CENTER STAGE STUDIO

                                                                        Kelly Gillin                  

Dancing since the age of four Kelly studied Ballet, Tap and Jazz at a local South Jersey Dance Studio. She has performed in many different venues including: The Thanksgiving Day Parade with the Walt Disney Company, The Cherry Blossom Parade, The Mrs. New Jersey Pageant, Millennium 2000 Celebration in Philadelphia, Al Alberts showcase, Royal Caribbean cruise lines as well as many local parades and recitals.

Kelly has performed in many shows at the Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn, and Haddonfield Plays and Players in Haddonfield. Some of her favorite shows include: Cabaret (Rosie), Evita and Annie Get Your Gun. Kelly also had the opportunity to choreograph shows at Haddonfield Plays and Players, Gloucester City Summer Theatre, The Ritz summer Camp, Haddonfield Plays and Players summer camp and various High Schools. Some of her credits include: The Pajama Game, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Nunsense, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, Les Miserables, and Grease. She received a Teeny award for best choreography in 2005. Kelly studied theatre and Secondary Education at Rowan University with a Bachelors in Theatre Education.

Kelly is the co-owner and Artistic Director of Center Stage Studio for Performing Arts teaching classes in Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, and Theatre. She is the Director for the Junior Performance Ensemble.

                                                                       Kate Meditz

  Grew up in Haddonfield and Mantua studying Ballet with the Atlantic Contemporary Ballet Theatre ( Now the Atlantic City Ballet) under the direction of Phyllis Papa. While with the ACBT, Kate performed various roles in the annual production of the Nutcracker.

 Kate then went on to study dance and theatre at Montclair State Univerity with a BFA in Dance. While at Montclair, she was a finalist in the American College Dance Fesitval, was invited to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and was awarded the Artistic Achievement award in 2002. Kate also had the oppurtunity to choreograph for students at Montclair State as well as a few Musicals in the South Jersey area. Since College, Kate has performed both on stage and on film in both New Jersey and New York City. She has also taught dance at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Sharon Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, and for various schools and organizations in both North and South Jersey.

Kate is the Co-Owner and Artistic Director of Center Stage Studio for Performing Arts teaching classes in Creative Dance, Dance I, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz and Theatre. She is the Director for the Senior Performance Ensemble.

         

David Meditz – Flying Squirrel Studio

Acting, Improv, Life Casting, Special Effects Make-up, Stage Make-up

David graduated from Montclair State University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, with a minor in Sociology.  During his stint at Montclair he participated in and directed a variety of one acts, shows and workshops.  Upon graduating, David added a few Off Broadway shows, independent films and a few industrials to his resume.  A few years later, David moved to Haddonfield with his soon-to-be wife, Kate!  It was at this juncture that he met Jeremy of Monster In My Closet FX Studio in East Orange, NJ and David delved deeper into sculpting, monster making and special make-up effects.  David now owns and operates Flying Squirrel Studio, and works as a make-up artist for Fright Fest in Six Flags Great Adventure. Drawing from his acting experience in NYC and current experience as a make-up artist, David now offers workshops and classes in Acting, Special Make-up Effects, Stage Make-up and Life Casting (certified by the ALI (Association for Life Casting International).