Don’t Touch That Dial!

David Engel has appeared on Broadway in Putting It Together, Seussical: The Musical, the original La Cage Aux Folles, and created the role of Smudge in the original New York and London West End productions of Forever Plaid, again in Plaid Tidings, and in Forever Plaid: The Movie. Too many shows to mention from an illustrious 46-year career, but David is thrilled to be originating another “Roger Bean Show” after playing Max in The Andrews Brothers.

Bets is thrilled to be here at Sierra Rep! Off Broadway: The Marvelous Wonderettes. Some Regional: Next To Normal, Come From Away, Fun Home, Beauty and The Beast, Anastasia, Mary Poppins, Ragtime, Mamma Mia, Victor Victoria, Sweeney Todd, Children Of Eden, Annie Get Your Gun, Suessical, 1776, Evita, Aida, and the recent world premiere of Three Summers of Lincoln. Love to my partner in crime, Steve Glaudini.

Camryn is thrilled to be entering her third season as an Artistic Associate at Sierra Rep. Previous SRT credits include: Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), Sunday in the Park with George (Dot/Marie), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Cindy Lou), Cinderella (Ella). Camryn has had the pleasure to perform at other regional houses including Casa Mañana and Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre. Camryn received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona. She would like to thank her friends, family, and SRT for their endless love and support. Enjoy the show!

California-born and raised, Michael is excited to return to the stage in another Roger Bean musical after performing as Coyote in Summer of Love, and Eugene in Sh-Boom! Life Could Be A Dream. He is well-known for his on-camera work as the star of the indie film “G.B.F.”, as a series regular in “Faking It” on MTV, and most recently as a lead in the Netflix series “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings”. Michael has also released original music under the moniker Willett. He would like to thank his friends and family for their endless support and hopes you enjoy the show!

Kristofer Holz is thrilled to be making his debut with Sierra Rep. A resident of the Bronx, he has performed professionally in every state in the continental US, except he’s not sure about North Dakota. His most recent credits include Dr. Parker in Bat Boy (NCAA Jeans Playhouse) and Sir Leigh Teabing in The DaVinci Code (Springer Opera). Many thanks to his wonderfully supportive family and to Jen for being a perpetual superhero.

Roger Bean created the smash off-Broadway hit The Marvelous Wonderettes, receiving the LA Ovation Award for Best Musical. Mr. Bean’s doo-wop musical Sh-Boom! Life Could Be a Dream received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical, and the holiday sequel Sh-Boom! A Christmas Miracle premiered in the Fallon House Theatre at Sierra Rep in 2023. Additional musicals include Route 66, Honky Tonk Laundry, The Andrews Brothers, Summer of Love, Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, Wonderettes: Dream On, Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns, and Winter Wonderettes. Original cast albums of the four Wonderettes shows, Sh-Boom! Life Could Be a Dream, Honky Tonk Laundry, and The Andrews Brothers ​are available in all the places you listen to music. Mr. Bean is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America and the Stage ​Directors and Choreographers Society.

Luke is a music director, composer, actor, conductor, sound designer, teacher, and multi-instrumentalist. He is also a proud alumnus of Utah State University (BM) and the University of California-Irvine (MFA). He was previously Visiting Professor of Music at Utah State University and Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Luke currently serves as Senior Lead Staff Accompanist and Lecturer of Music at the University of California – Santa Cruz. Recent credits include as a composer/sound designer/music director for Santa Cruz Shakespeare productions of Vincent, Master Harold and the Boys, Into the Woods, Hamlet, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Glass Menagerie, and A Christmas Carol (2024, 2025). Other theatre credits include numerous collaborations with the Lyric Repertory Company, Musical Theatre West, Pickleville Playhouse, Hale Center Theatre, Centerpoint Legacy Theatre, and dozens of productions at UCSC, UWSP, UCI, and USU.

