The Dining Room Cast

Giada Alfisi is a senior at Norwalk High School. She is excited to be participating in her 6th show at NHS. This is her 3rd year in a row as an actor after previously being on the stage crew as costumes. In addition to her work with the NHS theatre program, Giada is also an active member of the International Thespian Society. Giada would like to thank her family, friends, and twin sister, Bianca, for their constant support! She hopes you enjoy the show as much as she did!

Sydney is a sophomore at Norwalk High and is ecstatic to be performing in her third NHS production! Some of her notable and favorite past roles include Sob Sister in Radium Girls and Janet in The Drowsy Chaperone here at NHS, as well as Elle in Legally Blonde Jr. and Florinda in Into The Woods with Rising Stars Performing Arts. Sydney also privately studies voice with Santaniello Vocal Studios. She would like to graciously thank her friends, family, teachers and mentors for their unconditional support, and can’t wait for everyone to see this incredible play!

Apolo-Caguao-Tejeda is a Junior at P-Tech norwalk and is so excited to be doing his 5th NHS production.He has been in many different shows some more recently being Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone and Fredick Flinn in radium girl.He also this summer did a play in Crystal Theater where he played Gomez addams in The addams family. He would like to thank the cast,crew and parents for making this play come true. He would also like to thank his mom,dad ,god and brother. Getting him where he needs to be. Mom and dad for driving him everywhere.

Yana Divakaran is a junior at P-TECH Norwalk. She is thrilled to be playing Peggy in The Dining Room! Previously, she was in the ensemble of Radium Girls, as well as several musicals in middle and high school. In addition to NHS Theatre Co., she is also a part of Crochet Club, TNP Teens, and Circle of Care. Yana is would like to thank the entire cast and crew’s hard work during the last month and a half. She also thanks her family, teachers, and friends for being so supportive and encouraging. She is very excited to see The Dining Room!!

Elisabeth Donkoh is a sophomore at Norwalk High School and She is, dare I say psyched, to play the Psychologist in The Dining Room! Previously participating in two other Norwalk High shows, (Radium Girls and The Drowsy Chaperone, respectively) she’s looking forward to being in another one. Elisabeth has been doing Drama Club since she was at West Rocks Middle School; this would be her fifth show! Elisabeth would like to thank her mother and her uncle for always supporting her and fostering her interest in music.

Felipe Rios is a Sophmore in NHS, and he is someone that likes to talk and try to meet new people and likes to listen to music a lot. This is his first time doing a play at NHS and excited and a little nervous at the same time. Felipe hopes that will have a good time acting the character and being with the other cast members and the crew of the show. He is still wondering about how the show will do based on its performance.

Yuri is a Junior at Norwalk High School.

Roddy Jimenez is a Senior at P-Tech Norwalk and he is very exhilerated to be joining such an amazing cast for his very last fall play. Roddy has done theatre all through middle school and started his journey in NHS Theatre Co. with his first fall play Almost, Maine. From there he went on to do a variety of different roles and shows such as Cinderella, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Newsies for which he played the supporting role of Crutchie. In his junior year he played Tom Krieder in Radium Girls and then had the privilege of playing the lead role of Man In Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone for the spring musical. Roddy is incredibly excited to be doing The Dining Room as his final fall play and hopes the audience enjoys the experience. He would like to thank his family, his parents, and his friends for all of their constant support!

Bridie Keeley is a senior at Norwalk High School. This is her 7th production. As an actor she was in Almost, Maine, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Radium Girls,

Vicky Lazaro is a freshman at Norwalk High School and she is absolutely thrilled to be performing in her first production here. She’s done theater at Nathan Hale, performing in High School Musical, Matilda, and Beauty and the Beast! She will be partaking in her 2nd fall play ever, so she is ecstatic to be performing in it. She’d like to give thanks to her family, friends, and other adults for the support. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Isaac is a freshman at Norwalk High school and is happy to be a part of the Dining Room play. This is his first production here at NHS but he performed at Nathan Hale in Beauty and the Beast last year. He would like to thank his family and friends for just being awesome people and would like to hope that you have an amazing time watching the show!

Christopher Mahanna is a Senior at Norwalk High School. He has previously acted in several shows at Norwalk HIgh School including Almost Maine, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Radium Girls. He has also worked as the lightboard operator on Cinderella, Newsies and The Drowsy Chaperone. Chris would like to thank everyone who has been in a show with him at Norwalk High School for providing four years of fun and community.

Ashton Mayhew is a Junior at NHS, who is excited to be playing Grandfather and Standish in this year's production of The Dining Room, his 5th production so far. He has previously participated in A Midsummer Night's Dream, as Tom Snout, Newsies, as a member of the ensemble, Radium Girls, as Dr. Knef, and The Drowsy Chaperone, as a member of the ensemble. He would like to thank everyone who is contributing in this production for their hard work.

Jetta is a freshman at Norwalk highschool and is very excited to be in theater this year. This is her first time doing a play in highschool but not her first time doing theater for she was in ensemble during west rocks production of Beauty and the Beast jr and Alladin jr. She also enjoys practicing singing with her voice teacher, and drawing in her leisure time. She'd like to thank her parents, brothers, her good friends Samantha, avery, caroline, brooke, emily, kimberly, jax, ian, and especially her pet rabbit for being the best bunny ever.

