Anya Olsen of Needham, MA will play the title role in Walnut Hill School for the Arts’ summer production of Thoroughly Modern Millie later this month. A toe-tapping tribute to the flapper era, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount (played by Olsen), and the trouble and adventures she encounters upon moving to New York City.
Olsen, 16 is a rising junior at Needham High School where she recently played Cosette in Les Misèrables and was a member of the cast of a student-run production of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. She trained in classical ballet at Charles River Ballet Academy and has danced with the Needham High School Varsity Dance Team. A vocal student of Kimberly Moller, Olsen sings with the Handel and Haydn Society Young Women’s Chorus, Needham High School’s music program, and the Teen Band Program at Plugged In, a Needham youth arts organization.
To purchase tickets for the July 26 and July 27 productions of Walnut Hill’s Thoroughly Modern Millie, featuring Anya Olsen and other participants of the Summer Theater Program, please visit: walnuthillarts.org/calendar.
Walnut Hill School for the Arts is an international leader in the education of young artists. The school combines renowned training in five core disciplines - creative writing, dance, music, theater, and visual art - with an innovative and rigorous college preparatory curriculum. Learn more at walnuthillarts.org.
