The Drowsy Chaperone - July 11
Westfield High
Crew Who's Who
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Gregory Stowers
Director
Gregory previously directed Footloose, High School Musical and Mamma Mia! with Westfield Summer Stage. Gregory is currently the Theatre Director at Justice High School. After graduating cum laude from James Madison University (BA Musical Theatre), Gregory was fortunate to perform in national tours and direct professionally all over the country. He is also incredibly proud to have been nominated for the 2023 National Excellence in Theatre Education Award with the American Theatre Wing.
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Jon Blank
Music Director
Jon Blank has been involved with Westfield Summer Stage since 2012. He is a Westfield alum, and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Music Education from George Mason University. Jon is a multi-instrumentalist and works as a band teacher at multiple elementary schools in FCPS, and also performs with the Fairfax Wind Symphony on bassoon and piano.
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Liz Spikes
Choreographer
Elizabeth (Liz) trained as a dancer/actor with the Encore Theatrical Arts Project (ETAP) in Chantilly and traveled to China, Greece and South Africa to perform/assist with Encore’s International Stage. Her favorite performance credits include The Producers with American Music Stage, Singing in the Rain with Next Stop Theater and 19: The Musical with Through the 4th Wall theatrical company. Last summer Liz made her choreography debut with Westfield Summer Stage in Footloose. This year, she choreographed Westfield’s spring musical Freaky Friday and she is excited to return this summer as the choreographer for The Drowsy Chaperone. When Liz isn’t choreographing or performing herself, she coaches the Westfield High School Varsity Dance Team and teaches at Dream on Dance.
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Sierra Lockrem
Stage Manager
Sierra is so excited to be returning to the Summer Stage team for her third summer! She is a proud FCPS alum and current theatre director at Franklin Middle School. Sierra is also the Director of Education at the City of Fairfax Theatre Company and the founder of STARS Performing Arts Company. She is a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in Theatre Education.
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