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4:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

SUN

12/7

4:00 PM

Mainstage

In this 90-minute original Christmas musical, a high school drama teacher is tasked with writing an award-winning musical to restore the scandal-plagued school's reputation - and save his job. Along the way, he faces the challenges of directing a difficult cast of teenagers, dealing with a gym teacher determined to see him fail, an impossible-to-please principal, visits from the ghost of Charles Dickens, and the taunts of a pop star.

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Miracle at Century High School

Show Program - Cast & Creative Team

Program
Analiese Wilhauk

Analiese Wilhauk

Analiese Wilhauk just recently moved to Chicago and is so excited to make her Annoyance Theater debut as ‘Coach Delton’ in Miracle at Century Highschool! Analiese was apart of Kansas State University’s Improv team ‘On the Spot’ for four years. Alongside improv, Analiese has played ‘Katherine’ in Newsies, ‘Luisa’ in The Fantasticks, ‘ Vivian Kensington’ in Legally Blonde, ‘Lady Larken’ in Once Upon a Mattress, and a ‘Wickersham Brother’ in Seussical: The Musical! She would like to thank her family, friends, and snoopy for all their love and support!

Anthony Cusumano

Anthony Cusumano

Anthony Cusumano has been writing, performing in, directing, and producing comedy shows in Chicago since 2017. While he remains strictly behind the scenes for Miracle at Century High School (you don't want to hear him sing), you can see him perform standup and sketch comedy throughout the city and online @anthonycusumanocomedy @dnasketcchshow

Grayson Kamel

Grayson Kamel

Ken Glover

Jasmine Luethy

Jasmine Luethy

Jasmine Luethy is from Arlington Heights, IL, and she is thrilled to be making her debut performance at the Annoyance Theatre as Holly in Miracle at Century High School. Some of Jasmine's other recent stage credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Goodly Creatures Theatre), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Galaxy Theatre Company), and Fairview (Loyola University Chicago). When not practicing her elf voice, she enjoys baking, reading and going to see her friends in the city. Jasmine would like to thank her family for always supporting her dreams, her best friend Maddie for cheering her on in everything she does, and her amazing boyfriend Jonathan for being the light of her life.

Karyn Louise Doerfler

Karyn Louise Doerfler

Karyn is an accomplished actor with nearly 10 years of experience on Chicago-area stages. After appearing in Miracle at Century High School's debut on the Annoyance stage last year, she is thrilled to have been promoted to school principal in this year's reboot. Favorite roles include Claire Ganz in Rumors (Galaxy Theater Company), Countess Lily in Anastasia (Natural Talent Productions), Chelsea in On Golden Pond (MadKap Productions), Sister Mary Hubert in Nunsense (Saint Sebastian Players), Rebecca Heminges in The Book of Will (SSP), Elizabeth Benning in Young Frankenstein (Devonshire Playhouse), Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible (Devonshire), and Tanya in Mamma Mia! (Golden Ticket Productions). Follow her (and her dog Mabel!) on Instagram @keldymae.

Leyla Eames

Leyla Eames

Leyla just graduated with her BFA degree in Musical Theatre from the Institute of the Arts Barcelona and is happy to be back in Chicago (her hometown) to begin her professional career! Leyla is a dancer, actress, singer, and has a love for tumbling and comedy improv as well. When not performing she loves to read, run, and bake!

Phoebe Appel

Phoebe Appel

Phoebe Appel (Sara Bareilles) is thrilled to make her Annoyance debut at Miracle at Midcentury High! This show is such a return to the OG theater kid’s roots, and all of the glory and absurdity that encompasses the high school theatre experience. Some of her most recent roles include “Sonya” in Uncle Vanya at Lit Moon Theatre Company, “Jessica” in Merchant of Venice at Prague Shakespeare, “Elizabeth” in If/Then, “Eddie/Dr. Scott” in Rocky Horror Picture Show, and “Baker’s Wife” in Into the Woods at San Diego State University. We hope you share a good laugh with us tonight!

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