Faculty Type: Faculty

Alejandro Rodriguez is an actor, writer and organizer. On staff at Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP), he helps emerging and established artists harness their talents to empower youth around the world. His writing has been featured in collaborations with musicians, choreographers and filmmakers all over the globe, including his most recent work, Sorry, which premiered… Read more »

Krysta Rodriguez was most recently seen Off-Broadway in the New York premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s play What We’re Up Against for The Women’s Project. On Broadway, Rodriguez was last seen in the Tony Award-nominated revival of Spring Awakening under the direction of Michael Arden. Other Broadway credits include starring opposite Zachary Levi in First Date, originated the role of Wednesday Addams… Read more »

Ethan is an actor and a writer. He starred as SpongeBob in The SpongeBob Musical on Broadway (and now on Paramount Plus!), for which he won Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, TheaterWorld Awards (and more) and earned a Tony Nomination. Starting in November, he will be seen in Assassins at CSC as The Balladeer and… Read more »

  Madeline Smith is a music director, pianist, conductor, and vocal arranger based in New York. Broadway: Waitress (Pianist/Music Asst./Copyist), Frozen (Music Asst.); Off-Broadway: 1001 Nights (upcoming – MD), Futurity (Assoc. MD), An Octoroon (Assoc. MD), The Light Princess (MD). TV: The Wiz! Live (Music Asst.). Regional: Witness Uganda (ART; Music Asst./Rehearsal Pianist), Spring Awakening… Read more »

Elizabeth Stanley will return to Broadway this fall in the musical Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette and Diablo Cody, directed by Diane Paulus. She previously appeared on Broadway in the revival of On the Town (Drama Desk Nomination), Million Dollar Quartet, Cry-Baby, and the Tony Award-Winning revival of Company as well as the First National Tours of The Bridges of Madison County and Xanadu. On television, Elizabeth can… Read more »

Bio: Aimée received her BA in Music/Vocal Performance from Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy from Teachers College, Columbia University.  She is also a graduate of the Maggie Flannigan Acting Studio where she studied the Meisner technique.  As a private voice teacher and vocal coach Aimée caters to all… Read more »

Rickey Tripp (he/him) is a dance educator and certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre Technique mentor. He hold a B.A. in Dance from San Jose State University. As a Director/Choreographer Rickey has worked on The Temptations Tribute. As a Choreographer he has worked on Hairspray at DTC-Winspear Opera House; Dreamgirls, which recieved a DTC. Irma P. Hall Black Theater Award for Best Choreography; and… Read more »

As an award-winning actor, voiceover artist and coach, writer, speaker, and presentation skills coach, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson is the quintessential multi-hyphenate. She can be seen as Nurse Jada in season two of Netflix’s Russian Doll. Her Broadway credits include Motown: The Musical, The Lion King, and the Tony Award-winning The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Moreover,… Read more »

Ellen Winter is Brooklyn-based performer, songwriter and theater-maker from the woods of Northern Virginia. In 2017, she co-wrote/directed/composed 36 Questions with Chris Littler, a musical podcast starring Jonathan Groff and Jessie Shelton. Past residencies include Ars Nova Makers Lab, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, Barn Arts Collective and SPACE on Ryder Farm. She’s explored new work with… Read more »