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Chloe Rose Allen is thrilled to play Emma in this classic story and feels she relates closely to this particular Austin heroine. Chloe was born in New York and raised in Logan, Utah by her parents, Julie and Stanton Allen. She has been in several productions with UFOMT, Music Theater West, Four Seasons, and Green Canyon’s GreenWolf Productions. She won Best Supporting Actress at the High School Musical Theater Awards in 2022. Some of her favorite roles include Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Janet Van De Graaff in The Drowsy Chaperone, and The Cat in the Hat, Jojo, and Mayzie la Bird in Seussical the Musical. She recently returned from a church mission speaking Spanish in Las Vegas, Nevada and plans to attend Utah State University studying… well, we’ll see when we get there.
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Sam is honored to play Mr. Knightley (never "George") in his first production with MTW and his first singing role since high school. His recent local credits include Richard Hanney in The 39 Steps and Jean Shepherd in A Christmas Story, both with Four Seasons. Sam has also dabbled in film acting, playing Lemuel in the Book of Mormon series with the LDS Church. By day, Sam works for a Seattle-based tech company and runs Azure Counseling, a therapy clinic in Logan, with his wife.
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Baylie is delighted to be in her first show with Music Theater West and has thoroughly enjoyed the whole process. Getting to play Harriet is close to her personal experience - marveling at the wonder of those around her and grateful they accept her bundle of awkward. Some favorite roles Baylie has played recently are: Narrator - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Four Seasons), Baker’s Wife - Into the Woods (Four Seasons), Fairy Godmother - Cinderella: The Tale of the Glass Slipper (SCERA), Hodel - Fiddler on the Roof (American Fork Players), and Sophia - The Sound of Music (Hale Center). When not rehearsing and performing, Baylie enjoys teaching private voice lessons from home. She is also currently music directing Finding Nemo the Musical at Cache Theater Company’s children academy. Outside of music and theater, Baylie can be found biking, baking, and being silly with her husband and 2 kids. She wishes to thank her family for the sacrifices they make to help her do what she loves. Enjoy the show!
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Daniel is right at home with Music Theatre West, having first performed with the company at just nine years old. His favorite productions with the company have been Fiddler On the Roof (Fyedka), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Company), and Bright Star (Billy Cane). He is thrilled to return to the MTW with this incredible cast. When not performing, Daniel enjoys board games and carpentry. He would like to thank his family and his friends Katie and Ella for their unwavering support. Enjoy the show!
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Rachel is excited to be performing again with Music Theatre West! Past credits with MTW include: Catch Me if You Can(Brenda Strong), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl), and the Sound of Music (Ursula). Other recent credits include a third year in A christmas Carol (Topper’s Girl/Octet) with Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy; Orphee aux enfers (Eurydice) and L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Amore) with USU Opera Theatre, as well as the musical director for Les Miserables(2020 with the Utah Festival of the Performing Arts. Rachel holds a degree in Vocal Performance from Utah State University, and teachers voice and piano lesson with her private studio, rachel marie music studios. “For my Zackary, who always sweeps me off my feet.”
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After a brief hiatus, Kensie is delighted to be back on the stage! Her favorite past roles include Babette (Beauty and The Beast), Annelle (Steel Magnolias), Ado Annie (Oklahoma!) and Belle (Walt Disney World). When she’s not performing, Kensie can be found thrifting, rewatching Gilmore Girls, and being a mom to three adorable kiddos. She would like to thank Music Theatre West for this charming opportunity and her incredible husband for wrangling the kids every night so she could come play.
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Morgan Nadauld is beyond thrilled to be playing Miss Bates in Emma. This is her second production with Music Theater West (her first being Catch Me If You Can - also directed by the great Celeste Baillio), and hopefully not her last! She recently played Vladimir in Waiting for Godot, produced by her own company, Valley Actors Club. When she's not producing, directing, acting, writing, or business-owning, she's probably singing in her band, Wildflower The Band (catch them at the annual Riverwoods Valentine's Day Buffet on 2/14) or recording her improvised podcast, This is Words (available on Spotify). Morgan spends the little time in the day she has left with her cat, Cosmo, watching Lost.
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Dillon is excited to make his onstage debut in Emma! He has previously sung in choirs around the valley, but this is his first time taking the stage as an actor. You may have seen him previously selling concessions at other shows, which he does as an excuse to see as many different productions as he can. When he isn’t attending shows, he’s busy being a science nerd or disc golfing with his wife Patrice.
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Cary's past roles with Music Theatre West include Shylock, Col. Pickering and Tevye. Past roles with Cache Theater Company include Pelinore and Selsdon Mowbry. Cary lives in Logan with his husband, Reid, and their cat, Breezy, and is the Academic Advisor for music majors in the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University.
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Mead Hansen is originally from Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, but moved to Cache Valley six years ago. Ever since then, he has been involved in local community theatre. He has brought to life a wide variety of characters, such as Jervis Pendleton in "Daddy Long Legs," Valentine in "Mary Poppins," and Issachar in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." When not performing, Mead enjoys playing video games with his friends, hiking, and building computers.
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