Candy Brown (Movement/Dance) Candy began her professional career in musical theatre working on the Broadway stage as an original cast member of Pippin, Chicago, A Chorus Line and Grind among others. Other stage credits include the Denver Center world premiere of Waiting to be Invited, TheatreWorks production of Oo Bla Dee, the West Coast premiere of For Colored Girls...,Curious Theatre’s production of The Denver Project, and the DCTC’s productions of House of Flowers and A Streetcar Named Desire. As Candy Brown-Houston, she has numerous film and television credits. Candy works with actors on movement, staging and choreography, holds a BA in Performing Arts from St. Mary’s College, Moraga and is a recent transplant to the Denver area.  She has choreographed for Cal State Northridge, Loyola Marymount and most recently "Urinetown" for DSA Contact: browngal@mac.com.

Lawrence Curry (Movement/Dance) From Coast to Coast over the past six years, Lawrence has dedicated his life to performance and performance education on many different levels—national commercials, dance companies, theatrical tours, choreography, industrials, teaching, and film...just to name a few. These are all blessings in my life.

Tim Grant (Acting/Shakespeare) has been a theatre professional for 17 years working as an actor, director, fight choreographer, technician, and designer. Originally from the DC metro area, Tim received his BA in Theatre from Catawba College, and worked in film and theatre for 10 years in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tim is the founder of The Creative Learning Academy, an organization designed to offer students unique learning opportunities utilizing the creative arts.  Friend Tim via Facebook as Shakes Bard.

Leigh Miller (Acting) first came to Colorado when he attended Colorado College earning a BA in Drama. Later, after spending 5 years in Los Angeles working in-front of and behind the camera, Leigh moved to Denver and received his MFA from the National Theatre Conservatory. Recent roles include D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Lysander in A Midsummer Nights Dream at The Denver Center Theatre Company, and Mr. Love in The Mysterious Mr. Love. In addition, Leigh teaches the Low-Flying Trapeze all around the country, including performing in a 5 person production of As You Like It on the Low-Flying Trapeze. He has taught at the University of Conneticut, Colorado College, University of Colorado at Boulder, among others. Leigh is happily married with a 2 and half year old son. Contact: leighnicholsmiller@hotmail.com
 

Brian Shea (Acting) Mr. Shea received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and furthered his training with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the National Theatre Conservatory. At the Denver Center, he performed as Ferdinand in The Tempest, Florizel in The Winter’s Tale, and Fred in A Christmas Carol. Additional roles include Bo Decker in Bus Stop, Orlando in As You Like It, and Hank in Marvin’s Room. Brian has also worked extensively on camera, appearing in numerous commercials, TV shows and films.  Contact briangshea@gmail.com

Ashlee Temple (Acting/Directing) is a full time teacher, coach and artist. She received her B.F.A. from New York University and her M.F.A. in acting from Yale School of Drama. Ms. Temple is currently on the core teaching faculty of the National Theatre Conservatory. She has taught at The Denver Center Theatre Academy, Denver University, Stanford University and Studio 33. As an actor she has performed on stage and in film for over twenty years. Recent directing credits include “Shipwrecked”, “Men in Film” and “Top Girls” (National Theatre Conservatory) “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Steamboat Springs) ‘Savage in Limbo” “American Notes” ( Sis Tryst, Denver) and the upcoming “Date” at Off Center at the Jones (April 2010)   ashlee@templecoaching.com
 

Allison Watrous (Acting) Allison just completed the a 20 month run Girls Only! The Secret Comedy of Women at the Garner Galleria Theatre at DCPA. She has worked extensively as an actor and teaching artist throughout New York, California, and Colorado. Allison has taught at the Denver Center Theatre Academy, National Theatre Conservatory, Denver School of the Arts, New York Film Academy in SOHO, The New Victory Theater, and TADA! Allison earned a Masters in Fine Arts in Acting at the National Theatre Conservatory and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre at Drake University. Allison also studied at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center’s National Theatre Institute. On Denver Center stages, she performed as Miss Amanda in John Brown’s Body, Carla in (W)hole, and Ms. Flicher in A Christmas Carol. Ms. Watrous worked extensively at PCPA/Solvang Theatrefest and the California Theatre Center where she performed in an international tour throughout New Zealand and Rarotonga. Additional roles include Helena inA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lady Croom in Arcadia, Sally Bowles in Cabaret and Betty inLandscape of the Body.  Contact:   awatrous@dcpa.org