STAFF
Summer 2025 Staff & Faculty
MELISSA CHARLES
Producing Artistic Director
CLAIRE CHANDLER
Resident Acting Instructor; Director: Something Rotten JR
JOE VENA
YAS! Team Manager/ YAS! TV Director
CHLOE ANDERSON
Teaching Artist | Music Director
CHRIS MORLEY
Teaching Artist (YAS!)
LEE STANLEY
YAS! Driver & Stage Manager
KATIE WALL
Associate Artistic Director;
Director (13 JR)
MARK WILLIAMS
YAS! Performing Arts Coordinator | Director (Elf JR)
MOLLY BETTIGA
YAS! Assistant Team Manager
GWYNETH FAHY
Teaching Artist | Choreographer
IZAIAH RICHARDSON
Lead Driver/YAS! Assistant
LAURA MAWYER
House Manager | Costume Designer (Something Rotten JR)
XAVIER TAYLOR
Resident Music Director and Director (JTF West)
NANCY PAULSON
Music Director | Pre-Pro Consultant
KAREN SCHLICHT
Office Manager | Costume Designer (Elf JR)
SARAH LINDSAY MERRIMAN
Teaching Artist | Choreographer
JULIE MINOR
Teaching Assistant | Office Assistant
CHARLOTTE DIETHORN
Stage Manager
AUGUST APPLEWHITE
Technical Director
KATHRYN SALEM
Director: Junior Stars
CHLOE ROGERS
Office Manager/YAS! Logistics
SOREN CORBETT
Teaching Artist | Director (JTF ATL)
COOPER CHARLES
YAS! Assistant | Pre-Pro SM
MATTHEW CHARLES
YAS! Driver/Media Relations Consultant
