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About Us
Laurie McDermott
A graduate of UCLA where she performed, wrote and directed productions of classical & original plays, Laurie is a graduate of the American Conservatory Theatre where she received her MFA in Acting. Teacher of young artists at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in LA, the Young Conservatory at A.C.T. in San Francisco, PCPA, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York, American Academy of Dramatic Arts (NYC), Daniel Webster School of the Humanities and the Clarkstown School District in New City, NY. Laurie is an accomplished actress herself having performed in television, film and theater, but her true love is teaching the craft and creating authentic, proficient actors who naturally shine being truthful to the text. In addition to teaching at the studio, Laurie collaborated on the musical My Country 'Tis of Thee with Julie Upton for Little Tor Elementary, and costume designs and stage manages for other venues in Rockland County, NY. Highly regarded as the eminent acting coach for Young Actors and directing devised productions; in the summer of 2020, Laurie produced LIVE THEATER @ Dutch Garden, New City following all CDC requirements raising money for The Actors Fund with DEAR BRUTUS!! It is CTC's new home for SUMMER OUTDOOR THEATER sharing the "classics with a twist" for Rockland.
Rick Poulin
A graduate of the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, City University of New York (CUNY), and the Juilliard School's Technical Internship. Rick started working with 'As the World Turns' and multiple feature films before realizing his dream as the Lead Spot Operator for dozens of Broadway Shows, and becoming a veteran of many Broadway load-ins, load-outs and shop builds.
Current Head Electrician for the Nederlander Theatre, he knows how to put the MAGIC into any production. Besides Newsies and Amazing Grace, he premiered Honeymoon in Vegas starring Tony Danza as well as the Tony-nominated DISASTER!, the HIT musical by Seth Rudetsky. He welcomed War Paint with Patti Lupone and Christine Ebersole and did sound mikes for Escape to Margaritaville. Pretty Woman the musical, Kristin Chenoweth and Harry Connick Jr. did solo turns at the Nederlander. He welcomed Lehman Trilogy, with Broadway's reopening & Mr. Saturday Night with Billy Crystal, and is now prepping SHUCKED for an early Spring 2023 Opening.