Gabriel Shen
Director/Creator/Writer
Gabriel Shen (they/them) is overjoyed to be directing their first Fringe Festival show with such an incredible cast and crew (and their younger sister, Simone!). They wrote Death! A Musical last year, and did a small performance in the Kilburn Theater of the UMN Rarig Center. They have been part of four shows at The Blake School, where they are a rising 8th grader.
Mila Lowin
Choreographer
Audrey Cornforth
Obitus
Audrey Cornforth is happy to be back for Death! A Musical’s second year. Audrey has participated in 4 productions at The Blake School and is a rising ninth grader. Audrey suggests that you should listen to Will Wood because he is a great music artist and is really cool… listen to Will Wood.
Joy Gable
Narrator/Ensemble
Annie Houston
Angel/Ensemble
Leo Karnas
Lincoln/Joe/Ensemble
Leo Karnas is very excited to participate in Death! A Musical for the second year running. He has participated in multiple productions at The Blake School, where he will be an eighth grader starting this year. If this is anything like last year’s performance, he will have an amazing time.
Lulou McGinley
God (Higher Being)/Devil/Ensemble
Lulou McGinley is 12 years old and has been in multiple plays, including The Logic Pit, The Music Man, Matilda, and Something Rotten, Jr., through the Twin Cities Theater Camp. She also acted in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at The Park Square Theater in downtown St. Paul. When she isn't acting, Lulou is found either writing, reading, baking, or hanging out with her friends.
Simone Shen
Ensemble
Simone Shen is very excited to be in Death. This is her first performance outside of school. Last year, in 5th grade, she played the role of Uriko in Camp Uta Haggen at The Blake School. In her free time, she enjoys spending time playing with her friends and playing volleyball.
Vivienne Steele
Alana Hemming
Vivienne Steele (she/her) is ecstatic to be cast as Alana Hemming in Death! A Musical! She was in Death! last year and is so happy to be in it again. She loves theater and has big hopes for it in her future. She has been in many Blake School productions and has grown her love for theater there. She hopes you have a wonderful time watching death and thanks you for coming to watch her perform!
Ada Steiner
Death
Ada Steiner is super excited to be performing in Death! A Musical. She didn’t have time to participate in last year’s performance and was surprised she was cast as Death. Ada screamed a lot when she found out her role and ran around the house 3 times. She even told her cats! She has performed in 4 shows at Blake and several at summer camps. She hopes you enjoy the show.
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Lucia Bokde
Clarinet
Wren Caldwell
Piano
Gryffin Conigliaro
Flute
Harper Dupont
Cello
Maude Mason
Clarinet
Charlotte Nawrocki
Cello
Rory Power
Electric Bass
Rory Power (they/them) has been an avid music maker since before they could talk. They're a rising 7th grader who plays flute and electric bass in the band at Andersen United Middle School and are excited to grow their skills with music theater. Rory also enjoys baking, playing video games with friends, and walks around the neighborhood and on local hiking trails.
Adalyn Western
Drumset/Glockenspiel
Katrin Wenz
Trumpet
Kacen Yang
Violin
Angela Steiner
Orchestrator/Musical Director
Francis Shen
Co-producer/co-writer
