The Power of a Team

Michelle Beck

Michelle is an actress, filmmaker, and teaching artist based in Brooklyn. She hails from Charleston, SC and is a proud summa cum laude graduate of the SUNY Purchase Acting Conservatory. Broadway/Off-Broadway/International theater credits include: A Raisin in the Sun (Broadway); Hurricane Diane (NYTW); Richard III, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Public Theater); A Kid Like Jake (LCT3); As You Like It, The Tempest (BAM/Old Vic – The Bridge Project); Much Ado About Nothing (Theater for a New Audience); Measure for Measure (Epic Theatre Ensemble); The Changeling (Red Bull); Uncle Vanya (Pearl); The Sentinels (59e59); Start Up (German Theater Abroad). Regional credits: Top Girls (ACT); The Wanderers (Old Globe); Richard and Jane and Dick and Sally (Baltimore Center Stage); King Charles III (ACT, Seattle Rep, Shakespeare Theater); Twelfth Night (Chicago Shakespeare); Tartuffe (McCarter/ Yale Rep); Hamlet (Shakespeare Theater); Winter’s Tale, Cyrano de Bergerac (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). On screen, she has had recurring roles on “Power Book II: Ghost” (Starz) and “Luke Cage” (Netflix). She has had appearances on “Manifest”; “Claws”; “Homeland”; “Madam Secretary”. Film credits: “Ovum”; “Ambition’s Debt”; “Death of a Prince”; “Spinning Into Butter”. She wrote, directed, and produced the short film “The Snakes” that premiered at the Pan African Film Festival. 

Anthony Bowden

Originally from Florida, Anthony is a graduate of The Juilliard School where he was the recipient of the 2019 John Houseman Prize for excellence in classical theatre. In New York he’s taught for Broadway Weekends, a summer camp-style musical theatre course for adults, and for The Educational Theatre of New York. After Graduating in May, Anthony joined The Acting Company and performed in their repertory season off-broadway at The Duke On 42nd Street. Before entering his final year of school he played Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Chicago’s Drury Lane Theatre. He’s also worked regionally at Signature Theatre and Long Wharf. Anthony’s recorded over 15 titles with Audible. TV: “New Amsterdam”, “Higher Loyalty”, “Prodigal Son”.

Ali Dachis

Ali is a proud graduate of The University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program. She is so grateful to have worked on and off-broadway cultivating new work. Ali made her Broadway debut in Larry David’s Fish in the Dark, and recently premiered Ming Peiffer’s Usual Girls at the Roundabout Theatre Co. She has made a career in classical work as well as developing new work with playwrights and artists including: Annie Baker, Adam Rapp, Anna Ziegler, Rajiv Joseph, Anna Shapiro, Celine Song, Davis McCallum, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Nick Gandiello, etc. She has worked for many wonderful regional theaters including The Old Globe, Baltimore Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Arizona Theater Company, The Children’s Theater Co (Tony Award Winning), and more. She starred in the regional premiere of Adam Rapp’s one woman show The Edge of Our Bodies. She has done workshops and readings with MCC, MTC, Labyrinth, Second Stage, The Acting Company, Fault Line Theatre, and others. Ali has served as a responder, teacher, and judge at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival and for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Awards. Ali teaches with Artists Striving to End Poverty, specializing in art as a tool for social change.

Lea DiMarchi

Aloha! Lea was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where she received a BFA in Musical Theatre/Acting. Additional training includes time at BADA (British Academy of Dramatic Arts) to study Shakespeare in Oxford. Regional credits include Rosalind in As You Like It, Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac, Cinderella in Into the Woods, Missy in The Marvelous Wonderettes, Edith in Blithe Spirit (Texas Shakespeare Festival), and Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (Judson Theatre). Upcoming: Murder on the Orient Express (The Cape Playhouse). TV: “Hawaii Five-0” (CBS). Upcoming film: “The Night III Opened” (Blumhouse, Starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale). Lea has experienced the unique challenges of applying for both competitive conservatory and liberal arts programs. She strives to help younger artists feel empowered and prepared no matter the path. She is a proud monologue nerd.

Craig Wesley Divino

Craig is an actor, musician and fight choreographer. Now based in New York City, he was raised in the United Kingdom. He received his undergraduate education in English Literature and Theatre Arts at Cornell University, and his Master of Fine Arts in Acting at the Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Programs. He is co-founder of Fault Line Theatre and manager of the Broadway Show League champion softball team The Downtowners. Craig has been coaching theatre and film auditions for over a decade, and has taught acting and stage combat at Cornell University, Barnard College, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and at Xavier University, where he has directed students in productions of From White Plains, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and, most recently, a film adaptation of Twelfth Night. He has worked as an actor on stage and film in New York and around the country.  www.craigwesleydivino.com www.faultlinetheatre.org

Gwendolyn Ellis

Originally from Cleveland, OH, Gwendolyn got her BA from Vassar College in a multidisciplinary major called “Text and Performance,” and her MFA from Juilliard (Group 45). Favorite theater credits include the world premiere of Still by Jen Silverman, and Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia. Between college and graduate school, she was an Acting Apprentice at the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville where she was in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Christmas Carol, and an immersive theater piece called Heist! as part of the Humana Festival. After graduating from Juilliard, Gwendolyn made her television debut in Emmy-nominated Genius as Young Elsa Einstein. Other TV credits include “Sink Sank Sunk”, “Blue Bloods”, “FBI: Most Wanted”, and “Madam Secretary”. Gwendolyn absolutely loves coaching young artists with MTCA, and believes the essential nature of the performing arts is one where intergenerational dialogue strengthens the artistic point of view of both coach and student. She sees herself as the beneficiary of extraordinary guidance over the years, and relishes the opportunity to pass it on.

Kelly Fairbrother

Kelly is an actor and comedian from Pittsburgh, PA. She received her BFA in Acting from Ithaca College in 2015 and has been living and working in New York City since. She is also a 2011 MTCA alumnus! She is honored to coach on this incredible team that was once instrumental in her own college audition process. She is a proud member of both AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Though trained in theatre, Kelly has transitioned into the TV/Film space and is currently represented by Abrams Artists Agency. Most recently, she guest starred in S2E11 of CBS’s “F.B.I” and worked alongside Peter Gallagher in “The Water Turkey”.  Film credits include “Enclosure” (2019), “Irene” (2019), “The Drowning Girl” (2018), and “Tumble Dry” (2018). www.kellyfairbrother.com

Katie Hartke

As an actor, Katie has appeared in 10 seasons with the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, where favorite roles include Viola (Twelfth Night), Imogen (Cymbeline), Lucrece (The Liar), Rosaline (Love’s Labours Lost), and Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). She played Olivia (Twelfth Night), Lord Capulet and Lady Macbeth (Youth & Ambition), and Leena Breitwisch in the world premiere of Breitwisch Farm with Esperance Theater Company, where she is also a co-founder. Other select theater: A.R.T. (Bedlam’s Sense & Sensibility), Virginia Stage (Sense & Sensibility), Arts Center of Coastal Carolina (Blithe Spirit), Half Moon Theater (cul-de-sac), Arc Stages (Love/Sick), Portland Stage (A Christmas Carol), Middlebury Actors Workshop (Cat on A Hot Tin Roof), Shadowland (Clybourne Park, Love/Sick), Epic Theatre Ensemble (Othello). TV/Film: “Succession”, “FBI: Most Wanted”, “The Blacklist”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Boardwalk Empire”, “Bedlam: The Series”, and various commercials and voice overs. As an arts educator, she has been a Teaching Artist with HVSF’s Education Program since 2004. She has led workshops at Lincoln Center, West Point Military Academy, The Masters School, Blythedale Children’s Hospital, and the Chappaqua Summer Scholarship Program, among dozens of others. Katie received her BM in Musical Theatre from Catholic University, then attended the two year conservatory program in Acting at Circle In the Square Theatre School in NYC.

Carl Howell

Carl is from Hammonton, New Jersey.  He earned his BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch, where he trained at the Atlantic Acting School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He played Prentiss in the 1st National Tour of Peter and the Starcatcher, directed by the late Roger Rees. In New York, he has appeared in Twelfth Night at The Pearl, Sleepless City with Pipeline Theatre Co, and The Land Whale Murders with Shelby Company. Regional credits include Alabama Story, Hamlet, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Love’s Labor’s Lost at St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, Deathtrap at Syracuse Stage, It’s A Wonderful Life at Capital Repertory Theater, and Romeo and Juliet (Romeo) and Twelfth Night at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. If you’re a gamer, you can interact with him as Winton Holmes in Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games. He serves on faculty at the Atlantic Acting School, where he teaches Performance Technique and Moment Lab. When he isn’t working, he’s likely playing guitar or swimming in the ocean or hiking to a waterfall in the Hudson Valley with his wife. You can find him online at www.carlhowell.com

Courtney Jamison

Courtney Jamison is a Los Angeles-based multi-hyphenate artist born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She is a graduate of James Madison University, where she studied Musical Theatre, and the Yale School of Drama MFA Acting Program. Some of her credits include Slave Play, If Pretty Hurts…, Some Bodies Travel, The Three Sisters, Passion, and The Winter’s Tale (Yale Drama); School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play (MCC Theater); Assassins (Yale Repertory Theatre); Dreamgirls and The Color Purple (Virginia Repertory Theatre). With her brother Jai as director, Courtney starred in the short film, “Slave Cry”, which won the 2019 Commonwealth Award for Best Short Film at the Virginia Film Festival and recently screened at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival. Her directorial debut, “Day 74”, won the 2020 Curbside Shorts Film Challenge Grand Prize sponsored by Women in Film LA, IMDbPro, and ReFrame Project. Courtney is currently a 2020 Broadway Advocacy Coalition Artivism fellow, working on her play The Honorable. She believes in the holistic power of art to change minds, open hearts, spread empathy, and give all of us more insight into our humanity. She enjoys photography, traveling, cooking delicious vegan meals, and is a nerd for text analysis!

