William Coulter, Director
A professional actor and director, he has worked with Fredonia Opera House, Mid-West National Tours, Heritage Artists and is a founding member of Cap Rep in Albany, NY; he has performed with Williamstown Theatre Festival, 78 th St Theatre Lab, American Jewish Theatre Primary Stages and Barrington Stage. Some of his film credits include Ghost Story, Billy Bathgate, Under Heat, Ironweed and The Age of Innocence directed by Martin Scorsese. He performed in and co-directed the award-winning short film Editing is Everything and has performed in numerous TV commercials and voice-overs. He holds BA in Broadcasting from New School of Contemporary Media Arts; BA in Theatre from SUNY/Albany and an MFA degree in directing from Brooklyn College, he has studied acting with Uta Hagen, Carol Rosenfeld, Austin Pendleton, and F. Murray Abraham at HB Studios. He is a proud member of the following professional performance unions; AEA, SAG and SSDC. He is an instructor of Theatre Arts here at Fort Hamilton High School.
Monica Lessard, Choreographer
Monica Lessard is the elective dance teacher and resident jazz teacher for the Joffrey Dance Academy here at Fort Hamilton High School. She always loves collaborating with the Drama Department for the annual Spring Musical!
"I would like to congratulate the entire cast and crew on a wonderful run of The Prom! And I would like to extend a special shout out and big thanks to Emma Mastoros for being a fabulous dance captain these past two years! With love and jazz hands, Ms. Lessard"
