instructor bio

Anne kelly Tromsness

atromsness@greenvilleschools.us

864-355-0373 (voicemail)

Anne has worked as a theatre educator and teaching artist for over 20 years. A veteran actor and director, she regularly works in regional professional theatre in addition to her role as the Drama Instructor for the ARMES Program and Theatre Foundations teacher at the Fine Arts Center. Anne formerly served as the Education Director at Greenville’s The Warehouse Theatre where she developed and implemented local and regional programming in theatre education, performance, and community engagement, building a nationally recognized Shakespeare touring program. She has taught at Christ Church Episcopal School, SC Children's Theatre, served as lead teacher for the SCGSAH IGNITE program, a summer intensive in creative process for middle school students, and as a teaching artist for the Metropolitan Arts Council's SMART ARTS. For the past six summers, she has worked with SCGSAH and the SC Arts Commission, developing SPARK!, a program using theatre arts integration to boost literacy in elementary students in Williamsburg and Jasper counties. In 2020, the program was recognized with a research initiative award through the Arts Schools Network, and has since been expanded to a year-round program in additional districts statewide, as part of the SC Arts Commission's Arts Grow SC initiative. Anne co-founded and served as Co-Artistic Director of The Distracted Globe Theatre Company, a teaching company in residence for ten years at The Warehouse Theatre. She served as Director of Outreach, and Community Service and Service Learning Coordinator at the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. Anne holds a BA in Women’s Studies from the University of South Carolina, and an MA in Arts Administration from Winthrop University. Her areas of special interest include collaborative practice, inclusivity and equity in the arts, Shakespeare, arts integration, and applied theatre. In 2018, Anne completed her teacher certification in the Michael Chekhov Technique for Acting and Directing, through the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. She is a member of Actors' Equity Association,the union representing professional actors and stage managers in theatre in the United States. Anne was recognized with the SC Theatre Association Outstanding Theatre Educator Award for 2020, and as the district Teacher of the Year for Greenville County Schools for the 2021-22 school year.