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Staff

(in alphabetical order)

Tim "Coley" Carroll (Musical Director) He has studied at Westminster Choir College, Glassboro State College, and Rowan University. He teaches music, and plays the piano for numerous theatres, schools, and churches. He is particularly proud of being a member of LAUDA! Chamber Singers.

Erin Gaynor (Head Teacher/Director) Erin, a veteran of Learning Stages and previously Gloucester County Summer Drama Workshop, joins the Daydreamers program as head teacher/director for the fifth consecutive year. She works during the months of September-June for Voorhees School District as a special education teacher at the elementary level. Her two loves are teaching and theater- and the Daydreamers program allows her to combine the two! Not a stranger to the stage, Erin has performed in musicals and dramas in community and school venues for over 10 years. Most recently, she was seen as Gad, one of Joseph's many brothers in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" with Burlington's Bridge Players. She also moonlights as a co-director of the Voorhees Middle School Players — directing "The King and I", "The Sound of Music," "Footloose," and "Carousel" in the past four years.

Stephanie Goodenbour (Asst. to Director/Choreographer) Stephanie, a senior at Pitman High School, has been on the stage since she was 2. She's been dancing for 14 years at Let's Dance Studio in Glassboro, where she now teaches. She has been choreographing productions over the past 4 years for Learning Stages and the PHS musicals. In the spring of 2004, Stephanie performed with the All-State Women's Choir. She recently returned from her European concert tour with the American Music Abroad Choir, where she performed in 6 different European countries. Stephanie will be attending Ithaca College in New York majoring in Theater Arts Education.

Amanda Grady - (Asst. Choreographer) - Amanda is a 16 year old Junior at Clearview Regional High School where she is an Honors Society member. She has been involved with Learning Stages since she was 8 years old. She has performed at Six Flags, 76ers games, Disney World, Boscov's Parade, Labyrinth Theatre Company in NYC, and with Roseann Bruna School of Dance for 14 years.

Aileen Oldt (Costume Designer/Props Mistress) Aileen's most recent works include: Cabaret (CCC), Annie Get Your Gun (Pitman High School) Romeo and Juliet (Camden County College), Into the Woods (Gateway H.S.), A Christmas Carol (Rutgers U., Camden), Our Town (w/Learning STAGES and CCC), and Damn Yankees (Learning STAGES) in 2001 and has many other credits to add to the list.

Jaclynne Oldt (Stage Manager/Technical Director) Jaclynne has worked with Learning Stages for 4 years, and has 10 years experience in various roles including stage managing, stagehand, assistant directing, and even acting.

Katie Pedrini (Set Designer/Visual Arts) During her 23 years of theatre, Katie has experienced a full variety of activities ranging from writing comedy for London's West End, to portraying lead roles in The Crucible and Arsenic & Old Lace. Most recently, Katie was seen as Germaine in Burlington County Footlighter's production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile, where she earned a nomination for Best Actress. Katie graduated a theatre major with a minor in Art from Rowan University. Currently, she is completing her Masters of Elementary Education, and plans on teaching locally (knock on wood!).

Renee J. Post (Executive Director/Producer) Renee Post is the Executive Director of Learning Stages. Her responsibilities include: producing all Learning Stages productions, fundraising, marketing, board and member recruitment, and hiring and training staff. She also works closely with the Board and the Artistic and Education Director to uphold the artistic mission and vision for the organization. Directing credits include: You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Our Town, Lives of the Great Waitresses, Overtones, Flying Lessons, The Battle of Bull Run Always Makes Me Cry, and Fabulous Fable Factory. Producing credits include: 42nd Street, Kiss Me Kate, Bye Bye Birdie, Grease, West Side Story (2000), Strolling Players, Turning 10 and Learning STAGES' 9/11 benefit, America CenterStage. Renee is also an adjunct professor at Rowan University, Camden County College and Gloucester County College. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Elizabethtown College and a Master of Arts degree in Communications from Rowan University.

Joe Salvatore is a theatre artist and educator based in Manhattan. He is on the faculty of the Program in Educational Theatre at New York University where he teaches courses in acting and directing, directs productions for the program, serves as the artistic director of the Shakespeare Initiative and trains teachers and teaching artists to integrate dramatic activities into the elementary and secondary classroom curricula.

Joe holds an MFA in Theater (Dramaturgy/Directing) from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and an Honors BA in History from the University of Delaware. He is also a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab.

Gregory Swenson — (Sound/Light Design)-Greg has eight years of design experience, and his credits include The Boys Next Door, Angels in America, Steel Magnolias, Fiddler On The Roof, and the Off-Broadway production, The 'IT' Girl. Greg is a nursing student studying pediatric intensive care nursing and works at Dupont Hospital in Delaware.

Board of Directors

Renee Post, Executive Director / Marketing & Fundraising Chair

Chris Peraino, Board Member/Parent Advisory Board

Joe Salvatore, Artistic & Education Chair
Professor, Theater and Education
New York University, New York, NY

Dean Post, Treasurer Senior Program Coordinator
American Association for Cancer Research Philadelphia, PA

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