Mari is a 6th grader at West Jefferson Middle. She loves acting, dancing, volleyball, and being with friends. She’s also done The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, and a Pirate show. Mari thanks her friends and family for their support.

Cassidy is a 7th grader at West Jeff Middle and is thrilled to be taking the stage in her seventh production with StageDoor! When she isn’t performing under the lights, you can find Cassidy hitting the ski slopes, dancing, or diving into a good book. She would like to thank the cast, crew, and directors for another wonderful show!

Delaney is a 6th grader at West Jeff Middle and is delighted to be participating in her sixth production with StageDoor! When she’s offstage, Delaney loves hitting the ski slopes, getting lost in a great book, and exploring anything and everything insect-related. She sends a huge thank you to the cast and crew for making this production such a wonderful experience!

Jaden is a 7th grader at West Jefferson Middle School. He enjoys martial arts, flag football, skiing, playing his cello and spending time with family and friends. He is an avid scout who loves exploring and learning new things. His prior performances include How I Became A Pirate, Elf Jr, and Once Upon a Mattress Jr.

Anna Davidson is in sixth grade at West Jeff Middle School. Anna enjoys running, reading, engineering, math, playing with friends, and of course, theatre! This is Anna’s second full show at StageDoor, her first was playing the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz Youth Edition. Anna would like to thank her friends and family for all of the support and encouragement that they have given to her. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Hailey is a 6th grader at West Jeff Middle. She enjoys reading, skiing, volleyball, and playing with friends and sister. She has been in How I became a Pirate, and Seussical the Musical Jr. She thanks her family and StageDoor for all the support. Thank you for coming to see this show!

Addy is a seventh grader a West Jefferson Middle School. She enjoys swimming, singing, drawing, and hanging out with friends. She performed in Elf Jr. and Once Upon A Mattress. She would like to thank everyone that helped create this show.

Taryn is an 8th grader at WJMS. She likes reading, writing, listening to and singing music, and hanging out with her friends. She’s been in a lot of shows, including Schoolhouse Rock Jr., Annie Jr., Beetlejuice Jr., Elf Jr., and Once Upon A Mattress Jr. She would like to thank her friends, family, and the directors and creative team for their support.

Liberty is an 8th grader at West Jefferson Middle School. She enjoys listening to music, yapping with friends, playing with her cats, writing stories, and playing guitar. This is her 10th theater production, and she’s super happy that you’re here supporting the arts! She would like to thank her mom and the creative team for their support. :)

MJ is a 7th grader at West Jeff Middle. MJ enjoys reading, skiing and drawing. This is MJ’s 4th show at StageDoor. She has been in Frozen, Elf and Once soon a mattress. She is super excited about this show and would like to thank her parents.

Zoey Krupp is in 8th grade. This is her second show at Stagedoor- she previously appeared in Once Upon A Mattress. Zoey enjoys art, reading, creative writing, and hanging out with her two cats, her friends, and her family. She would like to thank her family and her fellow Stagedoor cast and crew for their support.

Claire is an 8th grader at West Jefferson Middle School. She enjoys volleyball, shopping, babysitting, and hanging out with her pets. Her prior performances include tech for Elf and the role of the Wizard in Once Upon a Mattress. She would like to thank her family, Miss Alexandria, and Mr. Sage for their support.

Cora is a 7th grader at West Jeff Middle School. Cora enjoys dance, cooking, and theatre. How to Train Your Dragon Jr. is her first official theatre performance. She would like to thank her friends, family and the whole StageDoor team for their support!

Peyton is a 7th grader at Acellus Academy Homeschool. Peyton enjoys skateboarding, snowboarding, taekwondo at Superior martial arts, video games, dance and broadway stars at Peak Academy of Dance, Suzuki piano at Grace Piano Studio. His prior performances include How I became a pirate, Wizard of Oz, Stage to Theater camp, High School Musical 2.

Miles is in seventh grade attending West Jefferson Middle school. In this play he his glad to play Stoick the Viking, in what will be his 9th show in theatre, and his 6th at stagedoor. In his free time Miles likes to read, play basketball, and hang out with friends. Miles would like to thank his parents, grandparents, and sister for all the love and support they have given him.

Alice is a 7th grader at West Jeff Middle School. Alice enjoys playing volleyball, riding horses, and hanging out with friends and family. Alice’s past performances has been Castles and Dragons, Pure Imagination, Big Bad Musical, Frozen, Elf, Once Upon a Mattress and currently How to Train Your Dragon. She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her along her journey.

Caroline is in 8th grade at Evergreen Country Day School. When not getting ready for a play, she loves reading, music, and being outdoors with friends and family. She has previously performed in Elf, High School Musical, Legally Blonde, and played Little Red in Into The Woods. Caroline would like to thank her parents and sister their support!

