Instructors

Mark Steering

Mark has a degree in Performing & Expressive Arts from Ithaca College. He has performed as an actor, singer, and puppeteer and was half of the musical comedy duo, "Humble Divas." He recently played Homer Zuckerman in Charlotte's Web for Oregon Children's Theater. Mark has stage and/or music directed dozens of plays and musical productions and was the Theater Arts Director at Mittleman Jewish Community Center. He stage directed two children's operas for Musical Kids Onstage and has music directed Hair for Radiant Theater. Currently, Mark teaches musical theater classes and directs theater camps for Oregon Children's Theatre and MADE for Kids. He gives private and group lessons in singing and audition prep and has an Interior Redesign/Home Staging business called Fluff It Up Redesign.

Sarah Grace Shewbert

Sarah Grace holds a Ph.D. in Music History from the University of Washington as well as degrees in Music from the University of Portland and Portland State, and Theater for Youth and English from Concordia University. She has served as musical theater instructor and accompanist at Oregon Children's Theatre and has stage and music directed at Concordia University. Sarah Grace is currently the pianist for Cascades Presbyterian (Vancouver) and has been the Program Director of MADE for Kids since 2004.