Carman Lacivita

Broadway: Marvin’s Room (Roundabout), Cyrano de Bergerac w/Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner. Off Broadway: Colonel Brandon in Sense & Sensibility (Bedlam), Henry 6 in Rose Rage; Henry the 6th Pts. 1, 2, 3 (St. Clair Bayfield Award, Jeff Award, Drama League Nomination), Red Bull Theater, LCT Directors’ Lab, The Public, The Atlantic, The Pearl among others. International/Regional: Kate Hamill’s Pride and Prejudice at Syracuse Stage (Broadway World Best Actor), Pride and Prejudice at The Dorset Theatre Festival, The Guthrie, Two River, Bermuda Arts Festival, George is Dead written and directed by Elaine May (George St. Playhouse/Arizona Theater Company), Chicago Shakespeare, Long Wharf, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Crossroads, Stage West, Ft. Worth, Dallas, and Kentucky Shakespeare Festivals. TV/FILM: “Blue Bloods” (CBS), “Golden Boy” (CBS), “Royal Pains” (USA), “The Chica Show” (NBC), “Modern Love” (pilot), “Marino’s” (pilot), Cyrano de Bergerac (PBS Great Performances). Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo & Juliet in The New Book Press Inc.’s digital movie book series available in IBooks. Founding member of Amphibian Stage Productions and The Coop. Carman is also a Fight Choreographer and Tennis Pro.

Rhyn McLemore

Born and raised on Jekyll Island, GA, Rhyn McLemore is a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and has been a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association for 20 years. Credits include: Off-Broadway: Dot, directed by Kenny Leon (The Billie Holiday Theatre); Sheldon Harnick’s A World to Win (York Theatre); Off-Off Broadway: Violet (title role) and The Crucible (Gallery Players); Atlanta credits: Ever After – Suzi Bass Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress (Alliance Theatre); The Bridges of Madison County and Split in Three (Aurora Theatre); Fun Home, Company, and Stupid F*cking Bird (Actors Express); The Cake (Horizon Theatre); Safety Net – world premiere (Theatrical Outfit); Other Regional: The Sound of Music (Sierra Repertory); The Spitfire Grill (Cape Fear Regional Theatre); A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Our Town (The WV Public); The Crucible and The Comedy of Errors (NC Shakespeare Festival); Humbug (Premiere Stages); Beauty and the Beast and Grease (Beef and Boards); Ragtime and Hair (Weathervane Theatre). In addition to her performing career, Rhyn works with American Voices, a nonprofit organization that conducts cross-cultural engagement with audiences in over 110 nations worldwide. 

Nick Mills

Nick Mills has appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award winning Best Play The Humans as well as the London hit 1984. His television credits include recurring Guest Star appearances on the Emmy Award winning shows “Succession” and “Mr. Robot”, as well as “The Good Fight”, “Blacklist”, “Person of Interest”, and “Law & Order: SVU”. Off-Broadway he was seen in The Humans and The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin at Roundabout, as well as Macbeth at the Public Theater. Regionally he has appeared at Center Theatre Group, The Denver Center, Cleveland Playhouse, and The Old Globe. He holds an MFA from the NYU Graduate Acting Program. www.nickmosesmills.com

Allison Spratt Pearce

Allison has blissfully been coaching with MTCA since 2011. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Elon University, an MFA in Drama from The Old Globe/USD program, and is a 500 Hour Certified Yoga Instructor. She resides in San Diego with her bassist husband and daughter, Ella June. Allison was in the original Broadway casts of Good Vibrations, Cry Baby and Curtains. Off Broadway: originated the role of Miss B. in Enter Laughing. Allison proudly originated the following roles in The World Premieres of: Janice: Come From Away, Victoria: Sideways (The La Jolla Playhouse), Jane: Emma (The Old Globe), Evelyn: The Girl In The Frame (Goodspeed and Manhattan Theatre Company). Selected regional credits include: Eliza Doolittle: My Fair Lady (Capital Repertory & Cygnet), Maria: The Sound of Music, Amalia: She Loves Me (SDMT), Phoebe: As You Like It, Viola: Twelfth Night (The Old Globe), Emily: Disgraced, Susannah: Black Pearl Sings (SD Rep), Victor/ia: Victor/Victoria (Moonlight Stages), Katherine: The Last Wife, and her award winning portrayal of Louise: Gypsy (Cygnet). She is a consistently working actress in commercial, print and theatre work. www.AllisonSprattPearce.com

Ryan Quinn

Ryan is an actor, director, and teacher. He received his BA from UW Madison, and his MFA in Acting from The Yale School of Drama. As an actor, Ryan recently played John Proctor in Bedlam’s Off-Broadway production of The Crucible. Other Off-Broadway credits include the world premiere of Whorl Inside a Loop (w/ Sherie Rene Scott) at Second Stage; The Killer (w/Michael Shannon), Antony and Cleopatra, King Lear and Hamlet at TFANA, and Vanity Fair at The Pearl. Regionally, he has worked at The Old Globe, Yale Rep, A.R.T, Portland Center Stage, Milwaukee Rep, The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and many others. TV credits include “Bedlam: The Series”, “Blindspot”, “Madam Secretary”, :”Friends from College”, “Blacklist: Redemption”, and “Person of Interest”. Ryan is a commissioned director with HVSF, and will direct The Tempest for them this summer. Other directing credits include Milwaukee Rep, TinyRhino, NYU, LIU and others. He is also the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Esperance Theater Company. Ryan has spent over a decade working with high school, college, and early career actors, and currently teaches 1st Year Acting at Carnegie Mellon. Representational institutions include Pace, NYU, Vassar, Lincoln Center, Bedlam Theater Company, HVSF and others.

Aaron Rossini

Aaron Rossini is founder and Artistic Director at Fault Line Theatre. He is a director, producer, actor and teacher. He received his B.F.A. from Miami University of Ohio and completed his M.F.A. at the Brown University/Trinity Rep Graduate Program. Fault Line Theatre: Round Table, The Oregon Trail, The Wedge Horse, At the Table, Breathing Time, The Faire, From White Plains, From the Same Cloth, Frogs, Doctor Faustus, and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. New York: Shakespeare at the Manor, Guerrilla Shakespeare Project, Funny Sheesh Productions, Sanguine Theater Company, Target Margin Theatre, Fringe NYC, Planet Connections, Emerging Artists Theater, Young Playwrights, Inc. Regional: Trinity Rep, New Jersey Shakespeare, Kitchen Theatre Company, White Heron Theatre Co., The Gamm Theatre, Purple Rose Theatre Company, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, The Boar’s Head Theatre, The Mosh Pit Theatre. Academic: NYU Stella Adler, Xavier University, KCACTF, Brown University.

Emily Shain

Emily Shain is an actor, teacher and producer originally from Berkeley, California. She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program and her Master of Fine Arts in Acting at the University of California San Diego. As an actor, Emily has performed with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre (As You Like It), San Diego Rep (Actually), La Jolla Playhouse (Indecent), Guthrie Theater (What May Fall), JACK (The Straights) ,Dog and Pony Theatre Co (The Twins Would Like To Say), Park Square Theatre (Becky’s New Car), Penobscot Theatre Company (Papermaker), Ubuntu Theater Project (Waiting for Lefty), the side project (Cherry Smoke), Eclipse Theatre (Beyond the Horizon), amongst others. She can be seen in the webseries “Keep Me Posted” and “Easy Abby” as well as in various commercials, voiceovers and industrials. As an educator, Emily is currently on faculty at the New York Film Academy where she recently led their acting program at the Florence, Italy campus. She has taught at Playwrights Horizons Theater School/ Tisch NYU, New Mexico State University Las Cruces, UCSD and the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actors Training Program. Emily is a proud partner with the Back Room Shakespeare Project.

