Griffin Simmons 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student in Albertville, Alabama

At CCM: Percy Jackson in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Sailor in Anything Goes, Tribe Member; Woof Understudy in HAIR, Ensemble; Frank/Officer Lonigan Understudy in Wonderful Town, Swing/Dance Captain in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Assistant Movement Coach for Clue: On Stage, Featured Dancer in BOOM! Elsewhere: Mingo in Crazy For You (Music Theatre Wichita), Mike (Newsie)/Morris Delancey in Newsies (Music Theatre Wichita), Ensemble; Ogie understudy (Music Theatre Wichita), Nigel/Dormouse/Dance Captain in UC Mosaic’s Alice By Heart.

Sam Yousuf 
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Atlanta, Georgia

At CCM: Claude in Hair, Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Ensemble/Understudy Papa Ge in Once on This Island, Ensemble in Wonderful Town, and Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere: Seaweed in Hairspray at Theatre By the Sea, Ensemble/Gator Understudy in Memphis at The Lexington Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky).

Arden Allmon 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

At CCM: Annabeth in The Lightning Thief, Helen in Wonderful Town, Swing in Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Chastity (u/s Erma) in Anything Goes at The Carnegie, Bird Girl 2 (u/s Gertrude) in Seussical at The Carnegie, Dotty in Trouble in Hunky Dory at Pickleville Playhouse, Swing in Joseph…Dreamcoat at Pickleville Playhouse

Annika Jonker 
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Fairfield, Connecticut

At CCM: Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen Flaherty, Rosie, Ensemble, (Ursula understudy) in Sweet Charity, Violet, Ensemble in Wonderful Town, Clarisse, Mrs. Dodds, Ensemble, (Annabeth understudy) in The Lightning Thief, Virtue, Dance Captain in Anything Goes. Elsewhere: Susan & Others in Tick…Tick…BOOM!, Ensemble, (Janet understudy) in The Rocky Horror Show, Frenchy in Grease with The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Ensemble in Singin’ in the Rain with Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, Virginia).

Hannah Bourgeois 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Baton Rouge, Louisiana

At CCM: Mouth in In the Green, Tower Power in Sweet Charity, Man 1 in “Songs for a New World” (independent study concert). Elsewhere: Caterpillar 2 in Alice by Heart (UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble), Rewind Cathy in The Last Five Years.

Jack Haroutunian 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Billerica, Massachusetts 

At CCM: Luke/Ares/Dance Captain/Fight Captain/Grover understudy in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Ensemble/Margaret Mead understudy in Hair, Ensemble/Chick Clark understudy in Wonderful Town, Swing/Pir Singer in Seussical (Co-Production with The Carnegie), Featured Performer in BOOM, Tower Power in Sweet Charity.  Elsewhere: Roger in Grease (The Carnegie), Captain/Lord Evelyn Oakley understudy in Anything Goes (The Carnegie), Ensemble in Elf Jr. (TCT Cincinnati), Swing/Pit Singer in Seussical (The Carnegie).

Joey Baciocco 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Folsom, California

At CCM: The Cat in The Hat in Seussical, Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything Goes, Chiron/ Ensemble in The Lightning Thief, and Mr. Appopolous in Wonderful Town. Elsewhere: The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz and Sasha in Fiddler on The Roof (Shenandoah Summer Music Theater), Issachar in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Willy in Trouble in Hunky Dory (Pickleville Playhouse).

Gabriel Raskind 
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Bellevue, Washington

At CCM: Swing in Sweet Charity.

Grace Baker  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Sweet Charity (swing), Wonderful Town (ensemble u/s Eileen), Seussical (swing). Elsewhere: Grease (Jan) at The Carnegie.

Edin Kebede 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from New Albany, Ohio

At CCM: Tribe, Sheila understudy in HAIR. Elsewhere: Joanne in RENT, Ensemble in 30 years of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall.

Jonathan Hobbs 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Washington, D.C.

At CCM: Ensemble and Hud understudy in Hair, Ensemble and Agwe understudy in Once on this Island. Elsewhere: Callum in Judith, Deliver Us with One Off Productions, Ensemble and Beast/Gaston understudy in Beauty and the Beast with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.

