Tess Bower Gist
is the
vocal music teacher at Jersey Shore High School and is an active
choreographer and director in the area. She is
a regular on the CTL stage, playing leading roles in
Jekyll and Hyde, Oklahoma!, Lucky Stiff,
and most
recently in
The Honky Tonk Angels
and
My Way: a Tribute to Frank Sinatra.
Jacquie Engel
is CTL's
Artistic Director of Musicals and works as CTL’s graphic designer. Her CTL credits include
Jekyll and Hyde, Cabaret, Beauty and the Beast,
and
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.
She also directs the ACT UP! summer youth musical at the
Community Arts Center.
Marie Fox
has been directing and teaching English, Theatre
Arts, Speech and Communications courses in the area since 1994.
She is the Drama Teacher/Director for WAHS where she has written
and established the Theatre Arts curriculum. In addition to
directing main stage shows, she is the creator/director of the
improvisation troupe “Without A Cue.”
Jaclyn Gilbert is a
vocal music teacher at the Montoursville High School and has been
involved at CTL for several years. She played Belle in
Beauty and the Beast, was one of The Taffetas,
and was last onstage in My Way: A Tribute to Frank
Sinatra
Julie Hulslander
first came to Williamsport in 1977 to teach at
West Branch School. Since then, she has taught theater and art,
and has performed as a storyteller and mime to numerous camps,
schools and organizations in PA & NY. Julia is currently
teaching at St. Luke’s Pre-school.
Marisa S. Hickey
is a choral
teacher in the Williamsport School District and is involved both
onstage and off at CTL. She was one of the
Honky Tonk Angels
and was
recently seen in
Urinetown.
She is the music director for
Footloose
this summer at the Community Arts Center.
Gail Landers
is a preschool teacher and has been active in
children’s theatre since minoring in drama in college. She is a
storyteller, often working with local libraries and children’s
organizations, a CTL board member and community volunteer.
Carol
Schwanger has been the elementary general music teacher at
Lyter Elementary in Montoursville, teaching grades Kindergarten
through 4th, for 4 years. Prior to that she taught in the
Council Rock School District in Bucks County, PA.