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Jeffrey Skouson, Artistic Director
 Singer, pianist and master vocal instructor, Jeffrey Skouson trains some 150 private and group voice students from Nevada, Utah and California at Skouson Vocal Studios in Las Vegas and has lectured and taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Ball State University in Indiana, as well as Brigham Young University. Jeffrey has studied with several renowned voice teachers, including Seth Riggs, one of the entertainment world's top vocal coaches (he counts Ann Margaret, Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole and Bette Midler among his many clients). Jeffrey attended Brigham Young University for both undergraduate and graduate work in education and international relations and taught fifth grade in the Clark County School District before opening his vocal studio. He was Musical Director for the multi-million-dollar production of Utah! for two years at Tuacahn Amphitheater and Center for the Performing Arts, has been vocal coach for several Signature Productions musicals in Las Vegas (including West Side Story, in which he starred as Tony, Guys and Dolls, Saturday's Warrior, Oklahoma, Children of Eden, Brigadoon, Music Man, Camelot, and Secret Garden) and has directed the Boys Chorus of Southern Nevada. Jeffrey made his debut performance with the Red Mountain Choir in 2000 conducting The Music of Man's Endeavor. In 2002, as the Choir's newly appointed Conductor-in Residence, he delighted audiences with "A New World." His gifted wife Becky and four adorable children, Elizabeth, Madeleine, Andrew, and Joshua, generously share him with our community.
David Skouson, Musical Director
 Music instructor and former Broadway conductor/pianist David Skouson conducted the first national tour of the his Broadway musical Chicago, and was the musical director of the hit off-Broadway show Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know. His regional credits include Children of Eden, Merrily We Roll Along, The Fantasticks, Sweeney Todd, and West Side Story. David received his Bachelors of Music in piano performance from California State University at Long Beach, and his Masters of Music in orchestral conducting from Brigham Young University. As a pianist, he has premiered several new works for solo piano, and piano and voice. As a member of the Gallimaufry ensemble, he often premieres music composed by fellow Hewitt faculty member Daniel Denver. David recently gave a recital with Jennifer Welch-Babbidge, soloist with the Metropolitan Opera. David and his wife, Tara, a harpist, often perform concerts together. Tara was one of the last harpists ever to play "the longest running musical in the world," The Fantasticks, at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in New York City. They are the parents of three children, Luisa, Daniel and Katherine.
Board of Directors
- Teresa Giroux
- Peggy Leavitt
- Jill Lagan
- Milo Hurst
- John Pfeffer
- Karen Gay
- Duncan Stark
- Karen Rubel
Production Staff
- Wendy Randall, Executive Director
- Jeffrey Skouson, Artistic Director
- David Skouson, Musical Director
- Cheryl Sneed, Assistant Conductor
- Sherry Russell, Finance Director
- Eric Hawkins, Publicity Designer
- Kathryn Christensen, Box Office Manager
- Carla Clothier, Stage Manager
- Duncan Stark, Set Construction Engineer
- Shauna Kelley, Set/Prop/Concessions Manager
- Stephanie Bare, Youth Choir Conductor
- Isabel DelMonte, Historian
- Susan Johnson, Fundraiser Committee Chair
- Rose Woodbury, Volunteer Database Manager
- Heather Armantrout, Volunteer Librarian
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