CAST
Madeline Claravall
Viola/Cesario
Madeline Claravall is a Senior, and “Twelfth Night” is her 7th production at LHS. You may recognize her as Donna in Liberty’s “Mamma Mia!”, or the Stage Manager from Liberty’s “Our Town”. She recently finished her term as a Missouri State Thespian Officer and will be pursuing a neuroscience degree in the fall. She is beyond excited to bring Viola and Cesario to you in her final Liberty show - thank you for joining us here in Illyria! She would also like to thank her loved ones for their support. Madeline’s final and greatest thanks go to Liberty Drama and everyone involved for giving her a place to flourish for the past four years.
Mak Barnes
Olivia
Mak Barnes is so excited to be in her 4th show here at LHS! Mak is a Sophomore at Liberty and is an executive board member for the drama department. Outside of school, Mak does theatre with companies such as WCC, STAGES St. Louis, Dayspring, and made her NYC debut last June at 54 Below! She would like to shout out her family, friends, and Mrs. Gehrke for always believing in her. She would also love to thank Benni Jillette, who introduced Mak to the wonderful world of Shakespeare when she was 13
Grace Edney
Feste
Grace Edney is a senior at Liberty, and is finally doing her first musical at Liberty, although long overdue. She enjoys baking and shopping with her friends and laughing with her sister, Charity. She’d like to thank her incredible biological and choir family for motivating her to be the best version of herself each day! Love y’all <3
Connor Higlen
Orsino
Welcome to Illyria, friend! Playing the lovesick duke himself, Connor Higlen has been in a variety of theatrical productions. Some of his most notable have been Jimmy Ray in Liberty’s Bright Star, and Dewey Finn in GCPA’s School of Rock! Connor is also multi-instrumentalist and has flexed his musical abilities in a number of ways, including performing in several musical pits, participating in his schools band and choir ensembles, and playing live shows with local bands whenever the opportunity arises. Faith and determination have taken him this far, and he cannot wait to see what the future holds! After he graduates this year, Connor plans to attend East Tennessee State University to pursue a future in music performance.
Tyler Bugg
Malvolio
This is Tyler's 4th show at liberty and he couldn't be happier. He has enjoyed playing roles such as Daddy Cane, and George Gibbs in shows here at Liberty. He has also enjoyed performing at other local theaters such as COCA, Dayspring, and the Muny, playing roles like Jack Kelly, and Seymour Krelborn. Overall Tyler hopes you enjoy the show and remember, some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them
A. Theodore
Andrew
Alexander "Theo" Theodore is delighted to be doing their senior musical this year! He is ready for mischief and revelry in all things obscure and unique. Well met to the audience, huzzah!
Alijah Riles
Toby
Alijah Riles is a senior, unfortunately making this the last Liberty High School production he will be in. But after having a named role in every production since he'd been here and directing his very own senior directed one-act, Alijah couldn't have had a better and more meaningful time than he did as a Liberty High School thespian, and always will be in his heart.
Anna Fleetwood
Maria
Anna Fleetwood is a junior at Liberty, and is so excited to put on the wonderfully chaotic show, Twelfth Night! She would love to thank each and every person who worked so hard to make this show the experience of a life time. She also wants to thank her amazingly supportive friends and family that make putting on any show worthwhile! <3
Noah Block
Fabian
It is Noah Block's 2nd time doing a show in theatre and he is so excited to go on this amazing journey of getting more comfortable with everyone in theatre and finally feeling like he has a place to belong. He is a Junior, and he loves music, literature, and movies. He always love to make others happy even when he's at my lowest. Taking care of others is the priority but also himself.
Sebastian Tabers
Sebastian
Sebastian is a sophomore at Liberty High School, who is acting as Sebastian in Twelfth Night! He likes anything music related, and is very excited to have this show come to life!
Brandt Cleppe
Antonio
Brandt is a junior this year, and for his third year, he is so excited to play a part in the show of Twelfth Night. With his first named role, he is so excited to show what he has to offer and kill it!
Marissa Varga
Officiant + Illyrian Ensemble (Cassandra)
Marissa is a junior, and this is her 6th production at Liberty! She has had the joy of nerding out over this show and being part of bringing it to life. She's so proud of and grateful for everyone involved in this show! Marissa would like to thank her fantastic theater friends and amazing crew and directors for making this show possible, and her wonderful family for always supporting her. She thanks you and hopes you enjoy the show!
Sydney Davis
First Officer + Illyrian Ensemble
Sydney Davis is an editor-in-chief of the Talon Yearbook and will soon be in her third year of publications while also a manager of the cross country team. She is in her senior year and her second year of classes at SCC. For theater at Liberty, she is just always around to help out with anything needed. She loves listening to music, watching movies and reading in her free time. Sydney dreams of being a concert photographer while traveling the world when she is older. She is unsure of where her education will continue after high school, but would like to major in either journalism or marketing.
Alex Emberton
Second Officer
Alex Emberton is a sophomore at Liberty High School. Alex was in the production of Bright Star at LHS during the 2022-2023 school year. He has also participated in choir for the past two years. In his free time, Alex enjoys singing, film making, script writing, video games and reading comics. He would like to thank his friends and family for being supportive.
Aicha Beye
Dance Captain/Illyrian #8 (Casca)
Twelfth Night is Aicha Beye's senior show, and she's excited to go out with a bang. Her time in Troupe 8211 has been full of love and laughter, and she's grateful for the support that her friends and family have shown her over the past 4 years. She's extremely proud to be performing on the LHS stage one last time.
