Anything Goes Cast & Crew Biographies
- yhs-theatre
- Apr 7
- 13 min read
Thank you for coming to see YHS Theatre Arts' production of Anything Goes!
Please read about all of the wonderful students that helped make Yorktown's 2025 Spring Musical a spectacular success!
Yariel Acha Riquelme, Set Build Team. Yariel is in 10th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Yasmin Albashir, Head Carpenter/Set Design. Yasmin has been with YHS Theatre since her freshman year, and is now head of set! She's incredibly excited for you to join us aboard the S.S. American and hopes you'll join us again next year!
Matthew Aslaksen, Elisha Whitney, Matthew Aslaksen (Elisha Whitney). This is Matthew’s fourth and final Yorktown production. Prior roles include Rooster in Annie, Beast in Beauty and the Beast, and Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. He would like to thank his family and friends for all their support and can’t wait to perform in this production of Starlight Express!
Julia Baker, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Julia is so excited to be in her first production at YHS!
Josie Barton, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Josie is excited to be in Anything Goes. She has been in Beauty And The Beast, Les Miserables, High School edition and several One Act plays. She would like to thank all her supporters!
Torsha Basistha, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Torsha is in 11th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Katarina Biso-Aponte, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Katarina is in 9th grade is and is excited to be a part of this production!
Axel Blake, Spotlight Operato. Axel Blake is super glad to be part of this show, especially in one of his favorite positions in the lighting department.
Hunter Bombaci, Set Build Team. Hunter is in 10th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Grace Bouda, Stage Manager. Grace is thrilled to be a part of this production of Anything Goes! Previous shows include The Crucible (assistant stage manager) and Les Miserables (props/run crew). A huge thank you to all of the amazing people involved in this show!
Katie Broadbent, Angel. This is Katie’s second production at Yorktown High School. She enjoyed being in the ensemble last year for Les Misérables. Katie has loved working on the production and is grateful to Ms. Mullins, Ms. Kravitz, and Ms. Suzy for helping her throughout the rehearsals.
Meeghan Brown, Old Lady in the Wheelchair/Ensemble. Meeghan, a sophomore, is excited to be in her 3rd show at Yorktown, after Les Miserables (ensemble) and Crucible (Mary Warren), along with several One Acts. She hopes you enjoy the show and wishes you bon voyage!
Caitlin Burke, Chastity. Caitlin is so excited to be in Anything Goes! Previous roles include Betty Parris in The Crucible and Ensemble in Les Mis. She hopes you love the show.
Livea Carmen, Evangeline Harcourt. Livea is thrilled to be performing in this production! This is her 7th and final show at Yorktown, and she couldn’t be more thankful for Mrs. Kravitz, Mrs. Mullins, and everyone else involved in making these productions come to life. Livea’s most recent show was this fall, where she performed in The Crucible (Elizabeth Proctor), as well as ran a committee to promote mental and physical health wellness during the show. This season, she’s not only continuing to run the committee, but she’s also a part of the media team for Anything Goes. She would especially like to thank her friends and family for supporting her throughout the years. If anyone sees Cheeky, let her know!
Ava Check, Props Master. Ava is excited to be working crew for her sixth show at Yorktown!
Gabe Cohen, Assistant Sound Designer. Gabe is in 10th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Sev Conley, Mic Team/Fred the Bartender/Reporter. Sev is in 11th grade and is excited to be a part of this production! Sev is thrilled the head of of mics as well as play Fred the bartender and Press Photographer! Other roles at Yorktown Sev has done include Francis Nurse in The Crucible, Robert understudy in The Play That Goes Wrong, and multiple characters in Yorktown One Acts (among others in outside theater productions). Bon Voyage!
Molly Cooper, Spotlight Operator, Molly is in 9th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Payton Cooper, Stage Manager. Payton is in his final year of high school and has been with the technical theater department for all four years. When he was a freshman he didn’t feel at home but then he decided to take tech theater. He really felt like he made a home at Yorktown with them, a family. He wants to thank his mom and sister for always supporting him and everyone else as well. While there have been choppy bits he will always remember this environment to be the best memory of high school.
Lewis Dihn, Props Crew. Lewis is in 10th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Madeline Duong, Angel. Madeline is in 10th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Jackie Furches, Angel. Jackie is super excited to be in Anything Goes! This is her first Yorktown show and she is so glad she got the chance to experience the fun in Yorktown musicals! She hopes you enjoy the show!
