Our Students & Alumni


KALISTA AHOUSE: Children of Eden, 42nd Street

JED ALEVIZOS (2006 Graduate): Cabaret

BROOKE ALLEN: Brooke has been dancing since she was six years old, and after participating in her school's play in second grade, she decided to join ACTS for their production of Annie, as an orphan. Since then, she's performed in a total of eight shows with ACTS. (Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Oliver, Into The Woods, Godspell, Honk!, The Wiz and 42nd Street) Whenever she's not on stage, she's at the theater supporting her friends in other performances. Brooke is currently working on a production with her Jr. High School, and has continued dancing. She has been tap dancing for a total of 3 1/2 years, and jazz for 6 1/2 years, as well as some brief ventures in ballet, lyrical, and hip hop. She hopes to continue with mus ical theater, and values all of the wonderful friends she's made through all of the shows she's been in.

MELISSA ALLEN: Honk, Jr., The Wiz, 42nd Street

KATY ANDREWS: Cabaret

BRITNEY BALTAY: 42nd Street

MEGHAN BERGER: Meghan   is proud to be participating in her fifth show with Alexander Children's Theater School; The Children of Eden.  Meghan loves ACTS so much and thinks of everyone as a second family.  She has been dancing for 10 years and began performing in musicals in the spring of 2005.  Other shows that Meghan has been in with and without ACTS include Into the Woods, Godspell, Bye Bye Birdie, Honk, and the recent fall production of The Wiz.  She is very passionate about theater and enjoys singing, dancing, shopping, and bowling in her free time.  Meghan's favorite broadway shows include Movin' Out, Putnam County Spelling Bee, Rent, Hairspray, The Lion King, and The Altar Boyz!  She is currently participating in Dance Troupe at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School where students are able to choreograph and perform their own dances.  Meghan is very happy to be a part of ACTS and hopes to continue performing for many year s to come.  RIP James Alenson, you will always be remembered. 

NINA BIRGER (2006 Graduate): Cabaret

CHRIS BURGESS: Honk Jr., The Wiz, Children of Eden

VIVIENNE MARIE CARRETTE: Cabaret

MIRANDA CASHMAN: The Wiz, 42nd Street

JESSI CASS: The Wiz, 42nd Street

 

IAN COOPER: Children of Eden

MATT DORNEMAN: Children of Eden, 42nd Street

TAVIS DOUCETTE (2006 Graduate): Cabaret

PAUL DRYDEN: Children of Eden, 42nd Street

JENNIFER DUDLEY: Cabaret, The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

TERILYN EISENHAUER: Honk, Jr., The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

NICHOLAS FAVILLE: The Wiz, Children of Eden

SARAH FELDMAN: The Wiz

DANIELLE FRAMPTON: The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

DEVON FRAMPTON: Children of Eden

JENNA GAINSBORO: The Wiz, 42nd Street

MERCER GARY: The Wiz

ILANA GENSLER: The Wiz

GILLIAN GORDON: Dorothy Brock in ACTS' 42nd Street, Gilly has been performing since the age of 6 when she played Snow White at Concord Children’s Theatre. Performances this year include Helen in A Christmas Story (Stoneham Theatre), Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – the musical (Lexington Players) and Louise in Carousel (Arlington Friends of the Drama). She has enjoyed performing in A Little Princess, Phantom Tollbooth and Pippi Longstocking at Wheelock Family Theatre. Gillian currently appears in a Disney Toontown Commercial and in a film for the National Archives, Washington (DC). This summer she received a monologue award at IMTA, New York (NY). Gillian is a freshman at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School where she is a member of the Drama and Dance Clubs and is performing in the fall musical, Kiss Me Kate. Gilly takes tap and ballet with ACTS and had previously studied with the Boston Ballet and The Ballet Space. She loves working with everyone on 42nd Street!

