Fall 2022: Issue 4

MATER DEI THEATRE

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FALL 2022, ISSUE 4

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MATER DEI THEATRE

is thankful for to the following organizations for all the support they bring to High School Theatre in Orange County.

Welcome to the 2022-2023 Performing Arts Season!

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 Aquinas

As 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,

Lily, you were made to play Meg!

We can’t wait to watch you enjoy every minute.

Audrey, congratulations on your first role at MD! It’s so special to see you share the stage with your sister.

All our love & cheers, Mom, Dad, Benjamin & Samuel

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

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.

Dear Students, Parents, and Alumni,

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.

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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 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, 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.

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.

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.

Frances Clare Principal MDHS

By James Sie

DIRECTOR Mrs. Lissa Slay

ORIGINAL MUSIC

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

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 were immersed in mischief, magic, and moonlight in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; we are measuring 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 Mrs. Andrea Fouts, will delight audiences with performances at Disneyland! The Honors Musical Theatre classes continue in their dual enrollment with Santa Ana College and both of our fall and spring shows are 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., M.F.A. Director of Theatre

Brendan Mulholland ‘24

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Henry Erhard ’23

STAGE MANAGER Keilah Mora ’23

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Marieke Erhard ’24

Meghan White ’23

Jaycob Renteria ’24

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS GRATITUDE AND THANKS

PRESIDENT

PRINCIPAL

VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS SERVICES

VICE PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL RELATIONS

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ................................

Mr. Michael Brennan

Ms. Frances Clare

Mr. Dave Taylor

Mr. Scott Melvin

Mrs. Molly Chace ‘00

Mrs. Diana Neustadt

Mrs. Jennifer Dennin

PERFORMING ARTS COORDINATOR Mrs. Marisa Winch ‘96

SANTA ANA COLLEGE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS DIVISION

VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Dr. Jeffery Lamb

CHAIR & PROFESSOR OF THEATRE ARTS Amberly Chamberlain

PROFESSOR OF THEATRE ARTS Chris Cannon

TECHNICAL THEATRE & PRODUCTION MANAGER ........... Sara Turner

TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Sean Small

The Mater Dei Theatre Program would like to sincerely thank our Mater Dei administration, including the faculty and staff who nurture our student artists, and the Santa Ana College (SAC) administration: thank you for welcoming us onto campus! Thank you to our Performing Arts Coordinator, Mrs. Marisa Winch ’96 and thank you to our 22-23 Theatre Parent™, Mrs. Jennifer Butscher, for her invaluable help in organizing our volunteers and supporting our company. Much gratitude is due to our SAC partners, in particular Professor Amberly Chamberlain and Professor Bruce Fleming for their invaluable support throughout this process. Thank you to Mrs. Andrea Fouts, and Mr. Dave Bodell, Mr. Phil Bellomo and our Facilities Department for all of your support in bringing the show to life. Thank you to our CETA judges and the Orange County Cappies for your generosity of time and ink. 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!

Frances Clare Principal MDHS

A Wrinkle in Time is produced by special arrangement with Crosswicks, Ltd. and Stage Partners (www.yourstagepartners.com)

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle © 1962 Crosswicks, Ltd. All rights Reserved.

Cast Bios Director’s Notes

“Life…is like a sonnet: you’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself.”

Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who have much wisdom that they impart during the events of both the novel and play versions of Madeleine L’Engle’s enduring work, A Wrinkle in Time. This is one of my favorite quotes from her novel, and it is fitting to our present production.

This production is our third dual enrollment production with our Santa Ana College partners and our first play in Phillips Hall. This production directly follows our season opener, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with just shy of six weeks from opening to opening. The Time company has been busy indeed crafting the form of this particular sonnet: featuring nearly sixty artists, this production is student designed, from the character work to the costumes to the lighting; to the scenery to the props; to the hair and makeup - and more! Many of the actors you will see onstage have worked behind the scenes during this process and are also spending their “off” nights working backstage to continue supporting the story. It is incredible to watch the amazing artists of the Theatre program continue to 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. Writing the ‘sonnet’ of this beloved classic alongside such wonderful artists is an honor and a blessing indeed!

