Production Crew of “The Little Mermaid”
Crew
Role
Background
Zachary Centers
Jeananne Kelsey
As a lifelong fan of horror and always up for a good laugh, Jeananne was excited to tackle this production. When she first read this script, she knew we had something special—a show that takes the classic Dracula tale we all know and love, and flips it on its head with wit, charm, and just the right amount of camp.
Bringing this production to life has been an absolute blast. Our cast and crew have poured their hearts into every spooky laugh and campy effect. We’ve leaned into the absurdity of it all, while still paying homage to the original gothic vibe that makes Dracula such an enduring figure.
Benjamin Noyes
Benjamin Noyes is excited to be a part of the crew bringing the CAST program back to TITG. He has been the choir and mariachi director at Hilhi for the past 10 years and has directed many successful productions over that time. Benjamin also vocal directed Les Miserables in 2023 and Something Rotten this year(2024) with The Young People’s Theatre Project, out of Jesuit High School. He thanks his wife and children for being supportive and very patient with him. He loves them very much.
Alicia Barrett
Alicia has been the music director for Theatre in the Grove for the last 3 musicals. She’s excited to continue exploring the different types of musicals the theatre has been producing. After having just finished Assassins she has been enjoying the contrast between that and a more light hearted Christmas musical. In addition to her work at Theatre in the Grove she has also worked with Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre as music director/pianist for In Pieces and music directing their summer camp. She also runs her own studio in Hillsboro where she teaches piano lessons and is the staff pianist at Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre in Portland.
Ellen Ray
Just finishing my first year in college and theater is still a big part of my life. I’ve been doing board operating since middle is at HART theater, and really delved deep into tech at Hilhi with the musicals Adams Family and Into the Woods. Many thanks to my parents and brother Paul who come to all of my productions. And of course Zachary is the greatest inspiration in my life and I love him more than my parents.
Sahalie Bohren
Sahalie is a Theatre BFA (Performance) student at Southern Oregon University. This was the first show that he was in a teaching role for, and he enjoyed it immensely. Sahalie has also been in many shows such as Into the Woods as the Baker’s Wife and Midsummer’s Night Dream as Puck. Zachary is the greatest inspiration in my life and I love him more than my parents.
Ainsley Rhodes
This is Ainsley’s first theatre production at TITG. She has been a part of a few productions at her high school as a costume techie but her first real role was as Lavender in Matilda. She has enjoyed her time working with everyone involved in all of her productions and plans to continue doing theatre for her last two years of high school and into college. She would like to thank all her friends for their encouragement, her cast mates for being so pleasant, and the crew for helping make things possible.