2023 -2024

Ruthie Darnell, Megan Rutz, Isabella Bauer, and Mollie Stier

Ruthie Darnell, a mezzo soprano, is a senior at Seton High School. She has been studying voice privately for 5 years and has been performing on stage since age 5. She has many musical theater credits including her roles as Minnie Fay in Hello Dolly, Apostle in Jesus Christ Superstar, Benjamin in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and as Mrs. Corry and a featured dancer in Mary Poppins. Ruthie is a part of the vocal ensemble, show choir, and concert choir at Seton, and she participates in Cincinnati Young People’s Theater.

Megan Rutz is a sophomore at Loveland Highschool. She enjoys all kinds of performing arts, including her more than ten years as a competitive dancer with a specialty in tap, and over five years playing the flute. In 2022, she traveled to New York City where she took dance classes from Broadway actors and the Rockettes and attended an improvisation acting class. Closer to home, she has performed in the Little Mermaid and Behind the Scenes while a middle school student and in Singing in the Rain with the Loveland Stage Company. She has been taking vocal lessons for two years. She aspires to be on Broadway someday and is excited to see how far she will come in the next several months!

Isabella Bauer is a sophomore at Williamsburg High School where she sings alto in the school chorus and participates in the musical theater program. Her roles include Roxie Hart in Chicago and Alice in The Addams Family. She is a member of the Williamsburg High School Marching Band as a color guard and was tapped to sing Aretha Franklin’s classic “Respect” in the band’s 2023 fall performance. With a passion for singing, Isabella hopes to advance in her musical journey and eventually pursue a career in music. She is extremely grateful for the Forest-Aires vocal scholarship and the opportunities it provides.

Mollie Stier, a mezzo soprano, is a senior at Ursuline Academy. She is part of Ursuline’s auditioned Acapella choir and is part of the school musical every fall. She also helps in creating choreography for a variety of shows and concerts at Ursuline including The Lightning Thief musical, the performing arts winter concert, and musical theater summer camps. Mollie has participated in the World Strides St. Louis Heritage Festival as well as the Greater Cincinnati Schools Honor Choir. She hopes to continue growing in theater and choir in college and is very thankful for the opportunity to begin taking voice lessons!