Sophie Thompson is thrilled to be a part of the CLOC 2021 Vocal Company! She is a passionate advocate for opera, operetta, and new music. Sophie graduated with a Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music in 2020 and holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Samantha Altman is thrilled to be joining the Vocal Company this  summer at CLOC! She is going into her senior year in the BFA  Musical Theatre program at Manhattanville College. There she has  been seen in productions such as, See Rock City (Dodi), G&S  Deconstructed (Soloist) and Company (vocal company & u/s).
Grace Margaret Craig recently graduated from the Crane School of Music, and she will begin graduate studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in the fall. Some of Grace's previous roles include Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel, Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas.
Carlyn Jade Barenholtz is thrilled to be returning to the Vocal Company this summer! She is a rising Senior at Boston Conservatory @ Berklee College of Music, working towards her BFA in Musical Theater with a specialization in Dramaturgy and Playwriting. You may have last seen her on the Highfield stage in 2019 in Ruddigore (as Mad Margaret), Knickerbocker Holiday (as Washington Irving), and Godspell (as a very convincing goat).
Emily Holguin was recently named an emerging artist in the 2020 Lotte Lenya Competition and spent the 2019-2020 season as a chorus member with Austin Opera. Emily is currently completing her Masters in Opera Performance at Boston Conservatory. Recent roles include Annu in Kamala Sankaram’s Thumbprint and Rosa Carini in Thomas Pasatieri’s The Vaudevillian.
Gillian Weatherford is a graduate of Las Vegas Academy of the Performing Arts and currently studies Vocal Performance: Music Theater at NYU Steinhardt. She is thrilled to be performing with CLOC this summer and her roles in this year's company include: Lily Pond in Very Good Eddie, Woman 1 in A Gentleman’s Guide, Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, and Lady Sanguazure in The Sorcerer.
Sabrina Brush is a senior music theatre major at Oklahoma City University. She participated in last year's Virtual CLOC, but is thrilled to be back in person this year! Previous credits include Fastrada in Pippin, Dorotheé in Cendrillon, and Woman 2 in Closer Than Ever. A big thank you to everyone involved in CLOC for making this season happen, enjoy the show!
Erin Burtchaell recently graduated with her BFA in Musical Theatre from Manhattanville College. There, she was seen in productions of See Rock City (Lauren), G&S: Deconstructed (Matter Patter), and Company (Sarah). Erin also choreographs for children’s shows, dance teams, and college productions. She is thrilled to join the CLOC family!
Jeffrey Laughrun is a Vocal Company member born and raised in West Des Moines, Iowa (currently living in Pasadena, CA). Jeffrey was last seen at CLOC (in person) in 2019 as Con Kidder in The Red Mill, Robin Oakapple/Ruthven Murgatroyd in Ruddigore, and Brom Broeck in The Knickerbocker Holiday.
Trent Mosty is a rising senior musical theatre major at the University of Central Oklahoma and this is his 2nd year with the vocal company. Some of his past credits include I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change (Man 1), Children of Eden (Seth/Shem), & Next to Normal (Gabe).
Brandon Roth is an aspiring singer and actor from the Midwest, he is very excited to be joining the College Light Opera Company’s Vocal Company for this season. He will be seen in roles such as Pirate king in Pirates of Penzance and Dr. Daly in The Sorcerer, among others.
Sam Dubin is in his last semester of undergraduate studies as a vocal performance major at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, studying with professor Allan Glassman. In high school, he performed for three seasons with the Austin Opera chorus. This is Sam's first summer in Cape Cod, and he is very excited to be performing and he hopes you enjoy all the shows this season!
Orlando Montalvo finished his Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance in 2020 at Rhode Island College. He will be continuing his studies in vocal performance in Fall 2021 at Louisiana State University. Mr. Montalvo is a Miranda Family Fellow - a distinct award from Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Miranda family awarded in 2018.
Teddy Ladley: 21-year-old performer from Tempe, AZ, studying Music Theater Performance at ASU. A baseball player, actor, student, and singer, he loves entertaining and connecting with people. Credits include Gaston (AriZoni Award) - Beauty and the Beast, Man #1 - Kiss Me, Kate!, Britt Craig/Gov. Slaton - Parade, 1st Place NATS Cal-Western Regionals.
Alex Poletti is thrilled to be joining the CLOC vocal company this season! Previous credits include Cornelius in Hello, Dolly! and Georg in She Loves Me. Alex studied music at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota before pursuing his BFA in Musical Theatre from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
Ian C. Weber is a recent graduate of the Chicago College of Performing Arts, and is thrilled to rejoin CLOC for his second season. Previously at CLOC he was seen as Ralph Rackstraw (Pinafore), Dick Dauntless (Ruddigore), Tenpin (Knickerbocker Holiday), and that one tenor in the Talk to Me quartet (Bye Bye Birdie).

Guest Artists

Kai Blanton is thrilled to reprise his ensemble role in CLOC's 2021 rendition of The Sorcerer. A Bourne native, Kai has been featured in roles such as Jean Michel in La Cage aux Folles and Hamlet. Kai would like to thank Shakira, his fiancée, for helping him find true love off the stage.
Tristan Campbell, who plays the role of Hercules, is extremely grateful to be joining the cast of The Sorcerer. Tristan lives in Hull MA. and summers in West Falmouth MA. with his family. Tristan attends Lillian M. Jacobs School and will be in 6th grade this fall. Tristan enjoys acting, singing, attending CLOC performances, riding the bike path to Woods Hole and playing soccer with his friends.