Our Cast
OUR CAST IS MADE UP OF SOME OF THE BEST PERFORMERS HERE IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Katie Moore
FOUNDER, MANAGER, & LEAD CHARACTER PERFORMER
Katie Moore is the founder of Happily Ever After Parties. She’s been performing as a princess performer for 10 years now! She is a Physician Assistant at Arkansas Children's Hospital in addition to owning HEA. In her spare time, she loves creating costumes, many of which we use here at Happily Ever After Parties. She also styles many of the wigs that we use here. She has been performing since she was 12, even being trained in Pointe! Her favorite roles in a performance was as Erzulie in Once On This Island and as Cosette in Les Miserables. Her favorite part about being a princess is being able to serve her community and make magic for those in need.
Characters Portrayed: Ice Queen, Snow Princess, Rapunzel, Little Mermaid (all options), Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Amulet Princess, Correlia the Mermaid, & Flower Fairy
Jessica Curtis
MANAGER & LEAD CHARACTER PERFORMER
Jessica Curtis is one of the managers of Happily Ever After Parties. She began as a princess performer in 2019 and fell in love from there. She has been a performer for 10 years and her favorite role was as the Enchantress in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. She is currently working on her art degree at the University of Central Arkansas. Any spare time she has is spent watching princess movies and using her artistic talents. Her favorite part about being a princess is all of the interactions she has with the kids! She especially loves seeing their big happy smiles when they meet the princesses.
Characters Portrayed: Snow Princess, Princess Beauty, Little Mermaid (Teal Dress), Grecian Princess, Vixen the Fairy
Gracie Young
ASSISTANT MANAGER & LEAD CHARACTER PERFORMER
Gracie is a current sophomore majoring in Elementary Education. In her spare time, she loves working with children, reading, student teaching, and she has played the flute for 8 years! She is a huge Taylor Swift fan and a lively, enthusiastic performer.
She is a former member of the CHS marching band, spinning on the flag line. Her passion and bubbly personality lend greatly to performing at HEA. Her favorite princess is Princess Rapunzel. She is so excited to be a part of the HEA Team! A dream come true!
Characters Portrayed: Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Ice Queen (Ice Dress), Snow Princess (Travel Dress), Rapunzel, Little Mermaid (Teal Gown), Rose the Flower Fairy
Carly Campbell
ASSISTANT MANAGER & LEAD CHARACTER PERFORMER
Carly began working for Happily Ever After when she was only 15 years old. She met Kate, who was performing mermaid at an event, and was swept away into the magical world of character performing from then on. Now she is a Psychology major at UCA with plans to become a therapist after she graduates. She has a passion for providing a safe space for children and adults alike where they can experience the magic of meeting their favorite characters.
Carly has been performing since 2013 and has played everything from a mean girl to an elderly man from the 1800s. She doesn’t care what character she plays as long as she is able to tell stories for people to enjoy! Her favorite roles include Rachel in The Play That Goes Wrong (Conway HS), Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (Conway HS) Karen in Mean Girls (RCT), Flotsam in The Little Mermaid (RCT), and Pinocchio/Featured Dancer in Shrek The Musical (RCT).
Characters portrayed: Ice Queen, Snow Princess, Snow White, The Little Mermaid (all options), Rapunzel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Princess Beauty, Brave Princess, Thalia the Mermaid, Glamour Doll, Galactic Scavenger, and Glimmer the Snow Fairy (coming soon)!
Lucy Strahin
FEMALE PERFORMANCE TRAINING OFFICER
& LEAD CHARACTER PERFORMER
Lucy Strahin is an incoming Freshman at Southern Arkansas University, majoring in Musical Theatre. She has been an avid theatre and Disney lover for all of her life! Her favorite roles have been as Cruella De-Ville in 101 Dalmatians, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, and most recently as Dorothy in the Wizard Of Oz.
She has been a part of Happily Ever After for 3 years now! She is a former member of the CHS choir and loves performing anywhere she can. In her spare time, she loves to draw, sing, and watch her favorite musicals. She is very excited to be a part of the HEA Team!
