PROGRAM

Marcy Park

is E-X-U-B-E-R-A-N-T to be making her CCMT debut, and with a show so close to her heart! Kristy has recently been seen on Bay Area stages in School of Rock (Palo Alto Players), Next to Normal, The Last 5 Years, and Once on this Island (Plethos Productions), and further back, as Leaf Coneybear in her high school production of Spelling Bee. She hopes you have as much fun watching this show as she did making it. Big thank you to her family in the East Bay for making sure her commute to rehearsal wasn’t completely unbearable!

Mitch Mahoney

makes his return to the stage after a 9 year hiatus. In the past he has performed in shows such as RENT (x3), Jesus Christ Superstar, Hairspray (x3), Ain’t Misbehavin', Footloose, Sweet Charity, Wild Party, Fiddler on the Roof, Cinderella, and Season 2 Episode 8 of Supermarket Sweep (2021). This will be his 3rd time at the bee comforting spellers as Mitch. He dedicates his performance to his friends, family, and the beloved babies in his life. Carter, Wesley, Jianna, Harlow, Elijah and Carmyna. Ninong/Bluncle loves you!

William Barfée

is elated to make their CCMT debut in Spelling Bee! Last seen as Benedick in Vallejo Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, and a guest performer with BATS Improv (Dual Duel!/The Binge Show). Other highlights: Amadeus (Mozart/TOOTCO), A Christmas Carol: Radio Play (All Roles/PSP), Death and the Artist (Death/SFBATCO), Dracula (Renfield/SBMT), Cannibal! The Musical (George Noon/TOOTCO), and A Few Good Men (Lt. Sam Weinberg/TOOTCO). Upcoming: Myth and Magic: An Improvised Ancient Mythology (Synergy Theater). Benjamin teaches Youth Theatre and Improvisation all over the Bay Area. They would like to thank their wonderful family, and amazing partner Gina, for their unending love and support. @BenjaminRafaelGarcia\

Leaf Coneybear

is a senior at San Ramon Valley High School and is honored to be making his return to the Bee! Some of his favorite credits include Perchik (Fiddler on The Roof/STARS200), Eric (Matilda/CCMT) and Nathan Detroit (Guys and Dolls/ICDTPAC!). Finally, he would like to thank his friends, family, and the incredible cast and crew for their endless support and encouragement. Enjoy the show!

Logainne "Schwartzy" Schwartzandgrubenierre

is thrilled to be making her CCMT debut in one of her favorite shows! Previously, she has been seen around the Bay Area in Into the Woods (Little Red, Lucky Penny Productions), Rapture, Blister, Burn (Avery, Lucky Penny Productions), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo, Napa Valley College), Reefer Madness (Mary, Left Hand Theatre), as well as others. She is currently studying theatre at Diablo Valley College. Love always to my family and friends for their constant support and to my cats for their constructive criticism. Enjoy the bee!

Logainne "Schwartzy" Schwartzandgrubenierre

was drawn from her Wisconsin home to the San Francisco Bay Area to work with the San Francisco Mime Troupe in 2018. Since then, she has been their tour manager and has had the opportunity to voice numerous roles in their radio play series "Tales of the Resistance." Marissa has had the pleasure of performing on stage with Douglas Morrison Theatre, Ross Valley Players, The Moonrisers, Lyric Opera of San Jose, and Landmark Musical Theatre. By day, Marissa teaches in a middle school Autism Focused Special Day Class, and is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in Special Education at San Francisco State University.

Chip Tolentino

After graduating from CSUEB this past 2021 with a BA in Music (Vocal Performance), Nico Jaochico has made quite the entrance into the Bay Area Theater Community and is beyond excited to be making his debut performance with CCMT! He was mostly recently seen as “Ensemble” in In The Heights at Berkeley Playhouse, and prior to that portrayed the role of “Mark Cohen” in Landmark Musical Theatre’s production of RENT. He’d like to express his love and gratitude to his father Ron, his best friend Jose Avalos and his late mother Melissa for supporting him unconditionally without fail!

Marcy Park

Ronnie is excited for her CCMT debut. She has recently performed at Plethos Productions and Las Positas College, where she studied for her Associates in Theater Arts. She would like to thank her friends, family, and the cast and crew for their wonderful support. All actors of this production are unpaid volunteers. Gas is $6.99 as of 2022 so please consider donating to her Venmo @RonnieLav. You can also follow her IG:@RonnieLav

Chip Tolentino

is “excited” to dust off his old Boy Scout uniform and compete in his very first spelling bee! He was last seen as Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees with TVRT. Other CCMT credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie, West Side Story, Grease, and The Music Man. Dominic achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at the young age of 15. He is a graduate of the Actor Training Program at Solano College and has a BA in Theatre from SF State. Dominic will now end this bio before it becomes sesquipedalian (characterized by long words; long-winded).