Joelle Lewis 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Los Angeles, California

At CCM: Medusa, Janis Joplin, Ensemble, Katie Gardner understudy in Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson Musical. Elsewhere: Cinderella in Into The Woods with Encore Entertainers (Los Angeles, California) Indy, Young Hannah and Ensemble in Trouble the Water with Theatricum Botanicum (Los Angeles, California), Fairy and Mustard Seed understudy in Midsummer Night’s Dream with Theatricum Botanicum (Los Angeles, California), Janet Van De Graaff in Drowsy Chaperone with Encore Entertainers (Los Angeles, California), Velma in Chicago with Encore Entertainers (Los Angeles, California).

Annie Dauk 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Angel/Purity understudy/Hope in Anything Goes, Thalia/Ensemble in Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief, Ensemble/Helen understudy in Wonderful Town. Elsewhere: Ensemble in Singing in the Rain (SSMT), Marian in The Music Man (Trinity DOTA), Hope Cladwell in Urinetown (YPAS).

Matthew Williamson (he/him)  
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Wilmette, Illinois

Elsewhere: Dr. Pinch in The Comedy of Errors with Interlochen Shakespeare Festival (Interlochen, Michigan).

Jack Ryan
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Weston, Florida

Elsewhere: 2025 Recipient of Florida's Carbonell Award, Arts for Life Award, and the Wick Theatre Talent Award.

Caira Fisher-Rogers 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Columbus Ohio

At CCM: The Lightning Thief. Elsewhere: The Color Purple at The Carnegie Theatre, Pamela in Head Over Heels at ITF, and Ensemble in Ragtime at Columbus Children's Theatre

Vex Blocker 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Acworth, Goergia

Zach "Zoo" Finkelstein 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Elsewhere: The Bodyguard (Broward Center for Performing Arts), BAA Off-Broadway Showcase, The Addams Family (Western High School).

Kage Cliburn 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Hernando, Mississippi

Elsewhere: The Little Mermaid (The Muny), The Prom, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Wizard of Oz (Playhouse on the Square), SpongeBob SquarePants in The SpongeBob SquarePants Musical, Jesse Tuck in Tuck Everlasting, and Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can.

Elysa Matula 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Nashville, Tennesse

At CCM: Swing in Hair the Musical. Elsewhere: Munchkin, lullaby league in THE WIZARD OF OZ, at the Nashville Symphony (Nashville) Young Eponine in Le Mis at the Nashville Symphony (Nashville).

Elizabeth Hall 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Atlanta, Georgia

Elsewhere: Tricia/Pre-Professional Ensemble in The 50th Anniversary of a Chorus Line with City Springs Theatre Company (Sandy Springs, Georgia). 

Chris Hayes 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Las Vegas, Nevada

At CCM: Swing/Pit Singer in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Debut). Elsewhere: Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Chip Tolentino/Olives Dad in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Damian Hubbard in Mean Girls, The Wolf/Steward in Into the Woods, Dennis in All Shook Up (Dynamic Productions) Jack Kelly In Newsies, Simba in the Lion King (Broadway Kids Academy).

Chloë Lezotte
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Bend, Oregon

At CCM: Jutta in In the Green, Swing in Little Women. Elsewhere:  Ilse in Spring Awakening at the Trentino Music Fesival (Mezzano, Italy), Cinderella in Into the Woods and Cosette in Les Miserables at Summit Musical Theatre (Bend, Oregon).

Indya Lincicome 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Tallahassee, Florida

At CCM: 30 years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty, Swing in Something Rotten!.

Grace Baker  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Sweet Charity (swing), Wonderful Town (ensemble u/s Eileen), Seussical (swing). Elsewhere: Grease (Jan) at The Carnegie.

