Cast and Crew

Alana is a senior at Morris Hills. She stage managed All in the Timing, 12 Angry Jurors, and The Little Mermaid, for which she received a Superior Award in Stage Management and a $500 Technical Scholarship from the New Jersey Thespian Festival. Alana has designed the lights for All in the Timing, 12 Angry Jurors, and The Little Mermaid, and she has been in light crew for Charley's Aunt, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Night of One Acts, and various other events at Morris Hills. Alana is a State Thespian Officer for New Jersey and the Secretary of International Thespian Society Troupe 1736. She would like to thank Amber for everything, from her tireless work both in prop shop and stage management to all of the amazing adventures. Alana is so proud of the cast and crew for all of their work and hopes you enjoy the show! 

Alec Ferguson is a senior and is both excited and sad to be in his last High School Musical. He has appeared in many shows such as a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 12 Angry Jurors, The Little Mermaid, All in the Timing, and the one you are watching right now. I would like to thank every single person that has helped me get to where I am today. Thank you and Enjoy the Show. 

Aria is a senior dancing in her first musical at Morris Hills. Although she has never performed in it before, she decided to join the musical this year because she wanted to spread joy and hope to the community through the art of song and dance. This is her ninth year dancing competitively at Generations of Dance in styles such as ballet, lyrical, contemporary, tap, jazz, acro, hip-hop, and more. She would like to thank the cast and crew for making her feel welcome and the staff for giving her this opportunity to perform and share her dancing with others. She hopes those who watch the show come away knowing that better days are ahead. 

Ava is a sophmore participating in her first musical on the Morris Hills stage. She's been a competitive dancer for 8 years, and hopes to share her talent with you all. She's so excited to be able to work with the best directors and crew, to help create a show for everyone to enjoy. 

Ella Malatesta is a junior this year and is excited to be a part of her fourth production as a Morris Hills student. Previously, you may have seen her in a variety of shows including her most recent roles in All in the Timing (Dawn), The Little Mermaid (Andrina, Gull, Princess 2), and Twelve Angry Jurors (Juror 12). Ella would like to thank and congratulate the cast and crew of Songs for a New World for all of their hard work and dedication. And a very special thank you to her mom and dad for providing her with roots to grow and wings to fly. She is elated to be able to perform in these times and hopes you enjoy the show! 

Erian Arteaga is a freshman participating in their first musical on the Morris Hill's stage. They were last seen performing The Lion King Jr the musical as part of the ensemble at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School. They are looking forward to be a part of this experience and would like to thank the cast and crew for their hard work and time. They're excited for how this will play out. 

Jacob is a senior helping out with crew for the second time. He previously worked a spotlight for the Little Mermaid while trying to prevent the incredibly talented Stage Manager from having a career ending accident with a gym scooter and a broom. He would like to thank the crew for being an amazing family, albeit a weird one, and those in light crew, for being the best crew. He hopes that you enjoy the show!! 

Jake Hamtil is a Senior at Morris Hills High School and for this year’s production of “Songs for a New World”, Jake is a part of crew and is doing a lot of behind the scenes work. Jake has also participated in “All in the Timing” as Trotsky, “The Little Mermaid” as Jetsam the Eel, “12 Angry Jurors” as a news reporter, and multiple Theatre Arts showcases. Jake wishes his fellow cast and crew an amazing show and would like to thank the directors for taking the time to put this all together. 

Katherine Lanzerotti, Junior, is thrilled to be part of Songs for a New World. Katie is a member of the MHHS Marching Band (trumpet), Concert Band, Concert Choir, Women’s, Knights Templar, and Madrigals Honors Choirs. She also has been selected for the past two years to participate in the North Jersey Region Choir. She has also participated in Morris County Area Choir for the past three years. She is a member of the International Thespians Society and the Vice President of the Tri-M Music Honors Society. In the past, she has also been involved in many other musicals. Some were Disney’s The Lion King as Rafiki at Copeland Middle School, Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical the Musical in the summer production in Clifton NJ, and Flounder in Disney’s The Little Mermaid in the MHHS 2020 production. Katie would like to thank God, her parents, Natalie, family, and friends for their love and support. She would also like to thank the directors for all the hard work they put into this production. 

Kayla Thomas is a senior here at Hills and this is her fourth musical! You might know her from last year's production of "The Little Mermaid" where she played the character "Ariel". Kayla is very involved with the choir and does a lot of singing in, and outside of school. This year she will have the privilege to perform with the All-Eastern US choir! Next year Kayla will be attending music school and studying voice at the college level. She would like to thank her directors, cast, and crewmates for all their dedication to the show and for never failing to make her happy! 

Mattingly Reaven is a freshman participating in her first musical at Morris Hills. She has been part of the crew for musicals in middle school and is super excited for her first show at Morris Hills. 

Mia Bella Marucci is a sophomore participating in her third production on the Morris Hills Stage. She was mostly recently seen as Milton in All in the Timing, and has previously been seen as Adella in the Little Mermaid and performing in the Newton Theater. She would like to thank the cast and crew for their hard work and her family for their love and support. 

Raven Hall is a junior and is participating backstage for this year's musical. She has been in this year's fall play at Morris Hills as the First Woman and was the composer for All in the Timing. Another production she has been a part of was outside of school as ensemble in a summer camp production of Evita. She participates backstage by managing marketing campaigns, taking pictures, and helping with the set. She is thrilled so see how the show came together and hopes it brings the joy of performance to everyone watching. 

Rebecca Stocknoff is participating in her third production on the Morris Hills Stage. She has had the opportunity to be in the ensemble of "Fiddler On The Roof", have a supporting role in "The Little Mermaid", and Now be a Soloist and have supporting roles in "Songs For A New World".  Rebecca participates in many choirs within the school and when times allowed, outside of school. She has been in Women's Chorale and Knights Templar for 4 years and Madrigals for 3 years. Outside of school Rebecca has been apart of the New Jersey Allstate Mixed Choir performing at Board Walk Hall and NJPAC. She also was apart of the International Honors Performance Series Mixed Choir, performing at Carnegie Hall under the conduction of Jeffery Ames. Rebecca wants to give a specials thanks to Mrs. Dollase for helping her prepare for all of these amazing opportunities and Mr. Dollase for expanding her Knowledge of acting. She'd also like to thank the directors for all of the hard work they put into each production making it so wonderful. Lastly, Rebecca would like to thank her friends, family and most importantly her Parents and sister for supporting her through all she had endured. Rebecca is excited to for this show! 

Sofia Lopez - Rodriguez (run crew) is a sophomore at Morris Hills. They were in run crew for All in the Timing. This is Sofia's first year in the Morris Hills theater, but they're happy they did the crew and helped out as much as possible and is so excited for the years to come in the theater department. They would like to thank their friends, family, and teachers who inspired them to join theater again. Sofia hopes you enjoy the show! 

Tyler Pal is so excited to perform his final performance at Morris hills high school since freshman year he has done every musical. He would like to thank his friends and family and the directors for letting him do this. He is so excited to see how the show turns out.