Our People
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Natalia Corvoisier - Dr. Alicia LaPointe-Smith
Natalia Corvoisier is excited to be a part of her eighth and final production at Montgomery College. She was previously in As You Like It, My aMeriCa, and Sweet Charity. Natalia is currently studying Theatre Performance at Montgomery College and in the future, hopes to continue pursuing theatre as a career. She would like to thank her family for their endless support, and Layali and Lenox for constantly pushing her to be her best. To Mikhala, Julia and the cast, thank you for making this new experience a great one. Finally, she would like to thank KenYatta Rogers for being the best director and teacher a student could ask for.
Our April Panelists
Lenox Kamara - Erik Patterson
Lenox Kamara is excited to be a part of this outstanding cast and crew. He Is looking forward to getting his associates degree for Theater performance this year at MC. Lenox has been on stage and behinds the scenes for many MC Theater productions and extracurriculars alongside his great friend Natalia. He would like to thank his family and friends for being dope cheerleaders. He also would like to thank all of his previous directors & professors for investing in him to be the artist he is today. From Lenox & the cast, enjoy the show.
Alessandro Berardino - Senator Ryan Hirota
Alessandro is very excited to be apart of this show! This is his first production he has been apart of, hopefully it won’t be his last. He has many passions, some of which include music, business and psychology.
Alexander Adetayo - Sebastian Dakeyo
Alexander is a student of Montgomery College who is currently studying Computer Engineering. Despite his major he aspires to be an Actor. He has been in three MC productions; previously as Judge Hathorne in The Crucible and Papa Corin/Minion in the musical adaptation of Shakespeare's As You Like It. His acting inspirations and influences are Viola Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz and Meryl Streep. He is so excited to be part of this production with so many talented people.
Our Security Team
Head Of Security
Zoe Tompkins - Jace
Zoe Tompkins is excited to perform for the first time at Montgomery College! Previous performances include Criminologist (Rocky Horror Show, F&M), messenger (Antigone, Imagination stage), and March Hare (Alice in Wonderland, Imagination Stage). She would like to thank KenYatta and Mikhala for the opportunity to take part in such an amazing production. Enjoy the show!
Hanna Fantom -
Agent Aquinas
Hanna is happy to partake in this new age of performance. She is thankful to the director, cast, and production members who made this experience revolutionary. She wanted to express how grateful she is to be here virtually with you all; my friends and family. She sends all her love, encouragement, and positivity through these rough times. Enjoy the show!
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Edward Devony - Officer Raney/Mike Ritter
Edward Devoney is thrilled to be Debuting among such a welcoming cast and crew. He has always expressed interest in storytelling and performance And Currently runs a Cyberpunk2020 campaign for friends in his free time. He is honored to play a part in another story that takes us into the future to shine a light on our present.
Our Docents
Shelly Deppa - Docent/Ensemble
Shelley Deppa (Ensemble) is thrilled to make her MC College theatre debut! Past credits include adult character roles, such as Romeo and Juliet (Nurse), at Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s professional ballet company. She is excited to be adding voice to her performances. Upcoming credits include The Solid Gold Cadillac (UP Reporter) at LW Fun and Fancy Theatre Group and Puffs (Profs Lanny and Turban) at SJES OASIS. Love to her grown daughter, Janetta!
JouJou Dipesa - Docent/Ensamble
Joujou Dipesa, is very excited to participate in her first Montgomery College production. Though it's her first play here she is no stranger to the stage. She would like to thank especially Professor Sasha Olinick for pushing her to audition
Binh Phuong Cao (Quinn) - Docent/Security
Quinn is majoring in STEM and has been with MC for two years as an international student. He has gone to many MC theatre productions over the years, but this is his first time being in a play. Quinn wants to express his gratitude for this amazing working and learning opportunity. He also would like to thank his theatre friends for being so welcoming and encouraging during the production process.
Shaakira Lindsey - Docent/Ensemble
Shaakira Iman Lindsey- This is her first theatre production with Montgomery College. Previous to this she was acting in church plays at Lee Memorial AME Church, was in a student directing scene at Towson University, and she was in the production of Hating with On the Road Theatre just after she graduated
from Towson with a degree in Theatre. She is now at MC to perfect her craft in acting and singing, so she can be on Broadway or in Hollywood.
Sam Gatica - Docent/ Crankyman2
Sam has been involved with MC Theatre since Fall 2018 with his first MC musical in Hair! He is a Theatre Performance major and hopes to continue improving upon his craft and himself.
Bayron Celis - Docent/Cyrus Graves
Bayron is excited for his second production at Montgomery College! He was previously in Spamalot for Montgomery College’s Summer Dinner Theatre Program. Bayron is currently a double major in Theatre Performance and Music, and hopes in the future to continue a career in Theatre/Musical Theatre. Bayron would like to thank Mikhala, Julia and the rest of the cast for the amount of work they put into this production and their endless support for each-other through these rough times. Finally, Bayron would like to thank KenYatta Rogers for being a wonderful Director and making this process a great one.
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Mirsa Oporta Hernandez - Docent/Liv Saroyan
Mirsa is currently attending her second year at Montgomery College. She appeared in last semester’s play Good Kids and has performed in other productions like Legally Blonde, The Bros. Grimm Spectaculathon, Picnic, and Blood Wedding. She thanks her friends and family for their support.
Special Guests
Liliana Gillespie - President Robles
Liliana Gillespie is a new student to Montgomery College, Rockville and this is her first college production. She participated in theater previously for several years in high school and didn’t plan to continue in college but she's very thankful she did. She's incredibly grateful to have had the chance to work with such an amazing cast and crew during these uncertain times that the world is facing. She's honored to have watched MUSEUM come to life each day we’ve rehearsed. She hopes you enjoy the production in its entirety and will return for all future productions!
Layali Aljirafi - Elizabeth
Layali Aljirafi is excited to be a part of this production. She is a Theatre Performance major and in her last semester at MC. Performance credits include: Sweet Charity (ensemble/Fandango Dancer) and The Crucible (Mercy Lewis/Sarah Good). She would like to thank her family for always believing in her to follow her passion in the arts. Along with her professors and friends for all their help, support, and long hours of rehearsals in the TA.
Aimee MaGowen - Lori
Aimée MaGowan is graduating from Montgomery College and is grateful to be finishing her time here with such a unique production and experience! She will be getting her Associates in Theatre Performance. Her past roles with MC include Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, Rachel in Nathan the Wise, Maria/Itchy in Mr.Burns: A Post-Electric Play, and Mrs. Katherine Stockmann in An Enemy of the People. She formerly served as President of the BlackBox Players and is so proud of the clubs’ accomplishment with its brave new leaders, especially her castmates Lenox Kamara and Natalia Courvoisier. MC Theatre has been her home and her family for almost three years now, and she is immensely grateful for the love, support, growth, and learning.
Matthew Ward - Sean Harrison
Matt is a professional actor who spent the last ten years performing for DC and Baltimore audiences at many theaters including, Synetic Theater, The Shakespeare Theater, Olney Theater, The Kennedy Center, and others. He is a graduate fo the Academy for Classical Acting and holds an MFA from George Washington University. He currently lives in Chicago, IL.