Shrek The Musical - July 25 - August 03, 2025
Ross Summer Music Theatre
Crew Who's Who
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Michael Reinhart
Director/Scenic/Lighting Design
(Director, Scenic/Lighting Design): Mike serves as the Auditorium Director at Merrillville and is a Title 1 Aide at Fieler Elementary. Mike serves as the director and technical director of Ross Music Theatre and M & M Productions plays and summer musicals. In addition, Mike is the production manager, director and editor for M & M Video Productions. Mike has been recording events, corporate videos, trainings and special interest videos since 1981. Mike has been involved with community and school live productions since he was 8 years old, starting out on stage in the chorus of his father's production of Flower Drum Song. Since that time, he has played a wide variety of parts from Ebenezer Scrooge to Motel the Tailor in addition to working on hundreds of shows in a technical capacity. Mike attended Valparaiso Technical Institute where he majored in electrical engineering then went to Indiana University where he majored in theatre/english education.
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Melinda Reinhart
Musical Director/ Scenic Artist/ Choreography
(Musical Director, Costumes, Scenic Artist): Melinda is the Merrillville High School Choral Director. and Performing Arts Department Head. She graduated from Indiana University School of Music in 1989 with a Bachelors in Music Education--Voice. While at IU, Melinda had the distinct privilege of studying with renowned soprano Camilla Williams. Also, she performed and toured all over the United States with the Singing Hoosiers and Varsity Dancers. Melinda also performs and has been performing since she was seven. Her favorite roles include: Dolly Levi (Hello, Dolly!), Narrator (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Meg Brockie (Brigadoon), Mother (Ragtime), Nancy (Oliver!), and Mary Magdalene (Jesus Christ Superstar). Melinda was also handed the set painting torch by the late Jerauld Reinhart. He taught her all his tricks of the trade and once told her "I couldn't have done it better myself." Melinda is one of the show's scenic artists.
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