Heathers Bios
Brelynn Shefsky I am 18, some shows I’ve been in are beauty and the beast, Oliver, newsies, suessical, Matilda, fiddler on the roof, Matilda jr. I enjoy making music and playing guitar and piano outside of theatre and would like to thank community through song for putting on an amazing show.
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Molly Toner is 18 years old and has just graduated from Great Valley High School. Some of her favorite previous roles include Cady Heron in Mean Girls, Roxie Hart in Chicago, and Miss Honey in Matilda. She will be studying theater at Muhlenberg College in the fall, and could not be more excited. Molly would like to thank her family, friends, and voice teacher Kim Russell for all their love and support. She also extends a huge thank you to the cast, crew, and directors for making this show possible!
Alexandra Block Alex is a rising sophomore at Conestoga High School and is thrilled to be performing in her fourth musical with Community Through Song and Stage. Alex’s favorite past roles include The Addams Family Musical (Pugsley Addams), Mean Girls Jr. (Regina George), 13! The Musical (Archie), Newsies (Race), and A Christmas Story: The Musical (Ralphie Parker). In addition to theatre, Alex also takes a dance class at Wayne Ballet and she is also a huge music fan. Alex would like to thank Nick Harmantzis for helping her grow as a voice student for the past 5 years, Emi Aungst for her guidance in all-things theater, and her friends and family for always supporting her never-ending theater endeavors.
Addison Miller Addison Miller (she/her) is so excited to be apart of Heathers with Community Through Song. Addison has been a part of Chicago teen edition, Mean Girls, Mary Poppins, and Sense and sensibility. She would like to thank her parents as well as Nick for making everything possible!
Peyton Burgette Peyton is a 15 year old East High School student, and was previously in Newsies. She likes to play guitar, sing, do makeup, watch baseball, and play with her dog.
Nora Burton-Sampson (she/her) is 14 years old and is a freshman at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Her past shows include The Little Mermaid and The Addams Family. Outside of theatre, Nora enjoys playing soccer and playing trombone and bass.
Iris Burton-Sampson Iris Burton Sampson(she/her) is 14 years old and attends Mount St. Joseph Academy. She has been in ensemble in Colleguim Charter school’s productions of The Addams Family and the Little Mermaid. She is so excited to be a part of Heathers.
Elizabeth Chubb Elizabeth Chubb (she/her) is 14 years old and will be a 9th grader at Radnor High School in September. Recent productions have been: The Spongebob Musical: Youth edition and Beauty And The Beast Jr. Elizabeth enjoys listening to music, dance, and doing art.
Katie Schadl Katie Schadl is a rising junior at Great Valley High School, and is so excited to be doing Heathers at CTSS! Recent theater credits include Mean Girls (Rachel, Regina swing), Sense and Sensibility (Eliza, Lucy u/s), Mean Girls Jr. (Mrs. George) and Chicago (Featured Dancer, Liz swing, June swing). Outside of theatre, she can be found reading, drawing, and playing piano. She would like to thank her family and friends for all their support, as well as Nick, Emi, and Allie for all their work to make this show possible.
Quinn O’Donovan Quinn is super excited to take part in this production! She is seventeen years old and will be starting her senior year at Radnor High School this fall. Quinn has recently played Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Kitty in Chicago: Teen Edition, Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol, and Bickle in Footloose. She also took part in her schools annual improv show, Whose Line is it Anyways? for the third time this spring. Quinn loves to sing and is part of two acapella groups, alongside chorus at her school. Offstage she enjoys reading and is a captain of the book club at Radnor, she was the 2023 Girls Junior Golf Champion in Sherwood Forest, and she also loves spending time with friends and family. Quinn would like to thank her parents for always supporting her in all she does.
Liz Wright Liz Wright (They/them) is 15 years old and a rising sophomore at Conestoga High School. They have previously performed as the Witch in Into The Woods (Valley Forge MS), Maid/ensemble in The Little Mermaid (Conestoga), and School of Rock shows. They also play soccer for Conestoga and FC Europa. Outside of music and sports, Liz enjoys writing and drawing.
Abby Wright Abby is 17 and a rising senior at Conestoga High School. Past theater experiences include The Little Mermaid Jr (Scuttle), She Loves Me (Dancer), Mean Girls Jr (Karen), and The Little Mermaid, again (Dancer). This summer, she choreographed Finding Nemo Kids for CTSS. She is currently studying voice with Nick Harmantzis, and participates in her school's Camerata and Concert Choir ensembles. In addition to her interest in theater, Abby is on the Conestoga cheer team and enjoys playing guitar in her spare time. She would like to thank her parents and sister for their support.
