Friday, June 13th

Musical Theatre - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16 - Group A

Adjudicator: Greg Hellems

Musical Theatre - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16 - Group A

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.

Location

St. James-Rosemount United Church
171 Sherwood Ave.
Kitchener, ON N2B 1K2

Musical Theatre - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16 - Group A - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:9:00 AMName:Rachel JacksonTitles:
Quiet, Matilda by Tim Minchin
Watch What Happens, Newsies by Alan Menken, Jack Feldman
Home Festival:Guelph
Time:9:15 AMName:Clara HanianTitles:
Watch What Happens, Newsies by Alan Menken
Don’t Cry for me Argentina, Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Home Festival:Brant
Time:9:30 AMName:Sullivan ThompsonTitles:
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 AMName:Julia ZuppaTitles:
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 AMName:Rachel NicholTitles:
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 AMName:Johnny BarksTitles:
If I Sing , Closer Than Ever by Maltby & Shire
Purpose , Avenue Q by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx
Home Festival:Barrie
Time:10:30 AMName:Natalie Asya BianchiTitles:
Saturday Alone, Calvin Berger by Barry Wyner
A Day with Julia, The Last Resort by Leslie Arden
Home Festival:Barrie
Time:10:45 AMName:Alexis PawelekTitles:
In My Dreams, Anastasia by Stephen Flaherty
Show me, My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe
Home Festival:Sudbury
Time:11:00 AMName:Sal RogersTitles:
Ring of Keys, Fun Home by J. Tesori
Climbing Uphill, The Last Five Years by J. Robert Brown
Home Festival:London
Time:11:15 AMName:Zara ComesTitles:
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 AMName:Annabella Gulliver-AzevedoTitles:
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

11:45 AM - Lunch Break

Musical Theatre - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16 - Group A - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Giulia AzoubelTitles:
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 PMName:Ruby RivingtonTitles:
I'm Not That Girl, Wicked by Stephen Schwartz
Someone Gets Hurt, Mean Girls by Nell Benjamin
Home Festival:Windsor-Essex
Time:1:30 PMName:Maisie NelsonTitles:
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 PMName:Leah HyattTitles:
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 PMName:Aaden LeungTitles:
Tonight At Eight, She Loves me by Jerry Bock
Different, Honk by George William Stiles
Home Festival:Take the Stage

2:30 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.

4:15 PM - PLAYOFFS - Musical Theatre - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16

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