Sarah Gray is so happy to have joined the Beaumont High School Theatre team this year as the Theatre Manager and Lead Theatre Teacher. Previously she directed, produced and taught theatre at Yucaipa High School 2021-2023. Mrs. Gray received her B.A. in History from UC Santa Cruz and graduated from UC Irvine with her MAT. She has acted, danced, directed, choreographed, teched and been a dramaturge in many productions over the past 20+ years. Sarah Gray has a background in Theatre arts as a performer, choreographer, designer, director and crew member. When not working in Educational Theatre, Mrs. Gray enjoys spending time with her family.

Pam Bernard began her love of Theatre at the age of 7 when she was cast as Princess Ying Yaowalak in the Civic Light Opera Theatre Association's production of The King & I. From there, she went on to sing, dance, & act in many other productions before & after majoring in Theatre Arts and receiving her bachalors in Theater at CSUSB. As the Beaumont Performing Arts Theatre Program began unfolding at BHS, Mrs. Bernard co-directed BHS's first musical here with Mrs. Hauschild, which just happened to be The King & I. Mrs. Bernard went on to earn a CTE Credential in Theatre to continue to foster her love for directing and teaching Theatre, Since working in Theatre here at BHS, she has co-directed such favorites as Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Mis, Little Shop of Horrors, & Mamma Mia just to name a few. Ms. Bernard is continuing to nurture and promote a love of Theatre and growth of character development in this production of Little Mermaid. She hopes you too will be transfixed & transformed by our magic that is Theatre, and our life Under the Sea.

Daniel West is extremely excited to join the Beaumont High School theatre team for Little Mermaid. Daniel has been working professionally in theatre as a teaching artist for the last 20 years. A native of the Inland Empire, he has spent most of his career working in and around southern California both as a theatrical designer/fight choreographer and teacher. Daniel is in his first semester working for BUSD after spending 10 years with Riverside County Office of Education as their lead technical theatre teacher and industry advisory facilitator. He holds a BA in Theatre Arts from CSUSB and a Master of Theatre Studies from Southern Oregon University. When not at BHS, Daniel is Associate Faculty for Mt. San Jacinto College and teaches a variety of their technical theatre courses.

Mrs. Wright has been teaching band and choir in Beaumont for the past 18 years. This is her 10th musical production with the theatre department at BHS. Jennifer believes it is a great privilege to work with the depth of talented students we possess at BUSD. She has enjoyed working with the students on this production of The Little Mermaid. She thanks her family for their love and support.

Choreographer, RL Lopez, had a blast working with the cast of "The Little Mermaid," and their Director, Sarah Gray. RL has been involved with many forms of productions as a choreographer from children's theater, to touring concerts, but he enjoys working with the youths the most. As a professional ballroom instructor with a musical theater background, he hopes to inspire these kids to chase their dreams as he has! Thank you Sarah for giving me this wonderful opportunity to work with your talented kids. It's been a pleasure!

Erin Crabtree currently teaches 3rd grade at Sundance. With 32 years of experience in theater she has spent the last eight working as a costume director for Beaumont High School Performing Arts along side her mother, to whom she is most grateful. She’s also thankful for her family and their patience as she focuses her time and attention on the shows. She really loves our all district productions when elementary, jr high, and high school all come together. Break a leg everyone!

Shelly Becker began working on costumes for BHS theater in 2017 in the production of "The Music Man." She claims she didn't really have the talent but was recruited because no one else knew how to thread the sewing machine. She has continued working on costumes in every production since that time. It is a challenging job considering many productions have over 100 students in the cast with multiple costume changes. Shelly's favorite part of her job is being around the students whose joy and energy is infectious but she gets teary eyed when it's time to say goodbye to seniors. She hopes you enjoy the show.

Sage Hanson (Production Stage Manager) is back at it again as a Sophmore at BHS. After falling in love with the job of Stage Manager during Mamma Mia, they are once again helping run things behind the scenes. Not only have they been thrilled to explore the technical side of theater, they have a soft spot for both acting and screenwriting. Catch them later this year as a part of the Improv Team.

Ricky Salazar ( Assistant Stage Manager ) helps make sure all props go on smoothly on and off stage. This is his 3rd show being back stage, he has done Beauty and the Beast and Mamma Mia. He has worked with stage props, ropes/ backdrops, and also lighting. This is his first year being a Stage manager, and has handled is well. He hopes to help with backstage as he continues to become a senior and even after graduating.

