Mike Hanlon is in his ninth year with the Sheboygan Area School District, where he is currently the Theater and Film Teacher at Étude High School and the Middle & High School Dean of Culture. Prior to that, he student taught at Pius X High School and Elm Creative Arts Elementary School in Milwaukee. His initial foray into teaching was in the summer of 2001, when he taught Improvisation, Video Production and Acting at the renowned Harand Camp of the Theatre Arts.

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The Wisconsin native roamed around the country – Minnesota, New York and California - after high school. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in theater education. While at UW-M, he was in productions of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Welcome to the Moon.”

Joe Pollock is an artist, designer and educator. He has over 15 years of experience teaching

studio art and graphic design related courses in diverse academic settings, ranging from K-12 to higher education and is currently an Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Lakeland University in Plymouth, WI.

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He has a B.A. in Film and Video from Columbia College Chicago; a B.F.A. in Art Education from the UW-Milwaukee; an M.F.A. in Visual Art from Marywood University; and an M.S. in User Experience Design from Kent State University.

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Besides his diverse set of skills in studio art and design, Joe also works in the areas of video production and motion graphics, exploring their potential as communicative mediums for artistic expression and personal narrative.

Patty Talen has been a theater director and teacher for almost 50 years. Working across the Midwest, Patty has directed almost 75 productions and been an artist in residence in elementary and middle schools in Minnesota, Indiana, and Wisconsin. She also performed at Renaissance Faires all over the country.

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Patty has been the Artistic Director of the Youth Theatre Company, a non-profit community theatre company in Plymouth, WI, since 1993.

 

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