Little Miss Perfect

LEANNE J. ANTONIO (Noelle) is grateful to be making her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! BROADWAY: The Lion King. OFF-BROADWAY: Black No More. NAT. TOUR: Japan: Rent (Joanne). REGIONAL: Papermill Playhouse: Murder On The Orient Express (Mary); Broadway at Music Circus: Footloose (Rusty); La Jolla Playhouse: Lempicka (ensemble). DC AREA: Signature Theater: Private Jones (Gwendolyn/Evans); Arena Stage: A Wrinkle In Time(Paper Girl/ Ensemble).TV: The Equalizer (Nia ep.7). EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theater at The University of Michigan (Go Blue!) Mad love to her family/friends for their support & giggles, and her wonderful team at HCKR! Insta: @leannejantonio

MADELYNN ELIZABETH AYEN (Malaya) is ecstatic to make her professional theatrical debut at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. BFA in Acting for Stage & Screen from Missouri State University. Instagram: @Madelynnelizabethayen TikTok: @Madelynnelizabethayen

DONOVAN FOWLER (Eli) is thrilled to be at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER for the first time ever! OFF-OFF BROADWAY: The Tank: a marriage is a story we tell and keep telling (Em) and Baby’s First Existential Crisis (Baby). FILM: Weekend From Hell (Eli) and An Invisible Sign (Levan Beeze). TV: The Wonder Pets (Rock Lobster) and Sesame Street (Zachary). EDUCATION: Morgan State University (BA), American Conservatory Theatre, and The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University (MFA). Instagram: @donovanfowler_

MIA GOODMAN (Gia) is thrilled to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER with this incredible world premiere musical! Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Frozen, Senior Class. REGIONAL: Dunes Arts Foundation: Next to Normal (Natalie); Coeur d’Alene Theatre: Footloose (Ariel); The Milton Theatre: Legally Blonde. DC AREA: Signature Theatre: Fiddler on the Roof; Compass Rose Theater: Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank); Ford’s Theatre: A Christmas Carol; Arena Stage: The Music Man. WORKSHOPS: Goodspeed New Works Festival: Little Miss Perfect. EDUCATION: Boston Conservatory at Berklee: BFA Musical Theatre. Instagram: @miaagoodman 

CAROLINE GRAHAM (Ensemble, U/S Gia) is thrilled to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previously at Olney Theatre Center: Fiddler on the Roof. REGIONAL: Great Lakes Center for the Arts: Godspell. DC AREA: The Kennedy Center: Finn; Signature Theatre: Hair; The Keegan Theatre: Lizzie, Seussical; Constellation Theatre: Head Over Heels; Adventure Theatre MTC: Lightning Thief, Junie B. Jones, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; NextStop: Little Women [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performer]; Monumental Theatre Company: Tick… Tick… Boom. EDUCATION: BM in Musical Theatre from Catholic University of America. 

MATTHEW MILLIN (Ensemble, U/S Vaughn) is deeply passionate about new musical theatre and is grateful to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER for the World Premiere of Little Miss Perfect! Originally from the DMV, Matthew is an actor, singer, dancer, writer, and circus artist. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include Hello, Dolly! (Ensemble). CHICAGO: Paramount Theatre: Cats (Tumblebrutus, U/S Mungojerrie/Rumpleteazer) [Jeff Awards nomination for Outstanding Ensemble]; Music Theatre Works: Legally Blonde (Kiki/Ensemble), Guys and Dolls (Swing). EDUCATION: Northwestern University. matthewmillin.com

NIKKI MIRZA (Cheerleader, Dance Captain) (she/her) is excited to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER for this amazing world premiere musical! Previous credits here include: Beautiful (Cynthia Weil), Ink (Choreographer, AD) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Choreography in a Play], and Dance Nation (Choreographer, AD). She has collaborated with theatres in varying capacities throughout the DMV and regionally. She is an Adjunct Dance Faculty at AU and CUA, and teaches adult musical theatre dance at Arena Stage and Signature Theatre (come join!). With movement as a core tenet of her style, she creates imaginative, physical, ensemble-driven work. nikkimirza.com

