The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Creative

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Director
Brion Humphrey
Brion Humphrey has defeated the Minotaur in Raid Shadow Legends 11,317 times. He is in his fourteenth year teaching and enjoys writing, directing, acting, and spending any additional time with his amazing family. He has a Master's degree from UNC in Theatre Education, and is thrilled to be a part of the Arts Magnet Program at Greely Central.
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Choreographer
Christy O'Connell-Black
Christy O’Connell-Black practices choreography using skittles in place of dancers. She began her dance training with traditional Irish Step Dancing in Plymouth, MI where she traveled the country competing, taking second place nationally at age 7. After dancing professionally with Michigan Classic Ballet Company she attended the University of Northern Colorado on scholarship, while acting as ballet mistress for Colorado Ballet Theatre, receiving her B.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography and her M.A. in Theatre Education. Christy is fortunate to serve as Greeley Central High School’s Arts Magnet Program Coordinator and dance instructor as well as adjunct professor for UNC’s College of Performing and Visual Arts.
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Vocal Director
Rich Green
Rich Green has a "Disappointed Look" that has been known to stun students from over 200 yards away. He is in his 15th year teaching and 9th year at Greeley Central High School where he directs the vocal music ensembles, teaches Music History and AP Music Theory, and serves as the music chair for the Arts Magnet Program. Mr. Green received his master’s and bachelor's degrees in music education with a vocal emphasis from the University of Northern Colorado. In addition to teaching, Mr. Green has sung with the Colorado Conductors Chorus and the Greeley Chorale, conducted area honor choirs, and has presented sessions at the Colorado Music Educators Association’s annual conference. He also currently helps lead the music ministry at Bethel Baptist Church in Greeley.
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Orchestra Director
Doug Farr
Mr. Farr's favorite pastime is holding lightsaber tournaments in his garage...in the dark. Starting his 10th year as director of Bands at Central; Mr. Doug Farr holds a Bachelors of Music Education from the University of Utah, and a Masters of Music Education from Boston University. Prior to joining the Greeley staff Mr. Farr taught for 3 years in Utah and 6 years at Pahrump Valley High school in Southern Nevada where he was recognized as teacher of the year in 2005. He is currently studying Klingon and hopes to become multilingual in all of the Major fantasy tongues.
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Costumer Extraordinaire
Lauren Appelhans
Lauren Appelhans thought costuming a show would be fun. Lauren has been working with costumes for the last five years, alongside teaching Family and Consumer Sciences. She is in her 12th year teaching, all at Central, and is delighted to work alongside the Arts Magnet Program to help these creative experiences come to fruition.
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Stage Manager
Blake Mikula
Blake Mikula is excited and honored to be Stage Manager for this wonderful, fun production. This is the 4th mainstage production he has been a part of at Central and his first time being Stage Manager. He is extremely proud of the effort the cast and crew have put into this production, and is looking forward to when we can perform it for all of our loved ones. He also wants to thank our directors and admin at Central for making this show happen, given that so many restrictions have been placed on school activities. He hopes that all audience members enjoy the production, and all members of the cast and crew leave with a sense of pride in what they have accomplished.
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Assistant Stage Manager
Annalyse Jensen-Moore
Annalyse is a sophomore at central and is looking froward to seeing her first main stage show come together. She is on the acting and dance track for the GCHS arts magnet and plays bari sax for the marching/pep band. She's had the best time working with such amazing people and can't wait to share it with family and friends. A lot of hard work has gone into the show and she hopes the audience enjoys the show as much as she does. She would also like to thank the staff and directors that made the show possible as well as her family and friends for supporting her.
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Props Master
Aven McCall
Aven is so excited to be the prop master for this year’s show! This is her third show working as tech for a Greeley Central show! This year has been so hard for so many people and to still be able to help put on this show is such a blessing. She would like to say thank you to all the hard work the directors have put into making it happen!
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Booth Runner
Rayne Morrell
Get paid, Gatorade
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Sound (Mics)
Seth Campbell
Seth is thrilled to be making his debut with this production as a technician. He has been operating with live sound in various capacities for several years. Throughout his previous years at GCHS, he has been actively involved in various musical ensembles, such as Jazz Ensemble and Choir. In his free time, he enjoys photography and playing bass.
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Sound (QLab)
Luke Arguello
Luke Arguello is extremely excited to be a part of this wonderful production. This is the first time Luke has ever done something in theatre which is tech. Luke is still new but he already feels like he’s at home in the theatre.
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Lightboard
Jacoby Barnhill
Jacoby Barnhill, Lighting, 9th grade, I'm super excited for the show and working with the crew has been a blast.
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Costume/Makeup
Alyana Garcia
Alyana is excited to be joining Central’s technical crew and helping with Costume and Makeup. Being able to be part of a Crew that is filled with amazing people is thrilling. She is happy to jump from performing on stage to being able to bring the characters alive through costume/makeup.
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Spotlight
Natalie Canterbury
Natalie Canterbury is excited for her first musical at GCHS. After many years on the stage, dancing for various studios as well as performing in local and school musicals, she is looking forward to learning something new as a member of tech.
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Costumes
Faith Baxley
Hi all! I'm Faith Baxley! I’ve spent all of my time on stage since 3rd grade but i’m very excited to be a part of the tech crew for my first time ever! Some shows I've been in include but are not limited to: aladdin, cinderella, and the crucible. I can't wait to see what Troupe 657 has to offer in the near future. Special thanks to anyone who got me to and from rehearsal. Now sit back and enjoy the show!
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Stage Tech
William Jager
William has light acting experience and two years of trumpet playing under his belt, but is mostly here to do the majority of easy tasks at a moments notice.
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House
Kai Muro
Kai is delighted to be a part of their first Greeley central musical production! They’re so grateful to work with such amazing tech and actors they’re all incredibly hard working and talented! They’re looking forward to all future opportunities and productions.
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House
Elizabeth Nagler
Elizabeth is so excited to be a part of the tech crew, for the musical at GCHS. She is so grateful to be given this opportunity, to work with such an amazing crew and actors. This will be Elizabeth’s first time doing tech for theatre, but she couldn’t be more happy doing it! She would like to give thanks to her family, friends, directors, GCHS, the cast, and the crew! This wouldn’t be possible without their help and commitment!
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Spotlight
Emily Gigliotti
Emily is excited to be helping out with Tech this year for theatre at GCHS! After acting in Something Rotten, and this year's One Act, she is super excited to be back in the thespian environment and being able to have the opportunity to explore more aspects of being a Thespian! She wants to thank all her friends and family for allowing her to be in such a great place, surrounded by amazing people, Hope you enjoy the Bee !
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Costumes
Issa Buckland
After serving for 3 years as a member of Park City High Schools tech crew, Issa is excited to be working with the Greeley Central thespian troupe and production team for this year's musical. Working on shows such as “Mama Mia” “The Addams Family” as well as directing costumes and quick changes for, “A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder” she is not unfamiliar with costume work around theatre. She aspires one day to work at Broadway, making and managing costumes for professional theatres. “The more shows I work the better my name is told ” -Issa

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