Faculty
Teri Parker Lewis
Teri Parker Lewis is Chair of the Theatre department at the Fine Arts Center, teaching acting, movement, voice, and college/ career prep to highly motivated young actors. She is a recipient of the National Artist Teacher Fellowship, a member of Actors' Equity, and a certified stage combatant. A former dancer, Pilates instructor, and personal trainer, Teri believes in training the actor's instrument as a foundation to craft.
Teri holds a BA in Theatre, summa cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and an MFA in Acting from Columbia University in the City of New York. She studied choreography at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, Suzuki and Viewpoints with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company, and was a Journeyman at the Warehouse Theatre in Greenville. She danced professionally with the Brooklyn-based Marie-Christine Giordano Dance Company and previously represented by Abrams Artists Agency (A3 Artists) and Screen Artists Talent.
David Schwingle
David Schwingle is a voice and acting coach (PRA), playwright (MFA), actor, and director. David writes new plays, acts in Shakespeare’s, and coaxes actors and new work onto the stage. He has a passion for creating new stories and sharing them with an audience, and he loves helping others do the same.
David founded and oversees Eleventh Hour Theatre. He was a finalist for The American Prize directing award for his work on King Lear, eventually winning third place.
He recently played Hamlet (again!) with The Greenville Shakespeare Company.
David works regularly with business professionals to help them speak with warmth, clarity, and power.
Collaborative Faculty: Cece Disharoon
Cece Disharoon has been working in the production field since 1996. She is, first and foremost, an audio system engineer and designer. She also has experience and training in Production Management, Stage Management, Lighting Design and Systems, Video Production, Rigging, and many other areas. She has toured the country with music acts, worked in some of the best theaters in the country, and worked on many different mega-events, including Times Square New Years and the Presidential Inauguration. She is always on the lookout for a new challenge or an interesting gig.
It all started when her sister said, "There's a major for people who like to make things and tell stories" at the Baltimore School for the Arts, one of the top five public performing arts high schools in the country. Cece auditioned and was accepted into the Stage Design and Production program at BSFA. After 4 years of training and her first few professional gigs, she realized that this was the career path she wanted to pursue. She received her BFA from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a major in Theatre Sound Design. And the rest of the story is simply a long list of shows, events, and tours.
