Directors

Mrs. Chelsey Campbell

Co-Director, Music Director, Choreographer

Chelsey Campbell is the Choir Director and Musical Director at Karrer Middle School. She graduated from Otterbein University with a Bachelor's of Music Education and a Minor in Dance. She also received her Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in Technology from Ashland University. She has taught dance at surrounding dance studios in the past and also danced in a local professional company, New Vision Dance Company, for 3 years. This is her fifth year teaching at Karrer and her 10th year teaching overall. Chelsey loves bringing together her music and dance backgrounds during musical season!

Besides her productions at Karrer Middle School, Chelsey has served as the Music Director and Choreographer for other middle and high school theatre programs across central Ohio. Past shows include The Wizard of Oz, Working, Cinderella, Mr. Burns, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pippin, Madagascar Jr., Mary Poppins, Jr., and Moana JR.. In 2019, Chelsey served as the Music Director to Pippin with the New Albany Theatre Department, under the direction of Elliott Lemberg, which was taken overseas to be performed in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest performing arts festival, in Edinburgh, Scotland. When not teaching, you can find her spending time outside, being active, traveling, seeing musicals, and spending time with her family, friends and dog!

You can contact Mrs. Campbell at campbell_chelsey@dublinschools.net

Mr. Bill Darby

Co-Director

Bill Darby has been an Actor/Educator in central Ohio for the past decade. He has worked for various theaters around town including The Abbey Theater of Dublin, Evolution Theater, CATCo, and Weathervane Playhouse. Previous directing credits include Frozen Jr, Madagascar, Disney's Descendants, Wind in the Willows, and The Land of Forgotten Toys.