Blair has been running the theatre at DHS since 1987.   She holds a Masters  in Education in Theatre and French.  She was the recipient of the Oregon Thespians Melba Day Sparks Award for Teaching Excellence in Theatre, and the Rex Rabold Award from the Oregon Theatre Arts Association.  Blair also was part of the teaching staff at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for 27 years. 

Yvette is a happy transplant to Oregon after living and working in Wisconsin, Florida, Washington, DC, and Virginia. She graduated from Viterbo College (now University) with an emphasis in Technical Theatre before working in several venues, most notably Arena Stage and The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC.

After graduating from Southern Oregon University with a BFA in Theatre, Hannah joined the 2019 Acting Company of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. While at OSF, she performed over 100 times in As You Like It, directed by Rosa Joshi.

Hannah is a teacher and director with Children's Educational Theatre and the Artistic Director of Struts & Frets Theatre Company. She is thrilled to be back at her old stomping grounds (DHS class of 2014!) and has recently directed Romeo + Juliet, A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night, Pride and Prejudice, and the award winning production of The Yellow Boat for DHS theatre, to name a few!

Terry is an Oregon transplant after living in NYC and SF. He is an actor, director, musician, and theatre technician. He graduated from Notre Dame De Namur University with a BA in Theatre Arts, an alum of the National Theatre Institute’s Intensive Semester program and Primary Stages ESPA classes. 

He is a company member of Struts & Frets Theatre Co. and Theatre Diaspora.

Credits include working Off Broadway, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Oregon Children’s Theatre, The 5th Ave, Portland Opera, and Stumptown Stages

Sharon Oberst is Professor Emerita of Dance at Western Oregon University where she taught and served as Head of Dance for 32 years. She performed with the Houston Ballet, Eugene Ballet, and Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars. Oberst choreographs historical theatrical productions such as Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice and has directed and choreographed numerous musicals including Kiss Me, Kate, Victor/Victoria, and West Side Story.

Laura is a singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, and choreographer, that  graduated with a masters of music in 2017 focusing on American Vernacular Music and Musical Theatre at Western Oregon University.

She teaches private voice lessons and has been vocal director for our last two musicals! She is also a freelance singer and performs at wineries and restaurants throughout the Willamette Valley. 

Aaron was our choreographer for many years and works as a Director and Acting Coach periodically for DHS Theatre. He has a background in Directing, Acting and Dance.  He holds a BS in Theatre and a Master in Education: English from Western Oregon University.