CCM Student Bios

Gabrielle Mignonne 
Senior BFA Acting student from Seattle, Washington

At CCM: Clarice in Frankenstein, Emilia in The Winter’s Tale, Joey in Love and War. Elsewhere: Nicole in The Light Chasers, Hermia U/S in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Becca Anderson (they/them) 
Senior BFA Acting student from Washington, D.C.

At CCM: Nell in John Proctor is the Villain, Usher/God/Understanding in Everybody, Lina/Kristine/1st Coal Heaver in A Dream Play, Janette in The Burials, #00 in The Wolves. Elsewhere: Ida Jackson understudy & Others in The Amen Corner at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Benvolio understudy in Romeo and Juliet at Oak Park Festival Theatre (Oak Park, Illinois).

Mallory Bolser  
Junior BFA Acting student from Richmond, Indiana

At CCM: Nils in Let the Right One In, Transmigration. Elsewhere: Marilyn/ Carole understudy in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Victor Brame 
Sophomore BFA Acting student from Northbrook, Illinois

At CCM: Fletcher in 5 Hot New Ways to Get Vengeance (Transmigration), Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Directing Class One Acts). Elsewhere: Katherine in Taming of the Shrew and Straforel in The Romancers at Thin Ice Ensemble Theatre (Skokie, Illinois).

Staylie Brunner 
Junior Acting student from Villa Hills, Kentucky

At CCM: Aunt Cherie in RSVP, Daughter understudy in A Dream Play, Athenian Chorus Leader 2/Trojan Chorus in Lysistrata + Trojan Women, Lillian in XMAS. Elsewhere: Marcy in Dog Sees God at CCM Lab Show (Cincinnati, Ohio).

Madi Burnett 
Junior Acting student from Fort Thomas, Kentucky

At CCM: Ensemble in A Dream Play, Officer in Frankenstein, Janne in Let The Right One In.

Nick Casey 
Sophomore Acting student from Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Elsewhere: Dickon in The Secret Garden (NJYA) , vocalist in Sondheim on Sondheim , performer in Legally Blonde and Les Misérables with Pixie Dust Player.

Patrick Comunale  
Sophomore BFA Acting student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Jack in Rogue (Transmigration). Elsewhere: Chris in The Interview at Beth Jacob Synagogue (Dayton, Ohio), Tommy Djilas in The Music Man with Epiphany Players Ministry (Dayton, Ohio), Ensemble in Narnia at The Victoria Theater (Dayton, Ohio).

Brandon Cook  
Senior BFA Acting student from Atlanta, Georgia

At CCM: Micke in Let the Right One In, Felix in Frankenstein, Greg in The Burials, CB in Dog Sees God. Elsewhere: Much Ado About Nothing at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, As You Like It at Richmond Shakespeare Festival (Richmond, Indiana).

Gavin Duffy  
Senior BFA Acting student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: William in Frankenstein, Mr. Green in Clue: On Stage, Who Lives on Drury Lane (Transmigration), Beethoven in Dog Sees God (Lab). Elsewhere: Crutchie in Newsies at CAST (Newport, Kentucky), Damien in Sally Salem at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival.

Gavin Elbert (he/him)  
Sophomore BFA Acting student from Franktown, Colorado

At CCM: Marco in Rogue (Transmigration), Richard/Max in The Lover, Chet in Cowboy #2. Elsewhere: Sheldon in Murder at Forbidden Cavern at Adams Mystery Playhouse (Denver, Colorado), Owen in Eigg: The Musical with April Alsup Productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland), Rolf in The Sound of Music at the PACE Center (Parker, Colorado).

Dinithi Fernando 
Junior BFA Acting student from Independence, Kentucky

At CCM:  Lizardo in Left Sock Club, Dinithi in To Us with Love: For Us, by Us, Understudy in Let the Right One In, Niya in When the Balloon Bursts, Sam in CLARA. Elsewhere: M in PEERLESS at The Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, Ohio), Dancer with PONES (Highland Heights, Kentucky).

Cyrus Fontenot 
Junior Acting student from Houston, Texas 

At CCM: Michael in A Shot Heard in the Dark, Kid No. 3 in the Phoenix Project.

Maeve Gillespie 
Freshman BFA Acting student from Garden City, New York

At CCM: Understudy in Emilia. Elsewhere: Orsinio/Maria/Antonio Understudy in Twelfth Night at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Solo Singer in Futurefest at 54 Below (NYC), Berthe in Pippin at Long Island Musical Theatre Festival (Garden City, New York).

Adrian Graff 
Sophomore BFA Acting Student from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

At CCM: Trick in Love and War (Lab). Elsewhere: Butch in Welcome to Dangerville and Oscar Delancey/Ensemble in Disney’s Newsies at Pickleville Playhouse (Garden City, Utah), Stanley/Ensemble in Hello Dolly at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Kurt Kelly in Heathers at Inside Out Theater (Sunrise, Florida).

Lauren Grammer 
Sophomore BFA Acting student from Prosper, Texas

At CCM: Shelby in John Proctor is the Villain, Swing in The Winter’s Tale, Player in Transmigration, Wife/Mistress in The Lover. Elsewhere: Anne Boleyn in Queens at Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland).

Nico Graves 
Senior BFA Acting student from Miami, Florida

At CCM: Dylan in Love and War, #7 in The Wolves, Scratch in Witch (co-production with The Carnegie) (Covington, Kentucky), Charlie in The Light Chasers (co-production with The Know Theatre of Cincinnati). Elsewhere: Bottom Understudy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Film: Jax in The Book of the Dead, Eva in For Angels, Ryan in Echoes Through Time.

Nikolas Gray 
Sophomore Acting student from Odesa, Ukraine

At CCM: RSVP (Transmigration). Elsewhere: That Groovy Rotten Smell (short film), Old Friends (short film).

Dash Green 
Junior BFA Acting student from Chatham, New Jersey

At CCM: Torkel/Jimmy in Let the Right One In, Understudy in Clue: On Stage, Transmigration.

Katherine Harb 
Sophomore Acting student from Ottowa, Canada

At CCM: Transmigration. Elsewhere: Little Women and Gruesome Playground Injuries.

Kiki Hellerman 
Junior BFA Acting student from Chicago, Illinois

At CCM: Zayd in Quiet The Kids Are Talking!, Riley in MOM COME PICK ME UP SH@T HOLY F@CK!, and Ensemble in WOMP WOMP (Transmigration) Gustav in Frankenstein, Caleb/Leroy in Love and War (Lab), Evelyn in To Those Listening Back Home (CCM Radio Play) Director for Stop Kiss (Directing One Acts). Elsewhere: Mutius/Emilius in Titus Andronicus at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.

Jordyn Hill 
Junior BFA Acting student from West Chester, Ohio

At CCM: Gracie in Wax Dolls (short film) Understudy/Evil in Everybody, Chief of Police in Clue: On Stage, Transmigration.

Sam Hopper 
Sophomore BFA Acting student from Fort Thomas, Kentucky

At CCM: Ensemble (Transmigration).

Joysoline Ivory Smith (she/her)
Senior Acting student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Girl/Time in Everybody, Teapot in Who Lives on Drury Lane (Transmigration), Jasmine in “Walking in the rain” (capstone film project by CCM Media Production), Kennedy in "Sonder" (CCM BIPOC Affinity group film project). Elsewhere: Supernumerary Aida (Cincinnati Opera), ensemble member in Ilya Kaminsky’s Deaf Republic, produced by Cincinnati State in conjunction with the sign language department and deaf association.

Evan Kupersmith 
Senior BFA Acting student from Atlanta, Georgia

At CCM: Professor Plum in Clue: On Stage, Blake in The Light Chasers (co-production with the Know Theater of Cincinnati), Ewan in Frankenstein. Elsewhere: Lyle/Ren understudy in Footloose at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater (Cincinnati, Ohio).

Maria Leigh 
Junior BFA Acting student from Grand Rapids, MI

At CCM: Van’s Sister in Dog Sees God (Lab), Ghost 2 in Unfortunate Mechanism (Radio Play), K.I.D.S., Lucy D’s B& B, and Candyland (Transmigration), Writer/Director for Love and War (Lab) and When It’s More Than Lust (Directing One Acts).

Erin Lynch 
Junior Acting student from Westport, Connecticut

At CCM: Fisherwoman/Chorus in Lysistrata + Trojan Women, Trisha in Dog Sees God (Lab).

Carson Mehlbauer 
Sophomore Acting student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Transmigration 2023.

Sydnee Metzinger 
Freshman BFA Acting student from Georgetown, Indiana

At CCM: Carrie in "My Favorite Mistake" Music Video, Laurel in Class IV, Ruth in Marigolds (Student Directed One-Acts), Transmigration, BIPOC project. Elsewhere: Kitty in Chicago at Redline Performing Arts (Louisville, Kentucky), Princess Puffer understudy and Ensemble in The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the International Thespian Festival (Bloomington, Indiana).

Kathuure Miriti  
Sophomore BFA Acting student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: Ensemble in Transmigration

Miranda Myers 
Freshman BFA Acting student from Tampa, Florida

Elsewhere: Little Sally in Urinetown at MAD Theater (Tampa, Florida), Ash in Not Your Average Rom-Com (Atlanta, Georgia), Cassi in Ember with New Tampa Players, Callie in Drift with LAB Theater Project (Tampa, Florida), Kaylee in The Prom with MAD Theater (Tampa, Florida).

Debra Joan Najor
Junior Acting student from West Bloomfield, Michigan

Elsewhere: Wrote, produced, directed and acted in several locally awarded student films: "The Matriarch," "In a Blackout," "Capeesh," "Liminal," "Everything is Gonna be Okay," 'The Proposal" at the University of Michigan. 

Bryce Nevison  
Junior BFA Acting student from Huron, Ohio

At CCM: Jonny in Let the Right One In, Mr. Boddy in Clue: On Stage and Transmigration. Elsewhere: Wax Dolls (Short Film), Swing Host in Snoopy's Dog Days of Summer/Party With Peanuts with Cedar Point's Live Entertainment (Sandusky, Ohio).

