A graduate of Catholic University with a Master's Degree in Creative Drama from Pennsylvania State University, Michele performs regularly at the PuppetCo. Playhouse at Glen Echo Park, the Smithsonian Institution, and Wolf Trap Farm Park's Theatre-in-the-Woods.
As co-owner of Dinorock Productions, Michele tours nationally, per-
forming musical shows with Mesozoic instruction and life-sized dinosaur
puppets. She has produced, composed and performed numerous albums,
all of which are award–winning. The first,When the Rain Comes Down,
was on the American Library Association's "Most Notable" list. Mi Casa
Es Su Casa, made the Parents' Choice Magazine list of best records and
was featured on Good Morning America.
Dinosaur Rock, co–produced with Michael Stein, made both the Parents'
Choice Magazine's best list and the American Library Association's "Most
Notable" list.
Michele, co–wrote and performed the next dinosaur adventure
The Great Dinosaur Mystery with Ingrid Crepeau and Joe Pipik. Pro-
duced by Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, the recording of the
Mystery won a Wammie (Washington Area Music Award ) for best
children's recording and Dinorock was named best children's theater
company in the Washington D.C. area.
The CD Dreamosaurus, produced by Fink and Marxer, received a
Parent's Choice Gold award and was nominated for a Grammy in the
category of "Best Musical Recording for Children.”
Michele Valeri