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THE ARTISTIC STAFF
by mtwichita
ERIC SCIOTTO (Director/Choreographer) Since appearing in the ’96 and ’97 MTW seasons, Eric has performed in countless regional productions, concerts, tours, and 12 Broadway Shows! He's also directed and choreographed numerous plays and musicals and is currently a professor of Musical Theatre at the University of Utah. Eric is thrilled to return for ROA, after choreographing last season's The Wizard of Oz. Thank you, Brian & the MTW team!
SAMM HEWES (Assistant Choreographer) Regional theater: June (Chicago), Lorraine (42nd Street), Anybodys (West Side Story), Jennyanydots (Cats), Sarah Kines (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), ensemble in the world premiere of High School Musical 2, Rita (White Christmas), Gertie Cummings (Oklahoma!), and many more. Holland America Cruise Lines and Norwegian Cruise Lines Dancer/Singer Director/Choreography credits: Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Footloose, Mary Poppins, West Side Story to name a few. Currently Samm lives in NYC as a personal trainer for Equinox East and continues to audition and create dance and theater for studios and theatres all over the country.
THOMAS W. DOUGLAS (Music Director) is a compelling and passionate conductor with a long history with MTWichita. He has performed hundreds of productions nationally and internationally. Highlights include conducting Webber's Phantom of the Opera in Switzerland. Thomas is currently the Artistic Director of the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh and has conducted the symphony orchestras in San Diego, Pittsburgh, Des Moines, Wichita and Seattle; as well as at the Anchorage Opera and the Pittsburgh Festival Opera. He has done a number of premieres and debuts and is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He has conducted Tony Winners Leslie Odom Jr. and Kelli O'Hara. www.thomaswdouglas.com
CHUCK KOSLOWSKE (Associate Music Director) is thrilled to return to MTWichita this summer! He has been music director/ keyboardist for many productions in Oklahoma City, Boulder, and elsewhere. He made his New York debut in 2002 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Charles earned degrees in collaborative piano and vocal performance and pedagogy from the University of ColoradoBoulder and is currently faculty at Oklahoma City University.
