The Young Company presents: A Monster Calls

Amelia Angiolillo (Parson’s Daughter #1/Nurse/Ensemble) is a freshman at Sturgis West. She is thrilled to join YoCo this year! Amelia has performed with CCTC-HJT in School Of Rock (ensemble), A Christmas Story (Esther Jane/ Showgirl), Finding Nemo (featured ensemble), Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Angel Choir), and Robin Hood (Much). She also performed as a lead cheerleader in High School Musical at DYHS and Sandy in SpongeBob Youth Edition at DYMS. Amelia loves singing and musicals and has enjoyed learning new acting skills with YoCo!

Tallulah Bossi (Queen/Ensemble) is a junior at Upper Cape Tech. This is her third year with YoCo, and she has loved every minute of it. She was most recently seen in last year’s production as Clytemnestra in This Restless House: Agamemnon’s Return. She would like to thank all her friends and family for making it possible for her to be here.

Hugo Ceraldi (Rehearsal Assistant) has been a YoCo student for four years and he has never wavered in his passion for the performing arts since being cast headfirst, by the excellent Maura Hanlon, as Camillo in A Winter’s Tale. Since then, he has grown significantly as an actor, thanks in a large part to the outstanding education YoCo so graciously provides. Although he is unable to participate in this years production due to his commitment to the METG competition with his own school, Sturgis West, YoCo remains an essential part of his artistic development and love for theater.

Ray Christakis (Mum) is a senior at Monomoy Regional High School. This is their second year with the Young Company, and they are grateful to have had such a meaningful education and connections in the years they have participated. They have been seen at CCTC-HJT in Clue (Cook, Singing Telegram Girl), in Mamma Mia! (Ensemble) at MRHS, in This Restless House: Agamemnon’s Return (Choral Clytemnestra) at Cape Rep, and in Night Chills (Rodrick Usher) at MRHS. They are also excited to be performing in the MRHS production of Addams Family (Grandma) this March. Ray would like to thank all involved in YoCo for creating such an amazing show and experience!

Desmond Conrad-Ferm (Dad/Ensemble) is excited to be doing his first year of YoCo at Cape Rep! He is a junior at NRHS and will persue an acting career further in college. He has played many roles such as (Jim Hawkins) Treasure Island, (Moonface Martin) Anything Goes, (Don Pedro) Much Ado About Nothing, (Theo) Pippin, and now (Dad) A Monster Calls. Working at YoCo has been an awesome experience for Desmond and he is looking forward to joining again next year!

Skyelar Dahl (Miss Godfrey/Ensemble) is excited to be doing her second year of YoCo at Cape Rep! She is a freshman at Sturgis West and has done one YoCo play in the past, This Restless House, where she was a member of the ensemble. She is very excited to continue with this program throughout high school!

Brayden Gonsalves (Parson/Ensemble) is an eighth grader at Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School and is excited to be part of this production in his first year with YoCo. He has loved the experience and is already looking forward to coming back next year! Brayden has previously appeared in several productions at the Academy Playhouse in Orleans, including The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (David), The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and Winnie the Pooh (ensemble). He also performed in his school’s production of Willy Wonka as Grandpa George and is excited to play Drake in CCLCS’s upcoming spring production of Annie. Outside of theater, Brayden enjoys track, tennis, cross country, scouting, and trivia. He would like to thank his family, friends, and the new friends he has made at YoCo for making his first year so memorable and this his favorite production yet.

Calla Hellstrom (Apothecary/Ensemble) is a freshman at Cape Cod Tech. She is grateful for the wonderful people in this cast. Previous roles she’s played are Beth in Little Women, Renee in The Odd Couple, and Scuttle in The Little Mermaid.

Violet Hellstrom (Conor) is a junior at Cape Cod Tech. She is exited to be able to be in another production at the Cape Rep Theatre in her second year of YoCo. Some of her past roles include Amy in Little Women, Cosette in Les Miserables, and Titania in Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Kamalei Hill (King/Ensemble) is very excited to be a part of Cape Rep Theater’s production of A Monster Calls. Kamalei, has been in many different roles over the years, most recently and notably the Chatham Drama Guild’s production of Little Women playing the role of Laurie. Other shows Mr. Hill has been in include, MRHS’s productions of Mamma Mia!, Puffs, and Beauty and the Beast, as well as Harwich Junior Theater’s Shakespeare’s The Tempest. He gives thanks to those who support his ambitions and the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander organization) for providing him with an annual scholarship. He hopes you enjoy the show.

