STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Maggie Cantwell chief executive officer Maggie Cantwell is a proud senior at Rock Ridge High School, and has been a part of RRPA all throughout her high school experience. While you may have seen her perform in many RRPA shows such as Newsies and Legally Blonde, her interests in theater don't stop on the stage. Maggie enjoys being a contributing member of the RRPA Marketing team, creating RRPA Updates and other content for our Social Media Pages. Behind the scenes, she is excited to be part of the lighting crew for Medea. Additionally, she has choreographed numbers for High School Musical 2, and is currently working to lead choreography for Xanadu in January. Maggie is an active member of RRSings Chamber Choir and Choir Board, where she believes her teachers have inspired her to pursue performance as a career. She is grateful for the leadership opportunities she’s been given throughout high school, and is confident that the lessons she's learned is what allows her to find the success she has today. Through positivity and resilience Maggie looks forward to leading the company in bringing back the magic in Season 8! |
Jason Jones chief content officer Jason Jones is a senior at Rock Ridge High School. His first show with RRPA was Newsies during his freshman year, and he has gotten involved with every production since. Jason has performed in multiple lead roles including Protagonist in Conflict during our One Act Play Festival, and Chad in High School Musical 2. In addition to performing, Jason spends a lot of his time leading the marketing team for RRPA, serving as the Marketing Chair since his junior year. Through the marketing team, Jason was able to find his passion for digital media design, which he plans to pursue in college next fall. Outside of theatre Jason is a part of Rock Ridge Sings and Tri-M Music Honor Society. |
Jack Capobianco chief operating officer Jack Capobianco is a junior at Rock Ridge High School and has been in leadership since his sophomore year. He has been in many productions for Rock Ridge Performing Arts as an actor on stage and as a technical design and production student behind the scenes. He began his journey in RPPA as Nana, the dog, in Peter Pan: A Steampunk Adaptation. Since then he is proud to say he has grown a lot in his musical theater abilities by acting in every production he possibly can. Because of acting, he has found his true passion, lighting design. Jack began his lighting design journey with “Descendants: The Musical.” Since then, he has been the lighting designer for six other productions. He later won a Superior for his lighting design at both the state and national level. Along with lighting, Jack has also been a member of our marketing team for the past two years mainly focusing in photography, videography, and RRPA Updates. He is also a Cappies Critic, representing our musical theater production of Xanadu. Outside of theater Jack is a member of the National Honors Society, a WINGS mentor, and the editor-in-chief for the 2022 Rock Ridge yearbook. RRPA has shaped his future by inspiring him to study lighting design and technical theater in college and plans on turning it into a career. |
Maggie Miller Chief membership officer middle school liason Maggie Miller is a Sophomore at Rock Ridge High School and is an active member of RRPA participating in all aspects of theater. On leadership Maggie serves as the Chief Membership Officer and the Middle School Liaison in collaboration with Stone Hill Dramatic Arts! Outside of the leadership team she has been a part of the marketing team for two years and is currently serving as the Social Media chair, a graphic designer, photographer, videographer and video editor. This year she also has the privilege of being a Cappies Critique representing Xanadu! Earlier this year Maggie directed the freshman show, acted as “The Gangster”, and was on lighting crew for Class Acts. She is also currently the Master Electrician and Light Board Operator for Xanadu in January. You can catch her this spring acting in Matilda! Outside of RRPA Maggie participates in many organizations in the school. This includes being in Rock Ridge sings and leading as the marketing chair, is a member of Tri-M Music Honor Society, and is the Student Council Secretary. She is so excited to further her passion for theater and grow in all aspects of this amazing company! |
