Cast and Crew Bios

Grace Aber (Costume Crew)

Grace Aber is a freshman grader who is ecstatic to be on costume crew for She Loves Me. When she is not in theater, Grace spends her time being a part of the Chatterbox staff and rowing. She hopes you enjoy the show.

Jackson Alexander (Busboy/Ensemble)

Jackson is a sophomore, and this is his 3rd Walnut production. With previous ensemble roles from The Unsinkable Molly Brown: Revised Edition and The Little Mermaid Jr., Jackson is very excited to be part of the cast for She Loves Me and hopes everyone who comes to see also enjoys the show. Even though he is still relatively new to the world of theater, Jackson absolutely loves being in these shows. He would also like to thank the theater department for having so many amazing people to be around for these shows.

Nova Amsterdam-Warner (Props Crew)

Nova Amsterdam-Warner is a junior on the costume crew. She Loves Me will be their fifth show at Walnut Hills. You may have seen his work on The Unsinkable Molly Brown,  The Birds, Twelfth Night, or as an assistant costume designer for the One Acts Festival 2024. In her spare time, Nova enjoys reading, crafting, listening to music, and playing with their three cats. They hope you enjoy the show!!

Owen Baker (Lighting Crew)

Aside from being on crew, Owen also has the unique ability to decipher Eddie Vedder lyrics as clearly as if they were the Queen's English. 

McKenzie Bell (Assistant Director/Dramaturg)

McKenzie is a senior at Walnut and is super excited for everyone to see this show. This show marks lucky number 13 and it’s safe to say that she is both excited and saddened by the fact that this will be her last show in the assistant director’s chair. She knows everyone will love this show and hopes everyone will also buy her a candygram, she thanks you in advance. 

Ava Bley (Hair and Makeup Crew)

Fun fact: Ava once had an embarrassing "incident" with a tuna fish sandwich. Please don't ask her about it. 

Norah Boehm (Co Hair and Makeup Designer)

Norah is in her Junior year designing her second show at Walnut! Norah is the Co-Hair and Makeup designer. You may have seen the lights she designed in last year’s Little Mermaid Jr. Later this year you can see her work as the Props designer in Indecent and as the Co-Lighting designer in Matilda Jr. She hopes you enjoy She Loves Me and notice all the little details that Hair and Makeup crew put into the show! 

Niko Brenner (Set Build Crew/Deck Crew) 

Besides being on Set Build Crew, Niko is also famous for inventing the condiment, "mayustup," which is just a mix of ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise. 

Red Brock (Props Crew)

Red is the chillest freshman out there. He likes playing guitar,  idolizing sharks and organizing his trinkets. You may have seen him wearing a bright orange wig in Rock of Ages or as a drunken father in last year’s One Acts. He hopes you like the show more than he likes sharks, and that’s saying a lot.

Lenora Cable (Hair and Makeup Crew)

Aside from theatre, Leni enjoys Nordic sports, such as Knattleikr. 

Elsa Campos (Costume Crew)

Elsa is in eighth grade and She Loves Me is her third show at Walnut! You might have (well, probably not, because it was dark) seen her on deck crew in both Twelfth Night and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. When she’s not at rehearsal, Elsa enjoys dance, reading, listening to music, or playing electric bass and piano. She hopes you enjoy the show! 

Alice Carmicle (Costume Crew)

Fun fact about Al- she has recently been training to be an MMA fighter and is 7-0 in amateur bouts. She enjoys the kimura lock as her go-to submission move. 

Alex Clark (Set Build Crew)

Alex got a 5 on the AP Bumper Bowling exam. Be proud. 

Riley Coleman (Co Scenic Designer)

Senior Riley Coleman is over the moon to be co-designing the sets with Polly! Riley has been in all sorts of theatre positions over the years, everything from actor, to costume designer, to sound crew. This will be Riley’s tenth show at Walnut, and her first time designing and managing sets. Throughout her time at Walnut, she has been provided with so many opportunities to grow as a leader and as a person, and she is so thankful to everyone who believed in her along the way. When not in theatre, you can spot Riley performing in marching band performances as a member of colorguard, drawing in her sketchbook, and scrapbooking. She really hopes that you enjoy the show. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this amazing production! 

