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Director
Alyssa MacDonald
Alyssa began performing in early elementary school and is grateful to still have the opportunity to continue performing and teaching today. She began singing with the Symphony Pro Musica Youth Chorus. She is a former Dance On Dance Center student and now instructor. She is also a private voice instructor through Main Street Music of Hudson. She received her training at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, where she received her degree in Musical Theater. She was very fortunate to receive vocal training from seasoned Broadway veteran and featured soloist of the New York City Opera, Joan Lindstrom. She also trained with Forbidden Broadway director Phillip George, Broadway Conductor/Music Director Darren Cohen, Randolph Pearson, Director Jeffrey Dunn, and Tony Award Nominated Director Marcia Milgrom Dodge. She received dance training in tap, jazz, ballet, and theater dance, from award-winning choreographers, Casey Colgan, Ramon Galindo, Cynthia Murray-Davis, and Harry Woolever. Alyssa teaches all levels of Musical Theater at Dance On Dance Center in Hudson. She absolutely loves watching her students grow and learn not only in the studio but outside as well. She believes in building confidence, creativity and teamwork that allows for each student to grow, learn and develop a love for the arts.
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Choreographer
Steven Yerardi
Steven started dancing in the town of Hudson at the age of 7. After graduating from Hudson High School, He attended Dean College in Franklin, MA and received an associates degree in Dance Performance. His professional career began touring with Sesame Street Live traveling the country as Honker the tall onstage swing. He then traveled to Disney and then Norwegian cruise lines as a dancer/singer/aerialist. There he found his love and passion for the aerial arts and continued his studies at the Toronto School of Circus Arts, specializing in hoop, silks, straps, trapeze, net, and spanish web. In addition to choreographing for this years musical, Steven is a teacher at Dance On Dance Center and has award winning choreography in their competitive division. He also is the primary choreographer and co-director for the Summer Performing Arts Collaborative (SPArC) here in Hudson. Steven is the owner and director of InFlyte Entertainment, an aerial arts performance studio, residing in downtown Hudson. For more information got to www.inflyteentertainment.com
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Music Director
Jay Verchin
Always colorful, Jay Verchin is an alto, tenor, songwriter, and conductor from Worcester, MA. A recent graduate of Clark University, Jay served two seasons as the Assistant Conductor and Tenor Section Leader for the Clark University Concert and Chamber Choirs. Currently, Jay sings weekly at All Saints Church in Worcester, and has appeared with Nightingale Vocal Ensemble and Jubilate Choir within the past year. Their most notable work was in the 21st Century Premiere of Gena Branscombe’s Choral Drama, Pilgrims Of Destiny, in 2019 where they played the Bo’sun. In addition to singing, Jay is a middle school para-educator, and in 2021, released their first full length album, Vessels. They are very thankful to be working with so many talented student singers in Chicago!
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Costume Design
Leia Owen
Leia is a marketing and business consultant that specializes in digital marketing, social media strategy, and event planning. She grew up in Hudson and graduated from Hudson High School; she studied marketing and communications at UMass Lowell and Southern New Hampshire University. Leia‘s involvement with theater began when she was four years old and participated in a performance of Aesop’s Fables - she went on to take 15+ years of dance classes from Dance On... Dance Center, participate in 20+ productions with Hudson Public Schools, and participate in the River's Edge Arts Alliance Summer Drama Workshop as a performer, stagehand, program assistant, and assistant to the director. She taught dance and musical theater classes at Dance On... Dance Center and Miss Tricia's Dance Studio for 10 years and dance and fitness classes for both adults and children at WestFit, Crunch, Boost, Aim for Fitness, and Massachusetts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for over 5 years. Most recently, she offered Costume Design & Technical/Backstage Assistance with "Spoon River Anthology" and "All Together Now!" and directed the 8th Grade Class Play, "Check, Please!," here at Hudson High School.
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Lighting Design
Triniti Classen
Triniti Classen is a 17-year-old junior at Hudson High. She’s been involved in theater since she was really little, and started acting around 4 years old. Though over the past year she’s gotten more interested in tech work, specifically lighting since she grew up watching her dad work as a lighting designer. Triniti has also been a dancer for 14 years at Center Stage Dance Studio here in Hudson. But in her time outside of theater and her dance studio she enjoys reading, cuddling with her dog, listening to music, and taking care of her potentially too-large plant collection.
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Lighting Design
Caitlyn Sullivan
Caitlyn Sullivan has lived in Hudson all her life and started doing theater in 6th grade with her role as Robin in Quinn’s production of the play Superheroes. Recently she played the Nun in Hudson High School’s production of Tracks. She helped run sound for the 10th grade class play Getting This Close and designed the lights for This Is Your Brain on Social Media, the play her drama class put on in November.
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Costume Assistant
Amanda Camelio
Props Design
Jane Judy
Sound Design
Holly Niemi
Stage Manager
Izzy Chamberlain
Isabella Chamberlain is in 8th grade, and it’s her first year being a part of any shows at the Hudson High School. She’s actually a part of Hudson High School’s tech crew and she’s really excited to be working in Chicago behind the scenes. Besides enjoying being a part of the tech crew, she enjoys playing instruments like the flute, keyboard or guitar, listening to music, and hanging out with her friends after school. She’s loved working on this production and is really excited for everybody to see it finally performed!

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