KELLEN MCMILLEN is a choral director, pianist, composer and arranger in the Twin Cities.  He is extremely excited and grateful to be returning to Ghost Quartet.  Kellen is in his seventh year as Director of Choirs at Roseville Area High School and also teaches voice lessons, music theory, composition and independent piano studies. He has a strong interest in musical theater and has served as both vocal and pit director for productions such as The Wizard of Oz, Footloose, Shrek, in addition to working as vocal director on Theatre Elision's recent production Of Art and Artists. He has a keen interest in learning new instruments and has played in a variety of bands ranging from rock and roll to folk/Americana.  He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Music Education from St. Olaf College and a Master of Arts degree in Music Education/Choral Conducting from the University of St. Thomas.

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QUINN SHADKO, a Minneapolis native, has performance experience spanning musical theatre, operetta, and opera. In the Twin Cities, she has appeared onstage with Park Square Theatre, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Old Log Theatre, Minnesota Opera, Skylark Opera Theatre and more. Favorite roles include Sarah in Guys and Dolls, Mary in Mary Poppins, and Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music and linguistics from Rice University and a master’s degree in vocal performance from New York University. Quinn is thrilled to be returning to Ghost Quartet this year and putting her childhood violin lessons to good use!

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TRISTEN SIMA is thrilled to be returning to Theatre Elision's production of Ghost Quartet. He has previously performed with the Old Log Theatre, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, the Minnsky Theatre, Classical Actors Ensemble, and Zephyr Theatre. He also has been a performer/educator at PiM Arts High School, being a mentor in their Emerging Professionals Series as well as a math teacher there. Tristen is an alumnus of Wartburg College, where he sang with the internationally-renowned Wartburg Choir.  He would like to thank those at Play Inc. Arts for instilling him with a love of the creative process since his beginnings in theatre.

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CHRISTINE WADE is an actor, vocal director, and voice teacher in the Twin Cities. Her recent credits include roles with Theatre Elision in Ruthless, Sea Cabinet, Gone Missing, Melancholy Play - A Chamber Musical, Ragtime Women and If the Spirit Moves.  She spent eight months as a production singer aboard the cruise ship, Celebrity Equinox. A member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, she teaches students as far away as Russia and Israel through her Skype Voice Studio.  Proud Member of AEA!