Olive Ostrovsky

is thrilled to join CCMT for the first time in this production! She is a Bay Area native who graduated from Tulane University with a B.F.A in Musical Theatre and Digital Media Production. Past shows include The Pajama Game (Poopsie), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Schwartzy), Bright Star (Lucy), Spring Awakening (Ilse), American Idiot (Whatsername), Addams Family (Wednesday), Hairspray, Shrek the Musical, Sweeney Todd. She is so excited to share this beautiful show with you!

William Barfée

is excited to make his West Coast theatre debut with CCMT. After some major life transitions and a brief pause in musical theater, he is elated to return to the stage with such an incredible cast and crew. Previous shows of his include roles in Little Shop of Horrors, Into the Woods, Fiddler on the Roof, and Once on This Island. CJ would like to thank his twin sister Carleena and fiancée Alyssa for encouraging him to audition, and for the endless love and support given throughout.

Vice Principal Douglas Panch & Mitch Mahoney

Vice Principal Douglas Panch

Director: 42nd Street (Stage One), Born Yesterday (Chanticleers), Wait Until Dark (Chanticleers). The First Supper (Altarena), The Odd Couple (Hillbarn), The Laramie Project and Expecting Isabel (Masquer’s Playhouse) and Lost in Yonkers, Arsenic and Old Lace (Chanticleers). Actor: Moon for the Misbegotten (Eugene O'Nell Festival), Oslo (Los Altos Stage), All the Way, (CCCT), Woman in Mind (Town Hall Theatre), Once Upon a Matress (Douglas Morrison), Hello, Dolly! (Douglas Morrison) Bullets Over Broadway (TriValley Rep), Middletown (Los Altos Stage Company), It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Show (Douglas Morrisson), 1776 (Contra Costa Musical Theatre), Middletown (Los Altos Stage Company), Glengary Glen Ross (Altarena), The Farnsworth Invention (Palo Alto Players), God of Carnage (Piedmont Players). Other appearances include Requiem for a Heavyweight, Ah, Wilderness!, The Lisbon Traviata, Distracted!, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Scrooge!, Blithe Spirit, Sylvia, American Buffalo, Moonlight and Magnolias, The Underpants, The Little Foxes, The Foreigner. Playwright: He co-wrote and produced the original musical Just My TYPE, based on the work of Myers-Briggs which had its World Premiere at the Ross Valley Players in 2018, and has written solo pieces including Parental Guidance Suggested, Confessions of a NuJu and I am not Done yet.

Rona Lisa Peretti

is thrilled to be back for her second time at the Bee, having spent her first one in Texas State University's production in the role of Logainne. She is a Bay Area based performer with professional theatre credits throughout the U.S., and spent two years sailing the globe as a lead vocalist onboard Holland America Line cruises. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Texas State University. Most recently, she was seen in Contra Costa Civic Theatre's production of Camelot. Adria last worked with CCMT ten years ago in their production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and is excited to be back!

Rona Lisa Peretti

is returning to the stage after a 7-year hiatus during which she has been busy as an elementary school teacher and church music director. Her singing background is mainly in opera and light opera, having performed with Lamplighters Music Theatre, Royal English Opera, Opera Academy of California, and Point Loma Opera Theatre. This is her very first venture into musical theatre, but she hopes it won't be the last. She is also a classically trained pianist, having received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. Fun fact: She won her school Spelling Bee when she was in 5th grade and went on to place 4th in regionals!

Olive Ostrovsky

is thrilled to be returning to CCMT and to do it with such a fun show! She received her B.A. in Music from Sonoma State University and currently spends her days working at a law firm, with the Danville Girls Chorus, and with the Peter Pan Foundation. Favorite credits include Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator), Little Women (Jo March) and Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife). She would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support.

Leaf Coneybear

is very grateful for the opportunity to be part of his first production with CCMT. Credits include: Footloose (Ensemble), Seussical (Ensemble/Jojo Understudy) and Addams Family (Ensemble) with DVC Drama. He is especially thankful for all his teachers/directors for always being supportive and for making theatre feel like a safe space..., but with more pandemonium!