Joey Baciocco
This is Joey’s first year as a member of High Voltage. He has been performing with EDMT since he was seven years old and has been in seventeen shows. His favorite roles include Willy Wonka/Willy Wonka, Mad Hatter/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR, Dr. Malaprop/SpyQuest, An Agent 006-1/2 Musical Comedy, and Captain Shang/Disney’s Mulan JR.
     For six years, Joey’s training has included tap, jazz, acting, and vocals. He has also dabbled in ballet, trombone, violin, and piano. Joey is a member of EDMT’s tap company, SpecTAPular and he has performed with them at Disneyland, San Francisco, and at the Fluid dance competition. Joey’s obsessions include: improv comedy, anything by Bo Burnham, Thai food, and The Office.

“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams

Taylor Baker
This is Taylor’s second year as a member of High Voltage. She has been performing with EDMT for six years, and has been a part of eleven shows. Her favorite roles include Queen of Hearts/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR, Gloria/Bye Bye Birdie, Silly Girl/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Flotsam/Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
Over the past six years, Taylor has trained in jazz, tap, acting, and vocals. Taylor is determined to succeed, and aims to perform on Broadway one day. She won’t stop working until she reaches her goals, and hopes to inspire others as so many have inspired her. She loves wintertime, all things Wicked, long car rides with blasting music and pretty views, has a talent for fast talking, and a not-so-secret obsession with Chick-fil-A.

“Don’t downgrade your dream just to fit your reality. Upgrade your conviction to match your destiny.” – Stuart Scott

Brayden Bambino

Brayden is a first year member of High Voltage and he is ecstatic to be a part of such an incredible and talented group. He has been with EDMT since he was eight years old, has been in 11 EDMT productions, and is so excited to continue to grow as a performer with this group.
Some of his favorite roles include Shan-Yu/Disney’s Mulan JR, Mr. Salt/Willy Wonka, a Crow/The Wizard of OZ, and most recently Maxwell Radley/SpyQuest, An Agent 006-1/2 Musical Comedy. Brayden’s training includes nine years of vocal lessons, four years of jazz, and three years of tap. Brayden is an 8th grader this year and has performed with his Sutter Middle School Advanced Choir around Northern California for the past two years. He also loves rehearsing and performing with his church band.
He always likes to think ahead and wants to attend Columbia University in New York with a double major in Musical Theater and Law. He has found so many amazing friends at EDMT and wants to continue his growth and get to know new people in High Voltage. He likes to work hard in everything he does, especially in school, and always works towards A’s in every class.
When Brayden isn’t dancing, acting or singing his heart out on stage (or anywhere else), you can find him hanging out with his friends, playing with his dog, Jet, or practicing piano.

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke

Carson Beards
This is Carson’s first year as a High Voltage member, he is so happy to be a part of this amazing group. He has been with EDMT for nine years. Some past roles include Mad Hatter/Disney’s Alice In Wonderland JR, Emperor/Disney’s Mulan JR, and Baseball Ancestor/The Addams Family.
     When he is not on stage, he is playing the trombone, working at school, or hanging out with friends. Carson’s training includes about three years of tap, acting, one year of ballet, and two years of vocal instruction.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

Nittany Biggs
This is Nittany’s third year in High Voltage and she is excited to perform with such an amazing cast! Nittany has been in over 30 musical productions since she was four years old, and 16 of those shows have been with EDMT. Some of her favorite roles include Belle/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Alice/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR, Little Red Riding Hood/Into the Woods, Jane/Peter Pan, Roxy Usher Ancestor/The Addams Family, Turning Woman/Les Misérables, Teen Fiona/Shrek The Musical, Ermengarde/Hello, Dolly!, Bird Woman/Mary Poppins, Amaryllis/The Music Man, and Ann Reilly/42nd Street.
Nittany’s training includes seven years of jazz, six years of tap, six years of vocal instruction, five years of acting lessons, and multiple master dance classes with California Musical Theatre. She has also performed with the children’s choir at Music Circus. She hopes to continue bringing characters to life on stage and spreading the joy of theater!
Away from the stage, Nittany loves books, camping, traveling, and spending time with her friends. Fun fact: she has also been told that she looks like a baby giraffe.

“The world is changed by your example not by your opinion.” – Paulo Coelho

Asten Fallavollita
This is Asten’s fourth year as a High Voltage member, and he is very honored to be performing another year with such a wonderful and hard-working cast! He has participated in 16 EDMT shows since 2010, with his favorite roles including Mr. MacAfee/Bye Bye Birdie, Wickersham Brother/Suessical the Musical, and Lurch/The Addams Family.
Asten’s training includes four years of tap and jazz, as well as numerous acting and vocal workshops. In addition to theater, some of his favorite things include technology, astronomy, rainy weather, literature, and marine biology. He is studying to receive his degree in robotic engineering, and dreams of working for NASA.

