This is Josh's 10th musical at Gorham High School and he could not be prouder of this program. Previously to GHS, Josh worked on the Broadway shows Color Purple, Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me, Snow In Winter, and Frost Nixon. After living in NYC Josh worked for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line as a Stage & Production Manager helping to install shows like Mamma Mia, Grease, and Saturday Night Fever. Josh spent many years at the Guest Experience Manager for Point Sebago. He would like to give a extra big thank you to his husband Nick, for all his love and shared efforts into making all these shows happen at GHS.

Matthew Murray is Director of Vocal Music at Gorham High School in Gorham, Maine. In addition to four choirs at GHS, Mr. Murray also teaches AP Music Theory and is Music Director for the annual musical productions at GHS. Prior to his arrival at Gorham High School taught at Kennebunk High School. Mr. Murray has been Music Director for over 30 high school musicals in his career, most recently Little Shop of Horrors and Mamma Mia. As a Guitarist, Mr. Murray is also an active pit musician in many community theaters and high schools in the Greater Portland area. Mr. Murray holds a B.M. in Music Education with a voice major and trumpet minor from the University of Maine under the tutelage of Dr. Dennis Cox. He also holds a M.M. in Choral Conducting from the University of Southern Maine under Dr. Robert Russell and a M.M. in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Southern Maine under Bruce Fithian and Ellen Chickering. Mr. Murray was the 2013 recipient of the Maine ACDA Distinguished Choral Director award. He has also been honored to conduct several district and regional sixth grade, middle school, and high school honors choirs in Maine and New Hampshire. He previously held the position of Musical Director of the Tri-City Community Chorus, an 85-voice choir based in Saco, Maine and regularly serves as Choral Manager for the MMEA District I High School Music Festival. Mr. Murray is in his 29th year of teaching. He is a native of Greenville, Maine and currently resides in Scarborough, Maine with his wife, Catherine, who is Director of Vocal Music at Thornton Academy.

Jocelyn is thrilled to be back in her fourth season as Production Manager of the GHS Musical. In her high school and college years, Jocelyn performed in any and all musical groups possible, spending many years singing with the University Singers and Renaissance at UMaine Orono, and moving on to perform with many groups and in venues all across Southern Maine. After receiving her Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education, Jocelyn continued to use music as a teaching tool in the classroom. It was quite the jump to move from the Preschool setting to the High School stage, and Jocelyn couldn't be happier to watch these amazing students shine. Jocelyn is also the Advisor of the GHS Thespian Society Troupe #7533 and in the summer months, Jocelyn helps to run the Youth Theater Camp on Chebeague Island. Mentoring young people, encouraging them to pursue their dreams and launch into their years outside of high school is one of her biggest passions, and she couldn't be more grateful for her place in the GHS Theater community.

Mariel is thrilled to return as the choreographer for Something Rotten! A longtime fan of the GHS musicals, she has loved being part of these productions once again. After graduating from Gorham High School in 2007, Mariel attended Dean College as a Dance major before returning to Gorham to teach and open her own dance studio, Atlantic Dance Arts, right in town. You can learn more about the studio at www.atlanticdancearts.com! In addition to teaching, Mariel has been choreographing musicals at Biddeford City Theater since 2012 and recently choreographed her first production at Hackmatack Playhouse last summer. She would especially like to thank Josh, Matt, Jocelyn, Darnell, and the rest of the production team for another wonderful year. To this incredible cast: thank you for the hard work and positive energy you brought into every rehearsal. You learned so much choreography (especially Tap!) and it was such a joy working with you that you somehow made those five-hour Sunday rehearsals fly by. Enjoy the show!

Gillian is a junior and has been doing tech since 7th grade. She’s done run crew, stage managing, and even light operation! She’s stage managed since freshman year and has been in shows like Little Shop of Horrors and This is a Test! She can’t wait for you to enjoy the show!

Dexter Vance is the Assistant Stage Manager for this production. He likes the color green, bothering the lights operator, and chocolate. He has been doing tech for theater for 6 years. He hopes you enjoy the show.

Max Lampron plays with lights for the show. Max likes dinosaur shaped food, bothering the lovely stage managers and rumor has it that if you bring them a treat they will do a magic trick. 

Kaleigh Bauer is a senior at GHS and it’s her third year working on mics for the musical. She has a passion for music and is involved in Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Chamber Singers at the school. She’s seen how much effort and work everyone has put into the show and is very excited to be working with such an amazing group of people. Enjoy the show!

Isabelle Smith is a junior at Gorham high school and she is very excited to be doing her first ever tech role in a GHS show! She has been involved in theater her whole life, playing in many shows such as This is a Test, Radium Girls, and Our Town. She loves music, playing in the school band and singing for the school's choir. She will also be directing the school's One Act, Yellow Wallpaper this spring! She is so grateful for her amazing cast, crew, and friends for making the show so much fun! She can’t wait for you to see the show!

Jacob Palmer is a freshman at GHS and is very excited to be a part of this GHS performance. He has been in the stage crew since 6th grade and has worked on performances such as Beauty and the Beast Jr, Xanadu Jr, and most recently Tuck Everlasting. When he’s not backstage, he enjoys reading and participating in both the concert band and the jazz band here at GHS. He can’t wait for everybody to enjoy the show.