Rachel M. Stevens

Rachel M. Stevens is a director, educator and coach based in New York. Rachel is currently a director with the Civilians 2020-2021 R&D cohort of writers and directors developing the new musical, Desaparecidas (working title), with collaborators Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca. Recent directing credits include Homegrown Stories (City Theatre of Pittsburgh, zoom play festival), The Wolves (The Pittsburgh Playhouse), Associate Director to Peter Flynn, Smart Blonde (59E59). Select directing credits include, Quantum Theatre of Pittsburgh, City Theatre of Pittsburgh, Front Porch Theatricals, TheaterWorksUSA, New York Film Academy, SheNYC, NYMF and Sound Bites with Theatre Now. Select Assistant Directing credits include Preludes, dir. Rachel Chavkin (Lincoln Center Theater, LCT3), Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, dir. Rachel Chavkin (A.R.T., Imperial Theatre), Bandstand, dir. Andy Blankenbuehler (Paper Mill Playhouse). Rachel holds her MFA in Directing from The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University and is an SDC Associate. Rachel is proud to be a monologue coach with the incredible MTCA family. It is her greatest honor to guide and support the growth of confident, compassionate and conscientious young theater makers through the art of storytelling.

Joe Tapper

Joe has been thrilled to be coaching with MTCA since 2018! Select credits include: The White Chip at 59E59. Broadway: You Can’t Take It With You. The Public Theater: Socrates, Henry V, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Off-Broadway/regional: Gym at Judson, Esperance Theater Company, Cherry Lane Theatre, Shakespeare & Co., Berkshire Playwrights Lab, 59E59 Theaters, Mabou Mines/LaMama, Studio 42, Huntington Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival. TV: “Chicago Med,” “Blue Bloods,” “Masters of Sex,” “Odyssey,” “Brooklyn Taxi,” “Law & Order: SVU.” Training: Ithaca College BFA, Yale School of Drama MFA.

Katie Wieland

Born and raised in Littleton, Colorado, Katie proudly graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with honors and a B.F.A in Acting.  As an actor she has performed in NYC with the Public Theatre’s “Shakespeare in the Park” (All’s Well That Ends Well), Esperance Theatre Company’s world premiere of Jeremy Kamps’ Breitwisch Farm, Irondale Ensemble’s 1599 Project, which was a six actor company marathon of Henry V (Catherine), Julius Caesar (Julius Caesar), As You Like It (Rosalind) and Hamlet (Ophelia/Gertrude), and has workshopped new plays with the Roundabout Theatre Co. Regionally, she has performed with the Pioneer Theatre Co, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, Shakespeare on the Sound, Allentown Shakespeare, and the Kinetic Theatre Co. Katie began her teaching career as a dance instructor of tap, jazz, and musical theatre styles. Now, she focuses on acting, coaching monologues for MTCA and leading Shakespeare workshops for young artists. She is based in NYC and adores a hot tea and pastry. www.KatieWieland.com

Caitlin Belcik

Originally from Edmond, OK, Caitlin graduated from Penn State University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a Certificate from the Smeal College of Business. She now lives in NYC and is a very proud MTCA Alumn! Most recently, Caitlin choreographed the Off-Broadway production of Seesaw at Theatre Row. She also served as resident choreographer for the College Light Opera Company’s 2020 digital season. At Penn State, Caitlin choreographed a concert version On the Town (directed by Tony nominated Susan H. Schulman) and The Light in the Piazza. Outside of college, Caitlin has had the pleasure of dance captaining for some of her favorite choreographers including: Mara Newberry Greer, MTCA coach Natalie Malotke, Al Blackstone, and Adam Cates. Some of Caitlin’s favorite performance credits include: Broadway: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Annie Who). Regional: Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl, Dance Captain), Hairspray (Brenda, Dance Captain), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Lucille, Dance Captain) at Music Theatre Wichita. Freaky Friday (Gretchen) and Sweet Charity (ensemble) at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. TV/Film: “The Worst People You Know” (Ep.1).

Candi Boyd

Candi Boyd is a New York City based performer who has been a working actor for 15 years! A proud AEA and SAG/AFTRA member, she spent the last 11 years as the Universal Swing (and assistant Dance Captain) for Jersey Boys International, Covering 7 different companies, including 8 years on Broadway, and is the face of the show… featured in all the commercials and billboards in Times Square! She also has extensive on-camera experience, as the recurring Angie Renyolds in “Quantico” on NBC, as well as roles in “Pose” (FX) and “Get Christie Love” (NBC). She can be seen in over 20 commercials, and is the voice you hear at the Singapore Zoo. She also directs and choreographs and spent summer 2019 developing the Off Broadway debut of Dogman:The Musical. She is a proud graduate of Point Park University with a BFA in Musical Theater and a minor in Dance and an even prouder mom of 2 teeny kiddos and wife of one not so teeny husband. She loves teaching, and loves giving her students all the inside info she’s collected over her years in this biz. www.candiboyd.com

Alec Cohen

Alec is a New Jersey native, an MTCA alum, a University of Cincinnati (CCM) BFA Musical Theatre graduate and now a proud MTCA dance coach! He is fresh off the National Tour of Hello, Dolly! starring Carolee Carmello. Regionally, throughout the country he has performed at theaters including Bucks County (Mamma Mia), Maine State Music Theatre (Music Man, Seven Brides…, Footloose, Young Frankenstein), Music Theatre Wichita (Caleb, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers/ Davey, Newsies), Gateway Playhouse (A Christmas Story), The Fulton Theatre (42nd Street), and Musical Theatre West (Nice Work…) amongst others. Other favorite credits include Jimmy (110 in the Shade), Mike (A Chorus Line) and Xander (Lysistrata Jones). Growing up, Alec studied ballet, jazz, tap, modern, and musical theatre at Broadway Dance Center, TADA! Youth Theater, and French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts. He has experience teaching at several studios across the country and is thrilled to be sharing his love of dance and theatre with MTCA students.

Kurt Domoney

Kurt is a native of Denver, Colorado and has appeared on Broadway as Don Kerr in the recent revival of A Chorus Line. Kurt holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Cincinnati/CCM and MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts (Directing emphasis) from Wilson College. Performing credits include the first national tour of 42nd Street (revival) and White Christmas (Ordway). Off-Broadway / NYC he has played principal roles in All Is Love (New York Musical Theatre Festival), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Jones and Schmidt’s Roadside (York Theatre). Regionally, he has been seen playing roles at the Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, Houston TUTS, Geva Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, North Shore Music Theatre, Cape Playhouse. Kurt recently directed and choreographed A Chorus Line (Northwestern University), The Pirates of Penzance (Opera North, NH), and The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (The Carnegie, Cincinnati). He has choreographed Evita, The Tales of Hoffman, La Belle Helene, The Barber Of Seville (Opera North, NH). Kurt is the Owner and Director of Broadway Kids Auditions (BKA) here in NYC with focused coaching and workshops for pre-professional kids ages 8-18 www.broadwaykidsauditions.com, and is on faculty at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in NYC.

Andrea Dotto

Syracuse native Andrea Dotto is honored to be a part of the MTCA team! Dotto is a proud graduate of Montclair State University’s Musical Theatre Program with a concentration in dance. MSU fostered her love for the craft and instilled in her the fundamentals of a successful career. Andrea made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning musical Bandstand, where she earned a Chita Rivera Award Nomination for Best Female Dancer in a Broadway Show. Dotto has performed all over the country, including Lincoln Center and Radio City Music Hall! Favorite credits include: Polly in Crazy For You, Kathy in Singin’ In the Rain, and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz  Film and TV credits include: “Bandstand” (Fathom Events), 71st Annual Tony Awards, and Good Morning America. Andrea is currently writing, creating and performing in her own children’s reading show with PBS. Andrea has been teaching dance for many years. It has brought her consistent joy to team up with young artists and unlock their potential! Andrea looks forward to meeting the next generation of the ever-growing, ever-passionate theater community! @msandreadotto 

Courtney Echols

Courtney is originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, a proud graduate of Penn State University’s Musical Theatre Program, and an MTCA alum! Courtney grew up studying all styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, modern, contemporary, and currently lives in New York City. Most recently, Courtney toured internationally as a swing with Christopher Wheeldon’s An American In Paris, performing in Paris and across Asia. She has also performed regionally at The Muny, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Fulton Theatre, Gateway Playhouse, and Woodstock Playhouse. Some of her favorite roles include Babette in Beauty and the Beast, Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, and Jane Ashton in Brigadoon. Courtney has experience working as a dance captain and collaborating with a wide range of inspiring choreographers. Courtney also has 10+ years of pointe experience and has performed in numerous ballets in Arizona. One of her favorite ballet credits includes Nightmare Karen in The Red Shoes. Courtney is eager to share her knowledge as an active performing artist in this industry and looking forward to working with her future students. She is truly honored to be a part of MTCA!

