Biography

Kailee Ash-Ray

Kailee Ash-Ray graduated from Millikin University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Music Education and throughout her undergrad taught K-12 students in the Illinois area. Currently, Kailee is JT teaching artist and a private vocal coach. As Music Director, Kailee worked on Junior Theatre’s production of Grace for President. Other Music Directing credits include: Sweeney Todd (CPH), 13 The Musical (YAT), Finding Nemo Jr. (YAT), Tuck Everlasting (YAT), and The Guide to Being Single (PDST). Kailee is looking forward to upcoming projects this year such as Curtains (CPH), Spelling Bee (YAT), and James and the Giant Peach. (JT).

CLASSES

Winter Session: Teen Audition Clinic

Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach

Directed by Elissa Russell
Music Direction by Kailee Ash-Ray
Choreography by Grace Asaro

Words and Music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Based on the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach... and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities. After it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James' quick wit and creative thinking, the peach residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.