Building Better People Productions is happy to have a qualified talented group of artists as teachers for our classes!
Lynne Streeter Childress
Lynne Streeter Childress is a playwright, actor, teaching artist, singer, director, and the founder and artistic director of Building Better People Productions! Her show, “We Got It!: A Show About Empathy”, is among several of BBPP’s shows that are currently travelling to schools in Maryland and surrounding areas. This is her 25th year in professional theater, …
Melani Finney
My name is Melani Finney. I have had the pleasure of working with BBPP since 2017 as a teaching artist, stage manager, director and actor! While I was employed here, I went to receive my Masters in Acting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco University. My most notable attributes would have to be reviving …
Eliza Geib
Eliza Geib is an online college student and is delighted to be a part of the BBPP team! She has been a theater lover for many years, and has been acting, learning, interning, and assistant teaching with various local theaters since she was a kid herself. She looks forward to creating and imagining with your …
Matthew Lucente
Matthew Lucente is a children’s theatre director based out of Towson, Maryland. He currently attends Towson University, where he will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Middle School Education in Spring of 2022. Matthew has been working professionally in children’s theatre since he was 15 years old, which is what inspired him to become a …
Liza Skinner
Liza Skinner (Director) is a director, actor and teaching artist in Annapolis, MD. Directing credits include: “The Little Prince” at Anne Arundel County’s Performing and Visual Arts Magnet Program at Wiley H. Bates Middle School, Building Better People’s inaugural production “We Got It!: A Show about Empathy” , co-directed “The Little Prince” with Young Actors …