Meet our Directors and Staff
Director: Eric Vendt
Music Directors: Sophia Collins, Ben Icenogle
Choreagrapher: Eve Poliskey
Producers: Wendy Sullivan (MSS President) & Nancy Klebart (MSS Treasurer)
Eric Vendt, Director is returning to Manchester Summerstage after directing last year's production of Grease. He graduated Gordon College with a BA in English Literature and Theatre. He went on to teach theatre for four years at Essex Christian Academy, served in many roles in the theatre program at Pingree School, had a six-year run as an actor and director with History Alive’s original production of Cry Innocent: the People Vs. Bridget Bishop, co-founded childrens’ educational theatre group Paper Tiger Productions, and ran summer theatre camps at Brookwood School and Camp Mitchman. As an actor, his credits include The Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors, Bottom in A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Paul in You Can’t Take It with You, and Lt. Schrank in West Side Story. Among Eric’s directing or assistant-directing credits are Twelve Angry Men, Peter Pan, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Into the Woods, and Dear Edwina, Jr. He is currently coordinator of the math department at Rockport High School.
Sophia Collins, Ben Icenogle (Music Directors)
Eve Poliskey, Choreographer is a current Senior at Wheaton College MA majoring in Psychology and minoring in Education. She trained for dance at Cape Ann Center for Dance in Beverly where she also taught several classes throughout high school. Eve is currently on the Wheaton College Dance Company and is extremely excited to return to Summerstage this year after choreographing last year's production of Grease!