Dina Kuznetsova, Cleveland Institute of Music

Russian-American soprano Dina Kuznetsova has attracted considerable attention for her outstanding musicianship and captivating stage presence and has graced the stages of many of the world’s greatest opera houses. From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Gianni Schicchi with Sir Antonio Pappano), Staatsoper unter den Linden (Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Daniel Barenboim), Wiener […]

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Jasmine Carmichael, Actress, Director, Teacher

Jasmine Carmichael (she/her) obtained her BFA from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. A Meisner trained actress, she made her debut starring as Juliet in the indie feature Romeo and Juliet in Harlem opposite Harry Lennix and Aunjanue Ellis. She is best known for her portrayal of the alluring con artist Gina in Amazon’s Sneaky […]

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Ronni Stewart, SUNY Purchase

Ronni Stewart has taught internationally and nationally for many years. She has previously co chaired the acting training program at SUNY Purchase College with Dean Irby for more than a decade and is now a happy member of the faculty teaching movement to the first and fourth year actors. Ronni’s teachings use a variety of […]

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Julie Foh, Yale University

Julie Foh is a CT-based voice, text, and dialect teacher and coach. She holds an MFA in Voice and Speech from the American Repertory Theater’s Institute for Advanced Theatre Training. She has coached projects for Marvel, Play On Shakespeare, Irish Repertory Theatre, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, McCarter Theatre Center, Westport Country Playhouse, the […]

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Kiesha Lalama, Point Park University

Kiesha Lalama has created dynamic works for stage, film, and television. Kiesha choreographed feature films, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Sorority Row,” documentary series “Broadway or Bust” (PBS), critically acclaimed television series “Outsiders” (WGN), and “American Rust” (SHOWTIME). Theatrical highlights include Jimmy Awards (Broadway), All Shook Up (North Shore Music Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (Kansas City […]

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Colleen Longshaw Jackson, Baldwin Wallace University

Colleen Longshaw Jackson is a Cleveland, Ohio native. She is currently the director of community partnerships and programming at Cleveland Play House. At Cleveland Play House, Jackson was part of the team to develop and implement the CARE program (Compassionate Arts Remaking Education). CARE is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. […]

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Melissa Foster, Northwestern University

Melissa Foster is an educator, voice specialist, theatre artist, researcher, and speaker. As a voice teacher, she specializes in musical theatre, pop styles, the history and performance of hip-hop, and opera/musical theatre crossover. Foster is Associate Professor of Instruction in the Musical Theatre area of the Department of Theatre at Northwestern University. She is on […]

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Sara Whale, Baldwin Wallace University

Sara Whale attended the Juilliard School before joining Ram Island Dance and the Maine State Ballet where she performed, taught and choreographed for both Portland, Maine based companies. During her career she has performed dance works by Charles Weidman, George Balanchine, Linda MacArthur Miele, Randy James, Daniel McCusker, Jeff Duncan, Dan Wagoner, Buffy Miller and Doug […]

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Susanna Moyer, Parsons School of Design & Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)

Susanna Moyer’s experience in the fashion industry in both women’s and menswear has led her to work for a number of high profile brands including Christian Dior Paris, Liz Claiborne and Hickey Freeman. Susanna is a Part-Time Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design teaching in the BFA, AAS and MPS programs and Adjunct Professor […]

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Patrick Boylan, Marist College

Patrick Boylan has been a sought-after design educator for the past fifteen years at some of the most prestigious design schools in the US, the Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design, and Marist College. On the global level he has mentored new design talent at universities in China, Taiwan, Turkey, Argentina, and Chile. […]

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