Sweeney Todd Cast

Wyatt Enslen (Sweeney Todd)
is absolutely thrilled to be playing Sweeney Todd!! Some of Wyatt’s favorite past credits include Schwartz in "A Christmas Story: The Musical" (WDL) and ensemble in "A View From the Bridge" (NLT). He spent this summer in a directing apprenticeship on New Light Theatre’s production of "Godspell". Wyatt would like to thank his family and friends for the constant support that helped him get to this point!
Ella Persoleo (Mrs. Lovett)
is a freshman at Ursuline Academy and is thrilled to be performing in her 1st SST production. Her previous roles include "The Music Man" (Marian), "Frozen, Jr." (Anna), "You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown" (Lucy), "Dreamland" (Melissa Simms), "Amélie" (Amadine, Philomene), and more. Ella would like to thank the directors, crew, cast, and her family.
Noah Filliben (Judge Turpin)
is a junior at Sallies and is absolutely stoked to play Judge Turpin in "Sweeney Todd". His favorite roles include Oaken in "Frozen, Jr." and The Shepherd in "A Winters Tale".
Liz McMunn (The Beggarwoman)
is thrilled to be participating in her 6th production at SST! You may have seen her last as Headmistress Margaret Woolton in "Emily Brontë: Teenage Necromancer" and the Student Director in "The Heart of Robin Hood". She would like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her and the company for always pushing her to be her best. She hopes you enjoy the show!
JoJo Schlecht (Johanna)
is a sophomore at Ursuline and is so excited for her third show with SST. Recent credits include: "Amélie" (Amélie), "Little Women" (Beth), "Head Over Heels" (Philoclea), "Dreamland" (Puck), and "Matilda" (Matilda). Other theater companies include Walnut Street Theatre, Wilmington Drama League, Ursuline Academy Theater, Delaware Theater Company, and Aldersgate Youth Players. Thanks to cast and family!
Robert Gruszka (Anthony Hope)
is excited for his 11th and final show for SST. His has really enjoyed his time over the past 4 years at SST and some of his favorite roles include: Pythio - "Head Over Heels", Makepeace - "The Heart of Robin Hood", Handsome Carl - "The Unfortunates". He would like to congratulate the cast and crew on doing an amazing job with this show and thank them for always allowing him to express his true self. He would also like to thank his family and his friends for always supporting his adventures in the theatre community and all of his creative endeavors. Lastly he hopes you enjoy the show!
DJ Figliola (Beadle Bamford)
Is a Senior at Salesianum and excited to perform at the Spragg once again. His favorite roles include Autolycus from "Winters Tale" (SST) and, Javert in "Les Miserables" (Streetlamp). He would like thank his family his cast mates, Mr. Bogad, Ms. Lantz and his Mother for all the support they have given him to allow hime to grow artistically over these last 4 years. He also requests that you enjoy the show.
Simon Tuschinski (Pirelli)
is thrilled to be making his Salesianum debut in "Sweeney Todd". Among his favourite past roles are Nino Quincampoix in "Amélie", John Brooke in "Little Women", and Scuttle in "The Little Mermaid, Jr." He would like to thank the staff, cast, and crew for this amazing opportunity and is excited to work with such a talented team.
Thomas Murray (Tobias Ragg)
is very exited to do his first show ever at Salesianum. He has previously been Flounder in "The Little Mermaid", Harold Hill in "Music Man", and Lucien in "Amèlie". He is a freshman at Salesianum coming from St. Ann’s. Thomas would like to thank his family and friends through the stressful audition days and to the crew and adults for helping.
Jake Avella (Tobias Ragg)
is so excited to make his SST debut! Some of Jake's prior roles are Troy in "High School Musical, Jr.", Bruce in "Matilda the Musical", Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast, Jr.", Ensemble in "Sister Act the musical", and Joseph in "Amelie". Jake would like to thank his family that have supported him through all of this and his directors that have gave him the opportunities he has today.
Olivia Camaratta (Ensemble)
is a freshman at Padua Academy, and has been in "School House Rock, Jr." and "High School Musical, Jr." at Springer Middle School, and "The Little Mermaid, Jr." and "Frozen, Jr." at the Wilmington Drama League.
Juliana Carranza (Ensemble)
is a freshman at Padua Academy and is thrilled to be in her first ever musical. The only other show Juliana has also been in is Padua’s fall play "Gaslight" as Mrs. Manningham.
Grace Clayton (Ensemble)
is a senior at Ursuline and has been in 3 productions with Sallies, including "Head over Heels", "Almost, Maine" & "The Heart of Robin Hood" as well as "Dreamland", "Cinderella" & "Freaky Friday" at Ursuline. When not on the stage, she preforms with the Salesianum band. She wants to thank all of her friends & family for supporting her & hopes you enjoy the show!
Rowan Farrell (Ensemble)
Is a sophomore, Padua Academy, and more than excited to return to the stage! She has been doing theater since she was five years old, and will never miss a chance to be on the stage. Some of her past roles include Rusty in "Footloose" (SLP), Mrs. Potts in "Beauty and the Beast" (Griffin Theater), Donna in "Emily Brontë Teenage Necromancer" (SST), Medda in "Newsies" (SLP), and many more. You can also catch her in "Godspell" at Streep Lamp Theater playing Anna Maria, also as Mrs. Scarlet in Salesianum’s student production of "Clue: On The Stage". Rowan would like to thank her friends, family, and anyone else who has supported her through her theater career.
