Education Instructors
Erin Day
Artistic Director
Class Instructor
Actor - Macbeth, King John, Titus Andronicus (2010, 1995), Richard III, The Skin of Our Teeth, Henry VI, Who's Afriad of Virginia Woolf, Coriolanus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Taming of the Shrew, A Touch of the Poet, The Winter's Tale, Ballad of Young Will Jones, The Bind, Timon of Athens, Midsummer Night's Dream (1998), Richard II, Two Noble Kinsmen, Julius Caesar, As You Like It (1997), Cymbeline, Measure for Measure, Love's Labour's Lost, Twelfth Night (1995), Pericles
With twenty-five years of experience working in the professional theatre predominately as an actor, Erin has also served as a voice and text coach, developed acting classes for both youth and adults, directed and is now the Artistic Director of GreenStage. Erin’s training began at Westminster College then off to the Professional Actor Training Program at Ohio University and The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. It is her belief that Acting is about telling the truth. That truth is discovered by exploration and analysis of text, physicality, and one’s understanding of the world of the play, as well as, an individual’s experience. This, coupled with a passion to communicate that truth, is what Erin considers great acting.
Amelia Meckler
Communcations Director
Class Instructor
Director - Twelfth Night (2008), Merchant of Venice, Squish
Actor - Macbeth (2010), King John, Titus Andronicus (2009), Richard III, The Skin of Our Teeth, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Coriolanus, The Night of the Iguana, Taming of the Shrew, Troilus and Cressida, The Winter's Tale, Ballad of Young Will Jones, Volpone, Timon of Athens
Amelia also works as an actor, director, stage manager and voice over artist. After graduating with a BFA in Theater Performance from Hofstra University in New York, Amelia moved to Seattle and began working with GreenStage as a Stage Manager for Richard II. Since then, she has acted in many shows with GreenStage, as well as directed Squish!, Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night. Amelia spent time in the early 2000’s on the GreenStage Board of Directors as President and Treasurer, and is very happy to be settled into her staff role of handling communications, including marketing and PR as well as managing talent and casting. She has also worked with several other Seattle theaters such as Theater Schmeater, Balagan, Macha Monkey, Taproot and others. Amelia believes live theater is a vital part of community and the human condition. Go see a play.
Zach Adair
Summer Camp Teacher
Actor - King John
Zach is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts, where he received a BFA in theater with an emphasis on directing and writing. In the time since he graduated, he has worked in the youth programs of Intiman, Book-It Repertory Theater, and the Seattle Shakespeare Company. He very pleased that GreenStage has offered him the chance to continue to bring the art of theater to the youth of Seattle.
Ryan Spickard
Education Instructor
Fight Director - Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It (2010), Twelfth Night (2008), Hamlet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Richard III, Henry VI, Macbeth (2001), Troilus and Cressida
Actor - Macbeth (2010), Merchant of Venice, The Winter's Tale
A Native to the Northwest, Ryan is a BFA graduate from Cornish College of the Arts and a member of the Society of American Fight Directors as well as the United Stuntmen’s Association.He has performed with local theaters such as GreenStage, Theater Schmeater, Balagan Theater, Seattle Shakespeare Company, and Book-It Repertory Theater, as well as appearing regionally with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Ryan is also the Co-Artistic Director of Performers’ Forge, an organization dedicated to the education and performance of stage combat through action and violence. “When Violence is the Answer, We are the Solution!”