Cast Bios

(In Alphabetical Order)

Bianca Gallelli (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of a St. Augustine Prep/Our Lady of Mercy Academy production for the first time. She loves the show Mamma Mia! and is honored to be a part of this production. This is her first step back onto the production stage after her theater program in middle school with leading roles in Guys and Dolls and Into the Woods as well as a summer performance of Les Miserables. Bianca is currently in her senior year and is looking forward to majoring in film production in college. After the curtains close, you can find her as an active member of the Chorus Angelorum and bowling team at Our Lady of Mercy Academy. She would like to extend her thanks to the whole artistic team of Mr. Stenswold, Ms. Casey, and Mrs. Zielinski for working with her crazy schedule, her parents for putting up with her alley cat singing as she practices, the whole Mamma Mia! team for all of the memories, and Ms. Whittaker who first got her introduced to the world of theater.

Warren Garland (Eddie) is anxious and excited to see how each little part of the play will come together to create Mamma Mia! As a singer and soloist his whole life, he is excited to get to share his vocal capabilities with the rest of the cast and crew to help make this show come alive. This will be his first theatrical performance that actually goes through, after the one that failed because of COVID-19 in his 8th grade year. He is happy to be able to perform with all the very talented and wonderful actors found in the Prep and OLMA, and he can’t wait to see you all there!

Gianna Gebeline (Sophie) is excited to be playing the role of Sophie as a junior in the OLMA and Prep musical! Gianna is an OLMA cheerleader and a competitive dancer. She is a national champion at That’s Entertainment and Dancesational dance competition with many other awards granted. She also sings and has performed in many musical productions for the Brigantine Summer Theater program, with leads in Fame as Carmen and Beauty and the Beast as Belle. Gianna loves working with this amazing cast and crew of Mamma Mia! Thank you to everyone who made this show possible and thank you to all of my fellow cast members for making this show amazing!

Elisabeth “Ellie” Grant (Tanya) is excited to finally return to the stage as Tanya in her First and Final musical with Our Lady of Mercy Academy. While this is Ellie’s debut in the theater program, she can be found involved as an active member of the Chorus Angelourm at Our Lady of Mercy Academy. When she is not singing, she can be recognized as the Captain of the varsity bowling team. Ellie would like to thank Mr. Stenswold, Mrs. Zielinski, and Ms. Casey for taking a chance on her for this year’s musical. She would also like to thank the outstanding cast and crew of Mamma Mia! for making this an experience she will never forget!

Luke Grippo (Fr. Alexandrios/Ensemble) feels “blessed” to be able to play Fr. Alexandrios in Mamma Mia! His Catholic grandmother was so excited when she heard her grandson was going to be playing a priest. It has been a lot of fun working on Mamma Mia! with all of his friends! This is definitely one of the more unique roles he has ever played. Luke has been doing plays since the 2nd Grade and has a strong passion for singing and performing. Some of his notable performances include Linus in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, Theo in Pippin, Kurt Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, John the Apostle in a Passion of Jesus Christ, Lionel Astley in Back to the 80’s, and many, many more, including roles in Jungle Book, A Christmas Carol, A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens, The Lion King, School House Rock, and Dear Edwina. He would like to say thank you to Mrs. Zielinski for not giving him too much homework while rehearsing for the show and a big thank you to Mr. Stenswold for always making music rehearsal fun. He is happy to be able to put on a good show for the faculty members at the Prep, who are all so excited to see it. And, most of all, he would like to thank our Heavenly Father for blessing him with the Sacred Rites to play one of His holy clergy.