NICO NAZAL (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER! Previous Olney Theatre Credits Include: Hello, Dolly! (Ensemble), Senior Class (Nico). Recent Credits Include: Disney Cruise Line: Beauty And The Beast and Seas The Adventure; Passage Theatre Company: Clean Slate (Fate); Cedar Point: Back Then Right Now (Guitarist/Vocalist). EDUCATION: Sunshine House Preschool niconazal.com

GRACIELA REY (Leanne Stewart, Ensemble) (she/her) is so excited to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER! Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: West Side Story in Concert, Fiddler on the Roof (Fiddler), Lend Me a Soprano, Beauty and the Beast. INTERNATIONAL TOUR (Bermuda): Devil’s Isle Shakespeare: The Tempest (Miranda). DC AREA: Shakespeare Theatre Company: Guys and Dolls. Signature Theatre: In The Heights, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. GALA Hispanic Theatre: On Your Feet! ¡En español!; Folger Shakespeare Theatre: Twelfth Night; Nextstop Theatre: In The Heights (Vanessa) [Helen Hayes Outstanding Supporting Performer Nomination], POTUS (Dusty). Imagination Stage: Miss Nelson is Missing, Paper Dreams. Adventure Theatre: Make Way for Ducklings  [Helen Hayes Outstanding Lead Performer Nomination]. REGIONAL: Winnipesaukee Playhouse: In The Heights (Vanessa). Lane’s Coven Theatre: Love’s Labour’s Lost; Gloucester Stage Company: Athena (Athena) EDUCATION: BA in Musical Theatre from American University. Many thanks to my loving family. Instagram: @graci_rey. Website: gracielarey.com

RUSSELL RINKER (Principal Lee, Mr. Douglas) is thrilled to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER! Previous Olney Theatre Center credits: Waitress (Ens./Earl u/s), Senior Class (Coach Johnson/Marshall), Fiddler on the Roof (Constable), Applause Concert Series productions of Pippin (Charlemagne) and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Russell was a Blue Man in the world-famous Blue Man Group, including Off-Broadway, Las Vegas (5 years), and two North American Tours. NATIONAL TOUR—Amazing Grace. REGIONAL—Los Angeles Opera; Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; Goodspeed Opera House; Cape Fear Regional Theater. DC AREA—Toby’s: South Pacific (Emile), Show Boat! (Ravenal); 1st Stage: A Civil War Christmas (Lincoln); Imagination Stage: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed [Helen Hayes Award - Best TYA Production]; NextStop Theatre: Catch Me If You Can (Hanratty); Creative Cauldron; Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre: The Music Man (Harold Hill), Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King). TV— Arrested Development; Shake It Up! (feat. Zendaya); The Tonight Show. Russell is also a multi-instrumental musician and fight choreographer. EDUCATION: The College of William and Mary. @russellrinker

JONAH GAVI SCHWARTZ (Vaughn) is thrilled to return to OLNEY THEATRE CENTER, making his main stage debut after performing in various community theatre productions on the historic stage throughout his childhood. OFF-BROADWAY: Atlantic Theater Company: The Last Grove. REGIONAL: Axelrod Performing Arts Center: Rock of Ages (Franz); Penn State Centre Stage: Joe Iconis’ Family Album. DC AREA: Adventure Theatre MTC/Lyric Theatre Oklahoma: Huck Finn’s Big River (Huck) [Helen Hayes Award Nomination - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical], The Kennedy Center: Moontime (Matt/Jonathan). EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State. Instagram: @J.Schwartzy. Love to the family!

BRYAN STOPAK (Ensemble, U/S Principal Harry, U/S Mr. Douglass) is buzzed to be making his return to OLNEY THEATRE CENTER after being in the World Premiere of Senior Class and the US premiere of TOO WONG FOO. REGIONAL: Adventure Theatre: Dragons Love Tacos, Percy Jackson; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: A Chorus Line, Beauty and The Beast. EDUCATION: BFA in Directing, Playwriting, and Production Design from The University of the Arts. @brysto bryanstopak.com Love=Love 

