Brent Pedersen is the Performing Arts Director for The Edmond Fine Arts Institute! He began his journey with The Edmond Fine Arts Institute the fall of 2017 directing Elf The Musical Jr. His prior theatre experience entails directing, stage managing, set design, and even performing in Edmond/OKC. Brent's shows include: Annie, Fiddler on the Roof, Shrek the Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beauty and the Beast, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seussical, Cinderella, Bye Bye Birdie, She Loves Me, and many more. Brent is excited for the future grown of the Performing Arts Department of the Edmond Fine Arts Institute.

Dillon Rasberry is from Miami, Oklahoma where he spent 13 years performing with the Miami Little Theatre while also serving on the board of directors. He has performed in several plays and musicals such as Will Parker in “Oklahoma!”, The Artful Dodger in “Oliver!”, and Sebastian in “The Little Mermaid jr.” to name a few. He has been awarded 3 All State Acting awards, and is a National Speech and Debate Tournament qualifier. He currently attends the University of Central Oklahoma where he is pursuing a BFA ed. in Theatre Education. He serves as the Secretary of the Student Congress and is heavily involved in Student Engagement as well

Sierra Sikes is a musical theatre major at the University of Central Oklahoma. Sierra grew up performing in the Opry circuit in Oklahoma and Texas as well as many other venues and states. In addition to her musical theatre background, her performance experience includes country, pop, classic rock and jazz. She spent time in recording studios from here to LA and has recorded some original music. Her theatre debut was a munchkin in the Wizard of Oz at the age of 9 which sparked her love of all things musical theatre. In addition to landing many musical roles, Sierra was an award winning competitive actress throughout her high school years. As an accomplished vocal student of 9 plus years she is now also an advanced student of dance and continues to hone her acting skills.

Summer Hilburn is the music director for Xanadu. Her first show to music direct was El Reno's production of The Music Man this past summer, and it was a wonderful experience that made her want to continue this journey. She is excited about this show and how much these kids bring to the table.

Alix Phelan is a senior Costume Design major at Oklahoma City University. She is very excited to be a part of the Xanadu team. This is her first show with Edmond Fine Arts Institute Children’s Theatre.