About the Director

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR — Bill Arnold

• 18 years teaching vocal music
  
  

• Director and/or Music Director for 19 productions at Pequannock Township High School, including:

  • Mean Girls

  • Dracula

  • Rock of Ages (Pequannock Summer Theatre)

  • Beauty and the Beast

  • Almost, Maine (Producer)

  • White Christmas (Pequannock Summer Theatre)

  • The Play That Goes Wrong

  • Oklahoma!

  • All Shook Up (Pequannock Summer Theatre)

  • Puffs

  • Bye Bye Birdie

  • A Chorus Line (Pequannock Summer Theatre)

  • The Little Mermaid

  • The Mysterious Traveler

  • The Drowsy Chaperone

  • Newsies (Pequannock Summer Theatre)

  • Mamma Mia

  • High School Musical (Pequannock Summer Theatre)

  • The Addams Family
    
    

• Music Director for 8 productions at The Rosen Performing Arts Center (Wayne, NJ):

  • Hairspray

  • Tarzan

  • Bring it On

  • Avenue Q

  • Rent

  • Aladdin Jr.

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Jr.

  • Once on this Island Jr.

  • The Little Mermaid Jr.

• Director and Music Director for 1 production at Macopin Middle School (West Milford, NJ):

  • Once On This Island Jr.
    
    

• Specialties:

  • Vocal coaching and arranging

  • Piano accompaniment

  • Budget-friendly set and lighting design

  • Having fun

  • Laughing
    
    

• Philosophy:

  • Believes in creating inclusive, high-energy theater that empowers students to take ownership of their work, grow as artists, and tell stories that matter—with passion, humor, and heart.