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Peace Players 2010
Summer Camp for the Performing Arts Children and Youth - ages 8-14 July 26-30 and August 2-6 Showcase Performance & Potluck Sponsored by: St. John United Church of Christ Register online or call 630-892-1932. Camp Leader (se habla español) Meet the Camp Directors Dr. McLorn "Annie" Carpenter Eric Feltes Melissa Hedlund
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Dr. McLorn "Annie" Carpenter is an audiologist practicing in Naperville, IL. Because of her extensive music background, she nurtures a special area of interest in hearing conservation and music perception. Annie has co-directed a musical and taught dance, acting, improvisation, and singing to children with special needs. As an Indiana University Singing Hoosier, Annie spent many years performing on stage. Favorite roles include Miss Sherman in Fame, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Sandy in Grease, Tiger Lily in Peter Pan, and The Cat in the Hat in Suessical, the Musical. She currently assists in the choreography of shows at Oswego High School. She is co-developing a local outreach theater-arts program with Eric Feltes. Annie is excited to be a part of Peace Players and to share her passion and enthusiasm with the youth of Aurora.
Eric Feltes is one of the founding leaders of Peace Players in 2008 with actress and singer Jen Chada. Currently, Eric teaches Spanish and Theatre and is the head of the Theatre Department at Oswego High School in Oswego, IL. Having graduated from Knox College in 2008, Eric earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Educational Studies. While at Knox, he studied abroad, traveling to and living in Barcelona, Spain and Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he grew to appreciate the exchange of different cultures and languages. Although he loves to travel and teach, Eric also loves to perform. Some of his favorite roles include Leo in Leading Ladies, Captain Hook in Peter Pan, and Humphrey Bogart in Play It Again, Sam in Barcelona, Spain.
Melissa Hedlund, MCAT, LPC, ICDVP is a clinical therapist, art therapist and artist that has a great passion for working with children and adolescents that are affected by traumatic life experiences. Melissa currently works at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove in the behavioral health services program providing art therapy. Melissa has a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology and Art Therapy from the Adler School of Professional Psychology, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois, a National Certified Counselor and a Certified Domestic Violence Professional Melissa has experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families that are affected by trauma, grief and loss, mental illness, suicide and substance abuse. Melissa believes in the healing power of art; it is an expressive voice that creates profound changes within the self, within life and within communities.
