Theatre at AAS

Welcome to our Theatre Department here at The Academy for Advanced Studies!

Class overview

This introductory course explores the definition, design, and use of technical elements associated with theatre sets, props, costumes, makeup, lights, and sound.


Stage Makeup




"Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it. ” - Bertolt Brecht

About Miss Parker

Megan Parker is a theatre artist specializing in directing, dramaturgy, and education. She is a teacher with 5 years of experience from Charlotte, North Carolina. Throughout her career Miss Parker has taken students to state-wide play festivals and received awards of Excellence in Design and Excellence in Directing (North Carolina Theatre Conference High School Play Festival). Megan currently lives in Decatur, Georgia with her partner Jack, two dogs: Daphne and Stella, and a very temperamental cat named Mama.

_Once Bitten_ Video Footage - Camera Composition (Oct 1, 2021 at 3_21 PM).MOV

Once Bitten, an origial play

This is a short clip from our class production of Once Bitten, an original play created for our class.