Megan Alrutz is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and the Coordinator of the MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences at the University of Central Florida and the Orlando Repertory Theatre. She earned a Ph.D. in Theatre (with an emphasis in Theatre for Youth) from Arizona State University, and a B.A. in Theatre from Rutgers University. Her creative and scholarly interests focus on using drama to teach across the curriculum, employing drama and digital storytelling to explore voice and identity, and investigating drama-based pedagogy for the university classroom. Megan continues to write and present on using drama to teach elementary science and employing multi-media and devising techniques in community based settings with young people, as well as drama workshops for pre-and in-service teachers. She is the director of Artsbridge UCF, co-managing Editor for ASSITEJ USA's TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences) Today, and was recently appointed as a service-learning faculty fellow for UCF.

Amie E. Dunn
ArtsBridge UCF Coordinator

Amie E. Dunn is currently pursuing her MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences here at UCF. Proir to graduate school Amie worked at Lexington Children's Theatre as the lead teaching artist for summer theatre school. While at LCT Amie had the opportunity to serve as co-director and choreographer for summer family musicals including; Seussical the Musical and Beauty and the Beast. Amie's passion lies in directing youth productions and working with classsroom teachers to use drama to teach across the curriculum.

Katie P. Brantley
ArtsBridge UCF Coordinator

Since graduating with a BA in Media Communications from Asbury College in 2001, Katie has been privileged to work with a varied array of theatres for young audiences. These opportunities fostered her passion to bring the best possible artistic product and education to young people. Currently, Katie is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre for Young Audiences from UCF.  As co-coordinator of Arts Bridge for the 2008-2009 school year, Katie is delighted to help facilitate an increase of art in the classroom. Her spare time is spent with her husband and two cats at their house on the gulf coast