Mrs. Migliaccio has a talent for directing. While her own experience on the stage was just a brief stint in middle school, she came back with a force through dance and ensemble roles in college. Eventually, she participated in the 2015 local Theatre West production of Seasonal Allergies, and now used her knowledge  and love of the stage to educate young theatrics. Her love of educating and creativity doesn't stop at the stage though. It bleeds into the classroom, where she teaches ASL and Mythology, and supports her students in any way possible. Theatre was, and will continue to be a big part of her life. As she says, she will participate in theatre until she is "old and gray!" (Written by Cheyenne Pullin '24)

Tracy Lilly is excited to be helping Mrs. Migliaccio with the Theatre program this year. Mrs. Lilly is a certified drama teacher with over a 15 years of experience working with school and community theatres as an actor, director, voice coach, and backstage support person. This is her first year at Taft HS and is enjoying teaching 8th grade social studies after 10 years as an English teacher in Texas. She and her family (husband & 2 toddlers) are loving the change to coastie life.

A longstanding member of Taft 7-12's theatre department, Des has worked with multiple directors and has his own unique style of stage managing that allows crew and cast to flow together cohesively. He participated in theater all throughout high school at Taft 7-12 as an actor in shows like The Wizard of Oz and Shrek the Musical. Now as a staff member at Taft, he has come back to the program to work behind the scenes as stage manager. When not working or running around like crazy, Des enjoys playing video games, cooking, and writing. He is grateful to work with the hilarious and hard-working crew members and the entertaining cast here at Taft. 

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