Cynthia Dickinson

Cindy Dickinson (Mrs. Krebs in Inherit the Wind) has been working in professional and educational theatre since her apprenticeship at The American Stage Festival in 1975. Much of her time has been spent at ConVal Regional High School in Peterborough, where she teaches English, Speech, and Drama as well as directing the extracurricular theatre program. She has directed over 65 shows- everything from Shaw to Sondheim- including four New England Drama Festival productions. She worked as Scenic Artist and Assistant for Edward Gorey on the Peter Sellars production of Don Giovanni, and as Scenic Artist and Assistant for Marjorie Kellog, Patricia Woodbridge and John Kassarda. In addition, Cindy has served in a variety of artistic and administrative positions with the Peterborough Players, The American Stage Festival, Andy's Summer Playhouse, The Raylynmore Opera and the Durham Summer Theatre. She has presented at the New England Theatre Conference and is past president of the New Hampshire Educational Theatre Guild, for which she has also served as Festival Adjudicator. Cindy's most recent stage appearances include Amanda Wingfield in the Glass Menagerie, Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, the woman in Theatre Trip, Melissa in Love Letters, Miss Lynch in Grease, and Mrs. Gibbs in scenes from Our Town. (2005)

Past Positions

House Manager, 2001