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Justina Ercole
Director/Choreographer
is thrilled to make her directorial debut with a show that is near and dear to her heart after performing in three different regional productions. Favorite choreography credits: Heathers, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, and Urinetown. Justina is also on staff at Broadway Bodies in Chelsea and teaches everything from Hamilton to Hip Hop. BA Theatre Temple U. Proud member AEA. www.justinaercole.com
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Paul Loman
Music Director
is a music director, teacher, pianist, and organist who works in New York City and Westchester County. In addition to private piano and voice students, Paul teaches elementary and middle school music and directs an adult and children's choir at St. Ann's Parish in Yonkers. He works with children in theatre at RCT and White Plains Performing Arts Center. Paul studied music at James Madison in VA.
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Derek Woods
Technical Director
Derek and wife Becky Lillie Woods founded The Riverdale Children's Theatre in 2010. Since then, RCT has produced over 50 full stage productions, touching the lives of hundreds of families in the Bronx and beyond. He is an Emmy nominated videographer and was named the Grand Marshal of the 2017 Throggs Neck St. Patrick's Day Parade, in honor of his commitment to the Bronx.
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Dale Smallwood
Production Manager
is excited to once again be working with RCT. Stage management credits include over 30 productions with The Pearl Theatre Company, NYC; A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Stage Door (The New School for Drama, NYC); Hannah, Follow Me to Nellie's, Rabbit Hole, Regrets Only (Premiere Stages, NJ); The Tempest (Shakespeare on the Sound, CT.)
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Becky Lillie Woods
Artistic Director
is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of RCT. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching Music from Lehman College and a BFA in Musical Theatre from CCM. She has directed over 60 productions. Under her direction, the Riverdale Children's Theatre has been recognized as one of the nation's top children's theatre companies by both American Towns Media and Backstage Magazine.
