Greg Hellems is an accomplished theatre educator and professional, currently serving as the Head of Musical Theatre at Wright State University, where he also teaches Acting and Musical Theatre. With a wealth of experience as a director, choreographer, and educator, Greg has helped to shape the theatre community both regionally and nationally.
Greg began his professional career as a performer in theme parks and industrial shows before transitioning into regional theatre and Off-Broadway. He honed his directing, choreography, and writing skills at Kings Entertainment Company in Cincinnati, creating shows for theme parks in the U.S. and Canada. Greg's freelance work spans industrial shows, cruise lines, and touring productions, with credits including Carnival Cruise Lines, Legoland Windsor (UK), Paramount Parks Inc., Cedar Fair, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
At Wright State, Greg's directorial and choreographic work includes acclaimed productions such as Alice By Heart, Cabaret, Sister Act, Mamma Mia, A Little Night Music, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. He also assistant directed WSU's regional premiere of States of Independence with Tina Landau and Ricky Ian Gordon. Additionally, he has directed or choreographed productions at the University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music, Northern Kentucky University, Xavier University, Miami University, and James Madison University. Greg's extensive teaching experience includes the Advanced Performance Academy at Columbus Children's Theatre, the High Scholl Musical Production and Intensive at Interlochen Arts Camp, and the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music -Prep.
In addition to his work in Ohio, Greg has directed and choreographed for various renowned theatres and institutions, working regionally at theatres like Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Hot Summer Nights. the Human Race Theatre Co., Zoot Theatre, and Mountain Playhouse, among others Greg's regional credits include Shipwrecked, The Cake, Sex With Strangers, The Glass Menagerie, Band Geeks! A Funny Thing …Forum, Little Shop of Horrors, and Music Man. Notable collaborations include direction and staging for Leonard Bernstein's Mass and choreography for South Pacific for the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Most notably he served as assistant director to Tin Landau for the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's Sycamore Trees at the Signature Theatre in Washington, DC in 2010
A member of Actors Equity, an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and a founding member of the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance, Greg has earned recognition for his award-winning work in musical theatre and play direction. He holds a BS in Communications/Theatre from James Madison University and an MFA in Directing from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.
St. James-Rosemount United Church
171 Sherwood Ave.
Kitchener, ON N2B 1K2
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:00 AM | Name:Rachel Jackson | Titles: Quiet, Matilda by Tim Minchin Watch What Happens, Newsies by Alan Menken, Jack Feldman | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:9:15 AM | Name:Clara Hanian | Titles: Watch What Happens, Newsies by Alan Menken Don’t Cry for me Argentina, Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Home Festival:Brant |
Time:9:30 AM | Name:Sullivan Thompson | Titles: Those Canaan Days, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber You'll Be Back, Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:9:45 AM | Name:Julia Zuppa | Titles: So Much Better , Legally Blonde by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin The Light In The Piazza , The Light In The Piazza by Adam Guettel | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:10:00 AM | Name:Rachel Nichol | Titles: Watch What Happens, Newsies by Alan Menken One Perfect Moment, Bring It On: The Musical by Lin Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green & Tom Kitt | Home Festival:Norfolk |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Johnny Barks | Titles: If I Sing , Closer Than Ever by Maltby & Shire Purpose , Avenue Q by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx | Home Festival:Barrie |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Natalie Asya Bianchi | Titles: Saturday Alone, Calvin Berger by Barry Wyner A Day with Julia, The Last Resort by Leslie Arden | Home Festival:Barrie |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Alexis Pawelek | Titles: In My Dreams, Anastasia by Stephen Flaherty Show me, My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe | Home Festival:Sudbury |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Sal Rogers | Titles: Ring of Keys, Fun Home by J. Tesori Climbing Uphill, The Last Five Years by J. Robert Brown | Home Festival:London |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Zara Comes | Titles: When The Music Played , Dr. Zhivago by Lucy Simon A Trip To The Library, She Loves Me by Jerry Bock | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:11:30 AM | Name:Annabella Gulliver-Azevedo | Titles: Anything Goes, Anything Goes by Cole Porter The Ballad of Jane Doe, Ride the Cyclone by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:1:00 PM | Name:Giulia Azoubel | Titles: Mister Snow, Carousel by Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II Someone Gets Hurt, Mean Girls by Jeff Richmond / Nell Benjamin | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:1:15 PM | Name:Ruby Rivington | Titles: I'm Not That Girl, Wicked by Stephen Schwartz Someone Gets Hurt, Mean Girls by Nell Benjamin | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Maisie Nelson | Titles: People Will Say We're In Love, Oklahoma by Richard Rodgers Stupid With Love, Mean Girls by Jeff Richmond | Home Festival:Sault Ste. Marie |
Time:1:45 PM | Name:Leah Hyatt | Titles: The Music that Makes Me Dance, Funny Girl by Bob Merrill Fly, Fly Away, Catch Me If You Can by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman | Home Festival:Niagara |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Aaden Leung | Titles: Tonight At Eight, She Loves me by Jerry Bock Different, Honk by George William Stiles | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.
The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church/Centre - Sanctuary
54 Benton St., Kitchener, ON N2G 3H2