David Zimmerman

EDUCATION

• PIANO - 6 years of private lessons, 23 years of practical experience in accompaniment, 6 years of practical experience in teaching piano
• ORGAN - 3 years of private lessons, 15 years of practical experience in accompaniment and church service
• DIRECTING - 15 years practical experience
• MUSICAL DIRECTING - 19 years practical experience

THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE (see below for list of productions)

• REGIONAL THEATER:
  • The Center for the Performing Arts at DeBaun Auditorium, Hoboken, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Accompanist, Director, Producer
  • The Growing Stage - Theater for Young Audiences, Chester/Netcong, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
  • Union County Arts Center, Rahway, New Jersey
    Keyboard Accompanist
  • The Forum Theatre, Metuchen, New Jersey
    Accompanist
• SCHOOLS:
  • Ramsey High School, Ramsey, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Pianist
  • Stevens Dramatic Society, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey
    Director, Musical Director, Producer, Pianist
  • Bergen County Community College, Paramus, New Jersey
    Pianist
  • Lake Hopatcong High School, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Pianist
  • Long Valley Middle School, Long Valley, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Pianist
• COMMUNITY:
  • The Attic Ensemble, Jersey City, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Pianist
  • The Barn Theater, Montville, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
  • Voices for Life, Paramus, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
  • Dover Little Theatre, Dover, New Jersey
    Director, Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
  • Magic Carpet Players - Children's Theater, Dover, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
  • Rockaway Townsquare Players, Rockaway, New Jersey
    Musical Director, Pianist, Arranger
• OTHER EXPERIENCE:
  • Set design, construction, and decor
  • Lighting design and operation
  • Sound design and operation
  • Costumes and props

• CHRISTIAN:
  • United Methodist Church at Newfoundland, Newfoundland, New Jersey
    Youth Choir Director, Accompanist, Youth Group Director
  • St. David's Episcopal Church, Kinnelon, New Jersey
    Organist, Choir Director, Accompaniest
  • St. John's Episcopal Church, Dover, New Jersey
    Organist, Accompanist for Choir & Soloists
  • Hunlock Creek United Methodist Church, Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania
    Organist, Accompanist for Choir & Soloists
  • Town Hill United Methodist Church, Stillwater, Pennsylvania
    Piano Accompanist for Choir & Soloists
• JEWISH:
  • Jewish Congregation of Kinnelon, Kinnelon, New Jersey
    Piano Accompanist

• Marilyn Milliken, Voice Teacher, Waldwick, New Jersey
  Piano accompanist for students inside and outside weekly lessons
• Summer Theater Camp, The Growing Stage, Chester, New Jersey
  Piano accompanist, arranger and vocal teacher for children's theater camps
• Learn-to-Play-Today Piano Lessons
  Teaching children, teens and adults, the classical and popular styles of piano playing

• The Judy Moss Show - Ho! for the Holidays!
  Arranger, musical director for this traveling cabaret act
• "Sorcerer of Illusion", the original musical production
  Composer for a children's musical, dealing with substance abuse

THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS

• Aladin - MD
• Alice in Wonderland - MD
• Annie - MD
• Anything Goes - P
• Baby - MD
• Bells are Ringing - MD
• Big River - MD
• Cabaret - P
• Chess - MD
• Children of Eden - MD, P
• Chicago - MD, A *
• Dames at Sea - MD
• Dreamgirls - P
• Emperor's New Clothes - MD
• Falsettos - MD
• Fantasticks - MD, P
• Forever Plaid - D, P
• Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - MD *
• Godspell - MD, P *
• Grease - MD *
• Guys & Dolls - MD *
• Into the Woods - MD
• Jack and the Beanstalk - D, MD *
• Jerry's Girls - MD
• Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - MD, P
• Little Mary Sunshine - MD
• Little Shop of Horrors - D, MD, A *
• Merrily We Roll Along - D
• Nunsense - D, A, P *
• Oklahoma - MD
• Once on this Island - P
• Phantom - A
• Pippin - P
• Quilt - A Musical Celebration - MD, P *
• Ragtime - MD, P
• The Rocky Horror Show - P
• Schoolhouse Rock Live! - MD, P
• She Loves Me - MD
• Smokey Joe's Cafe - D, P
• Snow White Goes West - MD
• Snoopy! - D, P
• Sound of Music - MD, P
• Starmites - D, MD
• Winnie the Pooh - MD
• Wizard of Oz - MD, P *
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown - D, MD, A *