Rebecca Bardsley
Improv/Comedy Instructor
Rebecca currently is a Contract Writer for Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and is the owner/operator of Company Comedy Company in Tustin that produces improv and sketch comedy shows for corporate events with high profile clientele, including Disney, DirecTV, Sanwa Bank, Blue Shield and more. She also was a Humor Columnist for an entertainment magazine. Rebecca served as Casting Assistant at Tepper Gallegos Casting in Hollywood.
Jessica Caravella
Group Vocals
Jessica is currently performing at Disneyland, and can be heard singing theme songs at Sea World in Florida. When she is not performing or recording, she enjoys teaching. Jessica has taught with The Young American’s, at Crossroad’s School for the Performing Arts in Santa Monica and continues to teach students individually. Several of her students have been the leads in musicals within their communities, are scholarship winners to various universities and continue to win high awards through various competitions. Jessica holds a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from Cal State Fullerton. Jessica is thrilled to be a part of the Musical Theatre Academy team.
Theresa Finamore
Acting Class Instructor
Theresa holds a BA in Performing Arts with an emphasis in Musical Theater from Cal State University of Fullerton. Locally, she has been in productions at Brea Curtis Theatre, Fullerton CLO, The Stella Adler Theater, The Hollywood Bowl, The Vanguard Theater Ensemble, Disneyland (as Belle), La Mirada CLO, and Sacramento Music Circus. Theresa has also sung on many cast albums, such as “The Steven Sondheim Album”. In New York City, she performed in many Broadway workshops, including the production of “Little Women” with Elaine Stritch and Deborah Gibson, where she portrayed the role of Beth. She also landed a few commercials, independent films, extensive vocal recordings, and quite a few fantastic roles in Off Broadway plays and musicals. In March of 2006, she directed and produced “How To Go Out On A Date In Queens” at The Player’s Theater in NYC. It was such a great experience that she was inspired to teach acting. Theresa is thrilled to be part of the family at MTA and is looking forward to this new adventure! Please feel free to visit her website to find out more about her. www.theresafinamore.com