Romy Hunt (Anton/Ensemble) is a junior at Nauset High School and I have been acting for just over a year. I have loved every show I’ve been in and I am so glad that I joined YoCo for the first time this year. Being a part of the ensemble and the show overall has been incredibly fun and rewarding and I’m so excited to do this program again next year.

Willow Montgomery (Prince/Parson’s Daughter #2/Ensemble) is a junior at Sturgis East, and is excited to be apart of YoCo for the first time this year. They are glad to be back to acting after focusing on tech for a time. Their favorite past roles include Farrah in She Kills Monsters, and The Scrub Woman in The Driftless Shifter.

Teaghan Anita Moore (Grandma/Ensemble) is a senior at Lower Cape Tech and a first timer at YoCo this year and will be continuing to pursue Theatre Arts at Salem State University. Prior roles of theirs include (Helena) Midsummer Night’s Dream, (Mimi the Mime) Check Please!, (Ursula) The Little Mermaid, (Bert Healy) Annie, and (The Narrator) in The Brothers Grimm Spectacular. Teaghan would like to thank Mo, Ian, Macklin for giving them the chance to be part of this production and this year’s cast of YoCo for helping bring this show to life!

Clara Nunes (Farmer’s Daughter/Ensemble) is a 17-year-old junior at Barnstable High School and is so excited for her fourth year with the Young Company! Some of her past roles around the Cape include Flounder in The Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood in Little Red Riding Hood, and Clytemnestra in Agamemnon’s Return in last year’s YoCo season! Clara is so thrilled to be apart of this amazing show and cast, and is so grateful to Mo and everyone who made this memorable experience possible again!

Xevi Pina Parker (Monster) has performed in many plays across Cape Cod including Clue (Mr. Body, Motorist, Chief of Police), Alice in Wonderland (Alice), and Robin Hood (Friar Tuck). She is excited to be participating in YoCo for the fifth year in row! She loves his program with her whole heart and would like to thank Mo, Ian, Macklin, and Alison for making this year so, so special!

Andrew Tobin (Mr. Marl/Ensemble) is a sophomore from Nauset High School and has been in many shows such as Much Ado About Nothing, This Restless House, and many others. He thanks his family and Mo for helping him out

Izaak van der Wende (Assistant Director) is back for his fifth year with the Young Company. A senior in high school, Izaak plans to pursue a career in film as a writer/director. He is the founder of the Bits and Bobs Theater Company, directing recent productions such as The Pillowman and Gruesome Playground Injuries. Recent acting credits include Feste (Twelfth Night), Michal (The Pillowman), and Randy (In Honor & In the Wake of Life). On top of his time with the Young Company, Izaak owes Cape Rep for helping him develop his newest play, Onward and Upward, in Art Devine’s Playwriting II course. Izaak would like to thank Alison, Ian, Macklin, and above all Mo for pushing him to grow as an artist and human being, and for believing in the potential of young creativity.

Eliana Wester (Lily/Ensemble) is a junior at Nauset High School. This is her first year at YoCo and she is very honored to have the opportunity to be working with Mo on expanding her skill and learning more about herself as a young actress! Lily is a role that teaches a lot about forgiveness and understanding and Ellie has been very thrilled to explore these themes and experiment with the character. She is very thankful for everyone involved with YoCo and is excited to continue to work with the young company in further years!

Addison Wilda (Harry/Ensemble) is a freshman at Cape Cod Tech and is thrilled to be returning for a second year at YoCo. Addison has been involved in theatre for five years and has appeared in numerous productions, including A Christmas Story, Finding Nemo, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter Pan, The Princess and the Pea, and more. Addison’s first lead role was Mowgli in The Jungle Book at the Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre. She loves every aspect of theatre, both onstage and behind the scenes.