Welcome back, and welcome home! Love and blessings to you!

in Time

SYNOPSIS

One of literature’s most enduring young heroines, Meg Murry, is back and she’s joining forces with Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, Mrs. Who, Charles Wallace, Calvin O’Keefe and more to battle the forces of evil so she can rescue her father, save humanity and find herself. In the end, we know two things for sure: 1. Love CAN overcome evil and 2. There IS such a thing as a tesseract.

ACT I

Scene 1: Earth and Thereabouts

Scene 2: Into the Woods

Scene 3: Home

Scene 4: Uriel

Scene 5: The Happy Medium’s Cave

Scene 6: Camazotz Outskirts

15 minute intermission

ACT II

Scene 1: Camazotz

Scene 2: Central Central Intelligence

Scene 3: Father’s Prison

Scene 4: IT

Scene 5: Ixchel

Scene 6: Beast Home

Scene 7: Camazotz and Home

Cast List

Wrinkle • Tesser • Both

Mrs. Whatsit Brooke Becker, Riley Lewis

Mrs. Who Piper McClave, Roecel Sangrador

Mrs. Which ............. Amanda Assaf, Lauren Emella Fernandez

Meg Murry ........................................ Kendra Koch, Lily Hirsch

Charles Wallace Murry .. Kenzo Phillip Osmena, Benjamin Thai

Calvin O’Keefe Ole Aguilar, Pierce Harvey

Mother Leah Bostic, Claire Riss

Father ...................................................................... Lucas Cruz

Teacher ...................................................... Atzalia Mondragon

Chris Henderson ............................................ Thomas Mitchell

Principal Jenkins Brooke Carmody

Postmistress Audrey Hirsch

Happy Medium Sarah Castillo, Elle Zolie Pham

Red Eyes.................................. Danielle Taber, Reid Velasquez

Camazotzian 1 ....................................... Nicole Uy, Jillianna Le

Camazotzian 2 ..................... Maxwell Beckman, Nathan Evans

Camazotzian 3 Catherine Morales, Shyler Satina

Camazotzian Girl Natalia King

Camazotzian Boy ................ Nathan Evans, Maxwell Beckman

Aunt Beast ............................... Juliana McClure, Grace Henze

Beast .................................................................... Natalia King

Ole Aguilar - Calvin O’Keefe/Tesser Cast

Ole is excited to be a part of A Wrinkle in Time. Ole is a sophomore and this is his second play with Mater Dei Theatre. He is excited to learn more about Theatre and get more involved. He can’t wait to be on more productions here at Mater Dei. He would like to thank his friends for encouraging him and everyone who has put in time to this play and Mrs. Slay for directing this play.

Amanda Assaf - Mrs. Which/Tesser Cast

Amanda is thrilled to be performing live theatre again as part of the A Wrinkle in Time cast! Amanda has been involved in many other Mater Dei Theatre productions, including Failure: A Love Story, The Tempest, The Addams Family, Weekend of Plays, and Urinetown. She is also a part of the Choral and Vocal Music Program, as well as in the Christ Cathedral English Choir. Amanda would like to thank her parents for their endless love and support, and Mrs. Slay for her immense dedication to the Mater Dei Theatre program!

Brooke Becker - Mrs. Whatsit/Tesser Cast

Brooke Becker is so beyond honored and excited to be a part of A Wrinkle in Time company! Brooke is a junior and this will be her thirteenth production with the Mater Dei Theatre department. Brooke has appeared as Nelly in Failure; a Love Story, as well as Stephano in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Brooke is a part of Thespian Troupe #3464, and is currently studying in both Honors Theatre IV and Honors Musical Theatre II. Brooke would like to thank her entire company for allowing this beautiful story to be told, as well as her family for always supporting, and Mrs. Slay for allowing and encouraging the love of theatre in life.

Maxwell Beckman - Camazotzian 2/Tesser Cast

Maxwell is ecstatic to be a part of this production, having just wrapped Shortsfest with Honors Theatre IV and appearing as Storyteller/ Peasant in last year’s spring musical, Once on This Island. He is ready to put on a great show, will take inspiration from his peers and the movie Chef, starring Jon Favreau. He is grateful for everyone coming today and hopes you enjoy the show!