Julia Freyer

Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Julia is a graduate of Penn State University’s Musical Theatre Program where she was on the Dean’s List throughout and received the Penn State Presidential Scholarship for Musical Theatre. National tour: A Chorus Line (Judy) with Michael Bennett’s original choreography set by Baayork Lee. Regional favorites: Paper Mill Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Atlanta Theatre of the Stars, Cape Playhouse, Transcendence Theatre Company, American Pops Orchestra, Pennsylvania Centre Stage. TV: “Live From Lincoln Center: A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch” (PBS), Billy Eichner’s “Billy on the Street” (FUSE). Pre-college, Julia received her training at Ann Reinking’s Broadway Theatre Project (where she was a member of Dave Clemmons’ vocal ensemble), the Grand Rapids Ballet, Michigan’s only professional ballet company, and the Grand Rapids Academy of Performing Arts. Julia proudly teaches and choreographs in New York City and the surrounding area for several companies including AMDA (American Musical Dramatic Academy), Peridance, BKA (Broadway Kids Auditions) and BMA (Broadway Method Academy). www.juliafreyer.com / @juliafreyer.

Shiloh Goodin

Shiloh is a choreographer, educator and performer from Yosemite, CA. She earned her Theatre degree from USC. Her career has taken her around the world, as the Little Mermaid flying over audiences in Tokyo, has lead a 200-person dance performance in Times Square live streamed internationally for Cirque du Soleil, and has taught children from the leprosy colonies in Southern India. She associate choreographed for Public Theatre’s Twelfth Night at the Delacorte, Chess at the Kennedy Center, the world premier of To Wong Foo the musical, and The New World at Bucks County Playhouse. Her choreography has recently been seen Off-Broadway in Plasticity, Aida (Weathervane Playhouse), Cabaret and Spring Awakening (Gallery Players). Shiloh is on the dance faculty of AMDA NYC, and teaches master classes at AADA also in NYC. On stage, she has enjoyed performing in New York (Anthem, The Screwtape Letters, Love Life), regionally (Berkeley Rep, Sacramento Music Circus, Riverside, Bay St Theatre), on tour (Camelot), and in opera (Santa Fe Opera).

David Grindrod

David Grindrod is originally from Annapolis, Maryland, but now lives in New York City.  He played Mark in A Chorus Line at New York City Center directed by two-time Tony Award Winner, Bob Avain as well as on the National Tour. He was the associate choreographer & dance captain to Tony Award Recipient, Baayork Lee for the China Premiere of A Chorus Line.  David choreographed The Light in the Piazza along side Tony Award Winner, Victoria Clark at the Sheen Center. He is the resident choreographer at Quisisana Resort (The Drowsy Chaperone, Cabaret, PolkaDots, & A Year with Frog and Toad) and Music Theatre Kansas City (Pajama Game, Little Shop of Horrors, Bells are Ringing, Fame, My Favorite Year, & Hair). Other credits include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (National Tour), A Chorus Line (Japan Tour, Gateway Playhouse, Westchester Broadway, Weston Playhouse), South Pacific (City Springs), A Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theater), Transcendence Theatre Company, Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. He is a graduate of Pace University’s Musical Theatre Program with a Minor in Dance. David is thrilled to work with MTCA students as they grow in skill, confidence, and join the next generation of musical theatre performers.

Cameron Anika Hill

Cameron is incredibly excited to join team MTCA! Originally from NJ, she is an NYC based performer and a graduate of The University of Cincinnati/CCM with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Cameron made her Broadway debut in Dear Evan Hansen covering Alana Beck. Most recently, Cameron toured the country in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical as Young Dara/Amanda and the Duckling Donna understudy. She’s thoroughly enjoyed performing regionally at theaters such as The MUNY, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Music Theatre Wichita, Westchester Broadway Theater, Gretna Theatre, and many more. Cameron can also be seen on PBS: Great Performances in the Ravinia Festival’s production of Bernstein’s Mass. She is delighted to have worked with and learned from some of her favorite choreographers like Sergio Truijillo, Camille A. Brown, Richard J. Hinds, Al Blackstone, Peggy Hickey, and more. Growing up, Cameron trained in a multitude of styles at Broadway Dance Center, The Garden State Ballet, Kidztheater, and The Broadway Workshop. She adores teaching and working with those up and coming in this industry and is thrilled to do so as a dance coach at MTCA. More info at www.CameronAnikaHill.com

L’ogan Jones

Originally from New Jersey, L’ogan is a proud alumni of both MTCA and University of Michigan. While at Michigan L’ogan received a BFA in Musical Theater with a minor in Global Theater and Ethnic Studies. L’ogan made his Broadway debut in Spongebob Squarepants the Broadway Musical as an Electric Skate/Ensemble after also being part of the shows Pre-Broadway run in Chicago. Most recently he was seen off Broadway at the Signature Theater playing the role of Max in Clueless the Musical. He has also performed at several regional theaters such as The St. Louis MUNY where he received his equity card in Joseph… and later returned to play Sonny Latierri in Grease. L’ogan has continued to work closely with U of M professor Linda Goodrich assisting her on productions of Mary Poppins, at both TUTS in Houston and Pittsburgh CLO, and an international production of Chicago. Full resume and updates can be found at www.loganjones.me. 

Natalie Malotke

Natalie Malotke is a director, choreographer, creative event producer and teaching artist living in New York City. Associate Directing and Choreography credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Choreography Team on Broadway and Second National Tour), Bygone Love for China Broadway Entertainment, Candide at Carnegie Hall, and I Married an Angel at City Center all alongside Joshua Bergasse. Little Dancer at Lincoln Center with Susan Stroman, Really Rosie at City Center with Leigh Silverman, and the developmental lab of Monopoly: The Musical with Donna Feore. Regional directing and choreography credits at Pittsburgh Music Theatre, Northern Stage, The Engeman, and Wagon Wheel Theatre. Industrial and corporate events for Hermes, Target, and The Robin Hood Foundation. TV: PBS, “A Capitol Fourth”. Resident Director for Nickelodeon brand live entertainment on cruise ships and theme parks and Director/Choreographer of the national tour of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live!. Faculty at Broadway Dance Center. www.nataliemalotke.com / IG: @nataliemalotke

KatieRose McLaughlin

KatieRose McLaughlin is the Associate Choreographer of the Tony award-winning Broadway show Hadestown directed by Rachel Chavkin and choreographed by David Neumann. She is a NYC-based choreographer originally from Minneapolis, MN. Trained in ballet under the direction of American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Bonnie Mathis, she attended the Joffrey/New School BFA program on full scholarship prior to kicking off her love affair with theater by training at a renowned clown school in Switzerland. She has performed with the Tony Award-winning Theatre de la Jeune Lune and as Esmeralda in Redmoon Theater’s Hunchback including runs in Washington D.C. and at the New Victory Theater in NY (where it received a NYTimes Critics Pick). Notable credits from her wide-ranging choreographic career in theater, opera and film include Orlando (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Indecent (Weston Playhouse), BEAR SLAYER (Ars Nova), The Black Crook (Abrons Arts Center), Parade (Yale). Since March 2020 she has been creating work as the co-Creative Director for Theater in Quarantine which has produced over 20 different evenings of “virtuosic” work, producing “some of the new medium’s most imaginative work.” (Jesse Green, New York Times).

Morgan Rose

Morgan Rose is overjoyed to be jumping into her 5th year as an MTCA coach! She made her Broadway debut in School of Rock as a Swing and Dance Captain with the company. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and a graduate of Florida State University’s BFA Music Theatre program. Morgan is committed to making sure that all students find their ‘voice’ through movement. Colleges are looking for POTENTIAL in their prospective students. They want an artist who is ready and willing to LEARN. Morgan’s favorite part about coaching is helping her students find their confidence to dive into the college audition process with this mindset. How does movement and dance help students tell their story? Morgan’s favorite performance credits include: Evita (Revival 1st National Tour), Shrek the Musical (1st National Tour), Elf the Musical (Madison Square Garden), Dear Edwina (Original Off Broadway Cast), Pirates of Penzance (choreography by Josh Bergasse), A Chorus Line (Maine State Music Theatre), as well as several benefit performances for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids and Dancers’ Responding to AIDS. She so looks forward to working with YOU!

Penny Wildman

Penny Wildman is a Director/ Choreographer/ Musician living in Los Angeles by way of New York City. She is a proud MTCA alumnus, thrilled to be returning full circle as a faculty member! In 2015, Penny appeared on London’s prestigious West End in the iconic Broadway musical West Side Story and toured with the production throughout the US and Europe, playing the role of “Anybodys”. Choreography credits include Ryan Murphy’s “FEUD: Bette & Joan” (on FX), Annie at The Hollywood Bowl (Assoc.), Merrily We Roll Along at The Wallis Theatre (Assoc.), A Christmas Carol at The Geffen, The Mystery of Edwin Drood at The Boston Conservatory, Little Miss Fix-It at PACE University, etc. Additionally, she has Directed/Choreographed projects for the likes of Zedd, RL Grime, Enrique Iglesias, Marian Hill, Weird Al, Todrick Hall, and beyond. As a musician (PENNYWILD), she has performed at globally renowned festivals such as Coachella, SXSW, Lightning in a Bottle, HARD Summer, etc and been featured in publications such as Billboard Dance, Amazon Music, LA Weekly, Bandsintown, Earmilk, Billboard Pride, and beyond. PennyWildMusic.com / @PennyWildMusic.

