Put On A Happy Face Creative

Director/Producer
Tommy DeSalvoTommy is thrilled to be keeping the theatre program going during these crazy times. This is his 14th year as the Drama Club’s manager and producer. He has directed Our Place, Elephant's Graveyard, The Addams Family, Noises Off, The Wiz, Picnic, All Shook Up, Almost Maine, Legally Blonde, Moon Over Buffalo, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Spelling Bee, Guys & Dolls, Shakespeare in Hollywood, Bye Bye Birdie, Pippin, Grease, Soap Opera, and All in the Timing with the Strawberry Hill Players. Tommy works at the Childcare Learning Centers but has been active in theatre for the last 20 years. He is on the Curtain Call Board and has been involved in many productions there, most recently as Sonny in Grease. Tommy would like to thank Claudia, JJ, Victoria and the students for their hard work during this process. He would also like thank his good friend Dan for coming on board as vocal coach. Finally, he would like to thank his friends and family for their continued love and support.

Stage Manager
Molly EmmensMolly is beyond excited for her 11th show with the Strawberry Hill Players! Molly is a senior at Stamford High School and is the current drama club President. Past shows include It’s a Wonderful Life (Stage Manager), Our Place (Stage Manager), SYT 30 (Assistant Stage Manager), Elephant’s Graveyard (Stage Manager), Matilda (Assistant Stage Manager), The Addams Family (Stage Manager),Leaves (Assistant Stage Manager), Noises Off (Stage Manager). She also spends her summers up the road at Curtain Call! Molly is so excited that we have been lucky enough to put on a musical this year. She is so proud of everyone coming together to pull off this project. She would like to thank Tommy and Nerreau for all of their support and trust over the last few years! Molly would also like to thank her family for their support! Molly will also be attending Marist College in the fall. Break a leg and burn gels everyone!

Music Director
Victoria HervieuxVictoria is so proud of the hard work and dedication to make this musical possible. This is her second show as music director in Stamford, previously directing The Butterfly Effect at TOR. A violinist and vocalist, Victoria played in the pit of Behind the Bedroom Wall and The Wiz. She studied violin at the University of Connecticut under Dr. Solomiya Ivakhiv, performing in the UConn Symphony Orchestra as principal second. Performances include master classes with Pentatonix, The King Singers, Roomful of Teeth, the premiere of Ola Gjielo's Sunrise Mass at Carnegie Hall, and the tribute to Sandy Hook in the premiere of A Child's Requiem. Victoria is the choral and orchestral director at SHS, advisor of Tri-M Honor Society, and a musician since age five. She would like to thank Claudia, JJ and Tommy for their hard work and support. Finally, Victoria would like to thank her students for showing that even in the toughest of times they are capable of giving the world hope through music.

Choreographer
Jennifer Jonas CahillJennifer Jonas Cahill earned a BFA in Dance from Boston Conservatory. Her regional credits include: The Music Man, Oliver and Seussical at Westchester Broadway Theater and Cats at White Plains Performing Arts Center. She has choreographed for: Curtain Call (Something Rotten!, Ragtime), WPPAC , Palame Productions, Clocktower Players, Bedford Community Theater, Strauss Theater, Westchester Broadway Theater, PVHS Theatreworks, Varley Players, Goshen High and PPYT. Jennifer has been nominated for Metro Awards, Broadway World Awards and won 2019 OnStage Theatre Award Outstanding Choreography for Clocktower Player’s Annie. Jennifer is thrilled to be back at Stamford High after choreographing Thoroughly Modern Millie, Bye Bye Birdie, Guys and Dolls, Legally Blonde, Seussical, All Shook Up, and The Wiz. She would like to thank everyone involved for all their hard work. Jennifer would also like to thank her family and husband, Dan, for all of their love and support!

Vocal Coach
Dan MiccicheDan Micciche is the current music director/conductor of WICKED on Broadway and has been with the show for over 6 years, including the
national/international tours. He started out as an actor and played Mary Sunshine in CHICAGO for 2000 performances on Broadway as well as the national tour/Japanese/Thailand companies. Soloist at Carnegie Hall/ The Kennedy Center: Bernstein’s MASS. Recordings: Bernstein’s MASS (Grammy nom 08’) 54 Below shows: Amanda Jane Cooper, Patrick Page Workshops: Stu for Silverton. He has taught masterclasses/workshops at several universities, as well as schools in London, Italy, Peru, Mexico and Switzerland. During this time that Broadway is shut down Dan has built
his vocal coaching business as well as IMTA (International Music Theatre Academy) with Meghan Piceno and Abdiel Vazquez bringing music theatre intensives to other cities and areas of the world. Info for his coachings can be found on his Instagram: @danmicciche. Education: Boston Conservatory '07.

Assistant Stage Manager
Keyli MaldonadoKeyli Maldonado is very excited to be helping out as assistant stage manager. Some past shows include Elf Jr. (Charlotte Dennon), Frozen Jr.(Elsa), and It’s a Wonderful Life (Violet Peterson). This is her first year with SHP as a freshman at Stamford High School. Some of her hobbies are baking tons of sweet bread and sleeping all day. She would like to thank her mother and anyone else who has supported her along the way.

Costume and Set Designer/Advisor
Claudia Noel NerreauClaudia Noel Nerreau is an Art/Theatre teacher at Stamford High. She has a BFA in Fine Arts from the College of New Rochelle, a MA in Theatre from Villanova University. Ms. Nerreau has worked as designer and advisor to The Strawberry Hill Players for the past 21 years. She directed the 2011 CDA Outstanding Production of The Effect of Gamma Rays… and 2014’s SHS production of The Children’s Hour and the premier of Joanna's Story in 2018. She has worked as designer at Curtain Call in Stamford, The Sherman Playhouse, and The Ridgefield Theatre Barn. Ms. Nerreau is also an exhibiting painter. Check out her website, claudianerreau.com. Love and thanks to the entire SHS drama family and her men; Fred, Will and Scott.