Cora Kampf

Cora is thrilled to be returning to Ashland as Matilda. This will be her 13th production, with recent credits including Beauty and the Beast Jr. (silly girl) with Ashland, and Frozen Jr. (Villager) and Mary Poppins (Valentine) with CCT. She started acting when she was 6 and is now 10. Cora aspires to become an actress and an author. She would like to thank the creative team, crew, her castmates, and family. Enjoy the show!

Hailey Parr

Hailey Parr is thrilled for her 3rd performance with Ashland Productions. Matilda is her 15th musical. Recent roles include: featured performer - Broadway Kids NYC (KOTA-NY), Fiona - Shrek Jr (Mahtomedi Middle - MN) and Mrs Potts - Beauty and the Beast Jr (Ashland Productions-MN). When not on stage Hailey is a passionate project leader for Operation Christmas Child and travels internationally to promote the program. Thank you to family who always travel to support her dreams.

Huxley Raphael

Huxley Rapheal - has been performing at Ashland for the last seven years. She is thrilled to be bringing Trunchbull to life in Matilda Jr! Huxley’s other notable roles include, the Bishop in Shrek at Youth Performance Company and Asher in The Giver at Lakeshore Players. Huxley first film, Unholy Communion, hit streaming services in July. When not performing, Huxley spends time playing lacrosse and hanging out with her pet dragon and her sisters.

Connery Lyons

Connery Lyons is so excited to join the crew for his first show at Ashland. His recent shows include Seussical Jr. (Wickersham Brother), Snow White Variety Show (Prince/Rumplestiltskin), and The Wizard of Oz (Munchkin). When not on stage he enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee and Volleyball. Connery hopes you enjoy Matilda Jr!

Mary McCarthy

Mary is excited to be performing the role of Amanda in Matilda Jr. Most recently she played Cat in the Hat in her school's production of Seussical Jr. and Babette in Ashland's production of Beauty and the Beast Jr. When not on stage Mary enjoys spending time with friends, drawing and singing. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Cyrus Degneau

Cyrus Degneau (he/him/his) is a 6th grader at Mariner Middle School in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He is excited to reprise his role of Bruce Bogtrotter with Ashland! Cyrus has been active in theater productions across the metro for the past 3 years and sees musical theater as his sport! Some favorite roles include SpongeBob Squarepants in Spongebob the Musical (Children’s Performing Arts), Nemo in Finding Nemo, Jr. (Children’s Performing Arts), and Gingy in Shrek, Jr. (Youth Performance Arts) He would like to thank his family and friends for supporting his passion for theater. He wants you all to enjoy the show and remember that sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.

Maria Natto

Maria Natto, a passionate and energetic 5th grader, is thrilled to be part of her seventh theater production and her third with Ashland. She recently portrayed the whimsical March Hare in Alice in Wonderland Jr. and the loyal Darcy in Newsies Jr. Maria seizes every opportunity to sing and loves being on stage. She hopes you enjoy the show as much as she loves bringing it to life!

Felix Jaglo

Felix made their stage debut at their middle school production of Beetlejuice Jr. last month and couldn’t be more excited to be playing the part of Tommy in this Ashland Production of Matilda! Their dream role is any role in Dear Evan Hansen. They hope to make it to Broadway someday!!!

Grace Zientara

Grace is thrilled to perform at Ashland Theater in her debut show as Hortensia in "Matilda'. Her theatrical experience includes improv, roles as The Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz" and Miss Hannigan in "Annie". When not practicing voice and theater she enjoys creating arts and crafts and playing tennis.

Johanna Marshall

Jojo has been acting for years, while playing hockey, soccer, music, and doing multiple other things on the side. She’s excited to share this show with her friends and family.

Sawyer Bouthilet

Sawyer is excited to be making his Ashland debut! He has acted in “Giants in the Sky”, “Space Pirates”, and “Press Start” through the ACT! program at school. He likes to play with his sister, create works of art, and play video games. He wants to thank his mom, dad, sister, and grandparents for always encouraging him to get on the stage!

Alex Fleury

Alex is thrilled to be retuning to Ashland's stage! This is his 4th production with Ashland and he is excited to be part of this show. Some of his favorite past roles include Oaken (Frozen Jr.), Kai (Finding Nemo Jr.) and Captain Jot (Space Pirates). When Alex is not performing he enjoys cheering on Minnesota sports, curling, fishing with his friends, and maintaining his candy machine business (Big Al's Candy). Enjoy the show!