Allison Blackwell

This award winning Philadelphia native has distinguished herself as a force of nature in the theatre and concert world. Allison Blackwell made her Broadway debut in the Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess alongside six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald and Tony Nominees Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier (2012 Tony Award Winner: Best Revival). The following year she played one of her musical “idols” Aretha Franklin in A Night With Janis Joplin. She next was seen in the Broadway company of Disney’s The Lion King. Recently, Allison Blackwell received rave reviews for her featured role as Violetta in the Broadway show Pretty Woman: The Musical at the Nederlander Theatre. Other shows include: Caroline, or Change (Moon, Washing Machine, Dottie Moffett), Les Miserables (Fantine), The Sound of Music (Sister Sophia), Nunsense (Sister Mary Hubert) and A Little Night Music (Mrs Segstrom). Ms. Blackwell was part of the Emmy Award winning production Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (PBS Live at Lincoln Center), Guys and Dolls at Carnegie Hall and Ragtime at David Geffen Hall. She has been a guest soloist with such orchestras as The New York Pops, The Boston Pops, The Philly Pops, and more. www.allisonblackwell.com

Joe Carroll

Joe has been a teacher with MTCA for nearly 10 years. He has been seen on Broadway in Frozen (Hans), Bandstand (Johnny Simpson), Cinderella (Prince Topher), Romeo and Juliet, Once. Regional: World premiere of Moulin Rouge at the Colonial Theater in Boston and Bandstand at Paper Mill Playhouse. Film: Mindy Kaling’s “Late Night” (Sundance World Premiere 2019), “Bandstand Live on Broadway”, “Romeo and Juliet”. His television credits include: “Pose”, “The Politician”, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,”, “FBI”, “NCIS: New Orleans”, “Chicago Fire”, “Elementary”, “Deception”,“The Carrie Diaries”, “All My Children”. Training: RADA , BFA University of Michigan. @joe_carrollmich

Josh Daniel

Josh Daniel is a NY-based actor who’s been most recently seen in the Drama Desk Award-winning, Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside theatre, understudying Tony nominees Jeremy Jordan & Gideon Glick in the principal role of Seymour Krelborn. Before that, Josh had been seen in all North American companies of The Book of Mormon: the 1st National Tour, 2nd National Tour, and the Broadway company. TV/Film: “The Other Two” (Comedy Central). Regional highlights include the St. Louis MUNY, Music Theatre Wichita, Weston Playhouse, Clinton Theatre, Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre, & more. Concert performances include the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Mississippi Philharmonic Orchestra, Birdland, Feinstein’s/54Below, The Cutting Room, Green Room 42, Don’t Tell Mama, Caveat, & more. Josh was honored to be a 2020 nominee for BroadwayWorld’s Best Vocalist for his work as a company member of the “An Evening With…” series, led by Blake Allen. Josh is a proud alumnus of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s BFA Musical Theatre program, graduating as the recipient of the Laurie Beechman Award for Vocal Excellence, and is represented by CGF Talent. More life!

Kurt Domoney

Kurt is a native of Denver, Colorado and has appeared on Broadway as Don Kerr in the recent revival of A Chorus Line. Kurt holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Cincinnati/CCM and MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts (Directing emphasis) from Wilson College. Performing credits include the first national tour of 42nd Street (revival) and White Christmas (Ordway). Off-Broadway / NYC he has played principal roles in All Is Love (New York Musical Theatre Festival), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Jones and Schmidt’s Roadside (York Theatre). Regionally, he has been seen playing roles at the Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, Houston TUTS, Geva Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, North Shore Music Theatre, Cape Playhouse. Kurt recently directed and choreographed A Chorus Line (Northwestern University), The Pirates of Penzance (Opera North, NH), and The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (The Carnegie, Cincinnati). He has choreographed Evita, The Tales of Hoffman, La Belle Helene, The Barber Of Seville (Opera North, NH). Kurt is the Owner and Director of Broadway Kids Auditions (BKA) here in NYC with focused coaching and workshops for pre-professional kids ages 8-18 www.broadwaykidsauditions.com, and is on faculty at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in NYC.

Alex Finke

Alex is thrilled to be working with the next generation of musical theatre performers at MTCA! Born and raised in Ohio, Alex earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. Alex was most recently seen on Broadway was Janice & Others in the Tony Award Winning musical Come From Away. Other credits include: Broadway: Les Misérables (Cosette). Off-Broadway: Johanna in the critically acclaimed revival of Sweeney Todd at The Barrow Street Theatre. 1st National Tour: Anything Goes (Hope Harcourt). Regional: Unmasked at Paper Mill Playhouse, The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Kit) at The Denver Center, Footloose (Wendy Jo) at PCLO, Legally Blonde (Serena) and Fiddler on the Roof (Tzeitel) at Music Theatre Wichita.

Dan Gleason

Dan has most recently been seen in the Broadway production of Wicked as a member of the ensemble and the understudy for the role of Fiyero. Touring credits include the understudy for Fiyero in Wicked, and the understudy for Tunny in American Idiot. He joined Actor’s Equity Association in 2011 as a swing in the production of My One And Only at Goodspeed Opera House, and has also performed regionally at Kansas City Starlight Theatre, Pennsylvania Centre Stage and Mount Gretna Theatre. Dan is a proud graduate of Penn State University, holding his BFA in Musical Theatre. He is a native of Franklin, Massachusetts and a massive fan of everything Boston sports.

Ali Gordon

Ali Gordon was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from the University of Michigan with dual degrees in Musical Theatre (BFA) and English (BA), both with Highest Honors. While at school, Ali had the distinction of writing the first ever student musical to be produced as a University Production. Ali is a veteran performer at the renowned Upright Citizens Brigade comedy theater, where she performs and coaches improv, sketch, musical improv, and more. You may recognize Ali from a variety of very silly commercials. Ali has appeared regionally (favorites include The Weston Playhouse, where Ali met best friend and fellow MTCA coach Josh Daniel), with the New York Musical Theater Festival, and Off-Broadway.

Dayna Grayber

Dayna received her Master’s of Music in Vocal Performance at New York University: Steinhardt. There she learned audition and performance techniques and how to communicate those techniques to singers of all ages and types. Every “voice” is unique and she uses different “language” to reach every singer’s optimum potential. Dayna’s students have appeared on Broadway, National Tours, Papermill Playhouse, Madison Square Garden and other venues in the NYC area. Dayna is deeply inspired by young talent and has dedicated much of her time to mentoring emerging artists of all ages. Credits include: National Tour of Mel Brooks’ The Producers. Other favorite credits include:  National Tours: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; The Forgotten Nursery; Off-B’way: Perfect Wedding, The Pajama Game. She has appeared in numerous venues across NYC, including Lincoln Center, The York Theater, Town Hall and more. Her favorite performance venue, however, was The White House in 2013 where she performed for Presidential Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett and Congresswoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Dayna’s warm, yet assertive approach to voice and acting training uses a healthy balance of contemporary acting and singing techniques and focuses on allowing artists to use their work to send their message to the world.

Marcus Crawford Guy

Scotsman Marcus Crawford Guy, grew up performing in T.I.E  productions, pantomimes and earned his first professional credits with the BBC. He graduated the Dance School of Scotland with an Associate’s Diploma from the Trinity College of London and became the first Scotsman to attend The Juilliard School’s Drama Division. Marcus joined SAG/AFTRA following appearances on AMC’s “Turn: Washington’s Spies” & ABC’s reboot of “Get Christie Love”. Theatrically, Marcus has worked with the Yangtze Repertory Theatre and Pan Asian Rep off Broadway, and in the Little Orchestra Society’s production of Peter and the Wolf at BAM. Marcus’ short films “Sprinkles” and Making David Harper’s Actor Reel have enjoyed success in the festival circuit. As a Teaching Artist: Marcus facilitated programming with Broadway Musical Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell’s not-for-profit, Artists Striving to End Poverty. He has hosted workshops in Southern India at Shanti Bhavan Children’s project and with youth experiencing homelessness and justice involvement. He also teaches Acting Classes to LGBTQIA+ Elders with National Queer Theatre and SAGE USA. Marcus is a guest artist and Irene Ryan selector at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival.

Lee Harrington

Originally from Fayetteville, Arkansas, Lee graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in musical theatre. She can be seen in Richard Linklater’s “Where’d You Go, Bernadette”, opposite Cate Blanchett. She can also be seen in Linklater’s feature, “Last Flag Flying”, which opened the New York Film Festival. TV: “Gone” (NBC). With the profound belief that sunlight is the best disinfectant, she has been writing and developing her solo play Jellybean, since college. She has performed the piece at Carnegie Mellon, The PIT, Theatre Row, The Fringe Festival and most recently at the Irondale Ensemble Project. Each iteration has been directed by the wonderful Daniel Jenkins (Big River, Big, Oslo).  Off Broadway: Into the Woods (Roundabout), Jellybean (Irondale Ensemble Project). Regional: Hi, My Name is Ben (Helen), Connecticut Christmas Carol (Martha), Show Boat (Magnolia), Company (Kathy), Merrily We Roll Along (Meg), Man of La Mancha (Antonia), Marvelous Wonderettes (Cindy Lou), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Woman 1), Fiddler On the Roof (Hodel), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Jean), Carousel (Julie). Workshops: Way of the World (Roundabout).