Leah Bostic - Mother/Tesser Cast

Leah is so excited for you to see her and the wonderful Mater Dei theatre company present A Wrinkle in Time. She is so thrilled to have previously performed in The Addams Family, Much Ado About Nothing, Failure: A Love Story, Once on This Island, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Mater Dei Theatre company. She thanks you all for coming and supporting Mater Dei Theatre - with love, enjoy.

Brooke Carmody - Principal Jenkins/Camazotz Ensemble

Brooke is beyond excited to be a part of A Wrinkle in Time! This is Brooke’s first time performing with Mater Dei, but she has had experience tech’ing with both lighting and sound. She is currently taking Theatre III with Mrs. Slay. Brooke is so grateful for all the beautiful artists that put so much time and effort into making this show happen. She would also like to thank her family and friends for their kindness and support.

Mrs. Lissa Slay, M.S.Ed., M.F.A. Director, A Wrinkle

Cast Bios Cast Bios

Sarah Castillo - Happy Medium/Tesser Cast

Sarah is honored to be a part of the amazing company of A Wrinkle in Time Sarah has recently played Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 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.

Lucas Cruz - Father/Both Casts

Lucas is so excited to continue the Theatre season with A Wrinkle in Time, having previously appeared as Oberon in the season opener, 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 stage managing the Honors Theatre V class show as well. He is currently taking the Theatre III class and has hopes to take more in the future. Lucas would like to thank Mrs. Slay and everyone who helped make this possible. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Nathan Evans - Camazotzian 2/Wrinkle Cast

Nathan is thrilled to be a part of Mater Dei’s A Wrinkle in Time production. This is his first production with Mater Dei’s Theatre Company. Nathan is currently learning in Theatre IV with Mrs. Slay. He can’t wait for future productions and being a part of Mater Dei’s amazing company!

Audrey Hirsch - Postmistress/Camazotz Ensemble

Audrey is thrilled to be a part of A Wrinkle in Time with this fabulous company and is grateful for the opportunity to bring this story to life! Audrey is currently in Honors Musical Theatre I and is looking forward to performing at Disneyland in November. She wishes to thank her family and friends for all of their love and support.

Lily Hirsch - Meg Murry/Wrinkle Cast

Lily is beyond excited to be a part of this phenomenal cast of A Wrinkle in Time. Lily is a junior and this will be her eighth production at Mater Dei. Lily is also a part of Thespian Troupe #3464, a member of the ComedySportz team, and is studying advanced production in the Honors Theatre V class. Lily would like to thank everyone for their outstanding effort to make this production possible. A special thank you to her mom for always encouraging her theatre endeavors.

Natalia King - Camazotzian Girl/Beast/Both Casts

Natalia is thrilled to be back on stage as one of the Principal Storytellers in A Wrinkle in Time! This will be her third show here at Mater Dei, having previously played a Principal Storyteller in Once on This Island and Young Nelly Fail in Failure: A Love Story. Natalia is currently a sophomore at this amazing school and has been acting since third grade. She is so blessed to be a part of this amazing company. Natalia would like to give a huge shout out to her wonderful family and friends for being so supportive. Finally, she’d like to give a big thank you to Mrs. Fouts and Mrs. Slay for always guiding her throughout her journey!

Lauren Emella Fernandez - Mrs. Which/Wrinkle Cast

Lauren is elated to be in the company of A Wrinkle in Time She has previously worked on the crew for Mater Dei Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, and the Performing Arts Senior Musical, High School Musical as Scenic Lead and has previously been onstage in Once on This Island and Failure: A Love Story. She is currently in Honors Musical Theatre and can’t wait to learn more about what happens on and off stage. She hopes to be a part of many companies to come. Lauren would like to thank her family, her friends, everyone in the Wrinkle in Time company, and her director, Mrs. Slay, for their love and support!

