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Staff

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/MUSIC DIRECTOR

Julie Condy founded the Summer Stages Children's Theater in 1993 as a church program which, in 1995, spun off into Stage to Stage, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonproft organization. Under her leadership, the theater has taken on a new, epxanded role in enriching the lives of Katrina-stricken New Orleans, and has recently been renamed to the Crescent City Lights Youth Theater.

Ms. Condy holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Loyola University and studied voice for three years in Salzburg, Austria, with Frau Professor Cornelia Prestel, currently of the Vienna Hochschule fuer Kunst und Musik. A longtime member of the New Orleans Opera Chorus (20+ years), she is also the supernumerary coordinator for the company and has been choir director and soprano soloist at various churches in New Orleans including Grace Lutheran Church and First Presbyterian Church. She serves as a national board member for the American Guild of Musical Artists.

DIRECTOR

Kevin Charpentier holds an MFA in directing from the University of New Orleans. He has been directing shows with Crescent City Lights since 2004. Before retiring from the Orleans Parish School System after 30 years, Kevin most recently taught Talented in Theatre (TAT) classes at Warren Easton High School and McDonogh #15 Elementary School.

COSTUMER

Charlotte Lang has been the costumer for Crescent City Lights since 2000. She is the resident costumer for the New Orleans Opera Association and has costumed numerous productions for Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre including The Mikado and Camelot . She is also a singer/actor and has performed at numerous venues in New Orleans including Le Chat Noir. She is currently playing the “"Witch"” in the New Orleans Opera children's production of Hansel and Gretel.

ADDITIONAL STAFF

Additional positions are added as needed including:

• Choreographer
• Scenic Design
• Props Design
• Lighting Design
• Sound Design
• Stage Manager
• Assistant Director
• Production Coordinator
• Drama Instructors