Faith Conaway
~Business Owner and Actress
Faith Conaway graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre , and a minor in
dance. She was recently seen-on the international tour with Sesame Street Live as the lead role Jenny the music teacher and
plans to continue auditioning wherever and whenever she can. Some of her college credits include: Cinderella
as Cinderella, Sweeney Todd as
Joanna, Peter in Peter Pan, Sunday in the Park with George as
Celeste #2, Crazy for You as a chorus
girl, Ariel in Footloose, numerous roles in dance concerts, and Elle Woods in Casper College's production of Legally Blonde this past summer.
Faith has been singing since she
was 5 years old, competing in local talent contests, performing at fair’s,
school talents shows, the national anthem at sporting events, singing for weddings,
and even some national talent contests. She
started doing musical theatre in 2006, when she was cast the first time as
Cinderella in her high school’s production of Cinderella. Soon after, she began perusing her new dream of
becoming a professional actress. During her second year of college she made her New
York Debut as The Little girl in an Off-Broadway production of The Magdalene, working with Tony award
winner Richard Maltby jr. and receiving rave reviews.
She also has a lot of experience with child care including her current job at the Casper Children's Theatre, being a Nanny, and teaching fitness.
Jocelyn Engen
~Actress
Jocelyn Engen has been involved with music since she was 5 and old enough to start playing the fiddle. She has competed in numerous fiddle competitions and received many awards and honors along with her ongoing soccer career. Jocelyn also cheer-leads, has experience singing in the choirs at Kelly Walsh, and loves shooting her bow. Needless to say this girl is very experienced with performing and has a desire for adventure.
Lys Burton
~Actress
Lys sings in the shower, in the car, in the choir, and in the early morning hours when her family is still trying to sleep. She loves all things girly from tiaras to fancy dresses, but she believes that all the best princesses love the outdoors, adore their daddies, excel in sports, and can’t put down a good book. She performs with the Kelly Walsh choirs, plays the piano and cello, and can tap out a mean rhythm with a wooden spoon and a dish pan. Lys acts in the school musicals and shines as the oldest of six kids in the circus that is her family. She bikes for fun, runs for sport, and has a passion for teaching kiddos to swim. And of course….she dreams of a handsome prince, darling shoes, and a very fast carriage.
Dawn Anderson
Coates
~Actress
Dawn Anderson Coates studied theater and Dance at CWC and the University of Wyoming. She has
performed with Casper College and the Casper Childrens' Theater, and is a
current performer with Stage III Community theater. She has also performed in
several Hollywood Independent films and television projects, including a
squire for several jousting troupes throughout the US. Her favorite roles
include Babette in Beauty and the Beast, Suzie in Wait Until Dark, and Eunice
in Streetcar named Desire. She also teaches Okinawan Kenpo Karate and enjoys
woodworking, surfing, raising miniature horses, spending time with her nephews,
and performing Civil War reenactments with her husband Eric.
Natassia Strayer
~Actress
Natassia
Strayer is a Theatre Performance Major at Casper College. Some of her favorite
roles she has played include: Scout(To Kill A Mockingbird), Bonnie(Anything
Goes), and The Pink Silly Girl(Beauty and the Beast JR.). She has been
performing since she was a little girl, and even role-playing as many of her
favorite fictional characters with her older sister when they were younger.
Natassia has always been a Disney fanatic and hopes to someday work in Disneyland,
but she is very excited to be apart of
this business as a Princess. She has also enjoyed working with kids since she
was in middle school. Whether it be volunteering to help with VBS at her
church, or hanging out with her younger sister, Natassia has always loved
making kids happy.
Natassia Strayer
~Actress
Natassia
Strayer is a Theatre Performance Major at Casper College. Some of her favorite
roles she has played include: Scout(To Kill A Mockingbird), Bonnie(Anything
Goes), and The Pink Silly Girl(Beauty and the Beast JR.). She has been
performing since she was a little girl, and even role-playing as many of her
favorite fictional characters with her older sister when they were younger.
