Congratulations to the 2025/26 Officers!

Congratulations to the new Officers of Troupe 5953 / Theatre on the James! Here are your new Officers:

President: Vincent Frank (12)

Vice-President: Millie Cooke (12)

Publicist: Sophia Fillman (11)

Historian: Kendal Stuessy (10)

Hospitality: Angelynn Meservey (10)

State Thespian Vice-Chair: August Peterson (12)

Much Ado About Nothing Cast List

Thank you so much to everyone who auditioned for Much Ado About Nothing! As always, you all made it very difficult for us to cast the show! Below is the cast list. Rehearsals begin Tuesday, February 25, at 3:15pm in the theatre. We’re looking forward to working with everyone!

Leonata: Madeline James

Imogen: August Peterson

Messenger/Sexton/Friar Francis: Grayson Williams

Hero: Lily Brooks

Beatrice: Fran Roberts

Margaret: Zayda Berger

Don Pedro: Jax Jensen

Claudio: Zion Baugh

Benedick: Elijah Venable

Don Johanna: Kendal Stuessy

Borachio: Lotus Lutterbie

Dogberry: Darby Wiley

Verges: Angel Meservey

Seacoal: Calvin Courtney

Much Ado About Nothing Callbacks

Thank you to everyone who auditioned for Much Ado! We’d like to see the following people at callbacks for the following roles. Please remember that you may be considered for other roles, and you might not read for all the roles you are being considered for. Callbacks are Monday, February 24, from 3:15pm until 6pm, in M-3.

Zion Baugh: Benedick, Don Pedro, Don John

Zayda Berger: Margaret, Beatrice, Dogberry

Lily Brooks: Hero, Imogen, Verges

Krystal Garcia: Imogen, Verges, Seacoal

Madeline James: Imogen, Verges, Seacoal

Jax Jensen: Claudio, Benedick, Don Pedro

Lotus Lutterbie: Imogen, Borachio, Seacoal

Angel Meservey: Verges, Seacoal, Friar Francis

Eli Montanez: Verges, Seacoal, Friar Francis

August Peterson: Beatrice, Imogen, Margaret

Francine Rebuyon: Verges, Seacoal, Friar Francis

Fran Roberts: Beatrice, Imogen, Dogberry

Kendal Stuessy: Hero, Margaret, Don John

Elijah Venable: Benedick, Dogberry, Claudio

Darby Wiley: Verges, Seacoal, Friar Francis

Grayson Williams: Leonato, Verges, Friar Francis

“A Monster Calls” Cast List

Thank you to everyone who auditioned for “A Monster Calls,” our competition one-act play! Here is the cast list. Rehearsals begin Monday, November 11, at 3:15pm in M-3. Congratulations, and we can’t wait to see what you do at Festival!

Conor – Elliot Reyes

The Monster – Elijah Venable

Mom – Annelise Carter

Ensemble – Francine Rebuyon

Grandma/Ensemble – Sophia Fillman

Lily/Ensemble – Kendal Stuessy

Dad/Ensemble – Vin Frank

Ms. Godfrey/Ensemble – Angel Meservey

Harry/Ensemble – Ava Plunkett

Anton/Ensemble – Zion Baugh

Sully/Ensemble – Madeline James

“A Monster Calls” Callback List

Thank you to everyone who auditioned for “A Monster Calls”! Here is the list of people we would like to see at callbacks. Callbacks will be held on Friday, November 8, from 3:15pm until approximately 5:30pm.

Elijah Venable

Kendal Stuessy

Elliot Reyes

Francine Rebuyon

Ava Plunkett

August Peterson

Angelynn Meservey

Madeline James

Vincent Frank

Sophia Fillman

Annelise Carter

Zion Baugh

Hadestown Cast List

Thank you to everyone who came out to audition for Hadestown! This was a very difficult show to cast, and I am not exaggerating when I say we could have easily cast this show five different ways and it still be an incredible show. Rehearsals begin on Tuesday, September 3, at 3:15pm. Those who have been cast, please be on the lookout for an email over the weekend with more information. For those who were not cast, please know that we truly enjoyed your auditions, and we hope you come out to audition for the rest of the season!

