Instructors (more to come for Winter/Spring 2010)

Lisa Johnson, the founder and director of Let's Pretend, holds a Master of Arts degree in theatre and has worked in the Atlanta area for decades as an actress, director and award-winning playwright. As a playwright, Ms. Johnson has had her plays produced both in various theatres in Atlanta and in New York City. Ms. Johnson was the founding artistic director of the Devereux Center Theatre, a program which earned both statewide recognition and national acclaim. Directing credits include Fiddler on the Roof, The Wiz, Little Abner, Guys and Dolls, The Music Man, South Pacific, The King and I, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, The Diary of Anne Frank and The Miracle Worker among others. Ms. Johnson has been involved in educational theatre, playwriting and improvisation workshops around Atlanta  and has also done freelance directing at both public and private schools including The Marist School, Milton High School and King's Ridge Academy.

Nancy Riggs has been a professional actor and puppeteer working mostly in Atlanta for over 20 years. She has been teaching drama to all ages for about 15 years, including several years for Let's Pretend. You might have seen her work in Dinosaurs at the Center for Puppetry Arts, or in Piccadilly Puppets shows all over town. She has worked for many other theatres, including the Alliance, the Shakespeare Tavern, the Atlanta Lyric and Theatre Gael. She also sings, dances and tells stories. In her spare time, Nancy is a competitive ice skater.