DAVID PERLMAN (Pa) is thrilled to be touring with Laura Ingalls Wilder. He has also toured the country as Joe in Schoolhouse Rock Live and Fred in A Christmas Carol, and has toured Europe as Woof in Hair. Regional favorites include Jesus in Godspell, Tulsa in Gypsy, Cousin Kevin in Tommy, and Matt in The Fantasticks. Every once in a while, you can catch David on TV in “Law and Order.” David would like to thank the ArtsPower gang and his amazingly supportive parents and family. I love you so much Mom and Dad!

CECILIA CERESA (Ma) is very excited to be joining ArtsPower National Touring Theatre. Cecilia graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and after that she decided to move to the big city to study a career in musical theatre, where she graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Some credits include, Tzeitle in Fiddler on the Roof, Lucy Lockit in The Beggars Opera, Iago in Othello, and Mrs. Lipshitz in A Stoop On Orchard Street. Cecilia has many theatre projects set up, including her new theatre company endeavor A.T.E. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support in getting her this far!

BETH O’BANNON (Mary) is honored and excited to be making her ArtsPower debut. Originally from Florence, Alabama, she recently earned her BFA in theatre from Stephens College in Columbia, MO and has lived in NYC for the past three months. She was most recently seen in the Boji Bantam Children’s Theatre at the Okoboji Summer Theatre in Iowa. Her roles there included The Princess in The Sleeping Beauty, the Mouse in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and Seada in Peacemaker. Other favorite roles include Louise in Gypsy, Prudie in Pump Boys and Dinettes, and Claire in Proof. Beth would like to thank all of her family, friends and teachers for their love and support.

SHANNON MCSHANE (Laura) is delighted to be touring with ArtsPower in Laura Ingalls Wilder. A recent graduate of the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre Department, Shannon was last seen in Footloose and made her NY debut in The Pursuit of Persephone with Prospect Theatre Co. Favorite roles include Luisa in Fantastics, The Narrator in Joseph… and Monteen in Parade. Shannon would like to thank Sheila Dugan, Mark Madama, Garrett and her family for their love and support. Enjoy the show!

CHRISTINA HOPE CARTER (Stage Manager) hails from teeny, tiny Mechanicstown, OH, so she is always excited about seein’ things she never saw before! Christina has a BFA from Otterbein College, and thanks her family and friends for their love and support - especially Jesse, Bailey and Lizzie.