Natassia has always been a Disney fanatic and hopes to someday work in Disneyland,
but she is very excited to be apart of
this business as a Princess. She has also enjoyed working with kids since she
was in middle school. Whether it be volunteering to help with VBS at her
church, or hanging out with her younger sister, Natassia has always loved
making kids happy.
Natassia Strayer is a Theatre Performance Major at Casper College. Some of her favorite roles she has played include: Scout(To Kill A Mockingbird), Bonnie(Anything Goes), and The Pink Silly Girl(Beauty and the Beast JR.). She has been performing since she was a little girl, and even role-playing as many of her favorite fictional characters with her older sister when they were younger. Natassia has always been a Disney fanatic and hopes to someday work in Disneyland, but she is very excited to be apart of this business as a Princess. She has also enjoyed working with kids since she was in middle school. Whether it be volunteering to help with VBS at her church, or hanging out with her younger sister, Natassia has always loved making kids happy.
Abby Chambers
~Actress
From the age of 2 years old, Abby has craved the thrill of acting and sharing her love of music with others. Her mother used to catch her practicing her dramatic facial expressions in front of the bathroom mirror, and Abby has always been singing and dancing wherever she may find herself. Being the second of six children, she's had a lifetime of experience helping make children happy through babysitting, teaching swim lessons, and just having fun! She has had the opportunity to shine and share her talents in a wide array of musicals, some of which have been collegiate productions of It's a Wonderful Life, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and the Kelly Walsh production of The Music Man. Abby absolutely adores taking on new adventures, and being a princess is one of her favorites!
Tayla Davis
~Actress
Tayla is
a student at Kelly Walsh high school and graduates in 2018. She has been
dancing for 12 years at Dance Evolutions Inc. and plans on to keep dancing. She
has 4 little sisters she loves and that is why she loves being a princess for
other little kids! She plans on doing dream upon a princess for as long as she
can!
Maeva Williams
~Actress
Maeva Williams joined Dream Upon A Princess in January. She
is honored to be a part of this event planning business. She believes it truly
has, and will continue to make the community a better place— with a little
faith, trust, and…PIXIE DUST!
She has always found comfort, and even encouragement,
through the magic of Disney movies while growing up and she is so excited to be
able to share this magic with young hearts.
Maeva loves working with children. While attending the
University of Colorado, at Colorado Springs, she worked at Peterson Air Force
base, teaching young children (ages 6-12), the game of tennis. Maeva was also the number one Varsity player
at Kelly Walsh all throughout high school—eventually leading her team to win
State in 2008.
Maeva was a member of Smart Girl Leadership during college.
Smart Girl Leadership offers the opportunity to reach out to young girls in
junior high and discuss self-esteem. She was then certified and trained to do
group interactivities with students in order to teach and enhance self-esteem.
Devin Conaway
~Actor
Devin has been with Dream Upon a Princess since the beginning. Although this is one of his first acting experience's he has been performing his whole life, on the slopes and at home on the guitar. He spends his free time shredding on the mountain, learning music, and spending time with family and friends. You can ask any of his family members and they will tell you he has always been a natural with children, having two younger brothers, two nieces, and a nephew who love his company.
Kirstn Roussel
~Actress
Kirsten Roussel has been acting with The Casper Children's Theater, Stage Three, and Casper College for the past seven years. Some of her favorite roles have been Veruca Salt (Willy Wonka at Casper Children's Theater), Gloria (Wait Until Dark at Stage Three), Louise (Sunday in the Park with George at Casper College), Wendy (Peter Pan at Casper Children's Theater), and most recently, A High School/ Chicago Kid (Footloose at Casper College). She has also been taking piano and voice lessons, piano for seven years, voice lessons for three. She would like to thank her teachers, Kathy Williams and Ashley Dyer, for all the hard work they have put in to help her.