Select credits include – Sierra Rep: HAIR, The Wizard of Oz; CCAE Theatricals: The Curious Incident of the Dog…, Witnesses, Once, Every Brilliant Thing; Cygnet Theatre: The Lehman Trilogy; San Diego Musical Theater: Matilda, Legally Blonde; Rubicon Theatre Company: The 39 Steps, Bonnie & Clyde, Crazy Mama, Once, Cowboy Lullaby. Arizona Broadway Theatre. Regional Assistant credits – La Jolla Playhouse: Escape to Margaritaville (Walt Spangler), Summer (Robert Brill); Berkeley Rep: Ain’t Too Proud (Robert Brill). M.F.A. in Scenic Design from UC San Diego.

Jeanne Reith is a Costume Designer whose history as Designer comes from serving theatres in California. She’s designed in LA, Santa Monica, and San Diego and awarded 28 Critic Awards; Little Foxes (Cygnet Theatre), An Ideal Husband (Lambs Players San Diego), The Importance of Being Earnest (Santa Barbara). Jeanne returns to Sierra Rep. to work with friends made designing, The Drowsy Chaperone. Happy to be back for this hilarious comedy, Don’t Touch That Dial!

Justin Kelley-Cahill is a California-based theatrical designer originally from Alameda, and a proud UCLA graduate (Go Bruins!). He is passionate about innovative storytelling and strives to illuminate the beauty of our differences through his work, aiming to spark joy and craft a memorable & entertaining experience for all audiences. He is thrilled to be returning to SRT after designing The Wizard of Oz and looks forward to collaborate with such a talented team on Some Enchanted Evening! Recent credits: The Wizard of Oz (SRT), Pacific Overtures (Kunoichi Productions), Electric, I (Theatre of NOTE), Forever Plaid (42nd Street Moon), and RENT (Jaxx Theatricals).

Brenda O’Brien began her theater career in San Diego, where she was seen as Judas in Godspell, Louise in Gypsy, Nicki in Sweet Charity, and Viola in Twelfth Night (to name a few). She received awards for her roles as Ouisa in Six Degrees of Separation, Joan in Dames at Sea, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, and Electra in Gypsy. Brenda then went on to perform as Svetlana in the 1st National tour of Chess. Soon after she began portraying Carmen San Diego on the PBS television show and video games. In addition to acting, Brenda is an accomplished make-up artist and hairdresser for TV, Film, and Theater. She received her 25 years on Broadway pin in 2019 for her work on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde, and Disney’s The Lion King. SRT Audiences might remember her as Tanya in Mamma Mia (2018), or as Tootie in Meet Me in St. Louis (2021). So glad to be back!

Shaun Carroll has been a staff member of the Jewel Theatre Company in Santa Cruz, CA since 2015. There he has appeared onstage in Me & My Girl, The Odd Couple, All My Sons, Sylvia, Fallen Angels, and Woman in Mind. Previously, he has appeared around the greater Bay Area with TheatreWorks, Lake Tahoe and San Francisco Shakespeare Festivals, Willows Theatre Company, and CapStage, among others. Shaun is also the prop master for Jewel Theatre Company.

Ruby is beyond excited to be taking another trip to Oz this summer! She is currently pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre at Drake University where she is now a sophomore. Past credits include: Head Voices (Cyn) at Drake University Theatre, High School Musical (Gabriella), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia) CVAPAA, Elf the Musical (Ensemble), Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. (Ariel), The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble), The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition (Dorothy) at Sierra Rep. Enjoy the show!

Bitten by the theatre bug at the age of 13 when he saw Carol Channing in Hello Dolly!, Michael began working professionally in theatre at 19 and has never looked back. Born and raised in Hollywood, California, he is a performer, stage manager, director and producer. For the last 17 years Michael has been involved with Sacramento Theatre Company, and recently retired from his position as Executive Director. Favorite productions: The Musical of Musicals and A Little Princess (both featuring Jerry Lee), Bark – The Musical, The Pirates of Penzance, Deathtrap, and Clue: The Musical. For a kid with a love of the theatre, life is good.