Celia Hottenstein

Celia is originally from Kingston, Pennsylvania. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory and is also a proud MTCA alumna! She is currently on Broadway in Wicked (Ensemble, u/s Glinda). Tour: The Phantom of the Opera (Christine Daaé alternate). Off-Broadway: Desperate Measures, York Theater Company, New World Stages. Regional: Goodspeed Opera House, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Virginia Stage Company. Celia is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. www.celiahottenstein.com | Instagram: @celiahottenstein

Lysie Jordan

Lysie is a founding member of the team, having coached her own college auditions with founder Ellen Lettrich and later becoming a song coach. She graduated Magna cum laude and with Distinction from Ithaca College where she earned a BFA in Musical Theatre. Elysia opened the First National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock, understudying Principal Rosalie Mullins. Lysie has performed at 54 Below, Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club’s Creative Center, and in the Lincoln Center’s Songbook Series. Regional credits include The Ogunquit Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Feinstein’s At the Nikko, and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. She’s also enjoyed singing cherished scores with her hometown symphony, The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. Lysie has loved teaching ever since she was a TA at Ithaca College, and has continued with this passion ever since. She is a faculty member at SOCAPA (the School of Cinema and Performing Arts), where she created the Musical Theatre Acting Curriculum. She has been a Song Rep and Performance Coach with MTCA for over a decade and cherishes the opportunity to mentor young artists, introduce them to the musical theatre she loves, and help them to shine their own unique light.

Michael Lowney

Originally from Missoula, Montana, Michael is a New York based actor and teacher. Michael made his Broadway debut as Etienne in the 2010 Tony Award Winning Revival of La Cage aux Folles where he understudied and performed the role of Jean-Michel alongside Kelsey Grammer and Tony winner Douglas Hodge. He went on to play the role of Jean-Michel in the production’s First National Tour starring George Hamilton and Christopher Seiber. Michael made his solo cabaret debut at Feinstein’s/54 Below and has performed at many other New York venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, Birdland, and The Metropolitan Room. In 2018, Michael released “You Are Here,” a solo album adapted from his Feinstein’s/54 Below cabaret. Michael received a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan and has continued to study acting in NYC with Craig Carnelia, Scott Freeman, and Bob Krakower.

John-Michael Lyles

After graduating from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, John-Michael won first place in the English Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare Competition. He earned a BFA-MT at Pace and was recently seen in the original cast of the Pulitzer Prize winning A Strange Loop at Playwrights Horizons. At NYC’s Barrow Street Theater, he acted in the Pulitzer Prize winning The Flick, and played Tobias in Sweeney Todd. The New York Times lauded his “hauntingly simple performance” in the NY City Center Encores production of 1776. He acted in Off-Broadway productions of Big River, Love Life, Brooklynite & Jasper in Deadland. His film debut was in “Blind” and he’s guest starred in “The Other Two”, “Chicago PD” & “NCIS: New Orleans”. Regionally, he originated the role of Toby in Bliss at the 5th Avenue Theatre, starred in Chicago’s Second City production of The Art of Falling and was deemed “a fleet and winning phenom on stage” in The Guthrie’s Choir Boy. As a composer, he’s a member of the Dramatist Guild Fellows & Musical Theater Factory’s MAKERS Cohort, Class of ’21 and recently wrote additional music for Second Stage’s We’re Gonna Die.

Samantha Massell

Samantha Massell is a New York based actress and singer who has appeared on Broadway, on television, in movies, in the cabaret scene, and in a variety of commercials. She was last seen on Broadway as Hodel in the acclaimed revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Samantha has originated roles in many world premiere musicals including the lauded reviSal of Steven Schwartz and Charles’ Strouse’s Rags at The Goodspeed Opera (Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Best Actress), Robert Freedman and Scott Frankel’s The Flamingo Kid at Hartford Stage, and Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame at La Jolla Playhouse and Paper Mill Playhouse. A native New Yorker, Samantha made her Broadway debut at age 12 in Baz Luhrmann’s production of Puccini’s La Boheme. On the small screen, Samantha has had recurring roles on “Mr. Mercedes” and “Chicago Fire” and made guest appearances on “NCIS: New Orleans”, “The Good Fight”, and “Elementary”. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan, where she double majored in musical theatre and English. For more info: www.samanthamassell.com.

Tracy Michailidis

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Tracy first performed in regional theatres across Canada such as The Belfry, The Segal, and Theatre Calgary, as well as the Charlottetown, Stratford, and Shaw Festivals. She’s appeared on and off-Broadway, in both big Disney shows, and originating roles in new plays. An avid traveler, she loves when work takes her elsewhere, including Alon Nashmon’s Charlotte, which she toured to Eastern Europe and Israel in 2019. Other favorite credits include the U.S. National Tour of Fun Home, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Lost in Yonkers at the Weston Playhouse, Angels in America at the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, and Three Sisters and Into the Woods at the Atlantic Theatre Festival She runs her own teaching studio, and is passionate about the development of artists and new works. She is a two-time Dora nominee, for Eclipse’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, and for Musical Stage Company/CanStage/Yonge St. Theatricals production of Britta Johnson’s Life After, for which she won the award.

Anne L. Nathan

Upcoming: Sing Street on Broadway. Broadway shows include: It Shoulda Been You, Once, Sunday in the Park With George, Chicago, Assassins, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ragtime. Off-Broadway: Sing Street (NYTW), Broadway Bounty Hunter (Greenwich House Theater), Sundown Yellow Moon (Ars Nova/WP), Taming Of The Shrew (Delacorte), Once (NYTW), Wings (Second Stage), Music In The Air (Encores!) Road Show (The Public).  National tours: Chicago (Carbonell Award), Les Misérables, Aspects of Love. Regional: The McCarter, Barrington Stage, Kansas City Rep, The Huntington, George Street Playhouse, LaJolla Playhouse, The Citadel. Recordings: Sing Street, It Shoulda Been You, Once,  Assassins, Roadshow, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ragtime, Out Of Context: The Songs of Michael Patrick Walker.  Film & TV: “You Must Be Joking”, “Sugar”, “Baby Mama”, “King of California”, “Little America” , “Elementary”, “The Good Wife,” “Dirt,” “Law & Order (SVU, Criminal Intent, Trial By Jury),” “Veronica Mars”, “What I Like About You”, Web Series: “Submissions Only” (submissionsonly.com). She has also been on three Tony Awards telecasts, Letterman, America’s Got Talent, The Today Show, The Rosie O’Donnell Show. Anne is a proud graduate of the Boston Conservatory and a recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award. www.AnneLNathan.com

Elizabeth Nestlerode

Elizabeth Nestlerode is an actor-musician, director, music director, and teaching artist with a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Miami. In addition to teaching private lessons, she has taught for organizations locally, nationally, and internationally such as ArteCentro Paiz in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Disney Theatrical Group, University of Miami, Bucks County Student Theatre Festival, Adirondack Lakes Summer Theater Festival, ArtsWest Theater, Village Theatre KIDSTAGE among others and at The American School In Switzerland where she wrote and directed three world-premiere musicals, which were each performed by a cast of children from around the world. As a performer: The Late Show With David Letterman. Diane Cohen and music captain for Off-Broadway The Other Josh Cohen, as Vi Petty and Associate Music Director for Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at Bucks County Playhouse and in three industry readings of Clue, as well as a reading of the new musical One Hit Wonder all directed by Hunter Foster. Girl in four regional productions of Once, most recently at Cape Playhouse. She appeared as Betty Lanza in the world premiere workshop of Lanza! directed by Charles Messina and produced by Phil Ramone. www.ElizabethNestlerode.com |  @elizabethnestlerode

Noah Plomgren

Noah is so excited to be on the MTCA team. Originally from Southern California, Noah received his BFA in acting/musical theatre from Carnegie Mellon University. Since CMU, he has performed in two national tours: Finding Neverland (Lord Cannan) and Hair (Claude) both directed by Tonywinner Diane Paulus. Regional credits include: Cabaret (Ernst, Ogunquit Playhouse) From Here to Eternity and Treasure Island (Finger Lakes MTF), Guys and Dolls (Benny Southstreet, Goodspeed), Noises Off (Garry, Pittsburgh Public), The Circus in Winter (Elephant Jack, Goodspeed), Lend Me A Tenor (Max, Bay Street Theater), Tigers Be Still (Zack, City Theater Company), Titanic (Charles Clarke, Westchester Broadway Theater) Website: www.noahplomgren.com.

