Theatre Director and Instructor
Crystal is a graduate of Milligan College where she received her B.A. in fine arts/theatre, M.Ed. in English and theatre education, and served as Artist in Residence. After grad school Crystal went on to direct and teach both in the community and school systems in the mountains of East Tennessee and the flats of West Tennessee, before returning to her hometown of Evansville. She will begin her 9th year at Mater Dei this fall and 12th year as a classroom teacher. Crystal’s first experience with theatre was playing baby Jesus when she was 6 weeks old, and she’s felt at home on the stage ever since. Theatre has always been a place of love, refuge, and expression for her, and she’s over the moon excited to get to work with young people creating art with Studio Vibe! Crystal has directed over 25 plays and musicals, acted her way through college, and has taught and coached more young actors than she can count. Crystal is a 2018 Arts Educator of the Year nominee. When not working with the stage,