Ellie Cook (House Manager)

Look folks, she told you during last year's musical not to do it, and you did it anyway. 

Whatever you do, don't talk to Ellie about "The Price Hill Chili Incident." Seriously....don't do it. 

....She means it. DO. NOT. ASK!!

Elijah Cook (Ladislav Sipos)

Elijah is a senior who is overly excited to be playing Sipos! You may have seen him before as Aruthr in Walnut’s The Unsinkable Molly Brown,  or as Aide Warren in CAST's One Flew Over The Cuckoo Nest. He also has done the past 5 productions for Cincinnati's Young People Theater most recently as Assistant Stage Manager and lighting operator of Children of Eden. He would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support. 

Grace Cotton (Costume Crew) 

Grace Cotton is a junior at Walnut Hills High School. This is her tenth show at WHHS and she is thrilled to be part of the theater community. She loves getting to make the show come alive from behind the scenes with the costume crew. When she isn't at the theater, she enjoys being a walnut weekly anchor and editor as well as a Jets engineering captain. She would like to thank the amazing cast and crew and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Miriam Creutz (Set Build / Deck Crew)

Junior Miriam is an exchange student from Germany and is super excited to be on her first show as a crew member. Her interests are diverse, ranging from politics to art to sports. She is adventurous and likes to gain new experiences. She is convinced that you can find in every situation something positive. Miriam hopes you can find lots of positive things in this show!

Farida Farrag (Costume Crew)

Farida is a 8th grader on Run for Costume Crew. She is very excited to participate, this is her 5th show doing Costume crew for Walnut.  Some things you might find Farida doing in her free time is taking walks, reading, or watching Gilmore Girls. 

Sebastian Garitson (Lighting Crew)

Fun Fact: Sebastian once tried to invent a chair that could double as a trampoline, but instead accidentally created a new sport called "extreme sitting." 

Violet Garitson (Sound Designer)

Senior Violet Garitson is excited to be sound designing this musical! She will also be co-designing Indecent, and is enthused about this year. 

Oliver Georgin (Ensemble)

Oliver is a Freshman and this is his 1st show at Walnut. He is excited to be part of the ensemble in She Loves Me, and to be performing with such a talented cast and crew! He has always loved theater, and is thrilled to be part of such a wonderful show. Outside of theater, Oliver enjoys drawing, painting, and playing the guitar. He hopes you enjoy the show as much as he does! 

Baxter Goodridge (Set Build Crew)

Baxter is a freshman. Maybe. He’s not entirely sure. This is his first play at WHHS. He enjoys climbing things, baking, and reading books. You may have not seen him before, since this is his first theater production. He really hopes that the show turns out great, and that it brings a ton of attendees. 

Tim Griffin (Ensemble)

Tim is no relation to "Tim the Enchanter" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. However, he does know the location of the real Holy Grail- Gary, Indiana...I know, right? 

Charlie Hans (Ensemble)

Charlie is a Freshman and this is her 4th show! She is super duper excited to play the role of featured ensemble. You may have seen her previously as an ensemble member in Rock of Ages, Kit in The Unsinkable Molly Brown, or Atina in The Little Mermaid Jr. She is exhilarated to be associated with all of these amazing people and this department on She Loves Me!  When she’s not dazzling people on stage, she loves to read, sleep, sing, dance, bake , and many more. She would like to thank her friends, family, and anyone who has ever helped her in her career at Walnut! She hopes you sit back, relax, laugh, and enjoy the amazingness of this show! 

Katherine Hoffman (Ensemble) 

Katherine Hoffman is a Freshman and this is her 4th show at Walnut. She is thrilled to perform She Loves Me and is so grateful to be a part of such an amazing and influential theatre department. When she’s not on the stage for theatre she can be found reading, singing, baking, and playing guitar, only after she’s finished piles of homework. She’s beyond thankful for her friends and family helping and supporting her when she’s both doing what she loves and helping her with whatever she’s going through at the moment. She loves this show and hopes you do too!

