The Mystery of Edwin Drood Creative
Costumes and Props
Grace TollaGrace is a junior at Westhill High School and is in the AgriScience program. She assisted with costumes and props with Northstar for Barefoot in the Park and Our Macbeth. This is her first musical at Westhill, and she's super proud of the entire cast and crew for all their hard work.
Art head, running crew
Charlotte LongCharlotte Long is a senior and is very excited to be working on her final Northstar show. This is her fifth show with the program. She has previously worked on Crimes of the Heart, 9 to 5, Barefoot in the Park, and Our Macbeth. She is the art head for the tech crew. She has had a great few years as a part of the crew.
Stage Manager
Arjun AhujaArjun is the current stage manager for the Northstar Playmakers, he always had a passion for the technical aspects of film and theater and saw stage managing as the perfect opportunity to immerse himself in those aspects of theater by doing stage managing
Crew
Aaron EbenConstruction
Malcom FensterMalcom is happy to work on Drood. This is the third performance he's done on construction. He's a junior, has been doing tech since middle school (Jungle Book, Seussical, School House of Rock, Barefoot in the Park, Our Macbeth), and would like to keep doing this forever.
Construction/Runner
Justin GonzalezJustin Gonzalez is a senior at Westhill. He is excited to do his last show on construction and runner. He also worked on Crimes of the Heart, 9 to 5, Barefoot in the Park, Our Macbeth, and Matilda.
Lighting, T-shirt & Poster Design
Maddie LapinMaddie Lapine is a senior at Westhill and is excited to take be head of lighting for The Mystery of Edwin Drood! This is her fifth production after taking part in Crimes of the heart, 9 to 5, Barefoot in the Park, and Macbeth.
Building and Running Crew
Jennifer McKernanJennifer McKernan is a senior and is very excited to be working on Edwin Drood! She is tech crew’s running head, and this is her fifth show. She has worked on Crimes of the Heart, 9 to 5, Barefoot in the Park, and Macbeth. This is her final show at Westhill, and she’s had a great time working on these productions.
Construction
David MorochoDavid Morocho is a junior at Westhill and this is his first musical as part of the crew for a musical. He also worked on the 2019 fall drama Barefoot in the Park. He is thrilled to be part of the crew and has deeply enjoyed this experience
Student Orchestra - Trombone 2 / Percussion
Meredith DiGiacomoMeredith is currently a senior at Westhill High School and plays the Trombone in the Concert Band and Jazz Ensembles at Westhill. This is her first time playing in a pit orchestra and is very excited to be apart of this!
Student Orchestra - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Matthew DiLorenzo
Matthew is currently a junior at Westhill High School. His main instrument is clarinet, but he’s working on expanding to other instruments. He served as 1st Clarinet in the prior marching band season. This year, he participated in the Connecticut Western Regional Symphony Orchestra, as 2nd Clarinet, and the Connecticut State Concert Band as 3rd Clarinet. Matthew also plays clarinet in the school concert band and tenor saxophone in the school jazz band. He aims to pursue Aerospace Engineering in college, while still learning and performing music throughout.
Student Orchestra - Reed 2
Samantha NievesCrew
Aiden MorganOriginal Creative Team
Directed by
Mathew Young
Musical Director
Jonah Garcia
Choreographed by
Kelly Nayden
Conductor
Michael Wyatt
Instrumental Musical Director
Blair N. Roberts
BAND:
*Student Musicians
Reed One: Gary Ruggiero | Violin: Kate Stocker | Trombone 1: Devin Mitchell |
Flutes: Samantha Nieves* | Cello: Lonnie Root | Trombone 2: Meredith DiGiacomo* |
Clarinets and Tenor Saxophone: Matthew DiLorenzo* | Bass: Marshall Toppo | Percussion: Steve Musitano |
Oboe & English Horn: Blair Roberts | Trumpet: Natalie Paradise | Keys 1: Nathan Perry |
Reed 3: Ariana Tullai | Horn: Avery DeLong | Keys 2:Howard Kilik |