Newsies - March 06 - March 08, 2026

Manhattan High School

 Crew Who's Who 

  • Emma Cardona head shot

    Emma Cardona

    Costume Designer/Crew Head

    Emma Cardona is the newest Costume Crew Head. She is a new Junior at MHS and has grown and helped a lot of people with their costumes this year. Some of her favorite past productions she helped with is Legally Blonde, Peter/Wendy, and Harry Potter and The Cursed Child.

  • Emmaly Hagemeister head shot

    Emmaly Hagemeister

    Lighting Designer

    Emmaly Hagemeister is excited to be participating in her third musical at MHS, having recently designed lights for shows such as Little Shop of Horrors, Our Town, and Mary Poppins. In her senior year, she has dedicated numerous hours to her roles as Lights Crew Head and Tech Rep for Thespian Troupe 941. This fall, she will be attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study Forensic Chemistry.

  • Brynna Hight head shot

    Brynna Hight

    Stage Manager

    Brynna is one of the Stage Managers for this show. She has Stage Managed for every MHS show since last year’s Our Town. Brynna would like to say thanks to Bryce Hutchinson for giving her a ride home basically everyday and Emmaly Hagemeister for being so cool

  • Aeraly Marts head shot

    Aeraly Marts

    Stage Manager

    Aeraly Marts is a Junior in high school. She enjoys doing soccer but also helping out in Crew for the musicals. She’s done crew since Freshman year but during the winter she enjoys to go on stage and preform in Night of Scenes.

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