Production Team

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Production Team
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Producer		Musical Direstor		Choreographer
Ian Jennison		Peter Parkin		Chris Parkes
Ian started directing with a local pantomime group over 20 years ago, and was then invited to direct for Belper Musical Theatre. He has since directed West Side Story, South Pacific, King and I, and Gigi for the Rolls Royce Operatic Society, and now directs for the Ripley and Alfreton Operatic Society and has produced, the shows Hello Dolly, Pajama Game, Anything Goes, Half a Sixpence and South Pacific. Ian has been a member of Derby Opera Company for over 30 years both an actor and stage manager for the company. Ian is very keen on the technical side of theatre and as well as directing has built a number of large sets, and has worked with the Derby Playhouse helping with sets for professional performances.		Peter has a B.Ed degree and is Head teacher at Park House Primary School at Lower Pilsley near Chesterfield. Peter has been the Organist at Swanwick Methodist Church for almost 40 years and Choirmaster for 26 years. Peter is also the Musical Director for the Spotlight Theatre Companty who perform at the Pomegranite Theatre Chesterfield and Buxton Opera House. He has been Musical Director or Accompanist for many local societies. Peter has returned to the Ripley and Alfreton Operatic Society after an absence of 16 years having previously been our Musical Director in "Call Me Madam" (1985) and "Finian's Rainbow" (1986).		A.I.S.T.D (Cecchetti) Chris won a scholarship to the Laine Theatre Arts in Surrey. Since returning home, Chris has become an Associate teacher of Cecchetti ballet, a specialised form of classical ballet founded by the Italian maestro Enrico Cecchetti. Chris is the manager and head of Jazz and After Hours faculties at the Derby Academy School of Classical Dance. Chris has been teaching at the Derby Academy for the last four years and trains vocational students of dance for a career in musical theatre, classical ballet and commercial dance. Chris is also the Creative director for the Derby Academy’s Musical Theatre shows. Chris’s theatre, TV and film credits include: being a member of a backing group to Victoria Beckham, In a Land of Plenty, Cross Roads, Peak practice and more recently picked as a choreographer and dancer to work with Gordon Ramsay by channel four for “Gordon’s Kitchen Nightmares” Chris was the choreographer for the UK Fashion tour for George at ASDA In March 2006 Chris took the lead role of “Joe Hardy” in “Damn Yankees” at the New Vic Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent. It is Chris first year for RAOS taking the role of company choreographer and is a new challenge, which he has relished and enjoyed.
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