Lily Landoch  
Senior BFA Stage Management student from Chicago, Illinois

At CCM: Production Stage Manager for The Lightning Thief and In the Green, Assistant Stage Manager for Clue: On Stage, Dark Sisters, and An American in Paris & Other Works, Production Assistant for Spring Awakening and Dialogues of the Carmelites. Elsewhere: Stage Production Intern for Disney Live Entertainment, Production Stage Manager for Legally Blonde and Newsies, Assistant Stage Manager for Chicago and Million Dollar Quartet at Interlakes Summer Theatre (Meredith, New Hampshire), Assistant Stage Manager for Pippin and The Producers at Music Theater Works (Skokie, Illinois).

Gabby S. Trice 
Third-year MFA Stage Design student from Blacksburg, Virginia

At CCM: Set Designer for Everybody, Clue, La Finta Giardiniera, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Opera) and The Lightning Thief.  Elsewhere: Set Design for As You Like It at The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ (Madison, NJ), Set Design for Legacy of Light & The Rocket Men at Synchronicity Theatre (Atlanta, GA), Associate Set Design for Dracula and Camelot at The Human Race Theatre Company (Design: C. Calvert) - (Dayton, OH), and more throughout the Southeast.

Lucas Inman 
Third-year MFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Saginaw, Michigan

At CCM: Lighting Designer for Wonderful Town, Media Designer for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Associate Media Designer for Let the Right One In. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Dayton Philharmonic Rock Orchestra Concerts (Dayton Performing Arts Alliance); Assistant Lighting Designer for Dial M for Murder (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Lighting Designer for Insane 51 Mural (BLINK Festival 2024); Assistant Media Designer for Copland: Symphony of Light (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 2025).

Maddi Myer 
Senior Lighting Design student from Houston, Texas

At CCM: Assistant Lighting Designer for Hair, Associate Lighting Designer for Student Choreographer's Showcase 2025, Programmer for Wonderful Town, Assistant Lighting Designer for Rappaccini's Daughter, Assistant Media Designer for Sweet Charity.

Emily Kemmerer
Third-year MFA Make-Up and Wig Design student from Wooster, Ohio

At CCM: Wig & Makeup Design- Emilia, Wonderful Town, and Rappaccini's Daughter. Elsewhere: Wig & Makeup Staff- La Bohème, The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto, Die Walküre, La Traviata, The Righteous, Der Rosenkavalier, & The Elixir of Love at Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, NM).  Wig & Makeup Crew- The Nutcracker, The Wizard of Oz, & The Littlest Mermaid at Cincinnati Ballet (Cincinnati, OH). Costume Design- Dark Sisters at Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH).

Moira Seger (she/they)
Junior BFA Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Scenic Designer for Dark Sisters, Props Manager for La finta giardiniera, Props Manager for The Cunning Little Vixen, Assistant Scenic Designer for The Rape of Lucretia, Scenic Charge for Everybody. Elsewhere: Props Artisan for The Sound of Music, The Count of Luxembourg and Guys and Dolls at Ohio Light Opera (Wooster, Ohio).

Sarah Anderson 
Junior BFA Stage Management student from Washington, D.C.

At CCM: Assistant Stage Manager for The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Assistant Stage Manager for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Assistant Stage Manager for Dance Works, Assistant Stage Manager for John Proctor Is the Villain, Production Assistant for Once on This Island, Wardrobe Crew for Clue: On Stage, Scenic Crew for Everybody.

Andrew Hille 
Freshman BFA Stage Management student from Fairview Park, Ohio

At CCM: Assistant Stage Manager for The Lightning Thief, Run Assistant Stage Manager for Seussical, Production Assistant for The Winter’s Tale, Child Supervisor for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Alyssa McCarty 
Freshman BFA Stage Management from San Clemente, California

At CCM: PA on The Lightning Thief

Bethany Untener 
Senior BFA Stage Management student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Production Stage Manager for John Proctor is the Villain, Assistant Stage Manager for Seussical, Assistant Stage Manager for Rappaccini's Daughter, Assistant Stage Manager for Fall Dance 2023, Production Assistant for Cincinnati Dionysia. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for Unto These Hills, Production Assistant for SpongeBob the Musical at The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati

Ali Fishbain 
Junior BFA Stage Management student from Madison, Wisconsin

At CCM: SM on CCM Freshman MT ‘28 Showcase, SM on CCM Senior MT/Acting ‘25 Showcase, Hänsel und Gretel, SM on CCM Moveable Feasts 2025, ASM on The Witch (CCM + The Carnegie), ASM on Le Nozze Di Figaro, PA on The Rape of Lucretia. Elsewhere: ASM on Hadestown (Children’s Theater of Madison), PSM on Beetlejuice Jr. (Children’s Theater of Madison), SM on CHMF (Rohs Cafe, Cinci).

