Meet the cast and crew of Inn-Cognito! Please click by each person for their full biography.
Cast Members
June
June is in 3rd grade and loves playing outside, climbing trees, and drawing. It’s her first time in a play, and she’s excited. She’s homeschooled and loves playing with her kittens. She wants you to know that she’s not feeble like her character. She would really like to thank Little Red (her sister) for helping her learn her lines.
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June as Daughter
Kayla
Kayla loves cats and listening to pop music. She also does taekwondo. She will be in 9th grade in the fall, and her favorite subject is language arts. She has done several productions with OCT and is excited for you all to see the show!
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Kayla as Mother
Grace
Grace is homeschooled and in 5th grade. This is her first production, and she is really happy with her role. She is 11 years old and enjoys reading. She also enjoys writing and playing with her cats. Her favorite color in aqua, and she is spunky like her character.
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Grace as Little Red & Ballroom Guest
Kaylee
Kaylee is hardworking and helpful! She can often be found behind the director, offering insights about what she is seeing on the stage. She is never afraid to offer to help, whether it is reading a role for a character who is not there or cleaning up the practice space after a show. Kaylee has brought an incredible energy to the cast of Not So Grimm Tales.
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Kaylee as Little Red’s Mother
Lucas
Lucas will be in 7th grade in the fall. This is his third role on stage; he previously appeared as the King in A Hairy Tale through St. Vincent St. Mary High School's summer theater camp. He most recently appeared in his school's production of Story Stew where he played Papa Bear and Orrville Community Theater's Inn-Cognito as Officer Binky. In addition to acting, Lucas loves learning about history and science. Lucas really has enjoyed getting to know all the cast & crew members and is really looking forward to performing this fun play.
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Lucas as Wolf & Mir’ah
Reese
Reese is excited to make her acting debut. Reese’s other interests include volleyball, basketball, and running. Reese also loves her dogs Josie and Lola. Reese is very thankful to get the opportunity to act!
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Reese as Grandmother & Stepsister 1
Isaac
Isaac brings so much energy to practices and to the stage! Never one to sit still during practices, he is always putting a smile on the face of those around him! He has put in so much work to develop his role to what it is today!
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Isaac as Woodsman
Kendra
Kendra is a sophomore. This is her 16th stage production. Her favorite role to date is Belinda in “Noises Off”. She thanks everyone for supporting her and the rest of the cast and hopes that you enjoy the show.
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Kendra as Morganna & Stepmother
Lilly
Lilly is 11 years old. This will be her fifth performance with Orrville Community Theater. Prior shows include The Enchanted Bookshop, The Secret Garden, Babes in Toyland, and The Enchanted Bookshop Christmas. When she's not on the stage, Lilly enjoys hanging out with friends and her dog Leo. Lilly would like to say thank you to everyone for coming to support her and her fellow castmates and hopes you enjoy the show.
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Lilly as Snow White & Fairy Godmother
Zackary
Zackary will be in 5th grade in the fall. This is his second role on stage; he previously appeared as the Footman in A Hairy Tale through a summer theater camp. In addition to acting, Zack loves music, reading and enjoys long walks on the beach. He is very excited to be in this play and is looking forward to the show. He has a great sense of humor, and he likes seals.
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Zackary as Worker 1
Riley
Riley Grassman is a sixth grader. She enjoys baking and doing girl scouts in her free time. This is her third performance with Orrville Community Theater, and she did three plays prior to joining Orrville. She enjoys these twisted fairy tales.
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Riley as Worker 2 & Cinderella
Wyatt
Wyatt is 11 years old. This is his fourth show. His first show was Enchanted Bookshop: Christmas Edition as Tom Sawyer. He’s looking forward to working with the theater in the future. He has a dog named Gracie, and he loves playing video games and legos. He loves his mom most of all.
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Wyatt as Mr. Prince & Charming
McKenna
McKenna is a bright, kind, friendly and thoughtful first grader. She is 7, almost 8 years old. This past year at school she fell in love with "Writing Workshop'' and Art is her favorite class. She was selected to be an Art Helper for a kindergarten class and received a blue ribbon at the school district's arts festival for a piece she created. In her free time, she enjoys playing with her friends, writing stories, and creating song and dance performances with her sister, Finnley. She also is learning to swim, played volleyball and basketball this past year and has just started taking tap and ballet. This is McKenna's first performance! She has had a lot of fun with this production.
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McKenna as Stepsister 2
Thalia
This is Thalia's first production, but she's very dramatic at home. She loves to sing, dance, play soccer, play with barbies, play outside, and play with her little brother. Thalia is 7 years old and she can't wait to go back to school to see her friends. She would like you to enjoy your time at the show!
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Thalia as Stepsister 3
Thane
Thane is only 4 years old. He has never been in a production like this before. He loves electronics and thinks the TV has to always be on. He is determined and will do what he wants and that includes pretending to be a superhero. His favorite is Spiderman! He loves being outside, going places, and playing with his older sister. He also loves telling the Alexa device to play certain songs and calling his cousins! He is excited that you're at the show and hopes you enjoy it!
