Hairspray - February 27 - March 08, 2015
Young Actors' Theatre
Crew Who's Who
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Jean Isaac
Director
Jean has been working with kids and theater for nearly 25 years. After growing up in a youth theater that was a major part of her extracurricular activities, Jean felt the need to get her own children involved in theater. What started as a desire to present a school play through the PTA at her kids’ elementary school soon evolved into a regular program offering after school drama classes. Shortly thereafter YOUNG ACTORS’ THEATRE was born. Over the years, YAT has produced over 50 productions, and has seen hundreds of students train with us. Some directing credits include: The Music Man, Beauty & the Beast, Seussical, Peter Pan, Legally Blonde, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Les Miserables, Ragtime, West Side Story, and Hairspray! Jean is extremely grateful to her children, grandchildren and her husband for all of their ongoing support.
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Jim Tompkins-MacLaine
Musical Director
Jim Tompkins-MacLaine began his musical theatre career as an actor at the age of eight, as a musical director at the age of fourteen and as a director at the age of nineteen. He has been involved in more than 350 productions of musicals, dramas and comedies and has performed as a singer and pianist on six continents. He began his formal musical education at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, studying choral conducting and vocal performance. He then attended Arizona State University where he was co-founder of their jazz vocal program. In 1989, he was a Jeopardy champion and appeared on the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Jim operates a busy voice studio in San Diego and is the director of a 12-voice men’s vocal ensemble, In aChord. He also teaches performing arts at E3 Civic High School in the new San Diego Public Library.
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Perry Lee
Choreographer
Perry studied at American Dramatic Academy for musical theatre. While in L.A., he trained with Jonathan Ingstrom, choreographer for a National Tour of 42nd Street and Chryssie Whitehead of the Broadway Revival of A Chorus Line (Kristine, “Sing!”). Since then he has choreographed and directed numerous shows at local schools, the Kroc Center, as well as YAT. In addition, he founded and directs his own A Cappella Group "SoundWave" at San Diego State University. Perry would like to thank Jean, Joe, and Jim for their dedication to this production and YAT for this opportunity.
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