Brooke is a sophomore at Norwalk High School and is so excited to be participating in her 3rd NHS production! She has been heavily involved with performing for over 3 years, having performed in over a dozen separate productions in that time. She would like to thank her loved ones, teachers, and mentors for their support. Enjoy the show!

Valentina Meléndez Puente is a senior at Norwalk High School. This is her first production as an actress.

Ian is a junior at Norwalk High School and is thrilled to be back at MTC after previously being there last December as the Reporter in Radium Girls. His most recent show was Into the Woods with Rising Stars Performing Arts, where he played the Narrator/Mysterious Man. He would like to thank his teachers, friends, and family for continuing to support him and his passion for theater, and he hopes that you enjoy the show!

Gibson is a freshman at Norwalk High School and is so excited to be apart of this production! He hopes you enjoy the show!

Izzy is a Senior at Norwalk High School and is so excited to be performing her final play with the school. This is her 6th show at NHS. She is so grateful for the people around her and wants to give her love to the cast and crew. She also wants to thank her family and friends. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Elaina is a Junior at Norwalk High School. She has been involved in theatre for her entire time at the school. She is very excited to be participating in her 6th show overall, and she is also excited to be back at MTC this year after previously performing there as Irene Rudolph in Radium Girls. She would like to thank her friends, family, and teachers for supporting her throughout her theatre journey, and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Adrian is a Senior at Norwalk High School. He has been in multiple productions in crew including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Newsies, Radium Girls, and performing in The Drowsy Chaperone alongside Elizabeth Rebelo a graduate of NHS theater. He helped out as crew in Legally Blonde JR. as well as Into The Woods outside of theater in Norwalk High School. The Dining Room is his final play at Norwalk High School. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Rylie is a junior at P-TECH Norwalk and is so excited to participate in her first show at Norwalk High. She has always had a passion for theater but the time was never right, but after a few middle school competitions and two theater and acting classes she was finally able to do a show! She wants to thank her friends and family for continuing to push her towards theater, they are the reason she is here today. Some other things she participates in are BOSS Academy, Student Leadership Council, and Circle of Care and TNP Teens as president. She hopes you love the show and have as much fun watching it as she did participating in it!

Johnathan is a freshman at Norwalk High School.This is his first time being in a production that has taken place at his school. He has worked as a crew member on multiple shows at his middle school at can't wait to experience what it's like on stage instead of in the crowd. He wants to thank the people involved with casting for giving him this tremendous opportunity and everyone who has helped him get there. He hopes you all have a wonderful time and enjoy the show.

Isaiah is a junior at P-TECH and he is exhilarated to be performing for you all. He has loved his time here in acting and he is so happy to continue with his passion of performing here for P-TECH. He would like to thank everyone for coming and thank his friends, family and my partners in the show. I hope you all enjoy the show goodbye see you soon and say hi if you see him he loves to talk

Neliann Rivera is a Senior at NHS. The Dining Room is her fifth show at NHS. She has been very immersed in art since she was very little. She also plays the violin and dances from a very young age. Neliann has participated in various performances and concerts throughout her school life at her other schools. Neliann is very grateful for everyone who has helped and encouraged her in this beautiful journey and hope that you enjoy the show!

Roy Roc is a junior, and he is so excited to be a part of The Dining Room! As a sophomore, he danced in the spring musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, played Raymond Berry in the fall play, Radium Girls, and was in the ensemble in the previous fall play, A Midnight Summer’s Dream. Roy thanks everyone who has helped and encouraged him thus far and hope you enjoy the show!

Kathryn is a senior and has been involved with NHS Theatre Co since her freshman year. She had been in Norwalk High productions of Cinderella, Newsies, Radium Girls, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Kathryn also teaches the summer dance classes for the NHS, and is proud to be the President of our thespian troupe. She would like to thank all the people in the NHS Theatre Company for being such a life-changing community.

Victoria is a senior at NHS, Thespian Officer, & an avid member of the DMCA. She's the marketing lead for all of NHS Theatre Co’s socials and productions. This will be her 9th show at NHS and her 13th overall. She has been involved in Cinderella, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Newsies, Check Please, Radium Girls, & The Drowsy Chaperone. Her recent contributions include Mrs. Sorkin in Durang Durang, and Juror No. 3 in 12 Angry Jurors; she is thrilled to be on stage for her final fall play at NHS and would like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her. She hopes you enjoy her final show at MTC! (and follow @nhstheatreco)

Sophia Ruiz is a Junior at P-TECH Norwalk and will be playing Grace in this production of The Dining Room. This is her 5th show overall with her previous shows being A Midsummer Nights Dream, Newsies, Radium Girls, The Drowsy Chaperone, and now this! She loves theater because it makes her feel like she has a home. Her biggest inspiration is her older brother, Devin. She hope she can make him proud and you enjoy the show!

Fabiha is a junior in P-TECH Norwalk, and will be participating in her first play after having been a part of the musical in her sophomore year as a maid in the ensemble. She is excited to be a part of this amazing production and hopes that you feel the stage come to life.