Amelia Hoops (Ensemble)

Amelia Hoops is a super duper freshman and she is so thrilled to be in the ensemble for She Loves Me. This is her 6th show at Walnut, so you may have seen her in the One acts in past years, as Ursula in The Little Mermaid, or as Hilda in Rock of Ages. She truly couldn’t be happier to be a part of such an amazing department and vibrant community. She’d like to thank her family for supporting her, her friends for putting up with her, and also shout out to the wives (13 and counting). She hopes you love this charming show as much as she does. 

Dallon Hatton (Lighting Designer)

Dallon 

Darcy Hughes (Costumes Crew)

Fun Fact: Darcy is a world champion Pog player.

Elinor Jackson (Hair and Makeup Crew) 

Fun Fact: Elinor was the sixth member of The Jackson Five. 

Noa Jaffee (Hair and Makeup Crew) 

Noa is a junior and is positively ecstatic to be in her twelfth walnut production! Recently, you may have seen her writing notes in bloody font as the director of Bad Auditions by Bad Actors in the 2024 One Acts Festival, Assistant Stage Managing The Unsinkable Molly Brown, or Production Stage Managing The Little Mermaid Jr. When she’s not at rehearsal, Noa likes to read, bake, knit, hang out with friends, and dramatically wax seal birthday cards. Noa would like to thank everyone involved in this production and she hopes you enjoy the show! 

Devlin Kennedy (Head Waiter/Ensemble)

Devlin is a senior and is excited for his 5th WHHS production: She Loves Me. You might recognize him as the opening sailor from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night or the Immigration Officer in the finale of The Unsinkable Molly Brown: Revised Edition. Devlin is ecstatic for his chance to sing his first solo on stage and hopes you enjoy this touching romantic comedy. 

Abbie Kershner (Student Technical Director)

 While most humans are 75% water, Abbie is 75% Dr. Pepper. (Please sponsor us)

Ayana Kim (Assistant Stage Manager)

Senior at Walnut, Ayana has been a long time theatre lover, supporter, and member and is so excited to be on production team for the first time! She’d like to thank this awesome cast and crew for being the best ever and wishes you a merry time watching She Loves Me performed by some of the most talented people she knows. 

Violet Kimnach (Nurse/Ensemble)

Violet is a Junior and this is her 6th show at Walnut. She is more than excited to be able to perform in the ensemble for She Loves Me! She enjoys singing outside of theater and participates in choir. 

Reese Lee (Co Hair and Makeup Designer)

Reese is a Junior at Walnut and the co-hair and makeup designer for She Loves Me. She has worked on Twelfth Night, 2024 One Acts, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Little Mermaid Jr., all on hair and makeup crew! Outside of theater, Reese loves crafting, baking, and doing nail art! This is her first time designing a show, so wish her luck! 

Adelaide Linser (Amalia Balash, Marketing and Publicity Crew Head)

Senior Adelaide Linser is unbelievably thrilled to be playing Amalia Balash in her 24th (??) HS show! Some of her recent roles include Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) Louise Sneed-Hill (The Unsinkable Molly Brown) and Mary Sunshine (Chicago) At Walnut, Adelaide is President of WHHS Vocal Ensemble, a WHHS Cappies Critic, and Marketing and Publicity Chair of the Walnut Hills Theatre Department! She would like to thank Sherm for every single opportunity he has given her and for being a constant source of kindness, guidance, and support. Adelaide is deeply grateful for every lesson he has taught, onstage and off, that have shaped her both as an actor and a person. 

Greta Linser (Costume Crew)

Greta is thrilled to once again be on costume crew! In her spare time, she likes running a practical joke on her brother Harrison that the Linser siblings are recording a Christmas music album (shhhh, don't tell him!) 

Harrison Linser (Deck Crew) 

Harrison is thrilled to be working on his first show at Walnut, but also enjoys pursuing his passion project- working on a Christmas music album with his sisters Adelaide and Greta. "A Very Linser Christmas"- coming to streaming platforms this December! 

Jonas Lloyd (Keller Understudy/Ensemble)

Aside from Jonas wishing you enjoy the show, he also wishes you to know that he can name all the different flavors of Cap'n Crunch Cereal. 

