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ABOUT

Class Act is a year-round, innovative theatre program that provides students of all ages with a creative foundation in music, theatre, and acting. 

 

Class Act’s mission is to positively impact the lives of its students and families, by encouraging personal growth through creative expression and theatre.

 

Our programs offer the fundamental backbone to excel personally and professionally. We cater to the needs of every student who enters our door. 

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OUR CORE VALUES: 

Excel Creatively, Work as a Team, Impact the Community, Always Have Fun

STAFF

Jessica Alexander

Artistic Director

& CEO

MFA in Acting from

New School University

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Thom Dalesandro

Company Music Director & Enrichment Team Lead

BA in Performing Arts: Music from CSU Channel Islands

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Karis Brizendine

Kids Music Director &

Enrichment Team Lead

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Baldwin Wallace University

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Lucas Sprague

Assistant Music Director

Kids & Enrichment Programs

BA in Music Composition from California Lutheran University

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Jessamyn Bruno

Enrichment Team Lead

& Associate Director

Bachelor's in Theatre Arts

California State University-Northridge

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Michael Cochnar

General Manager

& Executive Producer

BFA in Theatre from

Doane University

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Tiffany Vallerga

Kids Director/Enrichment Team Lead

 & Kids Lead Choreographer

BA in Cinematic Arts from

San Francisco State University

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Ivory Reid

Kids & Tweens

Co-Choreographer

AA degree in Theater

Performing Arts

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Rachel McVay

Enrichment Program

Assistant Choreographer

MFA in Acting from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England

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Kate Brennan

Enrichment Program

Assistant Choreographer

BFA in Musical Theatre

from AMDA

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Alyssa Dvorak

Company Manager &

Tween Program Lead Director

BA from

New York University

Ally Muholland

Teen Program Director

& Co-Choreographer

Graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy

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Maria Fouras

Enrichment Team Lead

& Assistant Director

El Camino Grad & performed in 12 Class Act Shows

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Lucy Davison

Rising Stars Director

& Assistant Director

Currently attending Pierce College

& Performed in 12 Class Act Shows

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Gabriella Hartline

Enrichment Program

& Associate Director

BA in Mass Communications from Florida State University

Class Act Board of Directors

Michael Cochnar, Jessica Alexander, Garrett Mendez, Aimee Leff, Marwa Gofnung, Heather Nisenbaum, Ally Mulholland, Lindsay Vaisman, Marlena Robbins, Pete Wanat, and Alex Selkowitz

CONTACT US

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Class Act Community Playhouse

501-(c)3 Non-Profit Theatre

EIN: 81-3744744

5345 Wilhelmina Ave Woodland Hills, CA 91367

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