Monica DePaul

Monica is thrilled to be serving as artistic director of Cavod Theatre as well as teaching and directing shows in its thriving, creative community! Monica is also the Casting Director for Blue Gate Musicals after performing with the company for eight and a half years. She casts and directs for both Blue Gate Musicals venues; Bird-in-Hand, PA and Shipshewana, IN. Originally from Orange County, California, she obtained her BFA in Musical Theatre from California State University, Fullerton and then made her way to the East Coast via New York City. After spending 4 years in the Big Apple, she enjoyed 10 years performing with Sight and Sound Theatres here in Lancaster PA as part of the casts of Abraham and Sarah, Psalms of David, Voices of Christmas, In the Beginning, Jonah, Noah and more. Locally she has also had the pleasure of working with such companies as The Fulton Theatre, PRiMA Theatre and Servant Stage Company.  Favorite roles include: Sarah in Abraham and Sarah, Julie in Showboat and Nimue in Camelot. She has also taught private voice lessons in her home studio and Cavod. Teaching and directing thrills her because it gives her the opportunity to pass on knowledge and experience to the next generation of artists… isn’t the way God brings us together beautiful?