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Mia Godfrey

as Ida Mae Sturdevant

(Ida Mae Sturdevant)  is an elementary school music teacher and a theatre artist. As an IU Northwest Theatre Alumna from Merrillville, she has been doing theatre for a little over a decade. Wearing many different hats both on stage and behind the scenes, she has worked with several companies over the years such as Theatre Northwest, Gary Shakespeare, and Black Ensemble. Her most recent project was assistant directing Defying Gravity. She is very excited to be returning to Ross and reprising her role as Ida Mae!

Josh Roberts

as Isaiah Sturdevant

Josh was last seen as Donkey in RSMT's Shrek the Musical in 2025. Josh frst hit the stage in July 2019 for The Little Mermaid, playing such roles as sailor and chef. A (former) member of Merrillville High School’s Advanced Choir and Thespian Troupe and went on to perform in Scrooge the Musical in December 2019. Joshua also performed in the special Covid edition of Little Shop of Horrors where he went on to portray four roles. In 2021, Josh portrayed Agent Dollar in the area premiere of Catch Me If You Can. More recent shows include Scrooge the Musical 2021 and 2022, Beauty and the Beast as Baker.  and in A Salute to Carol Burnett at Centre Studio Theatre.  He was last seen as a Saint in RSMT's (Hunchback)

Damiah Shaw

as Ornella Sturdevant B