Red Curtain's Instructors

Melissa graduated from Valdosta State University in 2010 with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She performed and led workshops with TBNL Improv at VSU before moving to Chicago to study at iO (formerly Improv Olympic). She’s performed with numerous teams and shows in Chicago and Seattle, most recently completing a run at Unexpected Productions with A Back Line, an improvised musical based on A Chorus Line.

Vicki has enjoyed a lifetime of performing . Though acting is her first love , she has worn every hat in community theater, from leading lady to directing, stage managing to Board Member, and everything in between.  Vicki was a dance teacher at The Arlington School of Dance for 23 years. She has also done a few TV commercials, sitcoms, and bit parts in Movies. When you come to see a show at The Red Curtain you will be greeted by her at the door as House Manager.

Educational Theatre is one of Peter's biggest passions, next to home renovation television and his eclectic assortment of pets. Coming from the Western Washington University Theater Education program, Peter has worked as an educator at the Seattle Children's Theatre, as well as in various schools up and down the Puget Sound.   Along with teaching, they are a director, playwright, stage manager, and sometimes actor.

   Briar is a singer and actor who grew up in Marysville and got their start in theater in high school at MPHS. After many years off stage, they have made their way back at RCF. Briar teaches special education in the Everett School District as a paraeducator and helps with the school's drama club. They are also working to get their BA in Education to teach K-8.

  Scott is the founder and Artistic Director of The Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts, and is chairperson for our Educational Development Committee. He earned his B.A. in Theatre Education from Western Washington University, served as Adjunct Professor of Theatre at Trinity Lutheran College, and taught classes throughout Snohomish and Los Angeles counties. In addition, he has directed dozens of plays, including The Fantasticks, Nunsense, On Golden Pond, Slipping, Last of the Boys, A Streetcar Named Desire and Noises Off!