Owen Keeler 
Sophomore BFA Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art from Farview, Tennessee

At CCM: Wardrobe crew for Wonderful Town, Wardrobe crew for Dark Sisters,  Assistant Set Designer for The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.

Jaye Bloemeke 
Junior BFA Technical Production student from Atlanta, Georgia

At CCM: Head carpenter for Hair, Assistant head carpenter for Wonderful Town. Elsewhere: Assistant Technical Director and Draftsman for Timberlake Playhouse for Frozen, Glü.

Red Stotler 
Freshman BFA Technical Production student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Scenic Run Crew for Wonderful Town. Elsewhere: Construction Crew for Mean Girls with Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre (Cincinnati).

Ryan "Ann" Bradbury  
Junior BFA Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Dallas, Texas

Juliette Bernheisel 
Freshman BFA Technical Production student from Cincinnati, Ohio

Elsewhere: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat at Footlighters.

Leo Goffinet 
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Indianapolis, Indiana

At CCM: Deck Crew for A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Elsewhere: Light Operator for Sweeney Todd, Light Operator for Shrek Jr. (Footlite Musicals).

Adriana Gonzales 
Freshman BFA Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Boston, Massachusetts

Jacob Pasiuk 
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Little Mermaid, Tuck Everlasting and Mary Poppins with Bunce Performing Arts (Maple Grove, Minnesota). Lighting Designer for Mamma Mia! with White Bear Lake Community Theater, The Shape of Things and Tiny Beautiful Things with Century Community College, The Larkin Dance Studio recitals, Urban Dance Company recitals, and White Bear Dance Studio recitals (White Bear Lake, Minnesota). Associate Lighting Designer for Jesus Christ Superstar with Century Community College (White Bear Lake, Minnesota).  

Ray Ravenna
Freshman BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio

Ava Smalley
Freshman BFA Lightning Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio

Kassidy Schley 
Senior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from North Richland Hills, Texas

At CCM: Lighting Designer for Antigone, Associate Lighting Designer for The Nutcracker and Student Choreo Showcase 2025, The Lightning Thief, Wonderful Town, Emilia, The Winter’s Tale, Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Associate Lighting Designer for Rigoletto and Fiddler on the Roof at the Cincinnati Opera, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, The Tempest at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Little Women at Cincinnati Playhouse, Snow White at Cincinnati Ballet.

Audrey Visscher 
First-year MFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Piscataway, New Jersey

Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time with Burbage Theatre Company (Pawtucket, RI); Assistant Lighting Designer for The Mystery of Edwin Drood with Goodspeed Musicals (East Haddam, CT);  Lighting Designer for Polaroid Stories & Lighting Designer for Silent Sky with University of Rhode Island (Kingston RI).

Laura Hanks  
Junior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Hilliard, Ohio

At CCM: Production Electrician for La Finta Giardiniera, Production Electrician for Rappaccini's Daughter, Assistant Lighting Designer for The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: Programmer for Bourbon and Beyond and Louder than Life Festivals 2024, Deck Electrician for Illinois at Bard SummerScape (Red Hook, New York).

Flynn Wilson 
Junior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Portage, Indiana

At CCM: Board Operator for Clue: On Stage, Spot Operator for Let the Right One In. Elsewhere: Lighting Technician at Miami F1 with 4Wall (Miami, Florida), Stage Manager at Gallagher Way with DUFF (Chicago, Illinois) Rigging Technician at Robinhood for 4Wall (New York, New York).

Lucy Dunn (they/them) 
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Baltimore, Maryland

At CCM: Scenic Crew for The Winter’s Tale and a Spotlight Operator for La Finta Giardinara.

