KARL THE GIANT

Aiden is a senior this year. He has been acting since third grade, and in Wilton High he has performed in the Play that Goes Wrong, portrayed Hector Blunt in the Murder of Roger Ackroyd, performed in the Ensemble in the Addams Family, and acted as Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

ENSEMBLE

As a freshman at Wilton High School, Caroline is making her debut in her first High School theater show. After 5 years of musical theater, she is excited to finally be able to perform with Wilton Highschool theater in the spring musical.

MAYOR OF ASHTON / ENSEMBLE

Charlie has been involved in theater since elementary school and loves to act and sing. They would like to thank all the friends and castmates that made Big Fish such a fun show!

ADULT SANDRA BLOOM

Daisy is so excited to be a part of this amazing cast and crew on her last high school production! She has been a member of the Wilton Theater Community since age 9, in which she played Monkey #5 in The Jungle Book Jr. Since then, she has been a part of many wonderful productions including Seussical Jr., The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, and The Addams Family. She has loved being a part of this fantastic theater family for the last four years and is so excited to see what they do next.

SANDRA’S AUBURN FRIEND/ ENSEMBLE

I am a freshman at WHS and am excited to be participating in my first musical here. I really enjoy the people and the community in this program, I can’t wait for the shows to come.

TEACHER/ SCOUT/ ENSEMBLE

Ellie is a senior and has been active in WHS theater since her sophomore year. Her favorite roles include Elizabeth Russell in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Madam Hooch in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Referee in Comedy Sportz/Improv. Ellie is grateful for her time in WHS theater and excited to take all of the knowledge and experiences she’s gained with her when she attends the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) this fall!

YOUNG SANDRA BLOOM

Ellis Nichols is in her Junior year at Wilton high school and has been participating in the theater program since her freshman year. She has performed in Mary Poppins, The Addams Family, and Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. She also is part of the Madrigal Singers choir group and helps out with Wilton Children's Theater in her free time.

RED WHITE AND TRUE TAPPER/ ENSEMBLE

Emma is a freshman at WHS whose theater journey started in the 4th grade. The performing arts have held an immense amount of significance to Emma because of everything it encompasses; a passion for music, dance, and story-telling, as well as a wonderful community have made theater such a wonderful experience.

ENSEMBLE/ MIME

This is their first show in Wilton High school, and they have been doing theatre since 7th grade.

EDWARD BLOOM

Finn Ryder is thrilled to be performing with Wilton High School’s Theater in Big Fish. He has previously taken the stage in productions including Peter and the Starcatcher (Boy/Peter), Legally Blonde (Emmett Forrest), The Play That Goes Wrong (Max), The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Dr. James Shepherd), The Addams Family (Fester), and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Harry Potter)… among others! He sincerely hopes you enjoy the show—and if not, feel free to toss rotten tomatoes directly at his face. (ON SALE AT CONCESSIONS)

ENSEMBLE/ SHARECROPPER

Gavin is a freshmen currently and started his theater career in Wilton Children's Theater acting in Matilda, Aristocats, Red vs Wolf, Guys and Dolls, Into the Woods, Shrek, the Wizard of Oz, Newsies, Once Upon a Mattress, Willy Wonka, the Music Man, Anything Goes. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was his first high school show and Big Fish his first high school musical.

ALABAMA LAMB/ RED WHITE AND TRUE TAPPER/ ENSEMBLE

I am a sophomore here at WHS, and this is my third show here. I was ensemble last year in The Addams Family and in Harry Potter and The Cursed Child this past fall. I've danced since I was little, so being in a show with plenty of dance opportunities has been amazing! Theater is such an amazing place, and although I sometimes complain about rehearsals, I could not be more thankful to have these opportunities and the community that I have become a part of.

FARM GIRL/CIRCUS ENSEMBLE (SILKS)

Grace is a Senior. She’s excited to perform on aerial silks for the first time in a production. Her previous shows include Harry Potter, Swashbuckled, The Addams Family, Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, and Peter and the Starcatcher. She will attend Endicott College in the fall and is excited to continue doing theater there. She would like to thank the cast, crew, and production team for making this incredible show possible. She would also like to thank her mom on the theater board.

MERMAID/ RED WHITE AND TRUE TAPPER/ ENSEMBLE

Grace Todd is a senior at WHS and has been participating in theater since her freshman year. Her favorite part of theater is the diverse dancing styles, such as tap and vaudeville. She is super excited to be playing the part of the mermaid, as well as a tapper. Outside of theater, she is involved in cross country and loves hiking and country music. Next year, she plans on attending Creighton University to get her nursing degree.

DON PRICE

Haldan is a junior here at WHS and is so excited to be a part of Big Fish! This is his third musical at the high school and his eighth show. He is also a member of Madrigal Singers, Unlike the Rest A Cappella, and the WHS Marching and Jazz Bands. He is delighted to play Don Price and hopes you all enjoy the show!

