​​​​​​​Quentin Madia

An educator for the last 15 years, Quentin has grown to be one of the most recognizable theatre educators throughout the Northeast. Quentin has taught in NYC, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Michigan. 

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Quentin specializes in the following:

- Musical Theatre: Singing, Dancing, Acting

- Dance: Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Musical Theatre, Choreography

- Voice: Music Direction, Projection, Diction, Vocal Training for the Stage

- Puppetry

- Writing & Projection Creation, Story Development, Musical Theatre Writing

- Movement for the Actor

- Technical Theatre: Lighting, Sound, Projection, Set Design, Prop Design

- Producing: Budgeting, Fundraising, and Timelines. 

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New Jersey Repertory Theatre

- Quentin served as Artistic Director of New Jersey Repertory Theatre since from 2012-2022. Through NJRT, Quentin has created workshops, directed productions, taught at summer camp, and created the program Summer Mock- a one of kind experience where three productions are produced in six weeks, while learning production aspects as well as performance. ​With NJRT, Quentin  served as Director/Choreographer for two trips to Walt Disney World's Magic Music Days. Trips included a 30 minute musical review, a Disney workshop, and talkbacks with the cast of Beauty and the Beast and Disney's Hollywood Studios. 

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Young Artists of America

​- Junior Mainstage Director for Summer Performing Arts Intensive: Shrek Jr. (2023)  & Finding Nemo Jr. (2024)​

- Senior Mainstage Director for Summer Performing Arts Intensive: Mean Girls (2024) and Puffs (2024)

- Acting Through Song Teacher

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Broadway Workshop

- Served at the 2024 Junior Mainstage Director for Beauty and the Beast Jr. ​​

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Mott Haven Charter Academy

​- Writer, Director, Choreographer, and Light Designer​

- Shelter Me (2022, 2023)

- Unstoppable (2021)

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The College of New Jersey

​- Professor for VPA 201: Fundamentals of Movement & Dance (5 Semesters)

- Theatre Director: Something Rotten, Puffs, The Addams Family

- Lighting Designer: Spring Awakening, Something Rotten, Puffs, and The Addams Family

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Additional

​- From 2014-2018, Quentin ran a private Performance Studio, teaching  tap, jazz, musical theatre dance, monologue acting, acting through song, directing, and college prep courses. Quentin has had many students go on to study performing arts in programs at Pace University, AMDA, UArts, Montclair, Muhlenburg, NYU Tisch and more. ​

​​- Quentin was also the choreographer for Villagers Summer Theatre Arts program from 2012-2017. 

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