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Dr. Sheronda McKee-Dollar, originally from Phoenix, Arizona has been appearing on stages in  both the United States and Europe. She finished her D.M.A, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, under the guidance of Dr. Alfonse Anderson. Recent accolades include 1st place and Youtube Audience favorite in the 2020 Lillian Channelle Sing! Vocal Competition.  Upcoming roles include Odessa Clay, in the 2023 production of Approaching Ali, with Opera Las Vegas. Previous roles include Woglinde (Das Rheingold), Gerhildre (Die Walküre) with Vegas City Opera and Mademoiselle Siblerklang (Der Schauspieldirektor) with Opera on Tap, Las Vegas. Directoral achievements include working with Hamiltunes - Las Vegas and raising money for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. She enjoys performing with local companies and groups such as Vegas City Opera, Opera Las Vegas, Hamiltunes - Las Vegas, and Opera on Tap Las Vegas.   When she is not performing or directing, she is balancing her time as the Diversity Coordinator for Opera Las Vegas and working for Tripadvisor, as an Office Experience Specialist. 

Maria Kolesnyk is a Ukrainian pianist who began her piano studies at age 5. During her years in Ukraine, Maria collaborated with various orchestras to perform concertos and symphonic works by Mozart, Liszt, and Turina. In 2013, she moved to the United States to study under the guidance of Dr. Mykola Suk at UNLV.  During her undergraduate years, Maria participated in numerous competitions and performances. She was awarded scholarships to attend Vianden Music Festival and School in Luxembourg and IKIF (New York). While participating in many masterclasses over the years, she worked with internationally renowned musicians such as Jerome Rose, Jerome Lowenthal, Lang Lang, as well as collaborating with a flutist in a masterclass with Sir James Galway. Maria has also been featured as a soloist with different orchestras, performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Henderson  Symphony Orchestra and Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the UNLV Symphony Orchestra. She has also been invited to give solo recitals in numerous venues in Las Vegas, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico and Kiev, Ukraine. Currently, she works at UNLV as a part-time piano faculty, and also as a piano instructor and collaborative pianist at Nevada School of The Arts. Maria is also an active freelance participant in the music community in Las Vegas, working as an accompanist for vocalists and instrumentalists as well as maintaining a private studio designed for students of varying ages, levels, backgrounds, and goals.

De Reginald Cornelius Lewis aka Rege Lewis is an American actor from Brooklyn, NY by way of Augusta, Ga., who is most noted for his role as Bernard ‘B-Ball’ Ball in the Official Sundance Selection; and Official White House Film of the Year; The Inevitable defeat of Mister & Pete. He also has notable Guest Star appearances in Dick Wolf’s, Chicago PD and FBI; and HBO’s Emmy Award winning series, Boardwalk Empire.    Rege is a current member of the 2023 UNLV MFA Department of Theatre cohort and works as a Graduate Assistant Professor of Acting. He is a graduate of the esteemed William Epser Studio located in the heart of New York City, where he matriculated under the tutelage of the late great Bill Esper. In between acting and teaching, Rege spends his time working with the youth via his anti-bullying platform. He is the founder of the Anti-Bullying Team, Inc., an initiative and stage play designed for elementary and middle school students. Rege is proud to be making his Las Vegas debut with the Vegas City Opera. 

The baritone Alexander Norton III grew up singing at church and at school in Las Vegas, NV. He then moved to Salt Lake City, UT to pursue his Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Utah. Alexander sang various roles such as Masetto from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and King Melchior from Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. He also sang various operatic and musical theatre excerpts during composer Leonard Bernstein’s centennial birthday in a concert entitled “A Bernstein Bash.” Alexander then performed in a recital that hosted and celebrated animals, and he also performed in an evening of British art song at the University of Utah Museum of Fine Arts for a visiting British landscape painting exhibition. Last year, Alexander moved to Montreal, Quebec to pursue a Masters in Opera and Voice at McGill University. He recently performed as Le Directeur in Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias and as Leporello in Don Giovanni. Last month, Alexander sang in “Integration: A Voice Recital” where he sang classics by Beethoven but also works by underrepresented Black composers such as Florence B. Price and William Grant Still. Alexander expresses himself in new, creative ways. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Alexander’s performance practice pushes the needle toward a more inclusive classical music industry. He carries a spirit of openness and joy whenever he sings. 

Ricky Gray Jr., is a Las Vegas-born actor that first got his start in theater as a child. From there, his passion for stage performing began. Focusing mostly on comedic and improvisation, Ricky has branched into film. As a writer, he works as a journalist for multiple publications. A short film written by Gray Jr. was recently featured in a Las Vegas film showcase.

Mickey Roark has spent over the last decade as a character actor on stage in Las Vegas using his chameleon-like presence and comedic timing to make any role he takes memorable. With a bachelor's degree in Journalism/Media and Theatre from the UNLV, Mickey’s some of his most notable roles have been loveable a-hole Scotty in “Evil Dead the Musical,” 1950s Dad Harry MacAfee in "Bye Bye Birdie", Harvard Law Professor Callahan in "Legally Blonde the Musical", Ghost Drag Queen Sharon DeWealth in "Death is a Drag", Astral Projecting Jerry in “Kiss My Astral Projection,” and USO hopeful Lawrence Andrew in “The Andrews Brothers.” He will be making his feature film debut the Summer of 2022 as the Dealer in the Ronnie Nanos directed, and Patel Films produced horror movie "Death Club."