CLAIRE KEPPLE (Maria Rainer) was last seen at The Shedd in our Spring 2022 production of Lady, Be Good (Susie Trevor) and in our 2018 production of Roberta (Stephanie). She has appeared in musical theater productions since a young age in her hometown of Quincy, CA, primarily through the Feather River Community College’s theater program. Some of her past credits include, Into the Woods (The Witch), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Oklahoma! (Ensemble) and The Sound of Music (Gretel). In 2015, she appeared in a bilingual play, Sonrisa del Coyote (El Coyote, Mamá), at the University of Oregon. Claire was a 2020 semifinalist for the NATS Musical Theater National Auditions. She is currently earning her MA in Spanish at the University of Oregon