Amelia English is very excited to make her musical directorial and Peacock Players debut with Once Upon a Mattress Jr. She has been involved with theatre since high school and has stage managed seven shows (Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlett, A Christmas Carol, The Beauty Queen of Lennanne, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem, Waiting for Godot, and Circle, Mirror, Transformation) and directed one (The Great Gatsby) with Balefire Productions in Lowell, MA. She has been the tech advisor for the drama club at Pelham High School for nine shows (The Velveteen Rabbit, Peter Pan, It’s a Wonderful Life, Frankenstein, A Seussified Christmas Carol, The Wizard of Oz, The Nutcracker, Ghost House, and Death by Dessert). She is currently an Instructional Assistant at Pelham High School and the Office Coordinator at Peacock Players. She is pursuing a degree in Psychology with a concentration in Mental Health.
Amelia is grateful for all of her cast and crew’s hard work pulling this show together – each and every one of you bring something special to this show. Getting to know you all has been a lot of fun and you should all be incredibly proud of the growth you have shown since your audition. Elle has been an amazing teacher and mentor throughout this entire process. Thank you to Mike for helping the kids sing like birds! Kelli, Olive and Carly have been instrumental in keeping rehearsals and notes organized and have been great to bounce ideas off of. Musicals have a lot of moving parts and the team for this production has made the entire process smooth and stress-free. Special thanks to Taylor Kudalis, Tommy Stachowiak, Natasha Cote, Tyler Briere, Will English, and Thomas E. English for putting so many hours into helping with set builds/painting. Amelia is grateful to have been a part of this production and can’t wait for everyone to see what the cast, crew, and production team have all created together!