Most recently, Mr. Huard conducted Sweeney Todd for the Calgary Opera and music directed  Pélagie for CanStage and the National Arts Centre.  He has conducted the world and Broadway premieres of RAGTIME, SHOW BOAT and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN; the Canadian premiere and Broadway production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA; the Canadian production of SUNSET BOULEVARD and THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER in CONCERT (Toronto).  Mr. Huard was music supervisor for the LIVENT INC. productions of SHOW BOAT (Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Sydney), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Toronto), KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Toronto, London, New York), SUNSET BOULEVARD (Toronto) and RAGTIME (Toronto, Los Angeles, New York).  His recordings include THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, SHOW BOAT, SUNSET BOULEVARD AND RAGTIME.  Mr. Huard holds a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University. 

Alina Adjemian
Dance Department Co-ordinator, Ballet

Alina Adjemian, was trained with The National Ballet School professionally and graduated from The Teachers Training Program.
Ms. Adjemian's professional dance experience has been with such companies as Les Grands ballet Canadien, Ottawa Ballet, Ontario Ballet Theatre, Atlantic Ballet Company and P.M. Jazz. As well, performed in numerous industrial Shows and Much Music Videos.
Ms. Adjemian has been teaching professionally for the past seventeen years in the Cecchetti Methodology, although, also fully adverse in The Royal Academy of Dancing and The Vagonova Technique. Currently, Ms. Adjemian is Choreographic and Technical Adviser for The Jackson Dance Network and is the Dance Department Co-ordinator of The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, a graduate program for Musical Theatre. She is also heading the Cecchetti examination program at The Studio in Brampton, open professional classes at The Jaymor School of Dancing in Aurora and at National Dance Canada in Toronto and head of the ballet department at Gail Chapman School of Dance in Cobourg.
Ms. Adjemian, has been asked to produce choreography for numerous professional venues and has acted as technical advisor for a documentary grant, The Tarantella for Bravo.
Ms. Adjemian has also been invited to judge The Folkloric Dance Competition for CHIN Radio for the past eleven years.

Deborah Tennant
Vocal Tutorial Co-ordinator, Musical Theatre Presentation, Vocal Tutorial

Deborah Tennant is in her 15th year teaching voice and audition technique at RAPA and is the co-ordinator for the Vocal Tutorial Area.

Deborah has a busy and varied career as an actor, singer, teacher and writer. She graduated from the respected Studio 58 Theatre program at Vancouver Community college, where she was on the Dean's Honours List and received the VCC Scholarship for academic achievement. Since graduating she has continued her training at the Banff Centre (Young Professionals Master Class, Bernard Hopkins, David William); Workshops for Professional Actors (Carol Rosenfeld, David Craig); Equity Showcase (Patsy Rodenburg, John Karr, David Rotenberg, Arnold Mungioli); and private vocal work with David Dunbar and Cornelius Reid.

Deborah has worked at theatres from Vancouver to Halifax in everything from Shakespeare and Moliere to Gershwin, Burt Bachrach and Gilbert and Sullivan. Favourite roles include Ruth in Blithe Spirit, Maria in The Sound of Music, Elmire in Tartuffe and Marilla in Anne of Green Gables. She has been a member of the Stratford Festival Company, playing Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music and appearing in Inherit the Wind.

She has a long list of TV and Film credits including A - The Scarlet Letter, Due South, Sister Mary Explains it All, The Newsroom, Sue Thomas F.B.Eye, Martha Behind Bars and Degrassi, as well as commercials.

She has done workshops on Vocal Presentation for Second City, been a guest lecturer at George Brown College, and has a lively private Studio.