Pinocchio

A Bay Area native and CMT Alumnus, Jack is excited to return to the Montgomery, where he spent a bulk of his childhood, to direct Pinocchio! Jack attended Emerson College in Boston, MA, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Teaching Licensure in Theatre Education, fostering his love for the performing arts through his work as a multifaceted artist both on and off the stage.  Jack has held many hats as a theatre educator, working in several school-based and after-school programs, and has taught at and helped to build curriculum for Lexington Public Schools, Hyde Square Task Force of Boston, Saint Francis High School, Mountain View, and here at CMT. Select recent production credits include 13 Jr., Godspell, Bye Bye Birdie, Alice In Wonderland Jr., Honk!, Chicago, Snow Angel, and several new works. When not being swallowed by a whale, Jack serves as the Dramatic Arts Production Coordinator at Saint Francis High School, and is excited to begin his tenure as the school’s very first Performing Arts Director this Summer. He looks forward to working with so many wonderful artists this Summer, and can’t wait to bring this classic tale to life! 

Emily is excited to be the choreographer for her first CMT production. She has been working with CMT since 2019 and currently serves as the Box Office Manager. For the past nine years, she has been directing and choreographing with Playful People. She also started after-school theater programs at Holy Family and St. Martin of Tours, where she also directs their 8th grade productions. Emily is a proud graduate of San José State University, where she earned a BA in Theater Arts with an emphasis in directing. Some of her favorite shows she has directed/Choreographed on include  Shrek, Disney’s Newsies, Between the Lines Jr., and Frozen Jr. 

Nicole started performing with CMT at the age of 12 and has loved coming back as vocal director over the past several seasons. Vocal directing credits include Snoopy and Frozen Jr, The Little Mermaid, and Finding Nemo Jr., Madagascar Jr and Fiddler on the Roof  all with CMT and Starmites with PPP.  She has her BA in Theater Arts from Cal-State Fullerton and has been seen on stage and behind the scenes singing, dancing, and teaching at multiple theater companies and schools throughout Northern and Southern California as well as at theme parks and on the high seas as a production vocalist with Carnival Cruise Lines. Nicole teaches at her private voice studio, Limelight Performing Arts and looks forward to continuing to share her passion for performing arts and teaching with children of all ages.  

She can be heard lending her singing and speaking voice to toys, commercials, and radio ads as a voice over artist; working with companies such as LeapFrog, Hallmark, Google, and Rover.com.  

Last year, Nicole stepped into her newest, most challenging, and most fulfilling role to date as a mother, when she and her husband welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Bianca, to the world.