FALL SESSION
SEPTEMBER 8-NOVEMBER 14

CLASS INFO WILL BE POSTED IN AUGUST

Note: Dance Students,
Beginning this Fall, YouTheatre will be moving to a "Dance Studio" format offering almost year-round instruction. Stay tuned for more information!

2008 SUMMER CAMPS

JUNE 9-AUGUST 15

Flat Rock Playhouse YouTheatre admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and other school-administered programs.

We reserve the right to cancel any class or camp due to lack of enrollment.

Staff Bios

DENNIS C. MAULDEN

Scenic Designer, Visual Arts Instructor & Director of Educational Programs

Dennis began his association with Flat Rock Playhouse as an apprentice in 1967 eventually serving as Equity Stage Manager and Scenic Artist. He has been Resident Scenic Designer for FRP since 1985.  He has designed standard and classical repertory works, experimental projects, new plays, operas, and musicals in regional and university theatres as well as in New York.

Working in various styles and media , Dennis enjoys exploring aesthetic relationships between objects in nature and the effects of time. Born into a family of musicians and teachers, he has spent his life drawing, painting, designing, writing, playing the flute (of late, the cello) and teaching. 

Mr. Maulden received his BA degree in English/Education from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1970 and his Master of Fine Arts degree in 1977 from UNC-Greensboro and is a member of United Scenic Artists, NY Local #829.   He has served as Head of Design Programs at University of Florida and University of South Carolina where he also served as Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Theatre, Speech, and Dance.  Dennis received the Mortarboard Excellence in Teaching Award at the University of South Carolina in 1991.

CHARLES HOLLAND—YouTheatre Administrator

Charles brings 18 years in business and management to his administrative duties. He has also been teaching and playing music professionally for over 20 years, performing with pop and country artists like The Platters, Roberta Flack, and Chet Atkins. Mr. Holland earned a cum laude Bachelor of Music degree and a state teaching license in 1985 from Mars Hill College. He is a clinician, soloist, and private and group instructor specializing in low brass, bass, and guitar. Mr. Holland performs regularly at the Flat Rock Playhouse. Charles is the type of teacher we all like; he has a great sense of humor, knows his field well, and tailors his teaching to the age group involved.

TANIA (HOWEY)  BATTISTA
Lead Teacher/Coordinator of Pre-K-5th Grade Programs

Joined "team Flat Rock" as apprentice in 1998. Since that time she has enjoyed a "montage" of featured roles in mainstage productions.
TaNia has a degree in Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management from Clemson University (1990) & continuing education credits in Children's Theatre from the College of Charleston & classical music instruction from Brevard College. She has been certified as a NIA (neuromuscular integrative action) instructor, ropes course facilitator, "playshopped" with the NC Shakespeare Festival & "workshopped" with Debra Brown (Cirque du Soleil choreographer for 20 years). She is also blessed to have studied African drumming & dance with the late Babatunde Olatunji.
TaNia (and the MAGIC MOON TRAVELING CIRCUS) enjoys entertaining at special events, camps & festivals locally & throughout the southeast. She has organized the children's tent for Magnolia Music & Events @ the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida since 1997. 
She is proud wife & mother to Chris Battista & lil' Raleigh Moon. She has a great passion for music, world dance, all forms of art, nature & sharing what she knows with the world.

LISA K. BRYANT
Instructor of Musical Theatre, Dance and Acting for grades K-12

Lisa first came to the Playhouse as an apprentice in 1994.  She has performed on the Flat Rock boards numerous times over the years since.  Favorite roles include Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, Marty in Grease, and most recently Lois/Bianca in Kiss Me, Kate.  Lisa taught dance, musical theatre and acting full-time for the YouTheatre from 200-2002.  She further taught YouTheatre Summer Camps in 2005.  Lisa holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Elon University and an MFA from the University of Central Florida.  She has taught and performed extensively from Orlando to New Hampshire and all spots in between.  Lisa is a proud member of Actors' Equity.  Her love and passion for performing is rivaled only by her excitement to share the craft with the talented young artists of the YouTheatre.

JENNY ARCH
Instructor of Acting for Grades Pre-K

Jenny Arch has a degree in Early Childhood Education with experience and training in Waldorf Education. She is a local singer-songwriter whose daughter is a member of YouTheatre Company.

MARIANNE CARRUTH
Instructor of acting for preK-8th grades

Marianne is thrilled and honored to be back at FRP.  She first came to the Playouse as an Apprentice in 1976, and spent three summers working and performing in Flat Rock and toured one fall season with the Playhouse School Tour production of "Spoofs."  Marianne completed her degree in Speech and Drama at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.  After working in NYC and Texas, Marianne "retired" back home to Tryon, NC to raise her family, home schooling her three children for many years.  She's a free-lance acting teacher and director in the area, working actively with children of all ages, and looks forward to working with the talented young people in the Flat Rock area.

LINDSAY GARNER
Instructor of acting for 5th-12th grades. 