Micaela Garcia
Dance Captain/Illyrian Ensemble (Ophelia)
Micaela is a Junior here at Liberty High School and is so excited to share this story with you. Micaela has been in the past couple shows here at Liberty, she has also performed in a couple shows at The Muny. She wants to thank her friends and family for supporting through everything!
Marley Higlen
Illyrian #1 (Quince)
Marley Higlen is a freshman and is more than happy to be given the role as Illyrian #1. Marley loves theater with all her whole heart. She not only loves theater but loves watching people love theater. Marley is thrilled to be in Twelfth Night with her brother Connor but is dreading saying goodbye to him as he leaves for college this fall. But as the saying goes “The show must go on!”
Lydia Davis
Illyrian #2 (Jamy)
Lydia Davis is a freshman and this is her 2nd show at Liberty High School. She enjoys many other forms of art and loves children. She would like to give a big thank you to her parents and grandparents for making it possible for her to pursue theater and participate in amazing productions such as Twelfth Night.
Sadie Dunlap
Illyrian #3 (Rosaline)
Sadie Dunlap is a freshman and is excited for her second show at Liberty. Sadie has done performing arts since she was very young and she loves everything about music and theater. Outside of acting she enjoys playing basketball, skating, and watching really bad horror movies.
Emina Topcagic
Illyrian #4 (Cordelia)
Emina Topcagic is a senior at Liberty and she is very excited to be in Twelfth Night. Emina is mainly a singer (in Liberty's Chamber Choir), and a pianist, so when Emina began acting in Liberty's drama club, it was an amazing surprise to realize how beautiful the shows and overall environment was.This is her last year of acting in Liberty's drama club and all the years she has put into the club has helped Emina improve immensely. She is overall deeply appreciative for the experiences she gained from this club.
Ajla Topcagic
Illyrian #5 (Luciana)
Ajla Topcagic is a senior here at LHS. She loves theatre and she especially loves musicals. She loves having fun with her friends and learning new things. Even though this will be her last musical as a senior in highschool she will cherish every moment of it with her friends.
Lorelei Wise
Illyrian #6
Lorelei Wise is enthralled to be participating in her second year and 4th show here at Liberty! She has played numerous roles here before, from the angsty "Lamb" in Charlotte's Web, to the humorous "Wizzy the Witch" in Dauntless: The Wit of One, to this year, as "Joe Crowell." She loves reading, writing, playing the flute, hanging out with her family, and preparing to go into the field of neuroscience someday. She loves the environment of support and intrinsic energy in this theatre program, and cannot wait for what comes next!
Jared Houston
Illyrian #7 (Phillip)
Jared A. Houston, now a senior, is excited to be in his final LHS production. Ever since starting out as the Sultan and the Cave of Wonders in "Aladdin Jr." back in October 2018, he always (Except for covid year) took an opportunity to participate in school theatre productions. This is his 7th LHS production on stage and his 10th LHS production he's involved with overall. His appearances include the fair host in "Charlotte's Web", a bartender in "Bright Star", the dim witted drummer in "At the Frog Fountain", & Joe Stoddard in "Our Town". He has also directed the one act, "Day Tripper: The Play", from the successful January 2024 senior directed one acts. Jared would like to thank his family and friends for supporting him all the way and is excited for what the future might hold for him next.
Clem Arey
Illyrian Ensemble (Clifford)
Clem Arey is a Sophomore, and this will be his first time working in theater for high school! He has a passion for acting and singing and is beyond excited to be apart of the Illyrian Ensemble. He enjoys listening to Ghost and doing super sick diabolical backflips in his free time, all while hiding from the aliens who are constantly trying to abduct him.
Dani Boni
Illyrian Ensemble (Isabelle)
Danica Boni is senior at Liberty High School. This is her sixth show here at Liberty High School. She enjoys hanging out and acting with my theater family. She would to thank everyone who welcome her into this family despite all of her challenges
Julia Miller
Illyrian Ensemble (Juliet)
Julia Miller is a sophomore and LOVES being part of Liberty musical productions! She made her Liberty stage debut last year in Bright Star and loved shining on stage at the Fox for the SLHSMTAs. In her free time, Julia loves singing and swimming. She's known for always having a smile on her face and bringing joy to her castmates! She hopes you love the show.
Micki Morris
Illyrian Ensemble (Katherine)
Micki Morris is a sophomore and this is their second year with the theater. Micki is very excited to be a part of Twelfth Night! This will be their fourth production with Liberty, appearing in Charlotte's Web as Sheep, in Bright Star in the ensemble and in Our Town as Wally Webb. Micki also does theater outside of school, at Dayspring School of the Arts. In their free time they like to read, write, play video games and learning about historical fashion. They hope you enjoy the show!
Anna Simms
Illyrian Ensemble
Anna Simms is a senior this year and has been a part of theatre for over six years now, both community and school. Outside of theatre, she is the Editor-in-Chief of LHStoday.org and a photographer for Liberty's publication program. She loves taking photos outside of class, especially of sports and theatre. After high school Anna plans on attending a university to major in biology. She is very excited to be on the Liberty stage one last time for "Twelfth Night" with the amazing cast and crew. Anna would like to thank everyone who has supported her during her time in theatre and for all of the wonderful memories she has made during her time here.