CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS:
ROOKIE SHOWCASE 2020
DIRECTORS
CLAIRE MILLER
Claire is excited to be in her 10th show at Cathedral! Last year she directed a Rookie Show and is excited to have the opportunity to do it again. Her favorite past role at Cathedral was Hermia from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and she has also done shows at Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre. She would like to thank her friends, family, and her voice coach Dede. Enjoy the Show!
CAROLINE WARD
Caroline is a junior and has been involved in Cathedral theater since freshman year. She has loved her rookie showcase experiences in the past and is excited to be a director for this one. She’s also excited for Hairspray this coming spring.
ALEXA GAINES
Alexa is hype to participate in her 8th show at Cathedral. Some of her past performances were Charlotte’s Web as the sheep, Rookie Show 2019 as a blind date, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Mustardseed. Her favorite rehearsal memory was when her friend ate a prop hotdog that was needed on stage. She is planning to attend Loyola University Chicago in the fall and major in psychology within the pre-physicians assistance program. She would like to thank her actors, friends, and family.
BROOKLYNN THORPE
Brooklynn is very excited to be directing her first show. She is a constant participant in the arts and would like to thank her assistant director Alexa Gaines for all her help and also a thank you to her actors because without them this show would have not been possible.
LAUREN BROWNING
Lauren, a senior, has been doing theatre since her freshman year. She has participated in The Princess and the Pea, Little Shop of Horrors, Rookie Show 2017, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rookie Show 2019, and Seussical the Musical. During those shows she has been an assistant director, worked on different crews, and acted. One of her cherished memories was Rookie Show 2017 where she acted for the first time on the Cathedral stage. Lauren has also participated in cross country, bowling, and speech and debate. Currently she is considering Depauw, Hanover, and Loyola of Chicago and wishes to major in Chemistry. She would like to thank her parents, sister, brother, and grandparents for their love and support and for helping her overcome her fears.
GWYNETH HANSON
Gwyn is excited to be participating in her 12th show at Cathedral. Past shows include Mary Poppins, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Seussical and Radium Girls among others. She does not know where she is going to college yet, but her top choices include Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Michigan and Bowdoin College. She plans on majoring in biology and theatre design and production.
NATALIE RYPEL
Natalie is ecstatic to be directing her second Rookie Show at Cathedral. She recently performed as Charlotte in Cathedral’s production of “Charlotte’s Web”. She would like to thank her parents and best friends for pushing her to be her best self. She plans to attend IUPUI this spring with a major in Business and a minor in Theatre.
KAYLA MORRELL
Kayla is a senior who has been involved in every production at Cathedral High School since her freshman year. Her favorite role she has played at Cathedral was Thing 1 in last year’s production of Seussical! This is her second rookie production that she has directed. She hopes to attend Dayton University next year and study Elementary Education.
CLAUDIA LOWE
Claudia is excited to be in her eleventh show at Cathedral. Her past performances include Grace in Radium Girls, Cinderella in Cinderella, and Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She enjoys reading, writing, singing, and doing taekwondo in her free time.
CATHERINE HOTCHKISS
This will be the 11th show Catherine has participated in at Cathedral. She mainly runs the props crew. She is also involved in the Dungeons and Dragons and Alliance Club.
MIKEY BOYLE
Who is Michael William Boyle? What are his goals? What does he want to do with his life? Why is he starting his bio in this dumb rhetorical way? This will be his 15th show with CaTheatre. Listing his named roles, he has been the Monster in After the Rain King, The Dwarf in Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, The Grinch in Seussical, Uncle in Charlottes Web, and Raymond Berry in Radium Girls. This will also be his second time directing a rookie show, with both times having written his own show, as this show is a sequel to the one he wrote last year. He is the current head of D&D Club, Creative Writing Club, and the Alliance club. He enjoys playing D&D, drawing, writing, and watching bad movies. One of his favorite rehearsal memories is when a line he wrote “SUSIE” accidentally became a meme with is previous rookie show group. He is planning on going to Ball State, and majoring in Theatre Education. He would like to thank his friends, grandparents, parents, Mr. Moffatt and Mr. Z, and his wonderful (yet annoying) sisters for all they did to support him.