Leher is thrilled to take on a dream role as Amalia Balash in her return to the PVTC stage. Previous roles include Cosette in Les Misérables, Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof, Cinderella in Into The Woods, and Belle in Beauty and the Beast. In 2014, she received the West Valley Light Opera ERMA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Fiddler on the Roof. Leher has 16 years of vocal training and has performed in musical theater productions since the age of 12. Apart from her theatrical evening gig, Leher is a USC graduate, works in marketing at NVIDIA, and is constantly on the hunt for SF’s best ice cream sundae.

This is James’ PVTC debut. He was most recently seen in Cabaret (Ernst) with Sunnyvale Community Players and West Side Story (Action) with Hillbarn Theatre. Favorite roles he has had the privilege to to perform include Jerry Lukowski (The Full Monty), Bobby Strong (Urinetown)--both with Stageworks Fresno--and Jean Valjean (Les Misérables) which is the role that sparked James’ life long love for musical theatre. James thanks his wife Carly for her never ending love and support.

Jessica grew up in Redwood City and moved to New York City after college to attend the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. She went on to perform in several shows Off-Broadway and in cabaret acts around the city. Some favorite roles include Linda Rotunda in Savage in Limbo, Olivia in Twelfth Night and a crazy bride-to-be named Sissy in Broken Moments, a musical that premiered at the 2015 NY International Fringe Festival. Currently, Jessica serves as teaching artist and Children’s Conservatory Director here at PVTC. You may have seen her PVTC debut as Aquata in The Little Mermaid last year! She is thrilled to be performing in She Loves Me with this lovely cast and crew and wants to thank her family and friends for all of their support. She hopes you enjoy the show! “Thank you, madam. Please call again. Do call again, Madam.”

Torrey is thrilled to be playing Kodaly and to be back with PVTC!   His past performances here include The Little Mermaid (Sebastian), Les Misérables (Marius) and Oklahoma! (Will Parker). He has also been seen at WCT as Rooster in Annie, Stormtrooper and Gay Team in The Producers, Franz the butler in The Sound Of Music, and as Frank Abignale Jr. in Redwood City’s Catch Me If You Can.  He loves his favorite customer Fiona, and his two little pen pals at home!

Don Gustafson has had the wonderful opportunity to appear in many PVTC productions over the years including King Kaspar in Amal and the Night Visitor, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Captain Hook in Peter Pan, The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, The Pharaoh in Puah's Midwife Crisis, Jud in Oklahoma!, Inspector Javert in Les Misérables, and King Triton in The Little Mermaid. Each role has been an opportunity to explore the humanity of that character and his own. Now comes the chance to meet Mr. Maraczeck and share him with you. He is a man who is so sure about some things and so wrong about some others. What could be more “human” than that? Don is grateful to be back with PVTC and so happy that all of you are here. Welcome to Maraczek’s, where nothing is impossible. As always, Don is Don is grateful for the love and support of Margie. All that she does and is makes it possible to do this wonderful thing.

Over the last thirteen years Max has appeared in eight different PVTC productions, (at least that is how many he can remember) starting with his role as the Rabbi's son in Fiddler on the Roof, through the Father in The Laramie Project, the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, and the Pimp in Les Misérables. After a couple of years off, he's excited to be able to play Sipos, a fellow idiot with a job.  

Alexandra Ornes is a junior at Menlo Atherton High School. She was most recently seen in Menlo Atherton’s production of Hairspray this fall. Alexandra attended the NYU Tisch Musical Theater program over the summer and student directed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Menlo Atherton last spring. Her favorite productions she has been a part of  include Urinetown (Hope Caldwell),  Thoroughly Modern Millie (Ms. Flannery), and The Crucible (Susanna Walcott). She is thrilled to be a part of this production and hopes you enjoy the show!

Dorian’s has appeared in PVTC’s productions of Peter Pan, Puah’s Midwife Crisis, Our Town, Distracted, The Diviners, and The Servant of Two Masters...to name a few. She is happy to be a part of She Loves Me and back on stage with some of her favorite co-stars.

