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Playhouse and the cast for being  Monica  Playhouse,  Graham  is   holiday  musical  All  About  C H R I S   D e C A R L O   ( c o -
 so  wonderful  and  welcoming!  currently  coordinating  the   Santa.  author/director) & EVELYN RUDIE
 Charlotte  joined  Actors’  Playhouse  Theatre  Field  Trip   (book,  words,  music)  have
 Repertory  Theatre  in  2024  for  program and leads the All The   MEGAN WRIGHT   collaborated on over 650 plays
 the Annual One-Time Only All- Queen's  Men  troupe  who   (swing  for  all  and  musicals,  including  the
 New  New  Year’s  Eve  Musical  present an All-Male retelling of a   roles)  is  an  LA  internationally  acclaimed
 Revue.  classic  fairy  tale  every  summer   based  actor  productions  of  Mezzanine,
 for  LA  PRIDE.  During  the   living  in  North  2004-a  telling  of  tomorrow,
 G R A H A M   pandemic, he directed and was   H o l l y w o o d .   Dear Gabby-the Confessions of
 S I L B E R T  featured  in  a  special  filmed   Originally from  an  Over-Achiever,  15  Family
 (Consulting  version  of  Cinderella  2021,  as   West  Virginia,  Theatre  Musicals,  the  Sholom
 D i r e c t o r )   well as the on-demand musical   she  graduated  from  West  A l e i c h e m   q u i n t i l o g y
 b e g a n   h i s   All Join In - Safer At Home.  Virginia University with a BFA  encompassing  the  World
 career  at  the   in  Acting  and  has  worked  premiere  musicals  The  Clown
 a g e   o f   9 ,    F R A N C E S C A    throughout  the  state  with  Prince, The Great Fair, Because
 participating   W H I T S E L L    companies such as WV Public  of  You,  Aleichem  Sholom  and
 in  Playhouse  Education   (Dorie) is a 21-  Theatre, the WV Shakespeare  Author! Author! - an evening with
 Conservatory Workshops. Since   year-old  actor   Festival, & the Charleston Light  Sholom  Aleichem,  which  will
 then, he has performed in more   and  student   Opera  Guild.  Megan  is  also  have a limited 50th anniversary
 than 50 productions, including   passionate  in   the  assistant  director  and  a  run in May of 2026 in honor of
 Author!  Author!  -  an  evening   pursuing  her   guest artist of WV Summer Arts  the  beloved  Yiddish  author’s
 with  Sholom  Aleichem  (1998,   two  degrees  in   Camp. Playhouse productions  110th yahrzeit. They have over
 2004, 2010, 2014 and 2016- both Theater Arts and English at   include Beauty and the Beast,  10,000 on-stage performances
 2017 revival productions), Dear  Loyola  Marymount  University.   Snowhite,  Ever  After  Take  2,  to their credit.
 Gabby  (English-  and  Spanish- Growing  up  in  North  Carolina   Alice  and  the  Wonderful  Tea     Evelyn  has  been  working
 l an guage   produc ti on s ) ,  she  starred  in  various  roles   Party,  Absolutely  Halloween,   in theatre non-stop since the age
 Cinderella  (including  the  All- including  Charity  in  Sweet   Barnyard  Madness  with  the   of 3, when she made her stage
 Male  Production  for  PRIDE  Charity.  Upon  moving  to  Los   Three Little Pigs and Cinderella   debut  as  Macduff’s  son  in  the
 2015,) Dorothy's Adventures in  Angles  she  has  established   a s   w e l l   a s   o v e r   2 0 0    “M”  play.  She  won  an  Emmy
 Oz, and Absolutely Halloween.  herself  as  an  accomplished   performances    for  the    nomination  at  age  6  for  her
 Other  credits  include  two  actor  with  her  work  at  the   Playhouse  Schools  Field  Trip   portrayal  of  Eloise  on  TV’S
 seasons with The Burbank Civic  Haunting of Hannon (an annual   Program. You can see her as   Playhouse  90,  and  is  the
 Light Opera, the staged reading  interactive,  scene  based,   Cookie    Claus  in  this   youngest performer ever to have
 of  Genga  Productions'  Tight  haunted house) and in works like   December’s production of All   received  a  star  on  Hollywood
 Quarters and a commercial for  The Red Demon by Hideki Noda   About Santa.  She thanks SMP   Boulevard’s Walk of Fame. She
 Doritos  that  aired  on  two  and The Aliens by Annie Baker.   for  their  warm  welcome  into   has appeared in more than 70
 Superbowls.  Celebrating  over  Audience  will  remember   the company.  films  and  television  shows,
 30  years  (gasp)  with  Santa  Francesca as “Tad” in last year’s   including  Wagon  Train,  Alfred
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