9 to 5, The Musical at Buffalo Grove Community Arts Center

Anne Arza

Anne is extremely honored to join this wonderful cast and crew of 9 to5. Multiple award-winning roles include GUYS AND DOLLS (Sarah Brown), MAMMA MIA (Donna), SOUND OF MUSIC ( Mother Superior). Regional credits LITTLE MERMAID (Ursula), 9TO5 (Violet), ANNIE (Grace and Hannigan u/s), OLIVER (Nancy), TARZAN (Kala), WHITE CHRISTMAS (Betty). She truly is “One of the Boys” during the day as the Director of Engineering for a water treatment company. This one is for her mom who is more than Violet strong and taught her that anything is possible if you work for it. Enjoy the show.

Alayna Laverty

Alayna is so incredibly excited to make her return to the stage as Doralee Rhodes! Previous credits include Teacher (Peter and the Starcatcher), Penny Pingleton (Hairspray) and Lucy van Pelt (YAGMCB). Alayna would like to thank all her biggest supporters, in her parents, friends, siblings, boyfriend, cast and crew, directing team. Remember to always shine like the sun! <3

Luciana Artusi Baltowski

Luciana is thrilled to be back on stage playing Judy in “9 to 5”. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Luciana holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Theater Arts and has been acting for over a decade both professionally and recreationally. While in Brazil, she was part of shows like Billy Elliot, directed by John Stefaniuk, as Dead Mum’s understudy, and School of Rock, directed by Mariano Detry, as Patty Di Marcos’s understudy and swing. You can find more performance videos of Luciana on YouTube @LucianaArtusiBaltoswki. She wants to thank her family and friends for their unconditional love and support, most importantly her mom, dad, and sister who are coming all the way from Brazil to cheer her on. Finally, she wants to thank her husband, Brian, for always supporting her passions and pushing her to go after her dreams.

Scott Kelley

Scott is thrilled to appear for the first time with Golden Ticket Productions, but he is no stranger to musical theater audiences around Chicago. Scott made his professional theater debut as a boy soprano in Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Asolo Theater in Sarasota, Florida, and has appeared in more than 50 shows since then. Favorite past productions include The Producers (Stormtrooper Tenor) at Wheaton Drama, Spamalot (Patsy) at BrightSide Theatre, The Beard of Avon (William Shakespeare) at Big Noise Theater, Arsenic and Old Lace (Officer O'Hara) at Village Theater Guild, Assassins (Anton Czolgosz), and Shrek (Papa Bear) with point2Productions, Something Rotten! (Nick Bottom), The Music Man (Harold Hill), The King and I (King), My Fair Lady (Henry Higgins), and Joseph…Dreamcoat (Joseph), all with Rising Stars Theatre Company, The Taming of the Shrew (Petruchio) with Elk Grove Village Performing Arts, Young Frankenstein (Ensemble) with North Riverside Players, The Mikado (Pish-Tush) with PaRiGaSS, Private Lives (Elyot Chase) at First Street Playhouse, and Peter Pan (Captain Hook) with Footlighters Des Plaines. Love to leading lady Staci, and his favorite production, Carson.

Staci Kelley

Staci is excited to be appearing in 9 to 5, her second show with Golden Ticket Productions. It’s been a very difficult gig, “acting” like she has a crush on her husband, Scott (Franklin Hart). What a man! Staci has appeared in several Chicago-land plays, musicals, and cabarets. Favorite shows/roles: Mamma Mia, The Shadow Box (Maggie), Nunsense (Sr. Robert Ann), Urinetown (Ma Strong & Mrs. Millennium), The Taming of the Shrew (Katherine), Beauty & the Beast (Babette), Godspell, and The World Goes ‘Round. Staci also performs frequently with Opportunity Knocks at Davenport’s Piano Bar, and with Song Shop Live. Thank you to Joe, Alana, and Ethan for giving her this opportunity! It’s been great working with all of you again! Much love to her son, Carson!

Richard Hollander

Rick is excited to be back with Golden Ticket as Tinsworthy and as Hart’s understudy. His previous favorite roles have included Harry Bright in Mama Mia, Oliver Hix in Music Man, Harry the Horse in Guys and Dolls and many others! He thanks his family and friends for their constant support and wishes this wonderful cast all the best! Break a leg, everyone!

