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Anna Buckroth (Ensemble) from Kathleen, GA is the 14 year old daughter of Pat and Mari Beth. This fall, she will be entering her 8th year of homeschooling as a high school freshman. Anna is returning to the Theatre Macon stage for the 7th time. Past performances include Connie Wong in A Chorus Line and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. Anna also spends her time taking voice lessons, art classes, and is an award-winning competitive tap dance team member at A Step Above Dance Company. Rachel Chabot (Anytime Annie) is the Upper School French teacher and volleyball coach at Stratford Academy and has been seen on stage frequently at Theatre Macon, most recently as Sabrina Fairchild in Sabrina Fair and Mother in A Christmas Story. Other favorite roles were Fiona in Shrek and Cinderella in Into the Woods at MLT. Rachel thanks her husband Jeff for putting up with all her theatre craziness, her parents Bob and Martha for their support, her talented brother Charlie for being her inspiration, and Jim, Richard, Athens, and Ellen for this exciting opportunity. Grace Deedrick (Ensemble) is the 17 year old daughter of Gregg and Tara. Grace is a rising senior at Stratford Academy where she is a member of the color guard and plays the tuba in the symphonic band. She is actively involved in both Stratford's theatre program and community theatre. This is Grace's 4th production with Theatre Macon. She was last seen as Diana Morales in the YAC production of A Chorus Line. Other TM credits include Cats (Jellylorum) and The Sound of Music (Louisa). Grace enjoys vocal performance and is mentored by Mercer University's Marie Roberts. Luke Dockery (Ensemble) is the 15 year old son of Mark and Jessica. He has been training in all styles of dance since the age of seven. Luke is a homeschooled freshmen in high school. He attends 8+ conventions per year, dances competitively, and has performed in many shows and musicals. Luke has been in movies and TV shows such as: The Originals, Shake it Up, The Fifth Wave, Rectify, and various Chick-fil-A ads. He has also made appearances in music videos for Lecrae, Guy Sebastian, and 2 Chainz. Jordan Engen (Featured Chorus Girl, Ensemble) is the daughter of Ken and Cherri and little sis to Lindsey. She is a recent graduate of Warner Robins High and will be attending Georgia College & State University in the fall to study Music Therapy. Jordan is no stranger to the Theatre Macon stage as she made her debut there in 2005 and has stayed active ever since. Between TM and high school she has over 25 shows under her belt and is super excited to share her "last hoorah" before college on the stage of the Grand Opera House. Thank you Mr. Jim & Richard Frazier for this gift! Abigail Evans (Featured Chorus Girl, Ensemble) is 18-years-old and has been a performer for 14 years, though this is only the fourth theatre production. Up until she joined the cast of CATS at Theatre Macon as Jennyanydots last year, she was only a dancer and has been since the age of four, trained in many different styles. You may have seen her recently as Kristine Urich in A Chorus Line or in the ensemble of Young Frankenstein, both at Theatre Macon. She's always honored to be a part of each wonderful show that she gets cast in and has everyone at TM to thank for that. Steven Guardado (Andy Lee) is originally from West New York, New Jersey, and now resides in Warner Robins, Georgia. He just finished his first year at Columbus State University and is transferring to Georgia State University to pursue a bachelor degree in Film/TV. Steven has recently been seen on Theatre Macon's stage in YAC's A Chorus Line as Paul San Marco, and in YAC's CATS. He has also performed many other musicals in high school: Ragtime, A Christmas Carol, Annie Get Your Gun, Guys and Dolls, and All Shook Up. Steven also performed in Shrek at MLT. Jaime Hall (Ensemble) has been performing almost his whole life, and is thrilled to be appearing for the first time at The Grand! He has performed on the stages of Theatre Macon, Macon Little Theatre, Griffin's Main Street Players Theatre, The Bill Heard Theatre in Columbus, and the Houston County High School Stage! Jaime has been selected out of 300+ students from the State of Georgia to be in a cast of only 35 to perform in the 2017 All State Show, Memphis The Musical! Michaela Heide (Featured Chorus Girl, Ensemble) is the 18 year old daughter of Kevin and Jennifer Heide. This will be Michaela's first show at Theater Macon but you may have seen her onstage locally with The Nutcracker of Middle GA, Middle GA Youth Ballet, and at Northside High School. Her favorite role to date would be Princess Fiona in Northside High School's production of Shrek The Musical. Michaela will be attending Kennesaw State University as a dance major this fall and hopes to continue musical theater.