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Josie Adams (Olive Ostrovsky) is excited to be reprising the role of Olive! She is a proud Grandstreet alum who now resides in Los Angeles. National tour credits: A Christmas Carol, Magic Tree House. TV & Film: 90210 and Big Eden. Theatre (selected): Emma (St. Louis Rep), Fools (LA New Court Theatre), Campaign (The Met Theatre) and The Producers (McLeod Playhouse. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Webster Conservatory. Much love to her family and Josey! www.josiekadams.com Brandon Chandler (Mitch Mahoney) is honored to be making his debut performance at Grandstreet. Last spring Brandon performed as the Lion in the American Family Theatre's touring production of The Wizard of Oz. Some favorite roles include the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Radames in AIDA. Radames won Brandon a BTAA Award, and he was selected as a Chicago Tribune "actor destined for stardom." Shout out to family for love and support! Thomas (Tom) Cordingley: (Douglas Panch) pronounces his name “Oh, like it is spelled!” When used in a sentence: “ Tom Cordingley is the recent past Managing Director of Grandstreet Theatre who keeps returning to his old digs to find his fortune which is not working out like many scripted theatre shows.” You may remember him as the bearded wonder of Beauty & The Beast who was not the beast. He is now considered the “Old Penny” on stage who somehow lands heads up.

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Page 1: bios and headshots for spelling bee - Grandstreet Theatregrandstreettheatre.com/.../03/The-Cast-of-Spelling-Bee.pdfJeffDowning&(ChipTolentino)!receiveda!BFAfromthe! UniversityofCincinnati,College[ConservatoryofMusic.!Jeffhasbeen!directing,!

Josie  Adams  (Olive  Ostrovsky)  is  excited  to  be  reprising  the  role  of  Olive!  She  is  a  proud  Grandstreet  alum  who  now  resides  in  Los  Angeles.  National  tour  credits:  A  Christmas  Carol,  Magic  Tree  House.  TV  &  Film:  90210  and  Big  Eden.  Theatre  (selected):  Emma  (St.  Louis  Rep),  Fools  (LA  New  Court  Theatre),  Campaign  (The  Met  Theatre)  and  The  Producers  (McLeod    Playhouse.  She  received  her  BFA  in  Musical  Theatre  from  Webster  Conservatory.  Much  love  to  her  family  and  Josey!  www.josiekadams.com    

Brandon  Chandler  (Mitch  Mahoney)  is  honored  to  be  making  his  debut  performance  at  Grandstreet.    Last  spring  Brandon  performed  as  the  Lion  in  the  American  Family  Theatre's  touring  production  of  The  Wizard  of  Oz.    Some  favorite  roles  include  the  title  role  in  Joseph  and  the  Amazing  Technicolor  Dreamcoat,  and  Radames  in  AIDA.  Radames  won  Brandon  a  BTAA  Award,  and  he  was  selected  as  a  Chicago  Tribune  "actor  destined  for  stardom."  Shout  out  to  family  for  love  and  support!  

Thomas  (Tom)  Cordingley:    (Douglas  Panch)  pronounces  his  name  “Oh,  like  it  is  spelled!”  When  used  in  a  sentence:  “  Tom  Cordingley  is  the  recent  past  Managing  Director  of  Grandstreet  Theatre  who  keeps  returning  to  his  old  digs  to  find  his  fortune  which  is  not  working  out  like  many  scripted  theatre  shows.”  You  may  remember  him  as  the  bearded  wonder  of  Beauty  &  The  Beast  who  was  not  the  beast.  He  is  now  considered  the  “Old  Penny”  on  stage  who  somehow  lands  heads  up.  

