About Friendly Kids:

This is a unique opportunity for Weston fifth graders to work with a professional director/choreographer and music director, from The Weston Friendly Society, to rehearse and perform Seussical Jr. We welcome all experience levels to join us to learn about acting, singing, dancing, and working together as we bond as a group and create a fantastic production. Seussical Jr. has many roles, large and small, and will feature a wide variety of students. 
Friendly Kids is made possible through a collaboration with  the Weston Recreation Department and the Weston Public Schools.

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Meet the Seussical Team:

Meghan Rose: Director & Choreographer

Meghan returns to Massachusetts from New York City after performing almost 300 shows in the Broadway National Tour of Annie. After receiving a BFA in Musical Theatre, Meghan lived in Los Angeles and New York working on projects such as CBS’ "Elementary", Hulu’s "The Path" and “Law & Order: SVU”. She is now a teaching theatre artist who is passionate about empowering young actors to find their voice and learn the art of storytelling and self confidence. She has worked with students all over America via Broadway Connection, traveling to different cities teaching local kids about performing in Broadway shows. She also teaches locally in Brookline with 3rd and 4th graders at the Artbarn Community Theatre, in Concord at The Middlesex School and in Weston with Weston Friendly Society and Weston Drama Workshop. She currently lives in Wayland with her yoga-teaching husband, Braxton, and six month old baby, Grayson. She is very excited to create a magical world onstage with the actors as they learn how to create characters, tell stories and bring this imaginary place to life!  ​

Mindy Cimini: Music Director

Mindy is a Boston-based music director, pianist, and educator whose work has taken her across the country and back again. She's excited to be collaborate with Weston Friendly and this team for the first time! Favorite past credits include work with: Gloucester Stage Company, Wheelock Family Theater, Bridge Rep of Boston, Moonbox Productions, Reagle Music Theater, Pacific Conservatory Theater (PCPA), Forestburgh Playhouse, and Brandeis Theater Company. Mindy is a staff accompanist for The Boston Conservatory and currently finishing her MFA at Boston University. BA: Brandeis University.

Bridget Sullivan: Stage Manager

Bridget has been a part of the Weston Friendly Society family since she debuted on stage in 2006. Since then she has been a part of all aspects of Friendly’s productions including: performing, stage management, set painting, backstage tech, and board participation. Bridget attended Emmanuel College in Boston for a year, majoring in Art Therapy, and is now pursuing a career in the arts.

Daniel Sullivan: Producer

Dan is in his seventh year as Artistic Director of Weston Friendly Society, which started in the fall of 2013 with their Moss Hart Award-Winning production of White Christmas. Since then he has directed, choreographed, set designed, and costumed in various combinations for 12 productions with the group, only taking a brief hiatus to join the National/International Touring Production of Annie in 2015/2016. Outside of Friendly, Dan is the Tech Director for a couple troupes at Artbarn Community Theater, a children's after-school theater program in Brookline and he free-lances directing, costuming, choreographing and performing in the Boston Area. 

Vallery Koenig: Producer

Vallery is a Weston resident and parent who currently serves as the President of the Weston Friendly Society and performs in WFS's main stage productions. Dancing, singing, and performing have been a part of Vallery's life since she was young and she attributes many great life lessons to the theater and performing. A graduate of NYU, Vallery studied Musical Theater at the Tisch School of the Arts and Marketing and International Business at Stern School of Business.