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The purpose of Mater Dei High School is to develop faith-filled, responsible servant leaders committed to serving God, the church, and their communities with a profound sense of social justice founded in love. To achieve our purpose, we intentionally embed the Catholic faith and the principles of Honor, Glory, and Love into every aspect of the student experience. The why behind our purpose is simple. We live in a complicated world that is in desperate need of faith-filled servant leadership. Leaders with the wisdom and goodness to understand, “To love is to will the good for another.”
St. Thomas AquinasAs president, I believe achieving our purpose is the primary reason that Mater Dei High School opened in 1950. The process of achieving our purpose is what makes Mater Dei High School uniquely different from other secondary schools. While most secondary schools focus only on academic knowledge, Mater Dei High School goes beyond academic knowledge and intentionally develops each student’s will to choose goodness. Therefore, a student does not attend Mater Dei High School, instead they move through an intentional four-year process and become a Monarch!
While pursuing excellence within the performing arts program is our objective, let us never forget that achieving our purpose is the primary goal. Each young Monarch must actively utilize life lessons learned during rehearsals, performances and after performances. These performing arts life lessons support each Monarch’s journey towards achieving our primary purpose. Mater Dei High School dedicates itself to the philosophy that performing arts is another element designed to perfect the person (become a Monarch) and their relationship with Christ.
On behalf of the faculty, staff, and administration, we thank our Director of Choral and Vocal Music Mrs. Jodi Reed, Director of Instrumental Music Mr. Fernando Martinez, Director of Dance Mrs. Rochelle Mapes, Director of Theater Arts Lissa Slay, Performing Arts Coordinator of Events Mrs. Marisa Winch and all members of the performing arts family. Your commitment and loyalty towards each Monarch and Mater Dei High School is deeply appreciated.
We are grateful that you chose to attend tonight’s performance and pray that each Monarch achieves their personal and group performance goals this season.
With Honor, Glory, and Love,
Dear Students, Parents and Alumni,
Honor, Glory, Love in the Performing Arts. Our students are skilled and talented in all areas of The Arts and they bring love, joy and beauty through their performances to all those with whom they come in contact.
Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year with the theme of Sharing the Spirit. In what better way can we share the spirit of MDHS than through Honor, Glory, Love in the Performing Arts. Our students are skilled and talented in all areas of the Arts and they bring love, joy and beauty through their performances to all those with whom they come in contact.
I congratulate and thank all the Directors of each program for their outstanding commitment and dedication to our student artists. The opportunities which you provide, are instrumental in the development of students’ skills and talents in The Arts. Thank you to all parents who volunteer in support of these outstanding arts programs.
As the year unfolds, we look forward to the Band, Choir, Comedy, Dance, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Hip Hop, Song, Strings, and Theatre activities in which our student artists will perform. Through these spirited performances, you frequently transform lives, which may sometimes be tainted by sadness, into beacons of hope, light and joy. We look forward also to welcoming alumni back to these performances; it is always a great joy to see so many alumni artists supporting these events.
I congratulate and thank our Executive Director of Performing Arts, Mr. Scott Melvin and the Directors of each program for their outstanding commitment and dedication to our student artists. The opportunities, which you provide, are instrumental in the development of students’ skills and talents in the Arts. Thank you to all parents who volunteer in support of these outstanding Arts programs.
As the year unfolds, we look forward to the Band, Choir, Color Guard, Comedy, Dance, Guitar, Handbells, Hip Hop, Song, Strings, Theatre activities in which our student artists will perform. Through these spirited performances you frequently transform lives which may sometimes be tainted by sadness into beacons of hope and joy. We look forward also to welcoming alumni back to these performances; it is always a great joy to see so many alumni artists supporting these events.
To everyone involved in the Performing Arts, God’s blessings on each and every performance and remember, bring Honor, Glory, Love, to all people with whom you come in contact.
To everyone involved in the Performing Arts, God’s blessings on each and every performance.
Welcome back and welcome home to Mater Dei Theatre and to our 2022-2023 season!
