Our 2023 Graduates of ‘Legally Blonde the Musical’
CKHS seniors cast in “Legally Blonde” and what they have to say about their community.
by Laney Lark and Olivia Miller
Dillon Sibrecht
Dillon Sibrecht is the microphone controller for the “Legally Blonde” production. While he’s been involved in activities similar to tech crew, this was his first time working on any play or musical. “I have a couple of friends who are part of production both in the cast and in the crew,” Sibrecht said. “And also this is just something I've been interested in for a long time, and it...
Katy Topness
Katy Topness plays Brooke Windham in CKHS’s production of “Legally Blonde”. She has been performing in musicals since she was in the second grade. Topness has also done productions for the local community theater CSTOCK, and was a part of a theater before she moved to CK in the eighth grade. “I just feel like everything's kind of ending so this show has kind of made things go by really fast,...
Teddie Schmitt
Teddie Schmitt is the stage manager for this production. They have been involved in CKHS tech crew since their Freshman year and plan on majoring in Stage Management in college. “It’s definitely bittersweet, this being the last show I get to do with this cast, but it’s also been really fun. I’ve gained a lot of experience from previous years,” Schmitt said. ...
Benjamin Sorna
Ben Sorna plays the part of Elle’s dad and has done a couple of CKHS productions in the past. His first being for the production of “Animal Farm” just last year. Wanting to try something “different from just regular acting” he auditioned for “Legally Blonde.” “During the rehearsals, I really enjoy sort of seeing where we started from, even just like, from day to day,” said...
Arielle Miller
Arielle Miller plays The Judge in CKHS’s “Legally Blonde” musical. She has been surrounded by theater her whole life as her mother has a masters degree in theater. Miller herself has also done her share of productions in middle school. With “Legally Blonde” being the last production of the year Miller decided to audition as “one last hurrah.” “Reading through lines, like as a cast, is...
Joss North
Joss North recently got back into theater after doing the winter play. For “Legally Blonde” she has the part of Pillar. North is going to attend film school in the fall. “I really enjoy when we go over the songs and we go over each of our parts and Mrs. Rodenko is really good at helping us with our trouble spots,” said North. “And she just explained the things in ways that make it a lot...
Aiden Reeder
Aiden Reeder plays Kyle, the Irish-jig dancing postal delivery service man, and has only been involved in theater for their senior year. “I’ve always been told that I should try theater but I didn’t really try it out until this year. I really love it. [‘Legally Blonde’] was a new experience, with it being a musical and everything, so I felt it was just really, really fun to try, although...
Haley Robinson
Haley Robinson is the lead in “Legally Blonde” playing Miss Elle Woods herself. Her entire childhood was full of doing musicals and as of now she has done a total of 22 musicals in her life. All of this started at the age of seven when a teacher who was involved with a local community theater told her mother to get her into theater. “I was so nervous, I normally don't get nervous,” said Robin...
Mason Laing
Mason Laing, playing Emmett Forrest, costars alongside Robinson in this production. He has been involved within musical theater since seventh grade, when he got his first ever part as Ryan in “High School Musical 2.” “I wanted the role of Emmett. That's all I wanted. I was pretty confident, honestly it was like one of the first roles where I personally actually felt super, super, super confident...
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