Teaching Character through Performance
Faculty
David M. Krudwig |
| Theatre Deptartment Head - Technical Director - Director |
 David Krudwig is a ninth-year teacher at Parkview High School. David was the first to separate "Drama" classes into Technical Theatre and Acting courses; he was also the first to offer Dual Enrollment credit for theatre coursework in the Springfield Public School District. Mr. Krudwig also co-founded the Springfield Missouri Cappies Chapter. Cappies recognizes excellence in high school theatrics. Parkview is also the only school to be nominated in both Best Play and Best Musical Awards for all five years the Cappies have existed in the Springfield area. He is a 2000 graduate of Missouri State University's Theatre and Dance Department and a proud four-year veteran of Missouri State University's summer professional Tent Theatre, where he worked as actor, master carpenter and assistant technical director. Under Mr. Krudwig's direction the Parkview Theatre Department is the first Springfield school to have a performance selected to perform at the prestigious International Thespian Festival. Some of Mr. Krudwig's students have gone on to study at such universities as Roosevelt University in Chicago, North Carolina School for the Arts in Winston-Salem, Evansville University, IN, and NYU. Mr. Krudwig moonlights as an actor in local TV, radio, and independent films. Mr. Krudwig and his wife Brandy have three daughters, Liberty, Lillian & Genevieve. |
Stephanie Blake |
| Choreographer |
 Stephanie Blake has been dancing, tumbling, and stunting since she was four years old at Sonshine Performing Arts Academy. She has been an instructor there for twelve years, teaching tap, jazz, ballet, tumbling, acrobatics, ballroom and swing. She has coached award winning dance, pom-pom, cheerleading, color guard and winter guard teams for nine years. While in college, Stephanie danced professionally in Kansas City, Branson, St. Louis, Chicago, Tulsa, and Dallas. Her fondest professional dancing job was on the Miss U.S.A. Pageant. She has been a part of Parkview Theatre for six years, choreographing “Clue: The Musical”, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, “Working”, “Annie” and “Lucky Stiff”. Ms. Blake also serves as Parkview High School's Science Department Head. In her spare time Stephanie works on her house and spends time with her two wonderful kids. |
William T. Grega |
| Vocal Director (Fall Musical) |
 William Grega has 25 years experience as a choral director and is in his 17th year as a member of the Parkview High School staff. He serves as Chairman of the Music Department, directs six choirs, and teaches Advanced Placement Music Theory. Mr. Grega received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Culver-Stockton College where he has recently been inducted to the Hall of Excellence in the College of Education. He earned Master of Music Education from Southeast Missouri State University. The Parkview High School Concert Choir has been invited to perform for the Missouri Music Educators Association on three occassions and for the American Choral Directors Association Southwest Division Conference. He and his wife Debbie have a son, Austin and a daughter, Chandler. |
Esther Henry |
| Orchestra Conductor (Fall Musical) |
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