Clue - November 04
Highlands Lakeside Theatre
Crew Who's Who
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Tom Staik
Director & Set Design
CLUE! is Tom’s second outing as director on the mainstage at Highlands Lakeside Theatre. Last season he served as director Noises Off. He previously directed Liv After Death in the Drs. Thakkar Pavilion. His recent production experience has included assistant director for The Sound of Music, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Addams Family the Musical; lighting designer of The Sound of Music and 9-to-5 the Musical; costume designer for Addams Family the Musical, Oliver, and Arsenic and Old Lace; and production coordinator for Matilda. His day job is managing editor of The Herald-Advocate in Hardee County. The paper was named the best weekly newspaper this year by the Florida Press Association. He lives in Sebring with his dog, Rosey, and actively awaits the right person to swipe right.
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Elise Chaisson
Assistant Director
is coming back to HLT after going to school for her BFA in Musical Theatre at Florida Atlantic University. Elise has participated in many productions here at HLT since 2008 and is happy to be making her way back to her roots. Her recent credits as a director are Assistant Director for Richard III at FAU, Directing Counselor for Xanadu Jr. at HLT, and Acting Director for Savannah Sipping Society this June at HLT. She recently won an "Outstanding Acting" Award for being in the one act Head of the Family written by Laura Wade, which also won best play at the Florida Theatre Conference. Elise is grateful to her friends and family for their love and support, always.
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