Adrianne is a proud alumnus of CMTSJ where she appeared decades ago in roles such as Yente in Fiddler on the Roof and Mrs Medlock in The Secret Garden and is happy to return full circle as a director. She has directed for various elementary schools and South Valley Civic Theater. Some of her favorite shows that she has directed are Gypsy, Mean Girls, and Clue. She has performed with South Valley Civic Theater, Pintello Comedy Theater, San Jose Repertory Theater, San Jose Stage, Tabard Theatre, Renegade Theatre Experiment, Odyssey Theater Company and Santa Clara University (where she received her BA in theater). Favorite roles that she played include: Sonia in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Olive in The Odd Couple Women’s Edition, Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Mrs. White in Clue. She attended grad school in educational theater at NYU and she has worked with The Globe Theatre, London and The Abbey Theatre, Dublin.  Currently Adrianne serves as the elementary theater teacher and director for Gilroy Unified School District.  

Vanessa Mendy is a Bay Area/NYC based Actor and Youth Vocal Coach who is thrilled to be singing with so many young artists in her CMT Artistic Staff debut! Select credits include Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors (New Conservatory Theatre Center), Lily St. Regis in Annie and Agnes in Gypsy (Palo Alto Players), and Swing/Joanne understudy in Rent at San Francisco Playhouse this Winter. | vanessamendy.com