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Thane as Stepbrother
Isabella
Isabella is 9 years old, going into 5th grade. This is Isabella's first year with Orrville Community Theater. Even though she doesn't have a speaking part, she is already excited for the next play she can be involved in. Isabella is also a softball player and a girl scout. She enjoys drawing, painting, swimming, loves history and enjoys helping children with special needs. Isabella is excited to have everyone here tonight to enjoy the show that all the children have been working so hard on. Thank you for joining us!
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Isabella as Ballroom Guest
Rena
Rena loves fairies, mermaids, unicorns, and playing Minecraft. This is her second play. She loves going to the beach, dancing, cars, and tractors. Rena loves being creative.
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Rena as Ballroom Guest
Finnley
Finnley is the energetic, witty and charismatic comedian in her family. At 5 (and a half) years old, she has loved her time at preschool and is so excited to join big sister, McKenna, at school next year. She loves puppies and paste. In her free time, she enjoys building structures using anything from legos to sticks to magnets (usually all at once). She once created a lego tower that was taller than her! She lets her creativity show through her unique clothing and accessory pairings. You can find Finnley swimming, playing volleyball, running, swinging, or driving her (toy) vehicle. Most recently she has started taking tap and ballet. This is Finnley's first performance! She says she loves her costume and wants to wear it all the time.
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Finnley as Ballroom Guest
Crew Members
Chelsea
Chelsea is so honored to have had the opportunity to work with so many talented children on this production. Her previous experiences include being an assistant director for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and a stage manager for Enchanted Bookshop: Christmas Edition. She also directed Inn-Cognito! earlier this year. She is the secretary/treasurer for the Orrville Community Theater Board of Directors. She has had an amazing time working on this show and hopes that you all enjoy the show!
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Chelsea – Director
Holly
Holly is a first year board member of Orrville Community Theater serving as their website developer and blogger. She has a lifetime membership for Girl Scouts with 10 years as a troop leader and volunteer. She homeschools her kids, works a part time retail job, models on occasion for a local college, and in the past has helped her husband run a photography business for a number of years. This is her first time as a technical director for a play. She enjoys learning about archaeology, anthropology, geology, and astronomy. She visits museums whenever she can and has planned family vacations around museum exhibits and space shuttle launches. In her spare time, she inconsistently blogs, plays chicken mom to her small flock, binge watches TV shows, and helps her husband study to get his private pilot's license. One day she may even finish writing one of the many books she has outlined over the years.
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Holly – Co-Director
Tara
Tara is so excited to stage manage this incredible show. She hasn’t stage managed in quite a few years, so it’s interesting to be behind the scenes instead of on stage. When she’s not involved with theater, she can be found writing plays or fantasy novels, cross-stitching, playing games, or messing with her cat. She really hopes you all love and enjoy all of the hard work the kids have put into this show!
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Tara – Stage Manager
Makenzie
While quiet at first meeting, Makenzie brings an energy to the stage that cannot be denied! She is kind and thoughtful, which makes her a great addition to the production team as well!
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Makenzie – Junior Director & Ballroom Guest
Henna
Henna is a 10 year old homeschooler working as a part of the stage crew. This is her second theater production.
She is currently a 2nd year Junior in her 6th year of Girl Scouts and holds a Purple Belt in Kenpo Karate from Tracy's Karate Studio.
In her free time, she enjoys playing Puyo Puyo Tetris, Minecraft, Among Us, and Roblox. She also enjoys going on vacation.
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Henna – Stage Crew
Avery
Avery is a 12 year old homeschooler working as part of the stage crew. This is her second theater production.
She is currently a 2nd year Cadette in her 8th year of Girl Scouts and holds a Purple Belt in Kenpo Karate from Tracy's Karate Studio.
In her free time, she enjoys playing Puyo Puyo Tetris, reading Manga, drawing Legamünt from Puyo Puyo, and thinking about her favorite characters.
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Avery – Stage Crew
Lillian
Lillian is a 15 year old homeschooler working as part of the stage crew. This is her second theater production.
She is currently a 1st year Senior in her 10th year of Girl Scouts and holds a 3rd Degree Brown Belt in Kenpo Karate from Tracy's Karate Studio.
She enjoys drawing, listening to music, and playing video games.
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Lillian – Stage Crew
Alexis
Alexis is a 16 year old homeschooler working as part of the stage crew. This is her second theater production.
She is currently a 1st year Senior in her 10th year of Girl Scouts and holds a 3rd Degree Brown Belt in Kenpo Karate from Tracy's Karate Studio.
When she was a young boy, her father took her into the city, to see a marching band....not really though...
In her free time, she enjoys playing Puyo Puyo Tetris, drawing the character Ex, being an IRS agent (pretend), and reading. She'd also like to mention she likes eating rocks because she thinks that it's funny. Ha ha. Someone’s a comedian in training…
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Alexis – Stage Crew
Meredith
Meredith is part of stage crew, and this is her first show. She enjoys hanging out with friends and family. She has one dog and one cat. She likes to ride bikes and play basketball. Meredith hopes that you will enjoy watching the show!