Lucky Stiff - April 23 - April 25, 2021

Leechburg Area School District

 The Staff of Lucky Stiff 

  • Alyssa Bruno Walls

    Director/Producer

    Alyssa is thrilled to be returning for her 9th production at Leechburg High School! She holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Point Park University and recently completed a certificate program in Audio Engineering and Music Production from Recording Radio and Film Connection under the mentorship of Grammy-nominated Hollis Greathouse. She has over a decade of experience performing and working in regional, professional, and community theatres and has given voice to video games, commercials, and other global media. 

    Previous shows include: Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), King Lear (Cordelia), Children of Eden (Yonah), Anything Goes (Bonnie), Chicago (Hunyak), Sisters of Swing (Maxene Andrews), Beauty and the Beast (Belle) and Winnie Tate in Annie Get Your Gun at Porthouse Theatre. Educational Tours Include Pittsburgh CLO's Young Washington and Prime Stage Theatre's Dating Violence Education Program.

  • Nancy Tarella

    Assistant Director/Stage Manager

    This is Nancy's 5th year as Assistant Director but her 14th year of being actively involved with the LHS Drama Club Musicals. Over the years, Nancy has worn many hats in the musical productions from auditioning at the beginning, to the strikes at the end, and everything in between!

     

    Her decade of musical credits include: Once Upon a Mattress, Sound of Music, Seussical, Little Women, Bye-Bye Birdie, Into the Woods, Curtains, Crazy for You, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Big Fish, Tarzan, Anything Goes, and Godspell.

  • Missy Newell

    Choreographer

    Missy is super excited to be choreographing for Leechburg's Lucky Stiff! She has choreographed for local school districts for 15 years, and is a dance instuctor for Kelsey's Dance and Fitness! During the day, Missy is a music teacher at Penn Hills Elementary School and has a Masters in Inclusion Education from Seton Hill University.  In addition, she has preformed for many of our community theaters including SplitStage Productions, Apple Hill Playhouse, New Kensington Civic Theatre, The Theatre Factory, and Greensburg Civic Theatre. Missy wants to thank her loving and supportive family, her husband Nate, and her two spirited children Paxton and Clara!

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