Ellanor Pacyga

Ellanor Pacyga is excited to make her Ashland debut as Mrs. Wormwood. This will be her fifth show and her favorite past roles include Father March in Little Women with CPA and the ensemble of Mean Girls at her school. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Kai Lundheim

This is Kai's first show, and he is super excited to perform for you.

Jay Urbanski

Julia is an 8th grader at Hill Murray School. Julia has been acting for 7 years and has done numerous performances such as Oliver, Annie, Frozen, and much more. Julia hopes you enjoy the show!

Noemi Brown

Noemi Brown loves theater and is overjoyed to be a part of her second Ashland musical. She has participated in ten productions and is excited at the prospect of the many more to come. She would like to humbly thank her closest friends and family for their constant support. She would also like to personally thank the Anoka Children's Theatre directors for believing in her when she started theater. Their support is why she's here.

Evan Meyer

Evan started theater in kindergarten at Holy Spirit School, but this year he wanted to try out something new so he auditioned for Matilda Jr. Outside of Ashland theater, Evan does swim team basketball, and baseball.

Aila Brown

Aila loves dancing and singing and feels so lucky to have the opportunity to entertain you in this production. She has also been a part of Frozen Jr, Junie B Jones Jr, and Beauty and the Beast Jr, all through Ashland. When Aila is not practicing for her next stage production you can find her on the ice working on her jumps and spins. She is so thankful to all the cast and crew at Ashland who make every experience fun and memorable!

Mel Green

Mel Green has been a theater kid for 3 years. He has played roles of Baby Ogre (Shrek Jr.) and Miss Hannigan (Annie Jr.), and is delighted to be in Matilda Jr. again, to reprise his role as Sergi. When he’s not acting, Mel is a percussionist in multiple concert bands, and is a superfan of the “Steven Universe” universe. Mel hopes you enjoy watching the show as much as he enjoys being in it!

Bree Buse

Bree has always liked theater she thought it was the best thing ever! She always imagined herself on stage singing her heart out! And now that Bree has been to Ashland her dreams have come true!

Annika Johnson

Annika is very excited to be in this production! This is her 4th play. She loves everything about theater and intends to do many more plays in the future! Annika is having so much fun in this production and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Noella Flier

Noella is excited to perform in her second show with Ashland Productions. She has been in theatre since she was three, participating in many classes, camps, and shows in various theater companies. A few of her favorite roles have been Lucy Cratchit in A Christmas Carol the Musical (Ashland), Fannie Corry in Mary Poppins (CCT), The Wicked Witch of the West in Adventures in Oz (TCHA), and Nemo in songs from Finding Nemo Kids (TCHA).

Vivien Mayer

Vivien is excited to be making her first theatrical debut at Ashland! When she's not on the stage, she enjoys belting out Hamilton songs, reading, sewing, dancing, and has earned her black belt in tae kwon do. Vivien would like to thank her friends and family for all their support and the staff at Ashland for giving her this opportunity to be in Matilda Jr!

Kenzie Lundberg

Kenzie is so excited to be in Matilda! She has been a part of Ashland for seven years at Ashland. Some of her favorite roles that she’s done are Medda Larkin - Newsies, oozy Lumpa - We are Monsters, and Sarabi - the Lion King. When Kenzie is not spending time at Ashland (which is not often) some of the things she likes to do are painting, reading, and playing her clarinet. Kenzie is so grateful to have this opportunity. She hopes you enjoy the show! 

Em Verber

Em is excited to be in their first of hopefully many Ashland productions. Em is a true theater enthusiast and can be found most weekends watching a show or scratching that improv itch playing D&D. Em has participated in shows through Richfield Lutheran Theater Company and Rosetown Playhouse previously. Em hopes you enjoy the show!

Allie Maleitzke

Allie has performed in more than 15 shows through Children's Performing Arts, Ashland and Aspire. Her favorite production thus far has been Alice in Wonderland, where she played the role of TweedleDee. She is looking forward to Matilda Jr. and hopes you enjoy the show!

Emmi Thao

Emmi enjoys performing on stage dancing and singing. She has been in other Ashland Productions such as Beauty and the Beast, High School Musical, and Finding Nemo Jr. When not on stage, Emmi likes to hang out with her sister and spend time with her family.

