Once Upon a Mattress Creative
Creative and Beauty crew
Janessah Alcius ‘24is a senior at West Essex. This is her fourth and final production with Masquers. She wants to thank everyone for making masquers feel like a second home. She is truly going to miss everyone! She's so thankful for all the fun memories that she has with everyone. Thank you to all the directors, the cast, and especially the crew!! Break a leg everyone!!
Stage Crew
Rachel Awad ‘26is a sophomore at West Essex and is excited to be working on her 3rd Masquers production! She wants to thank everyone for making Masquers such a fun experience. Break a leg!
Stage Crew
Sam Bonsignore ‘24is a senior and happy to be part of the Masquers program for his fourth production with the Stage crew and second as the Student Stage Manager. He would like to thank his peers, the directors, the cast, and everyone else behind the scenes for bringing this undertaking of a show to fruition! Break a leg y’all!
Creative and Beauty Crew
Emi Cocka ‘24is a senior at West Essex and is so thankful for all the memories she has made. She feels as if this is her second home. She has made so many friends and memories while being in masquers. She would like to congratulate everyone on their hard work and to break a leg!
Beauty Crew
Meadow Doerr ‘25Is a Junior at West Essex and is excited to be working on her second Masquers production! She loves helping with the makeup and working with the rest of the beauty crew. She would like to thank the whole Masquers team for such a fun experience. Good luck, and break a leg!
Creative Crew
Mia Dungo ‘25is a Junior at West Essex and is thrilled to become a part of Masquers on her first production in paint crew! She is thankful to be a part of a welcoming community and for the guidance and support from the crew directors and cast. Best of luck to everyone!
Creative Crew
Melanie Eizaga ‘25is a junior at West Essex and is excited to work on building the play for the spring once again. She has been a part of the Masquers since Freshman year. She has an excellent time every year working with all of her peers and would like to thank all the work the directors put into every play.
Hair and Makeup Crew
Gabriella Irizarry '25is a junior and is excited to be a part of her first Masquers production!
Tech Crew
Sophia Lahue ‘25is a junior at West Essex and so happy to be back for another production with the Masquers family! She has been in tech since freshman year and has loved being a part of the program. Thank you to everyone who worked to make this show amazing! Enjoy the performance!
Tech Crew
Sofie McHale ‘25is a junior at West Essex and is excited to be working on tech for another production with Masquers. She wants to thank all the directors for helping out to make this show a success. Everyone will do amazing this show! Break a leg!
Beauty Crew
Jasmine Mejia ‘25 is a junior at West Essex and it is her first year working with the awesome Masquers cast and crew. She loves doing makeup and is super excited to work with the rest of the beauty crew. She would like to thank the advisors for this wonderful opportunity and congratulate the whole Masquers team for their hard work. Break a leg!
Creative and Beauty Crew
Alexa Pannucci ‘25is a junior at West Essex and is excited to be working on another great Masquers production! She has been helping paint the stage since freshman year and has had an amazing time being part of this program. She would like to thank the directors for all of their hard work and wishes everyone good luck. Break a leg!
Stage Crew
Nick Place ‘24is a Senior at West Essex and is excited to be working on his 6th and final production. He has enjoyed the past 3 years of Stage Crew and wishes luck to everyone else in the production and in the future.
Lightboard Operator
Christian Ragusa ‘25is a Junior at West Essex and is excited to be involved with his sixth production with the Masquers tech crew. He would like to thank the directors, cast, and crew for all their hard work in trying to bring the show to life. Break a leg, everybody!
Soundboard Operator
Hailey Raymond ‘26is a sophomore at West Essex and is excited to be back helping out with the Masquers. Congrats to everyone on working so hard to produce such an amazing show. Break a leg, everyone! You all will do fantastic!
Stage Crew
Gabriella Romano ‘25is a junior at West Essex and is happy to be back backstage for her 4th production. She would like to thank family and friends for their support. Break a leg!
Tech Crew
Daisy Sanchez ‘25is a junior at West Essex and is excited to be in her second production with Masquers. She’s also beyond excited to see how everyone’s hard work turns out in the show. Thank you to all the staff and cast for making this show possible and amazing. Have a good show everyone!
Creative Crew
Megan Shaw ‘26is a sophomore at West Essex and is very excited for her second year in Masquers. She was a part of the creative crew in both the Fall and Spring productions last year, and the Fall production earlier this year. She wishes all cast, crew, and directors the best! Break a leg!
Creative Crew
Madeline Shih '24is a senior at West Essex and is excited to be a part of her first Masquers production!
Stage Crew
Mark Short ‘26is a sophomore at West Essex and is excited to be working on his 3rd Masquers production and is thrilled to help out this production.
Stage Crew
Tia Sidel ‘25is a junior at West Essex and is excited to be working on her 6th Masquers production! She would like to thank all the cast, crew, student managers, and directors for all their support. Break legs everyone!!!
Creative Crew
Natalie Smith ‘25is a Junior at West Essex and is very excited to be back for her 3rd in Masquers paint crew. She would like to thank the crew directors for all their guidance and support. Good luck to all the cast, crew, and directors!
Creative Crew
Daniella Spanarelli ‘25is a junior who is very excited to take part in her 6th Masquers production. She would love to thank the directors and the rest of the cast and crew for their hard work and dedication.
Stage Crew
Charlotte Stevens ‘26is a sophomore at West Essex. This is her fourth production and most extravagant set yet. She loves building and helping out her fellow creative and stage crew friends. She wants to thank everyone for making Masquers such a fun experience. Break a leg!!!
Creative Crew
Sophia Surmachevska ‘25is a Junior at West Essex and is excited to be working on her first Masquers production! She would like to thank the directors, cast, and crew for their effort and hard work. Good luck to everyone and break a leg!
Creative Crew
Anika Tetyevsky ‘27is a freshman at West Essex and is excited to be working on her first production! She has a lot of fun working behind the scenes and getting to see her friends practice for the show! Good luck everyone :)
Creative and Beauty Crew
Molly Trauman ‘25is a junior at West Essex and is very excited to be a part of her fifth Masquers production! She is very proud of the way that the cast, crew, and directors have been working so hard to make this show happen. Break a leg!!
Stage Crew
Maddox Van Do ‘26is a sophomore. He has fun impersonating his friends and a few celebrities. Maddox is enjoying his first time with Stage Crew and he loves learning about what really goes on behind the scenes!
Creative Crew
Andrew Velez ‘25is a junior at West Essex and is thrilled to be a part of his first Masquers production! He is excited to be a member of the Creative Crew and is thankful for the directors, cast, and crew for an amazing experience. Good luck everyone! Break a leg!
Tech Crew
Colin Zurlo ‘26is a sophomore at West Essex. This is his first production with Masquers and he is looking forward to participating and getting to know everyone. I’m so excited for this show!
Masquers Directorial Team
Director: Mr. Michael Galioto
Vocal Director: Ms. Marion Drew
Choreographer: Ms. Melissa Mooney
Technical Director: Ms. Leanna Klein
Artistic Director: Ms. Kelly Clark
Scenic Directors: Mr. Gary Peluso and Mr. Jerry D'Anton
Orchestral Director: Ms. Caitlin Schroyer
Producer: Ms. Jessie Maidman