2021 Theatre Senior Celebration & Slideshow
The UHS Theatre Department Tribute to the Class of 2021
James, Ryan, Susannah, Joel, (and Michelle, and Natalie, and Beth, and Jon, and Dave M, and Erin, and
Elle, and Matt, and Caela, and Tammy) wish to profusely thank this graduating class of musicians, technicians, designers, choreographers, composers, dancers, actors, and theatre/virtual performance makers.
We can’t believe how quickly these four years have gone, and how much you’ve grown – and evolved – in such a short time. Your endless curiosity, your bravery, your hunger to learn more, your drive and work ethic, your generosity, creativity, and ambition – and a deep sense of caring for the UHS Theatre Department and the sacredness of the space and each other – astounds us.
A special note to the class of 2021 in the age of Distance Learning and Remote Theatre Making: your flexibility, adaptiveness, and continued passion for the art of making art – including and especially in uncertain times – bodes well for the future of theatre making, but also, for the future of humanity. In the Theatre Department, we tell stories and connect to our community. Your resilience, as you learned, before our very eyes, how to tell the story and connect to your community by whatever means possible, and in the face of distance and isolation from your theatre peers and your theater space for over a year, is more than inspiring. It is life affirming.
We wish you long, fruitful, boundary-busting, glass-ceiling shattering, binary-breaking, reifying, avantgarde lives filled with art – with dynamic spatial relationships and kinesthetic response – with theatre making and theatre going, and possibly even theatre teaching.
Remember:
Less war, more love.
Listen deeply, respond truly.
Everything connects to everything – the little things make the big happen.
Don’t sweat the small stuff.
Mean what you say and say what you mean.
Support the event on stage.
Make your partner look good.
Share the story with your audience, your community.
Don’t get derailed when things go wrong.
Get the note that you’ve gone too far.
Be generous, always.
Trust the process.
If not now, when?
Zach Beischer
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor: The Host
Mirabelle Brettkelly
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor: The Host
Julia Brockland
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series: Actor: Trial #990; Yourself
- Urinetown, Actor
Maggie Carlson
2017-2018
- A Man of No Importance, Actor
2018-2019
- The Dispute, Crew
- That it all makes perfect…, Crew
- Don’t Stop Me, Crew
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Set & Props Designer
- Antigone X, Props Manager
- Spring Awakening, Actor
2020-2021
- Everybody, Visual Designer
- Love and Information, Visual Designer
- Urinetown, Props & Visual Designer
Sarah Cheung
2017-2018
- Metamorphoses, Actor
2018-2019
- That it all makes perfect…, Crew
- Don’t Stop Me, Actor
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor & Collaborating Lyricist: Yourself
Emilia Fowler
2018-2019
- 2019 Student Drama Series, Musician: The Four Seasons of San Francisco
Evan-Carlo Fowler
2017-2018
- Measure for Measure, Actor
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor: The Host
Matthew Gin
2017-2018
- Metamorphoses, Actor
2018-2019
- The Dispute, Actor
- 2019 Student Drama Series, Actor: Holy Juice; Some Things Last Forever
- Don’t Stop Me, Actor
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Actor
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Thoughts and Prayers
Actor: It’s Just Politics - Spring Awakening, Actor & Editor
2020-2021
- Everybody, Actor & Editor
- Love and Information, Actor & Editor
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Supervising Editor;Creator/Director: YourselfActor: Open Mic Night; Seashells; Trial #990; Yourself
- Urinetown, Actor & Editor
Dan Huguenin
2018-2019
- The Dispute, Actor
- That it all makes perfect…, Actor
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Actor
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Actor: It’s Just Politic
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor: Seashells; Yourself
Ava Jo
2017-2018
