Priscilla Hummel, Founder & Producing Artistic Director
Priscilla is delighted to be back in the Finger Lakes region where she received her early performing arts training. She is an adjunct professor at Wells College and Western Carolina University where she develops and teaches traditional classroom as well as online theatre and dance courses. She also presents various acting workshops for annual festivals with CNY Arts and the Theatre Association of New York State, and is a freelance director, choreographer, and teaching artist for various schools and arts organizations. She enjoys teaching group fitness classes and physical education courses for Cornell University and Island Health & Fitness. Prior to her return to the east coast, Priscilla spent nine years in Chicago working as a teaching artist, director, choreographer, producer, and on-camera actor. Concurrently, she served for seven seasons as Education Director at Provision Theater Company--a non-profit Equity theatre. It was here that Priscilla founded and developed youth and outreach programs which offered after-school classes, summer camps, and productions focussing on social change for kids and teens year-round. She also directed and choreographed numerous productions for the theatre for young audiences program and choreographed for the mainstage seasons as well. Priscilla was a proud Company Member and served as Provision's House Manager and Office Manager. Priscilla's directing and/or choreography credits include A Virtual Cabaret--Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future; Katrina, A New Musical; The Fantasticks, and Godspell (WoW); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Wells College); Mary Poppins Jr., Seussical Jr., and Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Hangar Theatre); Once Upon A Mattress and Mamma Mia! (Lansing High School); Heidi, Pinocchio, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Wizard of Oz, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!, New Girl, Matthew Three Horn, and Camp Super Friend (Provision Theater); Man of La Mancha and The Phantom of the Opera (Jedlicka Performing Arts Center); Rumplestiltskin, Snoopy!!! the Musical, Pippi Longstocking, and The Bearenstein Bears (Northbrook Musical Theatre for Young Audiences); A Musical Theatre Revue (Trinity Christian College); The Ticking Clock (Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre); The Magic Paintbrush (Theatre Building Chicago); The Music Man (Regent University); and numerous productions for Christian Youth Theatre in Atlanta and Chicago. On-camera credits include national and regional commercials for RepHresh Gel and Liberty Tax Services; various episodes of The Discovery Channel television series “A Haunting”, “The FBI Files”, and “Psychic Witness”; the lead in the short film “No Witness” with Widescreen Film Productions, and a supporting role in the major motion picture He Sends Rain (available on Netflix). Favorite stage credits include The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne), The Imaginary Invalid (Angelique), The Crucible (Mary Warren), The Music Man (Zaneeta), and The Servant of Two Masters (Clarice). Priscilla holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre with a Dance Minor from Brenau University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting with a Directing Concentration from Regent University. 
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OUR MISSION:
Walking on Water Productions (WoW) is a Tompkins County musical theatre company that empowers local theatre artists by training, collaborating with, and showcasing them through production opportunities, internships, and educational workshops that provide individual development and community connection; together, we present both new and existing works that appeal to multi-generational audiences. OUR VISION: The vision of WoW is to cultivate a more unified, empathetic, and generous community of artists and audiences. We aspire to catalyze inner transformation through musical theatre experiences that stimulate the senses, intrigue the mind, woo the heart, and anchor the soul. We work towards reaching this level of impact by becoming the premiere location for musical theatre in Tompkins County. OUR STATEMENT OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION: WoW strongly believes in the creation of a unified and equitable theatre community. This is why we are committed to making a diverse and inclusive workplace environment where all members of our community are valued and respected. We are dedicated to selecting, casting, and producing our works as expansively, inclusively, and mindfully as possible to ensure that every voice, every story, has a chance to be heard. OUR TEAM: FOUNDER & PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Priscilla Hummel MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Mike Carroll GRAPHIC DESIGNER Heather Hamilton BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cindy Howell Priscilla Hummel Iska Ziver 
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