Youth Theatre and Education Director

Linda O’Day Young is an actress, director, storyteller and playwright who has been teaching drama for 25 years. She has been on the faculty of seven theatres in five states, working with ages 18 months to 94 years! She has a BA degree with post-graduate theatre training from the University of Maryland and the Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory in Washington, D.C. As an actor, Linda has appeared in many productions (including RLT’s Mother Hicks, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Children of a Lesser God and Mornings at Seven). Her RLT directing credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Sleeping Beauty, The Story, James and the Giant Peach, Pinocchio, A Raisin in the Sun, Merlin and the Cave of Dreams, Baba Yaga and the Black Sunflower and Peter Pan.

Associate Education Director

Kathleen Rudolph has been working with the Raleigh Little Theatre Education Program for the past 13 years. After receiving her BA in Communication Arts from Marist College, she continued her theatre education at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and Herbert Bergdoff Studios in New York City. Besides being a theatre instructor, Kathleen has appeared in many productions (including RLT’s Little Women and The Diary of Anne Frank). Her directing credits include The Emperor’s New Clothes, Miss Nelson Is Missing!, Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood and The Reluctant Dragon.

Adjunct Faculty

J. Michael Beech is an actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, director and playwright. He has been teaching at RLT for several years. As an actor, J. Michael has appeared in many productions including Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood and Miss Nelson is Missing! at RLT.

Anoushka Brod has been a performing member of Transactors Improv Company since 1997. She teaches improvisational theater throughout the country in places such as Illinois, California and Virginia, as well as locally. She instructs people of all ages in a variety of venues including businesses and arts centers, as well as camps and schools.

Patsy Castellano teaches dance at Hunter Elementary School. She earned a BFA in Dance from East Carolina University and has acted in, danced in and choreographed many plays. Her goal as a teacher is to introduce children to the life-long joy of theatre and dance.

Corrie Davis graduated from UNC Greensboro with a BFA in Theater Arts Education. She has taught for six years in various counties, currently in Durham County at Riverside High School, and truly enjoys teaching at RLT.

Barbette Hunter holds a BA in Speech/Communications from NC State University and did graduate work in Acting at UNC Greensboro. She has earned three performance awards and two technical theatre awards from RLT. As a professional actress, she has performed with numerous companies in the Triangle including the Justice Theatre Project, Raleigh Ensemble Players, Theatre in the Park and RLT. Barbette has been working with the RLT Education Program for several years and also teaches for Cary Applause! Youth Theatre.

Sylvia M. Mallory, a local playwright and director, earned her BFA-Directing from Ohio University, and is currently attending Meredith College for her K-12 Theater Licensure. She is Coordinating Program Director for Burning Coal Theatre's Directors' and Writers' Lab.

Susan P. Meyer is a native of Raleigh and was in the original cast of RLT's Cinderella in 1984 and then again in 2002. Susan has worked with special needs children for several years and believes in adapting her classes to the specific needs of each student in that class. She has also taught several other youth classes and camps for RLT and loved every minute of it.

Lucius Robinson has worked around the Triangle theatre scene with Manbites Dog Theater, The Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern, Burning Coal Theatre Company, Raleigh Little Theatre, DeepDish Theater and with The Delta Boys. He has trained with the Guthrie Theatre, the Dell'Arte School of Physical Theater and with RADA.

Staci Sabarsky is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with a BA in Dramatic Arts. She is a professional actress, vocalist and acting coach. She has worked on over 20 RLT productions as well as performed with other theatres in the Triangle. Staci is experienced in many aspects of theatre including set construction, stage management and directing. She has been working at RLT as a youth instructor for several years and is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with others who share her passion for acting.

Mary Kathryn Walston has a Master of Music in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from Meredith College. She is a singer, actress and private voice instructor. Mary Kathryn has been working with the RLT Youth Program for several years and has been the Musical Director for Sleeping Beauty, Miss Nelson is Missing!, Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood, Baba Yaga and the Black Sunflower and Peter Pan.

 

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