Nick Perkins
~Actor
Casper native Nick Perkins has been involved in the arts for as long as he can remember. He's had roles in numerous local productions, including playing Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, the crazy professor in The Man Who Came To Dinner and the titular character in The Wizard of Oz. He also dabbles in stand up comedy and can be seen more often than not hosting Dinner With A Laugh every month at The Wonder Bar. Nick has a passion for telling stories, whether it's through the written word, the spoken word, photography, food or acting. He has written for multiple publications, including MTV, but he believes his greatest achievement is letting kids know that a hero can be anyone and that you don't need a cape to change someone's life.
Claire Johnson
~Actress
From a young age Claire has enjoyed acting and dressing up. Her fascination with Disney has followed her into her high school years. She attends Kelly Walsh and is actively involved with the orchestra where she plays the cello, and athletics running cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track. She thinks every princess should have a tomboy side. Finally, she loves being around kids and enjoys making their day. In the future she hopes to become a teacher where she can help kids every day. This opportunity has helped her grow doing what she loves.
Katelyn Magee
~Actress
Katelyn attends Kelly Walsh high school, graduating in 2016. At a young age she enjoyed reading lots of books and she also loved dressing up. Her most recent shows include the past 3 Kelly Walsh productions, Game of Tiaras, Shrek the Musical, and Peter/Wendy. She draws and paints, and she also loves to sing (all the time), and play the drums. Katelyn loves working with people, and loves to work with kids.
Amanda Aletha Phillips
~Actress
Grew up in an African family, being the first generation
born in America she is rich of African culture. Growing up music of all kinds
filled her home, she was a HUGE FAN of musicals. She picked up musicality
naturally as she grew into her teen years and joined the high school dance
team, where she worked a little harder than the rest of her teammates who all
previous training. She than took her love of dancing,singing, and the ability
to make people laugh to the stage as she got her first acting role in a play
called The Dining Room. She quickly realized her love for theater and tried out
for as many plays and musicals as possible including her favorite musical of
all The Sound of Music!!! She enjoyed various activities at Kelly Walsh high
school such as choir, drama class, dancing, and cheerleading. A Casper native
for almost 15 years now is still hopeful that some day of taking her talents on
the road to share with the world. Now a wife and mother of four girls, she's learning how to
raise little princesses of her own. Her love of Disney is easy to pass on to her
girls because her husband is just as big a fanatic as her
Esther Langi
~Actress Esther studied music and performed in plays and musicals at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. She also danced at the Polynesian Culture Center off and on for 6 years. Some of her favorite experiences on the stage at that time were dancing at the PCC, singing as Anita in West Side Story, acting as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Fly in a classmate’s one-act The Fly on the Wall, and touring with the BYU-H Concert Choir to China and Mongolia. At 4 years old, Esther was asked to sing the National Anthem for a little league game, and her love for performing began. Her parents had hopes for her to be a doctor, but she still managed to sneak into school talent shows, school plays, church musicals, dance classes, and choirs. Esther has tried and loves a wide range of dance styles, but her primary dance background is in hula, ori/tamure, and siva, dances from the islands of Hawaii, Tahiti, and Samoa, respectively. In 2003, Esther was asked to work with the head of the Tahiti section of the Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Heritage Week Luau as an ori Tahiti (Tahitian dance) instructor, leading and training a group of 20 dancers in one number while dancing in three other numbers throughout the show. Esther also has some experience working with children, being one of 12 and having 38 nieces and nephews. She also has 5 young children of her own, her current and most fulfilling role to date. Outside of her family, she has taught children hula throughout her life and currently leads music for the children’s group at church. She can be seen playing the piano or ukulele, exercising to DVDs, or watching musicals, sci-fi, or Disney movies."
Maxwell von Gunten
~Actor
Maxwell von Gunten was born in Grossepointe Michigan, and moved to Casper Wyoming as a baby. He has always enjoyed theatre, preforming at Casper Children's Theatre as a child, as well as productions at Kelly Walsh and UAH college in Huntsville Alabama. You may have seen Max preform as Louis in Check Please or in the musical Beauty and the Beast at Kelly Walsh. Max is thrilled to be part of Dream Upon A Princess and looks forward to many more theatrical opportunities. When not on the stage Max loves to be up on the mountain shredding the slopes.
More to come!!
