Stage Direction

Footloose: Youth Edition Music Direction

Summer 2026

Arts Hub

Lafayette, CO

Get ready to cut loose this summer in our high-energy musical theater camp featuring Footloose: Youth Edition! This camp celebrates dance, music, and fearless self-expression. Campers will sing, act, and dance their way through this electrifying story about standing up for what you believe in and finding joy through movement.

Whether you’re a seasoned performer or stepping on stage for the first time, Footloose: Youth Edition offers an unforgettable experience filled with fun, friendship, and the magic of musical theater. So kick off your Sunday shoes—it’s time to dance!

Mary Poppins Jr. Stage Direction

Summer 2026

Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies

Estes Park, CO

Mary Poppins is a story beloved by generations around the world. My first experience with it was watching a worn VHS on the couch in my childhood home, with my parents sitting beside me. As a child, I longed to experience the same joy, wonder, and adventure that Michael and Jane found with Mary Poppins- and that VHS allowed me a small glimpse. It’s a story that resonates with so many children because it captures the desire to feel seen and valued, to connect with their parents, and to experience a little magic and fun. As an adult, I see the story through a different lens. I now appreciate its themes of understanding, compassion, patience, and, perhaps most importantly, the importance of joy. Mary Poppins reminds us that community matters, that caring for one another matters, and that true happiness comes not from what we have, but from who we are and how we treat those around us.

I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to try to embody a little bit of Mary Poppins as we brought this production to life. It has been a privilege to help bring this community of directors, cast members, crew members, and supporters together to create something meaningful, lasting, and beloved. Most of all, I am grateful to have learned alongside these young performers, that bringing warmth and kindness into every room we enter is a reflection of who we are. My hope is that each of you leaves today with a profound sense of pride- not only in this production, but in the community that made it possible. Thank you for raising, encouraging, and supporting these remarkable students, and for sharing in the magic we created together.

“With every job when it’s complete, there is a sense of bittersweet.”

Sleeping Beauty Adapted by Don Kukla

Winter/Spring 2025

Red Truck Tour

California, Washington, Idaho & Oregon

The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents SLEEPING BEAUTY, an original adaptation of the classic fairy tale. A new princess is born, and from far and wide the people of the kingdom gather to celebrate. One simple mistake is made-an invitation is misplaced-and the wrath of the vicious Scarella falls upon the poor infant in the form of a spell. Sleeping Beauty is now destined to sleep for eternity if she should prick her finger on a spindle before she reaches her sixteenth birthday. Sleeping Beauty’s Fairy Godmothers do their best to amend the spell, but Scarella, with the help of some nasty Trolls, tricks Sleeping Beauty into pricking her finger and the spell takes effect. Five hundred years pass and Sleeping Beauty wakes to find herself in a Rock ‘n Roll dream! Also featured in this production are the King and the Queen, Spot, the Fairies, the Palace Attendants and the Caterpillars. SLEEPING BEAUTY-a Rock ‘n Roll Fable for the ages. This is definitely no sleeper!

An Old Fashioned Christmas By Sally Bowman

Fall 2025

Chatfield Sr High School 

Littleton, CO

Residents of a retirement hotel wish for an old-fashioned Christmas. Their wish is granted by the Spirit of Christmas, with unexpected complications: the microwave becomes a wood stove, with a pile of wood waiting to be chopped; the bathroom disappears and an outhouse springs up in the backyard, etc. After many miscommunications, a few tears, a surprising arrest, and a trip to the grocery, the residents eventually decide that modern day is better. An Old-Fashioned Christmas is fun for actors and audiences of all ages as it tells the age old tale of gratitude and being thankful for what you have. We hope you'll visit the Chatfield Retirement Hotel and join us for a fun cookie decorating party in between shows. Merry Christmas!

Drama Camp 

Peter Pan: Ages 6-9

Summer 2025

Arvada Center

This fun-tastic adaptation is a delight for all actors and audiences. Come join Wendy and her siblings as Peter Pan and Tinker Bell carry you off to the enchanted Neverland where children never grow up. There you will find all the beloved characters of this classic adventure: Lost Kids, Fairies and Mermaids of the Lagoon. Not to mention the infamous Captain Hook and his crew of villainous pirates. Follow us to Neverland...second star on the right and straight on ‘til morning. There are equitable and fun speaking roles for all cast members. Camp participants put together a full ensemble non-musical production to be performed in the Black Box Theatre at the Arvada Center. Regular attendance and commitment as well as line memorization are required for this camp. Families are asked to assist with costuming needs. 

Musical Theatre Production Camp

Press Start: Ages 6-9

Summer 2025

Arvada Center

This fun-filled musical transports us inside the bright, pixelated world of video games. When the famous characters we know and love run out of lives, they decide to put on a musical fundraiser that will help them raise gold rings and play on. Through hilarious and heartfelt musical numbers we see the heroes, villains and sidekicks like we’ve never seen them before. But when things go terribly awry, it’s the quiet sidekick Little Mushroom who must find the hero within to help save the day. Camp participants put together a full ensemble production to be performed in the Black Box Theatre at the Arvada Center. Regular attendance and commitment, as well as line memorization are required for this camp. Families are asked to assist with costuming needs.