Yodeet Nymberg 
Senior BFA Acting student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Ismania in Lysistrata + The Trojan Women, Somebody in Everybody, Roberta in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Emilia 3 in Emilia. Elsewhere: Understudy in A Christmas Carol at Playhouse in the Park (Cincinnati), Nina in Small Victories (Podcast Drama).

Jahmiya Quarles 
Senior Acting student from Washington, D.C.

At CCM: Lysistrata + Trojan Women, Clue: On Stage and Emilia. Elsewhere: Understudy Helena in Midsummer Night's Dream at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Cincinnati, Ohio).

Kenny Rayborn  
Senior BFA Acting student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Agatha in Frankenstein. Elsewhere: Minnie in Flyin’ West at The Falcon Theater (Newport, Kentucky).

Katie Reeser 
Sophomore Acting BFA student from Mount Airy, Maryland

At CCM: Ensemble in Transmigration. Elsewhere: Queen of Hearts in Wonderland with Young Artists of America (Washington, D.C.).

Cassandra Reeves 
Senior BFA Acting student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Paulina in The Winter’s Tale, Ivy Watkins in John Proctor is the Villain, Kai in The Light Chasers (co-production with the Know Theatre of Cincinnati), De Lacey in Frankenstein, Mother/Blind Man in A Dream Play. Elsewhere: Ophelia in Hamlet and Peter Quince understudy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Amiens and Rosalind understudy in As You Like It at Richmond Shakespeare Festival (Richmond, Indiana).

Maya Joi Robinson 
Junior Acting student from Cincinnati, Ohio

J.J. Sanchez 
Senior BFA Acting student from San Antonio, Texas

At CCM: Mirrhine in Lysistrata/Trojan Women, Cook in Clue: On Stage, Paige in Love and War (CCM Acting Lab Show), CB's Sister in Dog See's God (CCM Acting Lab Show), Strong Bear in Strong Bear (Cincinnati Fringe Festival).

Amanda Sant 
Junior BFA Acting student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Singing Telegram Girl in Clue: On Stage, Narrator in Every Brilliant Thing, Evil/Swing in Everybody, Transmigration. Elsewhere: Viola/Olivia Understudy in Twelfth Night at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Olga Mara/Dancer Ensemble/Kathy Understudy in Singing In The Rain at Cincinnati Landmark Productions.

Iris Shipley
Freshmen BFA Acting Student form Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: Adam in Love and War. Elsewhere: Little Comet in Momentum: We are Stars at the Davidson Theatre (Columbus, Ohio).

Ben Sherman 
Junior Acting student from Colleyville, Texas 

At CCM: Lion in The Phoenix Project and Masked Man in the film project. Elsewhere: Race in Newsies at Lyric Stage in Dallas, Texas.

Sophia Stockton 
Sophomore BFA Acting Student from Bowling Green, Kentucky

At CCM: Beth in John Proctor is the Villain, Mospa/Sicilian Lady in The Winter’s Tale, Haley in Love and War (Lab). Elsewhere: Gloria in Wait Until Dark at Cincinnati Landmark Productions.

Palini Sunkara  
Senior BFA Acting student from Suwanee, Georgia

At CCM: Somebody in Everybody, Cougar/Greek Chorus in Lysistrata + The Trojan Women, To Us, With Love: For Us By Us (BIPOC Theatre Project), Claire in All On the Table (CCM Radio Play). Elsewhere: L in Peerless with Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, Ohio).

Wyatt Toloczko 
Junior Acting student from Shelbyville, Kentucky

At CCM: Spartan Delegate in Lysistrata + Trojan Women, Transmigration. Elsewhere: Disney's Newsies at the Lexington Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky).

Hannah Toronto 
Senior BFA Acting student from McLean, Virginia

At CCM: Swing #3 in A Dream Play, Gretel/Servant in Frankenstein, Somebody in Everybody, Understudy for Beatrice (with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company), Lady Margaret Clifford/Midwife/Man 1 in Emilia. Directing: Assistant Director for Clue, Assistant Director for Witch (Co-production with the Carnegie).  

Lilia Villaflor 
Junior BFA Acting student from Joliet, Illinois

At CCM: Bailey Gallagher in John Proctor is the Villain, Stefan in Let the Right One In, Coconut Mall is Burning Down and Rogue (Transmigration), Quinn in The Light Chasers (Co-production with the Know Theatre of Cincinnati).

Andrea Adams 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: Corps de ballet in La Bayadère and “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Winter Fairy in Cinderella, and Dewdrop, Arabian Princess, Spanish Lead, and Mirliton Lead in The Nutcracker with New Albany Ballet Company (New Albany, Ohio).

Hazel Alexander 
Senior Ballet student from Killbuck, Ohio

At CCM: Soloist in "its not the breathes you take…," Lead in "Jux d’pose," Soloist in Sleeping Beauty Prologue, Dance of the Cygets in Swan Lake, Demi Soloist in "Waltz of the Flowers," Raymonda, Wilis and Villager in Giselle, Piquita, "Falling Upwards," Choreographer of Galileo Galilei, Three-time choreographer in Student Choreography Showcase. Elsewhere: Choreographer of Dear Odette at DanceCincinnati24, Dancer in short film "PAS DE DEUX," Choreographer of "The Selkie" at Dancing Under the Stars (Berlin, Ohio).

Hannah Altmiller 
Sophomore Ballet student from Springfield, Oregon

At CCM: corps de ballet in Raymonda, Swan Lake Corps in Swan Lake Act 2, Soloist and corps member in "It's Not The Breaths We Take," and corps member in "Jux'd Posed." Elsewhere: Lady Winter and corps de statue in Adventures in Narnia at Dance Veritas (Eugene, Oregon), Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker at SLC Ballet (Salt Lake City, Utah), Dulcinea, Spanish woman and Bridesmaid in Don Quixote.  

Elise Arcuri 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Santa Barbara, California

At CCM: Soloist in La Bayadere, “Who We Are,” Corps de ballet in Giselle, Corps de ballet in Raymonda, Corps de ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Corps de ballet in Swan Lake Act 2, “Jux d’pose.”

Sarah Bartlett 
Junior Ballet student from Baltimore, Maryland

At CCM: Corp de ballet in Giselle, Paquita, La Bayadère, Handel Concerto. Elsewhere: corp de ballet in L’amore, corp de ballet in Vampiri with Étoile Ballet Theatre (Piacenza, Italy).

Lexi Bastin 
Freshman Ballet student from Greenwood, Indiana

At CCM: “it’s not the breaths we take…,” “Consternation,” “Where the Heart Grows.” Elsewhere: Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker with Indianapolis Ballet (Indianapolis, Indiana).

Sophia Black   
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Sylvania, Ohio

At CCM: Dancer in “unKNOWN” and “Beyond the Words,” Corps de ballet in La Bayadère, "The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: Pre-professional dancer in The Nutcracker, Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty at Toledo Ballet (Toledo, Ohio).

Katherine Bracken 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Lexington, Kentucky

Elsewhere: Bluegrass Youth Ballet Pre-Professional alum (Lexington, Kentucky), Student Company member at Central Kentucky Dance Theatre (Lexington, Kentucky).

Leighton Calfee  
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: “Ancient Music,” “The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Giselle, Don Quixote, ALICE at BalletMet (Columbus, Ohio), Pas De Deux Girl in Le Conservatoire, Corps de Ballet in Le Corsaire, Featured Dancer in “Seguidilla” from Don Quixote, and “Etudes” at BalletMet Academy (Columbus, Ohio).  

Bryn Cintron 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Tallahassee, Florida

At CCM: Choreographic Contributor for Carmina Burana, Ensemble in "Antique Music, Current Styles", Ensemble in "it's not the breaths we take..." Elsewhere: Snow Queen in The Nutcracker and "Spring Waters Pas" with Pas de vie Ballet (Tallahassee, Florida) and "Celebrating Bach" with Camerata South (Tallahassee, Florida).

Alicia Davis 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Cincinnati, Ohio 

At CCM: “The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: “Take Me Outside,” Northern Kentucky University, Dance 24

Erin Decker 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Naples, Florida

At CCM: “Twilight Tango,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle, “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, “Still Waters,” Corps de ballet in Swan Lake, “Jux d’pose,” American in Paris, “Pas de Quatre” in La Esmeralda, Prince in Little Mermaid, Gamzatti in La Bayadere, “X,” “Stretto.”

Carmen Doll 
Junior Ballet student from Coldwater, Michigan

At CCM: Aurora Borealis by Keenan Pennington.

Julia Elliott 
Freshman Ballet BA student from Louiville, Kentucky

At CCM: “X.”

Katrien Feenstra  
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Farmington, Michigan

At CCM: “Stretto,” “X.” Elsewhere: Sugar Plum Fairy in The Majestic Nutcracker at Gayle’s DancePhase (Wixom, Michigan).

Mahala Flagg 
Freshman BFA Ballet student Fort Smith, Arkansas

At CCM: Excerpts from La Bayadère. Elsewhere: Pre-professional company dancer in The Nutcracker, The Wizard of Oz, and The Sleeping Beauty at Western Arkansas Ballet (Fort Smith, Arkansas).

Maya Gordon  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

At CCM: Lead in “Flames of Paris,” Corps de Ballet in La Bayadère, Angelfish Soloist and Corps de Ballet in The Little Mermaid, “The Hands that Hold Us Back,” Corps de Ballet in La Esmeralda. Elsewhere: Lead and Corps de ballet in The Adventures of the Cipollino and “Swanhilda’s Friends” at Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).

Taryn Grassbaugh 
Sophomore Ballet student from Holmes County, Ohio

At CCM: Falling Upwards, The Ideal of Love, corps de ballet in Giselle, Waltz of the Flowers.

Sophia Gray 
Junior Ballet student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, and Paquita, “Who We Are,” “Mozart Mix,” “Pas de Poisson,” “In the Beginning,” “Home-made, Home-Made! (But aren’t we all?),” “Words Unspoken, Thoughts Unsaid.” Elsewhere: Soloist in Paquita “Pas de Trois Variation 2,” Corps de Ballet and Swanhilda’s Friends & Wedding Suite in Coppélia, Tea & Spanish Doll in The Nutcracker with The Cincinnati Ballet Academy, Corps de Ballet in La Bayadére with Philadelphia Ballet Summer Intensive (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).

