As a founding member of Pied Piper Players, Leslie believes that cultural arts are the lifeblood of a healthy, intelligent, enriched society. She has been teaching drama and life skills through drama for 30+ years. Prior to PPP, Leslie worked 13+ years with emotionally and developmentally challenged children and teens.

“Theater is a wonderful teaching tool. We can learn about life, others and ourselves. There’s no better way to develop communication, appropriate expression and respect than joining together to work towards a common goal.”

She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts degree at Suny New Paltz under the tutelage of Dr. Beverly Brumm.

Rick’s philosophy: Everyone needs music in their life. Rick thrives on performing and teaching music to groups large and small.

A Peninsula native, Rick has conducted and Music Directed for many Bay Area theater groups including Broadway By the Bay, TheatreWorks, Flint Center, Peninsula Center Stage, Palo Alto Players and L’Act to name a few. His first show with Pied Piper The Music Man (2006), included his entire family. It launched a very special relationship between Rick and PPP.

Virginia has been directing children, teens, and adults throughout the Bay Area for over thirty years. For many years, she was best known as the Drama Teacher at Bowditch Middle School in Foster City, where she directed large school musicals annually. She is co-founder of the SNAP@DAC program for performing arts students with special needs and has directed many productions for the Hillbarn Theater’s Conservatory and Mainstage productions. Virginia is an avid improvisational actor and has spent many years doing improv in the San Francisco Bay Area.