Sophie Tachna Sophie Tachna (she/her) is 17 and attends Radnor High School. She hopes to major in Biology and minor in theater in collage. Her favorite roles consist of the Ghost of Christmas Future in RHS production of A Christmas Carol; Cop in RHS production of Footloose; and Skinwalker in RHS production of Oedipus. Sophie loves to play with her three dogs, sing, perform in improv shows, and make props for her high school theater productions. She dedicates all of her performances to her mother Catherine, and grandmother Virginia Carruthers.
Joe Greenwood Joe is active in the music department at Conestoga High School as a vocalist, trombone player and participant in the theater program. Joe also plays guitar, loves to make visual art, and loves natural science, the great outdoors and Baily the cat.
Sophie Aguilar Sophie Aguilar is a rising 9th grader at Conestoga High School and is excited to be a part of Heathers! Some of her performing credits include the following: Louisa in The Sound of Music, (SALT) Dory in Finding Dory Jr, (SALT), Matilda in Matilda (MCT), Patrice in 13 The Musical (CTSS), Jane in Mary Poppins (Quintessence Theatre Group), Amaryllis in The Music Man (Salt Performing Arts), Little Red in Into the Woods Jr. (Valley Forge Middle School), Pugsley in The Addams Family Jr. (Stagelight/SALT). When not performing, Sophie enjoys drawing, singing in chorus, birding, traveling, and spending time at the beach. Sophie would like to thank the entire production team, cast and crew of Hetahers. Enjoy the show!
Danielle Douglas Danielle Douglas is 16 years old and a rising junior at Conestoga High School. Previously, she has been in Wrinkle in Time (Aunt Beast), She Loves Me (Chorus), Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Featured Dancer/Soloist), and The Little Mermaid (Dancer). Outside of theatre, she plays the double bass, saxophone, and ice hockey. Danielle would like to thank her family for their support and staff for making this production possible.
Ian Keller Ian Keller (Hipster Dork): Ian is a rising Sophomore at Downingtown High School West. He is thrilled to be performing in his second show at Community Through Song & Stage. Some of his favorite credits include Evan Goldman x2 in 13! The Musical, Elf (Michael Hobbs), The Little Mermaid (Sebastian), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Bazzard) and Newsies x2 (David & Les). Ian enjoys traveling and spending time with his friends. He would like to thank his family, friends, and vocal coach, Nick Harmantzis for always supporting him.
Sophie Labb Sophie Labb (she/her)made her acting debut as Mr. Krabs in The SpongeBob Musical last summer at CTS. She was part of the ensemble cast for the Downingtown West High School production of Grease this past spring. She was also a Student Director for her former middle school's production of Shrek. She is very excited to be back at CTS this summer!
Leah Brightman Leah Brightman (she/her) is a rising 10th Grader at Conestoga High School and is excited to be in Anastasia! Leah's favorite roles include Lady in Waiting in Once Upon a Mattress at Footlighters Theater, Pearl in Community Through Song and Stage’s production of Spongebob Youth Edition, and Grandma in UMLY Community Theater’s production of Addams Family Jr. Leah would like to thank her friends and family for their support
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Serafina Ameche Serafina is a rising sophomore at Conestoga High School and is thrilled to be performing among such talented actors. She has participated in numerous shows, including ‘Into the Wood’ (Baker) and ‘13!’ (Simon), and Stagelight program at SALT Performing Arts. Serafina is a musician, in addition to her vocal work, playing viola and perscussion. She’d like to thank her parents, her directors, and her friends who made ‘Heathers’ such an enjoyable experience.
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Anthony Foley (J.D.) is 17 years old and is an uprising senior at Downingtown West High School. This is Anthony’s second time in a production of Heathers where he previously performed as Ram Sweeney. He is thrilled to be apart of it again in the very different perspective as J.D. Some of his favorite past roles include Kenickie (Grease), Beast (Beauty and the Beast), and Curly (Oklahoma). Anthony recently this year earned a spot for the Bass 1 category in the PMEA All State Choir. He would like to give thanks out to God, his family and friends, his girlfriend Peyton, his voice teacher Kim Russell, and all the directors for supporting him throughout this production of Heathers!
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Amaia Truong is 14 years old and is entering 9th grade. Heathers is her third production with CTSS. Notable credits include School of Rock (Lawrence), 13 the Musical (Lucy), Moana Jr (Moana), and Elf Jr (Jovie). In addition to theater, she plays piano, cello, and French horn.
Hope Harbeson is a rising sophomore at Conestoga High School. Some of her favorite recent roles include Lockstock in Urinetown and Dancer in The Little Mermaid. She is very excited to be part of Heathers and would like to thank her parents and everybody involved in the show for making it happen.
Senae Harris (she/her) is 17 years old and attends Conestoga High School. In the past, she has participated in productions with her church and was in CTSS' production of Mean Girls Jr and Valley Forge Middle School’s production of “Once on this Island”(Ensemble). When not on stage, Senae likes to play with her dog, play board games with her family, and trying new things. She would like to thank her family for all of their love and support over the years.
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