Rising Star Children's Musical Theatre Troupe

Rising Star Children's Musical Theatre Troupe
About Us

Rising Star Children’s Musical Theatre Troupe is a non-profit organization striving to raise the bar in the realm of children's musical theatre workshops.  We offer interested children an opportunity to participate in all aspects of a musical theatre production that includes a wide variety of performance disciplines culminating in a performance in a professional venue.  We aspire to allow the children a place to grow as performers and as a people, develop new and lasting friendships, and discover new levels of self-confidence.

Our instructors are highly qualified teachers dedicated to making this experience joyful and enriching for the kids.  They bring to the organization a  varied background in many creative disciplines, boasting over a century of experience in professional theatre, television, film, and the recording arts.

Rising Star productions are exciting and even though we are all about “the kids”, everyone has a great time learning and working to create the shows.

Our Staff
Beth Meurer - Director
With over 30 years as a performer in musical theatre, opera, and Rock and Roll under her belt, Beth is thrilled to be in the position of passing on her passion for music and musical theatre.  Still a student herself Beth studies opera with the renowned teacher and coach Mark Forest.   Beth began Rising Star on a dream and a song and it has taken on a life of its own and it is singing!   Beth's musical career began when she was a child and she lived a musical dream performing for live audiences all over the country for over 20 years in Rock bands.  She now studies opera and intends to start a small opera company alongside Rising Star.

Rob Meurer - Musical Director
Rob brings a level of professionalism to Rising Star that cannot be paralleled.   He is a composer, lyricist, musical theatre writer and performer.  The next production that Rising Star will perform in the Spring of 2008 will be a show that Rob co-wrote with one of his many collaborators, Berton Averre, who is an amazingly talented writer, composer, and performer in his own right.  Rob performed, wrote, produced many albums with Christopher Cross and many others over the last 30 years.  

Brenda Parise - Choreographer
Brenda is our beloved &  talented choreographer who has a true passion for sharing what she knows.   Brenda spent many years with a touring dance troupe and we are fortunate to have   Brenda has a gift for creating a professional dance group out of kids who have no previous experience.

Stephanie Arnold - Stage Manager
Stephanie is our detail person.   If there is ever anything you need to know about any aspect of our production, Stephanie knows.   Rising Star is lucky to have a stage manager who is so focused and organized.   Stephanie is an artist, mother, and teacher who homeschools her four children and still finds time to keep Rising Star pulled together. 

Our Board of Directors

Beth Meurer - see above
Stephanie Arnold - see above
Donna Mae Pitluck -  Donna Mae is a retired Librarian and long time supporter of the arts.   She has been devoted to helping Rising Star grow and is currently researching possible grant opportunities.
Jayne Hamil - Jayne is a writer and devoted supporter of musical theatre as her husband is a musical theatre writer.  She is happy to be a part of our growing family and always coming up with new ideas for growth.
Brenda Parise - Brenda is a dancer, choreographer, mother, and all around Fabulous person. 
Matt Mullarkey - Matt is an editor who runs his own production company, No More Mullarkey.  He is also a devoted philanthropist working to further the causes of both our Elderly community and children.
Leslie Boatwright - Leslie is a local in demand businesswoman and mother. Her specialty is marketing.     

Rising Star is blessed to have such a supportive Board of Directors.


Email us at risingstarcmtt@sbcglobal.net
Call us at (818) 267-4839
Mailing address is
4937 Auckland Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601