Jon-Michael Reese

Jon-Michael is an actor, musician, and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He holds a BFA in Acting/Musical Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was awarded the Adelyne Roth Levine Award for Acting. He cherishes the opportunity to perform in a variety of different kinds of plays, musicals, and new works. Favorite roles include James Baldwin in Jimmy and Lorraine (Pillsbury Theatre), Edward Adu in My Heart is the Drum (Village Theatre, Gregory Award: Outstanding Actor), Abe Cramer in Theo (Two River Theater), Woman in Marry Me A Little (New Ohio Theatre) Jesse Howard in This Bitter Earth (Penumbra Theatre), Padre in Man of La Mancha (Theatre Latté Da), Thomas Edison in Nikola Tesla Drops The Beat (Adirondack Theatre Festival), Doctor in Book of Mormon (National Tour), Cordelia in King Lear (Exit Pursued By Bear), Matt in The Fantasticks (Cincinnati Playhouse), Paul in When We Last Flew (Lucille Lortel). He loves finding and using what excites his students, asking questions, and breathing. Jon-Michael.com

Will Reynolds

Will Reynolds is a writer, performer, teaching artist, and the recipient of the Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theater Writing with collaborator Eric Price. Acting credits include: Daddy Long Legs (Off-Broadway, directed by John Caird), Passion at Classic Stage Company (directed by John Doyle, cast album on PS Classics), and the North American Tour of Mamma Mia! Film: “Emma” (streamingmusicals.com), “The Good Shepard” (directed by Robert De Niro.) Will’s musicals include The Violet Hour (based on the play by Richard Greenberg), Radioactive, Around The World, The Greenwood Tree, and his song cycle Poems & Moon Songs. He can be heard on Season Two of “Central Park” on Apple TV+, on Audra McDonald’s album Go Back Home, as well on the Broadway Records benefit album Artists In Residence with “When I See You Again,” sung by Laura Osnes. His sheet music can be found online at Music Notes and New Musical Theatre (NMT). Will grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently on faculty at Pace University as well as Hussian College in LA, and is co-founder of the musical theatre online learning platform This MT Space. www.willreynoldsonline.com | @willcreynolds

A.J. Shivley

A.J. is a graduate of The University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre department. A.J. takes a detail-driven approach to discovering the story of a song. Prospective students should like the questions “what if?” and “why?”, and should be ready to make some bold, ridiculous choices just for fun. He has appeared on Broadway in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Bright Star (Drama Desk nom.), and opposite Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge in La Cage Aux Folles. He has worked on many musicals and straight plays, both original works and revivals, in New York and around the country.

Stephanie Bare

Stephanie Bare is a performer, vocal coach, musical director and writer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her decade of experience onstage and behind the audition table, combined with her extensive training in vocal technique and science, makes her an invaluable resource for singers around the world. Clients include: young adults preparing for university and professional auditions, Grammy nominated recording artists, and Broadway, film, and television actors. Stephanie is proud to be a National Center for Voice and Speech trained Vocologist, a member of the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA), and has recently returned to school to study Speech Language Pathology, with a focus on voice habilitation and rehabilitation.

Mackenzie Bykowski

Mackenzie Bykowski is an NYC based teaching artist, originally from the suburbs of southwestern Connecticut. He holds a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from NYU as well as an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy and a Bachelor’s of Music in Music Business from NYU. Mackenzie specializes in working with voices in recovery from vocal injuries and serves as a referral vocal technician for the NYU Voice Center. After having experienced a vocal injury while preparing for the role of Tony in West Side Story, Mackenzie became fascinated by the intricate workings of the functional unit for singing. His curiosity led him to pursue an independent study on the development of a business approach to vocalist health in which he identified the influence a vocal instructor has on a singer’s rehabilitation. Because a singer’s relationship with their voice is deeply tied to their sense of identity, it is essential for their vocal instructor to have the ability to empathize and guide them to discovering their most balanced sound. Mackenzie’s private clients have been featured in National Tours as well as on the Radio City Music Hall stage. To learn more, visit his website: mackenziebykowski.com

Alexa Green

Alexa Green, best known for her turn as Glinda in the LA/SF company of Wicked. She appeared alongside Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone in the international cinematic release of Stephen Sondheim’s Company with The New York Philharmonic live from Lincoln Center. Alexa has been featured with 16-time Grammy Award-winning record producer and songwriter David Foster, Carole King at Avery Fisher Hall, and with Aaron Tveit on his Live Nation concert tour. She received critical acclaim for her sold-out solo show, A Shining Hour, at Feinstein’s 54 Below and debut solo album, So Good, released on Broadway Records (BroadwayWorld 2016 winner for Best New Solo Recording). Alexa holds an MA in Music and Music Education with a specialization in vocal pedagogy from Columbia University, Teachers College, and a BFA in Musical Theatre from The University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Alexa is an Adjunct Professor of Voice at Molloy College/CAP 21, Co-Head/Professor of Musical Theatre at Five Towns College, and owns her own private practice, Alexa Green VOICE in NYC. Alexa serves as the Vocal Supervisor for recording artists/music industry professionals at Hollow Spirit Studios and is the Vocal Supervisor of the new Broadway-aimed Joni Mitchell musical in development.

Lauren Hooper

Lauren Hooper is a professional actor, singer, teacher, and writer based out of the NYC area. Equally adept on stage as she is on screen, Lauren’s pivotal credits include: starring in productions of the musicals Ragtime, Dreamgirls, and The Wild Party, and in the play, Intimate Apparel (for which she was nominated for outstanding lead actress); a recurring role on Showtime’s “Homeland”, along with appearances on “Law & Order: SVU”, and “Shades of Blue”. Lauren began her vocal studies with Montclair State University professor, Stephen Oosting. She subsequently attended Interlochen Arts Camp before attending University of Michigan where she earned a BFA in Musical Theatre. While at Michigan, Lauren studied and was mentored by world renowned opera singer Shirley Verrett, in addition studying with opera star George Shirley and former UofM Voice Chair, Melody Racine. After college, Lauren continued her studies with top NYC Broadway (and Pop) voice teachers, Victoria Clark (Tony award winner), Andrew Byrne, Tom Burke and Aaron Hagan (vocal tech to Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor). Lauren completed vocal pedagogy training with Broadway voice coach/researcher, Amanda Flynn. Lessons with Lauren focus on building skillful, empathetic and courageous artists that will change the world with their passions. 

Joanne Javien

Joanne Javien is a Voice Teacher, Storyteller, Mother, Wife, and Advocate for Human Rights & Working Parents in the Arts. Joanne is a Manhattan School of Music graduate with a BM in Vocal Performance. As your Vocal Fairy Godmother with a dynamic balance of artistic & vocal technique discipline and performing experience, musicality, extensive study of piano and diversity, Joanne creates a safe platform for my students so that they can thrive, feel confident and ready to unleash their power with their voice and ready for their college auditions. Joanne is owner of JJ VOICE STUDIO in NYC and leads with focus on her student’s strengths, diversity, and uniqueness. She believes now is the time to be loud, make change and make noise. She’s a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Credits: First Broadway National Tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie (Alice), Disney On Classic’s Aladdin (Jasmine), Two Gentlemen of Verona at Shakespeare in the Park, Mamma Mia (Donna) CFRT, Secret Garden (Ayah) Arden Theatre, South Pacific (Bloody Mary) MT Wichita, STAGES St. Louis, Miss Saigon (Kim, Gigi, Ellen u/s) Pittsburgh CLO, St. Louis MUNY, Les Misérables (Eponine) NSMT, The King & I (Tuptim) Ogunquit Playhouse. www.JoanneJavien.com / Instagram, @MamaJo_JC & @JJVoiceStudio

Amy Linden

Amy Linden is incredibly passionate about working with the amazing students of MTCA! Amy is a NYC area-based Voice Teacher and actress, specializing in Musical Theatre and Contemporary Styles. She is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a Certified Voice Teacher via New York Vocal Coaching. She has also attended the Shenandoah University CCM Pedagogy Institute, guest lectured for the MT students of SUNY New Paltz, and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association. Amy is originally from Cleveland, OH, and now teaches private voice in the Hudson Valley and NYC. As an actress, Amy appeared most notably on the national tour of The Bridges of Madison County by Jason Robert Brown. She is highly sought after by composers for her wide vocal range and advanced musicianship. Amy has performed in countless presentations, labs, workshops and concerts and recorded dozens of professional demos, including the in-progress musical The Magnificent Seven about the 1996 Olympic women’s gymnastics team, written by Gordon Leary and Julia Meinwald. Amy has been seen onstage in NYC at nearly every cabaret venue, including 54 Below, Ars Nova and Joe’s Pub.