Mary Kate Conner (MK) Chief Membership officer Mary Kate Connor is a junior at Rock Ridge High School. This is only her second year at Rock Ridge, and she's been a part of a few RRPA shows like High School Musical 2 and Xanadu. You will see her in the upcoming spring performance of Matilda! Mary Kate has won 3 NYA awards for Outstanding Female Lead, and has been a part of theater since she was 8. She also loves to play guitar, and gig at venues like Parallel and Blend. Her dream is to pursue a career of worship music at Belmont University, and one day be a worship pastor at a church in Nashville! |
Karishma Ruhnke chief financial officer Karishma Ruhnke is a senior at Rock Ridge High School. In addition to being involved in Rock Ridge Performing Arts, Karishma is also in PEER and NHS. Some of her favorite roles include Savage Ensemble in "Peter Pan: Steampunk Edition" and Dance Ensemble/Ms. Darbus in "High School Musical 2: On Stage!". You will see Karishma onstage soon as Erato in the musical theater class's production of "Xanadu" and Medea's Savage Chorus in the DE Theater History/Literature class's production of"Medea: A One Act" in mid-late January. |
Ellie Schubert brand ambassador Ellie Schubert is a senior at Rock Ridge. You may recognize her from her role as Paulette in Legally Blonde, and will be seeing her on stage late January as Calliope in Xanadu. Ellie is also a member of the marketing team as well as Rock Ridge Sings, Rock Ridge Yearbook, and Student Council Association. Next fall, she plans to pursue music production and music business. She’s so excited to bring the magic back to the stage this year! |
Kylie Miller Director of digital content Kylie Miller is a senior at Rock Ridge. Kylie has been involved with RRPA since her freshman year, and has embraced many of the areas this company has to offer. Beginning in the program as an actor, Kylie has since transitioned to the RRPA Marketing Team Lead, where she has served throughout her high school career. Additionally she has enjoyed her experiences with the technical side of theater as well. Currently, Kylie is serving on the Stage Management Team for Xanadu, and is Light Board Operator for Medea. She is also a member of the Cappies Team, Rock Ridge Sings, Rock Ridge Yearbook, Student Council Organization, and DECA. Kylie is proud to say that RRPA inspired her career path, and she plans to study Marketing next year in college. She could not be more excited to reignite the magic of Season 8! |
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Elle Hardesty Special Events Elle Hardesty is a Rock Ridge High School senior, who loves dance, theatre and everything to do with the performing arts. Elle has designed costumes for RRPA's productions of Peter Pan, Legally Blonde, and Big Fish the Musical. Elle has taken acting and theatre classes all four years at Rock Ridge, and has loved every minute of it. As an actor, Elle has been in the 2020-2021 DE Intro to Theater student written production of E(x)ist, and a featured ensemble member in High School Musical 2. Most recently, she was Jame in the senior classes "It's You," for Class Acts: Scared Silly. In January, Elle can be seen as ensemble/Eros in Xanadu, where she has had the joy of serving as associate choreographer, connecting her love of dance with theatre. She will also play the Nurse in the DE Theatre History production of Medea. Elle especially enjoys spending her summers as a Broadway Bound summer camp intern and making an impact on young performers. Outside of theatre Elle is a part of the National Honor Society. Elle hopes to pursue a career in commercial dance, with an emphasis on musical theatre in the future. She is excited for Matilda in the spring, and can't wait to spread some magic as she closes out her senior year! |
Olivia Helfen event manager Olivia Helfen is a junior at Rock Ridge High School and has been a part of leadership since their sophomore year. They are a very well rounded student within the program by acting in various productions and having many roles in tech. Olivia has acted in Peter Pan, Legally Blonde, High School Musical 2, and Exi(s)t, which was a student written play from the DE Intro class. They also have served as light crew, build crew, stage manager, sound operator, and as a deck captain. Outside of theater Olivia is a part of the National Honors Society, Ms Phoenix, and the Environmental club. She is very excited to continue to grow and learn as much as she can in Rock Ridge Performing Arts before she graduates. . |