- 2018 Student Drama Series, Actor: Love & Information
- A Man of No Importance, Actor
2018-2019
- Don’t Stop Me, Actor
2019-2020
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Missed Connections
Actor: Thoughts and Prayers - Spring Awakening, Actor
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Creator/Director: Trial #990
Actor: La Siesta Del Martes; Seashells; Trial #990; Yourself
Bryce Joseph
2018-2019
- Don’t Stop Me, Musician
Anna Loreck
2017-2018
- Measure for Measure, Actor
- 2018 Student Drama Series, Actor: A Story About You
2018-2019
- Don’t Stop Me, Crew
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Crew
- Antigone X, Crew
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Seeing Double
Actor: The Other Shore - Spring Awakening, Assistant Stage Manager
2020-2021
- Everybody, Stage Manager
- Love and Information, Crew
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Creator/Director:
Open Mic Night
Actor: La Siesta Del Martes; Yourself
Helena Maddox
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Actor
2020-2021
- Everybody, Actor
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor: Viral Moments
Madelyn Ockner
2017-2018
- Metamorphoses, Actor
2018-2019
- The Dispute, Actor
- Don’t Stop Me, Actor & Dance Captain
2019-2020
- Antigone X, Actor
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Assistant Director/Stage Manager: My Sister, Ana, and I
Actor: Missed Connections; Thoughts and Prayers - Spring Awakening, Actor & Dance Captain
2020-2021
- Love and Information, Actor
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Creator/Director: The Host
Actor: Seashells; The Host - Urinetown, Actor & Dance Captain
Janavi Padala
2017-2018
- A Man of No Importance, Actor
2018-2019
- That it all makes perfect…, Actor & Musician
- Don’t Stop Me, Actor
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Actor
- Antigone X, Actor
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Assistant Director/Stage Manager: You Knew Me Once
- Spring Awakening, Actor
2020-2021
- Everybody, Actor
- Love and Information, Actor
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Creator/Director: Viral- Moments
Actor: Philosophically Allergic
Aurélie Roubinowitz
2018-2019
- The Dispute, Crew
- That it all makes perfect…, Crew
- Don’t Stop Me, Assistant Stage Manager
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Crew
- Antigone X, Assistant Lighting Designer
- Spring Awakening, Set Designer
2020-2021
- Everybody, Visual Designer
- Love and Information, Visual Designer
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor: Paperman; Trial #990; Yourself
Composer & Musician: Yourself
Visual Designer: Viral Moments - Urinetown, Stage Manager
Ace Savage
2017-2018
- Metamorphoses, Crew
Lauren Schneider
2017-2018
- Measure for Measure, Crew
- Metamorphoses, Crew
- A Man of No Importance, Crew
2018-2019
- The Dispute, Crew
- That it all makes perfect…, Assistant Stage Manager
- 2019 Student Drama Series, Sound Designer:
- My Fault; The Four Seasons of San Francisco
- Don’t Stop Me, Sound Designer
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Crew
- Antigone X, Sound Designer
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Sound Designer: Missed Connections; My Sister, Ana, And I; Seeing Double; Thoughts and Prayers
- Spring Awakening, Crew
2020-2021
- Everybody, Stage Manager
- Love and Information, Sound Designer
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Creator/Director: Paperman
- Urinetown, Crew
Luqmaan Shaikh
2018-2019
- Don’t Stop Me, Crew
Mishka Shirin-Stroh
2017-2018
- Metamorphoses, Actor
2018-2019
- The Dispute, Actor
- 2019 Student Drama Series, Actor: Holy Juice
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Actor
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Boys Will Be Boys
Actor: It’s Just Politics
2020-2021
- Everybody, Actor
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Creator/Director:
Philosophically Allergic Actor: Yourself
Leila Sulentic
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor: The Host
Sara Tagol
2017-2018
- Measure for Measure, Actor
- 2018 Student Drama Series, Actor: The Time When Grandma Made Us Go On TV; Where Else Is There To Go?
