Fate - Atropos (Spring '25)* Ocean State Star Awards Winner

AALIYAH is a senior at Westerly High School and is super excited to be a part of her first show, Hadestown, with the Stagedogs. This is her first musical, and she is ready to take on the challenge! She is incredibly grateful for her castmates as well as all of her supporters who helped her, and she hopes you enjoy the show! 

AMY is excited to play Orpheus in Hadestown in her last show with the WHS Stagedogs. She has been acting with the Stagedogs since her freshman year, playing Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors. Her favorite roles include Miss Scarlet in Clue: On Stage, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Ernest. She has been dancing for 14 years at Jeanne’s Dance Centre, 4 years on the WHS  Dance Team, 3 years in the WHS Chorus and 2 years in the WHS Danceline. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support, and her theater family for making the stage feel like home. Enjoy the show! 

ASHLEY is a senior at Westerly High School, and is looking forward to, (but will miss), her last performance with Stagedogs at WHS. She joined the school’s theater program when she auditioned for Clue last year, and was cast as the cook! She later performed in Beauty and the Beast, as well as A Christmas Carol. She is more than excited to be a part of this stage show next. In addition to theater, Ashley participates in color guard and the math team; she is also enrolled in the CTE Medical Program, and plans to carry this pathway on throughout college. In her spare time, Ashley enjoys going out with her friends, connecting with the community, and playing with her dog, Lola. Lastly, she would lastly like to thank everyone in her family for supporting her at each show! 

AVA is a senior at Westerly High School, and is looking forward to her final performance in Hadestown with the Stagedogs. Ava has been acting with the Stagedogs since the beginning of her junior year, and has previously been a part of Clue: On Stage, Beauty and the Beast, and A Christmas Carol. She has been the co-president of Film Club for the past two years, and is also a member of the Art Club. Ava is very proud of her fellow cast members and crew for always delivering amazing performances and working their hardest. She would like to thank all of her family and friends who support her, and hopes that you enjoy the show! 

AVERY is a senior at Westerly High School. She is so glad to be returning for her third year as a Stagedog.  She has appeared as Juror #6 in 12 Angry Jurors, Cassie in Dear Future Me, the ensemble for Sweeney Todd, and Colonel Mustard in Clue: On Stage. She’s had a blast getting to know each character and is looking forward to her last shows with the Stagedogs. She wants to thank her fellow Stagedogs for giving her a space to be herself, and as always, a thank you to her best friend and biggest supporter, her mom. 

Martha Cratchit (Holiday '24)

BRIANA is a sophomore at Westerly High School and is excited to come back to her love of theater this fall. She performed with Theatre Scrapbook for four years and has been a proud part of many productions. This will be her first show with the Stagedogs. She has been a member of the WHS Marching Band for three years playing the saxophone. She has had a love for the arts since she was young and is thrilled to still be pursing her passions. Briana also wishes to thank her friends and family for always being her biggest supporters and hopes you enjoy the show! 

BRYAN is a junior at the Westerly High School. Bryan decided to join Stagedogs because his friends were doing it, and he wanted to try something new.  Bryan makes music in his free time. 

DYLAN, a senior here at Westerly High School, is thrilled to play Hades in the WHS Stagedogs production of Hadestown. This marks Dylan's ninth production with Stagedogs, following his roles in A Christmas Carol and The Importance of Being Earnest earlier this season. Outside of theater, Dylan is a proud Drum Major of the Westerly High School Marching Band and has been a member of The Chorus of Westerly since the age of eight. He was recently recognized as the RIMEA #1 Bass in Rhode Island and serves as a Teen Ambassador at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC). Some of Dylan’s favorite roles include Wadsworth in WHS production of Clue and Jan in the Chorus of Westerly’s A Celebration of Twelfth Night. This fall, he plans to attend the University of Rhode Island, majoring in Theater. Dylan extends heartfelt thanks to his family and friends for their unwavering support and hopes you enjoy the show!  

EMMA will be participating in her second show with the Stagedogs. She is 14 years old and is a  new freshman. She sings in the Chorus of Westerly, is on the color guard team, and plays cello in the Westminster Youth String Ensemble. Emma has a love for music and theater. 

FELICITY is a junior at WHS She is very excited to be performing  in this performance of Hadestown. Felicity loves performing onstage. She has been in the Stagedogs productions of 12 Angry Jurors (Juror #9), Sweeney Todd (Bird-seller), Dear Future Me (Marcy), Clue: Onstage (Mr. Green) Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth), The Importance of being Earnest (Dr. Canon Chasuble) and A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Marley) She is also involved in the Westerly Marching Band in the Colorguard. She would like to thank her family for their support, her friends for supporting her throughout the years and also to thanks to the cast and crew.  Yay! Go Bulldogs! 

FIONA is a sophomore at Westerly High School and she is very excited to be in her third Stagedog production. In the past she has been in many Theatre Scrapbook shows. She has been dancing for almost 11 years and is on the WHS Dance Team. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support and she hopes you enjoy the show. 