Hermes – Millie Cooke

Eurydice – Frances Roberts

Orpheus – Vin Frank

Fate 1 (Maiden) – August Peterson

Fate 2 (Mother) – Renae Ferreira

Fate 3 (Crone) – Lily Brooks

Persephone – Zoe Baugh

Hades – Elijah Venable

Worker 1/Eurydice US – Katie Smouse

Worker 2/Orpheus US – Marz Andrews

Worker 3/Persephone US – Sophia Fillman

Worker 4/Hades US – Jax Jensen

Worker 5/Hermes US – Zion Baugh

Worker 6 – Angelynn Meservy

Worker 7 – Eli Montanez

Worker 8 – Francine Rubeyon

Hadestown Callback List

Thank you to everyone who auditioned for Hadestown! Here are the people we would like to see for callbacks on Thursday, August 29. We will meet at 3:15pm in the theatre, and callbacks will last until approximately 5:30pm. Please make sure to wear comfortable clothing that you can move in.

Marz Andrews

Luke Baker

Zion Baugh

Zoe Baugh

James Booth

Lily Brooks

Annelise Carter

Millie Cooke

Renae Ferreira

Sophia Fillman

Vincent Frank

Madeline James

Jax Jensen

Forrest Johnson

Lotus Lutterbie

Angelynn Meservey

Eli Montanez

August Peterson

Francine Ann Rebuyon

Frances Roberts

Katie Smouse

Elijah Venable

The Crucible Cast List

Congratulations to the cast of The Crucible! Thank you to everyone who auditioned. If you were not cast but would like to be part of a technical design team, the crew chiefs will be reaching out to you next week to schedule an interview. Cast members, be on the lookout for an email from Mr. Whitcomb with more information.

Rev. Parris: Lotus Lutterbie

Betty Parris: Lily Brooks

Tituba: Deandre Taylor

Abigail Williams: August Peterson

Susanna Walcott: Renae Ferreira

Ann Putnam: Abigail Young

Thomas Putnam: Marz Andrews

Mercy Lewis: Annelise Carter

Mary Warren: Madeline James

John Proctor: Elijah Venable

Rebecca Nurse: Gia Hazelgrove

Giles Corey: Vin Frank

Rev. Hale: Montgomery Jones

Elizabeth Proctor: Abigail Brooks

Francis Nurse: Grayson Williams

Cheever: Sophia Fillman

Willard Herrick: Millie Cooke

Judge Hathorne: Luke Baker

Judge Danforth: Darby Wiley

The Crucible Callback List

Thank you so much to everyone who auditioned for The Crucible! Below are the people we’d like to see at callbacks tomorrow. If you were not called back, thank you so much for your time and we look forward to working with you in the future! If you’d like individualized feedback, please contact Mr. Whitcomb.

If your name appears below, we’d like you to attend callbacks tomorrow, February 16, from 3:15pm until 5:30pm. We will meet in the theatre. Please bring water, and wear comfortable clothes that you can move in. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Whitcomb, Jada Bryant, or Ryan Nichols.

Abigail Young

Grayson Williams

Darby Wiley

Elijah Venable

Deandre Taylor

August Peterson

Lotus Lutterbie

Montgomery Jones

Madeline James

Gia Hazelgrove

Vin Frank

Sophia Fillman

Renae Ferriera

Millie Cooke

Annelise Carter

Lily Brooks

Abigail Brooks

Luke Baker

Marz Andrews

“Medea” Cast List

Our sincerest thanks and admiration to everyone who came out to audition for Medea. You all made it extremely difficult to cast this show, and you should be very proud of the work that you did.

If you were not cast, but would still like to be part of a design team, the design chiefs will be reaching out to you sometime this week.

Rehearsals begin on Tuesday, September 12, at 3:15pm in M3. Scripts will be provided, but you should bring pencils and a highlighter.

Congratulations, and we’re looking forward to working with you!

• Nurse – Gia Hazelgrove
• Tutor – Zion Baugh
• Khoros 1 – Fran Roberts
• Khoros 2 – Annelise Carter
• Khoros 3 – Arianna Anderson
• Khoros 4 – August Peterson
• Khoros 5 – Renae Ferreira
• Medea – Montgomery Jones
• Medea Understudy / Kreusa – Abigail Young
• Jason – Plunkett
• Kreon – Caleb Stone
• Guard 1 / Son US – Marz Andrews
• Guard 2 / Son US – Elliot Reyes
• Aegeus – Chan Stone

“Medea” Callback List

• Arianna Anderson
• Marz Andrews
• Luke Baker
• Zion Baugh
• Annelise Carter
• Renae Ferreira
• Krystal Garcia
• Gia Hazelgrove
• Madeline James
• August Peterson
• Plunkett
• Elliot Reyes
• Fran Roberts
• Caleb Stone
• Chandler Stone
• Grayson Williams
• Abigail Young

Again, thank you so much for auditioning!