Director of Education

For over 20 years, David has worked in theater education all over Utah, receiving awards from Timpanogos Arts Foundation, Utah Theatre Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing, and Best of State. During that time, David helped to build Youth Theater programs at Westridge Elementary School, American Fork Youth Theater (now known as Timpanogos Youth Theater), and the Hale Academy for the Performing Arts and Education at Hale Center Theater Orem (now known as The Ruth). David holds a Bachelors of Music from Brigham Young University with an emphasis in Media Music Studies and Contemporary Voice. David also composes music for both film and theater, including music and lyrics for the animated films The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born and The Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever. Other writing credits include Theater for Young Audience productions of Peter Pan's Great Adventure, Little Red, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Three Little Pigs, The Velveteen Rabbit, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, as well as Blink, a new full-length musical. David is also the creator and writer of Hale Centre Theatre's "troupe-in-a-trunk" and outreach program, The Story Weavers. David also acts as Associate Resident Director of HCT, directing such productions as My Son Pinocchio, School of Rock, Newsies, May We All, and Little Women. Other performance credits at HCT include Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Buddy in Elf the Musical, Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain, Caractcus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bert in Mary Poppins, Georg Nowack in She Loves Me, Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet, and Jervis Pendleton in Daddy Long Legs.
 

Education Administrative Assistant

Tianna is excited to be working in the Education Department at Hale Centre Theatre. She has been involved in the theatrical arts since she was a young child and has been performing professionally for 6 years. Theatre for young audiences is one of her favorite types of performing and is currently involved in HCT’s educational outreach program called Story Weavers. She has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Utah Valley University. She has recently been seen on HCT’s stage in the productions of Singin’ in the Rain, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Les Miserables, Tarzan, and Seussical. Other credits include: HCTO - Newsies, Anything Goes, and The Little Mermaid; UVU: Legally Blonde, A Year with Frog and Toad, and 9 to 5. She has also worked at Walt Disney World as a character performer.
 

Music Director for The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition

DeLayne loves performing, directing, and music directing at our wonderful local theaters, HCT, HCTO, Scera, Sundance, and UVU. Favorite performing credits include: M'Lynn, Steel Magnolias;   Amy Hardcastle, One For the Pot; Miss Hannigan, Annie;  Dotty, Noises Off;  The Chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone;  Mrs. Meers, Thoroughly Modern Millie;  Favorite Director and Music Director credits include: A Christmas Story, James & the Giant Peach, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Matilda, Newsies, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, West Side Story.

DeLayne is a BYU graduate with a degree in Music and Family Science.  She loves her work with kids as Director/Instructor at Utah COPA and other youth programs. Her favorite role is wife and mom of 6 wonderful kids.
 

Choreographer for Stars

Janae Klumpp Gibb- Janae is a professional singer based out of Northern Utah. She’s most known for her work with BYU Noteworthy, who she performed with for three years. Janae has performed for Jay Leno, The Today Show, in Canada, Japan, and across the country. In 2017, she was nominated for best female collegiate soloist for her work with noteworthy, which she won runner up for. She’s recorded for and performed with Natalie Weiss, Joey Contreras, EFY, Hilary Weeks, The Forgotten Carols, Michael McLean, and several movies.
 

Choreographer for HCT Dance Company

Lindsey D. Smith graduated from the University of Utah with her BFA in Modern Dance and has worked as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher ever since! She spent 5 seasons as a Radio City Rockette and has performed all around the country. At Walt Disney World, she was a performer, a choreographer for Disney Event Group, and a choreographer/teaching artist for Disney Performing Arts.  Lindsey is a versatile artist and enjoys pushing students to be adaptable to all styles of choreography. In the corporate world, Lindsey worked with many clients including: Walmart, Sherwin Williams, IAAPA, Farmer's Insurance, and Chick Fil-A to name a few. Theatrical choreography credits include: Hale Centre Theatre (UT), Silver Dollar City (MO), The Orlando Rep (FL), the Garden Theatre (FL) and the Orlando Fringe Festival.
 

Director for One-Act Comedy

Ryan is a Resident Director at the Hale Centre Theatre recently helming our productions of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, One for the Pot, and The Play That Goes Wrong. As a familiar performer on our stages, his HCT credits include The Cat in the Hat (Seussical), Passepartout (Around the World in 80 Days), Mr. Wormwood (Matilda The Musical), Lumiere (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast), and the titular role in The Nerd in both our 2016 and 2006 productions. He has served as an adjunct professor in the Theatre Department at both Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University.
 

Director for Stars

Tanner has a BA in Choral Music Education from the University of Utah. He is currently the choir director at West Jordan Middle School and principal accompanist for the Utah Voices. Tanner has studied singing and piano since he was young and especially enjoys collaborating with other artists. You may have recently seen him in Hale Centre Theatre’s production of School of Rock. Other show credits include Always Patsy Cline, Daddy Long Legs, Bright Star, Tuck Everlasting, and Forever Plaid. In 2015 Tanner traveled to France with the University of Utah Chamber Choir where the choir received first prize in the Florilége Vocal de Tours competition. He is happily married to Elizabeth. Together they have two beautiful daughters.
 

