Nicholas Urben 

Having started his acting career in his sophomore year of high school, Nicholas Urben shares that he has had the role of being an actor for all the productions that the Troy Theatre Ensemble has put together since then. In his three years as part of the Troy Theatre Ensemble, Urben recalls his most memorable moment being the production of the play “Curtains,” his first musical two years ago. “It was really just the music and all the people that I got to perform with that made it so memorable,” he reminisces. Urben does not plan on pursuing theatre long-term and instead will be majoring in chemistry at Michigan State University. However, he may consider doing community theater or something music related “like singing or being in a choir.” 

Reagan Feld

For nine years, Reagan Feld has been part of the theater community. She joined the Troy Theatre Ensemble in her freshman year, starting off with performing. She performed in seven shows before getting the opportunity to take the role of a production manager. Feld claims that her most memorable time in theatre stems from being production manager as she is the first ever person in the Troy Theatre Ensemble to take upon this responsibility. “It was basically like being an assistant director for Mr. Vickers,” she explains, “so it was a lot of fun to step into that ‘behind-the-scenes’ role.” From her four years in the Troy Theatre Ensemble, Feld expresses the large “community of friends” that she has gained has helped her “develop and grow as a person,” and develop skills like teamwork and responsibility with a large group. Using her experience from the past nine years, Feld plans to continue to keep theatre as a part of her life by pursuing a double major in Psychology and Theatre at Northern Illinois University, and eventually hoping to work professionally in the industry. 

Jason Graf

After over a decade of being a part of the theatre community, four of those years having been in the Troy Theatre Ensemble, Jason Graf reflects on his career so far. His last roles include Theseus and Oberon from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a show put on by the Troy Theatre Ensemble. Along with performing, Graf worked as a part of the microphone crew backstage. “Theatre has definitely helped me explore my creativity,” Graf says regarding how theatre has changed and impacted him as a person. Graf plans on continuing this journey at Wayne State University pursuing a major in theatre.

Kyu Quakenbush

In their two years of being a part of the Troy Theatre Ensemble crew, Kyu Quakenbush describes their most memorable moments. “Tech week in general has always been my favorite,” they say, “it’s very chaotic, but it’s really fun to see everything come together.” Quakenbush explains that theatre has allowed them to make a lot of friends that share their interests and has “given [them] a lot of new opportunities.” They mostly enjoy watching “everything come to life on stage.” Quakenbush plans to follow in this path and pursue Multimedia Arts Technology at Western Michigan University this fall.