Charlotte Olson

Charlotte Olson, a 12-year-old theater enthusiast, has been in 11 productions. Her most recent role was Babette in Beauty and the Beast Jr. Charlotte has a passion for singing and performing, always eager to take on new roles and explore the world of theater. She continues to grow as an actor and singer, bringing energy and heart to every production she’s a part of. Charlotte is so happy to be a part of Matilda Jr and hopes you enjoy the show!

Audrey Wade

Audrey is excited to participate in her 2nd Ashland Production. Audrey likes to sing, dance, play soccer, swim, horseback ride and do karate. Audrey hopes you enjoy the show.

Daniel Rygwalski

Daniel Rygwalski is a 7th grader and this is his third show. He was in TDT’s production of Chicago and Frozen.Jr where he played Bulda. He would like to give great thanks to his parents for supporting and paying for this amazing opportunity, and he gives great thanks to his best friend Valentina for supporting him when he needed help, he also want to thank the rest of my family for their support. And one last thanks to Ashland productions for this amazing opportunity. And he hopes you enjoy the show.

Amelia Winter

Amelia is excited to make her debut with Ashland Productions. Recent credits include Shrek the Musical Jr. (Dragon). When not on stage Amelia enjoys spending time with friends, playing soccer and basketball, and spending time outside. Amelia would like to thank her friends and family for all their support. She hopes everyone enjoys the show.

Geneva Foro

Geneva goes to Edgerton Elementary and is in 6th grade. She likes to hang out with her friends. She plays trumpet and piano. She has had a lot of fun working on the show. And she hopes you enjoy the show!

Ailey Anderson

Ailey is thrilled to be joining her 3rd Ashland cast! She enjoyed both Junie B Jones Jr. and High School Musical Jr. She is 12-yrs-old and in 6th grade at Nova Classical Academy. She loves playing Minecraft with her younger sister, Kiera, snuggling her Goldendoodle "Bubbles", and teasing her Dad. She is grateful for everyone's support and the opportunity to perform!

Izzy Brossard

Izzy loves to do theater and Play instruments she also likes to do gymnastics in her free time Izzy also is a great artist and especially loves to paint. Izzy also has two sister one older sister and one twin.

Quincy Loeck

Quincy's first show with Ashland was Junie B Jones as part of the ensemble. She enjoyed it very much and is excited to be part of the production Matilda! One of her favorite movies is Matilda so she knows all of the songs. She was so excited when she found out she got a part in Matilda and is so happy to be in this show!

Julia Goldshine

This is Julia's first play at Ashland. Other productions she has participated in include Alice in Wonderland (Chesire cat), Finding Nemo (Professor Ray) and Lion King (Scar). Outside of theater Julia sings and swims. Julia is so glad she can continue being in productions she likes with her friends.

Lawson Krautbauer

Lawson is excited to be part of his first musical theater production.

Sydney Sutten

Sydney loves playing basketball, being creative and adventures with her family and friends. She has performed in several Ashland productions in the past but hasn’t done a show recently and is excited to be back on stage. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Huette Raphael

Huette Rapheal - is a veteran performer of both the stage and screen. Performing since the age of three, she has graced the stage as the youngest Elsa in Frozen at Ashland Productions and Little Fiona in Youth Performance Company’s, Shrek.   When not on stage, or on a lacrosse field, she hones her talents and explores her love for the silver screen.  Huette has been in several television commercials and most recently starred alongside Adam Bartley (Longmire) as his daughter, in her big screen debut, Unholy Communion.   Huette hopes you enjoy the show.

Josefin Sankey

Josefin Sankey (Little Kids Ensemble) is ecstatic to be making her Ashland debut! Favorite credits: Shrek Jr. (Storyteller) and Moana Jr. (Chief Ancestor). When not on stage, Josi participates in lacrosse and gymnastics. She hopes you leave feeling confident to change your story. Lots of love to her family!

Ruby Bronson

Ruby loves being a part of the ACT! program and is excited for her role in The Little Kid Ensemble! Besides theater, Ruby loves to play soccer and hang out with her dog, Carleigh.

Tony VanGrootheist

Tony is excited to be a part of Matilda the Musical at the Ashland Theatre. Tony recently performed in Annie Jr. at his middle school, where he loved acting and singing. Tony also enjoys performing in orchestra at his school, archery and skating. Tony appreciates his families loving support and he hopes you enjoy the show.