Staff
Ms. Faith
Owner & Director
Faith is delighted to be the director and owner of this fantastic Drama Kids program. Faith is a proud mother to her son, Bradley – and “Drama Mama” to Hillsborough County students for the last 10 years. Faith holds a BA in Education from the University of North Florida where she graduated at the top of her class. She has been involved in theatre for more than 25 years as an actress, director, choreographer and musical director.
A certified Florida teacher, she has fifteen years of teaching experience, working with children of all ages. When she found a program that was focused on building confidence, speaking and acting skills in children, Faith knew it was the ideal fusion of her two passions!
Ms. Dulcie
Production Manager
Dulcie is the resident theatre ninja on the FL DK team! You can find Ms. Dulcie teaching, training, stage managing, directing, and organizing all things related to the Drama Kids Take 2 Performance Academy. Dulcie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. After several years working in the local Hillsborough County office, Dulcie now works in franchise support in the Drama Kids national office.
She lives in Brandon with her husband, Dave, son Eli, and daughter, Madeleine. Also at home are dogs Roxie and Stella and cats Charlie, Metro, and Celia. She loves to watch students unleash their creativity and imagination in a safe, judgment-free space. Why yes, you can be a princess-robotsuperhero-cat!
Ms. Melissa
Drama & Acting Teacher, Choreographer
Melissa has studied dance throughout her education. She received her BA in Theater and Dance from the University of New Hampshire. After graduating college, she worked at Walt Disney World, performing in all 4 of the theme parks. She danced in both the daytime and nighttime parades in Magic Kingdom and was also the project coordinator for the opening cast of several parades and shows.
Melissa lives in Lutz with her husband Mike, son Michael, and daughter Miranda. She is excited to join Drama Kids and is looking forward to sharing her talents with the students.
Ms. Libia
Drama & Acting Teacher, Choreographer
Being on stage and backstage throughout her high school years has given Libia so much confidence and taught her the importance of the arts in people’s lives. She holds a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences and through the experiences of attaining this degree, has further learned the importance of artistic outlets, which she hopes to share with her students. Libia shares her home with her fiancee and their ten pets: two cats, two lizards, and six rats.
Ms. Cassia
Drama & Acting Teacher
This is Cassia’s first year teaching at Drama Kids. Originally from Atlanta, Ga, she has been a performer for 5+ years and she is thrilled to spread her love and joy for theater/drama arts! In her class she intends to provide and safe and fun environment where kids can use their imagination to do great things. She believes that everyone should be able to express themselves and have their own sense of individuality and will use the arts to help kids with just that!
Ms. Rachel
Assistant Teacher / Choreographer
Rachel has been involved with theatre since she was 10 years old. She is from Nashville Tennessee where she has been acting for 12 years. Her love for theatre only grew when she began working for former New York actress Marilyn Fair at her summer theatre intensives where she was assistant director and stage manager. She has experience choreographing numerous dance classes and has assisted in choreographing numerous shows. In college, she even has experience in directing numerous one-act plays and short films.
Rachel loves watching students have the opportunity to find what they are passionate about and giving them the chance to shine.
Ms. Aniya
Drama & Acting Teacher
Hello everyone. My name is Aniya Moore. I have been in theatre most of high school being a part of church plays and school cabarets. My last performance was senior year as the grandmother in The Addams Family. The role was very fun and brought out my creativity. I love acting and being involved with the production crew. I’m so excited for this year and I can’t wait to meet the students! See ya soon!
Ms. Natasha
Music Director
Bio Coming Soon!