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Biographies
Claire McNally (Ensemble)
Claire (she/her) is super excited to be an ensemble member in DreamWrights’ produc琀椀on of Once on This Island.
She has recently appeared in York Academy’s produc琀椀ons
of In the Heights, The Outsiders, and Once on This Island.
Claire loves to dance, listen to music, and also plays violin
and guitar.
Jacob Schlenker (Scenic Designer)
Jacob Schlenker’s love for behind-the-scenes theater began at DreamWrights and grew into a lifelong passion. He
earned his BFA in Theatrical Design from Muhlenberg College in 2023. Today, Jacob teaches theatrical design at
York College and works with Weary Arts Group to bring
crea琀椀ve theater programs to local schools.
Ruth Mo琀琀er (Andrea)
Ruth Mo琀琀er is excited to play Andrea in her 昀椀rst produc琀椀on with DreamWrights. She a琀琀ends York Catholic High
School and would like to thank her friends and family for
their support.
His recent design and technical direc琀椀on credits include In
the Heights and Heathers. Outside of theater, Jacob is also
a freelance ar琀椀st who designs, dra昀琀s, and sews handmade
stu昀昀ed animals and home décor.
Charissa Moye (Co-Director, Projec琀椀ons)
Charissa Moye is a proud York na琀椀ve who spent over a
decade working in the corporate world — but nothing
has been more ful昀椀lling than returning home to pour into
her community through music and educa琀椀on. Now based
just outside of Washington, DC, Charissa is a graduate of
the one and only Howard University (YOU KNOW!),
where she re昀椀ned her cra昀琀 and deepened her lifelong
love for the arts.
She has shared her musical talents at York College of
Pennsylvania and currently serves as a Music Director
with Weary Arts Group, working on high school produc琀椀ons at York County School of Technology and York Area
Regional Charter School.
Charissa is beyond thrilled to be co-direc琀椀ng Once on This
Island with the incredible Deirdre Casey, and deeply
grateful for her support and encouragement throughout
this journey. Special thanks to Calvin Weary for entrus琀椀ng her with this opportunity—she’s honored to help
tell this story of love, transforma琀椀on, and legacy alongside such a passionate and powerful team.
Danara Muldrow (Ensemble)
Danara Muldrow (she/her) is a York na琀椀ve who grew up
surrounded by music and the arts. She has graced the
stage in produc琀椀ons such as In the Heights (Abuela Claudia) and Mamma Mia! (Tanya). Danara is excited to be
part of this produc琀椀on and would like to thank her family
and friends for their uncondi琀椀onal love and support.
Kevin Roque (Ensemble)
Kevin is excited to join the cast of Once on This Island. He
is thankful for the encouragement and support of his
friends and family.
Jay Schmuck (Technical Director)
A founding member and an original Teen Advisor on the
DW Board, Jay has been on and o昀昀 stage in every capacity, including direc琀椀ng 9 produc琀椀ons. He brings us his extensive experience as a techie and stagehand, working at
the Appell Center and other theaters in the area. His intro
to theatre was in 5th grade at the former York Li琀琀le Theatre and he was hooked. With a B.S. in Film and Television
from Boston U, Jay enjoys working with all ages, teaching
them the skills needed to cra昀琀 a 昀椀ne produc琀椀on.
Joshua Schriver (Ensemble)
Joshua Schriver is excited to help tell the story of Once on
This Island. Previously, he has portrayed Beast in Beauty
and the Beast (Keystone Theatrics), Tunny in American
Idiot (DreamWrights), and Melchior in Spring Awakening
(DreamWrights). He’d like to thank his parents, family,
and friends for all of their support.
Gage Shackelford (Daniel Beauxhomme)
Gage is an avid lover of music and the arts who wants
nothing more than to share the joy of performance with
his community and friends. He can’t wait to hear his fellow castmates shine in the amazing story of one of his favorite musicals.
Ashley Shaw (Sound Designer)
Ashley Shaw was thrilled to serve as the sound designer
for this produc琀椀on. Earlier this year, she directed In the
Heights at York Academy and served as sound designer for
Heathers at York College of Pennsylvania. Ashley loves
being able to share these experiences with her daughter,
Katalina, and feels grateful to con琀椀nue doing what she
loves in the arts.
Katalina Shaw (Tech Crew)
Katalina is excited to be part of the tech crew for this produc琀椀on. She previously played Li琀琀le Ti Moune in Once on
This Island at York Academy and is especially happy to see
her best friend take on the same role in this show. While
she loves singing and dancing, Katalina discovered a new
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