MONTRIA WALKER (Ensemble, U/S Howard Admissions Counselor) is excited to be making her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut in Little Miss Perfect! OFF-BROADWAY: The Cotillion (Singer), Sistas: The Musical (Tamika). REGIONAL: Goodspeed: All Shook Up (U/S Perf. Sylvia & Ensemble), McCarter Theatre & Goodspeed: Dreamgirls (Effie Alt.), Weinberg Center for The Arts: Pippin (Leading Player), Cain Park: Memphis (Ensemble). EDUCATION: BA in Fine Arts with a Concentration in Musical Theatre from Kent State University. Montria would love to thank her loved ones for their continuous love and support! Instagram: @MontriaWalker TikTok: @MontriaWalker Isaiah 40:31

KARA-TAMEIKA WATKINS (Sylvia) is thrilled to return to the OLNEY THEATRE CENTER stage after last appearing in Miss You Like Hell. Other credits include: Olney Theatre Center: Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Musical, Camelot, Peter Pan; Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences: Finn; Capital Repertory Theatre: The Honkey Tonk Angels; Arts Center of Coastal Carolina: Rock of Ages; Signature Theatre: Ragtime, Passing Strange, Daphne’s Dive, Dreamgirls, Hairspray, A Funny Thing…Forum, Light Years; Arena Stage: Crowns, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Pajama Game; Ford’s Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors, Children of Eden; Studio Theatre: Caroline or Change; Roundhouse Theatre: Once on This Island, Caroline or Change; Totem Pole Playhouse: Barnum, Leader of the Pack; Barter Theatre: Ain’t Misbehavin’; Hairspray at PCLO, Northshore Music Theatre and the Nevada productions of Hairspray and Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Proud AEA member.

BRYNN WILLIAMS (Howard Admissions Counselor, U/S Noelle, U/S Sylvia) is thrilled to be making her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! BROADWAY: SpongeBob SquarePants (Sandy/Pearl u.s), Bye Bye Birdie (Ursula), 13: The Musical (Cassie), In My Life, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. OFF-BROADWAY: David Bowie’s Lazarus. NATIONAL TOUR: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Violet Beauregarde). Brynn would like to thank Joriah, her husband Gerald, daughter Mia, and all her amazing students for inspiring her every day. Instagram: @BrynnWill

OLIVIA CLAVEL-DAVIS (Swing, U/S Malaya, U/S Leanne/Ensemble) (she/her) is stoked to make her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! REGIONAL: Skyline Theatre Company: Little Women the Musical (Amy March); The Growing Stage: Elf the Musical (Jovie), Adventures of Bunny Boy (world premiere, Karen); Bannerman Castle: Hunchback of Notre Dame the Musical (Esmeralda). DC AREA: Signature Theatre: Soft Power (Swing; Asst. Choreographer) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble Musical]; Classic Theatre of Maryland: White Christmas (Judy Haynes); Landless Theatre Company: Footloose (Ariel Moore); NextStop Theatre: The Marvelous Wonderettes, Footloose. oliviaclaveldavis.com Instagram: @oliviaclavel_davis

ANNA MARIA C. FERRARI (Swing) is so excited for you to see this new musical! Enjoy. DC AREA: OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Hello, Dolly! (Ermengarde, US Irene Molloy); The Keegan Theatre: Seussical (Swing, Dance Captain) [2024 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble and Production], Legally Blonde (Chutney, Ensemble); NextStop Theatre: Footloose (Wendy Jo, US Ariel); Adventure Theatre: Huck Finn’s Big River (Mary Jane). Boston Conservatory: Candide in Concert (Dance Ensemble), Horse Girls (Robin). Tisch New Theatre Workshop: This Old Haunt (Penelope). EDUCATION: BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch. Instagram: @annamariacferrari Website: annamariacferrari.com

JAXON KELLER (Swing) is thrilled to make his OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut. Previous credits include: REGIONAL: Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, Newsies; DC AREA: Toby’s Dinner Theatre:  A Christmas Story, The Musical [Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical and Outstanding Production in a Musical]; Riverside Center for the Performing Arts: A Christmas Story, The Musical; Wolftrap’s Filene Center: One Night with Sutton Foster & Kelli O’Hara; FILM: A Christmas Party; TV: The Kennedy Center Honors 2025; The Kennedy Center Honors 2023; EDUCATION: AA in Musical Theatre from The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts. Instagram: @jaxonkeller_