Soyars Green 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Richmond, Virginia

At CCM: Corps de Ballet in Bayadere, "Who We Are", and “Ode.” Elsewhere: Snow and Flowers Corps de Ballet in The Nutcracker, Corps de Ballet in “Serenade,” and Parisian in An American in Paris as a Richmond Ballet Trainee (Richmond, Virginia).

Katie Griffith 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Willis Corps in Giselle, Demi-soloist in "Waltz of the Flowers", Corps de Ballet in Sleeping Beauty, Tall Swan in Swan Lake, Dame in An American in Paris, Pas de Quatre in La Bayadere, Soloist in “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, and Corps de ballet understudy in Swan Lake at Dayton Ballet (Dayton, Ohio).

AJ Gross 
Junior Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Thomas Bell's "Mozart Mix," Rothbart in Sleeping Beauty, Shauna Steele's original works titled "Still Waters" and "Who We Are," Ihiaih Miller's "Jux D'pose," Jiang Qi's "Van Gogh, Iris and the Starry Night" and An American in Paris as the waiter.

Lily Guntz 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Carmel, Indiana

At CCM: "X.” Elsewhere: Dew Drop in The Nutcracker at Central Indiana Dance Ensemble (Westfield, Indiana), alumna of Central Indiana Dance Ensemble.

Violet Hahn 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Fort Wayne, Indiana

At CCM: “Stretto” and La Bayadère. Elsewhere: Arabian Soloist and Spanish Soloist in The Nutcracker, “Walpurgisnacht Variation” from Faust, and Principal Dancer in Snow White and “Exurgency” with Project Ballet (Fort Wayne, Indiana).

Kyla Hardesty 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Costa Mesa, California

At CCM: “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: Sugar Plum Fairy, Dew Drop Fairy, Spanish Soloist, Lead Candy Cane, Snow and Maid in The Nutcracker and Stepmother in Cinderella at Ballet Repertory Theater (Huntington Beach, California), Clara's Friend and Waltz of the Flowers in The Nutcracker and Boy on the Premises in Fairy Doll at V&T (Laguna Hills, California).

Adeline Henninger 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Bluegrass Youth Ballet Pre-Professional Dancer (Lexington, Kentucky), Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Alum.

Chloe King 
Sophomore Ballet student from Media, Pennsylvania

At CCM: The Ideal of Love by Hazel Alexander. Elsewhere: Sugar Plum Fairy, Aurora at Kristina Pulcini Ballet Academy, multiple jazz and modern pieces at Center for Performing and Fine Arts.

Abigail Kolb 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Canton, Michigan

At CCM: “The One You Feed,” “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Corps de Ballet in Don Quixote at Butler Ballet (Indianapolis, Indiana), works from Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballerina Doll in The Christmas Broadway Spectacular at Central City Dance Center (Canton, Michigan).

Katherine Kraal 
Sophomore Ballet student from Holland, Michigan

Elsewhere: The Nutcracker with Grand Rapids Ballet (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Internship with Deos Contemporary Ballet (Grand Rapids, Michigan).

Celeste Lau 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Bay Area, California

At CCM: Dewdrop in “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, Big Swans in Swan Lake Act II, Esmeralda in “Esmeralda Suite,” and “The End in the Beginning,” “Still Waters,” and “The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: The Nutcracker, Napoli and Seven Deadly Sins at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, North Carolina).

Shaelyn Kuipers 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Midland, North Carolina

At CCM: Corps de ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Cygnet in Swan Lake, Corps de ballet in Prologue from Sleeping Beauty, soloist in Esmerelda, Mer Sibling in The Little Mermaid. Elsewhere: Snow Queen, Lead Russian, Lead Chinese, Lead Marzipan, and Flowers Corps in The Nutcracker at Albemarle Academy of Dance (Albermarle, North Carolina).

Campbell Lee 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Atlanta, Georgia

At CCM: Corps de Ballet in La Esmeralda and “Jux D’Pose,” Mersibling in Little Mermaid, "Antique Music, Current Styles," "The Cost of This World," "How Deep is a Soul?", "Raison d'être," "Pillars of Us"

Mary Lee  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Grand Rapids, Michigan

Elsewhere: Russian soloist, Rat Queen and Flower soloist in The Nutcracker at Michigan Ballet Academy (Forest Hills, Michigan), Little Red Riding Hood in “RED” at HIS Dance (Grand Rapids, Michigan).

Kelsey Lewis
Sophomore Ballet student from Glenwood, Illinois

At CCM: Mozart Mix. Elsewhere: “Tailsman Variation,” “Coppelia Suite,” Corps in “Mazurka” and Corps in “Dance of the Hours” with Boston Ballet Professional Division at Walnut Hill School for the Arts (Natick, Massachusetts).

Jennifer Listerman
Junior Ballet student from Chicago, Illinois

At CCM: Les Sylphides, The Space Between, 24/7, Ramifications, Enigma Station.

Cynthia Lutz
Senior BFA Ballet student from Wheaton, Illinois

At CCM: “Flames of Paris Pas de Deux,” "Who We Are,” “Ancient Ritual,” Esmeralda “Pas de Quatre,” Demi-Soloist in Little Mermaid, Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake Act 2, Corps de Ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle.

Riya Mathur 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Cleveland, Ohio

At CCM: “The One You Feed,” and “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: Sugarplum Fairy, Snow Queen, Clara and Lead Marzipan in The Nutcracker with Cleveland Ballet Conservatory (Cleveland, Ohio).

Adrianna McCarter  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Orem, Utah

At CCM: Mersibling in Little Mermaid, Corps in “Jux d'pose” and Carmina Burana. Elsewhere: Corps de ballet in “Oceans and Pearls,” Corps de ballet in Coppelia with Kansas City Youth Ballet (Kansas City, Missouri).

Aidan McKee-Bruns 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Ellensburg, Washington

At CCM: “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: “Fortitude and Ascend” with Milwaukee Ballet Pre-Professional Program (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, Red Queen and Village Maiden in Alice in Wonderland, Sugar Plum Fairy and Snowflake in The Nutcracker with Central Washington Dance Academy (Ellensburg, Washington).  

Emilia Mieczykowski 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Myrtha in Giselle, Esmeralda in Esmeralda, Tall Swan Soloist in Swan Lake, Corps de Ballet in “X.” Elsewhere: Corps de Ballet in Serenade at Cincinnati Ballet Academy and Camel Soloist in Aladdin with Cincinnati Ballet II.

Taegan Moran 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Barrington, Rhode Island

At CCM: Dancer in “Who is she?” "The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: Soloist Dancer in Coppélia and A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Pre-Professional Company of the State Ballet of Rhode Island (Lincoln, Rhode Island).

Regina Murphy 
Senior BFA Ballet and Communications student from South Bend, Indiana

At CCM: 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty, “Pas de Quatre” from La Esmeralda, “Jux d’pose,” Temperament Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Corps de ballet in Swan Lake, “The End in the Beginning,” Dewdrop in “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker.

Mia Neslanovic 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Corp de Ballet in Esmeralda, "it’s not the breaths we take…,” “where the heart grows,” “inevitable truths” and Angelfish in Little Mermaid. Elsewhere: Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty at Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory (Torrington, Connecticut), Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker at Academy of International Ballet (Chester Heights, Pennsylvania).

Grace Ortega 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: Lise in An American in Paris, Cygnet in Swan Lake, Corps de ballet in Raymonda, Demi-soloist in “Waltz of the Flowers,” “Still Waters” and Carmina Burana. Elsewhere: Corps de ballet in The Nutcracker, and Corps de ballet understudy in Swan Lake at Dayton Ballet (Dayton, OH).

Keenan Pennington 
Sophomore Ballet student from Little Elm, Texas

At CCM: Choreographer for Aurora Borealis (Student Choreographers’ Showcase 2021). Elsewhere: Pas de Quatre, Paquita, Coppelia, Swan Lake Pas de Trois, Elite Syncopations, Death and a Maiden (Jiang Qi), Shades of Green (Rae Dougherty), The Dream (Amanda Kenner).

Isabelle Pfleger 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Cape Cod, Massachusetts

At CCM: Carmina Burana, Ship Captain and Courtier in Little Mermaid, “Ancient Ritual.” Elsewhere: Sugarplum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty (Cape Cod, Massachusetts)

Hannah Pruiett 
Sophomore Ballet student from Toledo, Ohio

At CCM: The Ideal of Love by Hazel Alexander, Words Unspoken, Thoughts Unsaid by Gracie Zamiska. Elsewhere: Company in Beauty and the Beast, The Nutcracker, La Bayadére (Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School).

Sylvia Quinio 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: Soloist in “it’s not the breaths we take,” Soloist in Carmina Burana, Lise Understudy in An American in Paris, Lead in “X,” Corps in La Bayadere, “Stretto”

Kyle Rabey 
Junior Ballet BFA student from Livonia, Michigan

Isabella Ramsey
Freshman Ballet student from Toledo, Ohio

Elsewhere: Snow Princess, Dewdrop and Spanish in The Nutcracker with Toledo Ballet (Toledo, Ohio).

Iliana Rich 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Taylorsville, Kentucky

At CCM: Friend in Coppélia, “Carmina Burana,” "Vincent, Iris, and the Starry Night,” “Pas de Quatre” in La Bayadère, An American in Paris, Temperament Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, Four Little Swans in Swan Lake, Soloist in Raymonda, Soloist in “Jux d’pose,” “From The Beginning,” “Mozart Mix,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle, “X” and Paquita. Elsewhere: “Tarantella”, “Boom” and “Tapestry” at the DAP Festival (Pietrasanta, Italy), “Sleep Study” and “Rhapsody in Blue” with Boca Ballet (Boca Raton, Florida), “We Call it Ballet” at Memorial Hall (Cincinnati).

Bethany Roup 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Crestwood, Kentucky

At CCM: Gamzatti in La Bayadere, Ensemble in “X,” Sea Queen in Little Mermaid, Zulma in Giselle, Zulma in Giselle, Soloist in Paquita, Soloist in Swan Lake “Pas de Trois,” Soloist in “Cornerstones,” Corps de Ballet in Les Sylphides.

