Meet our instructors!
Torie Dunlap
Torie manages our Education Program at StageCoach Theatre. This involves teaching acting, improv, and musical theatre classes to students of all ages. She also directs many of our musicals and handles the theatre technical training.
Linda Cirba
Linda teaches voice lessons, musical theatre classes, and is our resident music director for our youth and teen productions. Her ability to unlock the potential of singers of all ages is unmatched.
R. Aaron Thompson
Aaron works directly with our advanced acting students to help them hone their acting and improv skills. He also directs the StageCoach Banditos Improv Troupe as well as adult casts in murder mysteries, which he writes. Aaron is a prolific playwright with more than 30 scripts for murder mysteries and children’s stories. Aaron is known and loved for his original scripts and authentic approach to the art of acting.
Caroline Kinney
Caroline teaches our younger acting students.
John Sheridan
John is a writer, improviser, standup comedian, mime (yes, he eats cheese), director and actor.... that’s a lot! He‘s old and has a lot of years under his belt. John wants to bring the love of theatre into his student’s lives. He encourages them to reach for whatever stars they aspire too.
Please, join us as we go on this adventure together.
John Waldron
John Waldron leads our teen and adult improv workshops. Looking to leap outside your comfort zone or stretch your creativity in a new way? Come learn the art of thinking fast on your feet in one of his upcoming master classes!
Rachael McNutt
Rachael McNutt teaches our Adult Acting classes and leads our skill-based acting camps for teens. If you’re looking to strengthen your acting technique or nail an upcoming audition, Rachael is the coach for you.
Natalia Settipani
Natalia
Diana Altenhof
Diana is excited to return to StageCoach for a second summer of improv, photography, and fun! They are pursuing a BA in Theatre and a minor in Education at VCU. They are a returning player with VCU Improv‘s "Crimes Against Fantasy" team. Diana has guest-coached StageCoach’s Bandits and Banditos improv troupes and assisted with various summer camps. Diana is an Ashburn native and an SBHS and NCA Cappies graduate.
Theatre is a universal language that taught them to be fearless, love loudly, and spread joy - teaching is their way to say "thank you" and give back!
Saarung Soomro
Saarung Soomro first joined the StageCoach community as a student, and is now a music director known for his ability to light up every room he walks into. We can’t wait for the day Saarung’s name is in on NYC billboards and we’ll all get to say “we knew him when…”
Tony Marshak
Tony
Alexa Yarboro Pettengill
Alexa
