Director of Education

David joined Hale Centre Theatre full-time in January 2022 after spending 18 years working for the Hale Center Theater Orem as Artistic Director of Education, Director of Human Resources, Executive Financial Assistant, and as a Voice Instructor. During that time, David helped to build Youth Theater programs at Westridge Elementary School in Provo, American Fork Youth Theater, as well as the Youth Theater program at HCTO. David holds a Bachelors of Music from Brigham Young University with an emphasis in Media Music Studies and Contemporary Voice. David also writes, composes, and orchestrates music for both film and theater, writing many Theater for Young Audience scores as well as a full-length musical, Blink, which premiered at HCTO in 2020. He is currently writing music for Swan Princess XI and XII with J Bateman and Richard Rich. David has been directing theater for many years, including My Son Pinocchio and School of Rock here at HCT. Other performance credits at HCT include Caractcus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bert in Mary Poppins, Georg Nowack in She Loves Me, Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet, and Jervis Pendleton in Daddy Long Legs.

Education Administrative Assistant

Bailey Dayton is thrilled to be working with Broadway Snippets at HCT! Born and raised in Utah, she is currently working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Dance Theatre from BYU, with a minor in American Sign Language. She has performed locally at HCT, HCTO, The Scera, and Brigham Young University. Favorite performing credits include Ariel in Footloose, Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain, Fiona in Shrek the Musical, and Manhattan Concert Productions performances of Crazy For You at The Lincoln Center and Broadway Classics in Concert at Carnegie Hall. Bailey has trained with Utah Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA), The Dance Conservatory, and The Open Jar Institute in Manhattan. She recently returned from serving a mission in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Winnipeg, Canada. Bailey is grateful to work and perform alongside her mother, DeLayne, who deserves a massive shout-out for being the world's best mom/director/hooligan combo.

Janae Klumpp Gibb- Janae is a professional singer based out of Northern Utah. She’s most known for her work with BYU Noteworthy, who she performed with for three years. Janae has performed for Jay Leno, The Today Show, in Canada, Japan, and across the country. In 2017, she was nominated for best female collegiate soloist for her work with noteworthy, which she won runner up for. She’s recorded for and performed with Natalie Weiss, Joey Contreras, EFY, Hilary Weeks, The Forgotten Carols, Michael McLean, and several movies.

Julie Silvestro is excited to be joining the amazing teachers in the HCT Education Program! A native of Maryland, she has been performing, directing, music directing, and teaching in Utah for over 15 years, and has a BA in Musical Theatre from Weber State University. Julie has appeared on stages all over Utah and the DC area, most recently as a part of the cast of Hello, Dolly! at HCT. She currently works as a collaborative pianist for the U of U Theatre Departments.

Circus Life

Lance and Samantha Nielsen are the owners of Aerobatics Circus Center, a youth circus school located in Bluffdale and Pleasant Grove, Utah. They are passionate about growing circus performing arts here in Utah, as they can see how beneficial and empowering circus arts can be for children and teens - especially when it comes to building a positive self image and healthy lifestyle. Both appeared recently in Around the World in 80 Days at Hale Centre Theatre. Samantha has performed with HCT in Aida and The Little Mermaid. Lance has performed for Franco Dragone Entertainment, Sea World San Diego and Chimelong International Circus.