Rosemary Scarpelli 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Libertyville, Illinois

At CCM: Choreographer for “Beyond the Words,” Dancer in “Inhibitions” (Student Choreographer’s Showcase), “The One You Feed,” “Antique Music/Current Styles,” “Stretto.”

Miranda Sharer  
Senior BFA Ballet student from Lancaster, Ohio

At CCM: Demi-soloist in La Bayadère, Seahorse in Little Mermaid, Demi-soloist in “Its Not the Breathes We Take,” Lilac Attendant in Sleeping Beauty, Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake, Corps de Ballet in “Mozart Mix,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle, Choreographer of “Where the Heart Grows.”

Gemma Smith 
Sophomore Ballet student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Home-made, home-made! (But aren’t we all?) by Sydney D’Orso, The Unforgotten by Mandi Weitz Elsewhere: Summer intensives at Cincinnati Bellet, Oregon Ballet, BalletMet.

Laykin Stoess 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Home-made, Home-made! (But aren’t we all?) by Sydney D’Orso, Giselle, Soloist in Who We Are by Shauna Steele, Beat as One by Gracie Zamiska, It Would Feel Like This by Erin Decker, Swan Lake act II restaged by Qi Jiang, Jux’dpose by Ihaiah Miller, Soloist in Carmina Burana by Shauna Steele, The Little Mermaid.

Elizabeth Tanner 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Glen Ellyn, Illinois

At CCM: Corps de ballet in La Esmeralda, Lead in “The Hands That Hold Us Back,” “it’s not the breaths we take”, “How Deep Is a Soul?”, Corps in “Carmina Burana”, Jellyfish in Little Mermaid, Corps in “X,” Corps/Soloist in “Life in Motion.”

Isabella Thoroughman 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Williamstown, Kentucky

At CCM: Friend in Coppelia, Sea Witch in Little Mermaid, pas de quatre in La Bayadere, Principal in Tarantella. Elsewhere: Principal in La Bayadere, Esmerelda in Esmeralda.

Ying Ying Tong
Sophomore Ballet student from Hong Kong, China

At CCM: Lead in In the Beginning, Peasant Pas de Trois in Giselle, Falling Upwards, Corps de Ballet in Paquita. Elsewhere: Odile in Swan Lake, Esmeralda in Esmeralda Excerpt, Princess Florine in Sleeping Beauty, Snow Queen in The Nutcracker (Interlochen, Michigan).

Anjali Vadlamudi 
Freshman Ballet student from Ann Arbor, Michigan

At CCM: “it’s not the breaths we take…,” and “Complicated Grieving.” Elsewhere: “Assemblage,” The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sleeping Beauty, Five Dancing Princesses, Coppélia, and Giselle with Ballet Chelsea (Chelsea, Michigan).

Serena van der Hulst 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from West Hartford, Connecticut

At CCM: “Who is She?,” “Beyond the Words,” “X,” “Who We Are.” Elsewhere: Dew Drop Fairy, Snow Queen and Spanish lead in The Nutcracker with the Hartt School Community Division (Hartford, Connecticut), Dancer in Awakening Festival with Ballet Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut).

Charlotte Van Dyke 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Carmel, Indiana

At CCM: La Bayadère, “X,” “Tyne,” “Endless Motion.” Elsewhere: Central Indiana Academy of Dance alumna (Westfield, Indiana).

Dominic Vennemann 
Freshman BA Ballet student from Taylor Mill, Kentucky

At CCM: “The One You Feed,” “Stretto” and “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: Dancer at Studio Dee (Fort Wright, Kentucky), Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts Alumni.

Maddie Weber 
Junior Ballet student from Naperville, Illinois

At CCM: “Short Story Long,” Prologue of Sleeping Beauty, “Waltz of the Flowers,” Act Two of Swan Lake, “Esmeralda Suite,” “Vincent, Iris, and the Starry Night,” “it’s not the breaths you take…” Elsewhere: Cinderella in Cinderella with Chicago Festival Ballet (Naperville, Illinois).

Caitlyn Wehner 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: The Mermaid in Little Mermaid, Lilac Attendant in The Sleeping Beauty, Understudy in "Still Waters", Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake and "Mozart Mix.” Elsewhere: Corps de Ballet "Walpurgisnacht" at Cincinnati Ballets Professional Training Division, “Spectrum on Broadway” at Joffrey Ballet School (New York City).

Ashley Zimmer 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Springboro, Ohio

At CCM: Corps de ballet in "The One You Feed" and "Who We Are" Elsewhere: Dulcinea in Don Quixote, Little Swan in Swan Lake, and Corps de ballet in Coppélia with Gem City Ballet (Springboro, Ohio).

Lucy Alo Acuna 
Senior Musical Theatre student from Cerritos, California

At CCM: Beth in Little Women, Louise in Sunday in the Park with George, Ensemble/Swing in Cinderella, founder and performer of Kaleidoscope. Elsewhere: YoungArts Finalist (National YoungArts Foundation), Assistant Music Director for ABC Unified School District (Cerritos, California).

Arden Allmon 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from San Antonio, Texas

At CCM: Fandango Dancer (Sept 28 & 29) in Sweet Charity, Helen in Wonderful Town, Bird Girl/Gertrude understudy in Seussical the Musical at the Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Woman 2 in “Songs for a New World” (independent study concert).

Joey Baciocco 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Folsom, California

At CCM: The Cat in the Hat in Seussical the Musical, Mr. Appopolous in Wonderful Town, Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dancer in BOOM!. Elsewhere: The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz and Sasha in Fiddler on the Roof at Shenandoah Summer Music Theater (Winchester, Virginia).

Grace Baker  
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Ensemble/Eileen understudy in Wonderful Town, Swing in Seussical, Swing in Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Baker's Wife in Into the Woods and Katherine Plumber in Newsies with Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center (Midland, Pennsylvania).

Andy Bakun 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Beaverton, Oregon

At CCM: Frank Lippencott in Wonderful Town, Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Swing in Something Rotten, Swing in Cinderella.

Ryan Behan 
Junior Musical Theatre student from Portsmouth, New Hampshire

At CCM: Arpad in She Loves Me, Raccoon in Cinderella. Elsewhere: Ren McCormack in Footloose at Prescott Park Arts Festival (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), Mark Anthony in A Chorus Line at The Palace Theatre (Manchester, New Hampshire) and The Seacoast Repertory Theatre (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), Olaf in Frozen at The Ogunquit Playhouse (Ogunquit, Maine).

Maddie Belanoff (she/her) 
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Bethesda, Maryland

Elsewhere: Hope Cladwell in Urinetown at and Rusty in Footloose at The Theatre Lab (Washington, D.C.), Ellie Blake in Freaky Friday at Imagination Stage (Bethesda, Maryland).

Essence Bell
Junior Musical Theatre student from Rockford, Illinois

Elsewhere: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown with Starlight Theatre (Rockford, Illinois).

Gabby Beredo (she/her) 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Bayonne, New Jersey

Elsewhere: Pepper in Annie at PaperMill Playhouse (Millburn, New Jersey), Lavender in Matilda the Musical (National Tour).

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.

Ranease Brown 
Junior Musical Theatre student from Bridgeport, Connecticut

At CCM: Swing for Jazz Nutcracker and Something Rotten!. Elsewhere: Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Bombalurina in CATS with Music Theatre Wichita (Wichita, Kansas), Princess Acrimonia in Princess and Frog with The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio), Mimi in Rent with The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky).

Grace Capeless 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Teaneck, New Jersey

At CCM: Fandango Dancer/Charity u/s in Sweet Charity, Dancer in Nutcracker Suite, Swing in Something Rotten!, Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere: Duckling Donna in SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical (Gateway Playhouse). Broadway: Young Nala in The Lion King, Lavender in Matilda, Little Nancy in A Christmas Story (OBC), Kayla in Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Young Celise in Godspell. Film/TV: "Lost Girls" (Netflix), "Beaches" (Lifetime), "Landing Up" (Apple TV), "Frozen Fever" (Disney+), 67th Annual Tony Awards (CBS).

Dominic Carroll  
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Chelmsford, Massachusetts

At CCM: Ensemble/Appopolous/Wreck understudy in Wonderful Town, Wickersham 2 and General Genghis Khan Schmitz in Seussical (co-production with The Carnegie), Dancer in BOOM!. Elsewhere: Tulsa in Gypsy and Florizell in The Winter's Tale at Scranton Shakespeare Festival (Scranton, Pennsylvania).

Brian Ho Pui Cheung 
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Hong Kong, China

At CCM: Ensemble in Wonderful Town and Sweet Charity, Otto in Spring Awakening, John Brooke in Little Women.

Monique Churchill  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Stockton, California

At CCM: Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Swing in Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Swing, Storyteller and Erzulie/Andrea understudy in Once on This Island. Elsewhere: Lauren in Kinky Boots, Ensemble and Sarah Brown understudy in Guys & Dolls at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky).

Maxwell Cohen 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Miami Beach, Florida

Jeffrey Cornelius (he/him) 
Junior Musical Theatre student from Jackson, Mississippi

Elsewhere: Daniel in Once on this Island, Kristoff in Frozen, and Aladdin in Aladdin.

Matthew Danforth 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Demarest, New Jersey

Kristen Das 
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from St. Charles, Illinois

At CCM: Hand/Old Hildegard in In the Green, Andrea in Once on This Island, Sam and Madeline True understudy in The Wild Party, Customer #1 in She Loves Me. Elsewhere: Pearl in The SpongeBob Musical at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Ensemble and Magenta understudy in The Rocky Horror Show at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Soloist in Label•Less at Lachey Arts (Fairfax, Ohio).

Annie Dauk 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Ensemble/Helen Understudy in Wonderful Town. Elsewhere: Marian Paroo/Dance Ensemble in The Music Man and Christine Colgate/Dance Captain in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Trinity Department of Theatre Arts (Louisville, Kentucky), Hope Cladwell in Urinetown at Youth Performing Arts School (Louisville, Kentucky).

Ry Dever 
Junior Musical Theatre student from Exeter, New Hampshire

At CCM: Tom Snout in Something Rotten, Footman in Cinderella. Elsewhere: Bruce Bogrotter in Matilda (Broadway National Tour), Enoch Snow Jr./Featured dancer in Carousel at Opera North (Lebanon, New Hampshire).

