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StageRight! Student Performance

About StageRight!

School for the Performing Arts

StageRight! is a vibrant, year-round performing arts school where students of all ages discover their voice, build confidence, and experience the magic of live theatre. Founded in 1998, we’ve grown from a small group of 12 students into a dynamic community serving hundreds each year through professional instruction in acting, voice, dance, and musical theatre.

 

Our students train side-by-side with working artists and industry professionals, gaining hands-on experience both in the classroom and on stage. Through productions, camps, and inclusive programs designed for learners of all backgrounds and abilities, StageRight! creates a supportive environment where creativity thrives and every performer has the chance to shine.

 

Mission Statement 

StageRight’s Mission is to educate, inspire, and entertain a culturally-engaged, diverse, and inclusive community through performing arts education, creative programming, and collaboration & advocacy, which passionately celebrates the classics of the past, new artists & works of the present, and educating minds for the future.

 

Vision Statement 

We seek to excel amongst arts organizations by deeply engaging our community.

We strive to provide rewarding, memorable, and aesthetic experiences for our audiences, students, and patrons & donors, as a cultural asset in our regional area.

We pledge to grow and cultivate catalytic experiences for our students on the stage and in our classrooms by attracting, sustaining, mentoring & cultivating high-caliber faculty that embodies the values of lifelong learning, positive engagement, empathy, and self-respect.

We support dynamic partnerships that enhance and stimulate artistic opportunities, vibrant collaborations, and meaningful and lasting experiences.

We aspire to advocate for equal and inclusive access to the arts, and encourage listening and learning from shared stories and experiences as a way to promote acceptance, tolerance, personal growth, and fairness for all.

We aim to foster appreciation and enjoyment of the performing arts by the means of personal expression, positive youth development, and entertainment, as an essential, cultural, and inexhaustible component of society.

Board of Directors

StageRight! is governed by a volunteer, unpaid Board of Directors that strives to represent a broad cross-section of the communities and constituencies we serve. 

The Role of the Board of Directors is to participate in the development of this organization’s mission; to ensure that the mission is implemented; to carry out their duties according to state and federal laws and regulations; and to comply with the internal policies and bylaws governing the organization.

 

The Board is responsible for the development, interpretation, and oversight of policies guiding the organization’s purpose. They support and uphold the duties of the Executive Director and Staff, which are focused on the management and implementation of the organization’s work.

The Board of Directors can be reached collectively at stagerightbod@gmail.com

Board Members

Meghan Scalise, President

MS, OT/L, CLT

Director, Ambulatory Services

UPMC Magee Womens Hospital

 

James Bendel, Vice President

B.A. Political Science,Saint Vincent College 1960

M.A.T. University of Pittsburgh 1968

Honorary Doctorate Saint Vincent College 1985

Captain United States Navy, Retired

 

Ryann Heverly, Secretary

Accounting Controller, MBA

AccOps North America

Philips, Inc.

 

Laura Pawlik, Treasurer

BS Business Administration in Finance & International Business

Expert Financial Analyst 

UPMC Mercy/Magee Women's Hospital

 

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Danae Brentzel-Martina, Board Member

BA, MA, NBCT

English Instructor and Junior Class Advisor

Norwin School District

 

Kathleen Shaffer, Board Member

BS Elementary Education

Middle Level Social Studies Certification

K-12 Principal Certification 

Educator, North Star School District (1985-2018)

Producer, North Star Musicals (2001-2018)

 

Amy Filer, Board Member

BS Business Logistics

MBA

Independent Marketing Consultant 

 

Doug Estok, Board Member

Air Force Veteran 

West Penn Power - First Energy 

Pittsburgh Performance Photography, Owner

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