Hannah LaNier

Hannah LaNier is curretnly in her 11th year of teaching theatre arts and directing. She is a Baton Rouge native and has been acting, singing, playing piano, and dancing for many years. She has a Masters in Theatre from Texas Woman's University and attended Northwestern State University and the Louisiana Scholars’ College in Natchitoches, Louisiana where she received a BS in Theatre with a concentration in Musical Theatre and a BA in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Fine and Performing Arts. During her time at Northwestern State, she was involved in over 15 theatrical productions (either performing or working offstage) and was a member of NSU’s Out on a Limb Improv Troupe, Tap Ensemble, and Chamber Choir. She has taught acting, improvisation, voice, dance, movement, and technical theatre in classes and has directed, choreographed, and music directed for theatrical productions. She has taught at both the junior high and high school level and has worked with students of all ages in district-wide theatre camps and musical productions. She believes that educating students in theatre and the performing arts brings out the invaluable attributes of improved communication skills, self-confidence, self-expression, and most importantly, empathy.