Reefer Madness: The Musical!
Eric Dwinells, Director: is the founder of Loki Arts. He is thrilled and honored that so many wonderful and talented people share his vision. Born and raised in Ashland, MA, Eric went on to study at The Boston Conservatory. His first "gig" was as the 3rd Billy Goat Gruff in Ms. Walsh's 2 nd grade class production of The Billy Goats Gruff. More recently, Eric has been seen as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell, Claudius in Hamlet, The Baker in Into The Woods, Danny in Baby, Roger in Grease, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Caleb in Spitfire Grill, The Beadle in Sweeney Todd, Uncle Louie in Lost in Yonkers, and Cousin Kevin in The Who's Tommy. Eric has been awarded the Semper Fidelis Award by the US Marine Corps for his singing and he once won a gold medal in Shakespeare. He was also voted "Friendliest Boy in Class" in both 1st and 5th grade.
James Haupt, Musical Director
Becca Cousineau, Choreographer Becca is a recent graduate from Boston College where she studied theatre. She previously has choreographed Sweet Charity, The Rocky Horror Show, 101 Dalmations, and Aladdin. She hopes to continue choreographing and performing in the future. Next on her plate is choreography for A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum!
Robin Thomas, Stage Manager: Robin is very excited to be part of this dynamic and innovative organization, Loki Arts. A lifelong arts aficionado, Diva lover and professional audience member, it’s both thrilling and electrifying to get in on the ground floor of something so novel. By day, Robin is the Director of Rehabilitation services for Brookline Health Care Center. She is also a Reiki practitioner and student of holistic healing arts. Far more at home behind the scenes, Robin’s favorite “roles” include tech crew for Urinetown at Vokes Theatre, operating the sound board for various TLP productions and, of course, Stage Managing Reefer Madness, the Musical. She lives in Arlington with her amazing partner and Diva extraordinaire, Katie
Jamie Loud, Production Assistant: is 2006 graduate of Regis College (Weston), where she majored in math. She currently works in the purchasing department at Luminus Devices (Woburn). Jamie’s love of dance started at Dolly’s Dance & Gymnastics (Lynn) and was deepened when she joined the Regis’ dance & theatre companies. She continued to enhance her dancing skills when she joined Arlington’s Core Stage Company in 2005. This eventually brought her in contact with some of the immensely talented people she is now working with at Loki Arts. Jamie credits Lisa and Frans for teaching her everything she knows about theatre and inspiring her to continue dancing. However, most of all, she wants to thank her father for everything he has done for her and Grams for watching over her from heaven. She is looking forward to being part of Loki Arts as it grows into a successful organization, focused on community theatre, as well as community service.