Sam Dzielski is in her fourth year as Choir Director and Drama Director for Columbia Local Schools. She is happy to be apart of the revitalization of the Drama Program. Sam has taken on the role of Director & Choreographer for Columbia Drama. She graduated from Baldwin Wallace University where she studied both Music Education & Dance. To learn more about Ms. Dzielski's experience, please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/samantha-dzielskis-portfolio/home

Miah Montesano is thrilled to be returning for her fourth musical at Columbia! She is a recent graduate from Baldwin Wallace University where she received a Bachelor of Arts double major in Public History and Theatre: Acting and Directing. Lately she has been working as a Media Aide in the Hudson City School District, where she gets to share her love of stories with young students. Previous directing credits include Puffs (Columbia), Beezer’s Cellar, If I Should Wake Before I Die (Radio on the Lake Theatre), and scenes from Constellations (Baldwin Wallace University). 

Sharon Metivier has been teaching voice in Northeast Ohio since 2007. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services with a vocal music minor from Baldwin Wallace University and has studied Somatic Voicework (TM) The LoVetri Method Levels I, II and III. Sharon has studied with Benjamin Czarnota (Heidelberg College, Philadelphia School of the Arts, Baldwin Wallace), David Gooding (Strongsville, Ohio) and piano with Dr. George Cherry (Baldwin Wallace).

Sharon’s students can be seen in principal roles in the national tours of Frozen and Hairspray, and have performed in the Miss Ohio Pageant, at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, and many school and community theater productions. Several have gone on to study vocal music performance, music education, music ministry and music theater at colleges across the country including Baldwin Wallace University, University of Cincinnati (Musical Theater), Lipscomb University, Capital University, College of Wooster and many others. 

Lukas Helwig is thrilled to be returning for his second year as Pit Director. Lukas is a professional pit musician and performs regularly with numerous Cleveland area theatres. He also runs an independent private lessons studio where he teaches woodwinds, music theory, and more. To learn more about Lukas or to find his upcoming performances, visit his website: lukashelwig.com 

Jaclyn O'Donnell is in her first year as the technical director at Columbia High School. She just started at the district as an English Language Arts teacher at the high school this fall and being a part of the theater program has been a fun way to get involved with the school. After going to see plays and musicals at Playhouse Square, this has been a way to peek behind the curtain and be part of the magic.