Lindsay recently came to Western North Carolina from Orlando, Florida, where she studied theatre at the University of Central Florida and lighting design at Valencia Community College.  She has spent the past several summers heading up the drama program at Camp Merrie-Woode for girls in Sapphire, North Carolina.  Over the course of her eight years at Merrie-Woode she has taught classes in acting, improvisation, musical theatre, stagecraft, and directing.  She has directed several youth productions including Crazy For You, Into the Woods, Godspell, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Singin’ in the Rain, and Annie Get Your Gun .

ANGELA HAYES
Instructor of musical theatre and private vocal coach

Angela is a Western North Carolina native who holds a BA from Brevard College and an MM from Wichita State University.  She performs regularly in a variety of venues, enjoying everything from bluegrass to Brahms.  Some of Angela’s favorite roles include Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte, Genny in The Vampire, Lily in The Secret Garden, The Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel, Maria in The Sound of Music, Casilda in The Gondoliers, Cathy in The Last Five Years, and Butterfly in the world premiere of Phillip Haggeman’s opera, The Nightingale and the Rose.  Most recently, she was seen at the Playhouse as Martha Jefferson in 1776, and as the vocal coach for the apprentice class of 2006.  In October 2007, Angela made her Asheville Lyric Opera debut as Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni.

BILL MUÑOZ
Fight Choreographer

Using knives, swords, hand to hand, and even a toilet bowl brush, for over ten years Bill has staged fights in productions including “Macbeth”, “West Side Story”, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”, “The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe” and “The Miracle Worker”. Bill’s other credits include camera work in numerous Commercials, Industrials, an “Indie” Short (which one “Best in Show” at the Asheville’s  Rejects Festival) and a Spanish Soap Opera!  He has also done voice over work for National and Regional Radio Spots, Anime Series and a motion picture. Bill is also a member of the SAFD, Society of American Fight Directors.

DUSTY MCNABB
Instructor of acting and stage make-up for 5th-12th grades. 

Dusty is a native of Etowah, North Carolina  and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama and her NC teacher's certification from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.  For the last four years she has served as the Assistant Arts director for Grace Centre in Fletcher where she has kept busy acting, directing, working all areas of backstage as well as creating film pieces.

LYNN LLEWELYN PENNY
Instructor of voice-over workshop 4th-12th grades. 

Lynn first came to the NC Mountains from Los Angeles, back in 1991 to do a play called “Eleemosynary” on the Flat Rock stage! She has since been seen in numerous FRP productions over the years, as well as theater and television throughout the southeast.  She is happily back for her second year of teaching with the YouTheatre program! Lynn is a BFA theatre graduate of Southern Methodist University, and has worked from coast to coast. She is proud to say that Hendersonville is her home now, with her husband Will and their 4 daughters. For the past 11 years, while raising her family, Lynn has been delving deep into the world of “voice-overs”! She has been heard nationwide as voice talent for radio and television advertising campaigns. She loves sharing this fun and exciting form of acting with the YouTheatre kids!

SHARON STOKES
Instructor of adult acting

Sharon came to Flat Rock in 1998 as a performer, and as a result of such a positive experience she moved here in 1999.  As a member of the year-round Playhouse staff, Sharon’s principal function is Public Relations Coordinator, however she is both a performer and YouTheatre supporter.  A graduate of Mississippi University for Women with a BS degree in both Microbiology and Theatre, Sharon has enjoyed a varied career in theatre from internships, stage management and theatre management.

SYLVIA VILLARREAL
Private Voice Teacher

Texas-born Sylvia Villarreal has captivated audiences around the world. She has toured extensively throughout Europe, receiving outstanding critical acclaim for her interpretations of Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore and of the title role in Puccini’s Tosca. Recognized for her command of languages, her performances have been hailed for their commitment to musical integrity and artistic excellence. Sylvia has received the Bower Memorial Award in New York, the Emissary of the Muses Award in Texas, the Beniamino Gigli Award in Macerata, Italy and the Campidoglio Award in Rome. Ms. Villareal is a graduate of the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and continued her studies in Italy with Madga Olivero, Ferruccio Tagliavini and Elena Souliotis.

RONNIE ZINK
Ballet Instructor

Ronnie Zink has been a professional ballet trainer and coach in the U.S. and England for over 20 years. She trained in England, Boston and New York, receiving her teacher certification from the Associated Arts School in London furthered by her studies at the Boston and Joffrey Ballet schools. Ms. Zink was a soloist in Rhode Island Ballet Theatre. Her students have danced on Broadway as well as having been accepted at the Kirov Academy, American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Nutmeg Conservatory of the Arts, Washington , Houston Ballet, Interlochen and Juilliard to name a few!

Registration Forms

SUMMER CAMP Registration Form--PRINT OUT AND MAIL TO US (96k PDF)

Scholarship Application--Fill out each session (24k PDF)

Liability Waiver Form--NEW STUDENTS SHOULD PRINT & FILL OUT (76k PDF)

Conditions of Participation (16k PDF)