MARILYN ABAD-CARDINALLI
Executive Director/Founder

Marilyn Abad-Cardinalli is the Executive Producer of the Gavilan College Educational Channel-GavTV 18 in Gilroy, California. 

She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master of Arts in Theatre Arts and related technologies from San Jose State University.  She also has an Video Art Certificate from UC Santa Cruz.

Marilyn has an extensive career in directing and producing theatre and television production for over 30 years.  She is a professor of theatre and television at Gavilan College in Gilroy, California.  During her thirty years at Gavilan College, she directed and produced over 100 plays and founded the Summer Theatre Arts Repertory "STAR" program which has been introducing young people to the performing arts for over 21 years. 

For the past four years she has been creating and producing programs for the Gavilan Educational Channel-GavTV Cable channel 18.  In addition to producing and directing, Marilyn has written plays and television scripts which have been produced by the college and El Teatro Campesino (ETC). 

She has also developed online classes in theatre appreciation, El Teatro Campesino- ETC and scriptwriting.  Marilyn has been a member of the board of directors for ETC in San Juan Bautista for over 15 years.

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PAUL SKELTON
Technical Director

Mr. Paul is the Technical Director for the Gavilan College Theater Department. He has been part of the Theater Arts program for over 15 years. Mr Paul holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from UCSC. He builds and designs all sets for shows produced for the Gavilan Theater, including the STAR program's shows. He also works as a freelance designer in the Monterey / South Bay region. Most recently he designed the set and lights for the Tearo Vision's production of Hero. When not at Gavilan, he keeps busy biking and climbing.

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JANINE MORTAN
Program Coordinator

Miss Janine has worked with the Gavilan College STAR program for the last sixyears, and is excited to be returning to STAR for her sixth summer. Miss Janine currently serves as the STAR Program Coordinator and will also be directing the Spring STAR Program. Last summer, Miss Janine directed STAR Gilroy’s production of Music Man Jr. and choreographed STAR San Juan’s production of Romeo and Juliet.

As a former STAR kid, Janine's love for the performing arts has followed her throughout her life. She is a recent graduate of San Jose State University ('06) and holds a BA in Creative Arts and Political Science. Miss Janine is continuing her education and to earn a teaching credential, as well as, a Masters Degree in Education.

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JAVIER HURTADO
Production Director

Production Director Seussical Jr. and The Tempest

Mr. Javier, a graduate of the Gavilan College Theatre Arts Program (2005), has worked for STAR for eight years as the Program Coordinator during the summer; he also served as Lead Staff Instructor for the Fall and Spring STAR sessions from 2003 2006 before moving to Oakland where his works as the Director of After School Services at International Community School.  Mr Javier has also stage managed all over the Bay Area and on tour, including work for the Gavilan Theater Arts Dept., El Teatro Campesino, Teatro Vision, La Pena Cultural Center, and Bus Barn Stage Co.

For the stage he has directed Los Vendidos and The Lottery  and Assistant Directed Blood Wedding for Gavilan College Theatre Arts Dept. He also directed all four seasons of the STAR-San Juan Bautista Program. He is currently a part of the La Pena Popular Theater Performance Ensemble, creating, rehearsing, and performing new works in the Bay Area. Mr. Javier’s favorite stage credits include Macbett (Banco), Jungle Book (King Monkey), Lady Windemere's Fan (Cecil Graham), Man of La Mancha (Pedro), Twelfth Night (Feste), La Pastorela (Cucharon), Actos (Abe/Arnold), and the various roles he played recently in Corridos!! Ballads of the Borderlands at El Teatro Campesino. He is excited to be back to direct his fourth show with the STAR-San Juan Bautista Program, and his first main stage show: Seussical Jr. at STAR-Gilroy!

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JIM FRAZIER
STAR Video Leader

One day in 1969 Mr. Jim visited a technician friend who was testing a newfangled Ampex video camera/recorder. He recorded & played back a few minutes of that black&white video, and it was like Mr. Toad and the motor car: an instant fascination with electronic images that has lasted 35 years . . . so far.

What could make video more fascinating? The brilliant perspectives of creative STAR kids. Video is all about capturing light and sound, and the light we capture is STARlight, the sound is the chorus of young voices building a future for us all. Mr. Jim has been directing STAR Video & teaching Gavilan College video production classes for seven years. He spent a prior lifetime helping to make commercials & news shows at KSBW, and has been involved in numerous independent films of highly variable quality.

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TIFFANY JACKSON and MATTHEW QUAID
Spring STAR Video Leaders

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BARBARA J. GRAHAM
STAR Administrative Coordinator

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