Pierce Harvey - Calvin O’Keefe/Wrinkle Cast

Pierce is incredibly excited and honored to be a part of Mater Dei Theatre’s production of A Wrinkle in Time This will be his third show at Mater Dei and he couldn’t be happier to have the chance to play the part of Calvin O’Keefe. While now in his junior year, Pierce has previously performed in the musicals Urinetown and Peter Pan, as well as the plays Failure: A Love Story and Nicholas Nickleby. His theatre education of over four years has come from the Pegasus School, Mater Dei High School, and South Coast Repertory’s Youth Theatre Program. Pierce would like to thank his family for always being so supportive, the entire cast and crew for all their hard work, and Mrs. Slay for making all of this possible. Enjoy the show!

Grace Henze - Aunt Beast/Wrinkle Cast

Grace is so delighted to be a part of Mater Dei Theatre’s fall play, A Wrinkle in Time Grade has previously appeared in last spring’s musical, Once On This Island, as a Principal Storyteller. She is a sophomore and is excited to continue her Mater Dei Theatre experience. Prior to high school, Grace has performed in Guys and Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, and many more at MTAOC. Grace is also singing in Mater Dei’s Women’s Ensemble and is helping volunteer with Campus Ministry. She would like to thank this amazing company for making her feel at home and bringing the show to life.

Kendra Koch - Meg Murry/Tesser Cast

Kendra Koch is a sophomore at Mater Dei High School. As a freshman, she played Young Jenny June Fail in Failure: A Love Story and she was in Shakespare’s The Tempest. This is her third performance at MDHS. She loves her role as Meg Murry and can’t wait to bring this character to life! Kendra would like to thank her family and friends for always pushing her to be a better person and a better actress, as well as Mrs. Slay for this amazing opportunity, and the company of A Wrinkle in Time for bringing this show to life.

Jillianna is so incredibly excited to be a part of A Wrinkle in Time! She has just wrapped stage managing the Theatre in the Grotto production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and has been previously seen as Ti Moune in Once on This Island, an ancestor in The Addams Family and Little Sally in last year’s production of Urinetown. Jill has previously served as a Mater Dei Cappies Critic and is studying in both Honors Musical Theatre II and Honors Theatre IV. Outside of Theatre, she is a proud member of Mater Dei’s Honors Chambers Singers and Acapella group, “VocalFX”. Jill is honored to be sharing this story and would like to express infinite love and thanks to the cast, crew, her friends, family, and her directors. Jill truly hopes you enjoy the show!

Riley Lewis - Mrs. Whatsit/Wrinkle Cast

Riley Lewis is honored to be a part of the cast of A Wrinkle in Time! Riley is a junior and this will be her fourteenth production with Mater Dei Theatre. Riley recently appeared in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Robin Starveling, as well as in Once on this Island as Madame Armand. 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.

Jillianna Le - Camazotzian 1/Wrinkle Cast

Cast Bios Cast Bios

Piper McClave - Mrs. Who/Tesser Cast

Piper is thrilled to be a part of this marvelous company in A Wrinkle in Time This is her second show at Mater Dei and appeared in last year’s spring production of Once on this Island as a Principal Storyteller. Piper is a sophomore and is currently studying in Honors Musical Theatre I. Piper would like to thank the wonderful company and Mrs. Slay for all their hard work and dedication into making this production possible. She’d also like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her in Theatre. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Juliana McClure - Aunt Beast/Tesser Cast

Juliana McClure is delighted to be a part of the company of A Wrinkle in Time. Juliana has previously performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Moth, 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.

Elle Zolie Pham - Happy Medium/Wrinkle Cast

Zolie is absolutely ecstatic to be included in this wonderful production of A Wrinkle in Time It has been an absolute pleasure for her to work alongside the amazing cast, crew, and faculty on this production. Zolie has had past experience in Mater Dei Theatre, with the inclusion of four years of theatre classes, currently including Honors Musical Theatre II with Mrs. Fouts and Honors Theatre IV with Mrs. Slay. In addition, Zolie has been in the productions of Once on This Island, Urinetown, The Tempest, and Failure: A Love Story She would like to thank all who have helped to make this production possible. She would also like to thank her friends and family for all their support.