Rob is making his musical debut with PVTC. She Loves Me will be taking Rob back to his middle school musical roots where he was last seen as Prince Charming in The Princess and the Pea. Rob hails from South Lake Tahoe, but has lived in the Bay Area for almost ten years now. Rob is a fan of numbers and math, but his wife Caitlin (also performing in She Loves Me), has kept art and music in his life, which is what drew him to PVTC.

Alessio is an experienced actor and dancer coming all the way from Germany to join our talented ensemble. Alessio started acting on stage at eight years old, appearing on film and TV at age ten and started to take dance training at sixteen years old. Working on his craft at the Performing Arts Studio in Munich, Germany for four years he gained experience in acting, dancing and singing on stage. At age twenty he decided to leave his home country and go to the US in order to get life experience. His hobbies include Kung Fu, boxing, photography and (obviously) traveling.

Marsha is thrilled to be making her PVTC debut. Her recent credits include Virgie, Mari & Doña Julia, Departera, Teatro Visión (where she also worked as a music collaborator on the world premiere production); Camila Rosario, (In the Heights) at City Lights Theater Company; Abuela Claudia,(In the Heights) at The Hammer Theatre; Cumie Barrow & Eleanore (Bonnie & Clyde) at Stage 1; the homeless woman (RENT) at SJSU; and Sister 2 & Miguel Lopez (Bagyó) at TheatreFirst - which featured her original Tagalog lullaby "Minamahal Kong Anak.” By day, Marsha is an essential oil wellness advocate & educator, with an emphasis in senior/hospice caregiving and she also vocally mentors aspiring young artists throughout the Bay Area.

Fiona is back on stage and can't seem to stock up on enough beauty products! There must be a sale on at Maraczek's. She was last seen at PVTC Mainstage stocking Ursula's bar as Flotsam in The Little Mermaid, and countless other PVTC and WCT shows. By day she owns and runs Bloom Floral Design and has some kids around somewhere too...

Erika is excited join the cast of She Loves Me after her PVTC debut in The Little Mermaid. Favorite local roles include thwarting evil while only slightly conforming to gender norms as Pamina in the Stanford Light Opera’s production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflote and Cecile in Woodside Community Theatre’s Annie. By day she is a Program Director at Stanford and by night she’s a mom to two wonderful kids. Special thanks to Brian, Nora and Paul for all their support.  

Carrie Perna is overjoyed to return to the stage for her second PVTC production. Carrie danced professionally prior to attending Wellesley College and later moving to California. Her favorite performances and companies include Super Bowl XLIII, The Today Show, and Disney. Carrie would like to thank her amazing cast-mates for an incredible winter, and her wonderful friends for their unwavering support.

Caitlin is excited to be returning to the PVTC stage after an amazing experience as Adella in The Little Mermaid. She has enjoyed teaching performing arts at PVTC and around the Bay Area and recently became Artistic Director at San Carlos Children's Theater.

Annegret is excited to return to the PVTC stage after appearances in Les Misérables, Oklahoma! and The Wizard of Oz. Her regular musical outlets are the Valley Pres Bell- and Chancel-Choir. She loves the process of creating an experience as a group together with her immediate and chosen family.

Cory is delighted to be making his PVTC debut after a recent move from the East Coast; he performed regularly with the Bryn Mawr theater program in avante-garde productions of Alice in Wonderland, Gertrude Stein's Listen to Me, The Nina Variations, Shakespeare's The Tempest, and more. His hobbies include writing fiction novels, political activism, various extremely nerdy games, and singing.

John Paul is excited to make his PVTC debut. He was last seen in West Bay Opera's production of La bohème and Carmen, and also sang as chorus and bass soloist in Google choir's recent production of Messiah. And yes, John Paul has a day job as software engineer, but he loves leaving work early to attend his night duties at operatic and musical rehearsals.

Geoff is thrilled and touched to be near the romantic atmosphere that is about to unfold.  Previously he was seen in PVTC's productions of The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, The Diviners, Our Town, Oklahoma!, The Wizard of Oz, and Fiddler on the Roof.