“It is better to travel well than to arrive.” – Siddhartha Gautama

Emily Fritz
This is Emily’s fourth year performing with High Voltage. She has been performing with EDMT for ten years, and has been in over 30 shows. In recent years, she has played roles of Mulan/Disney’s Mulan JR, Minnie Fay/Hello, Dolly!, Alice/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR, Dorothy/The Wizard of OZ, Eponine/Les Misérables, Babette/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Peggy Sawyer/42nd Street, and Rosie/Bye Bye Birdie.
Over the last 10 years, Emily’s training includes voice and acting lessons as well as tap, jazz, and ballet. She participated in EDMT’s master class week, audition workshops at Disneyland, WestEnd Wendies workshop with directors of London’s West End production of Wicked, and most recently completed a summer drama program at LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts).
Emily’s intention is to continue learning and performing, and she aspires to be a professional, working actor. Known as ‘the most British member of High Voltage,’ Emily loves to travel, the Beatles, learning new accents, social and animal activism, and is vegetarian. She also enjoys writing and spending time with friends.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

Jessica Garver
This is Jessica’s second year as a member of High Voltage and she is still incredibly excited and humbled to be a part of this amazingly talented group of performers!
Jessica has been in 23 musical productions with EDMT beginning at the age of eight. Some of her favorite roles include Mrs. Corry/Mary Poppins, Cheshire Cat/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR, Aunt Em/The Wizard of OZ, and Tinker Bell/Shrek The Musical.
Jessica’s training includes five years of jazz, six years of tap, five years of vocal instruction, four years of acting lessons, and she participated in EDMT’s master class Week. She was also a two year member of EDMT’s tap company, SpecTAPular. She hopes to continue to develop as a performer and plans to always make theater a part of her life. Jessica is also an honor student and plans on majoring in the biological sciences. She loves binge-watching old TV shows, her dog Cookie, and listening to show tunes.

“It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.” – Steve Jobs

Jocelyn Haney
This is Jocelyn’s third year as a High Voltage member. She has been performing with EDMT for six years, in 16 shows. Some of her favorite roles include Mrs. Fezziwig/A Christmas Carol, Wicked Witch of the West/The Wizard of OZ, Mrs. Potts/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Maggie Jones/42nd Street.
Her training includes six years of jazz and tap, three years of ballet, and five years of acting and vocal classes. She also has taken part in many master classes at EDMT, Hawkins School of Dance, and Music Circus.
When she’s not performing, she loves playing her ukulele, taking care of props backstage, going to Disneyland, and spending lots of time with her family. As for her career, she wants to work with children and their families in some way. She knows wherever life takes her she will always be a performer at heart.

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis

Justin Harvey
This is Justin’s sixth year as a member of High Voltage. He has been a part of EDMT for eight years and has performed in 23 EDMT shows, and more than 25 shows outside of
El Dorado Musical Theatre. Some of his favorite roles include Barnaby Tucker/Hello, Dolly!, Lion/The Wizard of OZ, Wickersham Brother/Seussical the Musical, Conrad Birdie/Bye Bye Birdie, and Pinnocchio/Shrek The Musical.
Justin has had seven years of instruction in jazz dance, five years of tap, and one year of ballet along with a series of acting classes. Justin is a sophomore at Folsom Lake College, has plans to get a degree in business as well as audition to be a Disney performer. A fun fact about Justin is that for relaxation he likes to do origami.

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

Emily Hobbs
Emily is thrilled to be a second year member of High Voltage. She is grateful for the opportunity to share the stage with such amazing performers. This is her eighth season with EDMT and she has performed in 20 shows.
Favorite roles include Gracie Shinn/The Music Man, White Rabbit/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR, Young Fiona/Shrek the Musical, Violet Beauregarde/Willy Wonka and Kim MacAfee/Bye Bye Birdie.
Emily was honored to be chosen to be the assistant choreographer for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in the Fall of 2017, and for the training show, The Frog Princess, in 2018. Emily’s dance training has consisted of eight years of jazz, six years of hip hop, six years of tap, three years of ballet, and two years of contemporary. She competed in hip hop and jazz for three years with Fusion Dance Company, was a member of EDMT’s FanTAPulous for two years, and is a current member of EDMT’s SpecTAPular. She has taken several master classes with Broadway Sacramento as well as six years of vocal and acting lessons and three years of piano. Emily played soccer for seven years, took six years of gymnastic classes, and has a black belt in Taekwondo.
Away from EDMT, she enjoys taking care of animals at the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary. Emily also enjoys traveling and has been to more than 20 different countries, with dreams of going to Australia and Africa. Emily sees performing and helping animals in her future, and would love to teach dance.

