Hannah McLaughlin (she/her), was born in a small town named Wilson, North Carolina and was raised there her whole life. She began performing in the 6th grade with her debut show being A Charlie Brown Christmas. Six years and 25 shows later, she began her two year journey as a BFA Musical Theater student at the University of Arizona and is currently continuing her education/training at Missouri State University.

At Missouri State, she recently closed Broadway Giants, a Sondheim/Webber story in collaboration with the Springfield Symphony. Soon after, she went on to make her professional debut playing Liesl Von Trapp in Sound of Music with Ozark Lyric Opera. Now, she's in rehearsals for The Addams Family and Young Frankenstein in Rolla, MO at Ozark Actors Theatre!