TTC Council  25-26

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​Faculty Sponsor: Jesse Ploog-Bacik
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(she/her/hers)  Mrs. Bacik has been teaching at Desert Vista since the 2018-2019 school year. She has a BFA in Technical Theatre Design & Production (Scenic Design/Painting) from the University of Arizona and her MEd in Secondary Education from Arizona State University. Between her Undergraduate and Masters programs, she worked in the Northern California Bay Area as a professional Scenic Designer, Scenic Painter, Stage Manager, and Production Manger. 
Outside of the theatre, Mrs. Bacik spends her time with her wonderful husband, her sons, Finn and Link, and her dog, Spud. 
Mrs. Bacik runs all of the theatre programs and classes here at DV and loves getting to work with all of our amazing students!

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Co-President: Amelicia Johnson
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Amelicia is a senior and is in her third year on TTC council! She has tried every area of tech but specializes in costume design. She also acts and performs in shows! She is incredibly passionate about theatre and is overjoyed to be this year's co-president.



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Co-President: Lucie Mahoney
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Lucy has been in technical theater since freshman year and wasn't really sure what to go into but set and props sounded fun so she chose those! Through it, she found a true love for tech and even crew headed props for Camelot and Camelittle. She continued by being on backstage for shows like Footloose, Romeo and Juliet,  Little Mermaid, and Camelot and Camelittle and also assistant stage manager for All My Sons and Chicago! She is now so very excited and happy to share her love of theatre with everyone!

Secretary/Treasurer: Avarie Wieging 
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Avarie is in her third year with TTC and is so excited to be part of council! She has been apart of every TTC show since freshman year- either onstage or behind the scenes helping to design a costume you see onstage! With a huge love for theatre, she is so grateful to have this opportunity to help TTC flourish this school year. Avarie cannot wait for another season full of laughter, dedication, and controlled chaos!

​Publicity/Historian: Laila Mejias
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Laila is so excited to be apart of council in one her most favored roles ever! She has been a dedicated member of TTC since her freshman year in both areas of tech and acting. Some of her favorite acting productions have been Little Mermaid, Camelot and Camelittle, and Chicago:Teen Edition! As she is much more of an actor, she has so much love for both publicity (obvi), hair/makeup, and all other techs; her being a dresser during ​Little Women! Laila is ready to bring so many new people to TTC and hopes they find as much as love she found in her freshman year !

​Co-Improv Captain: KC Rawlings
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This is KC's junior year with TTC and their first time joining council as a co-improv captain! They have both acted and done tech in every show since their freshman year including but not limited to Fools, Chicago: Teen Edition, and Little Women. They worked with tons of technical crews including hair/makeup, publicity, and props! They have been an avid member of the Improv Club since their freshman year and are so excited how this year goes!!

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​Co-Improv Captain: Molly Prefling​
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Molly is so excited to be one of your co-improv captians!!! She is currently a junior and has participated in both tech and acting! Some of her key performances were in Little Mermaid, Little Women, and Chicago: Teen Edition. She is well versed in her love for costuming, which she has done for all of the TTC shows since her freshman year, even becoming the co-leader for it in OUAOMT! Molly can't wait for such a great year!!!

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Tech Coordinator: Riley Hanania
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Riley has been an active member of TTC since her freshman year. She started out on hair and makeup and publicity but transferred over to props and sound her sophomore year. She has worked many shows in TTC such as Footloose, The Little Mermaid, Little Women, Camelot and Camelittle, and Chicago as well as many other shows outside of TTC. Riley has been on almost every crew but primarily works as props master, mic coordinator, and stage manager. She hopes to inspire others to find their love of tech just as she did!

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