   

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Jeff  Downing  (Chip  Tolentino)  received  a  BFA  from  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  College-­‐Conservatory  of  Music.  Jeff  has  been  directing,  teaching,  and  designing  professionally  since  2003.  Grandstreet  directorial  credits  include:  Secret  Garden,  Lucky  Stiff,  Hairspray,  Legally  Blonde,  Cabaret,  Next  to  Normal,  and  Les  Miserables  along  with  numerous  scenic  and  costume  designs.    Favorite  roles  include:  Baker  (Into  the  Woods),  Charlie  Brown  (You’re  a  Good  Man,  Charlie  Brown),  Man  One  (Songs  For  a  New  World),  Tateh  (Ragtime),  and  the  Master  of  Ceremonies  (Cabaret).    

Lysa  Fox  (Rona  Lisa  Perretti)  is  ecstatic  to  be  in  Helena  for  her  seventh  consecutive  summer.    She  just  finished  year  #2  as  the  head  of  the  BFA  in  Musical  Theatre  at  Western  Illinois  University.    Some  favorite  projects  include:    Ordinary  Days  (director),  Ragtime  (Mother),  Into  the  Woods  (Bakers  Wife  and  previously  Cinderella),  Singin’  In  The  Rain  (director/choreographer),  All  Shook  Up  (director/choreographer),  The  Last  Five  Years  (Cathy),  Still  Life  With  Iris  (director),  Always,  Patsy  Cline  (Patsy).    Many  thanks  to  dear  friends  and  colleagues  Marianne,  Jeff  and  the  Cordingleys  for  continuing  to  bring  me  home!  Lysa  dedicates  this  summer  to  her  great  nieces  and  nephews  -­‐  Lexie,  Emary,  Peyton,  Isiah,  Keaton,  and  little  Lysa  –  indeed,  practically  perfect,  in  every  way!      

Emily  Nash  (Marcy  Park)  made  her  Grandstreet  debut  last  summer  playing  Fiona  in  Shrek  the  Musical  and  is  thrilled  to  be  back!  Emily  earned  her  BA  in  Drama  from  Vassar  College  and  lives  in  Brooklyn.  She  is  a  member  of  the  resident  acting  company  at  The  Flea  Theater,  where  she  just  performed  in  The  Mysteries,  a  radical  retelling  of  The  Bible  by  48  playwrights.  Other  NYC  credits  include  The  Cherry  Orchard  and  Broadway  at  the  Met  Room.  www.emilyknash.com.  

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Josey  Montana  McCoy  (Leaf  Coneybear)  considers  himself  an  OK  speller.  Thank  goodness  his  mom,  sister  and  girlfriend  are  awesome  spellers!  He's  super  excited  to  return  to  Grandstreet  for  a  fourth  summer!  Josey  grew  up  in  Kentucky,  graduated  from  UK  and  lives  in  LA.  Previous  Grandstreet  appearances:  Big  River,  Ragtime,  Hairspray,  Into  the  Woods,  and  All  Shook  Up.  Listen  for  Josey's  voice  in  an  upcoming  Monster  High  animated  film!  He  loves  the  girl  who  plays  Olive  and  also  loves  actual  olives.  www.joseymontanamccoy.com    

Jocelyn  O’Keefe  (Logainne  Schwartzandgrubenierre)  is  thrilled  to  be  back  for  her  third  consecutive  summer  at  Grandstreet.  She  is  now  a  proud  holder  of  a  BFA  in  Musical  Theatre  from  Webster  Conservatory  and  will  be  making  the  big  move  to  Los  Angeles  to  pursue  a  career  in  acting  come  the  fall.  For  more  information,  check  out  her  website  courtesy  of  Steffen  Rasile  -­‐  www.jocelynokeefe.com    

Robert  Riordan  (William  Barfee)  is  very  excited  to  make  his  Grandstreet  debut  in  one  of  his  favorite  shows!  From  Las  Vegas,  he  is  a  proud,  rising  junior  at  The  Conservatory  of  Theatre  Arts  at  Webster  University.  Some  of  his  previous  credits  include  Victor  in  Smokey  Joe's  Cafe,  Nicely  in  Guys  and  Dolls,  and  Baby  John  in  West  Side  Story.  He  is  very  grateful  for  his  mom,  sister,  and  incredible  friends  who  support  him  on  his  theatrical  adventures.