Ella Rose Reidway is a sophomore at Wakefield School in The Plains, VA and is thrilled to perform with the Shakespeare Opera Theatre for the first time. Ella was most recently seen as Cleo Barton in, “But Why Bump Off Barnaby?” (Wakefield), Ensemble/Soloist in Les Miserable (Westfield HS Summer Stage), Maria in The Heiress (Wakefield), Lady Beaconsfield in Jekyll and Hyde (Wakefield) and Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (Wakefield). Ella is an avid actor, singer and song writer and would like to thank SOT; her vocal coach, Nancy Smith; Wakefield Theatre and Music Directors, Mr. Ray Karns and Mr. David Grimes, as well as her family and friends for their support and encouragement.