Christine Nevill, Stage and Music Director.
This is Ms. Nevill’s first show at DMHS and her first time stage and musically directing a show! She has assistant directed with NJ Vocal Arts Collaborative in their production of Le Nozzle di Figaro but has otherwise spent most of her time on the stage performing! She has appeared as a soloist with the NJ Symphony Orchestra and the Cathedral Choir of The Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ. Her stage credits include performing with UCPAC in Rahway, NJ and other theaters including Bergen County Players, Ridgewood Gilbert and Sullivan, Opera Theatre of Montclair, Eccentric Theater Company, and other organizations in the state of NJ and NY. She has performed the roles of Kathy from Company, Featured ensemble in Sweeney Todd, and Henrietta from Cinderella by Eiler. Her operatic experience includes the roles of Patience from Patience and Constance from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Sorcerer, as well as covering the roles of Angelina in La Cerenentola by Rossini, Cherubino from Le nozze di Figaro and the roles of the Sandman and Hansel in Opera Theater Montclair’s 2018 fall production and staged editions of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel.
She wants to send a special thank you to her team of directors; to Mr. Vincentty thank you for bringing me under your wing and supporting me grow into this position. I would not have been able to get through this process without you! To Mrs. Kushner, thank you for working with our students on their movement! The scenes are beautiful and truly add to the telling of this show. To my mom, thank you for all your support of me throughout my career and for helping me with picking up Callum after school so I can be here with the students. To my family and friends, Thank you for your support and patience with me as I text you back in 3-10 business days. Zach, thank you for all the love and care you have shown me through this process and always encouraging me to keep going!
Jorge Vincentty, Assistant Director. This is Mr. Vincentty’s 3rd show at DMHS, having assisted in the direction of The Addams Family and In the Heights. Past directorial productions also include Crazy for You (Talent Time Players) and West Side Story (Belleville High School). He has also appeared on the stage in productions including A Streetcar Named Desire (African Globe Theatre), Much Ado about Nothing, 12 Angry Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (all for the College Ave Players), and many more. When he is not working the stages of the Dizzy Gillespie Theatre, “Mr. V” serves as the Program Manager for the Law & Public Safety Academy and advisor to the Mock Trial team. He would like to thank his family for their love and support, especially his son Joshua. He has enjoyed working with the great talent here at DMHS and watching them grow into fine young actors. He would like to thank Mrs. Danielle Kushner for her work in putting together great dance numbers. And a very special thank you to Ms. Christine Nevill, who has made her indelible mark on this program in just her first year. The future of theatre at Dwight Morrow HS is brighter under her strong and dedicated leadership; and I am proud to have worked with such an incredible talent. To the cast and crew; you have worked hard and deserve the glory of this night. Eat up every second of it. You are where you belong.
Danielle Kushner, Choreographer
This is Mrs. Kushner’s 2nd show as a choreographer at DMHS, having choreographed for In the Heights last year. Mrs. Kushner also runs the dance program at DMHS codirecting the Winter Holiday Showcase alongside Ms. Nevill and Directing the Spring Dance Showcase (Save the date May 9)! She would like to thank her family for their love and support! She would also like to thank the amazing team of Mr. Vincentty and Ms. Nevill. These two have been such a solid foundation to continuing to build this program. Their hard work, passion, and dedication is what made this show what it is today. To the cast and crew- your hard work and late nights have paid off. Enjoy the moment! Always remember….Plastic don’t shine, Glitter don’t shine, Rhinestones don’t shine the way you do!
Keep shining bright!