Characters Portrayed: The Little Mermaid (Teal Gown), Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella (all options), Princess Beauty, and the Ice Queen (all options)
Logan Cottrell-West
MALE PERFORMANCE TRAINING OFFICER
& CHARACTER PERFORMER
Logan Cottrell-West is a musician and actor who has been a musician since 2010 and has been acting since 2016. He is a former member of the Greenbrier HS Theatre Troupe in 2020 and acted in many comedic roles, performing for all ages. He is a very accomplished performer, making superior ratings at the Arkansas Thespian Festival for monologue performance.
He currently studies music at UCA and enjoys using art to bring happiness to all audiences he performs for. We are so excited for Logan to lead our male performance team!
Characters Portrayed: Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince, Spider Hero
Abigail Roset
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM LEAD &
LEAD CHARACTER PERFORMER
Abigail Woodward is a veteran performer here at Happily Ever After Parties, along with our in house vocal instructor! She is a private music instructor here in Conway with a degree in Vocal Performance from Oklahoma City University.
She has been performing since she was 10 and her favorite role was portraying Ariel in North Little Rock High’s production of The Little Mermaid! You may have recently seen her as Bonnie in Bonnie & Clyde at The Royal Theatre. Outside of teaching, she spends her time performing at various theatres throughout Central Arkansas. She enjoys spreading love and light, just like all of her favorite princesses.
Characters Portrayed: Ice Queen, Snow Princess, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, and Sleeping Beauty
Mia Williams
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
& CHARACTER PERFORMER
Mia Williams is a longtime theatre lover and has been a part of the theatre community since 2017, both performing onstage and helping backstage. She loves performing having been in Dance for 11 years and Choir for 9 years. Her favorite roles she has played are as The Cowardly Lion (Wizard of Oz, RCT), Ursula (Little Mermaid, RCT), and as Mrs. Potts (Beauty and the Beast, RCT). In her spare time, she loves to sing, dance, learn new instruments, playing video games, and painting! She is so excited to be a part of the HEA team and to be a part of making kids dreams come true!
Characters Portrayed: Fairy Godmother, Estella the Sun Fairy
Ellie Moore
CHARACTER PERFORMER
Ellie Moore is a sophomore nursing major at UACCM. She loves performing and has participated in dance, cheer, gymnastics, and orchestra! She first fell in love with theatre while performing with Red Curtain Theatre at age 7. Her favorite roles have been as Pua in Moana Jr. and Young Elsa in Frozen Jr. She loves spending time with family and friends, playing video games, singing, and being active in theatre. Her favorite princess is our Ice Queen and she loves being able to make magic for little ones all over Arkansas!
Characters Portrayed: Ice Queen, Snow Princess, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Tinkerbell, The Amulet Princess, The Little Mermaid (tail option), Luna the Mermaid
Eli Bartholomew
CHARACTER PERFORMER
Eli is a sophomore BFA Acting major at Oklahoma City University. She has been performing her whole life in everything from ballets to plays to musical theatre. Some of her favorite roles include Roxie in Chicago (RCT) and Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (RCT). She has also been dancing for seventeen years and was a dance teacher at Red Curtain Theatre for three years. Her favorite dance styles are tap, contemporary, and ballet. In her free time, she loves to cosplay and play video games. She loves being able to make magic for kids, especially when she can also serve her community in the process!
Characters Portrayed: Brave Princess
Evanee Dra'a Dokes
CHARACTER PERFORMER
Evanee Dra'a Dokes has been a lifelong performer. She has been performing on stage since she was 12, performing in many musicals such as High School Musical 2 Jr as Sharpay, Frozen the Musical as Elsa, and Bring It On the Musical as Nautica.
In her spare time, she enjoys playing instruments, drawing, painting, and making jewelry. Evanee is also a dancer in the Dance Troupe at her school, training in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, and many other styles of dance.
She is so excited to be the newest addition to the Happily Ever After Team and to help bring characters to life!
