Gia Brown (She/Her, Lady 1) is a Theatre Performance major at UCO. Gia has been in several shows at UCO, including “Our Town” (Woman in the Balcony, Woman Among The Dead, Lady in the Box, Understudy for Emily Webb and Rebecca Gibbs,) “Out of the Box” (Popstar Barbie,) and August: Osage County (Jean Fordham.) She would like to thank the cast and crew and the people around her who continue to support her and all she does.

Brianna Lewis (She/Her, Lady 2) is a Theatre Performance major at UCO. She has been in several shows at UCO including John Proctor is The Villain (Student) and 70 scenes of Halloween. She hopes to be in more shows at UCO in the future. Bri would like to thank her family and friends for helping her to reach her dreams.

Laila Farmer (She/Her, Lady 3) is a Theatre Performance major at UCO. She has previously been seen in “White” (Vanessa/Balkonaé,) “12 Angry Jurors” (Juror Eight,) and “Out of the Box” (Poet Barbie.) She thanks her parents for their never ending support and the cast and crew for their patience and flexibility. Lastly she thanks Erin for being a great mentor but an even greater friend.

Jupiter Jackson (They/Them, Swing) is a Freshman Theatre Performance major at UCO. This is their first production at UCO, having a history in Theatre throughout school prior to this production. They would like to thank the cast and crew for all the support and welcoming energy they bring.

Erin Thompson (She/Her, Director) is a senior theatre performance major at UCO and the current President of UCO’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega. At UCO, she has appeared in “Puffs” (Megan Jones) for which she was nominated for a 2022 Irene Ryan Award from the Kennedy Center American Collegiate Theatre Festival, “Sister Act” (Nun), “Rooster” (Ronnie Mae Little) for which she was nominated for a 2023 Irene Ryan Award from KCACTF, “Much Ado About Nothing” (Verges/Ursula), “Story Chor: Children’s Opera” (Little Red Riding Hood/ Alice), “The Revolutionists” (Marianne Angelle) for which she was nominated for a 2024 Irene Ryan Award from KCACTF, “Our Town” (Emily Webb) for which she was nominated for a 2025 Irene Ryan Award from KCACTF. Erin’s other credits include “Lyric’s A Christmas Carol” (2018/Belinda, 2021/Martha, and 2023/Swing), “Grease” (Apprentice), “Lyric Kids’ Clubhouse” (Maya), “The Cat In The Hat” (Sally Understudy) at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, “Little Shop of Horrors” (Chiffon) at The Pollard Theatre.

Brayden “Berger” Erger (any/all) is a Theatre Design and Technology major at UCO. Brayden emphasizes in stage management and has worked on 7 shows at UCO, including “John Proctor is The Villain” (Sound Designer, Operator), “Out of the Box” (Assistant Director, Stage Manager), as well as “The Moors” (Sound Designer/Operator, Light Designer/Operator). They would like to thank everyone around them who continues to support them in their theatrical endeavors. :)

Patrice Tullis (she/her) is a senior Theatre Education major. She had worked on one other show in the black box “White” which she stage-managed. Patrice is proud to have this show be the last one she works on at UCO. And would like to thank her family and friends for always believing in her.

Kelton Lott (He/Him) is a Senior at ACM@UCO. He is studying audio production and has working on various theatrical and musical things throughout his tenure. He would like to thank Brayden for writing this bio, (really.)

Dreama Fuller (she/her) is a Mass Communication- Professional media major with a Minor in Theater arts. Dreama is a licensed cosmetologist who has worked hair and make up for shows while simultaneously preforming in them. Dreama has been in one UCO production of "Our Town" and ran hair and make up for non UCO shows such as "Once On This Island". She would like to thank our amazing director Erin for telling the story many black women are all too familiar with. We as black women are not a monolith but we are in this together!!