SANDRA’S FRIEND/ FAILED JUGGLER/ ENSEMBLE

Harper Crawford is a sophomore who's been doing theater at Wilton High School for basically as long as humanly possible. She loves this program and feels incredibly lucky to get to be a part of this kind, fun, and generally silly (in the best way!) community. She’d like to thank her family for supporting her and her friends for making this experience what it is. Love you all so much!!

STAGE MANAGER

Hayden is a sophomore and is super excited to be stage managing this show! She loves being a part of the behind the scenes magic and making sure everything runs smoothly. This is her fourth show that she has stage managed, and she enjoys being on the stage during Improv season.

STAGE MANAGER

Ishaan, a sophmore, is thrilled to be a Stage Manager for this production of Big Fish for the first time! He's brought positivity and a sense of fun to many rehearsals, helping create an environment where the cast can bring their most authentic emotions to the stage. Ishaan is very proud of the team and is grateful to be surrounded by such talented people!

LITTLE ALABAMA LAMB

Izzy Kaoud (Wilton High School Junior) has performed in Wilton High School theater productions including Mary Poppins, Addams Family, and now Big Fish. She started doing theater during Covid and has stuck with it ever since. Since her sophomore year, she has stage managed for improv in the winter. Thank you Wilton High School Theater!

WITCH, STRANGER AND WEDDING ENSEMBLE, RED WHITE AND TRUE TAPPER

Kara Mobyed (Wilton High School, Junior) has performed in Mary Poppins, The Addams Family, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Big Fish. Behind the scenes, she has worked on The Play That Goes Wrong and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Kara has proudly served as stage manager for the Senior Show since freshman year, including The Long Run, Blood in the Ballot Box, and Swashbuckled! She has also been a member of Comedy Sportz Improv since her sophomore year! Much love to the cast and crew!

SANDRA’S AUBURN FRIEND/ ENSEMBLE

Keira Rafferty is a junior at Wilton High School. She started theater in the fall of her sophomore year. Her first high school show was the Murder of Roger Ackroyd. She then continued her journey with The Addams Family in the spring, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the fall, and now Big Fish. Break a leg to the cast of Big Fish!

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Kendra is so excited to return to the WHS stage for the last time as the Production Stage Manager for Big Fish! She’s been a proud part of the theater program for many years and is honored to have been on the stage management team for a variety of shows. As a graduating senior, this final production means the world to her and she's incredibly thankful for the cast, crew, and all the memories that theater has given her over the years.

JOSEPHINE

Koko has performed in The Play That Goes Wrong, Mary Poppins, The murder of Roger Akroyd, The Addams family, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She is grateful for the support she has from her family members.

ENSEMBLE/ CHEERLEADER

Lea is a Freshman who has done 2 shows at the high school and has been doing shows since 4th grade. Some of her favorites she has been in are newsies and music man. Lea is very exited for big fish and delighted to be her musical debut!

WEDDING BAND/ ENSEMBLE

Leila is a freshman and is excited to be a part of this show. This show will be her 16th production, and she has loved every minute working with the cast and can’t wait to perform with such a talented group of people.

CLOWN/ HOT BLOODED GUN SHOOTIN TOTORO

Liam has been involved in theater from a very young age. He most recently performed in the Wilton High School Production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as Voldemort and Ludo Bagman. Last summer, he took part in The Broadway Bound Festival at The Town Players of New Cannan in the debut of Flags as Marconi. Other productions include Anything Goes as Moonface Martin(Wilton Children’s Theater) and The Addams Family as Lurch (Wilton High School).

BOY SCOUT / ENSEMBLE

Lily is a freshman, this will be her 15th show. She loves this production the people she has done it with. She cannot wait to perform this show!

CHEERLEADER / WITCH DANCER

Maddy Passaro is currently a sophomore here at Wilton High School and is excited to be back on the Clune stage. Some of her favorite and most recent roles include Snow White (Into The Woods), Lily Potter Jr. (Harry Potter and The Cursed Child), Angel (Anything Goes) and an Ancestor in Addams Family. Along with theater, she dances at Encore and is involved in multiple clubs at the highschool. Maddy is forever grateful for the support she always receives from her friends and family.

ENSEMBLE

My name is Madison Morin and I am a sophomore in high school. In the past I have done The Addams Family and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child making Big Fish my third show with the Wilton High school Theater Program. Outside of theater I enjoy dancing, singing, and going to broadway shows. I am also a part of the Fermata Nowhere A Capella group at Wilton high school. I am super excited to perform in the musical Big Fish. I am especially looking forward to all the fun choreography we get to do!

CIRCUS, WITCH, WEDDING AND TAPPERS ENSEMBLE

Makenna is a Senior this year. She is Ensemble in Big Fish, Sound for Harry Potter, Pirate Ancestor in The Adam's Family, and played timpani in Mary Poppins. They are so excited for this production and very thankful for the opportunities this show has brought her including learning more about aerial silks and tap dance.

NURSE AND ENSEMBLE

Maria Paschalidis is a Junior at Wilton High School, and has done theater since her freshman year. She was in Mary Poppins, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Addams Family, Harry Potter and the Cursed, and now Big Fish. She is also a part of Wilton High Schools Madrigal Singers Choir and a part of the Little Theater Club.