Natalie Gilmore, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Natalie is excited to be in her third production with YHS Theatre. She was previously in Les Misérables (Lovely Lady) and The Crucible (Susanna Walcott) as well as the 2023, 2024, and 2025 One Acts. She’d like to thank her mom, dad, and Indy for being super supportive. Bon voyage and enjoy the show!
Caitlin Good, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Caitlin is in 11th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Cassidy Greenwalt, Costume Designer. Cassidy is a senior, and this is her sixth production here at Yorktown. She is super excited for you to see how hard she and everyone else has worked on this wonderful show! YORKTOWN: Puffs; Beauty and the Beast; The Play That Goes Wrong; Les Miserables; The Crucible. SIGNATURE THEATRE: The Busy, The Tired, The Pursued, and the Pursuing; Voices on Blackwell Island; The Possumneck Playhouse Presents Eli Thomas Netherwood's Award-Winning Adaptations of The Canterbury Tales; Failureland.
Laney Hart, Reporter/Sailor. Laney is so excited to set sail on the S.S. American!! She is thrilled to be in her 5th mainstage show at Yorktown and can’t wait for whatever comes next. Credits include The Crucible, The Play That Goes Wrong, Beaty and the Beast, and Puffs (Yorktown HS), Titanic, Secret in the Wings, The Prom, and Urinetown (TheatreLab), Romeo & Juliet (Synetic Theater). Bon Voyage!
Harper Herndon, Angel. Harper is thrilled to be a part of this production! She is in 10th grade and is excited to be in her third YHS show. Outside of YHS, recent productions she has been involved in are A Dream is a Wish: Disney in Concert at Capital One Hall, Big Fish at the Strathmore, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (upcoming) at the Strathmore. She’d like to thank her family and friends for their endless support. She hopes you get a kick out of this show! Psalm 115:1
Kate Herrmann, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Kate is in 12th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Carissa Holmberg, Run Crew, Mic Crew. Carissa is excited to be apart of Anything Goes tech!
Storm Honigstock, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Storm is a senior at Yorktown and is excited for Anything Goes! After two years in the pit orchestra, they are making their onstage debut! Storm would like to thank Ms. Mullins, Ms. Kravitz, Mr. Witkowski, Suzy, the techies, the pit orchestra, their guinea pigs, and their parents.
Luke Hoppe, Purser. Luke is a senior and is excited to perform in his 7th main stage show with Yorktown Theatre! Special shoutouts to my family (Ash, Mom, and Dad) as well as my friends (Kate, Katie, Drew, Livea, Gianna, and everyone in YHS Theatre). Love you all so much!
Bella Houston, Reno Sweeney. Bella is beyond excited to be a part of her final Yorktown High School production. Previous shows at Yorktown: Star to be (Annie); Myrtle/Frenchy (PUFFS); Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Eponine (Les Miserables), Mercy Lewis (The Crucible). Other notables: Beauty and the Beast (VMT-Sandler Center-ensemble); Annie (Cape Fear Regional Theatre-Duffy); Love Life (Duke University/New York City Center-Elizabeth) She thanks the directors, cast, crew, mentors, friends, and family. NYU Tisch Musical Theatre 29’.
Stella Huston-Elem, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Stella is in the 9th grade at YHS, and is really excited to be in her first High School musical!
Sydney Jordan, Ship Passenger Ensemble. This is Sydney’s first full musical production and she’s super excited to be apart of it!
Liam Kalchbrenner, Sailor Quartet. Liam is in 12th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Josh Kamp, Sailor Ensemble. Josh is in 11th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Miraitowa Kawasaki, Front of House. Miraitowa (Front of House/Technical Theatre) joined technical theatre this year. He was part of set build crew for The Crucible back in October. He enjoys being in theatre tech and is super happy with how the set was made! He looks forward to watching Anything Goes and he hopes you will as well! じゃあね! (Toodles!)
Francesca Klesius, Erma LaTour. Francesca is so excited to play this super frisky little blonde chick! You see the resemblance right? Previous YHS shows: Puffs (Wizarding student) , Beauty and the Beast (Bedazzling dancing Fork, Unemployed village girl with 0 self esteem), Les Mis (Lovely Lady, Featured Soloist). Along with acting, she’s coming up on her third year of media managing for the YHS theatre socials. Go check em out! She would like to thank her very large, supportive, loving family and her amazing friends for putting up with her constantly singing Buddy Beware wherever she goes. Enjoy the show!
