The Producers

John and Ruth Gelsinger
The Gelsinger Duo has been seen here in the Midcoast for the past quarter century performing, directing, and conducting in plays, concerts, recitals and musicals of every kind and style. Classically trained in music at the University of Maine and NYU at Fredonia, both John (singer/actor) and Ruth (pianist) have worked professionally as music educators and also as managers in the real estate field and marine industry.

"We’ve always been lovers of American Musical Theater first and foremost, however, and always found time to fit performances in to already busy schedules. Now we’re ready to do it our way and as we near the golden years we realize it’s now or never to realize our dream.

When it comes to musicals if it’s funny, outrageous, irreverent, whimsical, romantic, and/or poetic we want to get it up on the boards! Our goal is to entertain you with over-the-top music, song, and dance that is up-to-date and unforgettable!

Ruth Gelsinger
Ruth McClure Gelsinger was born in Malden, Massachusetts in 1955. Her family moved to the Midcoast in 1969 and during high school, she became in involved with her first music theater production, The Pajama Game. Ruth attended the... read full bio

John Gelsinger
John Gelsinger is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. He graduated with a degree in voice from the State University College of New York at Fredonia in 1971 and earned his music education certificate in 1972 from the University of Buffalo. After moving to... read full bio

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The Directors

Fame Takes a Holiday
Peter Clain
Peter has been involved in theater for many years as both an actor and director for the Penobscot Theater Company, Winterport Open Stage, Assembled Players, Bucksport Community Theater and the Belfast Maskers. After teaching Spanish and serving as director of the high school drama program at Bucksport High School for 30 years, Peter retired to pursue more theater experiences and his hobbies of traveling and puttering in his garden at his home in Stockton Springs. He has always been captivated by musical theater and directed the "smash hit" Six Women last summer for the 2007 premiere season of the Northport Music Theater.

Closer Than Ever
Scott R.C. Levy
is the producing artistic director of Penobscot Theatre, Bangor’s professional theatre company. For Penobscot Theatre he has directed Picasso at the Lapin Agile, A Christmas Carol, Almost, Maine, Tuesdays With Morrie, I Am My Own Wife, The Ruby Sunrise, Driving Miss Daisy, Peter Pan and the upcoming The Night of the Iguana. He has performed in the... read full bio

Five Course Love
Tracy Lord
Tracy Lord is beyond delighted to be given the opportunity to be a part of Northport Music Theater's second season. An actor and director, Lord has performed and directed with the Belfast Maskers as well as high schools, middle schools and performing art centers in the mid-coast. Recently, Lord became the Assistant Director at Medolark, Maine's premiere performing arts camp. She relishes the idea of directing Five Course Love this August at NMT. If music be the food of love, then audiences can look forward to a feast both on-stage and off with this show.

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The Cast

Fame Takes a Holiday
Kim Murphy
Kimberly Murphy (Polly Parker) is the choral director at Camden Hills Regional High School. Under her direction, her select vocal ensembles: Chamber Singers and Women’s Choir have won top awards at local and national festivals including... read full bio

Annie Watson
Annie Watson (Crystal Martinez, Woman 2) is a 2005 graduate of Brown University, where she received her BA in Theater Arts. She was involved with many performances at... read full bio

Dagney Ernest
Dagney Ernest of Thomaston has been acting, singing and dancing on Maine stages from Belfast to Wiscasset for 25 years... read full bio

Alyssa Manzi
Alyssa Manzi has been cast for the role of Lavender Lane. She is a vocal performance major from UMO. Alyssa has recently been on tour in Italy with University Singers... read full bio

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