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Ellie Gillespie ( Mrs. Phelps/Entertainer/Big Kid ), 7 th grade This is Ellie’s second production at BACS (Little Mermaid). Her favorite part about drama is taking characters and trying to bring them to life and also the times she gets to spend with the friends that support her. She enjoys singing, playing instruments, and playing with her dogs. She thanks everyone who had contributed to the making of this production and the time and energy they spend to make it a success. She also thanks her dad, mom, siblings, and her grandparents PaPa and Marmee for their unconditional love and support.

Madison Hackett ( Rudolpho/Escapologist ), 7 th grade This is Madison’s third production (Mary Poppins, Hamlet). Madison has a passion for singing and acting. She enjoys activities such as singing, dancing, playing softball, and a lot more. What Madison enjoys most about drama is the friends you make along the way and the supportive environment that they create as a cast. Thank you to everyone for believing in me even when I couldn’t.

Haley Hatfield ( Judge/Ensemble ), 8 th grade Haley is making her acting debut at BACS. Prior to this show she has been on the tech crew (Hamlet). One of her favorite things about drama is that she gets to make many new bonds with so many people and express herself in many ways. Her special interests include swimming and playing guitar. She’d like to thank her family for all their support.

Sebastian Hidalgo ( Sergei/Ensemble ), 7 th grade This is Sebastian’s sixth production at Brighten. Sebastian’s first play was The Three Little Pigs in 2012 at a summer camp. From that point on Sebastian loved the arts. He is in BACS Rising Phoenix chorus. He will go to Chapel Hill High School in the future and will continue chorus there.