DIRECTORS
Angela, Sarah, & Cindy have collaborated since 2010 on St. John’s Lutheran School's annual musicals. They are passionate about sharing the benefits of educational theatre to kids throughout the Napa Valley community, so they officially began NYT in 2016 (their annual summer musicals began in 2009). They are proud to be on the path to becoming a Nonprofit organization so they can offer even more educational performance experiences to the youth of Napa Valley. NYT is excited to collaborate with the Vintage High Drama Department! We will be using Vintage High School's Little Theater for some of our performances, as well as Justin-Siena High School's theater. We love to collaborate with fellow performing arts programs!
Music Director
Angela D’Angelo
*Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy with a concentration in piano and a minor in Psychology
*18th year as Music Director of SJLS musical theatre program. 20th year teaching PK - 5th grade General Music Education and 8th year as middle school choir director at SJLS
*24 years of experience teaching music through general music education groups, music therapy sessions, and private piano lessons
*Currently employed at St. John's Lutheran School
*Has helped produce over 30 musical theatre productions in the Napa community
*Music Director for St. John’s musicals, including Anastasia, Newsies, Oliver!, Beauty and the Beast, Oklahoma!, Mary Poppins, Singin' in the Rain, The Lion King, The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Music Man, The Little Mermaid, The King and I, The Jungle Book, and The Adventures of Louis and Clark
*This is her 16th year producing NYT shows.
Artistic & Technical Director
Sarah Kramer
*Dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Theatre/Communications and Education
*Acted in, directed, and served on tech crew for 53 shows over the past 25 years
*Voice Actor/Voice-Over Artist and Stage & On-Camera Actor
*Director of Theatre Arts Program at St. John’s Lutheran School
*Runs her own acting coaching business for kids & adults in the performing arts & public speaking
*Taught fourth grade for 7 years and middle school drama class for 2 years
*Artistic & Technical Director for St. John’s musicals, including Anastasia, Newsies, Oliver!, Beauty and the Beast, Oklahoma!, Mary Poppins, Singin' in the Rain, The Lion King, The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Music Man, The Little Mermaid, The King and I, and The Jungle Book and Zion Lutheran School's musicals, including Alice in Wonderland, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!, and Oliver Twist
*This is her 14th year producing NYT shows.
Choreographer
Cindy Powers
*Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a focus in Acting
*20 years dance experience in jazz, tap, ballet, and musical theatre, both competitively and professionally
*Professional actor/singer/dancer in Chicago (pre-kids of course!). Favorite roles include Adelaide in Guys & Dolls, Lois/Bianca in Kiss Me Kate, Corie Bratter in Barefoot in the Park, Brooke in Noises Off, and Velma in West Side Story
*Choreographer for St. John’s musicals, including Anastasia, Newsies, Oliver!, Beauty and the Beast, Oklahoma!, Mary Poppins, Singin' in the Rain, The Lion King, The Sound of Music, The King and I, The Jungle Book, & The Adventures of Louis and Clark
*This is her 9th year producing NYT shows.