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Our mission is to educate and train local students and present professional-quality theatre experiences in our community
Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre (ESRT) is a non-profit, 501(3)c organization with a mission to educate and train local students and present professional-quality theatre experiences in our community. Founded in 2012, Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre provides the Gulf Coast with innovative, high-quality theatre experiences for the Eastern Shore community, including musical theatre summer camps, dance and musical theatre classes, participation in Junior Theater Festival, the world’s largest musical theater festival for young people, and two major productions each year. ESRT productions have been performed for over 50,000 audience members since its founding.
ESRT is locally and nationally recognized for its high standards in performing arts. Many ESRT alumni go on to study in professional theater programs and pursue careers in theatrical arts. Our theatre education and productions are provided for children of all ages, abilities, and cultural heritages. We measure our organization's success on our ability to create outstanding theatre productions, to help facilitate the integration of arts and education, and to create family audience productions that enlighten, entertain and enrich the lives of children and adults in our community.
Meet the team
Erin Langley (Founder, Executive Director and Artistic Director) has directed productions for over 90,000 audience members since Eastern Shore Rep’s inception. She was recently recognized as a 2022 finalist in the esteemed Tony Awards for Excellence in Education. She is the recipient of the 2022 Alabama Council on the Arts’ Theater Fellowship. Erin has been recognized by the City of Fairhope with the Quality of Life Award and was selected as Impact 100 Baldwin County’s Young Philanthropist. She was given the title of “Best Baldwinian” by Lagniappe Magazine in 2021. Erin is a 2019 Directors Lab West fellow (Los Angeles), a member of Mobile Bay Monthly's 2017 40 under 40 recipients, and a 2015 Freddie Gershon fellow (NYC). She has directed numerous premier shows for Music Theater International across the country. Under her direction, her group has received the highest national recognition at the Junior Theatre Festival for nine consecutive years. Erin has served as Artist-in-Residence in many Baldwin County public schools and has traveled to Haiti to create programs for children in Port-au-Prince and Montrouis. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Arts Alliance.
Erin has a strong love and commitment to the Baldwin County area and has created events such as Theatre on the Bluff at the Henry George Park in Fairhope for our local community to enjoy.
She and her husband Karl reside in Fairhope with their two children, Ezra and Zoë, and are so grateful for the opportunity to bring the arts to Fairhope.
erin langley
Founder, Executive Director & Artistic director
Matthew Kiel is the Resident Choreographer for Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre. He holds an MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University, FL; a BA in Dance from Huntingdon College, AL; an AA in Vocal Performance from Northwest Shoals Community College, AL and is certified Ballroom Instructor. He is currently the Director of Dance for Florence City Schools, the artistic director of the Florence Academy of Fine Arts Dance Company and Adjunct Instructor at the University of North Alabama.
Recently, Matthew choreographed “Helen” for the FAFA Dance Co. which is endorsed by the Alabama Bicentennial Commission. His FAFA Dance Co. was also invited to attend the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2020. He has choreographed two world premier shows for Musical Theatre International’s Junior Theatre Festival and has been nominated for two IAPPA awards for shows he co-wrote and choreographed for Six Flags Theme Parks. He has danced in many venues on contracts across the US including the Paris Hotel and Casino and the Hilton Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV, The Kennedy Center, The Andy Williams Theater, Opryland Hotel, and the Gaylord Texan to name a few. While living in Los Angles, Matthew was ranked the No.6 Ballroom Instructor in the world by Arthur Murray Dance Studios.
Matthew Kiel
Choreographer
DAVID REDMAN SCOTT has worked at Disney Theatrical Group for 17 years – currently as Director of Licensing, managing Disney’s catalog of plays and musicals available for professional, amateur, and school productions in North America. Prior to Disney, professional credits as a stage manager and technical director include work at The New London Barn Playhouse (New London, NH), Merry-Go-Round Playhouse (Auburn, NY), Virginia Music Theatre (Norfolk, VA), three seasons touring as stage manager of produced by Troupe America, Inc.,at Cedar Point Amusement Park and (Medora, ND). Broadway management credits include and the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd.
David Redman Scott
Guest Director
Marti Foster
Paul Glisson
Erin Langley
Jerry Taylor
Andolyn Fitzgerald - auxiliary liaison
board of directors
The ESRT Auxiliary was established in 2015 to support the mission of Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre (ESRT). Members assist with showtime needs, promotions, fundraising, community service projects, and more.
auxiliary
Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre provides innovative, high-quality theatre experiences for the Eastern Shore community. We provide theatre education and productions for children of all ages, abilities, and heritages.
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