Josh Devine 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Norwich, New York

At CCM: Herman understudy/Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Shylock understudy/Ensemble in Something Rotten, Ensemble in Cinderella, Dancer in Nutcracker Swing. Elsewhere: Hortensio in Kiss Me Kate and Neil Sedaka/Righteous Brother in Beautiful at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Warsaw, Indiana), Ensemble/Willard understudy in Footloose at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater (Cincinnati).

Ellie Eisele 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theater student from Kansas City, Kansas

At CCM: Ensemble in Wonderful Town, TRIBE in Hair, Swing in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: Alyssa Greene in The Prom, Belle in Beauty and the Beast at Music Theatre Kansas City Pro (Kansas City, Kansas).

Hannah Ervin
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Minneapolis, Minnesota

At CCM: Aunt March in Little Women, Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal. Elsewhere: RUTKA at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, Arista in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Tina in Escape to Margaritaville at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, Zaneeta Shinn in The Music Man at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Tina in Escape to Margaritaville at Old Log Theatre.

Julianne Ferguson 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Stansbury Park, Utah

Elsewhere: Cinderella in Into the Woods, Beth March in Little Women, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Ross in Macbeth with Tooele Valley Theatre (Tooele, Utah), Katherine Howard in Six (Teen Edition) with Courage Theatre (West Valley, Utah), Esther Whitfield in Farewell to Eden with Prospero Arts Theatre (Ogden, Utah).

Annalese Fusaro 
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Fredericksburg, Virginia

At CCM: The Frug Dancer/Dance Captain in Sweet Charity, Shopper/Ilona understudy in She Loves Me, Dancer in Nutcracker Swing. Elsewhere: Queen Iduna/Featured Dancer in Frozen, Margaret/Violet understudy in 9 to 5 and Ensemble/Mrs. Wormwood understudy in Matilda at Music Theatre Wichita (Wichita, Kansas), Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky).

Nick Gundrum  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Frug Trio/Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Dancer in Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Swing, Sea King in Little Mermaid (CCM Dance), Ensemble in Something Rotten!, Swing in Cinderella. Elsewhere: Fiddler on the Roof, Memphis, and The Sound of Music with The Lexington Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky), Billy Crocker in Anything Goes with Black Rock Theater (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Rochelle Chorus in “RAGTIME in Concert” with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

Jack Haroutunian 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Billerica, Massachusetts

At CCM: Ensemble/Chick Clark understudy in Wonderful Town, Swing/Pir Singer in Seussical (Co-Production with The Carnegie), Tower Power in Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Dr. Butridge/Jabberwock in Alice by Heart (UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble) Solo Artist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Boston, Massachusetts).

Jonathan Hobbs
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Washington, DC

At CCM: Ensemble/Agwe understudy in Once on This Island, Tower Power in Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Ensemble/ Beast and Gaston understudy in Beauty in the Beast at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.

Jordyn Jones 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Washington, D.C.

At CCM: Jutta in In the Green, Ensemble/Mama understudy in Once on This Island, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere: Celie in The Color Purple at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Fiona in Shrek The Musical and Annabeth in The Lightning Thief with Vienna Youth Players (Vienna, Virginia), Ensemble in RENT at Middlesex Community College (Bedford, Massachusetts).

Annika Jonker (she/her)  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Fairfield, Connecticut

At CCM: Violet/Ensemble in Wonderful Town, Rosie/Ensemble/understudy Ursula in Sweet Charity, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: Susan & Others in Tick…Tick…BOOM! and Ensemble/Janet understudy in The Rocky Horror Show with The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Betty/Ensemble/Cynthia understudy in Beautiful with The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater (Cincinnati).

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

At CCM: Swing in Once On this Island, Ensemble in Wonderful Town, Swing in Seussical (Co-production with The Carnegie)Ensemble in 30 years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere: Joanne in Rent at Abbey Theater of Dublin (Dublin, Ohio), Woman 2 in Forbidden Broadway at Evolution Theatre Company (Dublin, Ohio).

Amelia Lamb (she/her) 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Rocky River, Ohio

Elsewhere: Ensemble in Ragtime in Concert with Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

JT Langlas 
Junior Musical Theatre student from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

At CCM: Ensemble in Something Rotten, Ensemble in Cinderella, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: Featured Ensemble in The 70's On Demand at Kings Island (Mason, Ohio), Ensemble/Swing in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr. at the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Ensemble in Ragtime in Concert with Cincinnati POPS, Bobby/understudy Emcee in Cabaret and Mercy Lewis/Giles Corey in The Crucible at Parallel 45 Theatre (Traverse City, Michigan).

Indya Lincicome 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Tallahassee, Florida

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

Peyton Kern  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Cooksville, Maryland

At CCM: Marmee in Little Women.

Dan Klimko 
Junior Musical Theatre student from Cranford, New Jersey

At CCM: Ensemble/Younger Brother understudy in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty, Ensemble/Kodaly understudy in She Loves Me, Ensemble/Sebastian understudy in Cinderella.

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).

Elysa Matula 
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Nashville, Tennessee

Elsewhere: Grief in I’m Still Here and Marquette in 7 Ways to Sunday at The Theater Bug (Nashville, Tennessee), Young Eponine in Les Misérables and Ensemble in Wizard of Oz at Studio Tenn (Nashville, Tennessee)

Carter Minor 
Freshman Musical Theatre student from New Albany, Ohio

At CCM: Swing in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: TJ in Sister Act, Urchin (Ronette) in Little Shop of Horrors, Otto/Moritz Understudy in Spring Awakening and Jack in Into the Woods with Short North Stage (Columbus, Ohio), Grover in Percy Jackson the Lightening Thief with Sticking Place Productions (Columbus, Ohio).

Erin Morton 
Junior Musical Theatre student from Jackson, Mississippi

At CCM: Shadow in In the Green, Ti Moune in Once on This Island, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall, Constance in Ride the Cyclone (CCM Mosaic). Elsewhere: Caterpillar/Butterfly in Alice in Wonderland and Norma in Hands on a Hard Body at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors at New Stage Theatre (Jackson, Mississippi).

Tomi Newman 
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Jo March in Little Women, Fandango Dancer in Sweet Charity, Swing in Spring Awakening, Student Choreographer for In the Green. Elsewhere: Kinky Boots at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), The Prom and Rock of Ages at Forestburgh Playhouse (Forestburgh, New York).

Madison Osment  
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Anaheim, California

At CCM: Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Swing and Adult Woman understudy in Spring Awakening, Swing in She Loves Me. Elsewhere: Director of Alice By Heart (UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble), Tammy in Escape to Margaritaville, The Prom, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and Rock of Ages at Forestburgh Playhouse (Forestburgh, New York), Guys and Dolls and Singin’ in the Rain at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Ragtime: Concert Version at the Cincinnati Pops, The Hunchback of Notre Dame at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (La Mirada, California).

Anargha Pal 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Alpharetta, Georgia

At CCM: Understudy Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity, Singer in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty.

Coty Perno  
Senior Musical Theatre student from Rochester, New York

At CCM: Georg and Dance Captain in Spring Awakening, Jackie and Assistant Choreographer in The Wild Party, Ensemble/Minstrel understudy in Something Rotten!, Player in Pippin, Dancer in Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite, Frug Trio/Daddy understudy in Sweet Charity, Ensemble/Tonton Julian understudy in Once on This Island. Elsewhere: Toro and Chino understudy in West Side Story at Pittsburgh CLO (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and Kansas City Starlight (Kansas City, Missouri), Ensemble and Tommy Djilas understudy in The Music Man at Pittsburgh CLO, Angel/Ensemble in Anything Goes at Broadway Method Academy (Fairfield, Connecticut).

Sean Polk II
Junior Musical Theatre student from Upper Marlboro, Mayrland

At CCM: Head Waiter/understudy Sipos in She Loves Me, Oscar/understudy Mr. Black in The Wild Party, Ernst in Spring Awakening, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: Tom Collins in Rent at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Ensemble in RAGTIME in Concert with Cincinnati POPS (Cincinnati, Ohio).

Gabriel Raskind 
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Bellevue, Washington

At CCM: Swing in Sweet Charity.

Maya Sharma 
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Delray Beach, Florida

Elsewhere:  National High School Musical Theatre “Jimmy” Award finalist.

Makayla Shipe  
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Bryant, Arkansas

At CCM: Amy in Little Women, Fandango Dancer/Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Ensemble/Marie understudy in Cinderella, Swing in The Wild Party and Swing in Pippin. Elsewhere: Urleen in Footloose at Cincinnati Landmark Productions and Ensemble/Ariel understudy in Footloose at The Arkansas Repertory Theatre (Little Rock, Arkansas).

Sydney Short 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Wilmington, North Carolina

At CCM: Ensemble/Ruth understudy in Wonderful Town, Swing in Little Women. Elsewhere: Cheshire Cat in Alice by Heart (UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble), Ensemble in Les Miserables at The Muny (St. Louis, Missouri), Mayzie in Seussical at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Wendla in Spring Awakening, Rusty in Footloose, Rizzo in Grease at Opera House Theatre Company (Wilmington, North Carolina), Bebe Benzenheimer in A Chorus Line with the Thalian Association (Wilmington, North Carolina).

Griffin Simmons 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Albertville, Alabama

At CCM: Swing/Dance Captain in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Ensemble/Understudy Frank Lippencott & Officer Lonigan in Wonderful Town, Woof Understudy/Tribe Member in HAIR, Dancer in BOOM!, and Assistant Movement Coach for Clue: On Stage. Elsewhere: Nigel/Dormouse/Dance Captain in Alice By Heart (UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble), Edward Tulane in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and Jay in Disney’s Descendants: The Musical at The Lighthouse Theatre Company (Albertville, Alabama), Ryan in Disney’s High School Musical: On Stage! at The Whole Backstage Theatre (Guntersville, Alabama).

Declan Smith 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from West Hartford, Connecticut

At CCM: Melchior in Spring Awakening, Lord Clapham/Master of Justice in Something Rotten! Elsewhere: Ensemble in Bandstand at Playhouse on Park (West Hartford, Connecticut).

