Into the Woods MusiCamp Staff

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Anne Ferguson

Camp Director Voice Teacher and Music Theory Teacher

Ms. Anne started Into the Woods MusiCamp three years ago with the intention of providing an opportunity for her voice students to have a safe space to showcase their talents that wasn't necessarily a stage. Also, to provide more training in voice, acting, music theory, and all different genres of music. She wanted to provide the fun of a sleep away camp as well, complete with camp fires and canoeing! Her staff is filled with musicians along with a Broadway Artist in Residence this year! Ms. Anne is the owner of Above & Beyond Vocals, LLC and has been teaching voice for over 35 years. She has a BA in Music (voice) from Chatham University as well as an MFA from Carnegie-Mellon University in vocal performance. She is so excited for the fourth summer of Into the Woods MusiCamp and some amazing additions not only to our staff but to the camp itself.

Ms. Anne and Ella Sutara working together at camp.

Camp Staff

Ben Wells

Head Counselor/Drummer/Rhythm & Jazz Teacher

Ben will be Head Counselor again this summer at Into the Woods MusiCamp. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He holds a BA in Music Performance (Drumset) and also a degree in Music Business. He is on the staff at School of Rock in Wexford where he is a Drumset Instructor. He was a founding member of The Kelp Crusaders when he was only 13 years old. Although he spent many years playing rock and roll, his expertise lies in jazz. He is a member of Massive Hawk and you can hear their music on Spotify. He has spent many summers as a camper and as a counselor and loves to snowboard and play Frisbee Golf. Don't be surprised if you see him teaching the kids on the 18-hole course here at camp! He is really looking forward to his fourth summer at Into the Woods MusiCamp!

Maddie Beer, RN

Camp Nurse/Counselor/Classical Voice

Maddie will be a graduate of Chatham University when she returns to Into the Woods MusiCamp. She will have her RN-BSN. Maddie is a former classical voice student of Mrs. Ferguson's as well as continuing with lessons at Chatham. When Maddie was in high school she was in all the musicals as well as choir and Show Choir. She made it to States twice for PMEA and was chosen for All-East her senior year but COVID kept it from happening. Her senior voice recital as a student of Mrs. Ferguson's was comprised of songs in English, Italian, French, and also German. This will be Maddie's fourth summer at Into the Woods MusiCamp! We look forward to her being our Camp Nurse again as well.

Lawrence Street

Broadway Artist-in-Residence

Mr. Larry is excited to be at Into the Woods MusiCamp in person this year! He will have just completed the National Tour of Annie after completing his first National Tour of Mean Girls in June 2023. Other tour credits include the first national tour of Flashdance, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular and Porgy and Bess. Mr. Larry recently played Andy Dufresne in the play adaptation of Shawshank Redemption in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Mr. Larry holds a BFA in Vocal Performance, voice and opera, from Carnegie-Mellon University and a MMus. in Voice from the University of Akron. Mr. Larry also teaches voice privately. He resides in Jersey City, New Jersey. We are so excited to welcome Mr. Larry back to Into the Woods MusiCamp in person this year! This is Mr. Larry's third summer with us.

Natalie Manzi

Camp Counselor/Voice, classical and music theatre

Natalie will be a junior at the University of Tampa where she is a Marine Biology major but has never stopped loving music. This will be her third year as a counselor at Into the Woods MusiCamp; she was also a camper! She was so excited when she was offered a job as a counselor last summer. She studied voice with Mrs. Ferguson for 5 years as a classical student. She loved singing in different languages. In high school, Natalie was in both band and choir and could be seen in all of the high school musicals as well as Show Choir. Natalie is so excited to meet new people, learn new things, and have fun making music together!

Lauren Fischer

Camp Counselor/Voice, jazz and acapella

Lauren will be a senior at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she is majoring in Marketing. She studied voice with Mrs. Ferguson for over 5 years and is an amazing jazz musician. She and Ben Wells have performed together a lot; sometimes vocals and drumset and sometimes just vocals with bass. She performs a lot in the Pittsburgh area and we are so fortunate to have her with us this summer. While at Freeport High School she was also a member of the choir and at IUP she is a member of the acapella group called the Crimson Chords. They not only have showcases but they also compete in the ICCAS. She is looking forward to her second summer as a counselor at Into the Woods MusiCamp!

Miss Lucie

Camp Mom and Camp Chef

Miss Lucie is so happy to be back as our "camp mom" and our wonderful Camp Chef! Miss Lucie is also the mom of Ellie and Misha but all of the campers are like her own. Lucie lives in Buxton, NC...better known as the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She loves to read, surf, meditate, do yoga, write poetry, and take long walks with her three dogs. We love having Miss Lucie with us and are so fortunate to have her back again this year.