Mater Dei Theatre is dedicated to telling authentic stories that engage, entertain, and enrich our community. We keep this in mind with this year’s season theme, To the Moon and Beyond. We are looking forward, rejoicing at being together in community again, as we look beyond the stars and wonder at the possibilities a new season brings!
Opening the season, we are immersed in mischief, magic, and moonlight in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; we measure the distance between galaxies and love in the fall play A Wrinkle in Time; we go beyond when we take a visit to Mushnik’s Flower Shop to see one strange and interesting plant in the spring musical, Little Shop of Horrors.
In a look ahead to other Theatre programming, our Theatre Arts Club is looking forward to spooky plans with our annual Haunted House, presented in collaboration with the Guitar Program. Honors Musical Theatre students, under the guidance of theatre teacher Mrs. Andrea Fouts, have recently performed in the annual Festival of Children, to the delight of local audiences. The Honors Musical Theatre classes continue in their dual enrollment with Santa Ana College and both of our fall and spring shows will be presented in collaboration with the SAC Theatre Department! Brand-new this year is the course Honors Theatre III, in which students participate in curricular and extracurricular technical crew opportunities, alongside Theatre III. Our Thespian Troupe #3464 and Theatre Arts Club, under the interstellar leadership of Cassidy Butscher (President, ’23) will announce dates for Theatre-related social events, drives, and charitable events throughout the year. She is supported by Vice President Kenzo Phillip Osmena (’23), Keilah Mora (Secretary, ’23), Amanda Assaf (Treasurer, ’23), Riley Lewis (Advocacy, ‘24), Dagny Canzoneri (Cappies Lead Critic, ’23), and Yannik Fischer (ComedySportz Team Captain & Manager, ’23).
I’d like to extend a warm salute of gratitude to our Mater Dei Administration, Mrs. Jeni Dennin, Mrs. Marisa Winch (‘96), Mrs. Jennifer Butscher, our 2223 Theatre Parent™, and to all of our Theatre families and donors for their support. Your encouragement and nurturing of our scholar-artists is deeply appreciated and makes serving our community an absolute joy.
Thank you for joining us this season as we continue in our mission to engage, entertain, and enrich our community. We look forward to navigating to the moon and beyond this year with these most talented Monarchs!
Mrs. Lissa Slay, M.S.Ed. Director of Theatre
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
DIRECTOR Mrs. Lissa Slay
ORIGINAL MUSIC ........................... Brendan Mulholland ’24
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Cassidy Butscher ’23
STAGE MANAGER ....................................... Jillianna Le ’23
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Brooke Becker ’24
Genevieve Butscher ’26
Jaycob Renteria ’24
MD PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL RELATIONS
MD PRINCIPAL
Mr. Michael Brennan
Scott Melvin
Ms. Frances Clare
VP BUSINESS SERVICES .....................................
MD ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ......................
Mr. Dave Taylor
Mrs. Molly Chace ‘00
Mrs. Diana Neustadt
Mrs. Jennifer Dennin
PERFORMING ARTS COORDINATOR
Mrs. Marisa Winch ‘96
The Mater Dei Theatre Program would like to sincerely thank our Mater Dei Administration, including the faculty and staff who nurture our student artists. Thank you to our Performing Arts Coordinator Mrs. Marisa Winch ’96, without whom we would be wandering the woods under a fairy’s spell! Thank you to our 22-23 Theatre Parent™ Mrs. Jennifer Butscher, for her invaluable help in organizing our volunteers and supporting our company! Thank you to Mr. Dave Bodell, Mrs. Andrea Fouts, Mr. Kevin Slay, and our Facilities Department for all of your support in bringing the show to life! Thank you also to Jenny Hornbuckle for her support of our Hair & Makeup team! Thank you to our families and friends who continually support these amazing artists and a huge debt of gratitude to our Theatre Angels who make participation in our program possible; truly, we could not do it without you!
We are so pleased to respond with a resounding YES! Mater Dei Theatre is thrilled to open Season 22/23 and welcome you back home to the Grotto with our production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream!
