BHS Presents: The Odd Couple

Chloe is a sophomore, and this is her second show being in the crew. Her first show was Frankenstein and she is excited to be back. Chloe enjoys playing and listening to music as she is in marching band, jazz band, and concert band. She wishes for everyone to enjoy the show!

Meghan is currently a sophomore at BHS and is excited to return to crew for this production of The Odd Couple, after previously working on Mean Girls and Frankenstein. She primarily works with lighting but enjoys all aspects of backstage work. She is grateful for the opportunity to be part of this show and hopes you enjoy the performance!

Sarrinah Iqbal is excited for you to see this year’s winter play, The Odd Couple (Female Version)! This is her second show as Props Master and has previously worked behind the scenes on shows including Mean Girls and Songs for a New World. She can’t wait for you to see the show!

Senithi Hewamanage is a junior and has previously worked on seven shows, making this one her eighth. She is so excited to be stage managing this year’s winter production! Senithi would like to thank her assistant stage manager Lexie Horne – for all her help, Sarrinah Iqbal – for her dedication and hard work as props master, and the incredible production team for making this show come to life! She hopes you enjoy the show.

Lexie is so excited for the show! She is a senior at BHS and is heavily involved in the drama department. The Odd Couple is her 10th production at BHS and 7th as a member of the stage management team. She would like to thank her Stage Manager, Senithi, for all of her time and dedication over the rehearsal process. She would also like to thank her family for all of their support. Break a leg everyone! 

Sam Bennett is a ninth grader at Batavia High School and this is his second play. His only other show was “Miracle on 34th Street” when he was in the fourth grade where he played an extra. He is very inspired by Tyler Joseph of twenty one pilots, and would like to thank James Vonesh for being the coolest grandfather ever.

Aydan Cantu is a junior at Batavia High School. His previous credits include nothing, because he was too lazy to try out for anything before. He loves the works of Neil Simon and was very excited to try out for the play. He would like to thank Richard Roundtree and Fred Williamson for being the coolest cats to ever exist. 

Caroline Katich is a freshman and this is her second show at the high school. Other shows she’s performed in include She Kills Monsters, Madagascar Jr, The Lightning Thief, and Songs for a New World. Caroline can’t wait to do more productions at the high school in the future!

Grace Elftmann is a junior at Batavia High School. This is her second production at BHS, but more than her tenth production overall! Grace would like to thank the talented and kind cast and crew of The Odd Couple for this experience. She also would like to thank her family, (Aimee, Eric, and Gwen) for all their support, and say that she loves them very much!

Liv Villanueva is a sophomore at Batavia High School and is thrilled for you to see this amazing production of The Odd Couple (Female Version)! Her previous shows include Mean Girls and Frankenstein. She is also a member of But Seriously Folks, the improv troupe. She’s thrilled to be cast as Renee. Liv would like to thank her friends and family who stand by her side and support her through everything she does. She wouldn’t be where she is without any of you. She’s so ready for you to see all the hard work that has been put into this and hopes you love it!

Charlotte is a Junior at Batavia High School, and this is her eighth show here! You may have seen her in Mean Girls (Cady), Kodachrome (Librarian), Frankenstein(Igor/Ada), and most recently in songs for a new world! Charlotte is also a part of But Seriously Folks, and takes photos for the Media Team! She hopes you love the show as much as she has loved being in it!!

Lucy Lollini is a junior at Batavia High School and is thrilled to be a part of this production. This is her sixth production at the high school, but 42nd production overall. When she’s not performing on stage, she enjoys studying literature, spending time with loved ones, and baking. She’d like to thank this incredible cast, crew, and production team for providing her with such a unique opportunity to be a part of this show. She hopes you enjoy the performance as everyone has put a great deal of effort into it. (@lucy.lollini)

Julia (Mickey) is a senior at BHS and is so excited to be doing her 3rd and final blackbox show. She is so grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of a strong woman in a male dominated field. She is incredibly grateful to her family, her director, the STAGE board, stage managers, and her castmates that have helped bring this story to life. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Kate Streepey is a senior at BHS, and this is her 10th production with the Batavia HS Drama Program. This is her last winter production with the high school, and she is very sad but excited for the future! She would like to thank all the volunteers that made this show possible and hopes everyone enjoys the production.

Mimi is a junior at BHS and is very excited for this year’s winter production. She’s been in 42nd Street and Mean Girls as a crew member and Pride and Prejudice (Kitty), Kodachrome (EMT), and Frankenstein (Clarice) as an actor. This is her first production as an assistant director and she is very proud of all the work that went into this show on and off stage and it has been a wonderful experience! In her third year with the BHS Drama Program, she hopes to keep making great memories with her fellow students. She would also like to thank all the adults that are part of the production taking time out their day to help the students make a great show! 

Jayden is having a more executive Senior year with his second directorial role after being Songs For a New World’s Student Music Director. His repertoire also includes Animal Farm (Dog), Nevermore (Mr. Walker, Ensemble), Spongebob: The New Musical (crew), 42nd Street (Frankie), Pride & Prejudice (Ensemble), Mean Girls (Martin J), Kodachrome (Ensemble), and The Monster: A Frankenstein Tale (Horace, Interrupting Guy, Doctor, Woodcutter) only missing one show. He is proud of how far this cast has come, and hopes you enjoy the show!

Dominic Is a Batavia native, graduating from BHS in 1999, at which point he attended Illinois Wesleyan University, where he earned a BFA in Theatre Arts. Following a short stint as a freelance director, he settled in Quincy Illinois at Quincy Community Theatre and served as their Director of Student Theatre and Head of Education from 2003-2005 at which time he transitioned to the position of CEO and Managing Artistic Director from 2005 – January of 2011. Dominic has also been appointed and served a three-year term with the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and served as an adjunct professor of Theatre Arts and Acting with Hannibal-LaGrange University from 2008 to 2010. A Theatrical Dominic met his wife Miranda on stage in Grease and they have four children, Brayden, Delaney, Mirabella, and Bianca.

Directing Credits Include: The Sound of Music, Urinetown, The Producers, Little Shop of Horrors (twice), Miracle on 34th Street, Steel Magnolias, Jesus Christ Superstar, On Golden Pond, The Graduate, Chicago, Little Brother, Lucky Stiff, Forever Plaid, Footloose, The Importance of Being Earnest, All Shook Up, Jake’s Women, Everybody, Death of a Salesman, Lost in Yonkers, Shrek, Beauty and the Beast, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Dear Edwina, The Theory of Relativity, 9 to 5 The Musical, Arsenic and Old Lace, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Bridge to Terabithia, I Do! I Do! and many more. He is also the founding Director and coach for But Seriously, Folks… improv troupe founded in 2003.

Awards & Reccognition
* West Central Illinois 20 Under 40 recipient
* Individual Artist recipient for Wes Central Illinois?SouthEastern Iowa/North Eastern Missouri
* Arts Educator of the year – 2009
* Enid Ireland Award
* Batavia/Geneva/St. Charles 30 Under 30 recipient
* Batavia Hall of Honor