Andrew Cliatt

Andrew Cliatt is super excited to be joining Golden Ticket Productions for 9 to 5! He currently works for Chicago Public Schools as a Special Education Classroom Assistant. Andrew’s most recent show was Valhalla with The Plagerists.

Jake Heelein

Jake is thrilled to be making his Golden Ticket debut! Jake's last onstage appearance was Theater 121’s Seussical where he played a Who Father. He is grateful to work with this immensely talented team, and would like to thank Faith and Alana for pushing him to audition!

Ean Kryska

Ean is excited to be working with his friends, Joe and Alana, along with the amazingly talented 9 to 5 cast, after a long hiatus. He previously played Zach in Real Clear Productions’ A Chorus Line. Ean would like to thank his wife, Jess, and his two wonderful kids, August and Clark, for all of their support!

Alana Stephens

Alana is the proud winner of the 2019 Broadway World for best choreography for Golden Ticket Production’s Musical: “Mamma Mia”. She also choreographed: “A Chorus Line” and “Fame”. She’s performed for Tony Award Nominee Director Kevin Long in “Over The Tavern” as Ellen. She’s performed as Christine in “A Chorus Line” and Minnie Fay in “Hello Dolly”. Alana would like to thank her husband Terric- she is grateful he is still with us, John Kubiak for watching over Terric, her two sons- Darren and Rory, her Parents, Friends, Joey (aka Lover), Ean, and our Producer Uncle Pat. Thank you to this amazing cast and crew-you all are rockstars and stay Golden!

Faith Hollander

Faith is thrilled to be back on stage with Golden Ticket! Some recent roles include ETC’s A Christmas Chaos (Sound), FFT’s Cinderella (Fairy Godmother), and Golden Ticket’s Mamma Mia (Ensemble), but her favorite role is being a theater instructor and stage manager for the Palatine Park District’s Youth Theater Program. She’d like to dedicate this show to all of the strong women who have shaped her life.

Selena Flores

Selena is delighted to be back on the stage! After graduating from Texas Women's University and performing all across Texas and Europe, where she played some of her favorite roles such as Emily in "A Moment in The Life of Willa Dee Arvis," Ted in "Peter in the Starcatcher" and Eugénie in "A Flea in her Ear." Her favorite role is Lydia Litvak in "The Night Witches," where she performed in Brighton, UK. Selena is so excited and thankful to work with Golden Ticket Production and perform in the Chicagoland area for the first time!

Melanie Johnson

Melanie is excited to be participating in her first Golden Ticket production with 9 to 5, The Musical! She was previously seen as a nun in The Sound of Music and Queen Constantina in Cinderella at the Woodstock Opera House. Melanie is the owner of New Hope Counseling Center and in her free time she loves to read, watch documentaries, see Broadway shows, and travel with her husband Scott and two sons, Zander and Owen. She wants to thank her friends and family for supporting her! This one's for the girls!

Ben Robins

Ben Robins is a senior at Elmhurst University studying music and theatre. He is excited to finally branch out in theatre outside of school! Previously, Ben has been in Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Theory of Relativity, Godspell, Les Misérables, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and much more. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Ethan Kohring

Ethan is excited to be back to collaborate with Golden Ticket Productions once again as the music director of 9 to 5! Ethan holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a vocal emphasis from Millikin University. In college he had the opportunity to tour both inside and outside of the United States in both the University Choir and One Voice vocal jazz ensemble. After graduating college, Ethan music directed Golden Ticket Productions' "Mama Mia" back in 2018. After 4 years of teaching middle school choir in Wilmette, Ethan is excited to start his new position in the Fall of 2023 as the K-8 Music Teacher and Choir Director at Golf School District 67 in Morton Grove! Outside of teaching, you may see him in the Greater Chicago-Land Area collaborating with vocalists and choirs as a pianist. Ethan looks forward to working with Golden Ticket Productions again and putting on a superb show!

Holly Baker

Holly is very happy to be in Golden Ticket’s second production and to be reunited with this wonderful creative team. Thank you for supporting local community theater and letting us all continue to do what we love.

