Meet the Team

Administration

  • Owner/ Artistic Director

  • Owner/ Artistic Director

  • ADMINISTRATIVE ASSITANT

Acting & Voice Instructors

  • ACTING INSTRUCTOR

    Eric Bragg has been an educator in Georgia since 2003. For 11 years, he served as a teacher with the Fulton County School System. During that time he founded the drama department at Creek View Elementary School. His efforts at Creek View were recognized with a Teacher of the Year nomination and NBC’s prestigious Class Act Award in 2006. Eric has been the award winning director of numerous films that were entered in the Georgia Movie Academy state film competition and was a National Finalist in Sony’s Technology in Motion film competition. In 2007, Eric transferred to River Trail Middle School to teach drama full time.

    During his tenure as the drama teacher and director at RTMS, he was nominated for Teacher of the Year in 2012. In January of 2013, Eric received the Freddie G Experience award from Music Theatre International for his work as a director with youth. In 2015, Eric was asked to direct Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Providence Christian Academy, and in the fall of that year was asked to come on staff at Providence as the Fine Arts Director full time. While at Providence, Eric’s productions received 4 Georgia High School Musical Theatre Award nominations/honorable mentions per year including Best Overall Production for Shrek (2020), Best Director for Shrek (2020) and Little Mermaid (2016), Best Scenic Design for Little Mermaid (2016), and a variety of others for various production aspects and student achievements. His productions also received numerous awards at One Act Competition.

    Since moving to Georgia, Eric has performed in both professional and community theatre. Some of these credits include: True West (Austin), Once On This Island (Julian), Wit (Jason), The Boys Next Door (Jack), Into the Woods (Narrator/Mysterious Man), and Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble). Eric’s passion for theatre and his love of children have paired well in his professional pursuits. He is thankful to have had so many fantastic opportunities doing what he loves each day!

  • VOICE INSTRUCTOR

    Traci is currently teaching Theatre Arts at North Gwinnett Middle School. Under her tutelage, NGMS Drama earned Grand Champion and First place in Gwinnett County’s Dramarama, and Excellence in Music and Excellence in Acting as well as Outstanding Performance at the National Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta. She is a National Association of Teachers of Singing member and has taught private voice for the last 25+ years. While Traci lived on the West Coast, she performed with the San Francisco Opera Chorus and The Phantom of the Opera. Although most of her time is spent in the classroom,

    Traci still loves to perform during the summer months. Some of her most recent roles have been Grandma, in The Addams Family, Mrs. Paroo, in The Music Man, Mother Superior in Nunsense, and The Witch in Into the Woods.

  • ACTING FILM/TV INSTRUCTOR

    Amor Owens is an actress, producer, costume designer, and teacher. She grew up in a home where art, music, and performance were nurtured. She watched her mother perform on stage and television doing opera and playing in concerts as a classical pianist. Her early training began when her mother taught her music and voice. Amor continued her training and study of the arts and drama throughout high school and college. After college she taught at Gwinnett County Public Schools and performed in community theater. Amor also worked behind the camera for various local film companies in Georgia as a producer and costume designer. She is currently a working actress for film, tv, commercials, and theater. Amor is a member of both SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity Association. She is also the owner and founder of Hearth and Sky Studio, LLC. which is a creative studio in Norcross, GA offering classes, private coaching, self taping, and career consulting. Amor is happily married and is a mother to two wonderful teenagers.

    ​FILM / TV CREDITS- FBI Most Wanted, WandaVision, Cobra Kai, MacGyver, The Resident, Good Girls, Law and Order SVU, NCIS New Orleans, Dynasty, Being Mary Jane, Irresistible, and Little

    THEATER CREDITS - Hamlet, Thoroughly Modern Millie, State Fair, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Teen Town, A Man from Earth, Rex's Exes

    ​TRAINING & EDUCATION – Yale Drama Summer Conservatory, Practical Aesthetics with Karen Kohlhaas, Atlantic Acting School NY, Uta Hagen Technique at HB Studios, Acting Technique at Stella Adler Studio of Acting NY, Strasberg

    Intensive with Gary Swanson, NY, Meisner Intensive with Robert Mello, Meisner with Erin Burns, Advanced Chubbuck Technique with Jerri Tubbs, Stanislavski and Strasberg Method with Sandra Dorsey and Jayson Smith, On Camera Auditioning and Physical Life with Tim Phillips, Improv at The Second City in Chicago, Dad’s Garage, and The Village Theater in Atlanta

    ​DEGREES: B.A. from Vanderbilt University in Fine Arts & Philosophy, M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University, & Ed.S. from Mercer University in Teacher Education and Leadership

  • ACTING INSTRUCTOR

    Emily is so excited to be a part of the Red Phoenix team! She started doing shows with Red Phoenix when she was in high school during their production of Legally Blonde in 2012 and has seen Red Phoenix as a second home ever since! Emily graduated from Belmont University in 2019 with a BFA in Theatre Performance where some highlights include performing in her favorite play, The Wolves, as #00 and directing and choreographing a production of First Date! She is ecstatic to rejoin the Red Phoenix family at this studio!