Little Movers

Bailey Dayton is thrilled to be working with Broadway Snippets at HCT! Born and raised in Utah, she is currently working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Dance Theatre from BYU, with a minor in American Sign Language. She has performed locally at HCT, HCTO, The Scera, and Brigham Young University. Favorite performing credits include Ariel in Footloose, Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain, Fiona in Shrek the Musical, and Manhattan Concert Productions performances of Crazy For You at The Lincoln Center and Broadway Classics in Concert at Carnegie Hall. Bailey has trained with Utah Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA), The Dance Conservatory, and The Open Jar Institute in Manhattan. She recently returned from serving a mission in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Winnipeg, Canada. Bailey is grateful to work and perform alongside her mother, DeLayne, who deserves a massive shout-out for being the world's best mom/director/hooligan combo.
 

Young Entertainers

Channing is grateful for the opportunity to foster a love of musical theater and help youth develop their skills. She has a degree in Dance from Brigham Young University. She has performed locally at HCTO and Brigham Young University and spent the last couple years directing/choreographing youth musicals at the Elementary and Jr High level. She can’t wait to meet your awesome kiddos and spend afternoons dancing, singing, and laughing with them!
 

Broadway Snippets

Joni has loved theatre since before she knew what it was, and spent most of her early childhood acting out her favorite stories in the living room for her family until her parents finally had no choice but to enroll her in acting classes. She has long believed in the power of storytelling and is thrilled to help share and foster that love in young performers. Joni has a broad range of experience in the arts and in education, and has worked as actor, director, and dramaturg in productions across the United States. She earned her MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences at the University of Central Florida and her BA in English Education at Brigham Young University. In addition to her work on stage, Joni also writes for Utah Theatre Bloggers as a reviewer and sings with the Amavi Chorale at St. Mark’s Cathedral. Some of her favorite roles have included Cinderella (Into the Woods), Catherine Simms (The Foreigner), Shelby (Steel Magnolias), Sister Leo (Nunsense), Fairy May (The Curious Savage), and Marian Paroo (The Music Man).
 

Young Entertainers

Jordyn has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Southern Utah University; she is a BAST trained singing teacher and a licensed Kindermusik Instructor. Some of her other favorite projects include: Tale of Two Cities (swing and Assistant Director) at WVA. Bright Star (Alice Murphy) and 9 to 5 (Doralee) at the Zig; The Magician’s Elephant (Gloria), Christmas Carol (Belle) and The Light in the Piazza at HCT; The Spitfire Grill (Percy), RENT (Maureen), and Heathers the Musical at SUU; Pride and Prejudice (Jane) at West Works Theatre; Noises Off (Poppy) at Simon Fest; South Pacific, Amadeus, and Charlie’s Aunt at The Utah Shakespeare Festival.

She spends almost everyday singing her heart out with her voice students or to her dogs, and is passionate about participating in local and international humanitarian work.
 

Circus Life

Lance and his wife are the owners of Aerobatics Circus Center, a youth circus school located in Bluffdale and Pleasant Grove, Utah. They are passionate about growing circus performing arts here in Utah, as they can see how beneficial and empowering circus arts can be for children and teens - especially when it comes to building a positive self image and healthy lifestyle. Both appeared recently in Around the World in 80 Days at Hale Centre Theatre. Lance has performed for Franco Dragone Entertainment, Sea World San Diego and Chimelong International Circus.
 

Broadway Snippets

Melinda has been on directing teams for educational theater in California and Utah and loves working with youth! Along with being a working actress and singer at venues like Tuacahn, Hale Centre Theatre, and Abravanel Hall, she currently teaches voice from her home and at Utah COPA. She graduated with a degree in Theater Arts from BYU. She lives in American Fork with her husband, 3 daughters, and dog!
 

Circus Life

Samantha Nielsen and her husband are the owners of Aerobatics Circus Center, a youth circus school located in Bluffdale and Pleasant Grove, Utah. They are passionate about growing circus performing arts here in Utah, as they can see how beneficial and empowering circus arts can be for children and teens- especially when it comes to building a positive self image and healthy lifestyle. Both appeared recently in Around the World in 80 Days at Hale Centre Theatre. Samantha has performed with HCT in Aida and The Little Mermaid.
 

Broadway Snippets & Homeschool Theater

Originally from Citrus Heights, California, Suzy is an experienced performer, musical director, and director. As a performer, Suzy has sung the national anthem at NBA games and was the first place winner in the California State Talent competition. Suzy performed with the BYU Young Ambassadors, at Lagoon in the Main Stage Show, and at Opryland’s Fiesta Texas. Suzy has worked as a professional studio vocalist, and is currently a member of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

She was the founder and director of Main Stage Academy in Windham Maine, a musical theatre training center for young performers, where she taught and led students on performing tours to Boston, New York, and Florida. Suzy also worked with children and teens as a musical director or director in many local theatre productions. Some of her favorites include Mary Poppins, Singin’ in the Rain, Frozen, Shrek, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, and Into the Woods.

As a private vocal instructor for over 25 years, Suzy has worked with hundreds of students, including young artists who have gone on to perform on Broadway and in national touring casts. She holds a BFA in Music Dance Theatre from BYU and a Master’s Certificate in Vocology from Lamar University.

Suzy and her husband Bryce are the parents of 5 children and recently relocated to Utah after living in Maine for 20 years. She is thrilled to be part of the Hale Center Theater team, where she continues her mission of empowering young performers to gain confidence, develop their craft, and build lifelong friendships.

Besides being a Broadway nerd, Suzy loves chocolate, smelling flowers, jet skiing, and Disney magic.