Oregon Musical Theatre Festival

	Dean Remick, the artistic director of the Oregon Musical Theatre Festival, has been instructing theatre classes at Umpqua Community College since 1985. Remick’s desire to produce high quality entertainment, respect for the discipline, and a passion for detail shows in every performance. He has directed a variety of drama, comedy and musical performances, as well as acclaimed productions of such world-popular shows as Oklahoma, Hello Dolly, Sweeny Todd, and Beauty and the Beast.
Dr. Jason Heald, the musical director of the Oregon Musical Theatre Festival, has taught vocal and instrumental music at Umpqua Community College since 1998. He conducts one of the Northwest’s premiere vocal jazz groups, the Umpqua Singers. They perform well-known jazz standards, popular favorites and original selections. In addition to being an active conductor and clinician, Heald is a prolific composer, with works published by ChoralWeb, UNC Jazz Press, Plymouth Music and Call of the Wild Publishing. Heald was selected as a finalist in the 21st Annual Ithaca College of Music Choral Composition Competition and also was the recipient of an ASCAP 2002-2003 Award.