Youth Musical Theatre Instructors
Kelly Coubrough, Music Director
Kelly Coubrough has experience in many genres of music including opera, new music, and musical theatre. She is an active performer and also enjoys sharing her knowledge as a teacher, choral conductor, and music director.
Ms. Coubrough holds an Honours Bachelor of Music in voice performance from Wilfried Laurier University. She sang with the Vancouver Opera Company Chorus from 2005-2012 and has performed with Opera Kelowna, Opera NUOVA (Edmonton), Queen of Puddings Music Theatre (Toronto) and Tapestry New Opera Works (Toronto). She is an avid recitalist and has been a feature soloist with various choirs including Vancouver Bach Choir, the Twin Rivers Choir (Castlegar), and the Whistler Singers and performed as a featured soloist with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra in 2021.
Kelly maintains a private voice and piano studio at her home in Salmon Arm, BC. She also works in Tappen, BC as part of the FACES program (through the Arts Council for the South Shuswap) teaching private and group music classes. Kelly is on faculty with the Valhalla Summer School of Music where she runs the VOX adult voice/choral program in Silverton, BC. She is the co-founder of Moving Theatre Performing Arts, a company aimed at bringing musical theatre opportunities to youth through workshops, summer camps, etc. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and the Canadian Actors Equity Association (CAEA).
Lynette Lightfoot, Director
Lynette loves to share her joy of dance and theatre with students of all ages. She has had extensive training and experience teaching Classical Ballet (RAD), Modern and National Character Dance (ISTD) and Musical Theatre to hundreds of dancers and performers of all ages and abilities.
As the Artistic Director and founder of the Allegro Dance Theatre based in Nelson BC, Lynette has inspired many dancers to pursue a professional career in dance and theatre by participating and performing in local and provincial music and dance festivals.
In the past 13 years, she has been working with the highly successful Capitol Theatre Summer Youth Program (Nelson) as co-director and choreographer of numerous musicals, productions and workshops.
Chelsey Klim, Choreographer
Chelsey is thrilled to be joining Shuswap Theatre for the first time and is excited to bring her passion, creativity, and love of the performing arts to the stage. Born and raised in Vernon, Chelsey began dancing at the age of three and quickly discovered her passion for movement and storytelling through dance. During her early training, she had the opportunity to assist with classes, inspiring her love for teaching and creating meaningful experiences for young performers.
Throughout her dance career, Chelsey has trained and competed extensively, completing her Intermediate Ballet, Advanced Tap, and Advanced Modern exams through the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD). She also holds her ISTD Modern Associate Teaching Qualification and is a certified Acrobatic Arts instructor.
Chelsey spent seven years teaching at Accentz in Vernon, where she developed and led programs in Modern, Recreation, and Preschool dance. In 2013, she joined Shuswap Dance Centre, where she continues to share her passion for dance while teaching and developing students in Modern, Tap, Acro, and Preschool programs. She has experience teaching a wide variety of styles including Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Modern, Acro, and Lyrical.
With a passion for combining movement, music, and storytelling, Chelsey is excited to bring her experience and creativity to the performers of Shrek Jr. and help bring this production to life.
Danielle Berger, Guest Choreographer
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Danielle Berger is very excited to be involved with “Shrek the Musical” working alongside an incredibly talented team. She is a high school teacher at Salmon Arm Secondary as the senior Theatre, Dance and Musical Theatre teacher, director and choreographer. Helping kids discover their passion and talents within performing is the reason she does what she does and loves doing it!
Lynette and Kelly are partners in Moving Theatre Performing Arts, developing performances and workshops for youth and adults.
