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Willow was the drama teacher and drama club advisor at Anacortes Middle School for 10 years. She has a Masters in Directing from Western Washington University. Willow has been involved as an actor and director at ACT for over 10 years. Shows she has directed include: The Fantasticks, Annie Get Your Gun, Disney's Beauty and The Beast, The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged and Forever Plaid. She is currently the Coordinator for the Class ACT program.

Martin Iverson has been doing improv since he was young. He is well experienced in acting, producing, directing, technical directing and videography of improv performances. He is well respected in the local area for almost never sucking during an improv performance. As concerns his academia, Martin is an experienced instructor and on many occaisons people under his tutelage have admitted to, although somewhat begrudgingly, having learned something.

Katie has a degree in Music Education and teaches private voice lessons to students of all ages. She has many years of theater experience on stage and behind the scenes. Katie was the director and instructor for this summer's Class ACT production of Close that Book.
Nathan McCartney is a well known face and voice on the ACT stage. He has played Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Monseuir Darke in Beauty and The Beast, and played guitar for numerous shows. Nathan has music directed adults and children and gives voice and guitar lessons for all ages.

Michelle (“Shelli”) Stahl has a Bachelor of Arts from Central Washington University, a nursing license, and a Master’s degree from Western Washington University. While growing up in Anacortes, Washington, she performed in, as well as worked behind the scenes, for a number of theatrical productions both within the school district and at Anacortes Community Theater. When volunteering at her son’s school, Shelli discovered that she really enjoyed helping children channel their creative energies and develop their imaginations in positive ways. She hopes to pass her love for the performing arts on to students, while providing them with safe and fun ways to allow their natural creativity and imaginations to soar!