Jayden Smith

Clara Holland (#00)

Clara (she/hers) is delighted to be a part of her first SDSU Department production! You may have seen her last semester in Murder at the Art Show (SDSU Skull and Dagger Drama Society), or as a scare actor for the Associated Students Halloween Monster Mash. If you are from Northern California, you may have caught her performances in productions such as Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Grapes of Wrath, Anything Goes, and Love/Sick at Miramonte High School or perhaps you have seen her original written and directed works featured at the California Shakespeare Company and the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art Film Festival. She spends her summers back in the Bay Area working for a children’s theater company directing, producing, managing, and working tech. It’s her honor to guide the next generation of actors into the spotlight. She extends her gratitude to the cast and crew for this amazing opportunity!

Kendall Kraft (#2)

Kendall Kraft is a first year Theatre Arts, Performance major from Thousand Oaks, CA. This is her second production here at SDSU, her first was Skull and Dagger’s Murder at the Art Show. Some recent roles she has played include Agnes in She Kills Monsters and Louisa Von Trapp in The Sound of Music. She has been acting and performing ever since third grade, and she is grateful for the love and support from parents and big sister to keep pursuing her passion. She is so excited to be performing alongside her fellow castmates and can’t wait for you to see the show!

Destiny Denny-Ellis (#7) Destiny Denny is a third year transfer student pursuing her bachelors in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Performance. She is ecstatic to be making her main stage debut at SDSU. Destiny has been broadening her scope of theatre beyond musical theatre training here at SDSU, in order to emerge as a well rounded performer.

Jayden Smith (#8) Jayden Smith (she/her) is super excited to be playing #8 in The Wolves as her first show at San Diego State. She is a freshman and is a pre-Theatre Arts major with an emphasis on acting. She is eighteen and is from Sacramento. She has previously been seen in Hamlet and Ranked at Theatre at Granite Bay. When she isn’t on stage, Jayden loves running and singing. She has loved being able to work with such a great team. She wants to thank her family for supporting her through it all. She wants to thank you all for coming and hopes you enjoy the show!

Julia Lloren (#11)

Julia Lloren is currently a third year Theatre Arts, Performance & Political Science double major here at San Diego State University. One of Julia’s favorite roles she has played is the Drowsy Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone. Julia has performed and worked on four shows here at San Diego State including Pastorela 2.0, Much Ado About Nothing, Dear Harvey, and A La Madre. She is very excited to be a part of The Wolves this Spring, along with The Playwrights Project in April. She is very thankful and proud of the directors, crew, and cast for putting on such a powerful show. She is excited to be a part of Sarah DeLappe’s message, revolving around the chaos of self-discovery, something we all continuously face throughout our lives today. juliallorenacting@gmail.com

J’Arrian Wade (#13)

J’Arrian Wade is in their fourth year as a Theatre Arts, Performance major here at San Diego State University. They have enjoyed the spotlight previously as Evil Gabbi in She Kills Monsters, Thea in Spring Awakening, Saint Monica in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, within The Vagina Monologues and now as #13 in The Wolves. J’Arrian continues to expand the spectrum of their craft through training in film, theatre, movement , dance, and voice. They hope to emerge as an interdisciplinary artist that intertwines their love for experimental entertainment and culture, through acting, writing, directing, and taking up space.

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Scarlett Tabibzadeh (#14)

Scarlett is absolutely thrilled to be in her second mainstage production at SDSU! She’s currently a third year Theatre Arts, Performance major. You might’ve previously seen her in Skull & Dagger’s Murder at the Art Show as Paxton Haddock last semester & on the SDSU Mainstage as Ellen/Announcer/ Soldier in Cloud 9 last Spring! Some of her favorite shows she’s been in are Macbeth (as Macbeth), The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds (as Ruth), Bellwether (as Jackie Draft), & Pantalone (A Servant of Two Masters). She would like to thank everyone who’s on her team such as her fellow castmates, Jesca Prudencio, & her wonderful friends and family for being so supportive. She is so grateful to be doing theatre in person once again & hopes you all enjoy this brilliant show!

Mikayla Hinds (#25) Mikayla Hinds is in her final year at San Diego State University finishing her studies with a degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Communications. Mikayla is a San Diego-based actor originally from Sacramento, California. Previous works include playing Helen Thorpe (Just Like Us), Bottom (A Midsummer Night’ s Dream), Dr. Sorn (Stupid Fucking Bird), Sydney (Black Flag, The Free Play Project) and The Vagina Monologues. When she’s not on the stage she can be found going on late night drives, reading, watching the latest Marvel movie or enjoying the San Diego sun. She would like to thank her family for always believing in her, her friends for their endless support and her character #25, for showing her how to be brave. She cannot begin to thank her wonderful directors and cast for all the insane work they’ve put into this show! Enjoy the show!

Lillian Johnson (#46)

This is Lillian’s second production at San Diego State and she is thrilled to be a part of The Wolves team. She was previously in SDSU’s production of Miku and the Gods. She has also performed in the 2020 and 2019 New Play Festivals at San Diego City College. In 2019 she played the role of The Writer in Southwestern College’s production of The Good Doctor. Lillian is grateful for the incredibly talented cast and fantastic creative team that have made this story come to life. She hopes you enjoy The Wolves!