BHS Presents: The Odd Couple

Sarrinah Iqbal is thrilled to be working behind the scenes for this year’s spring play, A Wrinkle in Time! She is a sophomore in high school with this being her third show as Props Master. She has previously worked with crew on shows such as Mean Girls and Songs for a New World. She can’t wait for you to come and see the show!

Sam Bennett is a freshman at Batavia high school. He is a member of the Ensemble in the show “a wrinkle in time”. His last performance was in “The odd couple: female version” where he played “Jesus costazuela”. Sam is extremely passionate about music, and would like to dedicate his performance to His sister Grace, the deceased rapper Mac miller, And most importantly, Jack Black.

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 third show at the high school. Other shows she’s performed in include She Kills Monsters, Madagascar Jr, The Lightning Thief, Songs for a New World, and Odd Couple. Caroline can’t wait to continue doing shows at the high school!

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!

TJ Cleckner is a Sophomore at Batavia High School and has done multiple shows here. Including Mean Girls and Frankinestien. He is also a part of the school improv team But Seriously, Folks. He is very exited to be in the Odd Couple and can not wait for everyone to see it. He is very grateful for this opportunity and the support he has been given along the way.

This is Charlotte’s ninth show here at BHS and she is so excited to share this unique and magical show with you! She’d like to thank the cast, crew, STAGE, and the many other wonderful people who helped make this show amazing. She hopes you love watching A Wrinkle In Time just as much as she’s loved being in it!!!!

This is Julia’s 10th and final production at Batavia High School! While she is sad to see it come to an end, she’s so grateful to be ending with A Wrinkle In Time. She would like to thank Mr. Casburn, STAGE, and the stage managers for making this production come to life, as well as her family and friends for their continued support.

Kate Streepey is a senior at Batavia High School. This is her 11th, and final, show at BHS. She would like to thank everyone who has supported her throughout the past 4 years, and hopes everyone enjoys the show.

Emily Smith is an artist from Batavia, Illinois. She enjoys working in a multitude of media, and continuing to learn new techniques to bring to her classes. At Batavia High School she teaches Art Fundamentals, 3D Art and AP Art. She was an AP grader in 2024, joining 300 other instructors from around the country to score  AP Art portfolios.

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 very excited about his last show at the high school. He is very proud to be an ensemble member, as the ensemble is what makes this show what it is. He thanks his friends and family and hopes the show changes you in a good way!

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