Judy Kolek is a classically trained opera singer and high school theatre director in Mountain Lakes. She has experience both performing and directing shows at various levels and has been teaching theatre throughout New Jersey for 6 years. 

Throughout her career as a performing professional, Judy has traveled throughout the tri-state area performing roles with the Garden State Opera, Schola Cantorum on the Hudson, NYC Opera, Papermill Playhouse, Manhattan School of Music, Caldwell University, and many more. Judy made her professional debut with the Garden State Opera in the world premiere of Francesco Santeli’s Il Negozio and since has performed starring roles in operas such as Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, Mozart’s L’Oca del Cairo, Die Zauberflöte, and Le nozze di Figaro, Puccini’s Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica and musicals such as Newsies, The Fantasticks, West Side Story, A Little Night Music, Beauty and the Beast, The Sound of Music, and Carousel. Judy has also performed the title roles in touring Children’s Opera Outreach productions of Little Red Riding Hood, The Tiger of Chungshan, and the Happy Prince throughout Essex County. 

Laura Menard is a voice teacher, vocal coach and musical director in New Jersey and New York City. She holds a B.M. from The New England Conservatory of Music and has done graduate work at The Juilliard School. For 8 years she was the director of The Children’s Chorus at The New York City Opera Company, and she has taught at Brooklyn College, Mannes School of Music and Juilliard American Opera Center. She has many students on Broadway in shows including Hamilton, The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, The Lion King, Fun Home, Kinky Boots, Finding Neverland, Matilda, Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, On The Town, Jersey Boys and Mary Poppins.