HOPE is a senior in Stagedogs and is excited to take on the roles of Lady Bracknell and The Narrator in this year's fall plays.  After playing the role of The Narrator in her kindergarten play, she hopes her performance as The Narrator of her senior play will inspire and entertain all who attend. Hope is pursuing a career in art and design, and is currently enrolled in an internship with the WHS Art Department. Although art is her main focus, acting is a well-loved passion of Hope’s, and she displays such on the stage. Thank you for coming! 

Choreographer/Porter/Daemon (Spring '25)

Fred's Wife/Businessman (Holiday '24)

Babette (Spring '24)

INDIANA is a senior at WHS and this is her third Stagedogs performance. Indiana has been dancing for 16 years and competing in dance for 10 years. She is also involved with the WHS Marching Band’s dance line where she is a captain. She is working as choreographer for Hadestown for her Senior Project and wants to thank everyone who helped her along the way and wishes everyone the best of luck in this performance. She wants to give a big thank you to her family, the cast and crew, and she hopes you enjoy the performance! 

KEIRA is a senior at WHS and is very excited to be performing in the Stagedogs’ production of Hadestown! While this is her first show acting, she is not a stranger to the Stagedogs: she was the lighting board operator for Clue: On Stage, helped bring the Beast’s makeup to life in Beauty and the Beast, and was the lead makeup artist for A Christmas Carol. Fun facts: Keira took flying trapeze lessons for years, she loves Michael Cera, and can recite the entire movie Coraline from beginning to end. (Just ask her.) 

Hermes (Spring '25)

KENNEDY is a sophomore at Westerly High School. This is her first performance with the Westerly Stagedogs and her musical theater debut as Hermes in Hadestown. Kennedy has also been running with the track team for 4 years before joining Stagedogs. She is in the Criminal Justice CTE program and plans to continue into college. Kennedy enjoys spending time with her family and friends and is very sociable to those she meets. She’d also like to thank those who have inspired her to join the Stagedogs and given her so much support! 

LEXIE is a sophomore at Westerly High School. She first joined the Stagedogs as a crew member for the 2023 musical Beauty & The Beast. She then worked as assistant stage manager for the play The Importance of Being Earnest and became stage manager for Christmas Carol and Hadestown. Joining the Stagedogs made her realize her love for theater and working backstage. Lexie hopes to continue this passion throughout school and is looking forward to many years with the Stagedogs. 

LILLY is a junior at Westerly High School. She always has fun during theater and is happy to play one of the Fates in Hadestown! She is very excited with the unique way we’re going about the show and the Fates in particular. She is very grateful for all of the opportunities she’s had thus far and can’t wait for next year to see what that entails 

LILLYANA is a sophomore at Westerly High School. She has been in three previous productions, two with Stagedogs and one with Theater Scrapbook. Since her first performance, Lillyana has found a love for theater. The atmosphere on and off stage with the other performers is very lively, and she enjoys every minute of it. She would like to thank her brother Charlie for her love of theater because they did their first show together. She would also like to thank her Mom and Dad for the love and support they have shown towards this new passion of hers, along with all the others she's picked up. 

LUCAS is a senior at Westerly High School. Although this is the first play that he's working on, he is anxious to learn all there is to know about working backstage. After seeing 12 Angry Jurors, he was excited to join in and work on stage crew. Lucas learns how to play the drums in his free time.

MEGHAN is a junior at Westerly High School. This is her second theater production being a cast member but her fourth Stagedogs production with the first two being backstage, and she looks forward to working on future productions. She is also in the Westerly High School band and plays the trumpet. She wishes to thank her many friends in theater who inspired her to branch out and try something new and her parents who drove her back and forth. And of course, she wants to thank YOU for coming to see A Christmas Carol! Enjoy the show!

MIA is a freshman at WHS. She has been in productions with Theatre Scrapbook for 4 years now and has been in shows such as Junie B Jones Jr. (May), Annie Jr. (Rooster), Legally Blonde Jr. (Elle Woods), and 13 Jr. (Archie). Some of Mia’s favorite shows are Chicago, Sweeney Todd, SIX, Moulin Rouge, and Mamma Mia. Her dream role is to be Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd. Mia plays double bass and participates in the local Westminster Youth String Ensemble (WYSE). Mia wants to be a pediatric nurse/actress when she’s older. She would like to thank her parents and friends for being her biggest supporters and inspiring her to continue theatre. 

NATALIE is a junior at Westerly High School and has loved the theater for as long as she can remember. She took to the stage as a kindergartener in the Children's Theatre Scrapbook and has since been in productions at the Granite Theater including The Christmas Carol, (2016, Tiny Tim) and Annie, (2017, Molly). Natalie played her dream role Tobias Raggs in the Stagedogs production of Sweeney Todd, and was Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast her most recent production she was Vilma in A Celebration of Twelfth Night at The Chorus of Westerly.  Natalie plays the guitar and the ukulele and has been a member of the Chorus of Westerly for over 9 years. She would also like to give a huge thanks to her parents for introducing her to music and theater and supporting her every step of the way.  