 

CHRISTOPHER GOVANG: Christopher was bit by the theatre bug at the ripe old age of four, mostly listening to his mother sing show tunes around the house, and then by participating in ACTS' production of Honk, Jr..  Now, at five years old - he's quite the professional, having attended several fully-staged musicals (actually sitting through them) such as Seussical and Annie, as well as seeing his first Broadway show, Beauty and the Beast - after which he enjoyed a lengthy and engaging conversation with Donny Osmond (who was portraying Gaston at the time). Christopher loves to sing (all the time), make up songs, play musical instruments and recreate  the dances done in his most recent ACTS production - The Wiz.  After his stint as "Flying Monkey/Field Mouse/Emerald City Citizen/Quadling", Christopher has announced that when he grows up, he plans to be a dancing astronaut.

JULIA GRACE:

SARAH GRACE:

AVA GUERKIAN: 42nd Street

NICOLE GUILD: Children of Eden

PETER HARRINGTON: The Wiz

BRIAN HOEFLING: Cabaret, The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

JULIA HOFFMAN: Honk, Jr., The Wiz, Children of Eden

RACHEL HOFFMAN: Children of Eden

KRISTEN MARIE HOUPT: Kristen is a 16-year-old who hails from Sudbury, has been an active member of ACTS for almost a year now.  She started with them last spring starring as a Kit Kat girl in the production of Cabaret.  After that, she knew ACTS was the right theatre company for her.  She was also seen as the Wicked Witch of the West Evillene in ACTS production of The Wiz in January 2007.  Kristen has been involved in theatre and dance since the age of four and doesn't have plan to stop any time soon.  She plans to continue theatre through high school with ACTS, including the 1/08 production of 42nd Street, and major in theatre in college.   Kristen aspires to be in movies one day and no matter what, plans to keep ACTS close to her heart always.  She would like to thank all her family and friends both from ACTS and from school for constant support and love.  But most of all, she'd like to thank God for giving this opportunity to her.  And would like to dedicate all the performances to Lily Diana Karian, a best friend who will be missed forever and loved alway. RIP.

RYAN HUSSEY: The Wiz

GRANT JACOBY: Children of Eden

MILES JACOBY: Cabaret

KASSIE KELLY: Cabaret, The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

ARIANA KERBER: 42nd Street

ELENI KMIEC (2006 Graduate): Cabaret

PAUL KMIEC: Godspell, The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

KARA L'HEUREUX: The Wiz

CAITLIN LABADINI: (2007 Graduate) Cabaret, The Wiz, Children of Eden

ROSE LABADINI: Honk, Jr.

MARIAGRAZIA LaFAUCI: Mariagrazia  is currently enjoying her fourth year with ACTS, with one more left to go before she ventures out to college, where she hopes to continue performing. She is currently a junior at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Brighton where she is the Club Council representative for drama. She began her long love affair with ACTS in Bye Bye Birdie as a silly screaming fan girl named Margie, and went on to perform in Once on This Island, Oliver!, Into the Woods, Godspell, Cabaret (after which she now occasionally answers to the name Lolita), and most recently, Mz. Wiz in ACTS’ production of The Wiz. She is looking forward to three more shows with ACTS, including the 1/08 production of 42nd Street, and venturing further into the musical theater world. Mariagrazia sends much love to everyone who has ever been involved in these shows and others—thank you for making it wonderful and then some.

JIMMY LARKIN: 42nd Street

JENNA LEAVITT (2006 Graduate): Cabaret

SYLVIA LORENZINI: Honk Jr., The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

ERICA LUNDIN: The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

DYLAN MacDONALD: The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

JACQUI MALIS: Honk Jr., The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

STEPHANIE MALIS: Honk Jr., The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

JONATHAN MAYER: Children of Eden, 42nd Street

LOUISA McBRIDE: Honk Jr., The Wiz, Children of Eden,42nd Street

BLAKE McCARTNEY: Children of Eden

KATIE McTYRE (2006 Graduate): Cabaret

HANNAH MEAD: Children of Eden

MATT MORIN: 42nd Street

ANNALEE MULHALL: (2007 Graduate) Cabaret, The Wiz

KATHRYN NAJARIAN: Honk, Jr., The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

DAVID NICHOLSON: The Wiz, Children of Eden

HEIDI NOVAK: The Wiz, Children of Eden

JAKE O'HARA:

AMY OLSON: Cabaret, The Wiz, Children of Eden

CHERI OUELLET: Children of Eden

CAMPBELL PAYNE: Cabaret

MICHELLE PACIFICO: Children of Eden

ANGELA POWELL: (2007 Graduate) Cabaret, The Wiz, Children of Eden

HILARY POWELL: Cabaret, The Wiz, Children of Eden

KATHERINE RAFUSE: Children of Eden

SEAN REARDON: Cabaret

SEAN RIBERA: Children of Eden, 42nd Street

ANDREA RUTH RICE (2006 Graduate): Cabaret

ELLA RINALDI: Children of Eden

JONATHAN PAUL (J.P.) ROBY: J.P. made his ACTS debut in The Wiz ( Featured Dancer) and is overjoyed to be a part of this wonderful experience. Other non-ACTS shows  include Oklahoma Jr. (The Peddler) The Music Man Jr. ( Tommy Djilas) The King and I  Jr. (The King of Siam) and in Alice in Wonderland (The Knave) An upcoming show for J.P. Is 42nd Street, where he will appear as the dance director Andy Lee! J.P. studies in the intensive level at Boston Ballet six days a week, and is in the advanced  hip hop class at Joanne Langione Dance Center! J.P.’s favorite types of dance are Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet and Modern. In 5th grade J.P. was in the Newton All-City Honors Chorus were he got to perform the National Anthem at a Red Sock’s game! Also with the All-City chorus he performed at Faneuil Hall and Ice Chips. J.P. performed in the Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker three years in a row as a Party Boy. J.P. lives in Newton and is in 7th grade at Bigelow Middle School. He Would like to thanks his friends and family for supporting him with his acting, singing and dancing! Visit J.P. ONLINE!

CHELSEA ROSS: 42nd Street

JEREMY RYDER: Cabaret

KATHLEEN SANSONE: Kathleen is more than excited to be performing in her fourth show with ACTS, 42nd Street. She made her ACTS debut in Godspell, and also appeared in Honk! and Children of Eden. Other shows outside of ACTS include The Wiz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Bye Bye Birdie, Charlotte's Web, Once on the Island, and the 1/08 production of 42nd Street. Besides theater, her other interests include the Red Sox, hanging out with friends, and supporting her friends in other shows. Her favorite shows include Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Rent, Hairspray, Wicked and Grease. Says Kathleen, "I can't wait for five awesome more years with ACTS."

KATIE SCARDINO: Children of Eden

MICHAEL SCHEINBART: The Wiz, Children of Eden

JEREMY SCHWARTZ (2006 Graduate): Cabaret

JAMES FORBES SHEEHAN: James made his theatrical debut in the winter of 2003 when he was cast in the ensemble of the Open Door Theater’s production of The King and I. He then went on to perform onstage in Open Door's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as the Baker in 2005; Concord Youth Theatre’s Schoolhouse Rock Live! as George in 2005; Theatre III’s The Music Man as a Featured Dancer in 2005, A Christmas Carol as Young Scrooge/Turkey Delivery Boy 2005, and On Golden Pond as Billy Ray 2007; R.J. Grey Junior High School’s Honk! The Musical as the Farmer 2006; Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s A Little Bit of Broadway as Edna Turnblad (from Hairspray) in 2006; ACTS' The Wiz as Uncle Henry, Children of Eden as a Storyteller/Soloist in 2007, and 42nd Street in the Men's Ensemble (2008); Village Theatre Project’s Just So in 2007, and many more!  James has two solo albums out, a demo titled More I Cannot Wish You: The Music of Frank Loesser, and a full-length album titled Lullabies of Broadway, both recorded at DBA Keyboard Accompaniment with Larry Williams (piano). He has also has one live duet album (with Avery Peterman, soprano) titled Another Opening, Another Show: Broadway in Concert, recorded at ZINC Studios, with Kathleen Camara (piano) and Zachary Camara (percussion).  In 2007, James made his television debut on the live-recorded program Around the Town, when he was interviewed for publicity about his performance as the Rhinoceros in Indian Hill Music School/Village Theatre Project's 2007 production of Just So.  Yet only in his mid-teens, James' concert work is extensive as well, including being a featured soloist in the R.J. Grey Junior High School 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 concert series, and in the spring of 2007, James and Avery performed part of their duet concert at one of the chorus concerts, An Evening Stroll Down the Streets of Broadway. James has also performed in two vocal/piano recitals at Tufts University, and numerous school and church variety shows since 1999.  James’s choral work includes the South Acton Congregational Church choir (2001-present), the R.J. Grey Junior High School chorus (2005-2007), the R.J. Grey Junior High School Honors Choir (2006-2007), a Barbershop Quartet, and the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Concert Choir.
In both the `05-`06 and `06-`07 school years, James received the award for Outstanding Musical Achievment at R.J. Grey, and was the first person to receive the award twice.  Visit James online at www.freewebs.com/jfsheehan.

