Meet StagePlay Learning’s Teachers for Drama Classes & Camps
We’re so excited to meet, teach and help you child grow through performing arts. Each of us have grown up participating in drama through school and various theater groups and are eager to pass the theater and life skills we have learned to your children. It’s our honor to be able to help them learn and grow, to find themselves and explore their imaginations and creativity through our theater programs. Take a moment to learn about each of us.
We’re looking forward to working with your student!
Our Team
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Jacob Wiseman
Jacob is a graduate of SIUE with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance Performance, and a Post-baccalaureate degree in Theatre Education. Jacob has been teaching at Stageplay since 2021, and has been working with kids since 2019. He is the Acting Teacher for Cougar Theatre Camp at SIUE, and works as a Site Coordinator for Kid Zone through the Edwardsville School District. Jacob enjoys teaching at Stageplay Learning, and his favorite thing about it is seeing the growth of the students from the first day of class to the last day of class.
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Anna Gallaher
I have been teaching acting lessons for over a year. I currently attend SIUE, majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Vocal Performance and Music. I am also seeking my endorsement in Music.
My love for singing & theater began at a young age. Most children would get a bedtime story read to them at night. I got a bedtime story, and my father and I would sing many songs before I would fall asleep. From there, I fell in love with music at church. It inspired me to begin piano lessons at 6 years old, flute at 9, and voice lessons at 11.
I am a self-motivated, reliable, responsible, enthusiastic, and hard-working person. I love teaching children the wonders of music and theater, and seeing them become passionate about it!
I am overjoyed to be a member of the StagePlay Learning team, and to help inspire the young artist’s minds in our community.
Amy Prince, Owner
I have been performing and teaching dance, voice and acting for decades. I attended College for Musical Theater as a triple threat, and further gained degrees in English Literature with a Shakespeare focus, Music Literature, Vocal Pedagogy and Vocal Performance. I began dance lessons at 6, piano lessons at 9, and voice and flute lessons at 16. I have always loved how being on stage made me feel. I remember as a child thriving when using my imagination to entertain others and make them laugh. As an educator I enjoy bringing people together to create something special. Theater performance can give so much to so many people.
I am thrilled to offer a community for performers of all ages to learn, inspire, and perform together. I feel lucky to be able to offer guidance and technical skill in Addition Technique and Etiquette, in a safe collaborative environment. My directing, adjudicating, choreography, and performance experience has allowed me to gather perspective and hopefully inspire others to follow their passion for the performing arts. I help students find their personal inspiration and use their own creativity to explore their acting abilities. Building confidence to build your own success in an invaluable element of the dramatic arts. Experience in performance and education included a career as a choreographer, acting coach, and voice instructor. Her love for theater and the stage inspired Mrs. Prince to achieve a University Degree in English Literature, with a focus on Shakespeare and Short Stories.
