| About our Directors, Instructors and Staff |
| Enter Stage Left Theater has a three-member Board of Directors. These three directors, plus its ex-officio director do not change. They are not elected by a membership. In fact, Enter Stage Left Theater, Inc. is a non- profit organization with no members. This means that administrative and creative decisions are either made or assigned by the Board of Directors, and it has been this very consistency of decision-making that has been the central strength of the success of the company. ESL enjoys the skills and experience of a prestigious staff, as well at the greatly appreciated hard work of many enthusiastic volunteers. Kelly Grill, Board Member and Executive Director - Kelly is an original founder of Enter Stage Left Theater, and for the past four years has co-directed the company's spring musical. She has performed for the group as well as several other theater groups in the Boston area and in California. She has several years' experience teaching, directing and conducting private classes on resume writing and interview techniques. Kelly has a bachelor's degree in theater from Providence College, and previously worked as a recruiter for the Bernard Group. As the chief business administrator at ESL, Kelly’s skills and rapport with business owners and community members is well known. An innovative and experienced businesswoman, Kelly implements creative programs and incentives for sponsors and investors, in addition to the production duties she performs. Mary Scarlata-Rowe, Board Member, Youth Theater Director and Clerk - Mary is a founder of Enter Stage Left Theater with extensive teaching experience in children’s theater. She has been teaching summer camps and theater classes for the past ten years. Mary is also a founder of The Boston Association of Cabaret Artists, an organization designed to build a community of support and awareness of the art of Cabaret Singing. As a singer and comedian, she has performed in New York and in venues across New England, often writing original scripts often posing as a Nun. She has recorded several commercial jingles seen on tv: "Room By Room" and "Kennedy’s Carpet Sales and Cleaners," among others, and has a recording, "Shepherd of My Heart". A comedic powerhouse, Mary has performed many roles at Stageloft Repertory Theater and recently Mary’s creativity can be seen behind the creation of ESL’s original annual sketch comedy, ESL Live!. Financially savvy and keenly aware of audience appeal, Mary is a key member of the directing trio of ESL, and is well connected within the Hopkinton community. Mary has a B.A. in Communication Disorders with a minor in Theater from Worcester Stage College. Paul Champlin, Board Member and Creative Director - Paul is credited as the originator of Enter Stage Left Theater. He has written and directed several shows, including an original musical he hopes to revive. Paul has also choreographed a large percentage of the musical numbers in our shows. He's performed as an actor and cabaret artist all over the Boston area, and has an exceptional talent for directing the polished, dramatic plays the theater has presented. Paul’s talent as a writer is evident with ESL Live!, I’ll be Seeing You: A Tribute to the USO Shows of the 1940’s, encore performances of which have been requested by many, and other past musical reviews he’s put together. A life-long resident of Hopkinton, Paul has a M.S. in psychology from Framingham State College and works for the UMASS Adolescent Psychiatric Unit. Dawn Anderson, Board Member, Treasurer and Theatrical Consultant - Dawn is also a co-founder of Enter Stage Left Theater. Although she is no longer an official board member, she stays involved with this and other theaters through her teaching, directing acting, and costume design. She has taught many classes to school aged children and teens through ESL, Washington Street Players, The Prana Center, and Sunrise Actors' Studio. She specializes in improvisational acting, scene study, Shakespeare and acting for the camera. Her relationships with several local theater groups have been key to the essential networking and sharing of resources evident within the theater community. She is the web-master and designer of the theater’s website (www.enterstagelefttheater.com), and produces the video promotional spots for the theater, as well as the video segments for ESL Live! Dawn was the original business administrator for the theater, procuring their 501c-3 charitable status, writing their by- laws, Articles of Organization and other needed documents to become established as an official community theater organization. Dawn has a B.A. in Mass Communications and Advertising from Simmons College, and works in video production. Lori Anderson-York, Instructor - Little Friends Music founder Lori Anderson York is a certified Musikgarten teacher and a mom. She holds degrees in music education and vocal performance, has taught private voice lessons in the Metrowest area since 2001 and is an active performer. Her website is www.littlefriendsmusic.com. Mark DiCampo, Voice Instructor - Mark has attended both the New England Conservatory and Boston Conservatory of Music. He also participated in The Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and has performed with several area arts organizations. He has been teaching theater and voice workshops in the Milford area for the past two years, with experience teaching classes for people aged 5 to adults. In addition to private voice lessons, Mark specializes in musical improvisation. In his classes, students learn to combine skills in acting, music and stage production to create and perform an original play. Michael Geary, Instructor - Michael Geary is a Theater major attending the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in the Berkshires. He has experience in many aspects of theater including acting, directing, choreography, make-up design, set design and set painting as well as publicity and poster design. He has performed locally with both ESL and STEPS Off Broadway and is often seen helping with workshops and classes at ESL. Michael has a great passion for the arts and is glad to have found a place where multiple talents can be directed for the same goal. Etleva Hima, Violin Instructor - Etleva has a Masters in Music Performance at Boston Conservatory , and a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance, Music University , Bucharest , Romania . She has taught applied violin lessons at Dean College, been the coach at MetroWest Youth symphony Orchestra, Fr amingham State College, New England Conservatory Prep. Program, Chamber music coach for summer programs of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the coach for North Bennet Street School , ( A P rofessional School i n Violin Making and Restoration. SHe has been teaching Violin privately 2000. Barbara Kessler, Instructor and Open Mic Coordinator - Barbara is an award-winning singer-songwriter and recording artist whose songs have been included on numerous song collections such as Rounder's Big Times in a Small Town, Putamayo's Women's Work, as well as Sony Playstation's game Rogue Galaxy. On hiatus from touring since the birth of her second child, her new and old songs are regularly featured on national television. You