Spencer Stanley
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from East Lyme, Connecticut

At CCM: Ensemble in Once Elsewhere: Anthony in Sweeney Todd at Black Rock Theater (Fairfield, Connecticut), Charlie understudy in Holiday Inn with Goodspeed Opera House (East Haddam, Connecticut) Soloist in Night Fever at 54 Below

Abigayle Stokes 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: Soloist for “Jazz on Broadway: A Celebration.” Elsewhere: Apprentice at Musical Theatre Wichita (Wichita, Kansas), Laurie in Brighton Beach Memoirs at AthensWest Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky), Ensemble/Chava understudy in Fiddler On the Roof, Soloist in “Concert Under the Stars,” Gracie Shinn in The Music Man and Ensemble in “Concert With the Stars” at The Lexington Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky).

Franco Valerga 
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Buenos Aires, Argentina

At CCM: Armand Beauxhomme in Once on This Island, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall, Pit Ensemble in ONCE. Elsewhere: Evan Hansen Alternate in Dear Evan Hansen at Teatro Metropolitan (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Jesus Peña in Hands on a Hardbody at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Soloist with The American Pops Orchestra at Lincoln Center (NYC).

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).

Wayden Wagoner (she/they)  
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Loogootee, Indiana

At CCM: Shadow/Sigewize in In the Green, Swing in Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Cut Dancer/Tina in A Chorus Line with Footlite Musicals (Indianapolis, Indiana), Ensemble/Rudolpho in Matilda with Actors Community Theatre (Jasper, Indiana).

Sam Yousuf 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Atlanta, Georgia

At CCM: 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: Ensemble/Gator understudyh in Memphis at The Lexington Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky).

Jameson Zoller  
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Fort Thomas, Kentucky

Elsewhere: Production Tenor in Singin’ in the Rain with The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky).

Carlos Ahrens  
First-year AD Opera student from Orlando, Florida

At CCM: Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream,  Dr. Baglioni in La Hija de Rappacini, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, First Commissioner in Les Dialogues des Carmélites. Elsewhere: King of El Dorado/ Baron in Candide at The Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York), Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at the Trentino Music Festival (Trentino, Italy), Ferrando in Così fan tutte at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee), Tommy Djilas in The Music Man at Charlottesville Opera (Charlottesville, Virginia).

Manfred Anaya
First-year Artist Diploma Opera student from Los Angeles, California

Elsewhere: Galstone in La Traviata at Dayton Opera (Dayton, Ohio), Tchaplitsky (cover) in The Queen of Spades at Des Moines Metro Opera (Indianola, Iowa), Rose’s Fiancé in Awakenings and Scott Smith (cover) in Harvey Milk at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (Saint Louis, Missouri), Telamone in Ercol su’l Termodonte with Pacific Opera Project (Los Angeles, California).

Kade Bennett 
First-year MM Voice student from Mapleton, Utah

At CCM: Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Elsewhere: Marcello in La Bohème at Mediterranean Opera Studio & Festival (Sicily, Italy) and Utah Valley University (Orem, Utah), Vater in Hänsel und Gretel at Utah Valley University, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte at Utah Valley OperaFest (Provo, Utah).

Malone Blaich 
Second-year AD Opera student from Kansas City, Missouri

At CCM: Zina in Dark Sisters, Serpetta in La finta giardiniera, Lišák in The Cunning Little Vixen, Blanche de la Force in Les Dialogues des Carmélites, Jenny/Woman 1/Reporter 1 in The Righteous (Opera Fusion: New Works). Elsewhere: Governess (cover) in The Turn of the Screw, Chorus in Le Nozze di Figaro and La Bohème at the Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, New Mexico), Clivia in Clivia, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte and Valentine in La Marchenera with American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) (Graz, Austria).

Levi Capesius 
First-year MM Voice student from Algona, Iowa

At CCM: Francis Flute/Thisby in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Elsewhere: Speed Dater #12 in Speed Dating Tonight with Lyric Opera of the North (Duluth, Minnesota), Ben in The Telephone, Bob in The Old Maid and The Thief with Bemidji Opera Theatre (Bemidji, Minnesota), Mr. Gray in Gentlemen’s Island, Mr. Angel in The Impresario with Wartburg College Opera (Waverly, Iowa).

Yi Ding 
First-year DMA Voice student from Kaifeng, China

At CCM: Peaseblossom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Elsewhere: The First Lady in The Magic Flute with Metauro Opera (Columbus, Ohio), Tirésias in Les Mamelles des Tirésias, Blanche de la Force in Les Dialogues des Carmélites, First wood sprite in Rusalka with Peabody Institute (Baltimore, Maryland), Mimì in La Bohème, Gianetta in L'Elisir d'Amore with China Conservatory of Music (Beijing, China).

Lucy Evans  
Second-year AD Opera student from Bellingham, Washington

At CCM: Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Isabella in La Hija de Rappaccini, Agrippina in Agrippina, Madame in Bulrusher (Opera Fusion: New Works) and Uta Hagen in Robeson (Fusion). Elsewhere: Rosina (cover) in The Barber of Seville and Marie de Medici in Galileo Galilei with Opera Theatre of St Louis (St Louis, Missouri), Alto soloist (cover) in Liverpool Oratorio with Cincinnati Opera, Maddalena in Rigoletto with Holy City Lyric Arts and Opera (Charleston, South Carolina), La Messaggera and La Ninfa in L'Orfeo, Agent 1 in M. Butterfly (World Premiere) and Kitchen Girl (cover) in Rusalka with Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, New Mexico), Alto Soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Albany Symphony (Albany, New York).

Helele Fan 
Second-year DMA Voice student from Chongqing, China

At CCM: Almera in Dark Sisters, Flower in La Hija de Rappaccini, The Angel in Hildegard  (Fusion) Elsewhere: Lucia in The Rape of Lucrecia (scenes) at Manhattan School of Music, Marzelline in Fidelio (scenes), Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro at Manhattan School of Music (New York).

Stella FitzGerald 
First-year MM Voice student from Austin, Texas

At CCM: Presendia in Dark Sisters. Elsewhere: Lucrezia in Lucrezia and Chorus in Don Giovanni at Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, California), Nancy in Albert Herring with Chicago Summer Opera (Chicago, Illinois), Hansel in Hansel and Gretel with Miami Music Festival (Miami, Florida).

Caleb Glickman 
First-year Artist Diploma Opera Coaching student from Los Angeles, California 

At CCM: MM in Orchestral Conducting, Music Director of L’Amant Anonyme. Elsewhere: Assistant conductor at Pittsburgh Festival Opera.

Harrison Hancock 
First-year MM Voice student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: King in Dark Sisters, Soloist in Ein Deutsches Requiem 
Elsewhere: Chorus in Der Fliegande Holländer, Chorus in The Cunning Little Vixen at Des Moines Metro Opera (Indianola, Iowa), Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni, Elder McLean in Susannah and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with University of Kentucky Opera Theater, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte with Utah Valley Operafest (Provo, Utah).

Tanya Harris 
First-year AD Opera student from Salinas, California

At CCM: Eliza in Dark Sisters, Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia, Jeannette in L’amant anonyme, Chorus in Le nozze di Figaro, Yvette in La rondine. Elsewhere: Annina in La Traviata and Chorus in Liverpool Oratorio with Cincinnati Opera, Chorus in Porgy and Bess with Des Moines Opera (Indianola, Iowa).

Olivia Knutsen 
First-year DMA Voice student from Brooklyn, New York

At CCM: Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia, Flower in Rappaccini's Daughter, Sister Anne of the Cross in Les Dialogues des Carmelites. Elsewhere: Monica in The Medium and Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).

Emma Marhefka 
Second-year Artist Diploma student from Allentown, Pennsylvania

At CCM: The Vixen in The Cunning Little Vixen, Mary Johnson in Fellow Travelers, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro. Elsewhere: Frasquita in Carmen at Des Moines Metro Opera (Des Moines, Iowa), Younger Alyce in Glory Denied at Knoxville Opera (Knoxville, Tennessee) and Opera Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi at Opera Tampa (Tampa, FL).

Seoyong Lee 
Second-year DMA Voice student from Seoul, South Korea

At CCM: Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Harasta in The Cunning Little Vixen, Ginger Chap in Lincoln in the Bardo (Fusion). Elsewhere: Colline in La Bohème, Vollman in Lincoln in the Bardo, Pepito in Pepito at Chautauqua Opera (Chautauqua, New York), Woodcutter in In a Grove at Northwestern University Opera Theatre (Evanston, Illinois), Death in Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Puppet Master in Postcard from Morocco, Jimmy in Mahagonny Songspiel at Eastman School of Music (Rochester, New York).

John Mburu 
First-year Artist Diploma student in Opera from Warwick, Virginia

At CCM: Parson in The Cunning Little Vixen, Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia, Pallante in Agrippina, Paul Jr. in Robeson (Opera Fusion: New Works), Pope  Urban VIII in Galileo Galilei, Logger in Bulrusher (Opera Fusion), Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro. Elsewhere: Duke of Verona in Roméo et Juliette at the Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York) , Chorus in Aida with Cincinnati Opera, Prisoner 1 in Fidelio with Queen City Opera (Cincinnati), Bob The Old Maid and the Thief with the Lee University Opera Theatre (Cleveland, Tennessee).

Junyue Gong 
First-year AD Opera student from Chengdu, China

At CCM: Ramiro in La finta giardiniera, Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro, Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia, Flower 3 in La Hija de Rapaccini. Sister Gertrude in Les Dialogues des Carmélites. Elsewhere: Nicolette (cover)/Chorus in The Love for Three Oranges and Chorus in Carmen with Des Moines Metro Opera (Indianola, Iowa), 3rd Spirit in The Magic Flute with Queen City Opera (Cincinnati), Chorus in Liverpool Oratorio with Cincinnati Opera.

Andrew Hallam 
Second-year MM Voice student from Detroit, Michigan

At CCM: Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream (upcoming), Forester in The Cunning Little Vixen, Mr. Baron in Lincoln in the Bardo. Elsewhere: Dr. Dulcamara in L'Elisir d'amore and Grandpa Moss in The Tender Land at Opera in the Ozarks (Eureka Springs, Arkansas), Leporello in Don Giovanni at Vienna Summer Music Festival (Vienna, Austria), Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan).