Elodie is a 7th grader at West Jeff Middle School. Elodie enjoys violin, singing, and drawing. Her past performances include Castles and Dragons, Pure Imagination, The Big Bad Musical, Frozen Jr, Elf Jr, and Once Upon a Mattress Jr. She thanks the crew for helping make shows possible.

Mae attends West Jefferson Middle School and enjoys skiing, soccer, rafting and theater. She wrote and performed her own version of The Wizard of Oz over the summer with her neighbors and would like to thank the Twins for walking everyday this year.

Coleman is an eighth grader who loves bringing stories to life on stage! He has previously appeared as Jack in Into the Woods Jr. and Polonius in The Rules of Comedy. When he’s not performing, Coleman enjoys singing, creative writing, filmmaking, coding, and spending time with friends. He is thrilled to be part of this production and grateful to the cast, crew, and directors for making it such a wonderful experience!

Macy is in seventh grade at West Jeff Middle School. This is her seventh StageDoor production. You may have seen her recently in Elf Jr. and Once Upon a Mattress Jr. In her free time she enjoys playing volleyball, skiing, creating art, playing the piano, and singing. She would like to thank the entire creative team and cast for all their hard work on the show. Lastly, she would like to thank her family for supporting her through all the rehearsals. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Katie is an 8th grader at West Jefferson Middle School. Katie enjoys dancing, reading, drawing, and being with friends and family. This is her 8th show with StageDoor. Some of her favorites were castles and dragons, Alice in Wonderland Jr, and Once Upon a Mattress Jr. She would like to thank her family, friends, and the creative team for their support.

Emily is a 7th grader at West Jefferson Middle School. She loves swimming, theater, Orchestra, and choir. Her prior performances include Castles and Dragons, Pure Imagination, Elf Jr, and Frozen. She would like to thank Alexandria, Kris, Beth, Charlie, and everyone else who’s helped to make this a fun experience.

Kris graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a Bachelor's degree in Music and a minor in Theatre. His senior thesis was on music and autism. Kris has over forty years of experience singing, dancing and acting in choirs and theatrical productions. He learned from some of the best teachers and conductors in the country, including a Grammy judge, and an American Choral Directors Association Hall of Fame conductor. He was the music director for Northland Chorale from 2016-2018 and assistant music director at West Bowles Community Church from 2016-2020. He was the choir and drama teacher at West Jefferson Middle School from 2016-2025 and is currently the Choir/Theatre Director at Ken Caryl Middle School in Littleton.

Kris thanks his wife for always letting him toss ideas around, these amazing kids for always challenging him to improve as a director, the creative team for helping this vision become reality, StageDoor Theatre for giving him the opportunity to share his passion for theatre with the kids of this community, and you all for spending your time with us today.

Alexandria Sullivan is a graduate of Regis University, with a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance, a minor in Peace and Justice, and a Leadership certificate. Alexandria has studied vocal pedagogy and has a passion for teaching students to not only become great performers, but also to be aware of the way their instrument works, and how to be a well-rounded performer. With nineteen years of singing experience, her performance credits include Judy in 9 to 5, Rosie in Mamma Mia!, Marie in Cinderella, Magenta/Usherette in The Rocky Horror Show, and Ensemble/Portia Understudy in Something Rotten!. Alexandria has been directing and music directing musicals for the last four years, and has taught lessons privately for the last year. She teaches private voice lessons and also teaches at DaVinci Center for Musical Arts in Broomfield, CO. Some teaching credits include Music Man Kids, Alice in Wonderland Jr., Frozen Kids, and Anastasia, actively directing at the lovely StageDoor Theatre. At StageDoor Theatre, Alexandria has taught all three education companies; she loves her StageDoor kiddos!

She is so incredibly proud of the hard work these students have put into this show. Their growth over the last couple of years is extremely clear, especially in their care for what they do on and off stage. 

Alexandria would like to thank everyone at Stagedoor for their confidence in her, trust, and support. She would also like to thank her husband for his support and listening ear for endless silly student stories. 

Mallory Van Beek is a junior at Conifer High School and this is her 4th show that she has choreographed. Mallory has been in plenty of her own shows and is in the upcoming production of Newsies. Mallory would like to thank her students for always being willing to learn and grow! Enjoy the show!

Maisie Mitchell is a Senior at Conifer High School. How to Train Your Dragon is the second show she has Student Directed and the third she has Stage Managed. Maisie has been participating in the StageDoor community for 6 years and is currently in the High School cast’s upcoming producing of Newsies. She would like to thank her students for always being ready to learn and participate!