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PRODUCTION TEAM

SARAH MCGRAW KRUSHINSKI ARTISTIC/STAGE DIRECTOR DEBORAH HEYL STAGE MANAGER
Sarah has been performing, directing, and teaching musical theater for 40 years. Debbie is excited to be a part of the Pine-Richland family for her first year! She
Working on high school musicals continues to be the highlight of her theater is a graduate of Westminster College with two degrees: a B.A. in theater and a
experiences over the past 15 years. Sarah started her career performing in opera and B.M. in Music Education with a concentration in flute. She has performed in shows
operetta and soon realized that American musical theater was more her niche, so she like Love’s Labour’s Lost, the Musical (Rosaline), 25 Annual Putnam County Spelling
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began that career in NYC. She performed in regional theaters and in international Bee (Marcy), and Mamma Mia (Lisa). Some of her favorite technical productions
tours in Europe, the British Isles, and South America in productions such as Evita have been Sweeney Todd (Stage Manager, Assistant Director, Light/Sound Design),
(The Mistress), West Side Story (Maria), and Phantom of the Opera (Christine). Sarah
opened the Wexford Acting Studio (WAS), where she trains young performers for the stage. WAS also offers Dogfight (Light Design), Velveteen Rabbit (Technical Director), and Next to Normal (Stage Manager). While
showcases, summer musical theater camp, master classes, and guest instructors who teach dance, music, in college, she was the scenic designer for Cabaret, for which she won an Honorable Mention in Theatrical
stage combat, and other essential stage skills. Sarah has two children, Helen and Logan, with her wonderfully Design Excellence at KCACTF. Debbie is currently is a substitute teacher and works with multiple theaters
supportive husband, Scott. in the region.

KATHY MORRISSEY PRODUCER JESSICA KAVANAGH COSTUME DESIGNER
Kathy is thrilled to be in her fifth year as producer of the Pine-Richland High School Jessica works for several local theaters and is excited to return to the Pine-Richland
musicals. She has dreamed of being in this role ever since her own children were on family this year. She regularly costumes more than 500 actors a year. Jessica’s favorite
the PR stage. Kathy graduated summa cum laude from Youngstown State University part of costuming is working with students and teaching them about the art of
with a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance and Theater Production. She spent costuming. Her favorite credits include Narnia, The Little Mermaid, The Addams Family,
years performing in productions in and around the Youngstown area and directing MacBeth, White Christmas, and The Music Man, for which she received a best costume
shows in both high school and community theater. She also coached high school design nomination. Thank you to the musical staff at Pine-Richland and to all the
forensics, coaching three Ohio state championship teams in Duo Interpretation. When not in the theater, costuming team! She extends her love and thanks to her family “for the crazy ride we take together.”
Kathy can be found in the PRHS Athletic Department where she has worked for the last 9 years.

ROBB MONTGOMERY TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTY BARNHART CHORAL DIRECTOR
Christy began her teaching career as a children’s choir director at her church Robb is excited to return to lead the set design and tech crews for the 10th year. He
during her senior year of high school. She received her bachelor’s degree in music has been involved with theatre since 1981. He had his first tech director experience
education from Grove City College, with a concentration in voice, and earned at Grove City College, and currently serves as the Tech Director at St. Paul’s UMC.
a master’s degree in music education from Duquesne University. She taught He has been involved in summer theatre with the St. Paul’s Players for over 16
elementary general music at Edgeworth Elementary in the Quaker Valley School years. Being involved at Pine-Richland allows him to work with a talented team full
District. Christy has also directed church children’s and adult choirs. She currently of great ideas. He wishes the cast good luck and hopes all the work the filming and
teaches music for productions at the Wexford Acting Studio and Eden Christian editing crew, stage crew, and set designers did will allow the kids to shine in this amazing video! “The stage
Academy. Christy’s favorite high school memories included participating in her high school musicals. Her can be a wonderful partner in the process of self-discovery.” Ms. Darbus
favorite roles were Nellie (South Pacific), Hodel (Fiddler on the Roof), and Maria (The Sound of Music). She is
thrilled to work with the talented students at Pine-Richland this year.

MARCELLA DAY CHOREOGRAPHER CHRISTOPHER MARTIN SET DESIGNER
Marcella grew up in Maryland and received her BFA from George Mason University Christopher grew up in Pittsburgh and began working as a makeup EFX artist
under the direction of Buffy Price and Susan Shields. She relocated to Pittsburgh in in 1989, later focusing on mechanical effects and stop-motion armatures.
2015 to pursue her dance career. Performance credits include Eden’s Expressway in In between films, he worked for Pittsburgh Public Theater, doing much the
New York City, Spring Up Dance Festival, Small Plates Richmond, and Emergence same thing, providing prosthetic makeup, odd props, and set pieces for shows
in Chicago. Pittsburgh performances include Attack Theatre’s Remainder/Northside, including Sweeney Todd, All the Rage, Three Tall Women, and Cyrano. In real life,
Alexandra Bodnarchuk’s Something Pretty, Millenium Dance Complex’s Ascendance, Chris works as a commission sculptor. For fun, he has worked the last several
RAW Artists Pittsburgh, Thrival Music Festival, Escape Velocity with Double Blind Productions, Thought years designing and building sets for the PRMS musical. This year, he has also had the opportunity to
Pockets with the Pillow Project, pearl Presents 3600 seconds of solos, and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre/ work on the Fall Play.
Dance Theatre of Harlem pre-show. Marcella currently performs with Bombyx Collective, Courdance, and
Exhalations Dance Theatre and teaches for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
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