Ryan Henry 
First-year Artist Diploma student from McAllen, Texas

At CCM: Starveling in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dr. Rappaccini in La Hija de Rappaccini, Junius in The Rape of Lucretia, Tommy McIntyre in Fellow Travelers, Chorus in Les Dialogues des Carmélites. Elsewhere: Sciarrone in Tosca, Chorus in La Traviata and Liverpool Oratorio with Cincinnati Opera, Yamadori/Yakuside in Madama Butterfly with Kentucky Opera (Louisville, Kentucky), Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Bernardo in West Side Story with Indianapolis Opera.

Kaylan Hernandez 
Second-year MM Voice student from Miami, Florida

At CCM: Beatriz in La Hija de Rappacini, Arminda in La finta giardiniera, Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Elsewhere: Mabel (cover)/Chorus in The Pirates of Penzance and Chorus in Pagliacci at The Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York).

Elaina Hill 
Freshman BM Voice student from Flower Mound, Texas

Cameron Howard 
First-year MM Voice student from Irvington, Kentucky

Elsewhere: Little Bat in Susannah, Sandmann in Hänsel und Gretel and Ezekiel Cheever in The Crucible with University of Kentucky Opera Theatre, Le petit vieillard in L'enfant et les sortilèges with Chautauqua Opera Conservatory (Chautauqua, New York).

Sang Bin Park
First-year MM Voice student from Seoul, South Korea

At CCM: Nardo in La finta Giardiniera. Elsewhere: Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro at Chicago Summer Opera (Chicago, Illinois), Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni at Vienna Summer Music Festival (Tampa, Florida), Schaunard in La Bohème at Mannes School of Music (New York City).

Ian Pathak  
First-year MM Voice student from Springfield, Virginia

At CCM: Podestà in La Finta Giardiniera. Elsewhere: Ferrando (cover) in Così fan tutte and Harry the Horse in Guys and Dolls with Opera Saratoga (Saratoga Springs, New York), Schoolteacher in The Pigeon Keeper, Mercure in Orphée aux enfers, Willie in Hobson's Choice, and Schoolmaster/Mosquito in The Cunning Little Vixen with University of Michigan Opera (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Bogdanovitch in The Merry Widow with Toledo Opera (Toledo, Ohio), and Chorus in Aida in Concert with Detroit Opera (Detroit, Michigan).

Clara Reeves
Second-year MM Voice student from Greenville, North Carolina

At CCM: Lišâk in The Cunning Little Vixen, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Winnie in Two Corners (Opera Fusion). Elsewhere: La Contessa (cover) in Le nozze di Figaro and Madame Lidoine (cover) in Dialogue of the Carmelites with Wolf Trap Opera (upcoming), Mimì (cover) in La bohème with Wolf Trap Opera, Eurydice in scenes from Orfée et Eurydice with Wolf Trap Opera, Chorus in La bohème and Così fan tutte with Wolf Trap Opera (Vienna, Virginia).

Will Ryan 
First-year Artist Diploma Opera student from Brentwood, Tennessee

At CCM: Hařasta in The Cunning Little Vixen, Officer in Les Dialogues des Carmelites. Elsewhere: Bartolo (cover) in Le Nozze di Figaro at Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, New Mexico), Sarastro in The Magic Flute at University of Tennessee Opera Theatre (Knoxville, Tennessee) and Flora’s Servant in La Traviata at Cincinnati Opera.

Eric Riedel 
First-year MM Voice student from Bethel, Ohio

At CCM: Snout (Wall) in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Elsewhere: Paul in Paul's Case at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), Monsieur Vogelsang in The Impresario at Miami University (Oxford), Neos in The Seven Sisters at Miami University (Oxford), Fabrizio Nacarelli in The Light in the Piazza at Miami University (Oxford).

Logan Wagner  
Second-year Artist Diploma Opera student from Villa Hills, Kentucky

At CCM: Schoolmaster in The Cunning Little Vixen, Timothy Laughlin in Fellow Travelers, Don Basilio/Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro. Elsewhere: Don José in Carmen with City Choir of Washington (Washington, D.C.), Brüder in Die Sieben Todsünden with New World Symphony (Miami Beach, Florida), Kronprinz (cover) in Silent Night with Wolf Trap Opera (Vienna, Virginia).

Ryan Wolfe
First-year Artist Diploma Opera student from Arlington Heights, Illinois

At CCM: Conte Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Cardinal 3/Priest/Father in Galileo Galilei, Kecal in The Bartered Bride, Giove in La Calisto. Elsewhere: Sen. Potter’s Asst./Bookseller/French Priest/etc. in Fellow Travelers, Narumov in Pikova Dama, Papageno cover in Die Zauberflöte (Des Moines Metro Opera), Le fauteuil/un chêne in L’enfant et les sortilèges at Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Belcore in L'elisir d'amore at Chautauqua Institution.

Jacob Priddy 
Second-year MM Orchestral Conducting student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Associate Music Director/Key 2 for Once on This Island, Assistant MD/Rehearsal Pianist for Sweety Charity. Elsewhere: Associate MD/Keys 1 A Christmas Story: The Musical (National Tour), MD for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Theatre by the Sea (South Kingstown, Rhode Island) and The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Jersey Boys at Theatre by the Sea, Ogunquit Playhouse (Ogunquit, Maine) and Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre (Cincinnati), Kinky Boots and Cinderella at Theatre by the Sea, The SpongeBob Musical, Matilda Jr., Elf Jr. and The Wizard of Oz Jr. at The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati.

Erin Alcorn (she/her) 
Second-year DMA Voice student from Coppell, Texas

At CCM: Miss Lightfoot in Fellow Travelers, Soloist in Beethoven’s Mass in C for CCM Chorale and Orchestra, Soloist in Eric Whitacre’s Goodnight Moon for CCM Wind Symphony. Elsewhere: Musetta (cover) in La Boheme for Cincinnati Opera, Adina in The Elixir of Love, Francine in Monkey and Francine for Tri-Cities Opera, Adina in The Elixir of Love for The Dallas Opera Outreach, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro for Oberlin Opera Theater, Zerlina in Don Giovanni for UNT Opera, La Bergère in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortileges for Oberlin Opera.

Lauren Albano 
Junior Vocal Performance student from New Orleans, Louisiana

At CCM: La Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Chorus in Dialogues des Carmélites, Chorus in Orpheus in the Underworld. Elsewhere: Belinda in Dido and Aeneas and Laetitia in The Old Maid and The Thief with The New Orleans Center of Creative Arts, Helga in Friedl and Chorus in Carmen with New Orleans Opera.

Jack Bunch 
Freshman BFA Voice student from Loveland, Ohio

Kaylyn Taylor 
Second-year DMA Voice student from Las Vegas, Nevada

At CCM: Poppea in Agrippina, Gabriel in The Creation. Elsewhere: Poppea in L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte with Utah State Opera (Logan, Utah), Maria/Liesl (cover) in The Sound of Music with Music Theatre West (Logan, Utah), Susanna/Barbarina (cover) in Le nozze di Figaro with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre (Logan, Utah).

Cade Chisham 
Senior BFA Voice student from Wichita, Kansas

At CCM: Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel (Undergraduate Opera d’Arte) Nella in Gianni Schicchi (Opera d’Arte) First Witch in Dido and Aeneas (Opera d’Arte) Barbarina (cover) and Chorus in Le Nozze di Figaro (Opera d’Arte) Chorus in Orpheus in the Underworld (Opera d’Arte).

Sofiya Chvojka 
Freshman BM Voice student from Morinville, Alberta, Canada

Natalie Corrigan
First-year MM Voice student from Novi, Michigan

At CCM: Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro (Undergraduate Opera d’Arte), Dido in Dido and Aeneas (Opera d’Arte) Cupid in Orpheus in the Underworld (Opera d’Arte), Dritter Knabe in Die Zauberflöte (Opera d’Arte) and Soeur Antoine in Dialogues des Carmélites. Elsewhere: Mother Goose (cv) in The Rake's Progress and Ruthie/Shamana 1 in The House on Mango Street at the Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York), Bradamante in Alcina, L’Ecureuil in L’Enfant et les sortilèges and La Badessa in Suor Angelica at Chautauqua Conservatory (Chautauqua, New York).

Torie Davis 
Sophomore Vocal Performance student from Toledo, Ohio

At CCM: La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi, Spirit in Dido and Aeneas, Love Police in Orpheus in the Underworld with Opera D’Arte. Elsewhere: Chorus in Carmen, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Macbeth and La Bohème with Toledo Opera, Grace Davis in Street Scene at Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, Ohio), Mystery in The Fairy Queen at the University of Toledo, Nursing Sister in Suor Angelica with Resonanz Opera (Mentor, Ohio).

Corbin DeSpain
Second-year Voice student from Lubbock, Texas

At CCM: Gobin in La Rondine, Galileo in Galileo Galilei. Elsewhere: Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with Texas Tech Univeristy, Camille in The Merry Widow with Texas Tech University, Member of The Union (Breath Collective) in Cincinnati with Trevor Kroeger, Tenor Soloist with The Lubbock Chamber Orchestra, Chicago Composers Orchestra, Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra of Colorado, Chorus of the Big Bend, San Antonio Chamber Choir and Red Shift Choir in Baton Rouge Louisiana.

Victoria Ellington  
First-year DMA Voice student from Washington D.C. studying with Elliot Madore

At CCM: Esmeralda in The Bartered Bride,  L’Eternità in La Calisto. Elsewhere: Rachel in Harriet Tubman with Cleveland Opera Theater (Cleveland, Ohio), La Feé in Cendrillon with Oberlin Opera Theater, Mammy/Janet in Dessa Rose with Oberlin Theater, Lady in Blue in For Colored Girls with Oberlin Theater (Oberlin, Ohio), first prize winner in the George Shirley Vocal Competition. 

