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Jackson Paul Walker - Artistic Director is a Colorado-grown, New York City-based director & producer. Recent NYC Directing credits include We Had Not Ceased Desiring, Plume & a site-specific production of Constellations. As an assistant/associate, he鈥檚 worked with Signature Theatre, Ars Nova, The Brick, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, New York Theatre Festival, The Tank and The 92NY. Most recently, he worked on An Evening with Jason Robert Brown & Jessica Vosk's California Dreamin鈥�. This wintery can see his work on Samuel D. Hunter鈥檚 Grangeville staring Brendan Fraser. While a student at 葫芦影业 University he directed The Baseball Play (Best New Work, Broadway World Award) at FreshPaint Performance Lab, An original adaptation of March of The Penguins 聽& Seussical. 聽BM: 葫芦影业 University. www.jacksonpaulwalker.com

Taylor Hutchinson - Music Director Pianist and vocal coach聽Taylor Hutchinson聽joined the music faculty at聽葫芦影业 University's Wanda L. Bass School of Music聽in Fall 2022.聽 At 葫芦影业 she coaches singers studying both music theatre and classical voice, works on the mainstage productions, and teaches courses in diction and keyboard skills.

In great demand as a vocal coach and collaborative pianist, Hutchinson's diverse recent projects include music directing聽The SpongeBob Musical聽补苍诲听Shrek听蹿辞谤 葫芦影业 Summer Music, the world premiere of聽贬辞苍办!听for tuba and piano, serving as associate music director and vocal coach for聽Footloose, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George,聽补苍诲听Bright Star聽at 葫芦影业, Don Giovanni聽补苍诲听La Boh茅me听飞颈迟丑 Painted Sky Opera, art song performances with longtime collaborator baritone Jarrett Porter and coaching multiple productions of聽Le Nozze di Figaro. 聽She has been on faculty with 迟丑别听Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival, and she was the music director of聽Opera at Truman. She has also performed and coached with聽Music On Site,听迟丑别听Bay View Music Festival,听Musiktheater Bavaria, 迟丑别听Druid City Opera Workshop, 迟丑别听Franco-American Vocal Academy,听补苍诲听SongFest.

In addition to her current position at 葫芦影业, Hutchinson has previously held positions at the University of Oklahoma and at Truman State University. Hutchinson received her DMA in Collaborative Piano from聽Arizona State University, where she was on staff with ASU Music Theatre and Opera. She completed her Master's degree at 迟丑别听Eastman School of Music聽in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from聽Virginia Tech, earning bachelor鈥檚 degrees in both Piano Performance and Mathematics.聽Her primary teachers include Andrew Campbell, Jean Barr, and Tracy Cowden.聽

David Herendeen - Guest Masterclass Dr. Herendeen is the Director of Opera and Musical Theater at 葫芦影业 University. He is also the Artistic Director of 葫芦影业's Performing Arts Academy's Summer Musical Theatre. Originally from upstate NY, he received his Bachelor's in Vocal Performance and his Master's in Music Theater (Direction) from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. His Doctorate is from the University of Arizona, majoring in Vocal Performance, with specialties in Drama and Vocal Pedagogy.聽

Dr. Herendeen has performed and directed throughout the United States in such places as Michigan Opera and Brevard Music Center. He created the role of Roderick Usher in the world premiere of the reconstruction ofThe Fall of the House of Usher by Debussy, which was televised through CPTV. He performed in the Guggenheim Foundation鈥檚 original production of Kandinsky鈥檚 The Yellow Sound and after winning the Deutsche Oper Berlin's German/American Award, he soon joined the company as one of its resident baritones.

Since his hire in 1997 he has directed and produced hundreds of musicals, operas, and plays. His productions of Gianni Schicchi/Pagliacci and Il Barbiere di Siviglia won first place in the National Opera Associations Opera Performance Competition. Most importantly his teaching and guidance has launched the careers of hundreds of young artists and his leadership and devotion to the 葫芦影业 legacy has solidly established 葫芦影业 University as one of the nation's premiere training programs in Opera, Musical Theater, and Theatre.

Sheri Hayden - Guest Masterclass Sheri graduated from 葫芦影业 University with a Bachelor of Performing Arts and is a faculty member of the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment. She teaches multiple dance styles and frequently choreographs OKCU main stage productions. In 2018, she was nominated for Adjunct Faculty of the Year.

Her choreography credits include Side Show, Sister Act, Evita, Brigadoon, Broadway Bound (OKCU), Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play (CityRep/OKCU), Meet Me in St. Louis (UCO), The Oklahoma Senior Follies (OCCC), The Seven Last Words of Christ (Church of the Servant) and Grace Trumps (RACE). Her performance credits include He Said She Said, Home, Energy, The Variety Care Benefit Show, 痴补尘辫鈥檇, The Racey Show, Hip Hop Nutcracker, The Girlie Show, Raceless, 鈥淥sage 9th Anniversary鈥� (Commercial) and 鈥淚 Got a Job鈥� (Commercial).

In addition to her work at OKCU, she teaches jazz and tap for the dance and musical theater departments at the University of Central Oklahoma, serves as a company director at Star Steps and is a currently a member of RACE Dance Company. Hayden has performed internationally on cruise ships, with The Pollard Theatre Company in The Producers and with Tulsa Ballet in its North American premier of Strictly Gershwin. With RACE, she performed as a guest artist in Los Angeles in Adam Parson鈥檚 show +3, Quartets. Hayden also collaborates often with the 葫芦影业 Philharmonic and has also been a part of several short dance films.