This production is 100% student designed, from the costumes to the lighting; to the scenery to the props; to the hair and makeup; to the publicity experiences and more - and features original music composed by Brendan Mulholland ’24. Many of the actors you will see onstage have also worked behind the scenes to bring this story to life. It is incredible to watch the amazing artists of the Theatre program grow in their artistry to inhabit the roles of true theatremakers. The rehearsal space is full of laughter, filled to the brim with creativity, and absolutely overflowing in joy. Telling stories alongside such wonderful artists is truly an honor and a blessing. Welcome back, and welcome home!
Love and blessings to you!
Lissa Slay Director, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Theseus, Duke of Athens
Brendan Mulholland
Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons...........................................................................
Egeus
Leah Bostic
Dominic Contreras
Philostrate ............................................................................................................
Emma Buchanan
Hermia Keilah Mora
Helena
Dagny Canzoneri
Lysander .....................................................................................................................
Demetrius
Henry Erhard
Kenzo Phillip Osmena
Oberon, King of the Fairies ........................................................................................ Lucas Cruz
Titania, Queen of the Fairies ......................................................................... Catherine Morales
Robin Goodfellow, a Puck
Marieke Erhard
Fairies ............................................................. Alana Le, Natalie Lopez-Schneider, Juliana McClure
Changeling Finn Slay
Nick Bottom/Pyramus ............................................................................................
Peter Quince/Prologue
Francis Flute/Thisbe ...............................................................................................
Tom Snout/Wall
Micah Golden
Sarah Castillo
Yannik Fischer
Roecel Sangrador
Robin Starveling/Moonshine .................................................................................... Riley Lewis
Snug/Lion Thomas Mitchell
Leah is so excited for you to see her and the wonderful Mater Dei theatre company present A Midsummer Night’s Dream She is so thrilled to have previously performed in The Addams Family, Much Ado About Nothing, Failure: A Love Story, and Once on This Island with the Mater Dei theatre company. She thanks you all for coming and supporting Mater Dei Theatre- with love; enjoy.
Emma Buchanan (Philostrate)
Emma is delighted to be a part of such a magical show with such magical people! Emma is a junior and has appeared on the familiar Grotto stage as Trinculo in the department’s production of The Tempest and Olaf in the Honors Musical Theatre production of Frozen. Before her time in Mater Dei Theatre, Emma acted at Top Hat 8 Repertory. Here at Mater Dei, she is enrolled in Theatre III and Honors Theatre IV, among other departmental involvement. Doubling as the Costume Designer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, when Emma isn’t on stage, she’s probably pinning someone’s costume together. She would like to thank her family for the seemingly endless nights, and her friends for their constant love. She would also like to thank the entire cast and crew for creating such an enchanting show!
Dagny is so thankful and overjoyed to be a part of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She is currently a senior at Mater Dei and has been fortunate enough to be involved in past school productions The Tempest, Failure: A Love Story, The Little Mermaid, The Addams Family, and Urinetown. She is also heavily involved in the choir program, is a Cappies Critic, has received education in performance at Mater Dei and South Coast Repertory, and teaches voice and acting techniques at a Long Beach Children’s Theatre. Dagny would like to thank the crew for their hours of hard work, Mrs. Slay for making this production as amazing as it is, and her friends and family for always supporting her. Enjoy the show!
Sarah Castillo is honored to be a part of the amazing company of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Sarah has recently starred as Jenny June in Failure: A Love Story, for which she received a CETA Acting certificate of merit, Caliban in The Tempest, Maria in Twelfth Night, Josie McDaniel in Somewhere, Nowhere, and Princess Kathrine in Henry V. Sarah has attended the Idyllwild Arts Academy summer program for the past 6 years and has taken almost every theatre class Mater Dei has to offer. She would like to thank her mom and dad for bending over backwards to help her achieve what she puts her mind to and her 2 siblings for always sticking by her side. Follow her on instagram.
Dominic is very excited to be a part of this amazingly crazy show. Dominic is a senior playing the role of Egeus, Hermia’s crazy father, and previously appeared as Pugsley in The Addams Family his freshman year. He is grateful for his family’s support and would like to thank all of you for coming and seeing this show.
