Leah Carr is…still a junior in the BFA Acting program here at UVU. Lol. Leah fell in love with new works her freshman year and hasn’t stopped acting in them since. It all started with her performances of “Love, Dad” and “Two Mice” in UVU Theatre’s student-written one acts, Short Attention Span Theatre. She then continued with multiple new productions in the community, including Lost Works at the HIVE and Take My Death Away at the Angelus. At that point, it was her thing and she decided she might as well embrace it. She went on to premiere the atypical musical Relative Space in 2023 (now known as Little Piece of You) acting alongside her director, Chase Grant (he was a great fake dad except he wouldn’t let her drive), and last year helped devise an ethnographic performance about religious differences in families, In Good Faith. And now you’re here, watching her put on The Whole Story for the first time ever. How very typical. Leah is super excited for you to see the show, super proud of Addie for writing such an awesome story, and super adores the cast and crew because they’re the best:)) Go team!!

Makelle is a senior at UVU, with The Whole Story being her final mainstage show. Her favorite credits from her time at UVU are Metamorphoses, Into the Woods, and Lady M. She comes from St George, Utah, where she spent many summers working at Tuacahn Amphitheatre and realized that she couldn’t live away from the stage. You can find her next at The Ruth as a PA for The Play That Goes Wrong. Makelle would like to thank her partner in silly-goose-crimes for always supporting her and Goldfish Crackers for getting her through long nights of rehearsals.

Liz is an acting professor at Utah Valley University and holds an MFA in Classical Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Birmingham in the UK. Previous roles include Shannon in Relative Space (Creekside Theater Festival), Beatrice in Much Ado about Nothing (Renaissance Now), Annie in Silent Sky (Pygmalion Productions). Her recent directing credits include Persuasion (UVU), Tigers be Still (Pygmalion Productions), and How I Learned to Drive (An Other Theater Company).

Lexi is in her last semester of her BFA Costume Design degree and is thrilled to be designing The Whole Story. She has been with Hale Center Theatre Orem for five years as their Costume Manager for the Youth Education Program and Guest Costume Designer for the main stage. She most recently designed the costumes for Seussical and Jersey Boys and is looking forward to designing Something Rotten. She is lucky to have her wonderful husband, who is her biggest cheerleader and their dog, Sushi, who gives the softest cuddles in the world.

Chase consistently directs and performs in productions throughout Utah Valley and in the UK, including Macbeth and King John at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, A Midsummer Nights Dream at The Dell in Stratford-Upon-Avon at the invitation of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and many Shakespeare productions for local theatre companies, including Utah Valley University, Creekside Theatre Festival, Grassroots Shakespeare Company, and Renaissance Now Theatre Company. Chase currently serves as a full time instructor at UVU as Lecturer of Directing. Chase's most recent directing projects include Lady M, Gin Mummy, and A Tempest for UVU Theatre Dept. His most recent acting projects include Pulitzer in Newsies at Sundance Summer Theatre, and Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at Hale Center Theatre in Orem. Chase is slated to direct for Sundance Summer Theatre's upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz. 

Shelley Graham is a mother, professor, and dramaturg with degrees in theatre education, theatre history, and an MFA in theatre pedagogy, and dramatic writing. As Dramaturgy Supervisor and adjunct faculty at Brigham Young University, her artistic and scholarly practice focuses on musical theatre script development and dramaturgy for devised theatre. Her creative work often explores women’s experiences in the complicated intersections of faith and performance in Western history. Recent projects include script development for the world premiere of 1820: The Musical; dramaturgy and theatrical direction for the devised dance theatre piece, Bind, Burn, Whisper, Press; and dramaturgy for the devised theatre project, City of Women: Book of Miracles.

Lillian is a local hair & makeup designer, with a BFA in Costume Design from UVU. She enjoys working with playful designs based in historical accuracy, as well as elegant styles. Her recent works include HMU for local student films, costume design for UVU's Into the Woods, and HMU for UVU's Machinal.

Kolby is an Acting BFA student at UVU where he has previously performed in Gin Mummy and Metamorphoses. He is excited to be in The Whole Story and whatever else comes in the future.

Seth loves acting, and is on his first year studying acting here at UVU. When he's not on stage, you can find Seth golfing, boxing, or fishing.

Elise is a senior in UVU's Acting BFA. She's so excited to be a part of this zany, hilarious, and heartfelt production. She's been so thankful for everyone involved in this production for making her final show and semester here at UVU a truly magical experience. Recent credits include Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead through UVU's TAG, Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew with Renaissance Now, and Ensemble in UVU's Lucky Stiff. She'd like to thank everyone for coming and supporting some amazing new theater!

