THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON

Dylan Grossman

(Fishmonger, Clerk, Cookie, Rebel One, Bartender, Solomon) 

Dylan has been involved with theatre for the past three years and is loving it, and is so exited to perform in The Old Man and The Old Moon. This is the sixth production he’s performed in. Dylan would like to thank the Nade Players and his parents for giving him the opportunity to perform in this fun show as his silly characters with joy and whimsy. Dylan absolutely loves everyone in this production could not be happier that he can perform with them.

Hadley Gannaway

(Boatswain One, LLewellyn, Perry)

Hadley Gannaway is over the moon to be performing The Old Man and the Old Moon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! When not in theater, she also works as a voice actress and can be heard in films such as Frozen 2 (Young Anna), Inside Out 2, and Turning Red. Hadley is thrilled to share this magical story and would like to thank her family, Yvette, Lulu, Mike, and of course her ship mates! 

Kiley Kruse

(Old Woman, Boatswain Two, Captain, Bartley, Young Woman)

Kiley is immensely excited to be performing Old Man and the Old Moon at the Fringe. She has always had a great passion for the arts and is so grateful for such an amazing opportunity. She would like to thank her family, friends, fellow cast and crew, and Yvette for supporting her throughout her journey!

Manny Sassounian

(Mickey, Mabelu, Patron, Dog)

Manny is an upcoming sophomore. This is his first Chaminade production on stage. He has done tech crew for the shows Murder on the Orient Express and Hadestown. He would like to thank his family for coming to see his production and his friends for supporting him along the way. This is his second time traveling to Scotland and his first time at the Fringe festival and he is so excited to be performing The Old Man and the Old Moon. He would also like to thank Yvette for being an amazing mentor and Lulu for always helping.

Max Mortensen

(Old Man)

Max is incredibly excited to be a part of The Old Man and the Old Moon. This is the eleventh show that he has done with Chaminade, and he is very glad to have this amazing opportunity. This is his first time going to Europe and his second time leaving the USA. He would like to thank his family and friends for supporting him every step of the way.

Olivia Vanek

(Butcher, Ben, Callahan, Rebel Two, Ghost Singer)

Olivia, an incoming Sophomore, is overjoyed to be involved in this year's Fringe Festival. She would like to thank Yvette and Lulu Bishop alongside the entire tech crew for working tirelessly to create such a beautiful piece. Olivia would also like to thank her family and her castmates, whose support through this production has made more of an impact than they will ever truly know.

Sophie Petersen

(Matheson, Fine Lady)

Sophie Petersen is a sophomore at Chaminade H.S. who is excited to be at the Fringe Festival. Some favorite roles: Reno, Anything Goes, Sharpey, High School Musical, and Jack, Into the Woods. Check her out in The Sneetches coming this fall to Netflix. She thanks her director for this amazing opportunity as well as her family for their continued support. 

Ayden Marcus

(Production Stage Manager)

Ayden Marcus is a recently graduated student seeking one final trip with the Chaminade Family before going off to UCLA. He's so glad to be able to participate in this production of the Old Man and the Old Moon with his fellow Nade Players and will always treasure the memories he has with his friends. 

Brian Borck

(Stage Manager)

Brian is an assistant stage manager excited to be working on The Old Man and the Old Moon for his first time abroad. He wants to thank his family, his friends, and especially the cast and crew of this show for putting in all the hard work to bring a show across the world!

Josh Borck

(Production Sound)

Josh is so excited to be joining his friends in Scotland for The Old Man and The Old Moon. He has done sound at Chaminade for over a year now, and is excited to do a lot more in the future. He is so glad that he can do sound at Chaminade and abroad. Josh would like to thank his family and friends for being so supportive of his work and passion in sound, and would like to give a special thanks to Livia and Ollie, his excellent co-heads back at Chaminade, for being such amazing mentors and friends.