JORIAH KWAMÉ (Writer) is making his regional theater debut at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. FILM: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Sony) UPCOMING: Polly (B More Now Productions, dir. Debbie Allen), Trolls Jr (DreamWorks Theatricals) AWARDS: 2024 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient. 2022-23 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow. ASCAP Cole Porter Award. ASCAP Harold Adamson Award. 2020 Write Out Loud Contest winner for “Little Miss Perfect”. @joriahkwame | joriahkwame.com

CHLOE O. DAVIS (Choreographer) is excited to make her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! Choreography credits: Oscar Micheaux Project (Prospect Musicals); Waitress (The Muny); A New Brain (Barrington Stage); Ain’t Misbehavin’ (The REV); Song For Hands On a Thursday (New York Theatre Barn), and Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC). She is also choreographing the world premiere of the TLC musical, CrazySexyCool (Arena Stage) and the Lalovavi (Cincinnati Opera House), an Afrouturistic opera. She won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography (Paradise Square, Associate Choreographer) and as a performer, Chloe received a Chita Rivera nomination for Outstanding Dancer in a Broadway Show (Hell’s Kitchen). She is a multihyphenated artist and, in tandem with choreographer and performing, she is the author of The Queens’ English, The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases. www.chloeodavis.com and www.thequeensenglishus.com

LAWRENCE E. MOTEN III (Scenic Designer) (he/him/his) OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Senior Class; BROADWAY: Chicken & Biscuits (Circle In The Square); NYC: Heaux Church (Ars Nova), Guide for the Homesick (LDK), Reconstructing (BAM & UTR), The White Chip (MCC), Covenant (Roundabout), Patience (2ST Uptown); REGIONAL: Paradise Blue (Studio), Kunene and The King & Merry Wives (STC), Black Cypress Bayou (Geffen), Bulrusher (McCarter & Berkeley Rep), The Comedy of Errors, All’s Well That Ends Well, Henry 6: One & Two, Twelfth Night, Trouble In Mind, King James (Old Globe), Silent Night, Cosí Fan Tutte (Wolf Trap Opera), ¡VOS!, Gem of The Ocean (Two River), The Brothers Size (APT) Member: USA 829 www.motendesigns.com; IG: @motendesigns

ABIGAIL HOKE-BRADY (Lighting Designer) Abigail Hoke-Brady is a Brooklyn-based lighting designer. New York City works include: Nothing Follows (Catapult Opera); All the Beauty in the World and A Guide for the Homesick (DR-2); The White Chip (MCC Theater); The Night Falls (Peak Performances); Portrait and a Dream (Contemporaneous); MukhAgni (UTR). Regional works include: Trouble in Mind (Pittsburgh Public Theatre); Tosca (Pittsburgh Opera): Pagliacci (Seattle Opera); Don Pasquale (Opera Omaha); Central City Opera Season LD 2023 - 2025; La Traviata and Cosi fan Tutte (San Diego Opera); The Wolves and How I Learned What I Learned (Playmakers Rep Theatre). USA 829. hokebradydesigns.com | @hokebradydesigns

PATRICK B. PHILLIPS (Music Supervisor, Music Director, Arranger) (he/him) is thrilled to be working at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER for the first time on Little Miss Perfect! He is a NYC-based music supervisor, producer, and pianist specializing in the collaborative development of new musicals. Selected credits include BROADWAY: & Juliet, Jeff Ross's Take a Banana for the Ride, The Wiz (2024 Revival), Suffs, Back to the Future, Sweeney Todd (2023 Revival), Jagged Little Pill. OFF-BROADWAY: Shaina Taub's As You Like It (The Public Theater), Watch Night (PAC NYC). TOUR: Labyrinth: In Concert REGIONAL: The Devil Wears Prada; 42 Balloons (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Paper Mill Playhouse: Frozen, On Your Feet!. IN-DEVELOPMENT: Xtravaganza, Imitation of Life (Lynn Nottage and John Legend). FILM: KPOP Demon Hunters (Netflix/Sony Pictures Animation); Disney's Snow White (2025, Walt Disney Pictures). TV: Only Murders in the Building (Season 3) [2024 Emmy Award Contribution for Outstanding Original Music & Lyrics]. EDUCATION: BA in Music from Rutgers University. WEBSITE: www.patrickbphillips.com INSTAGRAM: @patrickthepianist

