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NOLAN MUÑA – ACTING
Nolan has a BFA in Theatre Direction from Texas State University. He then moved to New York to pursue a performance and directing career.
His work has spanned musical and non-musical theatre, children's theatre, print, and concerts. Nolan was in the 2018 New York Musical Festival, has directed a show in the Tampa Fringe Festival (Windows
Nolan has a BFA in Theatre Direction from Texas State University. He then moved to New York to pursue a performance and directing career.
His work has spanned musical and non-musical theatre, children's theatre, print, and concerts. Nolan was in the 2018 New York Musical Festival, has directed a show in the Tampa Fringe Festival (Windows by Katie Mack), and has performed in over 20 musicals.
Recently, Nolan has had the honor to have played Jesus in WTP's Jesus Christ Superstar, Paris in Breaking Wave Theatre Company's Romeo and Juliet, and was an ensemble member for UOG's The Prom. He is a CHamoru Studies for Education major at i Unibetsedåt Guåhan.r.
MARIANA TAMAYO - MUSIC
Mariana’s stage days began at SBCS with Alice in Wonderland Jr, Willy Wonka Jr, Shrek The Musical, and Annie Jr and continued on at AOLG as Princesses Ariel (The Little Mermaid) and Belle (Beauty and the Beast). She was a part of the first WTP production of Les Miserables School Edition as Eponine as well as RENT in 2018.
Mariana also pa
Mariana’s stage days began at SBCS with Alice in Wonderland Jr, Willy Wonka Jr, Shrek The Musical, and Annie Jr and continued on at AOLG as Princesses Ariel (The Little Mermaid) and Belle (Beauty and the Beast). She was a part of the first WTP production of Les Miserables School Edition as Eponine as well as RENT in 2018.
Mariana also participated in Broadway Youth Cebu’s Miss Saigon High School Edition as Ellen. Off stage, she participates with community choir Magis and other church choirs. She has trained with Julie Anne Pumanes (ABS-CBN Star Magic), Sweet Plantado (the CompanY), Joan Ellison (Cleveland Institute of Music), and Aya Hasegawa.
Since then, she has completed her BS and MS in Accountancy at Case Western Reserve University with a secondary major in Music—Pop Vocals. While finishing her studies, she was involved with the Case Concert Choir, where she had the opportunity to work with composers such as René Clausen and Eric Whitacre.
AVA CLARK - DANCE
AVA CLARK - DANCE
Ava Clark is a local dancer here on Guam. She grew up dancing ballet, modern ballet, lyrical, and contemporary from the age of three. She has trained at Swan Ballet Center, La Danse Studio, and Honolulu Classical Ballet learning from dancers from all over the world. Ava has performed in GATE Theatre’s Mamma Mia! and WTP’s Frozen JR. and
Ava Clark is a local dancer here on Guam. She grew up dancing ballet, modern ballet, lyrical, and contemporary from the age of three. She has trained at Swan Ballet Center, La Danse Studio, and Honolulu Classical Ballet learning from dancers from all over the world. Ava has performed in GATE Theatre’s Mamma Mia! and WTP’s Frozen JR. and Beauty and the Beast. She has also choreographed dances for La Danse Studio, Project Inspire’s Made to Move, WTP’s Beauty and the Beast, and Dare to Dream JR.!
The Director
The Director
The Director
Benjie Diola spent over forty years as a director and performer on Guam and was recently recognized as the Guam Philharmonic Foundation’s first Haligi Laureate for his many local productions. Some of Diola’s best-known works include Hairspray, Grease, Mikado, Music Man, and he organized the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Festival of the Pacific Arts and Culture, held here.
The Plot
The Director
The Director
Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. A global phenomenon that has wowed audiences for decades, Jesus Christ Superstar is a timeless work set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally-known series of events, but seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.
The Music
The Director
The Music
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 album musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and the debut of the rock opera of the same name. Songs include "I Don't Know How to Love Him", "What's the Buzz/Strange Thing Mystifying", "Everything's Alright" and "Heaven on Their Minds".
World Theater Productions (WTP) in association with Guam Philharmonic Foundation, Inc. (GPF) a classified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, share a joint Mission to provide unique performance opportunities to enrich the arts in Micronesia and Beyond!