Faculty

“Our staff is comprised of exceptionally trained and experienced teachers. Each teacher is not only working to educate our students, but is also currently performing and/or choreographing and directing professionally. They bring that expertise into each class with enthusiasm, patience and extremely high standards. Thank you for sharing your children with us!” Brenda Didier*-Artistic Director                                                                                                                                                         

*Ms. Didier is a Chicago Joseph Jefferson (the “Jeff’s”) recipient with 33 nominations and 14 Jeff Awards in both Direction & Choreography, recipient of numerous awards including the National Youth Theatre Choreography Award, Chicago’s Broadway World Fan Favorite Awards in Direction & Choreography, Chicago Sun Times’ Best of Dance lists for Choreography and the 2018 Recipient of the Guy Adkins Award for the Advancement of Musical Theatre in Chicago. Ms. Didier directed and choreographed the 2014 hit musical “The Wild Party” in Chicago. This production was listed as 1 of the top 25 productions of the DECADE (2010-2020) from Chicago’s Time Out critics alongside productions from legendary theatres The Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Steppenwolf, Court Theatre and Writers Theatre, among others.