Caroline Lovelace (Ilona Ritter)

Caroline is ecstatic to be performing as Ilona in the 28th show of her high school career! She is a senior (?!) and her recent roles include Cappie award-winning Molly Brown in Walnut’s The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Hope Cladwell in CAST’s Urinetown, and Wednesday Addams in ESP’s The Addams Family. When she’s not onstage, she is president of the WHHS Thespian Society and Captain Cappie (Lead Critic) of Walnut’s Cappies Critic Team. Next year, she plans to pursue a BFA in Musical Theatre and continue doing the thing she loves most. She is so grateful for her time at Walnut and would like to thank her goofy friends for making the past 6 years anything but boring, her parents for their immense hard work for Walnut’s theatre department, and of course, Mikey Shnikeys for all of his support, compassion, and teachings over the years, both theatrically and not. She wouldn’t be the person she is today without you, Sherm. 

Aubrey Lowe (Ensemble)

Aubrey Lowe is a sophomore at Walnut and is in her first blackbox show ever so she is very excited to be in She Loves Me! You might have seen her in previous Walnut shows, since she was Mary Nevin (Molly’s sassy Irish maid) in the regional premier of The Unsinkable Molly Brown; she’s also been a servant in the WHHS production of Twelfth night, and an ensemble role in Little Mermaid Jr! Aubrey also helped to direct one of the One Acts (Murder in Little Grimley)! She thanks everyone who helped her get where she is today and she hopes you enjoy this charming show! 

Naomi Madaris (Marketing and Publicity Crew)

Naomi is a sophomore at WHHS, and this will be her 9th show at WHHS, and you may have seen her in quite a couple ensemble roles throughout the years! She’s super excited to be part of the Marketing & Publicity crew for the show She Loves Me. Outside of She Loves Me you may see her performing with the marching band as colorguard, or maybe just at home on call with her friends doing some random tomfoolery on any kind of game. She hopes you enjoy the show, and working on this production has been super duper superb. 

Asher Morin (Props Designer/Props Manager)

Props props props 

Aidyn Montgomery (Assistant Stage Manager)

"Bologna is just a hot dog in lunchmeat form"- Burt Queensbury 

Adah Mosher (Ensemble)

Adah Mosher is a Junior at Walnut and is absolutely thrilled to be playing a customer and caroler in She Loves Me, which is her 14th show here! You may have seen her as Sherrie Christian in Rock of Ages YPE, Tiny Tom in CAST’s Urinetown, or Fleance in The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth. She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her and the entire cast and crew for making this show possible. 

Tomi Olakanmi (Keller/Ensemble)

Tomi is a Freshman and this is his 2nd show at Walnut! You might have seen him in The Little Mermaid last year as the pilot of the ship (which against all odds he managed to not crash) and ensemble. He is excited to be part of She Loves Me as his second show with his role as Keller/Ensemble and he hopes you fall in love with this amazing show. 

Rae Peart (Hair and Makeup Crew)

Fun fact- Rae one broke up a fight between ninjas in a Chik-Fil-A. 

Amelia Price (Co Costume Designer)

"Soy sauce is the condiment of champions." Dashiell Nugenbauer 

Kraig Ray (Deck Crew / Set Build Crew)

Kraig likes pancakes. 

Megan Reidy (Co Costume Designer) 

"What even is Worcestershire sauce? Is it made from real Worcestershire? The world may never know." Nugen Dashiellbauer 

Jonathan Rubin (Georg Nowack)

Jonathan Rubin is nervous and upset to play the role of Georg.  This is a joke. He is very excited. 

Clark Sayre (Steven Kodaly)

Clark is a senior and he is absolutely elated to be performing as Steven Kodaly in his 20th show! You may have seen him as J.J. Brown in Walnut’s The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Franklin Hart Jr. in Mercy McAuley’s Cappie award-winning 9 to 5 The Musical, or Officer Lockstock in Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre’s Urinetown: The Musical. Offstage, he is a co-historian of the WHHS Thespian Society, a third-year critic for the award-winning WHHS Cappies team, and the section leader of WHHS Vocal Ensemble’s premier section, the Baritones. Clark would like to thank his voice teacher, Bill Seale, piano teacher, Suzanne Wiers, acting teacher, Kate Brauer-Bell, and his director, Mr. Mike, for their immense help and support that has made him the artist he is today. In the future, he hopes to pursue a degree in acting and work as a theatre artist. He’d like to thank everyone for seeing She Loves Me, and he hopes you all come back in the spring to see him direct the world premier of They Came From Ohio and assistant music direct Matilda Jr.! 

