Disney's Newsies The Broadway Musical - January 19 - January 23, 2022
Ignite Theatre Company
Crew Who's Who
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Libby Pedersen
Direction, Costume Design
Libby is the Executive Director of Ignite Theatre Company. Her passion for youth community theater drives her to share her own SPARK with a great group of young artists. As costumer, she is having a blast playing dress up (but with performers) and shopping for vintage clothing—two of her favorite things. When she's not doing all things Ignite, she enjoys soup, watching Murder, She Wrote, and spending time with her husband, Jørgen, and her spoiled westiepoo, Icky—both of whom are wonderful and adorable...one more than the other, although she'd never say which.
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Drue Gerken
Assistant Direction
Drue is a junior who is honored that the Ignite Team choose them to be the Assistant Director for this amazing show!! This will mark 10 shows with Ignite on and off the stage. Some of their favorite shows were Flounder in Disney's The Little Mermaid Ignite School partnership (ELC), Uncle Henry/ Flying Monkey/ An Ozian in Wizard of Oz (YPE), a Junior Camp Counselor in Singin’ in the Rain Junior, and Leroy Evans/ Bus Driver Number Two/ Ensemble in Violet. Drue is honored to be a member of Ignites Elite Performance. And would like to thank the cast and the creative team for making their assistant director debut so much fun and welcoming! But most of all they would like to thank their family for love and support and hope you sit back and relax and watch what happens!
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Joy Gregory
Music Direction
Joy is thrilled to continue music directing with Ignite Theatre Company. In addition to working part time as Ignite’s music director, she works full-time for BJC Behavioral Health. Joy began her professional musical theatre journey in Wilmington, NC, in 2009. She has performed on numerous stages throughout the Southeast and has received several Wilmington Theater Awards for her personal performances as well as for her theatre company's productions (True 2 You Productions). Joy has directed/produced several productions, most beloved Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Color Purple, and Smokey Joe’s Café. Although Joy has a M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology and is a Certified Life Coach, her passions have always been service, ministry, and the performing arts. Joy wishes to thank Ignite for the opportunity to direct such a meaningful show, her incredible son for agreeing to share this journey and create wonderful memories, and her family for their continued support and love.
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