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" Music has a poetry of its own, and that poetry is called melody." -- Joshua Logan 

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Darin L. Jolliffe-Haas



​INFLUENCE & INSPIRATION...
Darin's career heroes



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Dr. DOUGLAS AMMAN, Ball State University
Director of Choral Activites
Conducting Professor


​Dr. Amman was Darin's choral conductor at BSU where he sang in every choir (except Women's Chorus). Dr. Amman mentored Darin in conducting and was a beloved father figure.

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Dr. FREDRICK 'FRITZ' MOUNTFORD, Ball State University
Associate Choral Conductor, Director of The Ball State University Singers
Walt Disney Productions & Protege of Fred Waring


​Dr. Mountford was Darin's director in The Ball State University Singers and Men's Chorus, and worked with Darin during the television programs of FRED WARING'S AMERICA.  Darin also studied choral conducting and performance production with Fritz.

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MARY HAGOPIAN, Ball State University
Associate Professor of Voice

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​Ms. Hagopian was Darin's voice teacher during his years at BSU.  She currently serves as his "now that I've tried everything, what can I do now?" with his own teaching.  

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Dr. JEFFREY CARTER, Webster University
Former director of The Ball State University Singers
Current director of music at Webster University


Jeff & Darin became friends during Jeff's tenure at BSU.  Jeff was also a godparent to Darin's adopted sons.

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Dr. WAYNE DOROTHY, Hardin Simmons University Director of Bands & Professor of Music at Hardin-Simmons 

Darin studied private conducting with Wayne while an undergraduate at Ball State University, and still incorporates Wayne's techniques, and teaches his own students with many of Wayne's techniques.

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GREG HELLEMS, Wright State University

​Instructor & Director of Theatre
Director
Choreographer 
Educator



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JOE DEER, Wright State University
Chair ~ Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures 

Director
Educator
​Author
Choreographer

MUSE Machine
Human Race Theatre Company

Educational Theatre Association


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  MEGAN WEAN SEARS, Alter High School
  & Epiphany Lutheran Church

  Director
​  Choreographer
  Performer
​  Educator
  




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TERRY STUMP,  Sinclair Community College

​Scenic Designer
Educator

Sinclair Community College | Blair Hall Manager
La Comedia Dinner Theatre, Designer & Technical Director
CATCO, Designer
Human Race Theatre Company, Designer

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OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II, Librettist & Lyricist

Show Boat
Oklahoma!   

Carousel   
The King & I   
South Pacific   
Flower Drum Song   
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The Sound of Music


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JOSHUA LOGAN, Director, Playwright, Producer
Broadway & Motion Picture Director


South Pacific (D, coP, FD)   Picnic (D)    Bus Stop (FD)
The Wisteria (P, D)   
Camelot (FD)    Paint Your Wagon (FD) 
Mister Roberts (P, D, FD)    Sayonara (FD)    Fanny (P, D, FD)
I Married An Angel (D)   Knickerbocker Holiday (D) 
Annie Get Your Gun (D)   Wish You Were Here (D)     
D | Director    P | Playwright     FD | Film Director   

​Mr. Logan was Darin's musical theatre directing mentor and greatest influence on his theatre career as a director and writer.

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