Hayden Valkema 
Sophomore BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Plainfield, Illinois

At CCM: Scenic Crew for Let The Right One In, Assistant Production Electrician for An American In Paris, Scenic Crew for The Cunning Little Vixen, Assistant Production Electrician for Once on This Island, Lighting Programmer for The Winter's Tale, Lighting Programmer for BLINK! 2024.

Avery Merz
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Warrington, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Light Board Operator for Lightning Thief. Elsewhere: Associate Lighting Designer for Tarzan The Musical at Mercer County Community College (West Windsor, NJ), Associate Lighting Designer for The Jungle Book at Mercer County Community College (West Windsor, NJ), Lighting Designer for Suessical The Musical at Town and Country Players Theater (Bucks County PA).

Ryan Johnson 
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Charlie Raschke 
Senior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Raleigh, North Carolina 

Elsewhere: Cincinnati Opera, Seagle Festival, Theatre Raleigh, Carolina Ballet, North Carolina Opera, and Scapino Ballet. Some of his favorite credits include the world premiere of “Peace of Clay”, “Anima Obscura” at the Scapino Ballet, the world stage premiere of “Sanctuary Road” at the North Carolina Opera, as well as “Cold Mountain” and “Mayo” at The Seagle Festival.

Isaac Ludlam 
Freshman Lighting Design and Technology student from Flower Mound, Texas

Jack Walter 
Sophomore BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Canton, Ohio

At CCM: Media Operator for The Lightning Thief, Lighting Operator for La Finta Giardiniera, Deck Electrician for Emilia. Elsewhere: Lighting Director for CAIN the Band, Installation Technician for RSG, Lighting Programmer for Alive Music Festival, Lighting Technician for OneRepublic.

Hank Burns-Pavlik 
Junior BFA Sound Design and Technology student from Farmington, Michigan

At CCM: PSE on Dark Sisters, ASD on La Finta Giardiniera 
Elsewhere: Sound Design on "Cosi Fan Tutte," A2 on "My Fair Lady" and "Siddhartha, She" at Aspen Music Festival and School (Aspen, CO), Audio Crew and House Engineer at Spoleto Festival USA (Charleston, SC).

Ember Tra 
Freshman BFA Sound Design and Technology student from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 

At CCM: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Playback Operator).

Lacey Vailikit 
Junior BFA Sound Design and Technology student from Fairfax, VA  

At CCM: The Lightning Thief (A1), Hair (A2), In the Green (Assistant Sound Designer), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mic Crew), Student Choreographers’ Showcase 2024 (A1), Clue: On Stage (Scenic Crew), Sweet Charity (Wigs and Makeup Crew). Elsewhere: A1 for Singin' in the Rain, Little Women, Million Dollar Quartet (Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre); A1 for Seussical (The Carnegie); Audio and Projections Engineer at Berkshire Theatre Group (Pittsfield, Massachusetts).

Val Molloy 
Sophomore BFA Sound Design student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Mic Tech for Sweet Charity, A1 for Rappaccini's Daughter Elsewhere: A/V Technician for Hamlet at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Park Tour).

Julia Schillaci 
Senior BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Frederick, Maryland

At CCM: Costume Design Assistant for Winter’s Tale, Wardrobe Supervisor for Hair, Draper for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Elsewhere: First Hand for Singin’ In the Rain, Little Women, and Million Dollar Quartet, and Assistant Costume Designer for Fiddler on the Roof at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, VA).

Chloe Garrard
Freshman Stage Management student from Fort Payne, Alabama

Elsewhere: Stage manager on You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Addams Family, Elf! The Musical, The Lion King and various others.

Avery Lawson
Freshman BFA Sound Design student from Frankfort, Kentucky

M O’Donnell 
Second-year MFA student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer for Dark Sisters, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Design Assistant for Winter's Tale, Wonderful Town, and Emilia. Elsewhere: Wig and Makeup Second Assistant for The Barber of Seville, The Knock, and Once Upon A Mattress at Central City Opera House (Central City, Colorado).

Erin Mormile 
Freshman BFA Stage Management from Cincinnati, OH