Jannette Adame helps build/paint sets, screen write and makes sure the set moves in and out of the stage smoothly. This is her first show, and is super excited to be a part of this growing community. She has worked with making sets, working lights, and ropes/backdrops. This is her first year of being an Assistant stage manager and is handling it well. She hopes to continue working backstage until graduation and further on into college. She hopes you enjoy the show.

Orlando Salas has been a member of the theatre’s Technical Crew for the past two years. He has held the positions of Lighting Technician, Sound Technician, and Technical Crew Manager, and has designed lighting plots for two individual theater productions. In addition, Orlando has contributed his musical skills to the theatre as the principal alto saxophone player of the school Wind Ensemble, a title he has held since his freshman year. While he hopes to focus on lighting for the remainder of high school, he plans to pursue a career in ophthalmology after graduating.

Aubree Nalei Pensak is a Sophmore who has spent the last six years devoting her time to this theatre starting in the fourth grade. She started as an actor being seen in “Elf The Musical”, “The Wizard of OZ '', and “Annie”. Aubree started her work backstage during “Little Shop of Horrors”. Aubree has spent these last few months working as the Soundboard and Music Technician. Catch her in the booth on the November fourth, fifth, eleventh, and twelfth shows, as well as the preview shows.

Rainer Schemel (Audio Engineer) is going into his third year mixing the sound for the BHS theatrical productions. With a background in event production he’s continuing his best work engineering the sound for this year’s production Little Mermaid. Previously he has worked on Annie, Footloose, Beauty and the Beast, and Mamma Mia. He hopes to continue working with the Tech Crew to put on the best show possible for everyone to enjoy.

Rosa Maria Gonzalez Chavez is a freshman at Beaumont High School. She is working in the booth and does music, sound board operation, and sets up mics. This is her First time working on a play. She likes meeting new people, and is a hard worker. Working as a Crew member for a show is helping her to learn new skills she may use in the future. Rosa hopes to attend college. She would like to thank everyone for attending.

A Theatre student on her 4th play this year, Tessa Mckinley Brown is a freshman at Beaumont High School (BHS). She is a part of the Technical Crew for the Little Mermaid. Having done Theater all three years of Middle School, Brown is a very talented student. She is an athlete, artist, singer,a retired dancer, and plays the piano. Having been on a stage at a very young age, she specialized in ballet, hip hop, jazz, and even tap dancing. She is a horror loving, movie fanatic with a love for anything Halloween. She is the head of props!

Max Woods would like to welcome you as the house manager for our musical, The Little Mermaid. With a background of theatre, such as in The Wizard of Oz, He is ready to make sure you are welcomed in our auditorium and that you enjoy the show.

This year in the Little Mermaid play Ethan Babbit is trilled to help out behind the scenes as a part of the theater tech crew. This year Ethan is a senior and is expecting to graduate in the year 2024. After he graduates he will hopefully be able to attend Crafton Hills Community Collage. Ethan wants to help out as much as possible with the play and hopes that you enjoy the show.

First comer to the theatre scene as a member of Theatre Technology, Ian Jacob Viray, is moving along the set pieces of the show The Little Mermaid! Not only will he be moving sets alongside the tech crew, he has designed some himself, including the kitchen where Sebastian will later appear in. Prior to his debut, Ian has made many artworks since elementary, eventually gaining the talent to create a shirt for his church to wear at family camp. Joining the tech crew to gain some experience in the film industry, Ian hopes to gain a job as an animator.

Aira Cervantes is new theatre student coming to BHS as a sophomore from Rialto High. Despite being new to Beaumont high school, and lacking the years of theatre to apply on their resume, they are confident in their skills. Aira is a part of the tech crew, happy to help with the artistic design of the show. They are excited for everyone to see the show and their crafts skills.

Selene Tafoya (tech member) helps with a lot of things like constitution, lighting and sometimes costuming she was introduced to tech theater by a friend in her theater class and then invited more friends to join the adventure of being in tech crew this is her first show and she hopes its not her last. She is really happy to be part of the show. She hopes that you enjoy the show.

Mars Torres (Costumes Department) is debuting this year as part of the costume department. Mars helps with making, fixing, and assigning costumes to our talented actors and actresses. Mars has been both onstage and backstage in past productions. In a showing of “The Outsiders”, Mars was part of the backstage crew as a runner. While in a showing of “High School Musical”, they played as Coach Bolton’s Understudy. They plan to pursue a BFA in Theatre Performance and a Bachelor's degree in fine arts. Be sure to enjoy the costume designs at our showing of “The Little Mermaid!"