NICHOLAS is a senior this at Westerly High School. This is his fourth show with the Stagedogs, and he is very grateful for this opportunity. His roles include Juror Number 12, and Mr. Body, from 12 Angry Jurors, and Clue respectfully. His favorite role is Algernon Moncrieff from the Importance of being Earnest because he is a very fun, lively, yet dynamic and complex character. Nick would very much like to thank his parents for the support they have given him through the years, especially his mother, who pushed him to get back into theater in the first place. 

NICOLINA Walsh is a Junior here at Westerly High School. This will be her second show as crew in a Stagedogs Production. Nikki has always enjoyed watching theater and wanted to contribute her love in some way. She also is in the Westerly Marching Band Color for over 3 years and winter guard for 2 years. During her free time she makes jewelry and listens to Aaron Tveit with her friends Nat and Sadie.  She would like to give a huge thanks to her family who introduced theater and supported her through her activities. 

NOAH is a junior at Westerly High School. He is thrilled to be part of Hadestown Ensemble. Noah has been with Stagedogs since his sophomore year making his debut with the Stagedog community as Lefou in Beauty and The Beast.  Noah has performed all of his life. He sang for his middle school selective chorus group. He danced for Janice's dance works. He has acted in shows including The Little Mermaid and The Lion King in his elementary school years. He has a passion for singing, dancing, and acting. Noah spends his free time listening to music and cuddling his 3 cats, Neep, Poe, Coal, and his dog Mako. 

NOLAN is a Junior and is excited to be doing theater again. He has done many plays before in Theater Scrapbook and was in the ensemble for Beauty and the Beast last year and looks forward to his role of Teen/Adult Scrooge. He looks forward to future productions with Stagedogs and hopes you all enjoy the show 

OCEAN is a soccer player for the varsity high school soccer team and RAMS FC. Ocean also runs on the WHS track team and is a dancer at Miss Michelle's and on the high school dance team. Ocean holds the position of social media representative for her class and serves as Vice President of the International Club. Ocean is also a member of the Student Council, VAASA, the Barker, Peer2Peer, and Character Ed. Outside of school, Ocean immerses herself in the fashion world, as she has just walked in New York Fashion Week and Rhode Island Fashion Week this fall. She is also passionate about collecting donations and enhancing the Bulldog Boutique at WHS, which provides free clothing to those in need no questions asked. This is her second year as a stage dog. She has played Yvette in the play CLUE: On Stage, La Fille while serving as the dance captain for Beauty and the Beast, and Belle in A Christmas Carol. Ocean wants to thank her supportive family, Mom, Dad, and brother Dominick. 

PAUL is 6 foot 4 inches tall, and a Junior at Westerly High School. He is happy to be the Production Stage Manager. He started last year as the assistant stage manager in Clue and was Stage Manager in Beauty and the Beast. He will like to say a great thanks to his parents and Mr. Zemanek for these amazing opportunities. 

ROBIN has been in theater for nine years since she was five. She's participated in several Theatre Scrapbook musicals, including Junie B Jones, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Annie, Cinderella, Mean Girls, Beauty and the Beast, Wizard of Oz, and Shrek.  She is excited to join this year's A Christmas Carol and maybe Hadestown.  She also enjoy art and other creative activities. She is very excited to be in this show this year and hopes you'll enjoy the show! 

ROWAN is thrilled to be making her Stagedogs debut alongside her sister in this production of A Christmas Carol. She is grateful for the opportunity to be Sadie’s younger sister, as it has helped prepare her for her role as Scrooge's Younger Sister. (She’s also Guest 2!) Previous shows include Cinderella and Oklahoma with Theatre Scrapbook. Rowan is currently studying child development in school and hopes to go to a college in Europe and then work with young children. She also has sung in the Chorus of Westerly for 7 years and has made many friends over the years there. Last of all, Rowan would like to thank her sister again and her family for their love and support. Enjoy the show! 

SADIE, a junior here at WHS is excited to be cast as Eurydice. This is her sixth show with the Stagedogs; she joined her freshman year for the spring musical. This year, she played Miss Prism in the fall play The Importance of Being Earnest and the Ghost of Christmas Past (plus four other roles) in A Christmas Carol. Not only is this her third year in the theater program at WHS, Sadie is also very active with other arts in the community. She has been a part of the Chorus of Westerly for about 9 years and recently starred as the lead, Gerda, in the chorus’s one-time revival of Twelfth Night - her favorite role to date. She is also a part of the chorus program here at WHS and performed in several Theater Scrapbook performances in middle school. Along with that, she spends her free time in the United Theatre’s A Band Called PoP as one of three vocalists. Sadie would like to shout out all of her friends and family but especially her very own personal assistant Bikki Balsh! 

Crew (Spring '25)

Crew (Spring '24)

ZIYAN is a sophomore at Westerly High School. She joined the Stagedogs as crew in spring of 2024 for Beauty and the Beast after feeling bored and is excited to return for Hadestown. She loves to learn and is ready to navigate through any troubles on set. Ziyan is thrilled for what is to come and hopes you enjoy the show!