“Creative people are curious, flexible, persistent, and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play.” – Henri Matisse

Daphne Huegel
This is Daphne’s first year as a member of High Voltage and she is so grateful to be performing with this group of sensational people! Daphne is going into her eighth season with EDMT, having performed in over 20 productions. Some of her favorite roles include Martha Cratchit/A Christmas Carol, Mrs. Beauregarde/Willy Wonka, Silly Girl #3, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Phyllis Dale/42nd Street, Major Suesei/SpyQuest, An Agent 006-1/2 Musical Comedy, and Ariel/Disney’s The Little Mermaid, JR (RCTC).
Daphne’s training includes seven years of jazz, six years of tap, four years of vocal instruction, three years of acting, three years of tumbling, two years of ballet, and one year of contemporary. She is a fourth year member of EDMT’s SpecTAPular, and performed with Fusion Dance Company for one year. She loves Disneyland, wintertime, urban fries from Jack’s Urban Eats, writing, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, and her dog Cookie.

“Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment.” – Arthur Helps

Justine Majewski
This is Justine’s second year as a member of High Voltage and she’s thrilled to have the opportunity to perform with such amazing and talented people. Justine has been performing on stage since she was five years old and has been in 13 EDMT shows. Some of her favorite past roles/shows include: Thing 2/Seussical the Musical, Happy Face Dancer/Bye Bye Birdie, Lily the Flower/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR, and Lorraine Fleming/42nd Street.
Justine’s training includes nine years of jazz, six years of tap, ballet, and vocal lessons, as well as four years of acting classes. In addition, she has performed at Disneyland with EDMT’s tap company SpecTAPular. She loves Disney a lot and aspires to be a professional performer there some day.
Justine owns four crazy dogs and is a total dog lover. When not performing, she enjoys playing the drums, snow skiing, riding roller coasters, having friends over to swim and hang out in her game room, and spending time with her family. She is also very active in her church youth group and during her last two spring breaks has gone on mission trips to Tijuana, Mexico to build houses for families in need. She is now part of the worship team for her youth group at her church and will be singing with the band.

“Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever.” – Walt Disney

Seth Marchek
Seth is ecstatic to return for his second year performing as a member of High Voltage and cherishes the opportunity to work with such lovely people! He has learned so much through the last five years and 14 shows with EDMT.
Some of Seth’s favorite shows have been 42nd Street, Mary Poppins, Hello, Dolly!, and A Christmas Carol; for all of which he performed in the ensemble. He has also been a member of EDMT’s tap companies for three years and has performed in Disneyland twice.
Seth’s other interests are writing and reading. His training includes five years of tap and three years of jazz. Seth loves being around people, Calvin and Hobbes, rocking out to Broadway showstoppers, trying new things, and laughing. Making people smile and is the best thing he gets to do as a performer.

“Isn’t it funny how day-to-day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.” – C.S. Lewis

Ty Rhoades
Ty is a second year member of High Voltage and he is excited to be performing with such a talented group. He has been performing with EDMT for six years and has been in over 20 productions. Some of his favorite roles include Conrad Birdie/Bye Bye Birdie, Andy Lee, 42nd Street, Cogsworth/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Willy Wonka/Willy Wonka,
Ty’s training includes five years of tap, five years of jazz, four years of vocal lessons, and he has recently started taking ballet. He has participated in master class workshops with Disney Performing Arts and Broadway Sacramento. Ty is also a member of EDMT’s tap company, SpecTAPular. In his free time, Ty enjoys playing guitar, skiing and playing basketball.

“Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” – (1 Corinthians 10:31)

Nick Ribadeneira
This is Nick’s second year performing with High Voltage. This will be his seventh year with EDMT during which time he has performed in 20 shows. Some of his favorite roles with EDMT include Jojo/Seussical the Musical, Hugo Peabody/Bye Bye Birdie, Mowgli/Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS, Mushu/Disney’s Mulan JR, The Caterpillar/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR, and his all-time favorite role, Lumiere/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
Nick has taken six years of jazz classes and four years of tap classes. During the past year Nick has not only performed onstage, but he has begun working backstage on tech crew. Nick, when offstage, can be found traveling, reading, or hanging out with friends.

“No two leaves are alike, and yet there is no antagonism between them or between the branches on which they grow.” – Mahatma Ghandi

Liam Roberts
This is Liam’s third year in High Voltage. He is excited to be performing with this talented cast! He has been performing with EDMT for 11 years and has been in over 30 shows. Some of his favorite shows and roles include Hello, Dolly!, Lion/The Wizard of OZ, Lumiere/Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, Elf/Shrek The Musical, and Ancestor/The Addams Family.
His training includes four years of vocal technique and instruction, three years of tap dancing, and three years of jazz dancing. Liam loves all things musical theater. His favorite Broadway shows include, Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening and Pippin. Liam’s goal is to study acting and musical theater in college.
When not performing, Liam enjoys traveling, hanging out with friends, learning to play the ukulele, and binge-watching episodes of Friends on TV.

