About Encore Musical Theatre

President

Karen has been involved in amateur theatre since1989 when she joined Beckett Players and hasn’t looked back. She has worked with Lakeshore Light Opera, Lakeshore Players, Lyric Theatre and the Lyric Theatre Singers, St. George’s High School, The Segal Centre, the WOWCATS, the Hudson Music Club (former President), the Hudson Village Theatre, Hudson Players Club, et. al. in a number of capacities including performer, costumer, choreographer, Artistic Director, Producer, and board member.

Member at Large

Elizabeth Proulx has been involved in various community theatre groups over the years both onstage and offstage. She has been musical director for Wowcats and at The Hudson Village Theatre. She has performed with “l’ensemble vocal Les Enchanteurs”, Hudson Music Club, Lyric Theatre Singers, and The Lakeshore Players to name a few. She is thrilled to be involved in the inaugural production of Encore Musical Theatre.

Treasurer

Not your typical accountant, but with all the qualities a good accountant should have! Chris is an amateur playwright, experienced performer, director and producer whose mind works in an amazing (and maybe little offbeat) way. Witty, funny, he is a source of boundless positive energy and calm rationale. A great combination to have on any team.

Vice President

Thrilled that musical theatre is making a long-awaited return to the area, Sylvia is most pleased to be active in the inception and organization of ENCORE Musical Theatre! Upon retiring as a teacher of modern languages, drama and dance, she performed in a number of Hudson Music Club, Hudson Players and Lakeshore Players productions. Sylvia now divides her time coordinating a programme of activities for a local seniors’ social group and volunteering in the community.

Social Media Director

Hi! I’m Amanda: The person behind the posts! My love of theatre was born at 4 years old when I won the role of the Big Bad Wolf at Canada’s Wonderland by roaring the loudest!

Since then I have had the honour of playing with so many creatives on so many stages; singing, acting, and dancing my way from one book musical to another cabaret. Most recently I have added Associate Producer and Choreographer to my resume.

It is a thrill to get to work behind the scenes with such a talented and passionate production team! I am so grateful to be able to play a part in bringing Musical Theatre to Hudson. Thank you to our lovely community for all of your support.

Membership Director

Hi i’m Kelsey! I grew up in Hudson. I moved away for 8 years and decided to come back to my home roots last April. I’ve always had a love for the arts and musical theatre is my favourite! ☺️ It fuels my soul and creativity with dancing, singing and acting.

It was so much fun performing in Curtains with Encore Musical Theatre, and I am thrilled to be on the Board as Membership Director!

Technical Director

Hey there! I’m Pete. I joined Encore last year as Stage Manager. My motto is that if the audience doesn’t know I’m there, I’ve done a good job! That said, the cast definitely knows I am there. As Johnny Harmon said in Curtains, “I am part psychiatrist, part Mother Hen, part Father Confessor.” I am very excited to join the Encore Board as Technical Director!

Secretary

Susan is an actor, performing on stage, screen, and in the voice world over the past many many years. Currently writing her first film, she is thankful every day to be a Hudsonite and involved with so many creative and vibrant people!!

Member at Large

Christine Sheppard caught the theatre bug at 12, watching her parents rehearse with the Beckett Players. She soon joined them, proving theatre might just be hereditary. After a break to raise three kids (its own kind of drama), she returned to the stage thanks to a dare from her daughter to audition for Hudson Village Theatre’s Panto. Three glitter-filled years later, she’d also performed with Hudson Players Club in Jitters, The Great Gatsby, and Balconville, even serving on the board—where she learned theatre politics run on snacks.

Chris has also tackled Shakespeare, with roles in Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and For the Love of Shakespeare—because who doesn’t love memorizing centuries-old iambic pentameter for fun? She recently joined Encore Theatre’s 9 to 5 ensemble and liked it so much she joined the board (classic theatre trap).

By day, Chris is a resource teacher with a Master’s in Educational Counselling and Psychology, helping kids with learning differences like Dyslexia—which means she can both decode Shakespeare and help you spell it.

Activities Director

Bio to come.