39 Steps, The - October 21 - October 24, 2021
Lake Travis High School
Crew Who's Who
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Nikki Guckian
Director
Austin native, Nikki Guckian received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Texas State University. She worked in the Special Effects Sound Editing business, where her crew (under Alan Murray) won an Oscar for Best Sound Editing. After taking a hiatus from behind-the-scenes work, she joined the cast of the daytime television drama Passions on NBC. Nikki began her teaching career at a boarding school in Sedona, AZ before returning to the Austin area. After serving the communities of both Austin ISD and Leander ISD, she is now ecstatic to be a part of the Lake Travis family and to have the opportunity to work with such amazing and talented students. She would like to thank her amazing husband, Alan Guckian and their children, Tristan and Hunter, for their constant support and of course her biggest fans, her parents, Bobby and Kay Spinosa. Big thanks to Anna Macias, Adam Poynor, Charles Aguillon, and the amazing Tech Dept. for being such a fantastic team.
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KJ Bartosh
Managing Director, PAC & Production Manager
K.J. Bartosh is the Managing Director of the Performing Arts Center, and Chair of the Fine Arts Department at LTHS. A native of Austin, Mr. Bartosh graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, which included advanced coursework in automated lighting design. He earned his master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University Texas. Mr. Bartosh has worked as a lighting and sound designer & technician and continues to light shows professionally. Mr. Bartosh is an active member of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT), where he serves as a Chapter Sponsor and is involved in the development of the Backstage examination for high school students. He’s incredibly proud to have played a role in so many student successes
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