Madison Finke 
Second-year Master’s Vocal Performance student from Norfolk, Virginia

At CCM: Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Forester's Wife in The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: L’enfant in L’enfant et les sortileges at Hartt Opera Theatre, Mrs. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly at Connecticut Opera, Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus at HOT, Ma Moss in The Tenderland at HOT, Twiteratti in Kardashian the Opera at Hartford Theatre Opera, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel at Tidewater Opera initiative.

Reed Gnepper 
Second-year MM Voice student from Toledo, Ohio

At CCM: Mosquito and Pásek in The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: Ferrando (cover) in Così fan tutte and Johnathan Dale (cover) in Silent Night with Wolf Trap Opera (Vienna, Virginia), L'amante in Amelia al ballo with The Juilliard School (New York), Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden with The Chautauqua Institute, Chorus in Lucia di Lammermoor and Il barbiere di Siviglia with Cincinnati Opera.

Gretha Fergus 
Sophomore Vocal Performance student from Wallingford, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Pinellino in Gianni Schicci and Greek Chorus in Dido and Aeneas.

Jarrett Hazelton
Sophomore Voice student from Waterford, Michigan studying with Daniel Weeks

At CCM: Orpheus in Orpheus in the Underworld, Armored Man 1 in The Magic Flute.

Alex Herron
Junior BFA Voice student from East Hampstead, New Hampshire

At CCM: Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro (Undergraduate Opera d’Arte). Elsewhere: Il Conte in Le Nozze di Figaro and Macheath in The Beggar’s Opera with Hofstra Opera Theater (Long Island, New York).

Sydney Horan 
Junior BM Music Education and Voice student from West Palm Beach, Florida

At CCM: Gheradino and Guccio in Gianni Schicchi, Chorus in Dido and Aeneas,  Flower girl and Chorus in Le Nozze di Figaro (Undergraduate Opera d’Arte).

Haksung Lee 
First-year DMA Voice student from South Korea.

At CCM: Valcour in L'amant Anonyme, Prunier in La Rondine, Fenton in Falstaff, Priest in The Magic Flute (Canceled due to Covid-19), Spring Gala Concert 2021, Fall Gala Concert 2020, Chorus in The Bartered Bride. Elsewhere: Alcindoro, Benoît in La Bohme (Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, South Korea), Adam in Die Schöpfung (Korea National University of Arts), Chorus in Tosca (Korea National Opera).

Lucas Maceroni 
Junior BFA Voice student from Royal Oak, Michigan

At CCM: Chorus in Dido & Aneas (Undergraduate Opera d’Arte), Maestro Spinnelloccio in Gianni Schicchi (d’Arte) Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro (d’Arte).

Natalie Marshall  
Freshman BFA Voice student from Reading, Pennsylvania

Natalie Mastali
Freshman Vocal Performance student from Orlando, Florida

Elsewhere: Merit Winner for YoungArts, Washington National Opera Institute alum.

Ariana Maubach
Second-year Master’s Vocal Performance student from Toronto, Canada

At CCM: Dorothée in L'Amant Anonyme. Elsewhere: Chorus in La bohème with Spoleto Festival USA (Charleston, South Carolina), Filippyevna cover in Eugene Onegin at Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, California), Madame scenes in Bulrusher with Cincinnati Opera Fusion (Cincinnati, Ohio), Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia, Lucrezia in Lucrezia, The Abbess in Suor Angelica at the Glenn Gould School (Toronto, Canada).

Cora-Melin Mikat 
Senior Vocal Performance student from Brighton, Michigan

At CCM: Erster Knabe in Die Zauberflöte. Elsewhere: Fortuna, Pallade, and Damigella in L’incoronazione di Poppea with Chicago Summer Opera (Chicago, Illinois), Chorus in L’enfant et les sortilèges with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Cincinnati, Ohio), Queen of the Fairies in Iolanthe with Detroit Opera (Detroit, Michigan).

Léa Nayak 
First-year MM Voice student from San Francisco, California

At CCM: Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro (Undergraduate Opera d’Arte), Belinda in Dido & Aeneas (d’Arte), Eurydice in Orpheus in the Underworld (d’Arte). Elsewhere: Chorus in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Des Moines Metro Opera (Indianola, Iowa), Le feu in L'enfant et les sortilèges with Chautauqua Opera Conservatory (Chautauqua, New York).

Shir Ordo 
First-year MM Voice student from Tel Aviv, Israel

At CCM: Soloist in “Halloween: Dreams and Nightmares” with the CCM Philharmonia, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni (scenes) and Annio in La Clemenza di Tito (scenes). Elsewhere: Margot Frank in Anne Frank (world premiere) Ottavia in L’incoronazione di Poppea and Arsamene in Xerxes at Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana), Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito with FAVA Opera, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro with Vienna Tel Aviv Vocal Connection, Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette with Tel Aviv Summer Opera. Soloist in F. Mendelssohn “Lobgesang” with Musica Sacra, Soloist with Moyen Age.

Carlos Pagan Vazquez
Freshman BFA Voice student from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Samantha Pape
Junior BM Voice student from Houston, Texas

At CCM: Pinellino in Gianni Schicchi, Chorus in Dido and Aeneas and Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro (Undergraduate Opera d’Arte).

Natalie Romanick 
Second-year MM Voice student from Long Grove, Iowa

At CCM: Eliza in Dark Sisters, Beatriz in La hija de Rappaccini. Elsewhere: Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Opera Workshop (Stevens Point, Wisconsin).

Lily Scalisi 
First-year Vocal Performance student from Alexandria, Louisiana

At CCM: Datel (Woodpecker) and Heuschreck (Grasshopper) in The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: La Zia Principessa in Puccini's Suor Angelica at Opera Seme (Arezzo, Italy), Suor Zelatrice in Suor Angelica, Dorabella (cover) in Mozart's Così fan tutte, Second Witch in Dido and Aeneas and Nireno in Giulio Cesare at Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Lousiana).

Kayla Sconiers 
First-year MM Voice student from Lakeland, Florida

At CCM: Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Elsewhere: Anne in To Hell and Back, Oberto in Alcina, Paula (cover) in Florencia en el Amazonas at Eastman Opera Theatre (Rochester, New York), Studio Artist at Music Academy of the West.

Morgan Small  
Second-year MM Voice student from Highland Park, Illinois

At CCM: Sandrina in La finta giardiniera, Rooster/Jay in The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Cunegonde in Candide, Eurydice in Orpheus in the Underworld, The Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel, Milk Maid/Ensemble in La Bohème at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois),  Oberto in Alcina with Saluzzo Opera Academy (Saluzzo, Italy).

Sydney Sorbet 
First-year MM Voice student from Covington, Louisiana

At CCM: Ruth in Dark Sisters. Elsewhere: Mother/Giant’s Wife in Jack and the Beanstalk at Opera Louisiane (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), Ottone in L’incoronazione di Poppea at Red River Lyric Opera (Wichita Falls, Texas), La Badessa in Suor Angelica at Music on Site, Inc (Wichita, Kansas), Nettie Fowler in Carousel, Julia Child in Bon Appétit, and Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte at Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Noyi Soto-Anglade 
Freshman BM Voice student from Denver, Colorado

Elsewhere: Spirit in Die Zauberflöte at Boulder Opera (Boulder, Colorado)

Laura Stanell
Senior BFA Voice student from Harleysville, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Mother in Hänsel und Gretel, Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Ensemble in Orpheus in the Underworld with Undergraduate Opera d’Arte. Elsewhere: Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica at Bel canto in Tuscany (Greve in Chianti, Italy), Lisa (study cover) in La Sonnambula at Teatro Nuovo (New York, New York)

Cole Stephenson
Second-year MM Voice student from Des Moines, Iowa

At CCM: Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia, Badger in The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni at Savannah Voice Festival (Savannah, Georgia), Carl Olsen in Street Scene at Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa)

Diamond Sparks 
Second-year MM Voice student from Fairfield, Alabama

At CCM: Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia. Elsewhere: Chorus in Don Giovanni and Liverpool Oratorio with Cincinnati Opera, Prince Charmant in Cendrillon with The University of South Alabama Opera Theater (Mobile, Alabama).

Nia Spaulding 
First-year MM Voice student from Berkeley, California

At CCM: Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro, 2nd Witch in Dido and Aeneas, Zita in Gianni Schicchi, Public Opinion in Orpheus in the Underworld (Opera d’Arte). Elsewhere: Chorus in La Traviata with Cincinnati Opera, Chorus in Liverpool Oratorio with Cincinnati Opera, Chorus in La Bohème with Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, California), La Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica with International Opera Festival of Morelia (Morelia, Mexico).

William Tanski 
First-year Master’s Vocal Performance student from Grantham, New Hampshire

At CCM: Schoolmaster in The Cunning Little Vixen, The Doodling Pennsylvanian in Lincoln in the Bardo (Opera Fusion: New Works). Elsewhere: Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte with Northwestern University Opera (Evanston, Illinois).

Holly Thomas 
First-year AD Opera student from Nashville, Tennessee

At CCM: Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Serpetta in La finta giardiniera, Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia, Sister St. Charles in Les Dialogues des Carmelites. Elsewhere: Casilda in The Gondoliers, Chrysaea in The Arcadians and Liesl in The Sound of Music at Ohio Light Opera (Wooster, Ohio), Liesgen from “Coffee Cantata” at Queen City Opera (Cincinnati), Lisa cover in La Sonnambula at Teatro Nuovo (New York City), Celia in Lucio Silla at Chicago Summer Opera, Rose in Ruddigore and Fanchette in Les Mariage aux Lanternes at University of Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee).

Alea Louise Vernon
First-year MM Voice student from New Haven, Connecticut

At CCM: Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel (Undergraduate Opera d’Arte), Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Eurydice in Orpheus in The Underworld (Opera d’Arte), Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte (Opera d’Arte). Elsewhere: Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte at Queen City Opera (Cincinnati, Ohio) Adele in Die Fledermaus at Berlin Opera Academy (Berlin, Germany).

Jiayin Wang 
First-year Masters Vocal Performance student from Beijing, China

Leah Yackanech 
Junior BFA Voice student from Rockville, Maryland

At CCM: Ensemble in Dido and Aeneas and Guccio in Gianni Schicchi. Elsewhere: Ensemble in Notes on Viardot, Nella in Gianni Schicchi and Niece 1 in Peter Grimes with MusicOnSite (Wichita, Kansas).