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3/5/2020 Member News

ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA NAMES BRYNN TYSKA AS ITS NEW EDUCATION DIRECTOR

CARMEL, INDIANA – Actors Theatre of Indiana has announced the appointment of Brynn Tyska as the new Director of Education, a role that is vital to the mission of ATI, which strives to instill an understanding of the arts and a love for Broadway into the hearts of fans young and old.
Since moving to Carmel in 2016, Brynn has performed as an ATI cast member in production such as A Comedy of Tenors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and the exciting reading of Lindsay Adams’ new play, Rattler). She looks forward to stepping back into her role as teacher and administrator for this new endeavor.
Prior to moving to Indiana, Brynn served as Acting Department Chair for the Rochester Association for the Performing Arts, where she taught several acting classes, including Fundamentals, Characterization, The Art of Comedy, Script Analysis, and Movement for the Stage. Additionally, she taught acting and coached musical theater privately as the founder of BKT Studio for Actors. She also directed and choreographed several productions for high schools, colleges, community theaters, and semi-professional theaters in the Rochester, NY area.
“We are thrilled to have Brynn join us to lead our education efforts,” said Don Farrell, a co-founder of ATI. “While we love to perform and produce shows that entertain so many, it is just as important to instill that love into the hearts and minds of our younger generation.”
As an actor, Brynn has worked nationally with ArtsPower and NETworks productions; regionally with Geva Theater Centre and Playhouse on Park; and semi-professionally with Blackfriars Theater and JCC Centerstage.
Actors Theatre of Indiana enriches the culture of the community and uses theatre as a tool for educational engagement.
The Student Theatre Education Program (STEP) brings exciting new classes for people ages 13 and up, taught by Broadway and Regional professionals! The mission is to help every person, no matter what age, take their acting skills to new heights by offering high quality professional theatre training programs and classes!
Another new intensive is called SOAR: Professional Training Program, a unique, hands-on experience for students age 13-18. The program is designed to give young performing artists the chance to broaden, deepen, and develop their talents through master classes and individual training with Broadway and Regional Professionals.
ABOUT ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA
Actors Theatre of Indiana was co-founded in 2005 by Cynthia Collins, Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald with a mission to celebrate the power of theater and contribute to the quality of life in central Indiana by offering high quality professional theater performances and programs that engage, inspire, educate and entertain. One of only four Equity Theater companies in central Indiana, Actors Theatre of Indiana is the resident professional theater company of The Studio Theater at The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana and has provided 14 seasons of high-powered musical theater productions, world premieres and innovative community works.
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