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Kira Arkins

as Glinda the Good Witch (Sat, Mon)

Kira Arkins is the daughter of Tom and Becky Arkins and a junior. She is so excited to play Glinda the Good and ensemble for The Wizard of Oz! Kira has done many shows in the past including Addams Family as Alice Beineke, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Sally Brown, and FEST (Candy Forest) as Lisa. Along with theater, Kira participates in many other activities such as National Honor Society, Falcon Web Radio, Link Crew, Standing Room Only, and Wind Ensemble. Kira would like to thank everyone who helped her nail down her Glinda voice, her family and friends for always believing in her, and Mrs. Walsh and Miss Friar who figured out how to have theater even when we couldn’t be on stage. 

Addy Bassett

Addy (Munchkin Ensemble) is the daughter of Aranda Cooper and Chris Bassett. She is in the 4th grade at Glenns Valley Elementary.  She has performed in Winter Concerts and was supposed to be in the Spring Musical in 2020. “I hope that everyone does amazing when we do the show. And thank you to my mom for helping me through this!”

Jackson Berkemeier

Jackson Berkemeier (Munchkin Ensemble) is the son of Joe and Janel Berkemeier.  He is a 5th grader at Douglas MacArthur Elementary. Jackson was a wildebeest in the 2019 Lion King at Perry Meridian Middle School.  He loves to play soccer, baseball, and video games on his computer, and he enjoys swimming.

Claire Bilodeau

as Aunt Em

Claire Bilodeau is the daughter of Ann and Marc Bilodeau and a senior at PMHS. She has participated in around 11 Perry productions, her favorite being Hello Dolly!  Claire is the president and managing editor of the Creative Writing Club, a director for FalconTV, a member of National Honors Society and Link Crew. She also sings in the S.R.O choir! She plans on studying psychology at Purdue next year. She’d like to thank her parents, Elaina, Krissy, and Ms. Walsh for supporting her these past four years!