CSC Teaching Artists
CSC instructors are professional artists from the Greater Baltimore Area. Many have worked with us as actors, directors, technicians, and management and bring their expertise of professional experience to the classroom.
All of our teaching artists hold degrees in higher education or are working towards one, and can also offer insight and advice for students seeking a career in the arts.
Our Teaching Artists
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Meet Our Teaching Artists
Molly Horton Booth is a teacher, writer, consultant, and theatre nerd. They are currently the CSC Homeschool CORPS Lead Teaching Artist, as well as the Education Specialist for Shakespeare Beyond. She has nearly two decades of experience working in education and an English MA specializing in the pedagogy of Shakespeare’s texts. Molly offers professional development workshops using language and arts skills to improve team communication. In their spare time, they also write books for young adults and children, published most recently by Disney Hyperion. For more about Molly, you can visit her website: http://www.mollyhortonbooth.com/. (they/she)
Kevin Alan Brown is an actor, director, and teaching artist based in Baltimore, Maryland. He is so excited to return to Chesapeake after several years away. Some of his favorite performances with CSC were Taming of the Shrew, a Christmas Carol, and The Three Musketeers. He holds an MFA from the Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy at the George Washington University. When he is not performing, Kevin is an early education arts integration specialist with WolfTrap and Arts for Learning Maryland. He is also the co-artistic director of Red Key Dance Theatre with his wife, Robin Neveu Brown. He has performed internationally in Russia and Greece, as well as stateside in New York, DC, Maryland, Colorado, Arkansas, and numerous other theaters across the US.
Melissa Freilich works as a director, teacher and fight choreographer in Baltimore, MD. She is an Instructor for Dueling Arts International, a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors, and an associate member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. She is a certified Alexander Technique teacher and recognized member of the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT), having trained with Jane Heirich in Ann Arbor MI.
Caleb Griffith is an actor and teaching artist based in Baltimore, MD, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Caleb loves to perform and to see others perform, so when he was offered the opportunity to become a CSC teaching artist, he readily agreed. He loves to bring energy and positivity to both the classroom and the stage, and works to foster a welcoming and safe classroom environment.
Michael Harris has been a teaching artist with Chesapeake Shakespeare since 2020. He is a faculty member at Hood College & the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Michael is the former Executive & Artistic Director of the Baltimore Improv Group (BIG) and has taught for BIG since 2008. He has performed regionally at the Kennedy Center, Studio Theater, Signature Theater, amongst numerous other theaters, and played Feste in CSC's 2022 production of Twelfth Night.
Emily Karol is an actor, director, and teaching artist in the DC/Baltimore metro area. She has been a teaching artist with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company since 2015. She has performed with CSC in A Christmas Carol, Romeo & Juliet (student matinee) and Love's Labour's Lost. Emily works for AACPS as an acting teacher with the magnet program of Apex Arts. She is also an acting company member and Shakespeare Text Coach for the Maryland Renaissance Festival. Emily recently won Best Stage Actor in The Baltimore Sun’s “Best of 2023” competition for her performance as the titular character in Shakespeare’s “Richard III” at the Maryland Renaissance Festival and The Strand Theatre in Baltimore.
Molly Moores is a CSC Company Member and CSC Teaching Artist. She has appeared with CSC in A Christmas Carol (2014-2019); Macbeth (movable 2019); Macbeth (student matinee 2019); Romeo and Juliet (student matinee 2015-2020); Henry IV Parts 1 and 2; A Midsummer Night's Dream (2018 and 2011); The Winter's Tale; Julius Caesar; Anne of the Thousand Days; The Three Musketeers; Macbeth (2016); Much Ado About Nothing; Richard II; The Taming of the Shrew; Antony and Cleopatra; Pride and Prejudice; Romeo and Juliet (2012); and The Merchant of Venice. www.mollymoores.com
MaryGrace Ruebens (they/she) is an actor, vocalist, musician, and teacher and has been working with CSC's education department since 2021. MaryGrace currently holds a BFA Acting degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and partners with Molly Horton Booth in teaching the Homeschool CORPS. She will be working this summer's family fundays at the Patapsco Female Institute as a musician for the kids. She stage managed CSC's 2024 veteran performance of The Two Noble Kinsmen and has worked numerous seasons as a bartender and box office associate for the theater. She plans to further her technical and performance credits as she continues to work in the Baltimore and DMV area.
Ellie Skoda started at CSC as a box office assistant, ASM, StageHand, and now a teaching artist! She is normally on the backstage side of things as a stage manager by trade, but since becoming a Theatre Teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools, she loves the limelight by directing her lovely students. They hold a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts from McDaniel College. Former credits include Alice Beineke in The Addams Family, Mrs.Banks in Mary Poppins, and Horton the Elephant in Suessical the Musical.
Tia Thomas is an actor and teaching artist from Baltimore, Maryland, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Towson University. She has taught at Everyman Theatre and Wide Angle Youth Media, focusing on arts education in diverse communities. Currently, Tia is a side study for the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's production of Midsummer Beyond. She is passionate about fostering creativity and expression in her students.
Quincy Vicks is an actor, singer and musician who holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Morgan State University. He has been proud to serve as a CSC Teaching Artist since 2016. CSC acting credits include Macbeth (Macduff), Twelfth Night (Duke Orsino), A Raisin in the Sun (George) and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Sir Nathaniel). Recent regional acting credits include Long Way Down (Olney Theatre Center), A Year with Frog and Toad (Imagination Stage), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Adventure Theatre) and Seussical (Keegan Theatre)(Helen Hayes award winner for best ensemble). Quincy also works with Building Better People Productions, an ensemble that create shows for young audiences geared towards the importance of empathy and anxiety throughout elementary schools in the DMV area.