Cast of Scrooge! The Musical

Ada moved to Forest Grove with her family two years ago. She was a part of two children’s theater productions at the Academy of Children’s Theater in Colorado Springs, CO. She loves art, music, writing stories, and is quite the Greek mythology buff! Ada has one younger sister whom she loves to death, and the best diabetes alert dog named Cate. She is so excited to be a part of this show and thanks you for coming! 

At 7 years old, Adira is the youngest Scrooge cast member and plays the littlest daughter of the Cratchit clan – her first theater role!    Adira is a 2nd grader at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, and the youngest of three children. Adira has loved singing from an early age, and is also a talented soccer player.  She hopes to become a singer, writer, and a mother when she grows up. 

Avery is thrilled to be on stage again at TITG. Her most recent roles were the Dragon in SHREK as part of the summer program at Northwest Children’s Theatre and Billy in TITG’s production of ASSASSINS. When not on stage she enjoys Pokemon and hanging out with friends.

Brandon has participated in dozens of productions at TITG since 1990 when he first worked with both Wendy Bax and Bud Reese in Oliver!. Brandon is an Oregon native and resident of Hillsboro.

Bud has been an active member of TITG for over 34 years. He has been a part of over 45 shows mostly as an actor with a sampling of Director (The Rainmaker, 2000), AD (Bell, Book, and Candle, 1996), andnumerous stints as stage manager. Some of his favorite roles on this stage are Alfred Doolittle in MyFair Lady, Froggy Leseur in The Foreigner, and Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors. He currently workspart-time at Pacific University as a simulated patient in the schools of Optometry, Pharmacy, and Physicians Assistants. Good night, Sandy Lorraine wherever you may be.

Chris is excited to be in the cast of Scrooge! The Musical, her second show at TITG after an absence of about 35 years! Her most recent production was Big Fish. Past shows include You Can’t Take It With You, Hello, Dolly!, and Guys And Dolls. She is a retired elementary music specialist (Forest Grove, then Hillsboro). Chris keeps herself busy substituting for music teachers, camping & kayaking with her husband, and doting on her two adorable granddaughters.

Claire is making her stage debut in Scrooge. When she’s not performing, she’s a third grader at the Early Learning Community at Pacific University who loves to cook! She’s so glad to share tonight’s production with family, friends, and all of you.

Theatre is one facet of Dennis’ many interests. Being retired, he has discretionary time for theatre, gardening, knitting, reading, travel with his wife Denise and regular participation in his faith community. Recent past performances can still be numbered on fingers. Meaningful performances include the 1969 TiTG inaugural production of South Pacific as a pit musician, TiTG’s 1970 production of Sound of Music cast as Rolf Gruber. This production included his father, sister and brother. And as Fagan in Oliver, The Dalles Community Theatre’s 1994 production whose cast included his oldest daughter. These are memorable productions for family involvement in Community theatre. Has performed in recent years in several other local productions.

Devin Rock is excited to debut her talents in this year’s TiTG holiday production. When not singing and dancing around for Scrooge! She enjoys playing her trumpet, crocheting, and being a 6th grader. Devin is also a big foodie and loves trying new things and watching competition shows like Lego Masters, the Amazing Race, and almost any cooking show.

For Donna, being a mom of three in real life made playing the role of Mrs. Cratchit a sensible and unintimidating initiation into the world of community theater! Prior to having kids, Donna spent time teaching English abroad and working in refugee resettlement. These days she can be found chauffeuring kids to activities, cooking, working on a sheep farm, and settling into the family’s new home in Buxton. She also spends time raising awareness about PANDAS, an often mis-diagnosed type of autoimmune encephalitis. Participating in Scrooge with her daughter Adira has been a thrilling experience!