Tarzan Creative

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Stage/Music Director
Maria Brown
This is Miss Brown's second time as the director and music director of a Morrison High School Musical. She is very excited to see where her students take this show and she looks forward to people's reactions to the amazing show they will put on.
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Student Director
Quinn Sedig
This is Quinn's first time being involved with musical theater. As student director, she worked with Ms. Brown to make sure Tarzan was an enjoyable and memorable experience for all. As well as sitting in on practices, Quinn assisted Ms. Brown with casting, organizing, and critiquing the musical. She is a senior and plans to attend Sauk Valley Community college before heading to a four year university. She hopes to get a degree in a field working with animals. Quinn would like to thank her family for supporting her during the making of Tarzan, and to the cast, Ms. Brown and Bob Stone for making it a fun way to end her senior year.
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Set Designer
Theresa Brandon
Theresa Brandon got her start in Technical Theatre at Morrison High School (Thespian Troupe 1060!) and through her parents' work with the Morrison Music Theatre Association. She benefited from Morrison's strong arts education program with the encouragement of many amazing teachers in this school district. In the past 15 years she has designed/built/painted/collaborated on sets for over 100 shows including plays, musicals, concerts, dance troupes and church sets. This is her fifth year back doing sets for MHS and she is delighted to be working on the stage where she got her start. She will be designing/building/painting sets for the upcoming MMTA production of "1940's Radio Hour" in June at MIT. Theresa is a professional photographer, artist and illustrator. Her work can be seen locally at Loft 112, True Value Hardware and online at www.theresabrandon.com She has also participated in every Paint the Town including several permanent mural projects on and around Main Street.
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Lights
Ali Westendorf
Ali played the officer in 'Annie' last year and in middle school was in 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Hoodie.' She's excited to learn lights and sound this year as it is something new. She can already tell Tarzan will be great because of all the amazing people participating in it.
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Stage Crew
Sarah Wallander
Sarah Wallander is a freshman at Morrison High School. She's been helping with stage crew for three musicals. She also hopes to do many more.
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Sound
Hannah Stralow
This is Hannah Stralow’s second year being involved in the musical. Last year, she had several roles including a Boylan Sister. This year she is doing the sound system. She is very excited to be involved with the musical and hopes to participate in the future as well.

Original Creative Team

Tarzan: The Stage Musical was originally based on the Disney film. The music and lyrics were written by Phil Collins and the book was written by David Henry Hwang. The musical was adapted from the story "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs and was originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions. Tarzan is owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.