Amelia is going into her junior year at Needham High School and she is 16 years old! She has been doing theatre since 7th grade and has participated in all of the Needham High School shows! She has been dancing since she was 2 years old and it is something she is very passionate about! She would like to thank her family for always supporting her as well as her friends for being there when she needs them! 

James is so excited for his third summer performance with Needham Student Theatre. You may recognize him as Franklin Shepard, from his most recent performance in Merrily We Roll Along, or as Harry Bright from NHS’s winter production of Mamma Mia. Outside of theater, James is almost always playing his guitar. He also enjoys performing with his acapella group, The Subway Dwarves. James has a passion for visual art and design as well, and created the logos posters and branding for this production of Bright Star himself. He would like to thank his voice teacher Carolyn MacGregor for all of her help in preparing for this extremely fun role. 

Sophie Schlosman is a rising junior at GANN Academy in Waltham. She has been doing theater for many years. Some recent roles include Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Feste in Twelfth Night, and Lady Larken in Once Upon a Mattress. Aside from doing theatre, Sophie does Acapella, improv, and more! She would like to thank her friends and family for being so supportive of her!

Lily is so excited to be in her first-ever NST production! She just graduated from Needham High School, where she spent four years doing theater and co-directed the spring musical, Merrily We Roll Along. Bright Star was a perfect end to her Needham theater experience before she heads to Northwestern University in the fall. She hopes you love the show! 

Rachel is going into her senior year at Needham High School and this is her second NST production! She has been a part of the Needham High theater community since freshman year, both onstage and off acting as the Assistant Director for many productions. You may have seen her last summer in NST's Heathers as the Stoner Chick. Rachel wants to thank her family and castmates for their support throughout this process and Nadia for writing her bio (because she submitted too late).

Aaron is a rising sophomore at Ithaca College where he is studying Environmental Science. His previous NST credits include Big Bud Dean/Principal Gowan (Heathers) and Vice Principal Douglas Panch (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). Aaron would like to thank the cast and crew for putting on a great show. He hopes you enjoy!

Fiona is a rising senior at Needham High School and this is her third year performing with NST and her second year working on the staff. This year is also her first on the creative team as costume designer. Her previous onstage roles include Logainne "Shwartzy" (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Little Sally (Urinetown), and Ms. Fleming (Heathers). Fiona is so so proud of this amazing show and hopes you enjoy!!

Sam is a rising sophomore at Needham High School, and will be playing the roles of Max and Woman 3. Sam was recently in the high schools productions of Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia, Get Smart, and A Christmas Carol (an NST production). She can’t wait to be in her second NST show, Bright Star!

Rina is thrilled to be part of Bright Star! She has previously performed in 67 Cinderellas and The Lion King, and is currently studying Early Childhood Education at Minuteman High School. With a passion for working with children, Rina hopes to continue her studies in college with a major in education and a minor in theater to deepen her theatrical knowledge. She would like to thank her family for their constant support of her theater journey and all the encouragement along the way.

Becky could not be more excited to be performing in her first production with NST! It has been so much fun participating in this production with her friends. Becky wants to thank her family and castmates for their support throughout this process and Nadia for writing her an awesome bio because she forgot.

Amiya would like to thank you all for coming to see this production of Bright Star! She is going into her sophomore year at Northwestern University, double majoring in Learning and Organizational Change and Political Science. She has been with NST/SJST for six years, currently serving as a Co-President, and has loved watching our NST family grow, since starting it alongside Aria Lehri. For almost a decade, she has braved the stage, worked behind the sound board, and sat in the directors chair, including in productions like The Little Mermaid, Les Miserables, The Lightning Theif and many more. She has worked tremendously hard on this production and would like to give a major thanks to her Co-Producer, and good friend, Haley Larson for walking alongside her through all of the craziness. She is tremendously proud of the work the cast has put into this production, and wants to thank them all for their devotion to this show. She also wants to thank her parents for their support. Her sister, Nadia, the author of this fantastic bio, is also insanely proud of Amiya and applauds her on her effortless display of leadership over the last six weeks. Enjoy the show!!

Nadia is so excited for this production of Bright Star! Since first seeing the show when she was eight, this has been one of her favorite shows. In the fall, she will be entering her senior year at Needham High. This will be her third summer with NST, after working on the production team for both 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee and Heathers. She has been performing onstage for ten years, with her recent roles including Martha Bessel (Spring Awakening, WTP), Mary Flynn (Merrily We Roll Along, NHS), and Elle Woods (Legally Blonde, NHS SAMD). She would like to thank her older sister, Amiya, for leading her through this process with patience and devotion. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Isabel just finished her freshman year at Oberlin College, and is planning to study politics and music. Previously, she has conducted The Lightning Thief at NHS and Heathers with NST. After playing viola in NHS pit orchestras throughout high school, she is so excited and grateful for the opportunity to take up the baton! Enjoy the show!

Ananya just graduated from Needham High School and is headed to Georgetown University in the fall, majoring in Public Policy. She has previously acted in Radium Girls, Shakespeare in Love, and Get Smart at Needham High, and she directed NST's winter 24-hour show, A Christmas Carol.

Caitlyn is very excited to present to you Bright Star! She has been apart of run crew for Heathers and A Christmas Carol for NST, as well as Addams Family, Beauty and the Beast, Les Mis, Shakespeare in Love, Legally Blonde, and Mamma Mia for Needham High School. In her free time, she plays softball and hangs out with her friends. Caitlyn hopes you enjoy the show!

Robin is a rising senior at Gann Academy. She has made and designed props for the Gann Academy shows of 9 to 5, Twelfth Night, Anything Goes, A Dybbuk, and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and enjoys painting and playing clarinet in her free time. This is Robin's first show with NST.

Danny will be going into his junior year at Needham High School in the fall. He has enjoyed working on tech during the school year, mainly working sound alongside Haley Larson. He wants to thank Haley and his family for their support, and Nadia for writing his bio.