Acting

David Rainey

David trained at The Juilliard School, receiving the Drama Divisions highest honor.  He has performed 24 consecutive seasons as a member of the Alley Theatre Resident Company, and nationally worked in regional theatres from coast to coast.

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Voice / Acting 

Vivian Majkowski

Vivian is the Voice and Speech professor at the University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance.  She received her MFA from Harvard University and has taught voice extensively at Harvard, University of Colorado, Savannah College of Art and Design. Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, A.R,T., Orlando Shakes, TheatreWorks, and American Players Theatre.

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Yoga

Meg Rodgers

Meg (RYT- 200) began practicing yoga 10 years ago to cross train for a half marathon. She quickly realized that, not only did it help her hip pain, but it eased anxiety and depression too. As her practice deepened over the years, it became an essential tool to warm up and cool down as a working actor. Her vinyasa flows are described as dynamic and intentional, encouraging play and inspiring creativity on the mat while staying rooted to the Earth. Perfect for beginners to advanced yogis!

Acting / Stage Combat / Physical Training / Intimacy

Adam Noble

Adam is currently Head of MFA Acting at the University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance.  Adam is also the resident fight director and intimacy specialist for The Alley Theatre, the studio movement instructor for the Houston Grand Opera, as well as a freelance actor and director.

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Dialects 

Molly Wetzel

Molly Wetzel is a professional actor and audiobook narrator with a passion and ear for dialects. She is a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and a frequent

Dialect Specialist for theatre's around the country, including the Alley Theatre, Stages Repertory Theatre and Theatre Under the Stars. 

Stage Combat

Luke Fedell

Luke is an Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and holds a MFA in Theatrical Movement Pedagogy from Texas Tech University.  He has had extensive experience as a fight and movement director and is currently head of the theatre program at University of Houston-Downtown.

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Acting

Adrienne Shearer

Adrienne is a teacher, director, choreographer, and performer who has devoted much of her professional life to building bridges and improving opportunities for youth and adults in the autism spectrum.  Having taught at all levels, from elementary to university, she brings a collaborative approach to work as an artist and a teacher.  

Musical Theatre

Alric Davis

Alric Davis is the Founding Artistic Director of The Sankofa Collective. He holds a B.F.A. from Howard University with a concentration in Musical Theatre and Playwriting. He is a  performer, director, theatre critic, acting coach, adjunct instructor, and award-winning playwright.

Acting

Leslie Lenert

Leslie Lenert is an actor and teaching artist who has worked through Hope Stone, Theater Under the Stars, Brave Little Company, Main Street Theater, Interactive Theater, and A.D. Players.  Since 2013 she has helped students of all ages embrace the practice of play and develop their ability to enter a story.

Acting

Eva Olivia Catanzariti

Eva Olivia Catanzariti is a professional actor, intimacy/fight director, and interdisciplinary performer who holds an MFA from the University of Houston’s Professional Actor Training Program. She's a certified Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, and is currently a professor at Lone Star College - University Park Department of Drama. Eva is also a classically trained singer/dancer in opera and ballet. 

Masks / Clowning

Luis Quintero

Luis Quintero trained at North Carolina School of the Arts, and has worked at many top regional theatres around the country, both as a performer and a writer/composer.  His specialties include wordsmithing, physical gesture, clowning, and composition. He is also an avid educator who helps artists of all ages unlock there physical expression.

Opera / Musical Theatre

Amanda Martinez

Amanda Martinez is a professional actor, singer, and acting coach.  She received her BM in Musical theatre from Oklahoma City University. Her training as a singer had a strong emphasis in classical music and opera. She has performed internationally, Off-Broadway, and in regional theatres across the country.

Acting / Opera

Pamela Vogel

Pamela Vogel is a professional actor who has worked in many regional theatres, including Shakespeare festival in Houston, Illinois, Pennsyvania, New Jersey and Utah.  And she's recently been working with opera singers on dramatic techniques for the stage.

Scripts Analysis / Playwriting

Bradley Michalakis

Bradley Michalakis is a playwright, director, and Head of Dramatury at the Alley Theatre.  His recent adaptation of "The Turn of the Screw" was produced The Catastophic Theatre last season, and he directed "Winter Solstice" at the REC Room this past fall.  He has lead many writing groups and runs the Alley All New Festival each year.

Film Directing / Film Acting

Michelle Mower

Michelle Mower is an award-winning Houston-based director who writes and produces feature films, television movies, docu-series and commercials. In addition making films, she is also a film distributor, and an educator of film directing for filmmakers and on-camera technique for actors.

Movement & Dance

Karmetra Shy

Karmetra Shy is a professional dancer, educator, and choreographer with a B.S. from Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance, specializing in Secondary Education. Over the past ten years, Karmetra has worked as both a performer and a certified teacher, developing and implementing arts-based curricula that incorporate dance, drama, and social-emotional learning.