  • ACTING FILM/TV INSTRUCTOR

    Travis James is a Red Phoenix alumni and is very excited to step in this season as a teacher. He attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York as a musical theatre major. After graduating in 2014, he returned to Atlanta and began to immerse himself in the tv/film side of the industry. He has appeared in numerous projects, such as Cobra Kai, Brockmire, and was recently a guest star on the CBS/Paramount Plus show Seal Team.

  • ACTING INSTRUCTOR

    Joe Veale (@therealjoeveale) is an Atlanta and NYC based actor with a fondness for dogs, and 4 Leaf clovers. He is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Nerve Project Theatre Co (@nerveprojecttheatrecompany), a performance company dedicated to awakening bravery through evocative theatrical experiences. He has worked extensively regionally as a member of the Resident Acting Company at the Historic Barter Theatre. Recent Off-Broadway Credits include; Enter Laughing (Marvin, U.S David, and Dance Captain-York Theatre), Great Expectations (Pip-Hudson Guild Theatre), and The Wrong Box (Wickham-Theatre for a New City). He was also in the Pre-Broadway Production of The Rivals, starring Tony Winner Harriet Harris. Fav regional credits include: Peter and The Starcatcher, Altar Boys, 42nd Street, Mamma Mia, Footloose, and The Three Musketeers. You can find Joe on Season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, as well as on Amazon Prime in the films Nocturne, and Turn Back Night.

    Joe received a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts with concentrations in Musical Theatre and Professional Acting from East Carolina University, and received his Meisner Training and certification from Greg Funaro. He is currently represented by Bret Adams Ltd Artists Agency. Joe is an endurance athlete and finished his first Ironman 70.3 Triathlon in June of 2022. www.joeveale.com www.nerveproject.org

Dance Teachers

  • JAZZ FUNK, CONTEMPORARY, MUSICAL THEATRE, TECHNIQUE

    Luke Badura is an Atlanta based professional dancer signed with Xcel Talent Agency. He grew up in Gwinnett County and began dancing at 7 years old. Luke spent his younger years training in Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, Modern, Hip Hop, Jazz Funk, Musical Theater and Lyrical, and he moved into competition dance once he started highschool. At just 16 years of age, Luke began dancing professionally with Gotta Dance Contemporary (now Admix Project) in Atlanta and also landed his first professional theatre job in Aurora Theatre's production of Mamma Mia!!. His other theatre credits include Newsies and Men with Money with Aurora Theatre, Mary Poppins and Billy Elliot with City Springs, Newsies with The Lyric and La Cage Aux Folles with Out front Theatre. Luke also has also danced for Royal Carribean Cruise Lines in Singapore and Malaysia!

    Choreography has become a passion of his and he has had the honor to choreograph for several high school and middle school theatre productions and dance departments along with Admix Project and past Red Phoenix Theatre productions!

    Luke is excited to be part Red Phoenix’s new journey to share his passion for dance and mentor the next generation.

  • PRO-TRACK BALLET & JAZZ INSTRUCTOR

    Daryl L. Foster was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and began his training at the age of 18 as a student at the University of Alabama. He graduated with a degree in Dance and English, and while studying and training he was able to secure scholarships from Harvard Summer Dance, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, and two full scholarships to the American Dance Festival at Duke University. After leaving Alabama he joined the renowned Dayton Contemporary Dance Company as a Dancer with DCDC2 in Dayton, Ohio.

    He also began a relationship with musical theater as an ensemble member of The University of Southern Indiana’s performance company at the Lincoln Boyhood National Monument, where he performed roles in The Music Man, The Sound of Music, and the title show Young Abe Lincoln.

    Daryl eventually left the midwest for New York City to pursue bigger dance opportunities. After dancing in an opera about Nelson Mandela, and working administratively for Urban Bush Women his New York time would be cut short by the fateful events on September 11th 2001. During that dark time in American History he took the time to contemplate a new path which would lead him to graduate study at Florida State University where he would earn his MFA in Performance and Choreography. He would move on to direct and teach dance at Booker Middle School for the performing arts before moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 2006.