ZAVIER AUGUSTUS LEE TAYLOR (Projections Designer) OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Sleepova; OFF-BROADWAY: Bowl EP, Malvolio, Mulaqat, The Blues and Its People, Packages O’ The Things We Deliver. TOUR: The Talk by Sonny Kelly; DC AREA: The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful and her Dog! [Helen Hayes nominee for Outstanding Media Design], The Wilting Point [Helen Hayes nominee for Outstanding Media Design], The Mountaintop, The Art of Care, Winnie The Pooh, Problems Between Sisters, Push The Button, Dream Hou$e, FRANKENSTEIN. Zavier has a BA in Dramatic Art from UNC-Chapel Hill & an MFA in Media Design from UMD-College Park. #ZALTPRODUCTIONS zavier.myportfolio.com

BEN WALSH (Production Stage Manager) Previous OLNEY THEATRE CENTER credits: Hello, Dolly!, Senior Class, Waitress, Disney's FROZEN, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Soprano, The Brothers Paranormal, The World Goes ‘Round, Kinky Boots, A Christmas Carol (5 Seasons), The Music Man, The Amateurs, Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy of Tenors, Labour of Love, Every Brilliant Thing, Thurgood, Fickle: A Fancy French Farce, The Diary of Anne Frank, Forever Plaid, Cinderella, Spring Awakening, Little Shop of Horrors, The Submission, Over the Tavern. MD/DC AREA: Everyman Theatre; Signature Theatre; Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy for Classical Acting (2 Seasons); Maryland Lyric Opera; Peabody Opera; Urban Arias. REGIONAL: The REV; Gateway Playhouse; Montana Shakespeare in the Parks; Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (Resident PSM, 2 Seasons); Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Christmas Town (3 Seasons). Ben is an alumnus of Olney Theatre Center’s Apprentice Training Program and is the company’s Resident Stage Manager.

SARA GEHL (Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Senior Class, The Music Man, A.D. 16, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Thanksgiving Play, and A Christmas Carol. DC AREA: Arena Stage: Damn Yankees, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Cambodian Rock Band, Signature Theatre: Private Jones, Ford's Theatre: Shout Sister Shout!, Shakespeare Theatre Company: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, The Matchbox Magic Flute, Theater J: Your Name Means Dream, The Chameleon. 

ALLISON ANN BAILEY (Assistant Stage Manager) Previous OLNEY THEATRE CENTER credits include: Senior Class (ASM), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (ASM), avaaz (PSM), Vanguard Arts Fund Workshops The Joint & OKUNI (PSM); Kinky Boots (ASM). REGIONAL: The Old Globe: Dial M for Murder, A Midsummer Night's Dream (SM Swing); La Jolla Playhouse: Without Walls Festival (Location Manager). DC AREA: Washington National Opera: The Marriage of Figaro (ASM), Jungle Book (ASM); Peabody Institute Opera: Svadba (PSM); Annapolis Opera Company: La Traviata (PSM), Die Zauberflöte (ASM); Chamber Dance Project: On the Edge Showcase (SM), Slam! A Festival of Ballets (SM); Maryland Opera Studio: Don Giovanni (PSM).

STRAIGHTEN YOUR CROWN PRODUCTIONS (SYC) is a Tony Award and Drama Desk-nominated multidisciplinary production company that develops original works for theatre, film, and dance while also producing commercial projects in the U.S. and internationally. Founded in 2021 by Nicole LaFountaine, SYC champions inclusive voices and supports innovative, artist-driven storytelling from early development through full production. Theatre producing credits include King of Pangea (King’s Head Theatre, London), Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Broadway revival starring Eddie Redmayne; Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk nomination), Table 17 (MCC Theater), and Macbeth starring Ralph Fiennes (UK Tour and Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC). Film credits include Lady Be Good (World Choreography Award winner), Melancholy Man, and The Game.