Little Shop of Horrors at Merage Jewish Community Center

Haven Hanson is an up-and-coming costume designer and performer in his last year of highschool at OCSA. Haven focuses on Costume design, theatrical/camera makeup, scenic painting, and wig styling. Haven was the Musical Theatre West Costume-Design Scholar of 2022 and has designed and performed for many recent productions including TACFA's Broadway in the Park of the Wizard of OZ- Costume Coordinator/ Makeup and Hair design, Performing With the Pros-OCSA (soloist), costume Design, Little Mermaid-The Music Room (Eric), Co. costume Design, Sweeney Todd-Braver Players, Makeup/Wig/Scenic Painting, Little Shop of Horrors-Yorba Linda Spotlight(Seymour), Wig/makeup, The Addams Family-The Music Room, (Gomez), Co.Scenic Design. Check out his work at Stitchxhaven.com.

Carina graduated Cum Laude from the University of California, Irvine, with a B.A. in Drama and Honors in Musical Theatre. She has been a working actress and vocalist for over 15 years, and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. Carina's experience includes New York City theatre, national tours, regional theatre, digital media, web series, and cast album recordings, as well as international work as a principal vocalist for Hong Kong Disneyland, Universal Studios Singapore, Silversea, Seabourn, and Holland America. Her work has taken her to more than 80 different countries! Carina is also a seasoned and enthusiastic teacher and director, with more than a decade of experience as a teaching artist (highlights include working as a musical theatre teacher at the acclaimed Atlantic Acting School in NYC, and directing professional singers and dancers in theatrical shows on board a Holland America cruise ship as an installation director for Belinda King Creative Productions). Since relocating home to sunny Southern California, she has directed dozens of shows for artists of all ages. Carina firmly believes in the power of arts education, and is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Braver Players!