Angelo Garcia (Ensemble)
goes to salesianum and is currently a member of the ensemble in "Sweeney Todd".
Annabelle Hayes (Ensemble)
is excited for her first Salesianum Theater show. Sweeney Todd is her all time favorite show! She has been in “Frozen Jr.”( Oaken), “Little Women” (Ensemble), “Amelie” (Sylvie), “Cinderella” (Ensemble), and “ Wizard of Oz” (Ensemble). Annabelle wants to thank the Directors, cast, and crew for making this show Possible!
Meredith Hill (Ensemble)
knows what the 3rd person is. She has been is 5 shows with SST. She hope you enjoy the show!
Rafferty Hill (Ensemble)
Rafferty Hill is a Padua sophomore and has been a part of every Salesianum production since 1982. Her favorite roles include Anne Bronte in "Emily Bronte: Teenage Necromancer" and her upcoming role of Wadsworth in Clue. She is very excited for this production and would like to thank her directors, the crew, the band, the dramaturgs, and her fellow cast mates. She looks forward to this performance.
Maria James (Ensemble)
is a Freshman at Padua Academy and is very excited to be in her first high school Production. She’s been in shows such as: "Annie, Jr." "Oliver, Jr." and some others.
Erin Kelly (Ensemble)
is a freshman at Padua. She did choir during her entire time at her previous school. She also participated in the musicals "Wizard of Oz", "The Little Mermaid", and "The Music Man".
Charlotte Kohn (Ensemble)
is so excited to be a part of "Sweeney Todd". She has been in "School of Rock" (Soloist), "Little Women" (Hag), and "Amelié" (Georgette). Charlotte wants to thank all her directors, cast, and crew for the making this show possible!
Lucy Maguire (Ensemble)
has been doing theater since she was six years old, and she is excited to be in her fifth SST show! She has previously been in the ensemble in "Head Over Heels", Sandreen and Shelley in "Almost, Maine", Plug in "The Heart of Robin Hood", and Elizabeth in "Emily Brontë, Teenage Necromancer". Lucy has been a dancer for 14 years. Lucy would like to thank her family for always supporting her during all of her shows!
Madelyn Manley (Ensemble)
is a sophomore at Ursuline and is excited to be in "Sweeney Todd" this winter. She has previously been in "Dreamland" and "Little Women" at UA and "Head Over Heels" at SST. She wishes the best of luck to the cast.
Ben McHugh (Ensemble)
is a Salesianum senior who has acted in one show with SST before as ensemble in "Head over Heels", one show with Padua theater as ensemble in "The Little Mermaid", and participated in crew on SST’s productions of "The Heart of Robin Hood", and "Emily Bronte, Teenage Necromancer". After his middle school production of "The Music Man" was cancelled due to Covid-19, he hesitated to try theater again until encouraged in Sophomore year.
Lucy Perdick (Ensemble)
is very excited to be in Sallies production of "Sweeney Todd"! She has been in 1 other Sallies show, "Head Over Heels". She is in 10th grade at Padua Academy. Lucy has been in many different productions at local theaters! Her favorite role she has ever played was Bruce in "Matilda" at the Wilmington Drama League. Lucy wants to thank everyone for coming and hopes you enjoy the show!
Abby Selzer (Ensemble)
is a freshman at Ursuline Academy. In addition to "Sweeney Todd", Abby has also performed in Ursuline Academy Theatre’s productions of "Little Women" (Aunt March), "Frozen, Jr." (Elsa), "Amelie" (Suzanne), "Dreamland", "Freaky Friday" and "The Sound of Music" (Marta), the Delaware Children’s Theatre’s productions of "Annie" and "The Wizard of Oz" and the Wilmington Drama League’s production of "Freaky Friday". Abby extends a heartfelt thank you to her family and friends for their love and support.
Gabe Tiernan (Ensemble)
is a Salesianum freshman and has played the character Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast Jr." He has participated in Odyssey of the Mind competitions two years in a row and his teammates and him have won 2nd place in their district and challenge in State Championships. They were the highest ranking Delaware team in the 2023 Worlds competition. His hobbies include creative writing and drawing fantastical creatures.
Ellie Tilley (Ensemble)
is a freshman at Ursuline Academy. She was Adrien in "Amélie" and backstage crew in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".
Claire Viceconte (Ensemble)
is a sophomore at Ursuline Academy and is so excited to be in their first SST production. Their previous roles include "Little Women" (Troll) and "Amélie" (Blind Beggar/Ensemble). They would like to congratulate the cast and crew for all of their hard work on this show and thank Mr. Bogad, Ms. Lantz, Mr. Fin, Jack Cunningham, and Meghan Norman for their continued guidance and support. Claire would also like to thank their friends and family for always supporting them and is so grateful for this opportunity that they have been given. Finally, Claire hopes you have a great time and enjoy the show!
Lyric Wills (Ensemble)
This is Lyric’s second sst show! But other than sst she has done multiple shows at Wilmington drama league in roles such as baby kangaroo (big river) bessies daughter (civil war) and many other roles. Lyric thanks everyone who helped her throughout her theatre career and hopes you enjoy the show!
Sophia Wolff (Ensemble/Movement Co-Ordinator)
is excited for her 6th production with Salesianum Theatre. Sophia is a Junior at Ursuline Academy and has performed in "Nutcrackers" with Wilmington Ballet, the "Unfortunates" (SST), "The Heart of Robin Hood" (SST) and "Emily Brontë, Teenage Necromancer" (SST). She would like to thank the company, her friends, and family for their support.