Directors' Page

The Off-Broadway Theatre Directors

Welcome to Mr.Archer & Mr.Martinez's Theater Classroom Website!

With the hope to keep you up to date with information concerning all classroom assignments/projects for this school year!

You may also access several documents that are linked through our Google drive!

If you have any questions after referencing our website please do not hesitate to contact us!

Sincerely,

Waldron Archer: warcher@alvinisd.net 

Jaime Martinez: jmartinez4@alvinisd.net 


Phone # 346-215-6560

Phone # 346-347-4097

Theatre Classroom D121 & D125 

Waldron Archer, B.A.

Waldron Archer is a proud alum of Stephen F. Austin State University where he was the Assistant Workshop Director at SFA High School Summer Workshop. 

He began his teaching career at Nolan Ryan Junior High School before starting the multi-award winning Manvel Junior High Arrowhead Theatre. While working at Manvel Jr High School he was named lead junior high theatre teacher for Alvin ISD.

After celebrating his 10 year teaching and his 6 year here at SCHS, he is so proud of being able to lead the Off Broadway Theatre. He directed You Can't Take It With You and co-directed Children of A Lesser God, Bob, Proof, and Eurydice for Manvel High School.

He and his husband, Robert Archer (Director of Kempner Theater, in FBISD) have a dog named Leota and live in Houston, Texas.


Jaíme Martinez, B.A.

University of Houston, University of St. Thomas

Mr. Jaíme Martinez is the Technical Theatre Arts Director at Shadow Creek High School. He has taught theatre for fifteen years, twelve at the high school level and three at the junior high level. While teaching at the high school level, he competed in the TUTS Tommy Tunes Awards, and his team was nominated for best lighting design, best scenic design and best set crew. 

Prior to his teaching career, he was the Technical Director and Resident Lighting Designer at Talento Bilingüe de Houston. While at TBH, he had the opportunity to work with the Chicano Producer, Jorge Pina and Artistic Director, Angeles Romero. Mr. Martinez was also a freelance theatrical lighting designer in the Houston area and worked with many dance and theatre companies. 

Mr. Martinez has his bachelor of arts degree in Theatre from the University of Houston. While at U of H, he had the opportunity to learn and work with Tony Award Winner and Pulitzer Prize Winner Edward Albee,  Tony Award Winner and Legendary Producer Stuart Ostrow, and Tony Award Nominated Scenic and Lighting Designer, Kevin Rigdon. 

While studying at U of H, he worked at the Cullen Performance Hall on over 150 productions from touring companies in and around Houston and from around the world. 

He is a tech staff member of the Texas Thespian State Festival, an organization that fosters theatre excellence.  Mr. Martinez is also a member of United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT),  a prominent leader in the performing arts design and technology communities to ensure a vibrant dialog among practitioners, educators, and students.

A native to San Antonio, his theatrical career started at a young age, with a debut role as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.  His passion is teaching and is honored be a Shark.  He is looking forward to meeting each and every one of his students to continue the tradition of theatre excellence.