Pre-Pro Company

Kristine Reese

Kristine is an actor, singer, coach, director, coach and educator. She has performed on Broadway, National Tours, regional theatre houses and concert venues across the globe and is best known for playing Catherine on the Tony-Award winning National Tour of PIPPIN and originating the role Nessarose on the original Second National Tour of WICKED. She also appeared on the National Tours of FINDING NEVERLAND (Mary Barrie) and MAMMA MIA! and on Broadway in the 2006 Revival of LES MISERABLES. Other credits include roles at The MUNY, Kansas City Starlight, Theatreworks Silicon Valley, Music Theatre Wichita and, City Springs Theatre Company, as well as appearances as a vocal soloist in over a dozen international Symphony Orchestras. Kristine earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the prestigious Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music. 

Kristine’s philosophy is to prepare students to comfortably, confidently and competently succeed in every situation with a combination of technique and audacity. Kristine’s approach is holistic – she is committed to refining students’ techniques, fostering the authentic and artistic self and empowering and inspiring the human being. She is motivated to leave every student “feeling better when they walk out than when they came in” and to prepare them for a career in the arts AND beyond. 

Kristine’s goal is to help her students achieve their dreams, make rigorous, high – end arts education approachable and accessible to everyone and to build the Atlanta arts community to be the most competitive in the Nation.

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Billy Tighe

Billy Tighe has performed on Broadway, the West End, National Tours, Off-Broadway and many of the country’s most prestigious regional theaters. He made his Broadway debut in PIPPIN and starred as Elder Price in the West End production of THE BOOK OF MORMON. He has toured North America in five Broadway National Tours including: JM Barrie in FINDING NEVERLAND, Fiyero in WICKED, Jean-Michel in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Elder Price in THE BOOK OF MORMON and DIRTY DANCING. He played Anthony Hope in the critically acclaimed, immersive Off-Broadway production of SWEENEY TODD at Barrow Street and has originated roles in the upcoming Broadway-aimed productions of HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL and THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS. Regional theatre credits include Paper Mill Playhouse, The Old Globe, Paramount Theatre, St. Louis MUNY, Ogunquit Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House, Marriott Theater, North Carolina Theater.​

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Bob Adams

Bob Adams was the head of the Drama Department at Pebblebrook High School (CCCEPA), Cobb County’s performing arts magnet school for twenty-five years before retiring in 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree in theatre performance from Miami University (Ohio) and a master’s degree in theatre from The University of Missouri. During his tenure at CCCEPA, he directed over fifty plays and musicals.  As an actor, Mr. Adams has worked regionally with theatres in Missouri and Minnesota, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, and the City Springs Theatre Company. His voiceover work has been heard on Atlanta radio and in commercials. In addition to his work at CCCEPA, Mr. Adams has directed productions at Spelman College and the Atlanta Lyric Theatre. Other directing and development work includes: MLK: A Monumental Life at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and the development of In The Midnight Hour, a musical based on the life of Wilson Pickett, with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. From 2000 – 2019, Mr. Adams served as the director of the ETC and Prompt summer camps in Cobb County.  For more than a decade, he directed the annual Home For The Holidays production at the Cobb Civic Center’s Anderson Theatre. Mr. Adams has been selected Pebblebrook’s Teacher of the Year and was twice selected Pebblebrook’s STAR Teacher. While at Pebblebrook, his teaching work focused on the Meisner technique, Shakespearean acting, and musical theatre. His former students can be found performing on Broadway, London’s West End, television, film, national tours, regional theatres, and cruise lines throughout the world.

Lilly Anayeh

Lilly Anayeh is a voice teacher, performer, and choreographer, originally from Jacksonville, FL. After earning a BFA in Musical Theatre with studies in Choreography from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, she began teaching voice, piano, and acting lessons over zoom, during the pandemic. She then moved to Abingdon, VA to work with Barter Theatre as an actor, choreographer, and music director. Some of her regional credits include: A Christmas Story, 9 to 5 (Choreographer), Murder on the Orient Express, Over the River and Through the Woods, and Rockin at the Moonlight. She is currently a Musical Theatre Voice Professor at Brenau University, and is represented by The Avenue Agency for Commercial, TV, and Film.

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Chauncey Jenkins

Chauncey Jenkins has a BFA in Acting with an emphasis in Musical Theater from Wright State University and experience as an acting and performance instructional coach. As an actor, Chauncey has performed in Broadway shows and national tours including The Color Purple, Mamma Mia, Dreamgirls, and Hairspray (Hollywood Bowl). He has also had a successful film and television career appearing in shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Animal Kingdom, 911, How I Met Your Mother, Boomerang, and The Oval. As a commercial actor, Chauncey has starred in commercials for companies such as Walmart, Nissan, Ford, Verizon, Nesquik, and McDonald’s. He believes in allowing students the opportunity to learn and to develop complete characters, and is excited to share his knowledge and experience with the City Springs Theater Conservatory students.

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