Lucas is so excited to start the new theatre season with A Midsummer Night’s Dream! He has been in two previous Mater Dei shows: Failure: A Love Story and he helped tech the senior musical, High School Musical as the House Manager. He is currently taking the Theatre III class and has hopes to take more in the future. This will be his first Shakespearean play and he is so excited to be a part of it! Lucas would like to thank Mrs. Slay and everyone who helped make this possible. He hopes you enjoy the show!
“What revels are in hand? Is there no play to ease the anguish of a torturing hour?”
Henry is thrilled to be in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, playing the role of Lysander. He is currently a senior and is involved in the Honors Theatre V, Honors Theatre III, and Honors Musical Theatre classes. As a part of Mater Dei Theatre, he has participated in productions like Urinetown, The Addams Family, The Tempest, and Failure: A Love Story. He has been a part of shows since the sixth grade at St. John the Baptist. Henry would like to thank Mrs. Slay, Mrs. Fouts, and the continued support of all his amazing friends!
Riley Lewis is honored to be a part of the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Riley is a junior and this will be her ninth production with Mater Dei Theatre. Riley recently appeared in Once on this Island as Madame Armand, as well as in Failure: A Love Story as December. Riley serves as a Mater Dei Cappies Critic, Troupe #3464’s Advocacy Officer, and is studying in Honors Musical Theatre II and Honors Theatre IV. Riley would like to thank her family and friends for always encouraging her love for the arts and continuously believing in her. She would also like to thank everyone behind the scenes who made this show possible, especially Mrs. Slay for guiding the telling of this beautiful story.
Marieke is super excited to be acting again in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream She has previously appeared in the Honors Musical Theatre production of Frozen as Sven and Failure: A Love Story as a part of the chorus. When she is not acting, she likes to stay backstage working on the props or scenic team. As a junior, she is taking three theatre classes: Honors Theatre III, Honors Theatre IV, and Honors Musical Theatre II. Though she has never had experience with Shakespeare before, she is looking forward to being a part of this production. Marieke would like to thank Mrs. Slay and everyone else who made this production possible. Enjoy the show!
Thomas is thrilled to receive a role in this year’s Theatre in the Grotto performance. At his previous school, St. John the Baptist, Thomas performed in Oliver, Villain School, and most recently as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. Thomas is currently studying in Theatre with Mrs. Slay and this is his first production here at Mater Dei. He looks forward to having more chances to perform during the next four years, and would like to thank you for coming!
Yannik
Yannik is excited to take part in Mater Dei’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Yannik is a proud thespian and takes part in Honors Theatre IV, Honors Theatre V and is the Captain of Comedy Sportz. He would like to thank the company for having him and the theatre department as a whole for producing this wonderous show. Look forward to seeing him in the rest of the Mater Dei productions this year!
Keilah Mora (Hermia)
Keilah is ecstatic to be a part of the company of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Keilah is a senior and is super excited to be back on a live stage at Mater Dei. She has been blessed enough to come back to acting after Stage Managing last year’s senior musical, High School Musical! She is extremely involved at Mater Dei, as she participates in Cappies, Choir, ASB, the hip-hop team, and loves receiving an education from her wonderful show director, Mrs. Slay. She thanks the audience for sitting out in the heat, and she heavily thanks the tech crews for all the wonderful work they do as well! Enjoy the show!
Catherine Morales (Titania, Queen of the Fairies)
Micah Golden is excited to join the company of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Micah is a sophomore and this is his third production with Mater Dei. He has recently performed at Laguna Playhouse for one of their summer productions, Wanda’s World. Other shows from his time at Mater Dei include Failure: A Love Story as the Fail Family’s dog, and Once on This Island as a principal storyteller, which gave him a nomination for a JRAY. Moreover, Micah is currently studying in Honors Musical Theatre II. He would like to thank his friends and family for their endless support, as well as Mrs. Slay and the company for making this show possible.
Catherine is a senior and is ecstatic to be a part of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! She has been involved in theatre for all four of her years at Mater Dei, working both on stage and backstage. 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. This has been Catherine’s favorite production so far with Mater Dei Theatre and she couldn’t be more thrilled to be performing as Queen Titania, her dream role. 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.
