Meg Greenlee received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2009 from California University of Pennsylvania. While her main focus was acting she also developed a deep passion for musical theatre and dance. In her four years spent at the University she received best performance awards by the faculty for her roles as Donna in Check Please: Take 2 and Natasha in Anton Checkov’s The Three Sisters. She has also performed in such roles as Florinda in The Rover, Clara’s Mother in The Nutcracker and Ursula in William Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing

Since graduating college Meg has had the opportunity to adapt her stage acting skills to the film and television industry. You may have seen her in the second season of The Magic of Billy Heh, which aired on the Pittsburgh Channel this past spring. She can also be seen performing with Radio Disney as an emcee throughout the city. In Meg’s spare time she also does voice work for radio, acts in independent movies, and films for American Eagle Television.

It is with great joy that Meg has the opportunity to teach acting at Accent. She is thrilled to take on new students and impart acquired knowledge into future actors.

Rocky Youhon has been making music for as long as he can remember. He began his studies with his mother who gave him his first piano lessons. In elementary school he picked up the violin and has not put it down since. As Rocky grew up, his musical inspiration led him to study the bass at Duquesne University with a regiment of jazz and more contemporary styles. Currently, Rocky can be found performing throughout Pittsburgh as a violinist and bassist in the Edgewood Symphony, Undercroft Opera, and the Eclectic Laboratory Chamber Orchestra. Rocky is a versatile musician with training and teaching ability on multiple instruments, including violin, viola, guitar, piano and bass.

In 1993, Frank founded Elliott Entertainment Productions as a magic production company, performing professionally under the stage name Frank Elliott.  Over the years he has performed in theme parks, resorts, corporate events, colleges, and comedy clubs dazzling audiences with close-up effects as well as full scale stage illusions.

Since 2001, Frank has been an active force in the creation of many theme park productions.  His music arrangements have been heard in strolling bands at Kennywood Park, Playland Park, and Adventureland Park.  He has built and painted stage sets for shows at Kennywood Park, Idlewild Park, Seabreeze Park, Adventureland Park, and Lake Compounce. Frank has also created a number of turn-key shows for Kennywood Park, Playland Park, and LeSourdsville Lake.

As an instructor, Frank has educated countless students through private and class instruction in Piano, Voice, Percussion, Brass, Acting, and Sleight-of-Hand while on staff at The Center of Music and Art in Wintersville, Ohio.  In 2003, he served as voice coach for Indian Creek High School’s presentation of ”West Side Story”, and in 2004 he served as Music Director for the school’s presentation of “South Pacific”.

A graduate of Berklee College of Music, (B.M. Composition) and Carnegie Mellon University, (M.M. Composition) Michael has been composing, performing, and teaching for more than 20 years.  He currently teaches Theory/Composition, Guitar, Electric Bass and Piano, and was a part-time faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University where he taught Music Theory, and Form & Analysis.  Michael has also taught Music History for the CMU Pre-College Program.

His compositions reflect an individual style and technique, not remaining tied to one particular genre.  His works include Classical, Jazz Fusion, and Rock, as well as combining elements and techniques from these three styles.  The unique approach to harmonic movement, harmony/melody relationships, odd time signatures, and polymeters brings forth new twists and turns, at times bordering on Avant-Garde.

Examples of Michael’s music can be heard at:

http://www.myspace.com/ofbirthanddeath

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Cast List 

Little Girl/Little Ti Moune -     Julie Rohach    Bradyn Stephenson

Storytellers 1-4        Tara Conley                             Jackie Lamars
                                            Allysa DiGregory                  Alissa Logsdon

(Storyteller Understudy’s: Karlee Gilfoyle, Alaina Perhach, Emily Leonard, Julie Rohach)

Mama Euralie –         Kalee George                  Sarah Berardini

Tonton Julian   -      Troy Ferguson

Ti Moune  – Lindsay Roadarmel                        Meghan Kowalski
Daniel -         Chaypyn Coughenour                     Stevie Kisty  

Daniel’s Son -           TBA

The Gatekeeper - Brandon Alexander   

Daniel’s Father   - Scott Friedman 

Andrea      -                Nicole Kurka                   Megan Pavlik

Papa Ge     -                TBA                                               

Asaka -                       Brianna Wertman              Ashley Jamieson   

Agwe                           Arron Witt

Erzulie -                   Rachel Crane                       Julia Marcinko

Gossipers 1-7

Karlee Gilfoyle
                CJ  McClureDestiny
                BonnerAlexis Siatkowski
                Dana Desantis
                Alaina Perhach
                Dory Johnson

Choir of Storytellers (who also play peasants, villagers, guests and grand hommes)

Haley Moore                       Shaylin McGuire      Josef McClure
Blue Reola                            Felicia Ly                    Emily Leonard
Alaina Perhach                  Jenny Rohach           Maggie Karabinos                      Shannon Gallagher           Lauren Greives
Mackenzie Weyandt Bohm                              

History: Accent Music was founded in 2004 by singer/voice teacher David Cooke.  For the past 5 years, we have offered private music lessons, acting, dance and musical theater camps.  In June of 2008,we added a small retail music store which provides instruments and accessories at affordable prices.

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