Brady Knott, FBI Agent/Sailor. Brady is a 10th grader at Yorktown High School. He has been doing theatre for over eight years, appearing in various productions including Frozen Jr, The Hobbit, Les Miserables, and The Crucible. He would like to thank Jennifer Coolidge for helping him get to where he is today!
Carson Knowles, Spit. Carson is thrilled to be returning to the stage for Anything Goes, her sixth show at Yorktown High School. A few previous shows at Yorktown include: Cedric (PUFFS), Chris Bean (The Play That Goes Wrong), Madame Thénardier (Les Misérables), and John Proctor (The Crucible). Carson has also participated in various YHS One Acts, including writing and directing one this year! Carson gives many thanks to her good friends for making this process so fun and to her family for always supporting her theater endeavors. Enjoy the show— “It’s Deluxe!”
Meera Kopec, Light Board Operator. Meera is in 10th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Madeline Ladewig, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Madeline is in 11th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Allison Larmee, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Allison is a junior at YHS, this is her 5th show and is excited to be a part of this production.
Colin Lee, Billy Crocker, Colin is excited to perform in Anything Goes! He is a freshman at Yorktown High School and was in The Crucible (Thomas Putnam) with YHS earlier this year. Favorite shows include The Sound of Music (Rolf), The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), and Newsies (Jack Kelly). He is grateful for this opportunity and sends lots of love to the amazing cast, crew, and directors, and especially his parents for their endless support and encouragement.
Sarah Lennox, Purity. Sarah is a sophomore at Yorktown High school. She is ecstatic to be a part of Anything Goes at YHS. Her previous roles at Yorktown include: The Crucible (Ann Putnum), Les Misérables (Featured Soloist, Lovely Lady) and The Play That Goes Wrong (Stage Crew Actor). Outside of Yorktown, Sarah was in the movie The Audition with American University (Featured Classmate) and The Weapon (Alexa Vinholf). Sarah’s been studying Musical Theatre through the Signature Theatre Stage One program in Shirlington for the past 2 years. She was recently accepted into Signature Theatre’s Apprenticeship Program. Sarah has had a fantastic time throughout the process of this show and can’t wait for you to be blown away!
Anna Lobe, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Anna is in 11th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Elizabeth Marshall, Hope Harcourt. Elizabeth is delighted to be involved in Yorktown’s production of Anything Goes. She would like to thank everyone who has supported her and this production. She HOPEs you will enjoy the show!
Matty McCarthy, Set Build Team. Matty is in 10th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Erin McGeehan, Sailor/FBI Agent. Erin is a Junior and is thrilled to be in another YHS show! Previous shows include Les Miserables (Student), The Play That Goes Wrong (u/s Arthur), Anne of Green Gables (Minnie Mae), other YHS shows, and most recently the district winning and regional runner-up one act Witches!? In Salem?! (Abigail) where she placed 5th among all regional actors. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Maddie Montgomery, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Maddie is super excited to be in her first production at YHS!
Peyton Olsen, Costume Crew. Peyton is in 10th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Alejandro Ortega, Dipp., Alejandro returns for his final performance with Yorktown Theatre as Dippy! Beginning his journey in The Play That Goes Wrong [Cecil Haversham], theatre has been a love of his ever since. Other previous performances include Les Miserables [ensemble] and The Crucible [Reverend Parris]. He also directed, wrote and starred in Times Like These, his own One Act play! He thanks his friends for making the process so enjoyable, and to the theatre department for offering so many amazing opportunities. He can’t wait to complete the task!!!
Evie Pair, Minister Henry T. Dobson/Sailor. Evie previously seen in 5 main stage productions, is ready to tap their little heart out during Anything Goes. Evie wants to thank the entire Theatre IV class for being such a supportive and fun community, and Mrs. Kravitz for everything she’s done for her students over the past 4 years. Bon Voyage, Yorktown!
