MEET THE TCO TEAM

​​INSTRUCTORS
Each of our instructors come with an extensive pedigree from both a performance and instructional background. They bring deep professionalism and knowledge to every class and individual student.

TYRONE WILSON
SHAKESPEARE & THE CLASSICS
​INTRUCTOR

Tyrone Wilson is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. He has taught at Middlebury College, Southern Oregon University, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts.He has appeared in several films including Privilege, Stone Soup and The Super.Theatre audiences have seen Tyrone in the European Tours, Off Broadway and numerous Regional Theatres. In 26 seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Mr. Wilson has performed in over 50 plays creating nearly 100 different characters.

N. ELEANOR CAMPBELL
SCREENWRITING
​INTRUCTOR

PAUL COSCA
MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY
​INSTRUCTOR

N. Eleanor Campbell is a native Portlane screenwritter whose passion lies in expanding queer representation in episodic television. She has a bachelor's degree from Carleton College where she first fell in love with screenwriting. After completing a brief theatre analysis program in London, Eleanor returned to Portland. She is a member of the Couch Collective whose mission is to uplift diverse voices through film. SH eis proudest of her work writing and producing Kai Tillman's "Hey, Man" which is currently in post-production.

Paul is an actor, director, instructor, playwright, and fight choreographer, as well as the founder of theatre companies in Chicago and Portland. He is the author of many original works, most recently a full-length musical. ​

KATE HAWKES
THEATRE THERAPY
INSTRUCTOR

Kate Hawkes has decades of experience in theatre arts, education and some specific work in the arts in healthcare field.
Her goals are to bring to a broader audience a personal experience of the arts as an empowering force in all aspects of our lives.
She believes that sustainable, healthy arts organizations and empowered, healthy individuals are essential elements of an evolving, healthy community and culture.

ALISSA LARSON
YOUTH THEATRE
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Alissa’s love for acting began 15 years ago with live theatre through her elementary school programs and grew into both the teacher and learner. She’s worked with local theatres in the Rogue Valley singing, acting, dancing, stage managing, choreographing, and directing, and currently is studying full-time in New York City at the Institute for American Musical Theatre to pursue a professional acting career. ​

MIKEE NADORA
DANCE
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Mikee is a professional dancer with more than 20 years of experience. She is trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, musical theater, and hip hop. Her pre-professional training includes NW Fusion at Westside Dance and Gymnastics Academy, Blazer Dancer Intensives, as well as RAW Dance Crew at MVP Dance Elite. She has competed regionally and nationally and has been in various concerts, commercials, and stage productions. She has taught at studios across the Portland-Metro Area, but currently resides at MVP Dance Elite.

ASHLEY CORKETT
DANCE
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Ashley has been dancing since the age of 3, and began teaching at 16. She has taught a wide variety of dance styles including Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, Hip-Hop and Choreography at various national and international workshops and intensives, and in the Portland area where she is currently a competitive choreographer, instructor and NASM certified personal trainer and youth exercise specialist.

REBECCA CLARK CAREY
VOICE AND TEXT
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Rebecca is head of voice and text at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where she has coached over 50 productions, including 22 Shakespeare plays.  She has also coached at the Guthrie, American Repertory Theatre, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and Broadway.  In London, she has taught at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the Central School of Speech and Drama.