CLAIRE KEPPLE was born and raised in Quincy, CA where she began singing on stage at the age of five with her two sisters and singer/songwriter father. From 2001 to 2012, “The Kepple Band” produced six albums and performed at various events and concerts. Claire and her sisters have often performed together in three-part harmony to sing the National Anthem and other patriotic songs such as “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “America the Beautiful”. She has lived in Eugene since 2015 and was last seen at The Shedd in this year’s theatrical production of Lady Be Good (Susie Trevor). Some of her past musical theater credits include The Shedd’s 2018 production of Roberta (Princess Stephanie), and Feather River College’s productions in Quincy of Into the Woods (The Witch), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), and The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy). Her next stage turn is as Maria in The Shedd Institute's upcoming production of The Sound of Music. Claire was a 2020 semifinalist for the NATS Musical Theater National Auditions.