About Instructor Robin (“Robby”) Hedge

Robin (“Robby”) has been doing theater and dance all her life, incorporating her love of the stage with her passion for developing young performers.  She truly believes in seeing that each child has his or her turn in the spotlight.  With dual degrees in theater and elementary education, Robby is uniquely qualified for this most important role – serving as your child’s guide to the fun, wonderful world of the dramatic arts while ensuring their safety and artistic progress.

Because of her academic background (B.S. in Theater and a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Colorado) and extensive experience with children, Robby understands children’s natural inclinations for pretend play and role-playing.  She found that instead of compartmentalizing the drama experience into individual skills, such as acting, dancing or singing, children garnered the greatest benefits by jumping right into the production.  She discovered that by beginning play rehearsal immediately, children learn to act, sing and dance among other skills in a causal context – and this works best with their still developing senses of patience, time, and association.

Even after having directed over 200 youth theater productions, the sparkle in a child’s eyes when the curtain rises will never lose its magic to Robby.  That’s why she strives to ensure that the sparkle is always there.  Lines will change, solos will be added, genders roles will be dishonored from the original script – all so that each child can feel important like the star that they are.