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Season 59 Professional Staff

This amazing team of professionals with credits from Broadway to Cruiselines & Theme Parks and every type of performance and education opportunity in between help guide the students of the Wisconsin Singers program to not only excel in performing, but their associated majors and career and life goals. Their passion and dedication to the program creates the foundation of what makes the Wisconsin Singers' experience so unique and treasured by everyone involved with the program over it's 58 years.

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Maggie Condon brings extensive experience as a leader, educator, and advocate for the performing arts to her role as Executive Producer of Wisconsin Singers. With a BFA from UW–Milwaukee and an MME from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she spent 14 years in K-12 education directing a cappella ensembles, show choirs, and musicals while mentoring students and producing large-scale performances. Her career is marked by balancing creative vision with strategic leadership, fostering collaboration, and advancing opportunities for young performers. Maggie is passionate about the Wisconsin Singers’ mission of delivering high-energy entertainment while inspiring the next generation of performers and leaders. She is committed to expanding the group’s reach, cultivating innovative programming, and strengthening its impact across the Midwest.

Maggie Condon

Executive Producer

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Jenna Mood is excited to be back writing music and working with the Wisconsin Singers Band! She studied music at UW-Madison while playing trombone in Singers for six years. After graduation, she started her own music arranging business, working with show choirs and groups all around the USA. Jenna is a lifelong musician who continues to play trombone and sing in several bands, including her family group, Mood Family Band. She recently started Home Star Show Choirs, the premiere show choir for homeschooled kids in the Madison area, where she acts as director, arranger, and choreographer. She and her husband, former Singers’ synth player Michael Mood, homeschool their four beautiful boys on a small farmette in Cottage Grove.

Jenna Mood

Arranger/Orchestrator/Instrumental Specialist

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Micheal Stanek-a native of Spring Green, Wisconsin, spent 25 years living in New York City working as a performer, director, choreographer and teaching artist. He served as the resident choreographer for The RIDE! (Drama Desk Nominee) and Artistic Director/Choreographer for Broadway Kids With Heart, (Rosie O’Donnell Show). In 2006, he assisted Tony-Award winner Kathleen Marshall on 70, Girls, 70, starring Olympia Dukakis (City Center Encores!). Stanek has performed all over the United States and Europe touring with 42nd Street and creating the original role of the Prince in Beauty and the Beast (Disney-MGM Studios). He has directed/choreographed over 100 different theatrical productions and is 25-year member of Actors’ Equity Association and 10-year associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

Michael Stanek

Choreographer

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Luke is thrilled to be back for his 5th season on the professional staff for Wisconsin Singers. A native of Madison and a UW graduate (BM ‘14, MM ‘22 - Music Education), he has a diverse list of performance and teaching experiences as a choral director, educator, vocalist, pianist, and song-writer. He currently serves as the choir director at Madison East High School (go Purgolders!) while performing locally at The Ivory Room piano bar and as a vocalist/keyboardist with The Big Payback.

Luke Hrovat-Staedter

Vocal Specialist

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Peggy is an accomplished choreographer, director, and master teaching artist whose work spans large-scale musicals, workshops, clinics, adjudication, and performance. A primary teaching artist for Disney’s Musicals in Schools and multiple recipient of the Overture Center’s Jerry Award for Outstanding Choreography, she is a sought-after collaborator and consultant in dance and performance. Peggy currently serves on faculty at the Milwaukee Ballet School and Academy and has been a member of Kids from Wisconsin since 2014, where she is Head Choreographer and a founding leader of the Community Enrichment division. Her professional performance career includes more than 15 years with Disney World, Las Vegas productions, Royal Caribbean, and productions and commercials around the world.

Peggy Strimple

Choreographer

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Aurora is excited to continue her affiliation with the Wisconsin Singers, after performing with them as a Singer/Dancer in Season 57. She is a Madison–based choreographer, performer, and educator, holding a BFA in Dance and a certificate in Pilates from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Aurora's love for dance began at Virginia Davis School of Dance, where she trained in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, contemporary, and hip hop. While at UW–Madison, she expanded her training to include dance improvisation, somatics, dance composition, and the classical Pilates repertoire. Aurora toured with the Kids from Wisconsin as a Principal Singer/Dancer in their Big Bang Boom and Starstruck tours, as well as serving as Starstruck’s Dance Captain. In Spring of 2025, Aurora presented her debut dance concert, The Act of Viewing, and was the choreographer for the University Opera’s A Little Night Music. She looks forward to assisting the Wisconsin Singers in their 59th season!

Aurora Hines

Assistant Choreographer

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Michael is excited to be continuing the role of Sound Designer! He studied art at UW-Madison while playing synth/guitar in Singers for 4 years. Michael has been teaching piano, guitar, bass, and drum lessons for over 20 years. Michael plays in several local bands including his family group, Mood Family Band. He also spends a lot of time composing music and recording albums for local musicians in his home recording studio. He and his wife, former Singers’ trombone player, Jenna Mood, homeschool their four beautiful boys on a small farmette in Cottage Grove.

Michael Mood

Sound Designer

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