Staff

Dawn Snyder

Drama & Acting Teacher

Dawn Snyder has been acting and performing for over 15 years. She graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University with a BA in Theatre. Dawn is currently working in Stand-up and sketch comedy all throughout the metro-atlanta area. She also works at THE EVENT in Orlando three times a year, where she gets to coach children on the audition process right before they actually audition for casting directors and agents from across the nation. She truly loves working with children through Dramakids, which is why she has been teaching with us for over 5 years.

Christie Reiersen

Drama & Acting Teacher

Christie Reiersen is a recent transplant from New York City, where she spent the last ten years acting, directing and organizing workshops for children. She has a B.A. in theatre from Northeast Louisiana University and an M.F.A in acting from the University of Arkansas. In between getting her degrees and becoming a mother of two adorable boys, she has toured with children’s theatre in Minnesota, taught youth theatre camps in Arkansas and directed children’s play festivals in New York City. After pounding the pavement as a working actor, she took a break to get married, have children and run a ceramics studio. Now she is thrilled to be back to one of her true passions of helping kids reach their potential through imagination, play and the arts.

Alexis Haigh

Drama & Acting Teacher

Alexis Haigh is a recent graduate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre. She has been performing for over 15 years. During her schooling, she received rigorous training in areas such as performing, technical work, playwriting, and more. During university, she was the Vice President of Alpha Psi Omega an honors theatre fraternity on campus where she organized and led theatre events, workshops, and cabarets.

Alexis relocated to Atlanta, Georgia in 2022 to continue her theatre career following her education. When she is not teaching, she is passionate barista who loves to explore the artistic elements of the coffee industry. Alexis is thrilled to be joining Drama Kids to share her love of theatre with the next generation of artists and to inspire creativity and community within the classroom.