Theatre ETC's directors, artists, and teachers hold degrees in the fields of Theatre, Music, Physical Education, Art, and have a wealth of world-experience directing children's theatre productions.
Theatre ETC is committed to providing unique learning experiences for children through a variety of classes in a wide array of subjects, as well as opportunities to perform in musicals, plays, dance programs, and other public performances.
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Shannon Beattie, Owner/Instructor/Director |
Shannon grew up in the Bay Area where she started dancing at the age of 3 and acting at the age of 9. She continued studying and performing through college and began teaching, choreographing and directing at the age of 18. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in dance, Shannon opened her own dance studio in Oakland. She was on the Board of Directors and Resident Choreographer with Piedmont Light Opera Theatre for nine years as well as choreographer for other area community theatres. Shannon spent most of her summers in Stockbridge, MA, where she taught dance and theatre and was the Assistant Director of a summer Performing Arts Center for girls ages 9 to 17. Shannon went on to develop C.A.S.T. (Chico Area Student Theatre) with Chico City Light Opera at the Eaton Road Opera House in 1991 and directed the program through 1996, and then Students On the Stage (S.O.S.) which performed at Theatre On the Ridge in Paradise from 1997 through 2005. She has directed or choreographed, staged, costumed, and adapted more than 50 plays or musicals, and has trained more than 400 children in theatre or dance during the past 15 years. |
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Jeff Childs, Owner/Instructor/Director |
Jeff has been teaching piano and voice, as well as music directing and accompanying for more than 10 years. In that time he has become a staple of the Chico arts community through his work at Chico City Light Opera, Theatre on the Ridge, and various other community venues. At Chico State, Jeff has recently musically directed the productions of 42 nd Street, HMS Pinafore, Once Upon A Mattress, and Quilters, to name a few. He also serves as musical director for CSU, Chico's Musical Theatre Tour Troupe. Jeff has been choral director at Mercy High School in Red Bluff, and assistant choral director at Chico Senior High School and Corning Union High School. He is the music director at Our Divine Savior Catholic Church and is involved in numerous programs, benefits, and concerts in the North State. |
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Shannon O'Laughlin Irvine, Director |
