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	Alison Cusano has received rave reviews for her performances as Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables SE and as Asaka in Once On This Island, both at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. She's performed in the Off Broadway production of A Song for Ireland and is currently in rehearsals for Ragtime. This fall, she is off to college to major in Musical Theatre.
	Philana Mia Gnatowski is a graduate of Emerson College, where she received a BA in writing and literature. This past fall she worked backstage with Acme Theater in Maynard, MA for their production of Breaking Legs, and also stage managed as well as provided the voice of the character Mrs.Carnahan for their November show, Criminal Hearts. In January, Philana's short play The Waiting Room was produced and performed at Acme's New Works Winter Festival, where it won The Charlie, an audience choice award. Philana was most recently seen on stage with the Concord Players as Nancy in Angel Street, and this spring she can be found working as a production assistant over at Acme Theater for their show, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abridged].
	Teri Hatch is a junior at Nashua High School North in New Hampshire. She got her feet wet in acting, directing, writing, and producing through Destination Imagination, in the course of which she and her teammates won many awards. Past credits include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and SchoolHouse Rock during the third grade, Dorothy in a production of The Wizard of Oz, and Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew. Teri also plays varsity soccer for her school, as well as for other organizations, runs track during the spring and is the Secretary of her school senate.
	Jackie Opritza has been performing in theatre since seventh grade. Roles have included Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, Louise in Gypsy, Claire in Rumors, and Feste in Twelfth Night. Currently, she's attending Yale University and was recently involved in a production of Equus as well as being involved in The New Blue, Yale's oldest all-female a cappella group. Dangerous Crosswinds is her first film role.