Faculty & Staff
Amy Miller, Producer and Director of Theatre Arts/Resident Choreographer
Amy is thrilled to begin her ninth year with the southern Indiana high school theatre elite as teacher and Producing Director of Theatre Arts at New Albany High School. A graduate of Ball State University, Amy holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and Dance and a Masters in Education. Hailing from Floyds Knobs, Amy has performed, directed, and choreographed throughout the Midwest with numerous companies including 3 seasons with The Barn Theatre, Porthouse Theatre, Music Theatre of Louisville, Derby Dinner Playhouse, The Round Barn Theatre, Kandel Theatre Company, The Duplex in NYC, and TheatreWorks of Southern Indiana.
Amy has been seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 6 times at International Thespian Festival, including her performance in the National Cast production of Thoroughly Modern Millie as Miss Flannery. Amy has starred as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot and Anytime Annie in 42nd Street, in which she also made her debut as a choreographer. A recent return to the stage has added roles, such as Cassie in Rumors, Swartzy in Spelling Bee, and Alice Beane in Titanic, to Amy's professional stage resume.
Amy most recently guest directed Jon Jory's stage adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for Floyd Central Theatre Arts and choreographed the award winning 2013-2014 Providence High School Singers. She helped established New Albany RiverStage Productions in its inaugural summer season in July of 2014 as Director and Choreographer of Seussical the Musical. Amy is also on the Board of Directors at the newly establish TheatreWorks of Southern Indiana in downtown New Albany where she can also be seen onstage in productions such as Neil Simon's Rumors and Big River and Titanic. Amy also choregraphs at Hayswood Theatre including the stage favorites Mamma Mia!, The Addams Family, and The Drowsy Chaperone!
When she's not playing director or choreographer to her "kids" at New Albany High School, Amy can be found playing tennis, reading magazines, or visiting Disney World with her husband and daughter!
Amy has been seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 6 times at International Thespian Festival, including her performance in the National Cast production of Thoroughly Modern Millie as Miss Flannery. Amy has starred as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot and Anytime Annie in 42nd Street, in which she also made her debut as a choreographer. A recent return to the stage has added roles, such as Cassie in Rumors, Swartzy in Spelling Bee, and Alice Beane in Titanic, to Amy's professional stage resume.
Amy most recently guest directed Jon Jory's stage adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for Floyd Central Theatre Arts and choreographed the award winning 2013-2014 Providence High School Singers. She helped established New Albany RiverStage Productions in its inaugural summer season in July of 2014 as Director and Choreographer of Seussical the Musical. Amy is also on the Board of Directors at the newly establish TheatreWorks of Southern Indiana in downtown New Albany where she can also be seen onstage in productions such as Neil Simon's Rumors and Big River and Titanic. Amy also choregraphs at Hayswood Theatre including the stage favorites Mamma Mia!, The Addams Family, and The Drowsy Chaperone!
When she's not playing director or choreographer to her "kids" at New Albany High School, Amy can be found playing tennis, reading magazines, or visiting Disney World with her husband and daughter!
Crit Fisher, Resident Lighting & Sound Designer
Crit Fisher is excited to work with the creative team and incredible students at New Albany High School since 2014. Crit has over 30 years of theatrical experience regionally as an actor, director, and designer. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Theatre. Before New Albany Crit spent many years as Technical Director/Designer for Charlestown High School Theatre and Louisville Collegiate School. His regional theatre credits include: TheatreWorks of Southern Indiana, Clarksville Little Theatre, Derby Dinner Playhouse, and Bunbury Theatre to name a few.
Crit has had some very memorable productions over these years. Some of his favorites include: SHREK: The Musical, The Laramie Project, Bright Star, Les Miserables, The Addams Family and The Baltimore Waltz,
for which he received a nomination for a Barbizon Award for Theatrical Design Excellence.
Crit has enjoyed working with some very creative and talented young adults, which included his daughter who is now a sports broadcaster and in charge of digital media for WICR at the University of Indianapolis.
Crit is an active member of the Educational Theatre Association as an adjudicator and has been a guest artist at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska and most recently Bloomington, Indiana.
Crit has had some very memorable productions over these years. Some of his favorites include: SHREK: The Musical, The Laramie Project, Bright Star, Les Miserables, The Addams Family and The Baltimore Waltz,
for which he received a nomination for a Barbizon Award for Theatrical Design Excellence.
Crit has enjoyed working with some very creative and talented young adults, which included his daughter who is now a sports broadcaster and in charge of digital media for WICR at the University of Indianapolis.
Crit is an active member of the Educational Theatre Association as an adjudicator and has been a guest artist at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska and most recently Bloomington, Indiana.
Robert Upton, Technical Theatre Teacher and Director
Born in Georgia, Bob has been involved in theatre since high school. Bob worked in Technical Theatre for the majority of this time in the capacity of Carpenter, Master Carpenter, Shop Foreman, ATD, TD, Designer, Teacher and Director. Bob has worked regional theatre and summer stock theatre starting in the mid 80’s in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Kentucky. Bob began his teaching career in 1996 at North Georgia University/Brenau College. Later in 2004, he began teaching at the high school level and has only taken time off from teaching long enough to attend graduate school in Oregon at Southern Oregon University.
Bob is married to Allison Upton, and has two children who are off adulting on their own. He is Thrilled to now be a part of the dynamic and award winning program that is New Albany Theatre Arts and looks forward to helping aspiring tech students learn the craft and create great theatre work while here. “Let’s build some art.
Bob is married to Allison Upton, and has two children who are off adulting on their own. He is Thrilled to now be a part of the dynamic and award winning program that is New Albany Theatre Arts and looks forward to helping aspiring tech students learn the craft and create great theatre work while here. “Let’s build some art.
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