EMMA TRUE: Teen Detective CREATIVE

Director

Gretchen Nordleaf

Ms. Nordleaf teaches Upper School English and Theatre as well as IB DP courses in those disciplines at West Sound Academy. She has been teaching and directing theatre at the high school and college level since 1984. Representative titles of her directing credits include To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Never In My Lifetime, The Secret in the Wings, Anatomy of Gray, Noises Off, Almost, Maine, You Can’t Take It With You, 12 Angry Jurors. Harvey, Death by Design, Rumors and She Kills Monsters. Teaching and directing high school students is one the most exhilarating experiences of her life. Ms. Nordleaf is a member of the Educational Theatre Association and ISTA - International School Theatres Association. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support as she continues following her passion for teaching and directing high school theatre. Break a leg everyone!

Paul Burback

Technical Engineer/Director of Music

Paul is the Music Director at West Sound Academy. He celebrates his lifelong passion for music by mentoring young musicians to find their inspiration. He currently performs with local bands, Paundy and Derek Burns’ Project.

Sound Engineer

Andrew Corbo

Andrew is new to West Sound Academy and creating theatre this year. He enjoyed his Drama Elective in the beginning of the year so when the Pandemic Radio Theatre Company started up at WSA Andrew was one of the first students to join us. He has had a TON of fun working on Emma True: Teen Detective. Andrew would like to thank his past Band Teacher, Mr. Logan, for inspiring him to participate in the performing arts and his parents for all their love and support through the production process. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Stage Manager

Paige Forbes

Paige is new to the world of theatre. Her prior performance experience includes being a member of Poulsbo Leikarringen, one of the largest Scandinavian folk dance groups in the nation! She also enjoys playing the ukulele and the drums. Paige would like to thank her family, who have supported her and helped her achieve her goals during the production process and she would like to thank Ms. Nordleaf, who introduced her to the world of theatre and for putting her to work using her talents of organizing, catching the small stuff and herding actors.

Student Director

Michael Gao

Michael has appearances on the WSA stage include Lane/Merriman in The Importance of Being Earnest and The Reverend Arthur Humphrey in See How They Run. Michael worked on the production staff of She Kills Monsters as the Stage Manager. His hobbies include playing tennis, programming, reading, drawing, and singing. He would like to thank his friends and family for their support and all the cast and crew for making this show a creative and enjoyable experience.**

Sound Design Team

Jonnie Love

Jonnie has worked on the technical crew for two productions at WSA Almost, Maine, and She Kills Monsters. Jonnie feels that working on the radio play style has been fun and definitely a new experience. She would like to thank West Sound Academy for this opportunity as well as her parents and grandparents for their support.**

Producer

Annika Obsequio

Annika first appeared on the WSA stage in 9th grade in The Diary of Anne Frank, and has continued her work both onstage and offstage on several productions including, She Kills Monsters, Almost, Maine, See How They Run, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Outside the life of a regular student, she enjoys painting, photography, watching films, and traveling. Annika would like to thankeveryone who has supported her throughout this journey, and hopes that you’ll love the show as much as she does.**

Original Creative Team

The script for Emma True: Teen Detective was a collaborative effort
between the members of the cast and crew of this production.

The story and style of the script were inspired by Female Formula Fiction.

“Girls’ series typically stars a girl, usually but not always a teenager, who, with or without friends,
has exciting adventure after exciting adventure in a series of books that focus on her experiences.”

Nancy Drew Scholar, Sherrie Inness, Nancy Crew and Company, p. 3.

This play is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of our writers’ imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Special Thanks for without your support and sense of community this production would not have been possible.

The Parents of the Cast and Crew

West Sound Academy Faculty and Staff

West Sound Academy Board of Directors

Music Credits

Downtown Metropolis by Aaron Kenny

Gaiety in the Golden Age by Aaron Kenny

Jelly Man by Adam Vitovsky

Dark Alley Deals by Aaron Kenny

The Black Cat by Aaron Kenny

The Curious Kitten by Aaron Kenny

Vintage Commercials ~ Archive.org

Editing supported by Wavepad audio editor

Sound effects created by Andrew Corbo and Jonnie Love and in part from Youtube.com

Thanks for Listening!