Abby Hanson will be a freshman at Brainerd High School in the Fall. She has always loved theater. At the age of 8, Abby played the role of Marie in Aristocats in the summer youth program at FMCT in Fargo, ND. The following two summers she appeared in Aladdin and Cinderella. Her other interests include volleyball and volunteering with the Junior Jaycees.

Alexandra Cutler Is excited to be in her first play! She overcame some initial anxiety to participate in this show with her best friend and is glad that she did! She hopes you enjoy the show.

Amelia Mauro is 10 years old and going into Forestview Middle School next year. She has dreams of being an actor or a veterinarian when she grows up. Her favorite song in the show is 'Bop To The Top', so watch out for it! She hopes you enjoy the show! .

Attly Speer is 14 and is an incoming freshman at Brainerd High School this year. She’s been in previous theater productions in MN but none through the community theater. In her free time she likes to play volleyball along with the cello and the clarinet. She would like to thank her parents for helping to rehearse lines and bringing her to countless rehearsals.

Bridget Lindberg is excited to be in her first play! She goes to Forestview Middle School and loves to dance, bake, sketch, read, and do theatre. So have fun, sit back, and enjoy the show!

Chloe Menzel is excited to be in her first production beyond elementary school and her first musical! She will be a Freshman at Brainerd High School this fall. She enjoys participating in volleyball, swimming, and spending time with friends..

Ella Reese is 11 years old and is going into 5th grade at Forestview Middle School. She loves acting, singing, and dancing! Her favorite animal is a giraffe, and her favorite food is tater-tot hotdish. She is a cheerleader and very excited to be part of High School Musical JR!

Émali Jiménez, a senior at Staples-Motley High School, is thrilled to be a part of CLC's High School Musical Jr. This marks her second production, following her debut in SMHS’s Newsies. She has enjoyed the company of her cast mates and hopes you will too. Enjoy the show!.

Emily Rioux is 10 years old, is going into 5th grade, and this is her first play! She loves dancing, singing, and spaghetti. She is also very scared of bees. She hopes you enjoy the show (as long as you are not a bee)..

Greyson Tanner is 11 years old. He enjoys collecting Amiibo action figures and playing outside. He hopes you enjoy the show!.

Irie Kronstedt is thrilled to be a part of High School Musical JR! Previous roles include a Classmate in A Christmas Story with Stage North Theatre; Alice Parker in The Crucible with Stage North Theatre; an Orphan in Annie JR with Stage North Theatre; Jack and the Beanstalk with Prarie Fire Theater; and the Play Off The Page acting camp at the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center.

Joseph Harmon is 18, just graduated from high school this year and is hoping to pursue a career in acting. Joseph would like to thank his family and friends that support him and all of his dreams. Joseph's favorite hobby is watching movies with the person he loves..

Kaitlyn Brenny has done previous productions with Prarie Fire Theatre. She will be entering Brainerd High School next year. She enjoys riding horses, tap dancing, and hanging out with friends. She has two dogs – Leia, a Cavachon, and Maddie, a Cockapoo.

Kylie Wells is 12 years old and going into 7th grade at Forestview Middle School. She enjoys playing basketball and football, going outside, and watching TV and TikToks. She has two dogs and two cats. She has been in four plays, with High School Musical JR being her first with BCT.

Levi Berg is 16 years old and will be entering his junior year after this summer. Outside of this production, Levi has been in two productions at Aitkin High School as an ensemble member in Mamma Mia! and the Big Bad Wolf in Shrek: The Musical. Levi hopes to pursue a career in acting after high school. Levi would like to thank his family and friends that have supported him on along the way. Levi’s favorite hobbies consist of playing guitar and performing.

Lily Lee is 12 years old. She has three brothers and one sister. Lily wants to be an author when she grows up. She plays volleyball, enjoys painting, and has a dog named Libby. Her favorite song in the show is 'Start of Something New', and her favorite dance is Bop To The Top. She’d like to thank all of the people who helped make High School Musical JR happen!

Lydia Jendro is a senior at Brainerd High School. Lydia’s been dancing since she was three years old with her amazing “Dance Mom” Amy Borash, and now serves as Amy's assistant dance teacher at Music General. Lydia’s worked behind the scenes doing lighting for multiple bands with her dad Curtis Jendro with Just Me Sound and Lighting. She’s preformed in the first production of Anything Goes for Stage North Theatre Company as well as multiple Brainerd Community Theatre shows like Elf: The Musical (Ensemble), Sister Act (Ensemble), and Brighton Beach Memoirs (Nora). Lydia was the choreographer for the Brainerd High School musical The Sound of Music. Lydia hopes this musical will “throw you back” to when these movies first came out and she really hopes you enjoy this musical! "Thank you for coming!"

Marlowe Cotariu is thrilled to be a part of High School Musical JR! She loves Minecraft, knitting, and wrestling. "Did you know, that the jazz hands at the end of breaking free, were not in the original coreagraphy, and was a student suggestion that was so popular that everyone began doing it?" - She would like to thank Lillian Tanner, Eva, and Kaitlyn Brenny for sticking with her to the end.

Norah Quinsberg is 12 years old and is going into 6th grade at Pillager Public School. She is in her 10th year of dance at Music General. She has been in theatre camps since she was five years old, and this show is her second full production. She also has two dogs (that always annoy her). She’d like to thank her awesome older brother, her two younger brothers who are always so kind, and her amazing Mom and Dad.

Paige Vacinek is 13 and will be an 8th grader next year. She enjoys playing alto sax at Forestview Middle School, and her favorite hobbies are making art and mountain biking. This is her first theatre production. She would like to thank her friends and family, and give a special shout-out to her aunt Maria!.

Rory Peterson is thrilled to be a part of High School Musical JR! Rory is 11 years old and goes to Forestview Middle School. Rory loves animals and hanging out with family.

Taryn Rosenberg has been in several plays over the past few years, such as Queen of Tarts and Annie JR! She attends Forestview Middle School and lives in Brainerd, MN with her family. In addition to acting she also enjoys reading, art and music!

My name is William Schmitz, I’m 11 years old and going into 6th grade at Forestview Middle School. I have been doing musicals and plays for the past few years. I have been in Annie JR, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty and currently Young Charlie in Kinky Boots. I also dock boats at Zorbaz on Gull Lake. It’s been a busy summer but a blast so far.

Zoe Howard attends Brainerd High School. This is her second musical; the first being Tom Sawyer when she was in fourth grade. She loves tennis, drawing, music, and reading. She's always loved High School Musical and is so happy to be with such an amazing crew and cast!