    Once in Atlanta Daryl began his journey in higher education as an adjunct professor at Kennesaw State University. He continued his academic career with faculty positions at Spelman College, Agnes Scott College, and the University of Georgia where he served four years as the first person of color to hold a full time appointment. In 2010 Daryl along with Terry Slade premiered LIFT Men. Dance. Life. a showcase featuring male dancers, and choreographers working together to discuss, and create work about men of color and the issues we face.

    Over the past 10 years 100s of men have communed, performed, presented work, and trained with LIFT. He also created EMERGING: A New Choreographers Showcase to nurture, develop, and present the work of aspiring choreographers. Twice a year the EMERGING process would take 10 choreographers through a complete, and immersive process that culminated in a fully produced performance with feedback from industry professionals. Currently, Daryl is continuing to write, produce, direct, and is expanding LIFT into an artist management company.

  • TAP, JAZZ, MUSICAL THEATRE, DANCE FITNESS

    Jenna Haimes is a New York and Atlanta based actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer. She currently serves as the Director of Development for Nerve Project Theatre Company (welcomed into the Alliance of Resident Theatres New York City 2019), in addition to being a company member. After graduating from Illinois Wesleyan University with a BFA in Musical Theatre, she worked continuously regionally. Favorite regional credits include Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hunyak in Chicago, Ruth in Wonderful Town and Kaye in The Taffetas.

    She has choreographed productions regionally, touring, and Off-Broadway. Film credits include the feature film Turn Back Night available on Amazonprime. She has studied at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway in New York City, having completed the International Independent Study program at Steps. She has a love of fitness, and works with clients regularly as a NASM certified personal trainer with a specialization in corrective exercise and barre workout. Her services and classes can be found at buildandrecoverwithjenna.com.

    Originally from Colorado, she enjoys hiking, snowboarding and bike riding. Currently, she is grateful to be in Georgia and working with young theatre artists. Imagination is a powerful tool available to everyone, learning to strengthen it means a brighter and braver future. @jennanigans. jennahaimes.com.

  • BALLET INSTRUCTOR

    Alera Harrison has more than 20 years teaching experience. She is a certified teacher with the American Ballet Theatre in New York, and is certified in Barre and meditation. Alera has developed new teaching programs and implemented them in the studio and beyond. As a dancer from the age of two, she has enjoyed the mentoring of accomplished teachers, including Raymond Lukens, Ramazan Bapov, Natalia Shevchenko, Eileen Grace, and Carol Szkutek.

    With a passion for teaching the youngest ballerinas, Alera choreographed, taught and staged a ballet piece for 4 year old dancers for a holiday performance by Martina McBride at the Fox Theatre. Having honed her skills as a teacher by instructing all levels from 2 year olds to Adult Ballet and Adult Pointe, she loves to share her love for ballet and proper technique. She especially enjoys teaching the beginning dancer, whether that student is two years old or an adult with a lifelong dream to dance ballet. Alera’s goal is to create a comfortable, easy going, non competitive environment to engage her students in a continuing passion for ballet.

    She’s excited to empower those around her with breathing, dance and movement. Alera is well versed in teaching mommy and me classes, student creative movement, ballet classes and adult ballet. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’.” Audrey Hepburn

  • BALLET & JAZZ INSTRUCTOR

    T’Shauna Henry is a Georgia Native who grew up as a dancer training with Northeast Atlanta Ballet, Valdosta State University, Dance Ensemble at Georgia State University, and Gwinnett Dance Project. Having studied and graduated from GSU with a B.A. in Film & Media and currently owning her own media service business, CreativiTEA MeTea EnterTEAment, she assembles visual creations inspired by her dance upbringing and narrations as an actress as an all around performer. She continues to work on intersecting art-based productions and projects alike as a dancer, actress, choreographer, filmmaker and producer.

  • HIP HOP INSTRUCTOR

    "Mr. Mikey" Hollingsworth is an Atlanta, Georgia based artrepreneur, instructor, dancer, choreographer. “Mr. Mikey” started dancing with childhood friends on the south side of Atlanta, who became well established performers on television shows "MTV's Americas Best Dance Crew", "Fox: So You Think You Can Dance", and "NBC: Americas Got Talent", trend dance creators of "Swag Surf" and "Whoop Rico" and more. Mikey has pushed himself to train with well-established dancers and choreographers such as Jeremy Strong, Dave Scott, Robert Hoffman, Codie Wiggins, and variety of members from different infamous dance crews across the globe. Along with his training he has able to perform with a variety of artists from different genres like Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Porter, Darth & Vader and perform on stages of Tomorrow World USA, Hip- Hop International, and Imagine Festival.

    From all his good fortunes, he’s given back to the community by performing on stages for the American Cancer Association, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Orange Conference and more. Mr. Mikey's main focus and belief is "People change People". He continues to teach students across the world to show that their passions can support anything in life.