can find out more about Barbara by visiting her website www.barbarakessler.com. Lyndie Laramore, Instructor - Lyndie has been actively involved in the classical music scene in Boston for the past two years. She is a recent graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, where she received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. While at Concordia, she toured nationally and internationally as part of the Concordia Choir, and she performed with the Fargo Moorhead Civic Opera and the Concordia College Theatre. Ms. Laramore was a finalist in the Minnesota NATS competition in 2002. Denise Laumeister, Choreographer - After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University with a minor in education, Denise worked in the Waltham school system as an Elementary Creative Drama teacher for seven years, directing their children’s drama productions for three years. She has directed Hopedale High School’s productions of Guys and Dolls, and Hello, Dolly, and has been employed in the Special Education Department of the Hopedale High School for the past eleven years. Denise has been a Destination ImagiNation team manager for three years, and has appeared in several Enter Stage Left Theater productions. A talented dancer, Denise has proven herself an excellent choreographer with her work in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, and Grease. Bill Leary, Lighting Designer - Bill Leary has been designing lights in eastern Massachusetts since 1972. A member of Mensa, Bill has studied lighting techniques to meet the needs of a production, whether it be for setting the correct mood or for making an impact with the use of shadow and color. He has also designed sets, stage managed, trained and headed stage crews and worked as property master. Bill works as a consulting engineer at a local high technology company. Beth Ann Malloy, Instructor and Stage Manager - Beth has been working with Enter Stage Left Theater for 2 years. She attended Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts where she studied both drama and speech. She was involved in many productions at the MCLA, and worked with some children’s theater in the Berkshires. Her dream job was to be a children’s theater teacher. Beth has been very active in working with the various scout organizations in Hopkinton for many years. Through Enter Stage Left Theater Beth offers classes to the Hopkinton scouts working on their theater badges. She is a full time teacher’s aid at Elmwood School working with intensive special needs children. She also has been teaching Elmwood’s Amazing Actors classes through the HPTA for the past 2 years. Rob Miller, Guitar Instructor - Rob has been playing and teaching guitar in the Milford area for several years. He attended University of Bridgeport for music and has studied under Dr. Jeffery Johnson. He has performed with Dave Hines, Michael Goetz and Peter Donovan and was the winner of the Louis Armstrong national Jazz award. He has recorded a solo album and is working on another with his band. Rob specializes in beginner acoustic and electric and bass guitar. Lori Robak, Publicist – Lori Robak has more than 25 years of experience in the public relations industry, including work on the corporate side, agency side, and as an independent public relations consultant/writer. For the past 12 years she has been running LR Associates, which specializes in marketing communications, public relations, and strategic and creative counsel. Prior to forming LR Associates, Robak was a vice president at public relations agencies The Weber Group, Inc. and Clarke & Company. Her corporate experience includes public relations positions at Bank of New England and Liberty Mutual Insurance. Robak graduated magna cum laude from Boston University’s College of Communication. Richard Romitri, Instructor and Music Director- Richard has a doctorate in music from the University of Toronto, and has taught music courses at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, Providence College and the University of Toronto, as well as No. Smithfield Jr. -Sr. High School. He is currently the Director of Music at St. John's Parish (Hopkinton), and has been an Artist in Residence with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. He has been awarded the Eastman-Hanson Composition Prize from the Eastman School of Music and American Institute of Music, as well as several individual artist grants and composition grants. Richard has also been published by the Southern Music Co. and the Oregon Catholic Press. Nancy Stevenson, Set and Costume Designer - Nancy studied set and costume design and received her master’s of fine arts at Brandeis University. She worked as a commercial fashion designer for Lane Bryant and then as a graphic artist for a fire protection engineering firm. Eventually, however, her love of theater drew her back in (she had performed in Gilbert and Sullivan plays and as a member of the Sweet Adeline’s barbershop quartet), and she found herself painting sets for the Huntington Theater and Holy Cross College. Most recently she has been a costume designer for Wellesley College, where her “gorgeous” work on Pride’s Crossing and An Ideal Husband earned her nominations for the 2005 and 2006 Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Award for costume design, respectively. Sinai, Tabak, Instructor/Music Director - Sinai has been studying the piano for over 9 years now. He is experienced in a variety of music, ranging from classical to classic rock to show music, and he composes his own music as well. He took a piano- teaching course from UNH piano professor Arlene Kies, and has been teaching piano for two years now. In 2008 he participated in the MMTA piano competition, and received an Honorable Mention. He also won the Alice Procter award for outstanding composition from the New England Piano Teacher's Association. In the fall of 2007, Sinai performed at the Amateur Night Competition at the Apollo Theater in New York City, and came in second place. More information about Sinai can be found on his website, www. sinaitabak.com. Karen Webb, Instructor - Karen Webb is a Hopkinton-based screenwriter and producer who owns and operates Pinch Hit Marketing, LLC, a marketing consulting company. Her screen writing accolades include winning the Best 49 Hour Film for Let It All Out for the 48 Hour Film Festival 2006 in Providence, RI; semi-finalist in the Vail Film Festival for her short script Arthur’s Salvation and third place in the 2006 Romance Writers of America Screenwriting competition for her feature-length romantic comedy Seven Day Auction. Recently, her short screenplay, Green Grass was named the 2nd Place Winner in the 2007 Vail Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. Ms. Webb is a graduate of the screen writing program at Emerson College, and has an MBA from Babson Graduate School of Business and post graduate studies at MIT, Harvard, and Babson. In addition to our regular instructors and staff, ESL has benefited from the dedication and talent of many volunteers. These skilled and enthusiastic people have provided an invaluable service to the theater, and the directors take steps to make them feel appreciated, from thank you notes to hosting an annual Staff and Volunteer Appreciation picnic. |
