Del Mar Drama is staging Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” this semester, with performances slated to begin Nov. 7. The cast list was posted Sept. 15.
The production centers around two Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, as they impersonate the nieces of the elder Florence to receive her large inheritance. The duo’s scheme soon becomes complicated, love triangles and mistaken identities abound, culminating in a chaotic performance of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.”
In order of appearance, the cast list is as follows:
Natalie Palacios as Meg
A graduate of Ray High School in 2021, Palacios studied theater at UTRGV before attending Del Mar in the spring. Her latest Del Mar role was the title character in the spring 2025 production, Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice.”
Grant Sykora as Duncan
A graduate of Calallen High School in 2024, Sykora started as a drama major at Del Mar in the fall of the same year. His latest Del Mar role was as Orpheus in the spring 2025 production, Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice.”
Giovanni Rodriguez as Doc
A graduate of Calallen High School in 2025, this semester marks Rodriguez’s first semester at Del Mar, where he is pursuing a drama degree. His previous roles include Leopold in Calallen’s fall 2024 musical, “Anastasia the Musical: Youth Edition.”
Brennen Bellows as Leo
A graduate of Annapolis Christian Academy in 2022, this semester marks Bellows’ return to Del Mar since leaving in spring 2024. He is pursuing a drama degree. His latest Del Mar appearance was as Ken Gorman in the fall 2023 production, “Rumors.”
Miguel Cerda as Jack
A graduate of Carroll High School in 2023, Cerda has been pursuing a drama degree at Del Mar since fall 2023. His latest Del Mar role is as both the Nasty Interesting Man and the Lord of the Underworld in the spring 2025 production, Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice.”
Logan Barraza as Moose Frank
A graduate of Calallen High School in 2024, this production marks Barraza’s first role in a Del Mar play. He has been in numerous community theater productions, his most recent role a Winkie General in “The Wizard of Oz” at Harbor Playhouse.
Aryanna Flores as Audrey
A graduate of Calallen High School in 2025, this semester marks Flores’ first semester and her debut on the Del Mar stage. She is pursuing a drama degree.
Aiden Berglund as Butch
A graduate of Veterans Memorial High School in 2025, this semester marks Berglund’s first semester as a student and his first production on the Del Mar stage. He is currently pursuing a drama degree. He was last seen in CCISD’s summer 2025 musical, “Newsies Jr.”
Grayson Norval as Florence
A graduate of Calallen High School in 2024, this semester marks Norval’s debut on the Del Mar stage. He is pursuing a drama degree, and has previously stage managed the spring 2025 production, Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice.”