Characters Portrayed: Bayou Princess, Wayfinder, Little Mermaid
Taryn Wells
CHARACTER PERFORMER
Taryn Wells is currently a Vocal Music Education major in the Honors College at UCA. She has loved music and performance since she was a little girl—she plays French horn, piano, and guitar, is a member of the UCA Chamber Singers, and loves musical theatre! Her favorite roles to date were as Dorothy Gale in Dorothy in Wonderland and Miss Honey in Matilda.
In her spare time, she loves to crochet, play cozy video games, and hang out with her two corgis. She is so excited to be able to perform with HEA and make magic for children in the process!
Characters Portrayed: Ice Queen, Cinderella, Princess Beauty
Kaitlyn Carmical
CHARACTER PERFORMER
Kaitlyn Carmical is a rising junior and honors student at Cabot High School. She has participated in and loved all things theatre and performance from a very early age. Kaitlyn has been in several productions throughout her theatre career. Her most recent shows are, Alice by Heart (CHS) and Bring it On: The Musical (Argenta Community Theater).
Kaitlyn is an active member of the National Honors Society and Youth Advisory Council at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, that being said she has always had a strong interest in service. As someone with a true heart for children and performance, HEA was the perfect way to share her love and passion with others!
Characters Portrayed: Snow Princess, Little Mermaid, Glamour Doll
Lily Hirschieder
CHARACTER PERFORMER
Lily Hirscheider is an upcoming junior at North Little Rock High School and Center of Excellence. She loves to sing, dance, and act any chance she gets & performing is her favorite hobby! Her favorite role she's played was as Anna in Disney's Frozen at NLR high school.
When she's not on stage, she loves reading, crafting, and hanging out with her friends! From her first trip to Disney, she's been obsessed with all things princess. She is so excited to be performing with Happily Ever After!
Characters Portrayed: Snow Princess, Little Mermaid, Rapunzel, Tinker Fairy
Charity Broyles
CHARACTER PERFORMER
Charity Broyles is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to provide magic to Central Arkansas! She is currently majoring in Psychology and minoring in Political Science at Wilmington University. In her spare time, she loves to read, play violin, and perform in short films & community theatre productions.
Some of her favorite roles include Emily Webb in Our Town, Polly Peabody in Til Death Do Us Part, and Aaneya in Carrying My Bag of Bones. Charity is currently signed with Stewart Talent NYC! Her favorite princess to portray is our Bayou Princess!
Characters Portrayed: Bayou Princess, Island Princess, Little Mermaid (Walking Tail), Marella the Mermaid (Others available upon request)
Peyton Stafford
MERMAID PERFORMER
Peyton Stafford is a junior Environmental Science major with a focus in Biology in the Honors College at UCA. She has been involved with visual arts her whole life and theater arts since middle school. At Marissa and Jacq's Dance Studio, she learned Tap and Jazz.
Peyton has been cosplaying since she was 15, and uses her wig-styling and costume design skills to bring her performance characters to life. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, drawing, crafting, playing cozy video games, and playing "mermaids" at the pool!
With a passion for marine life, and a devotion to conservation and sustainability, Peyton's favorite parts about being a party mermaid with HEA is being able to teach others about our beautiful planet, and bringing the mermaid magic to your parties!
Bladen Young
CHARACTER PERFORMER
Bladen is a 16 year old junior in high school. He loves baseball and playing sports in general. He has recently been performing in his high school musicals and is excited to further his performing experience with HEA! He is energetic and loves hanging out with friends/family. In his spare time, he enjoys volunteering at the Arkansas Dream Center. When he grows up he wants to become a physical therapist and help anyone he can. We are excited to have Bladen join our team!
Characters Portrayed: Ice Harvester, Mermaid Assistant
Eli Halter
CHARACTER PERFORMER
Bio to come!
Characters Portrayed: Cinderella's Prince
HEA's Internship Program
Our intern program is for prospective performers aged 14-18 interested in pursuing musical theatre and a character performing role at Happily Ever After.
Our program allows these performers to gain performing experience, assisting experience, and ease into a potential role as a character performer over time.