Amanda Folena
is in her sixth year of teaching at Archbishop Mitty High School and loving every minute of it. She is a professional actor/director/choreographer and has toured internationally, directed various shows across the United States, and worked regionally at San Jose Repertory Theatre, Opera San Jose, Diablo Theatre Company and Center REP. Prior to working at Mitty, Mrs. Folena was the Artistic Director at Broadway By the Bay, whose company received various accolades, including the Theatre Bay Area Award for Most Outstanding Production of a Musical for In the Heights. She currently lives in San Jose with her husband and theatrical comrade, Justin Karr, and their amazing children, Felicity and Hunter.
Lauren Bevilacqua
Music Coordinator
Ms Bevilacqua is currently in her fifth year as Orchestra Director at Archbishop Mitty. She has musically directed shows at AMHS since 2015 including The Addams Family, Beauty and the Beast, Peter & the Starcatcher, Les Miserables, Bullets Over Broadway, Bright Star, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Mamma Mia!, and most recently served as the music coordinator for original student compositions for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. She has worked as a music director for children’s and professional theater companies including Palo Alto Players, Los Altos Stage Company, San Jose Stage Company, and The Tabard Theater. Thank you to the cast, crew, and student composers for taking on this year’s unique challenges in order to create art.