Atlas Schuett (Props Crew)

Despite what Ayn Rand would have you believe, Atlas did not, in fact, "shrug." 

Lauryn Shafer (Ensemble/Student Choreographer)

Senior Lauryn Shafer is both overjoyed  for the opportunity to be a part of her last WHHS musical, She Loves Me as a member of the ensemble and as the student choreographer. You may have seen her in previous productions as Viola in Twelfth Night or May’s Call in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. When she is not busy on the theatre stage, she spends her time as a diligent VP of Student Congress and President of Women’s Ensemble. She plans to continue pursuing theater as an extra curricular activity in college while she studies Political Science. She thanks her friends and family for the support they have given her throughout her high school journey. 

Levi Singer (Lighting Crew)

"Be careful not to choke on your aspirations"- Darth Vader, motivational speaker

Kitt Stephens (Lighting Crew)

Whatever you do, don't ask Kitt about the ill-fated "Burger King Incident" of 2021. Just don't. 

Zach Stucker (Maraczek)

If this show sells out, Zach will eat an entire birthday cake for an arcade attack. 

Carter Symon (Arpad Laszlo) 

Carter is a sophomore, and is absolutely hyped to be playing Arpad in his 2nd show at Walnut. Last school year he appeared as Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid Jr. and hopes to be a part of many more shows in the future. Carter is also a member of the Choir program at Walnut in Men’s Ensemble and Chamber Choir. He hopes everyone will enjoy the show and his really cool bike. 

Kendra Sullivan (Ensemble)

Junior, Kendra Sullivan is taking the stage for her fifth production at Walnut Hills High School. You may have seen her last year as Nelva in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. When she’s not dazzling the audience, she channels her creativity as the Broadcast Deputy Editor in Chief for The Chatterbox.  Kendra thanks her friends and family for all of their support, and hopes that you, dear friends, enjoy the show! 

Ivy Syroney (Deck Crew/Marketing and Publicity Crew)

Ivy is an eighth grader and hyped to be on marketing and publicity in her 6th show at Walnut! Recently, you might have seen Ivy in the 2025 One Acts attempting magic spells, awwking as a seagull in The Little Mermaid Jr, on sound crew for The Unsinkable Molly Brown, or receiving notes in bloody font in the 2024 One Acts! In her free time, Ivy loves drinking Dr Pepper, ranting about Jeremy Jordan, or playing electric guitar. She hopes you enjoy the show! 

Oscar Syroney (Deck Crew)

Fun Fact: Oscar shares a first name with his bologna. 

Easton Taylor (Production Stage Manager)

Easton Taylor is a Sophomore at Walnut Hills High School and is the Production Stage Manager of She Loves Me. He also directed the One Act Bebe Le Strange alongside his friend and co-creator of the play, Ash Kertpet. This is Easton’s ninth production and his very first time being a PSM, although he has been an ASM on One Acts 2024 and The Little Mermaid Jr and will be on Indecent. 

Molly Wermuth (Sound Crew)

Molly is a freshman here at THE- Walnut Hills. This is her 4th production at THE- Walnut Hills. When she isn’t in the theatre department, she performs with the colorguard. In her ( very little ) spare time, she enjoys listening to The Smiths, Nirvana, and The Cure. (“") 

Gracie Whitehead (Sound Crew)

Gracie feels that any pizza can be a personal pan pizza with enough determination. 

Polly Wilson (Co Scenic Designer)

Senior Polly Wilson is excited to be set designing on their fourth show. Polly has been on 7 other productions as a set designer, deck crew member, or set crew member. Their favorite set to work on was The Birds. Polly is also the set designer for One Acts and Indecent. Outside of theatre, Polly likes to swim, draw, write, and hunt for fossils. They hope you enjoy the show and the beautiful floor especially! 

Ephraim Wise (Sound Crew)

“Punk rock is just another way of saying, ‘I care enough to be loud about what’s wrong and brave enough to be myself while I do it.’” — Fred Rogers

C.C. Wise (Ensemble)

Fun Fact: C.C. once sung and danced to "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats for 10 hours straight. If you ask, C.C. might just do it again for you.