Director
Anthony StirpeThis is Anthony Stirpe's fourth show you are seeing and fifth show he has directed at New Rochelle High School. Past productions include the Metro Award Nominated See Rock City and Other Destinations, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, and the never seen Head Over Heels, cancelled as a result of the COVID pandemic. Last year's production of Is There Life After High School? received national attention, as well as praise from the original creative team. Anthony Stirpe is an Apple Distinguished Educator, and he has spoken nationally and internationally on education, innovation and the power com creativity. Theory of Relativity is a show about community, and it has been a remarkable experience helping students, staff and community members rediscover our connections. Thank you to all the students, teachers and parents whose voices and creativity are part of this project.
Musical Director
Regina TalbotRegina Talbot has been a member of the fine and performing arts
department of the City School District of New Rochelle for 17 years. She teaches
elementary general and choral music at George Davis Elementary School and
provides musical direction for theatrical productions as part of the magnet overlay
program. This is her third year as the music director for the NRHS Musical and
enjoys working with the entire creative team of students, teachers, and community
members.
Orchestra Director
Kirk EhrenreichKirk is very happy to be a part of this production. This is Kirk's 24th year of teaching music in the New Rochelle Schools. To the cast and crew of "Theory of Relativity." You guys are so talented! It was an honor to be a part of all of this.
Choreographer
Julie McGoughJulie McGough has danced, choreographed, and performed for 40 years. She began her journey with dance and the performing arts in Nebraska, then traveling to Colorado, and eventually settling in New York. While in Colorado, she earned a BFA in Dance Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder and worked with several regional dance companies and theaters. After her move to New York, she earned a MA in Dance Education from NYU and continued to work with local dance companies and theaters.. She has proudly been sharing dance with students through the PAVE program at NRHS since 2001.
Music Supervisor
Sarah Mae LagascaSarah Mae Lagasca is a Grammy-winning singer, music director, and voice coach. Her clientele have performed in national broadcasts on Good Morning America and iHeart Radio, and sold out shows at Terminal 5, Irving Plaza, and Governor's Ball Music Festival. As a conductor and singer, she has been featured at landmark institutions including Jazz at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Through her production company, Ambitious Music, Sarah Mae’s skills as an engineer and educator help students and teachers find technology-based solutions for music classrooms nationwide.
Music Supervisor, Director of Performing Arts
Deepak MarwahDeepak Marwah, Director of Performing & Visual Arts, oversees arts programming, including the PAVE program, in the City School District of New Rochelle. Mr. Marwah works with teachers throughout the district to align arts programs, provides guidance and supervision for curriculum and instruction, maintains community partnerships, and advocates for arts education. Mr. Marwah is a passionate believer in the transformational power of the arts and is excited to bring his energy and experience to the students of New Rochelle.
Original Creative Team
This moving and unconventional song cycle bursts with originality as it examines the interconnectedness of us all through life's shared experiences - from the hilarious to the heartbreaking.
From Drama Desk Award nominees Neil Bartram and Brian Hill (The Story of My Life), The Theory of Relativity is a joyous and moving look about our surprisingly interconnected lives. Whether you're allergic to cats, in love for the first or tenth time, a child of divorce, a germaphobe or simply a unique individual, audience members and actors alike are sure to find themselves in this fresh new musical.
Through a seemingly unrelated collection of songs, scenes and monologues, The Theory of Relativity introduces a compelling array of characters experiencing the joys and heartbreaks, the liaisons and losses, the inevitability and the wonder of human connection.
"Take a Physics manual, blend it with the sound of The Book of Mormon, the hilariously nerdy references of The Big Bang Theory , a sprinkle of Chicago, few drops of Glee, bake it in a Broadway bowl, use all the originality you can have....That’s the successful recipe for the spectacular song cycle, The Theory of Relativity."– Live Like Tom