Claire Riss - Mother/Wrinkle Cast

Claire is ecstatic to be a part of the Wrinkle company! You may have seen her in the Urinetown ensemble or running the lights or sound on other productions such as High School Musical and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She has had training in her time spent in her theatre classes at Mater Dei as well as her time in Mater Dei Choir. Claire would love to thank her friends and family for their support of her journey in theatre and their encouragement to audition and participate in this wonderful production.

Thomas Mitchell - Chris Henderson/Camazotz Ensemble

Thomas is thrilled to be Chris Henderson and be a part of the Camazotz Ensemble in this year’s fall play! Before acting in A Midsummer Night’s Dream recently at Mater Dei, Thomas has acted in Oliver, Villain School, and as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. Thomas is currently studying in Theatre with Mrs. Slay and this is his second production with Mater Dei Theatre. He looks forward to having more chances to perform during the next four years, and hopes you enjoy the show!

Roecel Sangrador - Mrs. Who/Wrinkle Cast

Roecel Sangrador is ecstatic to star in this year’s fall play, A Wrinkle in Time! Roecel is currently a senior and is taking Honors Theatre V. She has previously performed in Mater Dei Theatre’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 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.

Atzalia Mondragon - Teacher/Camazotz Ensemble

Atzalia is excited to be a part of the teacher and camazotz ensemble of this year’s fall play production A Wrinkle in Time Before starting to act for Mater Dei, Atzalia has been a part of the villian school production. Currently Atzalia is in Mrs. Slay’s Theatre class and she is looking forward to chances to be a part of upcoming productions. She hopes you find the play amusing and enjoyable!

Danielle Taber - Red Eyes/Tesser Cast

Danielle is so excited to be a part of Mater Dei’s production of A Wrinkle in Time You may have seen her in Once on this Island as a peasant or in Failure: A Love Story as Moses. Danielle is currently studying theatre in Honors Musical Theatre II at Mater Dei. She would like to thank her friends for their endless kindness and compassion, her family for always supporting her, and the entire company for their beautiful work on this production!

Catherine Morales - Camazotzian 3/Tesser Cast

Catherine has been involved in theatre for all four of her years at Mater Dei, working both on stage and backstage as was most recently seen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Titania. 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. 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.

Kenzo Phillip Osmena - Charles Wallace Murry/Tesser Cast

Kenzo is so thrilled to be playing Charles Wallace in the Mater Dei production of A Wrinkle in Time! Kenzo has finally reached his senior year at Mater Dei High School, and you may have previously seen him as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Beauxhomme in Once on this Island or Dog in Failure: A Love Story- the last two of which he was nominated to win a Cappie 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

Ben is incredibly honored and absolutely overjoyed to be playing Charles Wallace in Mater Dei’s A Wrinkle in Time. This is Ben’s first play with Mater Dei Theatre and he is so grateful that he is a part of it! His past credits include Papa Ge in Once on This Island, Senator Fipp in Urinetown and as an ancestor in The Addams Family, along with a few tech positions. Outside of Theatre, Ben is a part of Mater Dei’s Honor Chamber Singers and the Boys Barbershop Group. He loves Choir and Theatre here at Mater Dei, and would like to thank all of his directors for helping him succeed. He would also like to thank his wonderful and loving mom and dad, and his ever-supportive friends. Ben hopes you enjoy the show!

Nicole Uy - Camazotzian 1/Tesser Cast

Nicole is so excited to be a part of the Camazotz in Mater Dei Theatre’s production of A Wrinkle in Time This is her second production with Mater Dei’s Theatre company, she has also been in Failure: A Love Story and absolutely loved it. She has also teched multiple shows on costume and props teams. Nicole is currently learning in Theatre IV and Theatre III with Mrs. Slay. She can’t wait for upcoming productions and is extremely grateful for the amazing opportunities she has been given.

Benjamin Thai - Charles Wallace Murry/Wrinkle Cast

Cast Bios

Reid Velasquez - Red Eyes/Wrinkle Cast

Reid is beyond excited to be a part of Mater Dei’s production of A Wrinkle in Time It is his first time acting in any show since 6th grade. Reid took Theatre I at Mater Dei, so he is looking forward to the opportunity. He would like to thank his family and the entire company for their support, love and guidance throughout this journey.