Alex Krasilovsky Director of Equity+Inclusion Alex Krasilovsky is a junior at Rock Ridge High School, and this is her second year serving on the leadership board. She has been an enthusiastic member of Rock Ridge Performing Arts since her freshman year, acting in Peter Pan, Legally Blonde, Big Fish, Exist, High School Musical 2, and Scared Silly. She is currently serving as the primary stage manager for Xanadu, Lead Critic-in-Training on the Cappies board, and the Greek Chorus Leader in Medea with the Dual Enrollment class. She will also be acting in Matilda this spring. She enjoys spreading her passion for theater through her volunteering with the Broadway Bound summer camps. In addition to her duties with RRPA, Alex is a member of NHS and NEHS, as well as being a Writing Center tutor. She plans to join her two passions of theater and writing once she gets to college. She is incredibly excited to bring back the magic of theater to share with everyone! |
Julia Freeman spirit of rrpa Julia Freeman is a junior at Rock Ridge and has been a part of RRPA since her freshman year. Although she has been in many productions you might recognize her as Tink from Peter Pan. She can’t wait to be a part of Xanadu and Matilda this year! She is also a part of the RRPA Marketing and Rock Ridge Sings. She plans to pursue Musical Theatre in college. |
Maddie Kesler senior class at large Maddie Kesler is a senior at Rock Ridge and has been a part of RRPA since her freshman year, you might recognize her as Brooke Wyndham from Legally Blonde. Keep an eye out for Maddie in RRPAs upcoming productions of Xanadu and Matilda. Maddie is extremely thankful for the supportive company she’s found at Rock Ridge and is excited for her senior year! She also plans to pursue theater in college. |
Sneha Khandavalli junior class at large Sneha Khandavalli is a junior at Rock Ridge and has been a part of RRPA for almost 3 years. She started her theater journey in Peter Pan as Beacon, one of the lost ones and playing keyboard in RENT: School edition. You may also recognize her from High School Musical 2. This winter, you can see Sneha in this year’s winter musical, Xanadu, as an Andrew Sister and Hera. Sneha continues to be a part of RRPA by also serving on the marketing team as a graphic designer and head of spirit wear. Outside of theater, Sneha is a part of Rock Ridge Sings, Student Council, and DECA. Outside of school, Sneha has been playing the piano for almost 12 years. In the future, she plans to pursue piano and vocal performance. |
Sanjana Rao Sophomore class at large Sanjana Rao is a sophomore at Rock Ridge High School. She has been a part of RRPA for 2 years, starting with High School Musical 2 as her first performance and followed by Class Acts. She has also participated in Stone Hill Dramatic Arts for two years where she was Pepper the orphan in Annie Jr. and Dorothy from Wizard of Oz. This spring, Sanjana will be a part of the spring musical, Matilda. In the future, she hopes to pursue acting. |
Annabelle Monte Freshman class at large Annabelle Monte is a freshman at Rock Ridge High School. She has been a part of tech crew for Xanadu, however, you may also recognize her from Class Acts this fall. She has also participated in many of the Broadway Bound summer camps. In the future, Annabelle is excited to pursue musical theatre as a career. She is looking forward to participating in Matilda this spring, and is thrilled to be a part of RRPA. |
Kailyn Fetterman freshman class at large Kailyn is a freshman at Rock Ridge High School. She has been involved in RRPA through their summer camps as well as being a member of youth casts since she was in elementary school. She has also been a part of the tech crew for Xanadu, is a member of Rock Ridge Sings and participated in class acts this fall. She is so excited to be part of RRPA and you can see her in Matilda this spring. |
Javaria Sohail
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Javaria Sohail is a junior at Rock Ridge High School and has been involved with RRPA since her freshman year, serving as part of tech crew for big fish, and later on acting and managing costumes in Class Acts this fall. You can see some of her costume work this winter for the Tubes and Terpsichore in Xanadu. She also serves as a graphic designer on the marketing team. Outside of theater, Javaria is part of the National Honors Society, the National English Honors Society, and MSA. In the future, she plans to pursue architecture and fashion design.
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