Hannah Beach

Hannah is a long-time member of the Holmes Center for the Arts theater program and is so honored to be taking the reins for the 2025 Junior Musical. Theatre has long been a passion of hers and she is committed to pursuing opportunities that bring theater to the younger demographic. Though she has held several assistant director positions over the years, Hannah has spent most of her time on the other side of the script performing. Some of her favorite past productions include Harvey, Music Man, Little Women, and most recently Holmes Center for the Arts’ production of Oliver!

Grady Suggs, Jr.

Grady Suggs, Jr. is ecstatic to be directing Guys and Dolls! This is his first time directing a musical and he could not be more thrilled that it’s with Holmes Center for the Arts. Grady has performed with Holmes Center for the Arts twice before. He performed as Professor Bhaer in Little Women and as Uncle Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker. Grady has been a lover of theatre and music since it swept him off his feet in high school. He continued on and performed on stage in Friday Night Live at Indiana Wesleyan University, and currently helps coach the youth drama team at Wooster Church of the Nazarene. Grady works at Gojo Industries in Wooster. Grady is excited and incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to direct Guys and Dolls!

Amy Loveday

Amy Loveday lives in Millersburg and is a semi-professional musician along with her husband, Scott.  She has performed in several musicals, including last summer's "Oliver!" with HCA. For this production of "Matilda Jr.," Amy is stepping off the stage to serve on the directing team. After 35+ years of working with children as a teacher, children's minister, and children's choir director, serving as the music director on a children's show feels like the logical next step in her musical theater journey. Amy has long been a textile artist, creating hand-stitched ornaments and award-winning quilts. She has created many costumes for local community and high theater productions and is ready to tackle the task of overseeing the costumes for an entire show. Amy and Scott are retired and enjoy traveling, cooking, hosting themed dinner parties, and spending time with their one year-old granddaughter, Amari.

Brayley Mullet

Brayley Mullet has performed in several HCA musicals including "Little Women", "Guys and Dolls", and "Oliver".  Brayley is excited to begin her choreography journey working with the cast of "Matilda Jr.".  Brayley is a Senior in high school and is homeschooled.  She has taken ballet and performed lead roles in ballets such as "Lilly and the Chocolate Factory" and "The Nutcracker".  In her spare time, she loves dancing, coffee, and going to football games with her friends.