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		Jolie Schell-Schroeder Performing Arts Studio Administrative Director School@theplayers.org (Administrative Director) has been the Studio's guiding force since its inception.
		STEVEN VINCENT (Director of Dance) attended Adelphi University, New York, where he received a Major in Dance with a Minor in Dramatic Arts. He partnered on Broadway with Ann Reinking, and toured with Mickey Rooney in George M! Steven has been Director of Dance here for the past thirteen years where he enjoys passing on the love of dance. He is director of The Players Kids, and has choreographed several musicals for The Players Theatre for which he received critical acclaim.
		BERRY AYERS theatre credits include performances Off Broadway in A Little Bit Off at the John Houseman Theatre and Naked Boys Singing at the Actor’s Playhouse, and in Los Angeles, a National Tour of the musical A Chorus Line. He has numerous Regional Theatre credits. He has worked with such renowned names as Susan Stroman, Tommy Tune, and Anne Reinking. Berry teaches summer camp and directs The Players Kids.
		JENNY BERES is an award-winning playwright and her plays have been produced in national theaters. In 2007 and 2008 her comedies If The Devil Could Fall In Love and Hay Day were the winners of the Play’s The Thing competition at The Players. She also writes screenplays and humorous essays for various publications.
		ERIC BERKEL got his start dancing at The Players Theatre, and returns home after ten years with the world famous Siegfried & Roy in Las Vegas. He has also performed as a Kid of the Kingdom for Walt Disney World in both Florida and Tokyo, Japan, and The New Works Project Dance Company. Since returning to Sarasota, he has choreographed musicals for numerous theatres.
		ASHLEY CROWE has been dancing since 1982. She competed extensively at regional and national levels, and performed across the East Coast and abroad. Ashley obtained her B.S. in Psychology from Fitchburg State College where she was a teacher and officer of the Dance Club, and received her M.A. from Webster University. She has completed post-graduate coursework in dance and movement therapy at Antioch University. Ashley has been teaching with The Players since 2006.
		SANTA & LAURA DE OLIVEIRA were born and raised in South Africa. They started dancing at age five and trained in lyrical, hip-hop, jazz and high-energy dance at Diana Moore Dance Academy. They hold several National Championship titles in South Africa, and have appeared in several teen variety television shows and State Theater performances. In 1993 the twins moved to Sarasota where they received further dance training from their friend and mentor Steven Vincent. They have also appeared in several Players Theatre productions. Santa and Laura have been teaching and choreographing dance performances for more than twelve years. They recently returned from Miami, where they received their Masters Degrees in Medical Science and are Board Certified Physicians Assistants. They are excited to return to The Players Studio where they enjoying teaching and sharing their love for dance.
		JILL HOUGLAND obtained her B.S. in both Dance and Psychology from State University of New York College at Brockport, and received her M.A. in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University. She taught dance at Wakeland Elementary for five years where she choreographed three major productions, as well as many other shows. While there she was also instrumental in creating a long lasting community partnership with FSUdanceSarasota. She is a guidance counselor at Manatee Elementary.
		JEFFERY KIN is an actor, director, playwright and teacher who, in his spare time, is also the Artistic Director at The Players Theatre. He has performed in Nine, Sweet Charity and Amadeus. His plays have been produced in venues across the country and have won numerous awards. Jeffery holds a BFA from Otterbein College and is the founder of etc: the Eclectic Theatre Company.
		MIKE McMANUS attended the famed American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. While in Manhattan he studied with many of America’s great dance talents including Henry LaTang, Mary Jane Brown, Charles Kelley, Jerry Ames, and Phil Cook. Mike also had the privilege of taking classes with Patsy Swayze in Houston. He has taught dance for The Players for more than 12 years.
		KIMBERLY OVERBAUGH has been studying dance since the age of three. Since relocating to Bradenton four years ago from New York she has attended jazz, tap, lyrical, ballet/pointe, hip hop, and choreography classes at The Players Studio. Kim has been a member of the Players Dance Company since it started. She attends the State College of Florida and plans to attend in the future USF to major in business and minor in dance.
		JOHN C. REYNOLDS studied all aspects of guitar genres at Augustana College in Illinois. He has played professionally as a soloist and bandleader around the gulf coast for several years and has tutored all ages and phases of guitar music. John enjoys teaching beginner to advanced students.
		JARED E. WALKER holds a BFA in Music and Theatre from Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA. He is director, producer, choreographer, actor, teacher and costume designer. Since moving to Sarasota, he has worked with almost every theatre on the Sun Coast, both on stage and behind the scenes. Jared directs The Players Follies, and also teaches private piano for beginners.
		PAMELA ANN WILEY began her professional theatre career at age eleven. She has appeared in over thirty-five plays in New York, Los Angeles and Sarasota, including a season at the Asolo, and has made more than 150 TV commercials. Pam has a BA and Educational Degree in theatre, film and speech.

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