Welcome Bethany Costello!
“Bethany Costello is a NC native teaching artist, educator, actress and musician.
An avid traveler and lover of wellness, Bethany is a proud graduate of The South Carolina School of the Arts (2019) and holds a BFA degree in Musical Theatre. Bethany has served as a Musical Theatre Artist (music director, educator, assistant director, performer, vocal coach and accompanist) with companies including The REV Theatre Company, Florida Repertory Theatre, Lexington Children’s Theatre, Missoula Children’s Theatre, CentreStage and Anderson University.
Favorite artistic credits include: JUNIE B. JONES: THE MUSICAL, SISTER ACT, TWELFTH NIGHT, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, ALABASTER (THE WORLD PREMIER), ROMEO AND JULIET and INTO THE WOODS.
She aspires to foster accessibility and joy for the arts to students of all ages and can’t wait to bring that passion to Roanoke!”
Our SEA program brings professional children’s theater to the students in our community who otherwise would not have an opportunity to participate or be exposed to professional theater instruction.
13 Sontag Elementary Students will participate in our SEA After-School theatre program.
These SEA Students will be working on - Acting out the stories they create - Improv / Using their Imagination - Character Development - Theatre Techniques - Building Confidence - Story Development
Today was AMAZING! We have never seen the energy and participation levels like today. All students were excited, engaged and loved the first day.
Benefits of SEA
SEA helps children to develop imagination and critical thinking as well as refine cognitive and creative skills; enhance reading expression and comprehension; improve pronunciation, projection, and enunciation; be encouraged to read independently at home; build self-confidence; strengthen problem-solving and critical thinking skills; and develop team-building skills.