Brendan Mulholland
Juliana McClure is delighted to be a part of the company of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Juliana has previously performed in 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.
Alana Le is excited to kick off the new season with Mater Dei Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This will be her third production with Mater Dei, as she has previously appeared in FAILURE: A Love Story and Once on This Island Outside of theatre, Alana is a member of Concert Choir and the Academic Decathlon team. She would like to thank the wonderful company of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Mrs. Slay for all their hard work in making this show possible, her friends and family for their unwavering support, and to you, the audience, for watching. Enjoy!
Brendan is so excited to be participating in his first ever theatre performance as the Duke of Athens! Although he has not participated in a theatre production before, he is active in Chambers Choir, Honors Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pep Band, and Marching Band. Along with his role as Theseus, Brendan is also responsible for the original music composition in this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He is excited for everyone to see the show and hopes you enjoy the music!
Kenzo is so thrilled to be playing Demetrius in the Mater Dei production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! In the words of an old friend, “I too am feeling … Demetrius.” Kenzo has finally reached his senior year at Mater Dei High School, and you may have previously seen him as Beauxhomme in Once on this Island or Dog in Failure: A Love Story- both of which were Cappies- nominated 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
Roecel Sangrador is ecstatic to star in this year’s Theatre in the Grotto play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Roecel is currently a senior and is taking Theatre V here at Mater Dei- this will be her first show in a long time. She has previously performed in Mater Dei’s productions of 10 Ways to Survive Life in a Quarantine and Bad Auditions…on Camera. 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.
Natalie is overjoyed to be part of this wonderful cast and show. Although Shakespeare is new to her, she is excited to learn from this experience. Over the summer Natalie appeared as a sailor in Anything Goes with the Yorba Linda Spotlight, and before that, she was a rich gossiper in the school’s musical Once on This Island Natalie currently is in Honors Musical Theatre with Mrs. Fouts. She would like to thank her parents for their encouragement and dealing with her audition monologue while on vacation. Along with her parents, she would like to thank all of Mater Dei Theatre for being a loving and welcoming space.
Mater Dei’s Thespian Troupe #3464, our own chartered troupe through International Thespian Society (ITS), is part of the honor society of Educational Theatre Association. ITS, founded in 1929, is the world’s largest honor society recognizing excellence and achievement in middle and high school theatre students. Our Thespian Troupe is a subset of Mater Dei Theatre. Induction into this honorary group is a privilege earned through work hours and service to the program.
Thespian Troupe Members
Costume Lead
Emma Buchanan
Costume Team
Abbie Kerr
Danielle Taber
Dominic Contreras
Hair/Makeup Design
Riley Lewis
Kemper Rodi
Zolie Pham
Hair/Makeup Team
Kayla Ekins
Belen Magana