SHEPHERD (ENSEMBLE)

Mateo joined theatre in 9th grade after watching the fall play. His first show was Addams Family The Musical. The experience was phenomenal, and he made so many connections and got introduced to a community that made him feel welcome. The next year he auditioned for the fall play: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (HS Ed.). Everything about it was enjoyable, and playing a real high school student at Hogwarts was filled with the same energy he had hoped for.

RED WHITE AND TRUE TAPPER/ ENSEMBLE

Mia a sophomore in WHS and joined theater in 7th grade. Before that she had been singing for as long as she could remember and is now currently a part of choir. She really enjoys the community that she formed from doing theater and wants to continue it throughout high school.

AMOS CALLOWAY

Nick Somma is a junior at Wilton High School and is so excited to be playing Amos Calloway! He started doing WHS theater in his freshman year in The Play That Goes Wrong, and says that it’s been an absolute joy to be a part of such a kind and supportive group of people for the last three years; on top of theater, he has been a member of WHS Choirs since his freshman year and has found so much community in the overlapping worlds of theater and choir and is so excited for what’s to come!

JENNY HILL

This is Nicole’s sixth production with WHS Theatre. Favorite roles include Caroline in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Delphi in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Alice in The Addams Family. Outside of Wilton, Nicole was honored to perform in Shakespeare on the Sound’s benefit readings of A Christmas Carol the past two holiday seasons. She is a member of the Teen Acting Ensemble at The Barrow Group in NYC and looks forward to attending the NYU Tisch Summer High School Drama Program this July.

BARBER

Noah van den Heuvel is a sophomore and is ecstatic to perform alongside his fellow cast members. Some of Noah’s favorite past roles include: Maurice (Beauty & The Beast), Morris (Newsies), Minister (Anything Goes), and Yann (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child). Noah is also involved in Yearbook Club and ComedySportz. Outside of school, Noah enjoys going to concerts and collecting vinyl records. Noah would like to thank his friends and family for their continued support.

THE WITCH/ ENSEMBLE

Shae Farago (They/them) This is their senior year and they are excited to be back on the stage after a year stage managing the productions. Some of their roles include Mrs Corey in Mary Poppins and Courtney/Salon Cashier in Legally Blonde.

BOY SCOUT/ CHEERLEADER/ ENSEMBLE

Hi! My name is Sofie Gibboney and I started doing theater at WHS this year. I’m a junior and love music, cats and horror.

ENSEMBLE

Sophia is thrilled to be returning for her second musical with Wilton High School Theater. As a sophomore, she has appeared in a couple past productions at Wilton High School, including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as Moaning Myrtle and Addams Family in the ensemble. She would like to thank her family for supporting her in all her theater endeavors and the creative team of Big Fish for being so amazing with this process! She hopes that you enjoy the show!

ALABAMA LAMB/ RED WHITE AND TRUE TAPPER/ ENSEMBLE

Sophie, is a freshman and this is her ninth show and has really connected with the cast through the rehearsals.

YOUNG WILL

Tanner Boland (Young Will) is thrilled to be part of the WHS theatre community. Tanner is in 4th grade at Cider Mill School. He is part of the Wiremill Academy family and has performed in Aladdin and Wizard of Oz. Thank you Mary Jo for your flexibility! While not on stage, Tanner is playing lacrosse and hockey. Tanner would like to thank the cast of Big Fish for being supportive while having so much fun! Tanner would like to dedicate this show to Grandpa John.

RED FANG AND FISHERMAN

Tyler Coppola is a Wilton high school senior who has been in theater for 3 years now. Favorite shows that he has been apart of has been The Addams Family (Soldier and Tango Ensemble) and Swashbuckle Senior Show (Kronk). He is grateful for his family and friends and that he adapted theater into his everyday life as it transformed him into a different person.

STAGE MANAGER

Vivaan Uttamchandani is in 10th grade, and this is his first time stage managing. Being part of Big Fish has been a fantastic experience. He is grateful to the kind and talented cast, and especially to the stage management crew for being so welcoming and supportive. Vivaan appreciated the opportunity to work with everyone and is thankful for the experience.

DR. BENNETT

Will is excited to be a part of Big Fish! He’s enjoyed working onstage as Dr. Bennett and also had a lot of fun creating the video projections for the show. Combining visuals with storytelling has been a great learning experience, and he’s grateful to have had the chance to contribute in both ways. Thanks to the cast, crew, and creative team for all the support and collaboration!

JUGGLER/ ENSEMBLE

Willa Rondeau (Juggler/Ensemble) is a freshman who has been along for the theater ride since 6th grade. She has discovered a new favorite show in Big Fish and would like to thank her friends, family, and this amazing theater community!

WILL BLOOM

Zach is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to play Will Bloom in this production! He has performed in Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, the Addams Family, and The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd, with Wilton High School Theater. He’d like to thank his mom and dad for all that they do.