Sasparella Cast
Micah Alm (Goon 1, Ensemble, J.D U/S), is a Natural Resources Technician at Lake Maria State Park. Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville marks Micah’s third performance at the Ledge Amphitheater with GREAT, which represent only a fraction of his involvement with GREAT in past years. Micah has also been in shows including Matilda and Murder on the Orient Express, and has been backstage for shows like Descendants and Play that Goes Wrong. When Micah has free time, he likes baking and being with friends.
Solveig is well known throughout the Central Minnesota theatre community. She enjoys the arts and the outdoors. Solveig has been in shows like Steel Magnolias, Always a Bridesmaid and participated in GREAT productions such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Much Ado About Nothing, and the GREATer Together Broadway Revue.
Merit’s love for story-telling, creating, and the arts runs deep. They enjoy tabletop gaming, writing flash fiction, training in stage combat and more. Originally from Texas, Merit moved to Minnesota in 2014 seeking out a sense of transformation. By 2018, they began pushing their boundaries even further and found many exciting and challenging opportunities as a writer, improvisational street theatre, director and performer of performance in stand-up comedy, and traditional stage work. Sasparella Trauffea is Dancing! is Merit’s GREAT debut.
Kaleb is a writer from a large multiracial family and is in the editing phase of his first YA fantasy novel. Jay studied theatre and communication at SCSU and participated in two SCSU choirs at once as baritone in one choir and a tenor in the other. He also co-produced a few originally written grassroots plays in the Saint Cloud community and even found out about this from a person he write scripts with in his free time.
Steve has been involved in theatre and music his entire life, and in radio for more than 40 years. He also worked on the stage crew for two seasons for A Prairie Home Companion, and has had a passion for the mind of radio theatre. Steve also enjoys old motorcycles, traveling, “grandparenting”, fishing and hunting.
Steve was in GREAT’s productionn of 1776 but has also been in production like Oliver, Carmen, A Christmas Carol,
Godspell, and many, many, more.
Lori loves camping, hiking, rollerskating, and kayaking. This is Lori’s second time auditioning for a show in adulthood and proud to say her GREAT Debut!
Katelyn Holstad is an assistant teacher at Playhouse Child Care Center. She enjoys singing, reading, video games, and traveling. Katelyn has appeared in GREAT’s productions of The Little Mermaid Jr., Night of the Living Dead, and Mary Poppins. She is excited to return to GREAT’s productions, and to return to theater in general!
Megan Myers (T.V. Announcer, Ensemble) is a Senior Administrative Assistant at Coborn’s Inc. She’s been in many shows, including GREAT productions of A Christmas Carol, Clue, and Six Characters in Search of an Author. Megan is also a producer for Pale Horse Studio. Though theatre is perhaps Megan’s favorite hobby, others include yoga, all things Disney, filmmaking, and Dungeons & Dragons.
Jason has been involved with GREAT in a variety of capacities. As an actor he has been in Singing’ in the Rain and Peter and the Starcatcher (script in hand). He has also directed The Importance of Being Earnest (script in hand) and Night of the Living Dead (radio play). Jason’s interests include performing, reading and writing.