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Drama Faculty
Carol Apelt, Volunteer
Private Acting: Auditions & Scenes
Carol became involved with Sitar Arts Center in 2006 when she began volunteering in support of the Center’s fundraising efforts. In 2009, she became a volunteer teacher, offering a targeted course to help young performers further hone their unique acting talents. Carol holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University’s acclaimed theatre program and is pursuing her Masters in History at George Mason University. In addition to these pursuits, she has enjoyed a successful 14-year career in the government, for-profit and nonprofit sectors, including stints at the Federal Administration for Children and Families, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Dallas Theater Center. Carol is currently Director of Operations and Business Development at CRAFT | Media/Digital, and serves on the leadership team for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' DC-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team, part of the National Disaster Medical System.
Helen McMahon, Volunteer
Acting Games
Helen found Sitar Arts Center in 2003, on a sunny spring day in early May, when on a walk on a side street in Adams Morgan neighborhood she stumbled upon a group of young jazz musicians, hip hop dancers, face-paint artists, and poets participating in their spring semester performance week. After learning more about the Center’s mission, she thought the Center would provide a perfect avenue to put her theater background back into practice again (it had gone dormant far too long and she always enjoyed working with youth). Ever since that fateful walk on spring day, she has been coming to Sitar Arts Center where – even better than a spring day – new blossoms can be seen every season. Helen received a B.A. degree in Speech and Drama from Catholic University with a minor in Secondary Education. She has previously taught creative dramatics to teenagers at the Columbia School for the Performing Arts in Maryland.
Meghan O'Connell, Volunteer
Musical Theater Workshop
A. Lorraine Robinson, Director of Faculty & Education
Stage Acting
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Anastasia Stewart, Volunteer
Play Acting
Anastasia has recently graduated from University of Maryland, College Park with a BA in Theatre. She has just began volunteering at Sitar Arts Center in Fall 2010 as a way to share her passion for Drama with children. In working with the students of Sitar Arts Center, she has begun to look into teaching full time!
Joelle Thomas, Volunteer
Play Acting