The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - February 14 - February 16, 2019
The King's College
Who's Who
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Misti B. Wills (Director)
Misti is thrilled to be back at Kings for her 4th consecutive year having directed Floyd Collins, Ordinary Days and A Pound in Your Pocket in previous seasons. She recently directed the Ovation Recommended musical Sister Act as well as Hunchback of Notre Dame at 5 Star Theatricals (formerly Cabrillo Music Theatre) in L.A. Other fave credits include: Off-Broadway: In Search of Euphoria (New World Stages, Fidelity Futurestage Program), Tempest (La MaMa, ETC. Assistant Director) Off-Off Broadway: Elvira: The Immigration Play, Afterlight (Cherry Lane, NY Fringe Festival), Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice. Regional: My Fair Lady (Forestburgh Playhouse), New York Water (Depot Theatre) Misti is also an adjunct professor having been on the faculties of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York Film Academy, and Long Island University in Brooklyn. Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Special thanks to Ginny, Holly, April and Dan. www.mistiwills.com
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Virginia Hart Pike (Musical Director)
Virginia Hart Pike is musical director, composer, pianist, and educator. Broadway: Amazing Grace, the Musical; James Joyce’s the Dead; Off-Broadway: James Joyce’s the Dead; As Thousands Cheer; Regional: McCarter Theater, NYSAF, Theater Virginia; Other: Musical Theater Workshop, New York Theater Barn, NYMF, Joe’s Pub, Fordham University, The King’s College. She worked closely with legendary composer Charles Strouse as his musical director. Virginia currently holds the position of Lecturer of Musical Theater at The King’s College in downtown Manhattan. She serves on the worship team and the board of directors for her church, Times of Refreshing Christian Center, NY (TORCC-NY). She holds an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in Musical Theater Writing where she studied under award-winning opera composer Ricky Ian Gordon; and a BS from Duke University in Mathematics and Music.
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