Kim Buck

Kim is really happy to have joined the cast of Golden Ticket’s 9 to 5. She was last seen as a nun in Music On Stage’s The Sound of Music (thanks and God bless you, Frank Roberts), two weeks before COVID shut down the country. Favorite roles include Stepmother u/s in Into The Woods (Metropolis PAC), Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray (St. James Theatre) and Judy Turner in A Chorus Line (UAC Theatre). Thanks to Joe, Ethan, cast, crew and everyone involved in this production!

Natalie Gallon

Natalie is a recent Chicago transplant and member of the musical theater community. Not satisfied with all her hours working as a corporate lawyer, she was eager to add additional office hours by continuing to act as an office worker alongside with the kind, hilarious and talented 9 to 5 cast. While 9 to 5 is the first musical she has been in since middle school, Natalie has enjoyed making music in other contexts, such as singing in the WCPA Treble Quire, competing in the Second City Karaoke league and directing and singing in her law school acapella group Scales of Justice. She is also a proud dog mom, skier and puzzle put-togetherer.

Nicole Lapas

This is Nicole’s first time with Golden Tix Productions and she is thrilled to be back on the stage in her first musical in thirteen years! She was just seen as Cee Cee Winham at Albright’s production of The Red Velvet Cake Wars. Previous roles include (Countess Andrenyi)Murder on the Orient Express, the world premiere of a newly adapted A Christmas Carol, in which she played the gender reversed Scrooge(Elizabeth Scrooge), Deathtrap(Helga ten Dorp), Rumors(Clair Gantz), Picasso at the Lapin Agile(Suzanne/The Countess/Crazy Fan), Breakfast at Tiffany's(Holly Golightly),Crimes of the Heart(Meg McGrath) Proof(Catherine), Arabian Nights (Scheherazade) and Communicating Doors(Poopay). She also recently assistant directed for the first time at the Elgin Theatre Company's production of Sylvia. Nicole would like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her and her husband and their bulldog Louie for being her singing partners! Let’s shine like the sun!

Ethan Kohring

Ethan is excited to be back to collaborate with Golden Ticket Productions once again as the music director of 9 to 5! Ethan holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a vocal emphasis from Millikin University. In college he had the opportunity to tour both inside and outside of the United States in both the University Choir and One Voice vocal jazz ensemble. After graduating college, Ethan music directed Golden Ticket Productions' "Mama Mia" back in 2018. After 4 years of teaching middle school choir in Wilmette, Ethan is excited to start his new position in the Fall of 2023 as the K-8 Music Teacher and Choir Director at Golf School District 67 in Morton Grove! Outside of teaching, you may see him in the Greater Chicago-Land Area collaborating with vocalists and choirs as a pianist. Ethan looks forward to working with Golden Ticket Productions again and putting on a superb show!

Joe Pope

Co-founder of GTP, Joe is thrilled to direct and produce this iconic show with a brilliant creative team and cast. Most recently, he directed GTP's "Mamma Mia" (BWW Chicago/Best Director of a Musical). Joe has been involved in musical theater, both onstage and offstage, with various local groups and previously served as Artistic Director of Real Clear Productions in Chicago, directing shows such as A Chorus Line and Fame. Much love to Jim and his family for their support. Special thanks to Alana, Ean, Uncle Pat, and Mom for their unwavering support of GTP's mission. In memory of his grandmother, Dolores.

Alana Stephens

Alana is the proud winner of the 2019 Broadway World for best choreography for Golden Ticket Production’s Musical: “Mamma Mia”. She also choreographed: “A Chorus Line” and “Fame”. She’s performed for Tony Award Nominee Director Kevin Long in “Over The Tavern” as Ellen. She’s performed as Christine in “A Chorus Line” and Minnie Fay in “Hello Dolly”. Alana would like to thank her husband Terric- she is grateful he is still with us, John Kubiak for watching over Terric, her two sons- Darren and Rory, her Parents, Friends, Rita, Joey (aka Lover), Ean, and our Production Manager Uncle Pat. Thank you to this amazing cast and crew-you all are rockstars and stay Golden!