George Papantoniou, Moonface Martin. George is thrilled to be a part of his last Yorktown High School production. Some of his other shows at Yorktown include Grantaire in "Les Miserables," LeFou in "Beauty and the Beast" and Drake in "Annie." Outside of Yorktown, George has played Peter Pan in Discovery Elementary's "Peter Pan," Two of Clubs in Williamsburg Middle Schools "Alice in Wonderland, Jr" and one of the story children onboard Royal Caribbean's "Independence of the Seas." George would like to thank all of his family, friends, teachers, and directors who have helped him get to where he is today. Enjoy the show, be like the bluebird, and most importantly ROLL TIDE!
Orion Parsons, Sailor Ensemble. Orion is in his senior year at Yorktown, and this is the second YHS Theatre production. He was in the Pit Orchestra for Les Mis, and he is making his stage debut as a sailor. He's grateful to be a part of this production, and hopes you enjoy the show! He wants to give a shout-out to his sister Vivi for helping the show come to life through her amazing costume work!
Vivi Parsons, Costume Crew. Vivi is a sophomore at YHS. This is Vivi Parsons’ 4th production in Yorktown Theater. Previous shows include The Play That Goes Wrong, Les Miserables, and The Crucible! She hopes you enjoy the show!
Caleb Pennington, Sailor Ensemble, Young Swell. Caleb is a senior, and Anything Goes is his second production at Yorktown (previously Student Ensemble in Les Misérables). In his free time, Caleb enjoys singing and reading. He hopes you have a pleasant viewing experience.
Angel Perdomo Alberto, Props Crew. Angel is in 12th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Natalie Piersall, Sound Engineer/Board Operator. Natalie is in 12th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Colin Riley, Ship Captain. Colin is a Senior and is very glad to be steering the ship in Yorktown High school’s production of Anything Goes! This is Colin’s second show with the Yorktown theater department. He would like to thank his parents and directors for giving him this opportunity.
Marney Shattuck, Virtue. This is Marney’s fourth show with Yorktown! She was in the musicals for her freshman and sophomore year, with this being her junior year and having participated in the Crucible this past fall! She has had such an amazing time piecing together this show, as well as working together with Ms. Suzy and Mrs. Kravitz on creating choreography for this musical! Dance and theatre have always been a major part of Marney’s life, and she was so excited to do Anything Goes! Enjoy the show!
Katie Shore, Charity. Katie is a senior and is thrilled to be apart of this production of Anything Goes! This show is Katie’s sixth and final production with Yorktown theatre and she is so grateful for this wonderful program. Katie’s most recent production was the fall play “The Crucible” (Abigail Williams). Alongside acting in this production Katie is apart of the Publicity team. Katie wants to thank everyone who worked on this production and made it possible, as well as her friends and family. Once again a big final thank you to Ms. Mullins and Mrs. Kravitz for being the true captains of our ship!
Rose Spence, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Rose has thoroughly enjoyed working on this performance and she hopes you enjoy the show!
Sofia Spugnardi, Lighting Designer. Sofia is thrilled to be a part of this production. Along with Anything Goes, she also designed Yorktown’s version of The Crucible. She helped with lighting for Les Miserables and The Play That Goes Wrong last year. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Nadija Trefz, Run Crew, Set Build Team. Nadija is in 10th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
Victoria Van Straten, Ship Passenger Ensemble. This is Victoria’s 3rd YHS production and she hopes you enjoy watching the show as much as she’s enjoyed being apart of it!
Sydney Verdi, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Sydney is in 10th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Caitlin Webster, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Caitlin is in 12th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Kira Weiman, Ship Passenger Ensemble. Kira is in 10th grade and is excited to be in this production!
Lauren White, Assistant Stage Manager. This is Lauren's third production with Yorktown. She has enjoyed doing run crew for Les Mis last year, and assistant stage managing The Crucible in the fall.
Drew Wright, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Drew is in 12th grade and is very excited to share his 7th and final production at YHS with all of you. Previous roles include Marius (Les Mis), Danforth (The Crucible), and Lumière (Beauty and the Beast). He wants to thank his Mom for supporting him, his Dad for boosting his ego, and his brother for bringing it back down.
Tucker Wright, Sailor Ensemble. Tucker is very excited to be in Anything Goes. It’s his final show with his brother, the infamous Drew Wright. When he’s not in theatre he is either doing puzzles for the SOPI or puzzle club. He also watches too many movies for one person and can recite every Disney movie in release order.
Paisley York, Sound Designer. Paisley is in 11th grade and is excited to be a part of this production!
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