Into the Woods Jr. Creative

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Director
Meme Simmons
Meme is a native of Jacksonville, NC. After graduating from college in New York City, Meme has performed professionally in off broadway shows and national tours. She is now back in Jacksonville and busy working on her dream....opening a performing arts center in Jacksonville, NC! Over the past couple of years, Meme has been directing several plays and musicals in the community including directing and staging shows at Southwest High School and Jacksonville High School. She has also worked with the after school program of the City Parks and Recreations. Meme's goal for her company, Debbie's Angels Productions, is to provide the community with proper theatre arts training as well as quality theatre productions that are fun, thought provoking, inspiring and of course entertaining!
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Choreographer
Shelby Ehrenreich
Shelby Ehrenreich is thrilled to be the new resident choreographer for Debbie’s Angels Productions. She was last seen choreographing for Showstoppers #1 and Showstoppers #2 in Jacksonville, N.C.. Other choreography credits include: Buffalo Saturn Club Chairing of the Dean 2019 (Buffalo, N.Y.), Kids Together in the Arts (Boston, M.A.), Dance Captain for the World Premiere of Two Tickets to Paradise: Eddie Money (Rochester, N.Y.). Buffalo Credits Include: The Kavinoky Theater’s The Crucible (Abigail Williams), Second Generation’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Ensemble). She is a Niagara University graduate with a BFA in Theatre Performance. Niagara University credits include: The Pajama Game (Gladys Hotchkiss), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky), The Drowsy Chaperone (Assistant to the Choreographer; Maid A),9 to 5 The Musical (Maria Delgado), N.U.R.T. Troupe Summer 2015, Guys and Dolls (Company), A Commedia Christmas Carol (Belle) and Curtains (Marjorie Cook). She ha
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Assistant Director
Harry Fitzgerald IV
Harry is super excited to be teaching at DAP! After graduating from Coastal Carolina Community College in 2015 with his A.F.A in Drama, he immediately started working with DAP as Pete Willard/The ADA in "A Time to Kill" and has been acting in various shows ever since. His recent roles are Joe in "Who Maid Who?", Little Charles in "August, Osage County", Bernstein in "Little Shop of Horrors" and various "Broadway After Dark" shows. Harry cannot wait to start working with these wonderful kids and help them bring out their inner actor. See you at the theater!
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Costumes
Holly Whidden
Holly is from Melbourne, Florida and is a recent graduate of Louisiana State University. She has been involved in theatre since middle school and became a member of the International Thespian Society during her sophomore year of high school. She was nationally recognized in the high school level for costume design and construction, learning how to sew as she competed. After high school she took a step back from the arts to pursue a degree in Child and Family Studies but is back at it with her new career as a high school educator. Holly assists in the Jacksonville High School musicals with costumes, as well as directs the Fall Play. She loves being back in the magic and seeing all the hard work come to life with the group. Credits and Performances include: Who Maid Who (Marsha), Rugrats the Musical (Angelica), Noises Off (Poppy), Cats (Electra), Our Town (Emily), A Higher Law: Antigone (Ismene), State title for costuming of She Stoops to Conquer, as well as the costuming of Loves
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Makeup Artist
Kate Fish
Kate Fish is from Louisiana, and a recent graduate of Cosmetology School. She focused her time on Make-up application and Hair design. She has a passion for theatrical and fantasy Make-up. She has participated in 3 shows for DAP, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wizard of OZ-young performers addition, and She Wrote, Died, and wrote some more. She loves working as a part of our company. She has also participated in Military ball and prom season 2014, Southeastern Hair and Fashion Show (1rst place team 2014) Zombie Walk for Autism (Make-up Artist 2014) Jacksonville Fashion Week (Make-up artist/ stylist 2014). She is also avalible for Prom’s, Ball’s Photo shoots, Halloween and Cos-play make up and more. Contact her at [email protected] . To see her services visit http://katylynnefish.wix.com/katfishmua

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