MELCHIOR

Seth (He/Him) is excited to be making his Ray of Light debut in Spring Awakening! Seth is an upcoming Senior at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he performed in Little Women, Handel’s Flavio, L'enfant et les sortilèges, and The Apple Tree. A New Mexico native, Seth has performed across the Albuquerque area in shows such as Newsies, Putnam County Spelling Bee, All Is Calm, Beauty and the Beast, and Footloose. In his downtime, Seth enjoys playing games, exercising, exploring the Bay Area, learning new music, and practicing self-love and mental health awareness. Instagram: @sethrhansontenor

WENDLA

Becky (she/her) is thrilled to be joining Ray of Light for Spring Awakening In Concert. Becky is a student at NYU where she is pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre. As much as she loves New York, she is very excited to be back in the Bay! Some of her favorite past shows include Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon) at Hillbarn Theatre, Peter and the Starcatcher (Molly) at San Mateo High School, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Marcy) at San Mateo High School. She would like to thank the creative team for trusting her with Wendla’s story.

MORITZ

Matt (he/him) is an actor and singer-songwriter from the Bay Area. Matt has shared the stage with Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony), and David Hein & Irene Sankoff (Come From Away). His original songs and covers have been streamed millions of times online, and he continues to work as a lead actor and co-author of the original musical, Gravity: A New(tonian) Musical. Recent theater credits include: Mark in Coming Soon (Z Space), Rebel in The Brat Pack (For the Record); Melchior in Spring Awakening (Stanford); and Michael in Bridges of Madison County (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley). | mattherrero.com

ILSE

Kimi (she/her) recently graduated from UC Berkeley with her degree in Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. She has performed on bi-coastal professional stages as Wednesday Addams in Landmark Musical Theatre’s The Addams Family and Adult Lead Vocalist in Virginia Children’s Theatre’s Brand New Day in Roanoke, VA. Other favorite roles include Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Whatsername in American Idiot, Mary Robert in Sister Act, and Marie in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Kimi would like to thank her mom Cristina, boyfriend Dylan, and her beloved mentors, Christopher Herold, Kate McKnight, Dan & Laurie Pessano. www.kimigalangvillegas.com

HANSCHEN

Zachary (he/him) is ecstatic to be returning to the Victoria stage. Bay Area born and raised, he most recently appeared in the ensemble of Assassins at Hillbarn Theatre. Other favorite roles include, Angel in Kinky Boots (Ray of Light), Phantom in Rocky Horror Show (Ray of Light/OASIS), Albert in Newsies (Hillbarn Theatre), Bobby in Cabaret (San Francisco Playhouse) Bobby in A Chorus Line (Sierra Repertory Theatre), Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, and Riff in West Side Story (Mountain Play). Zachary holds a BFA in drama from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

MARTHA

Maia (she/her) is excited to be making her debut with Ray of Light Theatre. Recently she has been seen in both Fun Home (Medium Alison) and in Matilda the Musical at Berkeley Playhouse, as well as in Landmark Musical Theatre’s RENT! (Mimi). Other favorite credits include Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), Firebringer (Zazzalil), and Reefer Madness (Mary Lane) with the MIT Musical Theatre Guild. Instagram: @maiaic

ERNST

Ryan (he/him) is touched to be back on the Victoria stage with Ray of Light after appearing as a Lamb in 2017's Silence! The Musical. A Central Coast native, Ryan has called San Francisco home for ten years — a decade spent collaborating with NCTC, Ray of Light, and Brava Theater, completing a BFA in Acting at AAU, and, much like Ernst, falling in love. Past shows include Hair (Claude), Legally Blonde (Emmett), The Rocky Horror Show (Riff-Raff), Claudio in both Measure for Measure and Much Ado About Nothing, and the title role in Aladdin. For love and frisson!

ANNA

Hailey (she/her) just graduated with her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of California, Irvine in March 2023. Some of her credits include The Beggar Woman in SWEENEY TODD, Agnes in GYPSY (The GEM Theatre), and most recently, Olive in SPELLING BEE. She is thrilled to be a part of this production at Ray of Light Theatre, and surrounded by so many wonderful artists. See more of her at: haileymogul.com / @haileymogul (Instagram)

GEORG

Ted (he/him) is excited to be performing with Ray of Light for the first time! Recent shows include Company (SBMT), Mary Poppins, Kinky Boots, Matilda (CMTSJ), and Grease (BBBay). Sending huge love to his family, Yanni, Frida and PP2.0, and many thanks to the entire Ray of Light team!

THEA

Lili (she/they) is overjoyed to be making her Ray of Light debut in Spring Awakening in concert. Her most recent theater credits are LMT Rent (Ensemble/Mimi alternate), Peaches Christ's Terror Vault, Theater Rhinoceros Collective Rage (Betty 3), The Rabbit Hole Children's Theater shows. This performances are dedicated to her family in Quilmes "cinco sillas, cinco dedos, cinco gatos locos" @lilimagica

OTTO

Kyle (he/him) is ecstatic to be making his Ray of Light Theatre debut with this beautiful production! He is still very green to the Bay Area Theater scene but some credits include RENT (LMT 2022), 1940’s Radio Hour (Hillbarn 2021), Elf the Musical (Hillbarn 2022), and most recently Spongebob Squarepants the Musical (Palo Alto Players 2023). He’d like to thank his wonderful friends and family for all the love and support and hopes you enjoy the show!

FRIEDA

Kira (they/them) is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful cast! Spring Awakening is their first show in ten years, and they couldn't be more delighted to return to the stage with Ray of Light Theatre. Favorite past roles include Joy in Prop 8 Love Stories, Brigitta in The Sound of Music, and the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol. Many thanks to family and friends for all the support and love. Non-binary people belong on stage! Kirafindling.com

FRITZ

Dylan (he/him) is a current senior at UC Berkeley with a minor in Theater and Performance Studies. His favorite roles include Christopher in Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, The Lion in Wizard of Oz, and Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde the Musical. This is his first professional production and he is immensely excited and grateful for this new, thrilling experience! Dylan would like to thank his family, girlfriend Kimi, and teachers Christopher Herold and Yen Lin Chin for their wonderful and amazing support!

ADULT WOMEN

Jessica (she/her) is thrilled to be back performing with Ray of Light Theatre. Some favorite productions include Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors, Miss Gardner in Carrie, the Musical, Shawntel in Jerry Springer the Opera and Emma Borden in Lizzie, Jessica has also been seen as Miss Fleming in Heathers at Hillbarn, Songs for a New World at Sitka Performing Arts, Henri in The View Upstairs at New Conservatory Theatre Center, Emma Goldman in Ragtime, Ursula in The Little Mermaid and Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown at Berkeley Playhouse, Gravity, a Newtonian musical at BATCO, Smokey Joe’s Cafe at Broadway by the Bay among many others. Jessica is a founding member of the comedy trio “B.O.O.B.S.” and “The Coker Sisters”. She’s a dog mom, cabaret singer and in her spare time can be found changing her hair color and traveling the world. Love to Rob, Lexie and Luna for letting me miss dinner every night.

ADULT MEN

Andy (he/him) returns to the Ray of Light stage after playing George in last year's hit Kinky Boots. Andy started performing with San Diego Junior Theatre and attended The School of Creative and Performing Arts. Andy has worked with Cygnet Theatre, Diversionary, NCTC, Moonlight, SD Rep, Starlight and 42nd St Moon. Some of his credits include Herbie in Gypsy, Max in Cabaret, David in Company and Harold in The Full Monty. He would like to thank ROL for letting him be part of the telling of this story. Also, thank you for seeing live theatre.