About the Show

Théatre Musical ENCORE Musical Theatre proudly announces its third production, a relatively new musical, Head Over Heels.

 First produced in 2015 This laugh-out-loud love story is written by Jeff Whitty and James Magruder and is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band the Go-Go’s. An exuberant celebration of love in all its forms, HEAD OVER HEELS follows the escapades of a King and his people who try and cheat fate only to discover that "A Man oft meets his destiny on the same road he takes to avoid it" and that change is often the key to survival. 

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Production and Creative Team

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    Philippe Gobeille

    Creative Director

    Creative Director Philippe Gobeille is a versatile artist with an eclectic background in the performing arts. His passion for the stage was cultivated through cultural recreational activities and community theatre companies. Over the years, he has developed expertise in various disciplines, including acting, masked performance, puppetry, singing, and dancing. He recently completed his seventh directorial project for the variety show Ensemble Vocal Les Enchanteurs and was director of the Lakeshore Players recent production of Murder on the Orient Express.

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    Elizabeth Proulx

    Musical Director

    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. namely for a few Christmas Pantomimes. She has performed with L’ensemble vocal Les Enchanteurs, the Hudson Music Club, Lyric Theatre Singers, and The Lakeshore Players, to name a few. She is thrilled to be once again musical director after performing in the first two Encore Musical Theatre productions, Curtains and 9 to 5.

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    Pier-Luc Fournier

    Assistant Musical Director

    Pier-Luc Fournier has over 20 years of experience as a clarinetist and 15 years performing in choirs with choreography. A graduate in sound design from Musitechnic who also completed musical direction training with L'Alliance des Chorales du Québec, he has led productions such as Into the Woods with the Hudson Music Club. With a background spanning choral performance, theatrical productions, and sound design for video games and theatre, Pier-Luc brings a comprehensive understanding of both live performance and technical audio production. His passion for interactive soundscapes and storytelling through music makes him uniquely equipped to guide ensembles and create compelling musical experiences.

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    Peter Garbacz

    Technical Director/Stage Manager

    Hey there! I’m Pete. I joined Encore two years ago 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.”

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    Karen Pearce

    Producer

    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.

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    Sylvia Mauri

    Co Producer

    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 volunteering in various community organizations and ever looking for new projects.