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Creative Staff
Creative Staff
Angelica Peaco, director
apeaco@aacps.org
Nathaniel Duvuvuei, music director
nduvuvuei@aacps.org
Melissa Peregrina, technical director
mperegrina@aacps.org
Stephaen Jackson Hood, choreographer
shood1@aacps.org
Regan Baker, choreographer
rlbaker@aacps.org
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Emily Miller, faculty adviser & business manager
ebmiller@aacps.org
Learn more about the creative staff below.
Angelica Peaco, director
Angelica Peaco, director
Ms. Peaco will be returning to the Bates Drama Club for the 2025-2026 production!
Ms. Angelica Peaco has a degree in music performance with a concentration in vocal performance and a minor in musical theatre. She was the assistant director for St. Gabriel Miracle Players Production of Little Princess and has been assistant stage manager, stage manager and director for several shows during college. She has an extensive history with community theatre both performing and backstage.
Nathaniel Duvuvuei, music director
Bates faculty member, Mr. Duvuvuei will be returning this year as our Music Director!
Bio coming soon.
Melissa Peregrina, technical director
Bates faculty member Melissa Peregrina returns to our production team as technical director. Mrs. Peregrina joined the Bates Drama Club in 2018 with our production of Hairspray, Jr. and has been running our tech crew ever since. Mrs. Peregrina will train and manage our lead designers and crew. She will also identify and teach one student from each grade to act as our stage manager and assistant stage managers.
Mrs. Peregrina has a BA in technical theater from Salem State University and has experience in lighting design, stage management, set design, and pyrotechnics among other areas. She teaches Spanish and Tech & Engineering Education at Bates.
In her spare time, Mrs. Peregrina is also a dancer, studying tap, ballet, jazz, and Irish. Having been a tap dancer for over 20 years, she's happy to help anyone that needs extra help with their tap choreo!
Stephaen Jackson-Hood, choreographer
Bates Drama Club is excited to welcome back Bates faculty member Mr. Jackson-Hood to be our choreographer this year!
A native of Baltimore, Stephaen began his formal classical training with the Mid-Atlantic Youth Ballet. He later went on to study at the Rock School for Dance Education as a full scholarship recipient. In 2013, he graduated from the University of the Arts receiving a B.F.A. in Classical Ballet. Upon graduation, he performed and studied under Christopher Fleming with Ballet-Fleming. Stephaen was a member of The Ohio Contemporary Ballet Formally known as Verb Ballets for three seasons. He performed works by Anthony Kruztcamp, Heinz Poll, Diane McIntyre, William Forsythe & trained under Cuban National Ballet Director Laura Alonso. He has been a guest artist for the Poetic Expression Dance Company, Carbon Dance Theater & Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley. He has performed lead roles in ballets such as Coppelia, La Bayadere, The Nutcracker, Spartacus, & Spring Waters to name a few. From 2017-2019, Stephaen was a soloist with the Ballet Theatre of Maryland. In 2020, Stephaen became a full-time dance teacher at Wiley H. Bates Middle School. He is also certified with Acrobatic Arts and has transitioned his acro teaching style to rely heavily on the Acrobatic Arts curriculum.
Regan Baker, choreographer
Coach Baker is thrilled to be joining the Bates Drama Club for the very first time! A 2021 graduate of the University of South Carolina, Coach Baker brings both professional training and a deep passion for musical theatre and dance education to the stage.
She has over four years of experience choreographing for the Musical Theatre Program at Lakeside Middle School, where she helped bring to life beloved productions including Moana, Jr., The Lion King, Jr., Mary Poppins, Jr., and Aladdin Jr. In addition, she had the pleasure of choreographing for the Kent Island High School Musical Theatre Summer Program, working on energetic productions of High School Musical Jr. and Frozen Jr.
Coach Baker enjoys blending classical dance styles with dynamic stage movement to ensure every student plays a vital role in the storytelling process. She values working with students from all dance backgrounds—whether it's their first time on stage or they’ve trained for years—and finds joy in creating memories that help shape each performer’s perspective of the arts. She is beyond excited to bring her enthusiasm and creativity to the Bates Middle School community and can’t wait to help this year’s cast shine on stage!
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