meet our centerstage FALL 2022 faculty
Bridget Burke, Director, Legally Blonde Jr.
Since childhood, Bridget has been immersed in the local theatre scene as a performer, director, producer, musical director, and stage manager. In New York, she attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in their conservatory program, studying dance, musical theatre, acting, and voice, and working with Broadway actors like Kyle Gonyea (Phantom), Ray Virta (The Thomas Crown Affair), and Stacy Lee Tilton (Brigadoon) among others. In NYC she regularly performed in an Off-Broadway cabaret and at The Peoples Improv Theatre. While working alongside prominent directors in New York, Bridget was inspired to continue her education at The New School, focusing on the other side of the table for her BFA. There she worked with prominent writers and directors like Loren Paul Caplin and Greg Takoudes. Since graduating with honors in December 2020 she is back in Colorado and excited to return to CenterStage where she was first inspired to make her way in the arts. For CenterStage she recently directed Willy Wonka Jr. and has served as Musical Director for Seussical Jr. and Once Upon A Mattress as well as Stage Manager for The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee and Grease.
Since childhood, Bridget has been immersed in the local theatre scene as a performer, director, producer, musical director, and stage manager. In New York, she attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in their conservatory program, studying dance, musical theatre, acting, and voice, and working with Broadway actors like Kyle Gonyea (Phantom), Ray Virta (The Thomas Crown Affair), and Stacy Lee Tilton (Brigadoon) among others. In NYC she regularly performed in an Off-Broadway cabaret and at The Peoples Improv Theatre. While working alongside prominent directors in New York, Bridget was inspired to continue her education at The New School, focusing on the other side of the table for her BFA. There she worked with prominent writers and directors like Loren Paul Caplin and Greg Takoudes. Since graduating with honors in December 2020 she is back in Colorado and excited to return to CenterStage where she was first inspired to make her way in the arts. For CenterStage she recently directed Willy Wonka Jr. and has served as Musical Director for Seussical Jr. and Once Upon A Mattress as well as Stage Manager for The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee and Grease.
Abigail Kochevar, Choreographer, Willy Wonka Jr.
Abigail is a Broomfield native who has been performing since she was three years old. She has been seen on stages across the Denver area from Candlelight Dinner Playhouse to the PACE center. She has choreographed for both adult professional theatre companies and children's theatre but finds her passion for teaching the next generation of performers is truly what drives her choreographic mind. She is ecstatic to get to work with such an amazing company again and bring such a sweet show to life! |
Bo Rosser, Lead Counselor/Stage Manager, Willy Wonka Jr.
Bo is so excited to work on Willy Wonka Jr. as lead counselor/stage manager! He is a junior at Centaurus high school and is usually an actor, who last appeared in Legally Blonde at Centerstage. He also does vocal training at Love Music Studios. When not doing something theater related, he’s hanging out with his cat, Agnes Crumplebottom. 
Leigh Toltz, Musical Director, Willy Wonka Jr.
Leigh is excited to return to CenterStage after musically directing Matilda last summer. At the age of 14, Leigh began her singing career in musical theater in Denver, Colorado. She channeled her passion and years of performing experience to earn a Master’s of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy at New York University. Leigh began her voice teaching career as an Adjunct Professor at NYU in 2015. Expert in the anatomy and mechanics of voice, Leigh brings a technical approach to vocal production. Her students learn not only to master healthy vocal technique but explore the dramatic circumstances to bring musical selections to life. |