Tyler McCabe could not be more excited to be in The Whole Story! Tyler is a junior in the acting program at UVU, and has performed on UVU's stages in The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt, Falsettos, Machinal, Gin Mummy, and Metamorphoses. Other credits include Haanschen in Spring Awakening (Hart Theater Co.), Max in Bright Star (SVST), and more. In his spare time, Tyler works to bring the arts to the next generation, and has worked as a theater educator for CYT North Idaho, UVU TYE Center, and the St. Louis MUNY, where he will be returning this summer. He is also the co-executive producer of the Theater Arts Guild (TAG) at UVU. Tyler would like to thank the entire cast, crew, and creative team for their work on this show, especially Chase Grant, Emily Wennerholm, Addie Wray Scott, Makelle Young, and Genesie Smith. Enjoy the show! @tyler__mccabe

David McKain is a half Japanese American, born and raised in Salt Lake City area. He is starting his career in lightning design at UVU.

Liam is so excited to perform as part of an original cast for the new play The Whole Story! Some of his other works include various roles in Metamorphoses here at UVU, Grumio in Taming of the Shrew, and Mr. Knightley in Emma. He wants to thank his friends and family for their unconditional support and he hopes you enjoy the show.

Emily is currently pursuing a BFA degree in Musical Theater at Utah Valley University. Her most recent credits include Thea/Understudy Ilse in Spring Awakening (Hart Theatre Company), Sleeping Beauty/Swing in Into the Woods (UVU), Featured Dancer in Newsies (Lehi Arts Theatre), and HER in Machinal (UVU). During the rehearsal process for The Whole Story, Emily also served as Co-Choreographer for The Gershwin Cabaret alongside Jen Delac at Utah Valley University.
Emily can’t wait for you to fall in love with Gnorman just like she has, and she hopes he brings you plenty of giggles. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for some of the small moments of choreography throughout the show—that’s her handiwork! ;)

Brian Saydyk is delighted to be designing his first regular season production with UVU. He has previously designed audio for BYU’s House of Desires and has assisted in the lighting design for Sundance’s Newsies. He graduated BYU in 2024 with an emphasis in theatrical design and works as an audio engineer with Poll Sound at the University of Utah.

Addie Wray Scott is a graduate of Utah Valley University with a BFA in Musical Theater, as well as a current MFA candidate in Playwriting at the University of Idaho (graduating May 2025). From her work, she has been a nominee, finalist, and winner of several awards including those through KCACTF as well as the UVU Best Student Playwright award in 2022. This is her first full-length production (not to mention an absolute dream come true.)
When she’s not writing or performing, Addie can be found grocery shopping for longer than is socially acceptable or binge-watching TV shows that peaked between 2000 and 2009.
She’s grateful to Janine, Shelley, Chase, and Rob for their mentorship, to her family for their support, and to her Prince Charming, who has literally played every role from this show in their living room for the last three years. Finally, she gives thanks to God who made the path for this undeniably possible. Luke 1:37

Genesie is excited to be part of The Whole Story. Currently a Senior majoring in Theatre Studies, Genesie has previously worked as an assistant director for Ozma of Oz and as a lighting designer for The Grown Ups. She would like to thank her husband and friends for their unwavering support and encouragement.

This is Dylan's second show at UVU. He first took the stage at UVU as Prospero in "A Tempest" and is stoked to be returning as Rupert in "The Whole Story". Catch him next as Max in "The Play That Goes Wrong" at the Ruth this summer. His love and thanks go out to his parents, professors, mentors and friends that have helped him get to where he is now. He does it for you guys.

Emily is a freshman in the BFA Musical Theatre program and is so excited to be making her UVU debut! Some of her most favorite and most recent roles this year include Anne Boleyn in SIX: Teen Edition (Courage Theater), Fiona in Shrek (LPHS), and Pasiphae in Icarus (LPHS). She loves performing and can’t wait to spend the next 4 years studying this amazing art with such amazing people! Emily would like to dedicate this show to her older brother Cameron who always gave her the confidence to perform.
“Love you Cam <3”

Emily Wennerholm is a senior in the Theatre Education program here at UVU. She is thrilled to be working alongside Chase for her senior project and is proud to say she can add rollerskating disco dance choreography oversight to her resume! Emily also has no idea what she wants to do post-graduation so please help her decide https://forms.gle/AjXSCB4Z2N6tVwx47

Graham Whipple is a Utah based designer and educator who teaches at Utah Valley University. Although Graham is more often found working in lighting design, he has dabbled in scenery for several years and this is his fourth mainstage scenic design at UVU. His previous UVU scenic designs were for Noises Off in the Smith Theatre and Persuasion in the Bastian Theatre, and Gin Mummy in the Bastian Theatre. In addition to scenic design, Graham works in lighting design, sound design, properties, and video.

Isabella is so thrilled to be a part of the world premiere of The Whole Story! Working with the playwright has been such an unforgettable experience!! As her first UVU show, she couldn't be more excited. She is a part of the UVU Musical Theatre BFA program, working towards a Bachelor's Degree. Her most recent project was "The Little Mermaid" at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, and she plans on continuing building her theatrical resume! She hopes that you enjoy the show!!^