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Ms. Kingsbury is Lipscomb University Theatre Department’s resident costume designer and has been costuming Nashville theater productions since 2000. As a theatrical costumer, she has designed shows for Nashville Repertory Theatre (Inherit the Wind, Avenue Q, A Christmas Carol), Nashville Opera (The Cradle Will Rock, Cinderella, Rigoletto, The Medium, The Shining), Nashville Shakespeare Festival (Macbeth, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Richard III, Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Love’s Labors Lost, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Merry Wives of Windsor), among others. https://www.junekingsburydesigns.com

Associate Dean – MTSU College of Liberal Arts

Kate Goodwin is the Associate Provost for MTSU’s College of Liberal Arts. She teaches Stage Management and Theatre Education for the Department of Theatre and Dance at MTSU and has spent her Theatre Career as a production/stage manager and sometimes director and designer. Following undergrad at MTSU, she taught at the Nashville School for the Arts, chairing the Theatre Department from 2003-2006. The pursuit of a MFA in Stage Management at UIUC led to an exciting array of opportunities, including touring internationally with The Builders Association production of Continuous City. Other adventures include serving as Director of Education and Touring for Voices of the South Theatre Company in Memphis, TN; teaching at University of Memphis, Eastern Kentucky University, Asbury University, and Centre College; and in 2014, helping found AthensWest Theatre Company in Lexington, KY, where she served as Production Manager before joining the faculty at MTSU.

Darci Nalepa Elam is originally from Chicago, IL where she performed and taught for 15 years. She received a degree in Theatre Studies from Augustana College. Darci then continued her education training in the Meisner technique with Black Box Acting as well as completing the acting training program at the world-renowned Steppenwolf Theatre. She has performed on many stages in Chicago including Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, and The Gift Theatre Company. Darci can be seen in Stephen Cone’s film Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party and has made appearances on NBC’s Chicago Fire, Amazon’s Patriot, and Showtime’s Shameless. She is the co-creator of the webseries The Force. She has been a Guest Lecturer of Theatre and Performance Studies with The University of Chicago and a Meisner Instructor with Third Coast Comedy, Black Box Acting and The School at Steppenwolf. Proud Gift Theatre Ensemble member and union member of Actor’s Equity and SAG-AFTRA.

Jon Royal is a teaching artist and facilitator, from Nashville, TN. He blends his training as a director and actor, with communication models from the National Council for Community and Justice. Over the past twenty years he has directed, or appeared in productions for Nashville Children’s Theatre, Nashville Repertory Theatre, Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Actor’s Bridge Ensemble, and other organizations. In 2019 he was named Best Theatre Director by the Nashville Scene. He cofacilitates two Restorative Justice through the Arts projects: August Wilson Gets R.E.A.L, and My Place: Discovering Self Identity in Community. He serves as the Co Director for Shakespeare Center Los Angeles’ Write On program. Jon is a member of Metro Nashville Arts Commission’s Committee for Anti-Racism and Equity, and has facilitated Anti-Racism training for multiple institutions in the Middle Tennessee area. This year he is a New Leaders Council Fellow, and a Mosaic Changemakers Fellow.

Cathy graduated with a BS in Theatre from Skidmore College. In her over 30 years of professional arts experience she has worn many hats including director, musical director, producer, actor and teaching artist. She is founder of Street Theatre Company in Nashville, TN where she also served as Artistic Director for ten years producing over 60 shows. She has performed with companies across the country including Nebraska Theatre Caravan, Miami Valley Dinner Theatre, Hackmatack Playhouse, Prescott Park Arts Festival, and Seacoast Repertory Theatre.

Some favorite roles include Alison in FUN HOME, Violet in VIOLET, Winnifred in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, Jeannie in THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, and Meredith in BAT BOY. Directing credits include THE WEDDING SINGER, NEXT TO NORMAL, MATILDA, IN THE HEIGHTS, BILLY ELLIOT, EVITA, DOGFIGHT, MEMPHIS, CARRIE, and ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST. Musical directing credits include THE FULL MONTY, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT, and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

She currently lives in Wilmington, NC with her husband and their two cats, Raja and Olive.

Trish Clark is Costume Coordinator for Middle Tennessee State University’s Theatre and Dance Department and a free-lance costume designer and technician. At MTSU she teaches courses in stage make-up, costume technology and wig styling as well as mentoring student designers and technicians. Before joining MTSU, Trish served as Resident Costume Designer at Nashville Repertory Theatre for 12 years, designing costumes for over 50 productions there. She has guest designed at The Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Nashville Children’s Theatre, Tennessee Shakespeare Theatre, Studio Tenn, Arkansas Repertory Theater and Theater Squared. In addition to traditional theatre work she has worked on movies (including the upcoming Babylon) and television (including Real Country). Living near a recording industry town has afforded her the opportunity to work in that world as well. Ms. Clark has designed and built stage wear for music artists, designed costumes for music videos, managed costume builds for national concert tours and counts among her private clients many a-list stylists and music artists.

At different times during her 15 years with The Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, Clark has taught theatre costuming and designed costumes for each performing arts area: theatre, dance, and music. This year she will teach in the Theatre area and design costumes for Opera.