MATER DEI THESPIAN TROUPE #3464

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

Shyler Satina - Camazotzian 3/Wrinkle Cast

Shyler is grateful to be a part of Mater Dei’s A Wrinkle in Time production for his first production here at Mater Dei. In Shyler’s old school, St. Norbert, he acted in the school’s Christmas Musical and is excited to join more productions in Mater Dei. He is now studying in Theatre I and is planning on doing theatre every year here at Mater Dei. Shyler would love to thank you for coming to see this year’s Fall Production.

Costume Designers

Emma Buchanan

Cassie Butscher

Costume Team

Abbie Kerr

Natalie Lopez-Schneider

Camden McDonald

Ole Aguilar

Hair/Makeup Designers

Kemper Rodi

Riley Lewis

Hair/Makeup Team

Samantha Juarez

Kayla Ekins

Benjamin Thai

House Manager

Vina Pham

Lighting Designers

Dagny Canzoneri

Kathleen Khorn

Production Teams

Props Lead

Gabrielle Cabada

Edyn Rodi

Props & Run Crew

Joshie Nguyen

Roecel Sangrador

Angeline Nguyen

Lorelei Leonard

Nicole Uy

Sophia Tordera

Publicity Lead

Catherine Morales

Ian Tjan

Publicity Team

Kenzo Phillip Osmena

Jillianna Le

Micah Golden

SANTA ANA COLLEGE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS DIVISION

CHAIR & PROFESSOR OF THEATRE ARTS ........ Amberly Chamberlain

SCENIC SUPERVISOR Bruce Fleming

Scenic Lead

Elle Zolie Pham

Sarah Castillo

Scenic Team & Run Crew

Joaquin Iglesias

Faith Nguyen

Brooke Becker

Sierra Caico

Brooke Carmody

Sound Designer

Claire Riss

Sound Team

Genevieve Butscher

Amanda Assaf

Maxwell Beckman

Musicians

Piano: Brendan Mulholland

Cello: Emily Nelmida

Abbie Kerr

Alana Le

Amanda Assaf*

Benjamin Thai*

Brendan Mulholland

Brock Reed

Brooke Becker*

Cassie Butscher*^

Catherine Morales*^

Claire Riss

Dagny Canzoneri*^

Desiree Morales

Dominic Contreras*

Edyn Rodi

Elle Zolie Pham*

Emma Buchanan*^

Ethan Ferguson

Gabrielle Cabada

Grace Henze

Hannah Walters

Henry Erhard*

Jillianna Le*

Juliana Gonzalez

Juliana McClure

Kathleen Khorn

Keilah Mora*^

Kenzo Phillip Osmena*^

Kemper Rodi*

Kennedy Cortez

Leah Bostic

Lily Hirsch

Loan Thai

Lucas Cruz

Marieke Erhard*

Maxwell Beckman

Meghan White*

Micah Golden

Pierce Harvey

Rachel O’Sullivan*

Riley Lewis*

Roecel Sangrador*

Ryan Martel

Sarah Castillo*

Sierra Valentin

Stareen Gonsalves

Yannik Fischer

Ava Gomez

Mater Dei Thespian Troupe #3464 is proud to recognize our newest inductees into the International Thespian Society:

Brooke Carmody

Audrey Hirsch

Lorelei Leonard

Kendra Koch

Thomas Mitchell

Vina Pham

Jaycob Renteria

Ian Tjan

Bella Holguin

Danielle Taber

Hannah Franco

Kendra Lubin

Lauren Fernandez

Natalia King

Nicole Uy

Ole Aguilar

Shaley Satina

Sierra Caico

Mrs. Lissa Slay+, Troupe Director

Sophia Tordera

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

Thanksgiving Outreach

You Can Make a difference!

For Families in need within our community!

Collection Ideas: Grocery store gift cards, pasta, cereal, canned goods, crackers, macaroni & cheese, etc.

November 1-16

Every full bag of groceries or gift card donated earns 1 hour of community service (max 5hrs)

Bring a grocery gift card or 1 brown bag filled with groceries to Campus Ministry!