JULIA SHEEHAN: The Wiz, 42nd Street

ALISSA SHULMAN: The Wiz, 42nd Street

KATE SMITH: Children of Eden

ALANA SPAETH: 42nd Street

ERIC STENGREVICS: (2007 Graduate) Cabaret, The Wiz, Children of Eden

ZOE STEPHENS-NORTH:  Zoe was thrilled to most recently appear as Lorraine in 42nd Street, her third ACTS' production. She was previously seen as Maureen in Honk! and Rapunzel's Prince in Into the Woods, Jr. Zoe has been acting since age five when she appeared as one of the youngest islanders in Once on this Island. She quickly followed this up with productions of The Wizard of Oz, at Deco Dinner Theatre in Woburn and Little Women and The Velveteen Rabbit with Peacock Players in Nashua. She was featured as Tessie in the Turtle Lane Playhouse production of Annie. Zoe has done many shows with her church choir at First Parish in Chelmsford, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and most the role of the page in Amahl and the Night Visitors. Zoe is also a Screen Actors Guild member, having done local and national commercials as well as special segments on ZOOM, the small independent film TurtleSong, the theatrical trailer for Underdog, and as an extra in the upcoming Dane Cook film, Bachelor 2. Zoe has been dancing for six years and studies tap, ballet, pointe, modern and jazz at Ballet Arts Centre of Winchester, where she has danced many roles including Fritz in their 2006 production of The Nutcracker, and Beatrix Potter in the Beatrix Potter Ballet. Zoe continues to study dance and theatre during the summers with Atlantis Playmakers in Billerica, and SummerStages Dance in Concord. This summer, Zoe is hoping to be able to study Shakespeare with Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA.

DEVON STONE: Children of Eden

WHITNEY STONE:

SAM SWAN (2006 Graduate): Cabaret

JAIME SWARTZ: Cabaret

Lerry_Teman.jpg (172392 bytes)KERRY TEMAN: Kerry first performed with ACTS in The Wiz in January 2007, playing the Winkie Messenger, a Crow, the Second Munchkin, and other ensemble roles. She has performed in State Fair, Les Miserables & You're a Good Man Charlie Brown with The Arts Alliance in Hudson, and in Into The Woods and Pirates of Penzance with Fiddlehead Youth Theater in Norwood. In January 2006, Kerry played the lead role of Betsy in The Great American Cheese Sandwich at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham. Kerry has been taking private voice lessons since the age of 11, and has given solo concerts at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. In June 2006, Kerry was the feature performer (singing a 30-minute solo concert) at Amazing Things Arts Center. She loves musical theater and hopes to continue performing for many years.

ANDREA TEMPESTA: The Wiz, Children of Eden

ALLISON VANDERBURG: Cabaret

ANNIE WARZECHA: The Wiz, Children of Eden

MOLLY WEINBERG:

MAGGIE WHITLOCK: The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

TRICIA WHITLOCK: Honk Jr., The Wiz, Children of Eden, 42nd Street

RANDY WILSON: Godspell, Jr., Honk Jr., Children of Eden

ROBERT WILSON: Godspell, Jr., Honk Jr.

ROBIN WILSON: Godspell, Jr., Honk Jr., Children of Eden

JOANNA YELEN: Honk Jr., The Wiz

DAVID YANOFSKY: Children of Eden

LISA YANOFSKY: Children of Eden

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