Tasty 2 Piece

The Creators of this fantastically adventurous musical met at Rockville High School as members of the schools theatre troupe The Golden Goose Players.  Sarah was a junior and Troy a freshman when they met at rehearsal one fateful afternoon. Led by Maggie Kline, these two learned every aspect of the theatrical arts from costuming to curtain calls and competed regionally against some of New England’s best theatre arts schools. Through college and beyond, these two creatives collaborated on a handful of productions including 2002’s original play Glass Spiders, a heartfelt response to the events of 9/11.  Now nearly two decades into their friendship, Sarah and Troy, inspired by their adolesence in small town Rockville, look to craft their first musical:  Tasty Chick…The Musical

Sarah Matczak Ploskina is a theatre artist and educator. She currently serves as the Head of Theatre at St. George’s School in Newport, R.I. and lives there with her family. At St. George’s, Sarah has developed the Student-Devised Theatre Project, which empowers students as artist and connects that community with true and challenging stories from around the world. Prior to her current post, Sarah served as the director of the Extended Day Teaching Artist program at Providence CityArts for Youth, for which she received the Sister Ann Keefe Award for Creativity and Social Justice. As a teaching artist and director, she has worked with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, The Living Theatre, CUNY Creative Arts Team, and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Sarah holds degrees from Manhattanville College and Emerson College.

Troy Joseph Curtis is a Musician, Arts Educator and Producer.  Mr. Curtis divides his time between touring North America as a singer/songwriter, creating art therapy curriculum for youth with special needs and producing live music and Art events nationally. Currently working on his second full length album Troy’s music draws from Folk and Blues as well as Jazz and Hip-Hop. As an Autism specialist in schools and Musical Director for Easter Seals of Northern California Troy created innovative curriculum. As an audio/visual technician, designer and fabricator Troy has worked in theaters, museums, galleries and local venues to creating unique experiences and quality productions.

The Merck Center of St. George’s School supports the development of Tasty Chick The Musical. About the Merck Center:
Since 2009, the Merck-Horton Center — named in honor of educational visionary Albert B. Merck ’39, P’76 and former Director of Instructional Services Beth Horton P’79, ’85 — has worked to bring the best, most up-to-date teaching and learning strategies to St. George’s classrooms. The program, a partnership with researchers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has attracted national attention through several publications — a rare accomplishment for a secondary school. But, as program director Tom Callahan notes, the center’s mission is a commitment to student success. “If there’s a better way to teach and learn,” he says, “we feel it’s our responsibility to provide it.“