Grace Thomas (Vee) is so thrilled to be a part of this production of Superhero! Getting to work alongside her friends in the cast and on the production team has been so much fun and she couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to work with! This is Grace’s third blackbox show here at Heidelberg, her previous two being The Letter G and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged. She would like to thank her incredibly talented and wonderful director Amelia for being such a ray of sunshine and positivity throughout this process and for always believing in us no matter what! She hopes this show makes you laugh, cry, and everything “in between” ;)

Katherine Albright she/her (Crush/Dean/Projections) is excited to be back for her junior year. She is an AYA English Education Major with a minor in Theatre and Business. This is her sixth show as a Heidelberg student, and in the past has performed as a member of the ensemble in Fiorello!, Measure for Measure, Assassins, Godspell, The Prom, and Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche. She currently performs with the Concert Choir and is a corollary member of Sigma Tau Nu. Working so closely with all of her friends has made this show a magical experience, and she is so proud to be involved with such a fantastic production. It was a pleasure and honor to bring the director’s vision to life both on the stage and in the projections. She hopes you enjoy this show and all that the cast has to offer, as she surely has.

Matthew Strouse, he/him, (Oak Harbor, Ohio) is a sophomore at Heidelberg University majoring in Musical Theater and minoring in Business. He has previously performed in The Prom (Nick) The Robber Bridegroom (Goat) and Legally Blonde (Emmett) He is thrilled for the opportunity to be apart of this cast, and he wants you to enjoy the show!

Meet the Crew

Amelia Hammond she/her (Director) is so proud to begin the Spring semester of her Senior year with Heidelberg directing this incredible production of Superhero! She is a fourth-year theatre major with a concentration in Acting. Amelia has previously performed in The SpongeBob Musical (Plankton), Wendy & Peter Pan (Crocodile), We Have Apples (Jane), One Man, Two Guvnors (Alfie/Old Man), 26 Pebbles (Yolie/Jeriann/Sally), Godspell (Learn Your Lessons Well soloist), The Prom (Angie), Macbeth (First Witch), Legally Blonde (Enid Hoopes), and Trojan Women (Talthybius). Amelia’s last show at Heidelberg is this April, Into The Woods (Baker’s Wife). This summer, Amelia will perform with Old Towne Hall Theatre in Grafton, OH in their production of Rent (Joanne). At Heidelberg, she is the President of Make-A-Scene, and a proud member of Studio2Stage, Concert Choir, and Zeta Theta Psi Embers. Amelia is dedicated to telling her story through characters on stage and continuing to advocate for others to speak out about their own experiences in life. She’d like to thank her family and dear friends for cheering her on every performance.

Zion Pinell they/them (Production Stage Manager, Scenic Designer, Scenic Charge Artist, Sound Designer, Projections/Light Board Operator) is a Senior Psychology (Neuroscience) major with a Gender and Identity Studies minor at Heidelberg University and is overjoyed to be back stage managing with Superhero! Zion has previously been involved in Heidelberg’s main stage productions of Godspell (Assistant Stage Manager), 26 Pebbles (Assistant Stage Manager), Trojan Women (Scenic Charge), and The Prom (Assistant Director and Head Scenic Charge Artist) and black box productions of The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) (Production Stage Manager, Scenic Designer/Technical Director), Trojan Women (Head Scenic Charge Artist), Birthday Candles (Crew), and 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche (Director, PSM, Dramaturgy, Scenic Charge Artist, Sound Designer/Operator) Outside of the theater Zion is involved in greek life, Black Student Union, Alpha Psi Omega, The Center for Survivor Empowerment, It’s On Us, the Alliance for Sustainability, and Res Life. Zion would like to thank Amelia Hammond for this amazing opportunity and the cast and crew of Superhero for being so amazing throughout this process.