Isabella Nguyen (Tessie) is a 10-year-old in the 4th grade at Christ the King Catholic School in Little Rock. She made her debut with Praeclara and Wildwood Park last year in the ensemble of The Music Man. In 2016, she also appeared as Matilda in the Dance Dynamic Musical Theater production of Matilda, the Ugly Duckling in the Royal Theatre’s production of Shrek the Musical, and little Timoune in The Weekend Theater’s production