Anne of Green Gables - October 30 - November 01, 2025

Pella High School

 Who's Who 

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    Olivia White

    as TEACHER / Older Anne

    Olivia White is a senior who is involved in all facets of band, choir, and speech. She spends her limited free time teaching taekwondo classes or clicking away on her typewriter. She is ecstatic to play the role of Teacher (Older Anne) in her first production at Pella and encourages everyone to try something new this year!

     

  • Olive Picray head shot

    Olive Picray

    as STUDENT 1 / Younger Anne

     Olive Picray is a sophomore who plays the role of younger Anne, a wide-eyed, curious, and imaginative little girl. Olive is involved in cheerleading and choir. Outside of school, she loves to paint, write songs, and binge read book series in one go. She’s ecstatic to play this role and can’t wait for everyone to see how she does in her first play. 

  • Joeley Helle head shot

    Joeley Helle

    as STUDENT 2 / Marilla Cuthbert

    Joeley is a senior at Pella High. She has been in many past productions at PHS including Freaky Friday as Kathrine Blake, Peter and the Star Catcher as Fighting Prawn, and was in USP's production of Grease as Marty. She is also in Speech, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Showchoir, and Jazz Choir. Joeley wants to thank the PHS theater dept. for four amazing years of theatre memories.

  • Jamison Castle head shot

    Jamison Castle

    as STUDENT 3 / Matthew Cuthbert

    Jamison Castle is exuberant about playing the role of Matthew Cuthbert.  Outside of school, Jamison loves to play tennis, Xbox, and build couches on wheels with Isaac Vandenberg. He is also involved in orchestra and speech (a member of the best TV News team in the land). This is his first play and hopes that everyone cries and throws roses on the stage.

  • Presley Butler head shot

    Presley Butler

    as STUDENT 4 / Diana Barry

     

     Presley Butler plays the role of Diana Barry, a sweet book worm forever destined to be Anne Shirley’s best friend. She played Gretchen in PHS’ Freaky Friday, as well as a musician/pit member in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at USP. She participates in Speech, Band, Orchestra, as well as creating art in her free time. If you see her, walk faster. She’s a talker.

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