Bret Torbeck is grateful to be part of Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University. He has been a faculty member, and the stage management mentor, since 2018. He loves his job because it gives him a way to pass on the joy and the skills that he learns while working as a professional […]
Geoffrey Alm has been teaching Stage Fighting at Cornish since 2008. A Certified Teacher with The Society of American Fight Directors since 1987, he is also a Certified Fight Director and Fight Master. Professionally he has been choreographing fights since 1988, locally and Nationally. He’s a proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Actors Equity, […]
Jeannette brings to her professional life a rich and varied artistic background and maintains a full private voice studio, coaches public speaking, and has taught classes at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre and The Experience Music Project. She is an accomplished voiceover artist who records regularly for educational companies Houghton-Mifflin and McGraw Hill as […]
Sarah Harlett is an actor, creator, and educator of theater. A founding member of the nationally-acclaimed, generative collective The Compound, and performer with the nationally- and internationally-acclaimed Megan Murphy Company, Harlett was granted a “2019 Gregory Award for Outstanding Lead Performance,” and a “2017 Gregory Award for Outstanding Ensemble/Outstanding Production.” She is also a recipient […]
I’m a queer, Seattle-based theater artist with a focus in new musical development. I recently directed and choreographed the national tour of “The Queen’s Cartoonists.” Other recent direction and/or choreography include “Far From Canterbury” (Barnstormers Theatre) “Urinetown!” (ACT/5th Avenue Theatre), “HeadVoice” (New York Musical Festival), “Swingtime Canteen!” (Arrow Rock Lyceum), “Machine Gun America” (FringeNY), and […]
Claire is an actor, musician, and teaching artist whose work bridges professional performance and student-centered pedagogy. She has performed both onstage and in the orchestra pit at regional theatres across the country, including The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Village Theatre, the Great Lakes Center for the Arts, the Lesher Center for the Arts, […]
Meg McLynn is an actor, vocalist, and teaching artist who has been seen on stages and screens throughout North America. She is a member of the Seattle-based vocal groups, Sugartime Trio, Blue Plate Special, and The ABBAgraphs, and she has been an Anthem Singer for the Seattle Seahawks. In addition to her work at Cornish, Meg […]
I am a teacher, translator, director, and dramaturg and have staged operettas and plays in Boston, San Diego, and Washington, DC. I have taught at the University of Washington and Catholic University, and offered acting and audition workshops at American University, Peabody Conservatory, and Gettysburg College. I am currently a doctoral candidate at the UW […]
Rhonda J. Soikowski is an actor, director, podcaster, and facilitator of new work specializing in collaborative process. As an educator, Soikowski has supported her specialty through professional workshop training in Somatic Voicework℠ The LoVetri Method, Extended Vocal Technique with Meredith Monk, Roy Hart vocal training with Carol Mendelsohn, Saule Ryan, and Ethelyn Friend, and in […]