The Santa Fe Opera has announced the names of 85 members of its 2025 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians.

The technicians were selected from over 1,000 national and international applications, with nine of the apprentices coming from New Mexico. The apprentices will work with the company’s production staff of world-class designers, technicians, and skilled crafstpeople from around the world. They will work on mainstage operas, but also get a chance to produce two evenings of their own programming on August 10 and 17, 2025. The August 10 showcase features staged scenes from traditional operas, while the August 17 showcase features the apprentice singers alongside the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra under Iván López Reynoso.

Here is the full list of technical apprentices for 2025:

Audio/Visual
Colby Anderson, Logansport, Indiana
Ruby Duka, Cibolo, Texas
Kaelyn Miller, Austin, Texas
Brooke Santiago, Mableton, Georgia

Costumes
Katie Rain Auberle, Warren, Michigan
Morgan Bailie*, St. Paul, Minnesota
Arianna Baird, Livermore, California
Morgan Basile, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Justin Buontempo, Mahopac, New York
Erin Callaghan, Windsor, Ontario
Donna Cantu, Guadalupe, California
Isabella Collins, Santa Cruz, California
Ella Doyle, Los Angeles, California
Gabrielle Farnsworth*, Lubbock, Texas
Travis Gawason*, New Hope, Pennsylvania
Diana Gomez, Los Angeles, California
Abigail Hayes, Las Vegas, Nevada
Lauren Kensley, Aurora, Colorado
Robin Klemaszewski*, Tempe, Arizona
Owe Morris, College Station, Texas
Taylor Needleman, Orange County, California
Codi Rasor, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
Emily Rosolowski, Chelsea, Michigan
Angelese Sanchez, Bernalillo, New Mexico
Sophie Shahan*, Norwood, North Carolina
Cassie Smith, Arlington, Virginia
Kendall Swartz, Seminole, Florida
Emma Van Horn*, Surprise, Arizona
Mila Livoni Zidel*, Chicago, Illinois

Electrics
Gabriel Almager, Midland, Texas
Ren Aphel Ali, Queens, New York
Zeke Blottner, Richmond, Virginia
Frida Capitán Parra*, Austin, Texas
Ashley Christensen, Portland, Oregon
Avery Cranston, Chicago, Illinois
Spencer Duff, Newark, Delaware
Sam Hutchens, Aztec, New Mexico
Julia Starck, New York, New York
Elisabeth Claire Winston, Kansas City, Kansas

Production/Music Services Crew
Danny De Jong, Ontario, California
Zachary Dukeminier, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Crystal Espinoza, Santa Ana, California
Evelyn Hufstetler, Marietta, Georgia
EJ Larrick, Claremont, Florida

Properties
Adam Behr, Houston, Texas
Emily Bensing, Park Ridge, Illinois
Kayla Cotter*, Springfield, Missouri
Connor J. Daemicke, Downers Grove, Illinois
Annabelle Gauthier*, Dexter, Michigan
Jordan Ingersoll, Charlotte, North Carolina
Theo Kuehn, Fort Collins, Colorado
Bailey Lewis, Wichita Falls, Texas
Monica Moran, Omaha, Nebraska
Griffin O’Connor, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Evan Reinhart, Zionsville, Indiana
Jessica Sanderson, Houston, Texas
Annalee Weydert, Orange City, Florida
Rebekah Willey, Tehachapi, California

Scenic Art
Abby Bilson, Buffalo, New York
Elizabeth Vice, Aurora, Colorado
Isla Hofmann, Indianapolis, Indiana

Stage Crew
Anthony Cabrera Arzate*, Santa Ana, California
Liz Baker, Forrest City, Arkansas
Yassiar Brown, Columbia, South Carolina
Matt Carroll*, Aldie, Virginia
Eva Cullen, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Lauren Custer, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sydney Elliot, Raton, New Mexico
Alyssa Eppler, Omaha, Nebraska
Gus Gustafson, Sorrento, Maine
Maia Harris, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Aspen Knight, Cincinnati, Ohio
Toni Kooharian, Boston, Massachusetts
Turner Laxson*, Fort Worth, Texas
Aiden Meagher, Naperville, Illinois
Cameron Rhode, Canton, South Dakota
Zachary Sharer, Sugarland, Texas
Reid Stadelman*, Beloit, Wisconsin
Nicholas Thomas*, Emporia, Kansas
Dameon Vasquez*, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Robert H. Webb III*, Thomson, Georgia

Wigs and Makeup
Sarah Burstock*, Leesburg, Virginia
Courtney Horry, New York, New York
Katherine Polgar, Coral Springs, Florida
Araceli Sias, Corrales, New Mexico

*denotes second year apprentices

The Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians was established in 1965 and has featured the participation of over 4,100 apprentices throughout its history.