Sister Act Jr. - May 11 - May 12, 2023
Cherokee Musical Theater
Crew Who's Who
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Valerie Tissue
Director & Choreographer
Ms.Valerie began dancing and singing at the age of six and never stopped! She attended Western Carolina University where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Acting. Ms. Valerie’s professional credits include: Wizard of Oz (Dorothy twice!), Annie Get Your Gun (Annie Oakley), Grease (Rizzo), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel) and Anything Goes (Purity) to name a few. Valerie has been teaching dance and musical theatre for almost 20 years and has directed countless musicals. She is the proud Owner and Artistic Director of Triple Threat Performing Arts Academy in Sylva. This is her fourth year at CCS. Ms. Valerie has three great kids (Polly, Jasper and Penny) and a wonderfully supportive partner. Thank you for supporting our program and enjoy the show!
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Megan Barnes
Set & Costume Design
Megan Barnes has been working with CCS since 2013 and this year will be her seventh year working with the CCS Musical Theatre Department. Barnes completed her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing at Western Carolina University. Then she went on to graduate with a Masters of Arts in Teaching, with a concentration in Arts Education. She began theater in high school and worked on and off stage over those years. She was the program director for Camp Pisgah, Girl Scout Camp for many years, helping create the camp magic through props, costumes, and sets each week during the summers. She also hosted elementary musical theater summer camps in which her students helped to create the sets and costumes while also being actors and singers on stage. Barnes loves to hang out with her husband and five year old son while not backstage. They love going to the park or staying home playing video games, reading fantasy novels, or watching cooking shows.
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Judy Castorena
Set Construction
Coach Castorena has been a PE coach at CCS for the past 21 years! Her set construction has been seen in multiple shows including Lion King Jr and Once On This Island Jr. We want to congratulate Coach as she is receiving her Masters in Indigenous Law from Oklahoma University this weekend!
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