Audrey Hirsch
House Manager
Meghan White
Usher
Isaac Cruz
Lighting Design
Kathleen Khorn
Props Lead
Amanda Assaf
Props Crew
Faith Nguyen
Nicole Uy
Edyn Rodi
Publicity Leads
Keilah Mora
Kenzo Phillip Osmena
Publicity Team
Catherine Morales
Audrey Mota
Dagny Canzoneri
Roecel Sangrador
Jacob Martinez
Scenic Leads
Lauren Fernandez
Henry Erhard
Scenic Team
Grace Henze
Genevieve Butscher
Sierra Caico
Marieke Erhard
Amanda Assaf*
Benjamin Thai*
Brock Reed
Brooke Becker*
Cassie Butscher*^
Catherine Morales*
Claire Riss
Dagny Canzoneri*^
Desiree Morales
Dominic Contreras*
Show Photographer
Rachel O’Sullivan
Sound Designer
Claire Riss
Sound Team
Brooke Carmody
Additional Production Support
Technical Theatre & Design Class
Calimesa Tech Services
Faculty Costume Advisor
Mrs. Andrea Fouts
Abbie Kerr
Alana Le
Elle Zolie Pham*
Emma Buchanan*^
Ethan Ferguson
Gabrielle Cabada
Hannah Walters
Henry Erhard*
Jillianna Le*
Juliana Gonzalez
Kathleen Khorn
Keilah Mora*^
Kenzo Phillip Osmena*
Kemper Rodi*
Kennedy Cortez
Leah Bostic
Lily Hirsch
Loan Thai
Marieke Erhard*
Meghan White
Pierce Harvey
Rachel O’Sullivan*
Riley Lewis*
Roecel Sangrador*
Ryan Martel
Sarah Castillo*
Sierra Valentin
Stareen Gonsalves
Yannik Fischer
Ava Gomez
Bella Holguin
Danielle Taber
Mater Dei Thespian Troupe #3464 is proud to recognize our newest inductees into the International Thespian Society:
Brendan Mulholland
Edyn Rodi
Grace Henze
Juliana McClure
Lucas Cruz
Maxwell Beckman
Hannah Franco
Kendra Lubin
Lauren Fernandez
Natalia King
Nicole Uy
Ole Aguilar
Shaley Satina
Mrs. Lissa Slay+, Troupe Director
Micah Golden Sierra Caico
Mater Dei Thespian Troupe #3464 recognizes our Thespian alumni Class of 2022:
Arianna Ortiz
Beau Calvert
Clare Vincent
Colleen Angel Fano*
Colter Alves
Danielle Howard*
Emily Manney*
Erin Lustado*^
Genevie Vu
Inge Hohenstein*^
Isabella Beuder
Kaly Keating
Katherine Cruz*
Katie Lowe
Kimberly Pidazo*^
Kira Imhoff*
Kirsten Kowalewski*^
London Coco Griffin*^~
Natalie Coffeen
Noah Dang*^
Oliver Cary
Olivia Langford
Patrick Rimlinger*
Reese Davey*
Ruby Mejia*
Sam Finnegan
Zoë Martinez
Mater Dei Thespian Troupe #3464 recognizes our Thespian alumni Class of 2021:
Maggie Ambrose
Maureen Beld*
Connor Bogart
Imani Brutlag*^
Isabelle Buchanan*^~
Eliza Contreras*
Rory Dahl*^
Natalie Erhard*^
William Gibson
Corey Gilbert
Jennie Greco*
JD Houston*^
Caroline Kawabe*^~
Sebastian Ledesma*^
Owen Logan
Cambria McKee*^
Melanie Montegani
Lily Ponce*^~
Jessica Porras
Nicholas Quattrocchi
Sofia Schoenhoefer
Lanie Segura
Joshua Weed*^
Reese Chavez*
Mater Dei Thespian Troupe #3464 recognizes our Thespian alumni Class of 2020:
Alizea Hinz
Annemarie Verkuylen*
Aurora Ferrell
Ava Walters*^ Ben Cruz*
Carson Alanes*^
Casey Fort*^
Chloe Savard
Cynthia Garcia*
Dario Rimicci*^
Evelyn Taylor
Fiona Mulholland*^
Gwen Smith*^~
James Mitchell
John Warburton*
Lindsay Aquino*
Megan Yglesias
Kelli Chamberlain
Paige Solano*^
Sebastian Saintignon
Sofia Moreno*
Stella Pozzuoli
Mater Dei Thespian Troupe #3464 recognizes our Thespian alumni Class of 2019:
Betty Pham*
Daniella Arcila
Danika McKee*
Dominic Delfin
Erik Doty
Gwyneth Stolo+*
Jonathan Lefebvre
Kalusha Brutlag+*^
Kiana Hernandez
Lauryn Lilly
Leah Sparks
Maria Contreras
Megan Jones+*
Michael Woodard
Miranda Vazquez+*
Naea Lautenschlager+
Nick Van Dalsem+*
Sam Enriquez+*
Sarah Schulist
Victoria Lopez
Thespian of the Year 2022: London Coco Griffin Thespian of the Year 2021: Lilyanna Ponce
Thespian of the Year 2020: Gwendolyn Smith Thespian of the Year 2019: Kalusha Brutlag
