Anthony Caporale, Artistic Director
Anthony has been producing, directing, and teaching for over two decades, and he has been performing professionally in theater, television, radio, and film for almost 30 years. In 1999, Anthony founded Triangle Theatre Festival, Raleigh-Durham’s leading theater production company for corporate events, and soon followed with two sister companies, the Pumpkin Patch Cooperative Scene Shop and Bull City Players professional stage company. Taking on both original and previously-produced works, Anthony led Bull City Players to numerous awards and honors including being named to the Triangle Area’s Top Ten list and directing company members to multiple Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards. Anthony was asked to return to New York in 2007 to serve as the Director of Operations for the John W. Engeman Theater, Long Island’s only year-round Equity playhouse. Upon arriving in Manhattan, Anthony founded Broadway Theatre Studio, which has quickly grown into one of the city’s most vibrant new play development workshops.
Anthony is a favorite guest on the WPIX-TV Morning Show and Martha Stewart Living Radio, was the host of DNC Radio’s popular Theatre Spotlight program, and has appeared in well over 100 short films and corporate videos. He graduated from Duke University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a concentration in Music, and studied classical voice under world-renown vocal instructor John Hanks. Anthony sang with The Accidentals professional acappella group for nearly seven years, and has also performed with The North Carolina Opera Company, Duke Opera Workshop, the Durham Civic Chorale Society, Duke Chorale, and currently sings with Manhattan’s award-winning Voices of Gotham. He is a New York State registered teacher, a member of the faculty at The Institute of Culinary Education, and an editor for Chilled Magazine. Anthony is also a highly sought-after public speaker, and when he is not developing a new play or teaching he travels around the world creating and hosting seminars and events for corporations such as Cargill, Bacardi, and Beam Global.
Nicole DiMattei, Assistant Director
Nicole DiMattei has been a professional musical theatre performer, director, choreographer, and instructor for almost a decade. After receiving her degree from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, she left New York for a stint to perform in the stage shows at Walt Disney World. Since then, she’s been keeping herself busy working at regional theaters, doing tours, and performing off-Broadway.
Nicole has taught and directed for the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre’s children’s program and currently teaches children’s tap and ballet classes here in New York City. She’s been involved with Broadway Theatre Studio since its inception and has assistant directed two of BTS’s workshops. She is a Certified Personal Trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine, a certified Zumba instructor, and a Cocktail Stylist for Art of the Drink.
Megan Pohland, Assistant Director
Megan is an experienced actor, singer, dancer and teacher who has performed and taught professionally for over 10 years. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ball State University with a double major in Theatre and Speech/Theatre Education. Through this, she gained extensive experience working with students in the classroom and after-school programs and productions. While in college, she was honored by being asked to join the National Education Fraternity, Kappa Phi Kappa.
As a professional actress, Megan has performed with many regional theatres and off-Broadway in NYC at the Roy Arias Studios and St. Luke’s Theatre. She has also toured with Broadway Across America in Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans Live!” With this production, she worked with and performed for kids everyday. Megan was the Acting Director for Hancock County Children’s Theatre for 7 years where she taught Elementary and Middle School students everything from Stage Directions, to Improv, to Shakespeare. Former students have gone on to perform in professional theatre productions and majored in Music and Theatre in colleges across the country, including AMDA in NYC.