The Wizard of Oz (Townley) - March 15 - March 17, 2024
Palm Springs High School Theatre Company
Crew Who's Who
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Allyson Boylan
Director / Lighting Designer / Costume Designer / Prop Designer
This is Allyson Boylan’s eleventh year at Palm Springs High School as theatre director for the PSHS Theatre Company (Troupe #6219). Allyson received her BA and MA in theatre from UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film, and Television. Allyson won a Desert Theatre League award for Outstanding Director of a Youth Musical for Bye Bye Birdie (2018), Annie (2017) and Fiddler on the Roof (2015). Allyson is currently an adjunct professor in theatre for College of the Desert and serves on their film school advisory board. Allyson has had many years of mascot training both at CBU and UCLA by performing as Lance the Lancer and as Joe and Josie Bruin. Allyson has previously directed Hookman, Fairytale Courtroom, Legally Blonde, The Odd Couple (Female Version), Letters to Sala, Cheaper By The Dozen, Picnic, David and Lisa, Go Ask Alice, Rehearsal for Murder & You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Twelve Angry Jurors, Almost Maine, You Can’t Take It With You, and All In the Timing.
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Rory Pratt
Set Designer
Rory Pratt has been a General Contractor for the past twenty-eight years specializing in unique remodeling. He has been a high school shop teacher for the past thirteen years. “Nothing prepares students for the obstacles and challenges they will face in life more than learning to work with their hands.” Rory has really enjoyed working with the theater students to build the sets for this play and seeing them increase in their confidence and skills using tools. Rory currently teaches welding here at Palm Springs High School and works diligently to “close the skills gap.” Rory has also received two Desert Theatre League awards for his set designs for Bye Bye Birdie (2018) and Annie (2017). He has also been nominated for his set designs for Palm Springs High School’s 2019 production of Picnic.
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