Instructor of Drama and Musical Theater B.A. Theater Education (Emerson College); Masters Degree Candidate in Education (Bridgewater State College); studied voice at Emerson College; extensive study of Dance; taught English and Drama and directed school musicals at Hingham Junior High; co-choreographed Hingham High School and Thayer Academy musicals; instructor for summer theater at Hanover summer school. Further directing experience includes: Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, The Wiz, and Bye-Bye Birdie. Ms. Lane has performed in such varied productions as: South Pacific, West Side Story, Kiss Me Kate, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, and Candide. Tracy joined FSPA and FPAC in 1995.
Instructor of Drama Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Theater Education (Emerson College); taught English and Theater in Williamsport, PA school district; directed Summer Stock Children's Theater before becoming a full time mom; choreographed Once On This Island at The Ben Franklin Charter School.
Instructor of Musical Theater B.A. Music (Providence College); Masters Degree Candidate in Music Education (Rhode Island College); FSPA alumnus and Broadway Light member, co-producer of FSPA/FPAC productions; frequent FPAC performer; FSPA instructor of Kindermusik and Piano since 1993.
Instructor of Musical Theater B.A. in Business Administration (Stonehill College); currently enrolled in Graduate Program - Performing Arts Division (Emerson College); extensive teaching/coaching'directing experience including On Stage Academy of the Performing Arts, Westport Junior Miss Scholarship Program, Old Rochester Regional Middle School, Stonehill Theater Company; member of Alpha Psi Omega (National Honor Society for Theater); advocate for Americans for the Arts, New York.
Instructor of Acting and Musical Theater Nick Paone is a graduate of Occidental College from which he holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater. He is an Equity Performer and has performed roles in such shows as Cabaret, Oklahoma, Red Noses, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Little Shop of Horrors, and Romeo and Juliet. Nick has also written and directed numerous shows and has produced a night of one-act plays in New York City. Nick enjoys bringing the art of theater to young people and has traveled all over the U.S. performing with TheaterWorks, USA.