Marquee Theatre Productions, Inc.
Mark Velozo (Founder / Executive Producer)
Mark is the owner of Slade Formalwear of Fall River and North Dartmouth. He is also a member of Little Theatre. Mark is the former co/owner of The Studio Theatre Co. and Co-Founder of Show Biz Kidz, where he was Producer, Co-Director and Stage Manager for Show Biz Kidz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and A Show Biz Kidz Christmas. He was also Executive Producer and Co/director for the very successful High School Musical at B.C.C. Some of Mark's favorite roles were for JanaLee: Sal Andretti in Victor Victoria, Charlie Cowell in Musicman, and the Tinman in The Wiz; with St Annes : Ali Hakim in Oklahoma, Drake in Annie, And Mordcha in Fiddler. Mark was also seen as an apostle in Super Star and Lt Schrank in West Side Story with The Little Theatre of Fall River. Mark lives in Somerset with his wife Alice and their daughter Lindsay.
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Loralee Levesque (Director / Choreographer)
Loralee has been teaching dance & theatre for the last 22 years. She has worked for Apponequet H.S., New Bedford H.S., Somerset School District, Freetown Elementary School, New Bedford Youth Rep., Little Theatre of Fall River, Janalee Productions, Studio Theatre Co., Showbiz Kidz, Miss Janices Dance Studio, Bodies in Motion, Amis School of Dance, Embrace the Arts and Raquelles Institute of Dance and Fitness. Here she has been the director of Musical Theatre Classes. A student of Dean College, Boston Ballet, Sherry Gold Dance Studio, On Stage Academy of Performing Arts, Steppin Out Dance Studio, Jeannette Neill, Festival Ballet, and Miss Janices Dance Studio. Her repertoire includes the art of Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Modern and Musical Theater. She has worked on and off stage of local community theatre being an actress, dancer, director and stage manager. Some of her favorite on stage roles include: Val in a Chorus Line, Maisie in The Boyfriend, Josie Cohan in George M, 1 of 2 ladies in Cabaret, Bet in Oliver and Velma in West Side Story. She has danced for The Miss Fall River and Miss New Bedford Pageants and has danced regularly for Fall River Celebrates America. She was Miss Olympic Miss and her choreography has won her numerous awards at both a regional and national dance competition level. Loralee was the director & choreographer for Disney's High School Musical at Apponequet High School and Co-Director/Choreographer for Disney's High School Musical for The Studio Theatre Company and most recently Choreograpgher for Disney's Beauty And The Beast for The Little Theatre Of Fall River. She is the Co-Director/Choreographer for Bugsy Malone Jr. for Marquee Productions Inc. And will be the Co-Director / Choreographer for Peter Pan The Musical. Loralee is the resident choreographer for New Bedford High School. Loralee resides in Assonet, MA with her husband Scott and (3) children: Daryll, Derren, and Desiree.
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Jarrad Nunes (Director)
Jarrad Nunes has over fifteen years' experience as a performer, director, and theatre educator. Jarrad served for six years as co-advisor to the New Bedford High School Drama Club, where he directed successful productions of The Wizard of Oz, Annie, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Jarrad also served as the faculty advisor to the UMass Dartmouth Theatre Company, where he directed productions of The Mousetrap, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, The Diary of Anne Frank, and The Laramie Project. In 2006, Jarrad founded New Bedford YouthREP, and directed acclaimed productions of Songs for a New World, A Chorus Line, and And Then They Came for Me. Favorite onstage roles include Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Zach in A Chorus Lin, John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest, The Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret, and Bobby in Company. Jarrad is a 2004 graduate of UMass Dartmouth, where he received a degree in Film/Drama Studies and, until August 2009, served as an Assistant Director of Admissions. Jarrad is currently employed at Clark University in Worcester, MA, where he serves as Senior Assistant Director of Admissions.
Juan Rodriguez (Music Director/ Conductor)
Juan recieved a Master's Degree in Music from the University of Rhode Island and has been the choral director and director / musical director of the musicals at Dartmouth High School for 12 Years. Favorite Musical Direction credits include: Oklahoma, Bye Bye Birdie with the Ft. Lauderdale Players; Little Shop of Horrors, Camelot, Kiss Me Kate, for Mt. Vernon High School( Alexandria, VA.); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Once on this Island, Little Shop of Horrors, Into the Woods, The Secret Garden, Bat Boy, Titanic, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Gypsy, Once upon a Mattress, and Grease for DHS. Juan has performed with Opera Providence in Carmen. His most recent credit was conductor / pianist for Beauty and the Beast with the Little Theatre of Fall River. This is his 5th season with Festival Theatre where he serves as Musical Director and credits include: Oliver!, Cats, 42nd Street, Les Miserables, And The Producers.
Sharon Rapoza (Stage Manager)
Sharon has worked on all The Studio Theatre Co.'s and Show Biz Kidz Productions (Annie, Music Man, The Wiz, Grease, Fiddler, Cinderella, Tomorrow's Stars, Take Me to Broadway Broadway, Broadway, Into The Woods, Joseph , A Show Biz Kidz Christmas, and High School Musical) in many capacities including Assistant Director, Stage Manager, stage crew, props, costumes, and programs.Sharon has also been either Stage Manager or Assistant Director For The Friends of St. Annes Hospital productions of Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma, Annie, and The Sound of Music. She is a member of Little Theatre and has worked as Assistant Stage Manager and Stage Manager for numerous Little Theatre shows: The King and I , 42nd Street, Sweet Charity, A Wonderful Life, and Gypsy - to name a few.
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