Theatre Faculty

Kimberly Shire has an MFA in Directing Theatre for Young Audiences and Costume Design from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. While at UHM, Kimberly served as the Late Night Theatre Artistic Director and as staff reviewer for Hitting The Stage. Kimbe...

Julia Harris is a Carroll Theatre alum and has been teaching in the department since 2018. Julia has beent performing and teaching for most of the last 20 years. She holds an MA in Theatre Arts (University of North Dakota), where she earned an I...

Amber Barnes is a Carroll College 2004 alum and the FLEX Marketing Director as well as the assistant to the Department Chair. She has been teaching, directing, assistant directing, and assisting the department since 2015. Prior to moving back to...

In addition to being the Technical Director and Adjunct Instructor for Carroll's Theatre program, Morgan also serves as the Light and Sound Director for Grandstreet Theatre. Morgan grew up in Helena and holds a Certificate in Entertainment Manag...

Anna Milburn is a 2007 alumni of the Carroll College Theatre Department. She holds an Associates of Voice Performance from Casper College, and a Masters in Musical Theatre from the University of Montana. Anna has worked in Portland, Oregon, perf...

Katie Greenberg currently owns an alteration studio, The Sewing Bee, in Downtown Helena. She has a lifetime of costuming and fashion influence and experience that started with her first sewing machine at 15. She holds a degree in Costume Design ...

Keri Jaynes is a woman of many talents. She holds a B.S. in Education from University of Montana-Western and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Montana Tech. She has been dancing for 42 years. Over her lifetime she has trained in New York...

Retta is the current Education and Outreach Coordinator for the The Myrna Loy and serves on the Faculty at Grandstreet Theatre School. She grew up in Helena, and holds a BA in Acting and Directing (Middlebury College) and an MFA in Theater (Sara...

Brandon Taylor (he/him) is an actor/singer/dancer/musician from Hollister, California. He’s been singing, dancing, and playing music ever since. He started taking tap and ballet at San Benito Dance Academy when he was 12, and after three years w...

Kevin Casey is a Guest Teaching Artist for Comedy and Stage Combat.

Kal Poole (He, Him)  is an accomplished Equity actor and educator. As a professional actor and director for over 20 years, he brings extensive experience to his role as a Guest Teaching Artist at Carroll College's Department of Theatre.With a BF...

Bailey Osborne is a Guest Teaching Artist for Mimeprov.

Ross Peter Nelson is a playwright whose work has appeared in several states and across three continents. His work has been published in Ellipsis magazine and by Playground SF and Heartland Plays. His play Becoming Number Six recently took second plac...