- A Man of No Importance, Actor
2018-2019
- The Dispute, Actor
- 2019 Student Drama Series, Actor: Beside Me; When You Love Someone
- Don’t Stop Me, Actor
2019-2020
- Antigone X, Actor
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Assistant Director/Stage Manager: The Other Shore
Actor: Seeing Double
2020-2021
- Love and Information, Actor
- 2021 Student Drama Series: Creator/Director: La Siesta Del Martes
Actor: Trial #990
Lauren Teotico
2018-2019
- The Dispute, Crew
- That it all makes perfect…, Crew
- Don’t Stop Me, Crew
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Projections Designer
- Antigone X, Assistant Stage Manager
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Actor: My Sister, Ana, and I
Lighting Designer: Missed Connections; Thoughts and Prayers; You Knew Me Once
2020-2021
- Everybody, Visual Designer
- Love and Information, Stage Manager
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor: Yourself
- Urinetown, Visual Designer
Matthew Tsakalakis
2020-2021
- Everybody, Actor
Shrey Varma
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor:
Philosophically Allergic; Yourself
Musician: Yourself
Mason Villegas
2017-2018
- Metamorphoses, Crew
- A Man of No Importance, Crew
2018-2019
- That it all makes perfect…, Crew
- Don’t Stop Me, Crew
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Musician & Actor: Yourself
Jeffrey Weisinger
2020-2021
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Musician & Actor: Yourself
David Wignall
2018-2019
- Don’t Stop Me, Actor
2019-2020
- Antigone X, Actor
- 2020 Student Drama Series,
Assistant Director/Stage Manager: It’s Just Politics
Actor: Boys Will Be Boys
2020-2021
- Love and Information, Actor
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Creator/Director: Seashells
Actor: La Siesta Del Martes; Open Mic Night; Seashells; Yourself
Owen Wolff
2018-2019
- That it all makes perfect…, Crew
- Don’t Stop Me, Crew
2019-2020
- Under Milk Wood, Crew
- Antigone X, Crew
- 2020 Student Drama Series, Sound Designer: It’s Just Politics; The Other Shore
- Spring Awakening, Crew
2020-2021
- Everybody, Sound Designer
- Love and Information, Stage Manager
- 2021 Student Drama Series, Actor: Paperman
- Urinetown, Sound Designer
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENRICHING LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE!
With appreciation to the wonderfully talented professionals who work tirelessly with our students to craft amazing performances, elevating UHS Theatre Arts.
UHS Theatre Faculty
James Faerron
Technical Director/Technical Theatre Instructor (Arts Chair)
Joel Chapman
Vocal Coach: The Spring Musical, 2019; Music Director: The Spring Musical 2020, 2021
Susannah Martin
Theatre Director/Arts Program Coordinator/Instructor: Advanced Projects in Theatre
(Student Drama Series)
Ryan O’Donnell
Instructor: Acting 1 & 2 /Director
Guest Artists
Tammy Berlin, Costume Designer:
A Man of No Importance, Spring 2018
Don’t Stop Me, Spring 2019
Spring Awakening, Spring 2020
Urinetown, Spring 2021
Matt Boehler, Composer & Music Coordinator:
That it all makes perfect…, Winter 2019
Erin Bregman, Playwright:
That it all makes perfect…, Winter 2019
Caela Fujii, Costume and Props Designer:
Too Many Shows to Count!!!, 2017-2021
Natalie Greene, Choreographer:
A Man of No Importance, Spring 2018
Don’t Stop Me, Spring 2019
Spring Awakening, Spring 2020
Urinetown, Spring 2021
Elle Jansen, Assistant Choreographer:
Don’t Stop Me, Spring 2019
Möschler, Musical Director:
A Man of No Importance, Spring 2018
Don’t Stop Me, Spring 2019
Michelle Talgarow, Director:
Metamorphoses, Winter 2018
That it all makes perfect…, Winter 2019
Antigone X, Winter 2020
Love and Information, Winter 2021
Jon Tracy, Director:
Under Milk Wood, Fall 2019
Beth Wilmurt, Director:
The Dispute, Fall 2018