Meet the Production Team

Elisa has appeared on Broadway in 42nd Street, Beauty and the Beast, 110 in the Shade, and Finian’s Rainbow. Regional credits: Ragtime (The Kennedy Center),  Sound of Music (Fulton Opera House), Kiss Me Kate (Paper Mill Playhouse). National & European tours: White Christmas, Dr. Dolittle, Phantom of the Opera. Favorite roles: Betty Blake in Will Rogers Follies and Velma in Chicago. She has been the Theatre director at CVU since 2023. You can learn more about Elisa at  www.ElisaVanDuyne.com. 

You can reach her at cvutheatredirector@cvsdvt.org​

Originally from Birkenhead, England, Nicola studied at Merseyside Dance and Drama Center where she graduating with honors. Nicola has been a dance educator for over 30 years, adjudicating and choreographing in Europe and America. Nicola performed professionally on stage, film, television and cruise ships. In 2014 Nicola received a Vermont Business Magazine Rising Star award for her commitment to business growth, professional excellence and involvement in the community. Nicola is the Founder and Artistic Director of Fusion 802. Her past CVU coreographing credits include Footloose!