“What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable.” – John Greene

Kyra Schneider
This is Kyra’s fourth year as a member of High Voltage. She has been performing with EDMT for over seven years and has been in 18 shows. Some of her past roles include Dorothy Brock/42nd Street, Irene Molloy/Hello, Dolly!, Glinda/The Wizard of OZ, Miss Andrew/Mary Poppins, Madame de la Grande Bouche/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Mrs. Fezziwig/A Christmas Carol, Bagheera/Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS, Peddler/Disney’s Aladdin JR, Pick-a-Little Lady/The Music Man, and Mrs. MacAfee/Bye Bye Birdie.
Her training includes over seven years of voice lessons, eight years of tap, five years of jazz, and she participated in EDMT’s master classes. Kyra has also been a part of EDMT’s training show staff, as the vocal director for The Frog Princess and The Great Cookie War, and as the assistant vocal director for Maxwell Detective Agency. She is excited to also now be a vocal instructor with EDMT’s Performing Arts Institute.
A fun fact about Kyra is that she earned her black belt in Taekwondo when she was eight years old.

 “You don’t get harmony when everyone sings the same note.” – Doug Floyd

Ashley Slavin
Ashley is thrilled to be performing in her first year with High Voltage! She has been with EDMT for seven years and has been in thirteen shows. Some of her favorite roles include: Silly Girl/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Ms. Teavee/Willy Wonka, Mrs. McAfee/Bye Bye Birdie, and The Queen of Hearts/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR.
Ashley’s training includes jazz, tap, acting, and voice at EDMT. Ashley has always had a love for musical theater, but in her spare time Ashley loves to shop, work out, spend time with friends, and travel.

“If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” – Roald Dahl

Luke Villanueva
This is Luke’s second year as a High Voltage member. He has been with EDMT for 2 years now, has been in seven productions and continues to grow his love for theater!
His favorite roles throughout the community include Jean Valjean/Les Misérables School Edition (received 2018 SARTA’s Elly nomination for best leading male), Sonny/In The Heights, Tin Man/Wizard of OZ, Shrek/Shrek JR, Maurice/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Horton/Seussical Jr. Luke has six years of experience performing as a guitarist and is also a soloist for his church choir.
He was a member of Folsom High School’s Jazz Choir in 2016, including formal vocal training and national performance opportunities. He also has four years of guitar training as well as a series of jazz, tap, and acting lessons over the past two years.
Luke is a junior at Folsom High School and he plans on having a career in software engineering. But no matter where life takes him, he believes his wonderful experience with musical theater will help him become a better person. When not performing, Luke plays video games and takes care of his shihtzu dog, Nori.

“For I myself am an optimist – it does not seem much use to be anything else.” – Winston Churchill

Izzy Weaver
This is Izzy’s second year with High Voltage, and she is very fortunate to be continuing her journey as a performer with this wonderful group. She has been in over 20 musical theater productions in her lifetime, having started her acting career at age five. Eleven of said shows have been with EDMT.
Some her favorite roles through the years include Cheshire Cat/Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR, Babette/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Patrice/13: The Musical, and Mae Peterson/Bye Bye Birdie. Izzy’s training includes three years of tap and jazz, as well as almost four years of vocal lessons.
Performing and bringing joy to others is her favorite pastime. When not on stage, you can find Izzy either curled up with a good book or spending time with her family. She loves the color blue, show tunes, mystery novels, Peter Pan, and Lilo and Stitch. Known for her love of Disneyland and its magic, Izzy plans on performing at the beloved theme park in the future.

“To have faith is to have wings.” – Peter Pan

Zach Wilson
This is Zach’s tenth year as a member of High Voltage. During his 14 years with EDMT, he has performed in 46 EDMT shows. Some of his favorite roles include Albert/Bye Bye Birdie, Julian Marsh/42nd Street, Beast/Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Bert/Mary Poppins, Ebenezer Scrooge/A Christmas Carol, Mal/The Addams Family, Wickersham Brother/Seussical The Musical, and Gavroche/Les Misérables.
Over the past nine years he has trained in jazz dance, tap, acting, tumbling, ballet, and voice. He has been taking on more roles to refine his expertise through assistant directing, through various workshops, and as an instructor with the Performing Arts Institute. Zach not only performs onstage, but works offstage too. He has been EDMT’s projection designer/programmer for the past six years, and has recently taken on set design as well.
Zach has worked on shows such as SpyQuest, An Agent 006-1/2 Musical Comedy, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, Shrek The Musical, Disney’s Alice In Wonderland JR, A Christmas Carol, and High Voltage cabarets. He has a passion for both the onstage and the technical art forms, and plans to keep doing it all in his life!

“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.” – George Bernard Shaw