Sister Act: The Musical - March 30 - April 01, 2017

Orange Public Schools

   Staff Who's Who  

  • Peter Abazia

    (Assistant Musical Director) A native of North Jersey, Peter Abazia is a graduate of the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University and studied under Barry Centanni, Thomas Mulvaney, Billy Hart, and Steve Johns. Mr. Abazia also studies with drummer, dancer, and singer Alessandra Belloni who specializes in Southern Italian folk music. He served as Ms. Belloni's assistant for her August 2011 "Rhythm is the Cure" workshop in Tuscany, Italy. Mr. Abazia is an active music educator. He has been teaching private drum and percussion lessons in the the North Jersey Area for over 10 years and is currently director of the James Caldwell High School Percussion Ensemble. He has been the vocal and general music teacher at OPA for 5 years. Mr. Abazia is thrilled to be a part of Sister Act: The Musical.

  • Tammy Baldwin

    (OHS Stage Crew Advisor, Technical Director and Set Builder) has a long and rich history in Orange and with the OHS Plays. She graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a B.S. in Physical Education and Health and earned her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University. Ms. Baldwin has been a teacher in the Orange School District for over 25 years and Stage Crew Adviser for 12 years. She has previously worked on the production teams for Dracula, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Julius Caesar, Beauty and the Beast, The Complete Works of Shakespeare: Abridged/Revised, Little Shop of Horrors, The Great Gatsby, Grease, Sherlock Holmes, Aida, 12 Angry Men, The WIZ, The Odd Couple (Female Edition), and Sister Act. She is excited to be a member of the Performing Arts Family and very proud of the stage crew’s accomplishments with set construction. She would like to thank the cast, crew, and production team for their support.

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