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Hollis Gipson

as Flying Monkey - "Nikko"

Hollis is a junior at Fayetteville High School.  Previous shows include “Newsies”, “Lightning Thief”, and pretty much every other YAG summer show.  He says his favorite role so far is Les from “Newsies” because that is his favorite show.  Hollis has participated in more than ten YAG shows.

Addi Grinnell

as Jitterbug / Ensemble

Addi is a sophomore at Union Christian Academy in Fort Smith.  Previous shows include Fenris Ulf in “Narnia” and Glory in “A Little Piece of Heaven”.  She says her favorite role so far was Fenris Ulf in “Narnia” because she is not usually cast in a villain role so it was exciting getting to explore that type of character.  This is Addi’s seventh YAG show to participate in.

Maribette Holmes

as Poppies / Ensemble

Maribette is a seventh grader at Grace Academy in Fort Smith.  Previous shows include Squidward in “SpongeBob the Musical”.  She says this was also her favorite role because she was able to learn how to tap dance.  This is Maribette’s second YAG show to participate in. 

Paisley Howell

as Jitterbug / Ensemble

Paisley is a freshman at Alma High School.  Previous roles include Nana in “The Velveteen Rabbit”, 

Beatrice in “Much Ado About Nothing”, and Businessman in “The Little Prince”.  Beatrice was the last role she got to play with Alma Middle School, so Beatrice and Much Ado High School are both very special to her.  This is Paisley’s fifth YAG show to participate in.