, and the Indiaspora Presidential Inaugural Ball at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his freshman year of high school he joined Teen Dance Company, where he studied ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and modern. He is currently a freshman at The University of Texas at Austin and is pursuing a B.S.A. in Computer Science. He plans to continue his dance endeavors after graduating in May of 2018. N ic h o l as Kao (Dancer) began dancing
in middle school in the North Dallas area. Most recently, he performed in Awake and Ascend with the Collin Dance Ensemble. After graduating in May 2017 with a B.F.A. in Dance, he plans to perform with a touring dance company/theatre/collective. Ca r o l ine Ki n na m or e ( Serena Katz)
is excited to appear in her first show at The University of Texas at Austin as a freshman B.A Theatre and Dance major with a focus in musical theatre. Previous credits include
B re a nna Li nd (Grace “Lambchops” Lamb) began performing in her hometown of Seguin, Texas. Most recently, she performed in Texas Musical Theatre Workshop’s Princesses, Untitled Zombie Musical, and in City Theatre Austin’s production of Grease as “Patty Simcox.” After graduating in May of 2016 with a B.A. in Theatre and Dance and a focus in musical theatre, Breanna hopes to move to the Big Apple to pursue a career doing what she loves. Da ni e lle L oPrest i (Dance Captain,
Dancer) began dancing at a young age, training at The Walnut Hill Ballet Academy in Massachusetts. She is currently pursuing a B.B.A. in Marketing and a B.F.A. in Dance from The University of Texas at Austin. She is also a member of The Roustabouts Dance Company. During the fall 2012 semester, she worked in entertainment at Walt Disney World and hopes to pursue a career with the company after graduating. Em i ly McInt yre (Ensemble) is a freshman B.A. Theatre and Dance student with a focus in musical theatre. Her stage credits include The Sound of Music as “Maria,” Into the Woods as “Little Red,” and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as “Belle,” for which she received a