Within the Dexter Drama Club we make it our mission to be deeply inclusive. We strive to create an environment where students of diverse backgrounds are confident they can bring all of who they are to our program and be excited to do their best work. No matter if the student is interested in being onstage, backstage, or under the stage in our Pit Orchestra, we want all students to feel valued. Moreover, our students are diverse not only in their interests or level of theatrical experience, but in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, class, religion and age, and also in life experiences, thoughts and ideas. We believe that diverse and inclusive teams have a positive impact on our productions and personal growth as a community. We, at the Dexter Drama Club, know we are not all the same and that is truly our greatest strength. We pledge to continue to work every day to build an inclusive environment where all students and staff feel they can contribute fully to meet their own goals and the goals of the Dexter Drama Club.
Theater Together
Erin Palmer LaVoy
Dexter Drama Club Advisor | Director
Erin Palmer LaVoy (Director / Drama Club Advisor) is in her twentieth year at Dexter High School as a teacher and the Drama Club advisor. She is a proud alumna of Kalamazoo College where she earned a BA in History with minors in Psychology and Theatre Arts. Palmer also has a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Michigan. Always the adventurous spirit and dedicated educator, Palmer has taken her passion for teaching overseas teaching English in Poland through performance, and during the Covid-19 pandemic teaching virtual classes for Dexter's BCC program for students in China. In the fall of 2025 Palmer was excited to move into the AP/IB Coordinator position for Dexter Community Schools supporting students in new ways to find challenging and rewarding academic paths. As the advisor of the Dexter Drama Club and Off-Q Improv Club, she is the proud sponsor of 4 full productions, a one-act series, 3-4 Improv shows, and a film festival annually. Drama definitely keeps her busy, but in the fall of 2023 she welcomed her son James Palmer LaVoy to the world and in the winter of 2026 her daughter Ari Theresa LaVoy, so she has come to redefine the term. Such beautiful chaos!
Previous directing credits with the Dexter Drama Club include The Odd Couple, Anything Goes, Hello, Dolly!, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Back to the 80s, A Year With Frog and Toad, Guys and Dolls, Alice in Wonderland, The Music Man, Willy Wonka, Into the Woods, Disney's The Jungle Book, Crazy For You, Grease, Disney's Sleeping Beauty, Chicago, Hercules, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Disney’s The Lion King Jr., On the Town, Peter Pan or the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, Little Shop of Horrors, Wizard of Oz, Sherwood, Disney's Tarzan, Disney's The Little Mermaid, Footloose, Disney's Descendants, Sound of Music, Disney's Frozen Jr., Pippin, Charlotte's Web, Little Women, Mamma Mia, Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat and Seussical The Musical, and Singin’ in the Rain.
Assistant Director
Avery Meloche
Lighting Designer
David Moan
Director | Vocal Director
David is so grateful to be back vocal directing and assistant directing with the Dexter Drama Club! David most recently directed DDC’s production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and has directed last year's Brigadoon, Murder on The Orient Express, and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, as well as vocal directing on many shows including Seussical, Brigadoon, Mamma Mia, and Frozen Jr. David also serves as Improv Couch of DDC’s improv troupe, Off Q! While not working with DDC, David can be found onstage in theatres throughout South East Michigan including The Encore, Detroit Opera, The Dio, Meadowbrook, and many others. David is currently Summer Camp Director at the Encore, Director of The Hobbit with Detroit Opera Youth Chorus, one half of the musical improv duo, Torch Song, and private vocal and acting coach. Special thank you to “The community of Dexter for encouraging such an incredible group of theatre students!”
Jennifer Moraschinelli
Producer | Set Designer
Vocal Directing Assistant
Tyler Pavlik
Taryn Wachowiak
Jen Moraschinelli (Producer & Scenic Designer) has been with Dexter Drama Club since 2021, as former Booster President and current Producer & Scenic Designer. This is her 19th production and 15th Scenic Design, of which rain on stage is a first! Some favorite shows include Macbeth, Pippin, Brigadoon, Little Women, Sound of Music, and The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe! Prior to Drama Club, she spent 23 years of event planning on a large scale, at a very large venue, which prepared her for the challenges of the big stage. She loves to work with the Tech Crews and appreciates all the magic that comes to life on stage with Cast & Pit.
Taryn Wachowiak is so excited to return to Dexter Drama Club for her ninth production on the Directing Team, after spending the past year in Colorado with The Fellows Initiative. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Psychology and English in 2024 and currently works for Young Life, a local youth ministry, in Dexter. Taryn loves being part of the Dexter Drama family and is grateful for the opportunity to combine her love for theatre with her passion for walking alongside high school students.
Avery Meloche is back with DDC after graduating from Dexter in 2025. After 6 years with the drama club, Avery is now at Eastern Michigan University currently studying Music Education and Musical Theater. Avery is very excited to be back with her drama family and grateful for this wonderful opportunity to assist David in vocal direction for this wonderful show and program.
Tyler Pavlik (Lighting Designer) is excited to be the lighting designer for my first show here with Dexter High School's Drama Club! I am a graduate from Eastern Michigan University with my degree in Entertainment Design and Technology. Originally from the Metro Detroit area I have experience in theatre dating back to 2007! It has been a joy and honor working with the students and faculty here at Dexter High School and hope to be back again soon!
Amanda Webster
Choreographer
Amanda Webster (Choreographer) is enjoying her seventeenth year as an educator and program choreographer for the Dexter Drama Club. Having created movement for 29 productions with the DDC, including as many different styles of dance as possible, she couldn’t be more excited for what's to come this season! She is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan with a BA in Elementary Education and has been teaching 4th grade at Heritage School in Saline for 14 years. She received her Masters in Educational Technology from MSU. Amanda has danced and choreographed for RhythM Tap Ensemble on UM’s campus, co-owned A2 Movimiento Latino dance studio in Ann Arbor, and has taught dance technique and Zumba Fitness classes in the surrounding areas for the past 20 years. To the amazingly creative DDC community: You are all incredible, and I love making art with you every day! I couldn’t be prouder or more grateful for the Dexter Drama family.
Alia Campbell
Assistant Choreographer
Alia Campbell (Assistant Choreographer) is excited to be back with the Dexter Drama Club! Alia has a minor in Performing Arts, has been studying dance for over 15 years and has spent several summers dancing under Sonya Tayeh and Caroline Lewis. She recently worked with the Walt Disney Parks and Entertainment team in Orlando. Alia is no stranger to working with high school drama clubs, she has worked with several other schools teaching choreography for a number of musicals!
Pit Director
Brian Rose
Brian Rose (Pit Director) is thrilled to celebrate his 10th year with the Dexter Drama Club. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Piano Performance and a Master’s of Music Degree in Choral Conducting from Western Michigan University. He has performed as a soloist, accompanist and music theater director throughout MI. Brian serves as Music Director for several area theaters and High Schools, including Dexter, Gabriel Richard and Community H.S. He also teaches private piano and voice, and is highly sought after as a piano collaborator. Brian and his wife Stacie live in Dexter.