Tommy Reeves & Joel Wachbrit

(Track Producers)

Tommy Reeves and Joel Wachbrit are an acclaimed songwriting and performing duo known for their work in film, television, and live performance. As co-founders of the piano rock tribute band The Kings of 88, they bring the music of Billy Joel, Elton John, and other greats to life on stages across the western U.S.

Tommy is a singer, pianist, and producer whose music has appeared on American Idol, The Kelly Clarkson Show, ESPN, Dateline NBC, and more. He’s performed with icons like Tony Bennett, Reba McEntire, and Ziggy Marley, and has released two solo albums. A longtime educator, he also served as keyboard program director at Musicians Institute.

Joel, a two-time BMI Film and TV Award winner, is a guitarist and composer whose work has been featured in Dexter, The Wire, NCIS, and films like Begin Again and Book Club. He’s written for artists including Ace Frehley (KISS), Edgar Winter, and The Three Degrees.

Mike Davis

(Technical Director)

Mr. Davis has been at Chaminade since the Tutor Center opened. He is a life long Californian from Sacramento with four decades experience in the Entertainment Industry, and has been a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E) for more than 30 years. much of that time has been spent as a Technical Director for such entities as Sacramento Ballet Association, The Vacaville Performing Arts Center, The Offstage Theatre Company, which he founded, numerous local crews for Broadway road shows, concerts, theatre, film, television and industrials. He is also a former Firefighter/Paramedic for Sacramento City Fire Department. He enjoys being able to teach students the proper way of doing Technical Theatre, and is especially proud of the work they do and the shows that are produced here at Chaminade College Prep. 

Lorelai (Lulu) Snow Bishop

(Assistant Director)

​Lorelai, known by most as Lulu, was born and raised in Southern California coming from a strong lineage of Broadway performers. Lorelai was exposed to the world of theatre at a very young age, belting out show tunes in the backstage halls of theaters throughout the country (age 2, the songs of Little Shop of Horrors to be specific), finding a deep love for storytelling through acting, dancing, and singing. ​

Lorelai was lucky to find a balance early on being in both the worlds of dance and theatre, competing for several years with a nationally ranked dance company, performing in her high school and regional productions, to then following her passions to Loyola Marymount University where she recently graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Acting for film and theatre. Since diving head first into the real post grad world, she has originated a role in a new musical, gained the valuable skill of being a swing in a regional theatre production, and continued to pursue her love of acting, directing, submitting countless self-tapes, dancing, and assisting with this magical Chaminade Players production.

Yvette Lawrence Bishop

(Director/Producer)

As the Director of the Theatre Program at Chaminade College Preparatory High School since fall of 2007, Yvette has directed and produced The Chaminade Players productions of Hadestown: Teen Edition, Murder on the Orient Express, Mary Poppins, The Outsiders, Into the Woods ’23, The Skin of Our Teeth, Mamma Mia, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Hunchback of Notre Dame; A Rehearsal in Isolation, Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd ‘20, Hamlet, Almost Maine, The Wizard of Oz, The Crucible, Guys and Dolls, Macbeth, The Secret Garden, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Romeo and Juliet, The Addams Family, You Can't Take it With You, Beauty and the Beast, Twelfth Night, Pippin, The Spitfire Grill, Into the Woods ‘13, Once in a Lifetime, Fiddler on the Roof, Blood Brothers, Barnum, The Front Page, Sweeney Todd ‘10, Death Takes a Holiday, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Fantasticks, As You Like It, Oklahoma, Arsenic and Old Lace, and numerous summer productions through the Chaminade Center for Excellence. Education includes MFA in Performance Pedagogy and MA in Secondary Education from Loyola Marymount University.

As Yvette Lawrence, she is a proud member of Actors Equity Association, SAG/AFTRA, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. It is truly a blessing to share her love of theatre and storytelling with the next generation of performers and theatregoers at Chaminade and beyond!

www.yvettelawrence.com