Zach Miller

Zach Miller is a professional actor and voice teacher currently living in Jersey City. He holds a B.F.A. in musical theatre from Penn State University, where he also studied in Bel Canto/Can Belto, a cross-training technique for singing in musical theatre. Zach is a proud MTCA alumnus! He is extremely grateful for the direction and mentorship he received years ago and is overjoyed to provide this feedback now as a teacher. Zach has appeared in the national tour of Anything Goes and completed a long run as the vocal captain and lead vocalist with Celebrity Cruises. He has worked at regional theatres including Pittsburgh CLO, Music Theatre of Wichita, West Virginia Public Theatre and The Connecticut Repertory Theatre. Zach is a proud member of AEA, NATS, and The Voice Foundation. Zach has taught voice previously at Cornerstone Music Studios and Lincroft Music Studios. His students have been accepted to High School performing arts programs and B.F.A. programs in addition to working in regional, national touring, and Broadway productions. He looks to encourage his students to develop their own fully energized, balanced, and supported sound. www.zachmillervoicestudio.com. 

Jenna Pastuszek

Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Jenna holds a BA in History/minor in French, MT in Elementary Ed from the University of Virginia, Masters in Vocal Performance, with a concentration in Musical Theatre and an Advanced Certificate of Vocal Pedagogy from NYU Steinhardt. She studied at Circle in the Square Theatre School and Upright Citizen’s Brigade’s Improv program and is currently a member of the Jen Waldman Studio. She completed her “Rock the Audition” teacher training with Sheri Sanders and is finishing up her Estill Voice International EMT. She is a proud graduate of Seth Godin’s altMBA program. Select regional credits include the title role in Evita (Carbonell Award nominee for Best Actress in a Musical), Sheryl Crow’s Diner (directed by Kathleen Marshall), and Winter Wonderettes at The Walnut Street Theatre. Her solo show, Get Happy!: An Evening Celebrating the World’s Greatest Entertainer, Judy Garland, will have its New York City debut in 2021 at The Green Room 42. Along with fellow MTCA Vocal Tech coach Tim Russell, she maintains an active private studio, Innovative Voice Studio, with clients performing on Broadway, Off Broadway, in national tours, on cruise ships, and in regional theatre.

Tim Russell

Tim is a performer and educator, currently living in New York City. He holds a Master’s Degree in Music for Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy (NYU Steinhardt). He also received a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UConn — but later bailed on his aerospace job to pursue the arts in the Big Apple! In 2015, he co-founded Innovative Voice Studio with business partner in crime Jenna Pastuszek. Tim is currently on the voice faculty at Cap 21/Molloy College and the Professional Conservatory of Musical Theater (PCMT) at the New York Film Academy. He also is a vocal tech coach at MTCA. Other guest and adjunct teaching credits include American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York University, Applause Performing Arts School and Wickham Vocal Studios (NYC). Tim sings all over the country and abroad with The Flyboys, a four part harmony group, specializing in contemporary big band swing. They performed multiple concerts with the iconic Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Select regional credits include: Rent (Ivoryton Playhouse), Life Could Be a Dream (Mountain Playhouse), The Producers (Woodstock Playhouse), South Pacific (Engeman Theatre), My Way (Riverside Center Theatre). Int’l: Scooby-Doo Live!, Disney Cruise Line.

Meg Supina

Meg Supina is a performer and teacher currently residing in Queens, NY. Born and raised in State College, PA, Meg graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. While there, she began teaching through the Community Music School. Meg went on to receive her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Delaware. During that time, she was a graduate assistant, teaching a studio of undergraduate music majors and minors. Since then, Meg has taught privately in Pennsylvania and New York. In 2020, Meg became a 200hr Registered Yoga Teacher and loves integrating yoga into voice lessons. Previously, Meg taught with Belle Arti Center for the Arts and Highbridge Voices. Meg is a member of NATS and Opera America. Meg is enjoying a performance career spanning musical theatre and opera. Meg has competed as a Semi Finalist in the Lotte Lenya Competition. Some of Meg’s favorite roles include Eliza (My Fair Lady) Miss Wordsworth (Albert Herring), Johanna (Sweeney Todd) and Mabel (Pirates of Penzance). Meg has appeared Off-Broadway in Lili Marlene and regionally with Prospect Theater Company, John W. Engeman Theater, GLOW Lyric Theatre, FUSE Productions, and OperaDelaware.

Peter Thoresen

Peter Thoresen, DM is an award-winning voice teacher, performer, and music director. He is an adjunct voice professor at Pace University in the BFA Musical Theater program. Additionally, he maintains a thriving private studio in NYC. Peter’s students appear regularly on Broadway (Dear Evan Hansen, Caroline, or Change, Hamilton, Mean Girls, Kinky Boots, Beetlejuice & many others), off-Broadway, in national tours, and on TV & film. Voice faculty appointments include Interlochen Summer Arts Academy, American Voices, and Broadway Kids Auditions. He performs and teaches internationally with the Association of American Voices, music directing and performing in their Broadway YES Academies in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Indonesia and Turkmenistan. A countertenor, recent NYC engagements include critically acclaimed performances in Purcell’s Fairy Queen (Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble) and Heartbreak Express (Rhymes With Opera). Peter is Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions district winner; received a Boytim National Award for Independent Teachers (NATS), and holds a Doctor of Music degree in voice from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. His articles on singing and music education are featured in Classical Singer Magazine. Master’s degree in voice from the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor’s degree in voice from Illinois Wesleyan University. @peter.thoresen.

Christy Turnbow

Christy Turnbow has an MFA in Musical Theater Voice Teaching from Penn State University. She is the first graduate of this program, which is the only voice teaching program in the country that focuses specifically on Musical Theater singing. She was adjunct faculty at Brigham Young University. While working on her MFA at Penn State she taught acting majors and assisted with the freshman musical theater voice class. She has been teaching in her private studio for more than a decade. Christy is also highly involved in educating other voice teachers about mix/belt singing. In the past year she has teamed with Mary Saunders-Barton to give presentations at the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance in St. Louis, at the Voice Foundation in Philadelphia and, at the International Congress of Voice Teachers in Brisbane, Australia. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Christy also has more than a decade of performing experience. She played Marian Paroo on the National Tour of the Susan Stroman revival of The Music Man. She has also been seen as Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Christine in Phantom, Fiona in Brigadoon, and Guenevere in Camelot.

Amy Breslow

Amy was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. After completing her undergraduate degree (BA Psychology) at The University of Pittsburgh, Amy went on to receive her Master’s degree in Social Work from The University of Pennsylvania. She has been working with students and their families for over 25 years in a variety of settings. Amy started her private counseling practice 20 years ago and in the last 5 years she has seen a growing need for assistance in the area of college advising. Amy is committed to the belief that each individual has a unique set of talents, abilities and interests that can be enriched and developed with the proper guidance. She enjoys working with students to try to make the college application and audition scheduling process more fun and interesting, and less stressful, confusing, and anxiety-provoking. Amy resides in South Jersey with her husband and two children. Her oldest child is a recent MTCA alum. Being a college audition parent survivor combined with her social work/counseling background provides Amy with a unique perspective allowing her to offer comprehensive guidance to students and their families through the college process.

Lesley MacArthur

Lesley is delighted to have joined the MTCA team! Born and raised in Los Angeles, she currently lives in San Diego. With a background in college advising and education, Lesley has worked with students in various settings for over twenty years. She holds a certificate in College Counseling, a master’s degree in education, a California teaching credential, a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, and a minor in dance. Lesley is the proud parent of a 2016 MTCA alum who graduated in 2020 with a BFA in musical theatre. With the expertise, guidance, and warmth of MTCA’s coaches, she and her son successfully survived the BFA audition/application process! Lesley was inspired to pursue a certificate in College Counseling after her son and daughter (twins!) completed the college application process in 2016. As an independent college advisor, Lesley has been supporting students and parents since 2017. Lesley absolutely loves mentoring high school students! She has experience with a wide range of applicants – those who begin this journey knowing they want to pursue a BFA as well as those who are considering other options. Lesley’s primary goal is to help make the college application and audition process less stressful and confusing, and more fun!

Lee Aaron Rosen

As an actor, Lee’s Broadway credits include A Soldier’s Play, Angels in America, The Big Knife, and The Normal Heart; and he toured the U.S. in the Tony award-winning production of Cabaret. His off-Broadway credits include Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink (Roundabout Theatre Company), Gabriel (Atlantic Theater Company), and The Lady From Dubuque (Signature Theatre); and he has appeared in productions at regional theaters all over the country. Selected TV credits include “The Blacklist”, “The Enemy Within”, “Limitless”, “Elementary”, “The Good Wife”, “Person of Interest”, and “Damages”; and film credits include “Saving Private Ryan” and “A Kid Like Jake”. Outside of acting, Lee works as a creative copywriter in a number of sectors, including higher education; and under the banner of First Person Essay Coaching, he works as a writing coach with students around the world. As a teacher, he has worked for two decades as a coach, director, instructor, and mentor with New York’s 52nd Street Project. He also serves on the faculty of the MFA Visual Narrative program at the School of Visual Arts. He received his BA from Johns Hopkins University’s Writing Seminars program, and his MFA from NYU’s Graduate Acting Program.