Fall Adult Classes

Beth Hylton (she/her) is an actor and teaching artist with over 30 years of professional stage experience. Her teaching and coaching work includes voice and text workshops with The Ground Floor Theatre Lab in NYC (of which Beth was a founding ensemble member), Shakespeare text and performance for HS students, acting for non majors at UNC-Chapel Hill while in pursuit of her graduate degree, and many classes through Everyman’s Education Department, as well as personal acting coaching, online and in person.  She is inspired by watching actors make discoveries, and the expanding consciousness of the rooms when true collaboration takes place.  As a director, she has helmed numerous readings through Everyman’s Reading Series, workshop performances, and co-produced for many years The Actors Salon in Washington DC, which showcased rarely produced American classics in event settings. 

Joseph W. Ritsch (they/them) is a director, choreographer, playwright and theatre educator who served as Producing Artistic Director at Rep Stage from 2014-2023. Selected directing credits include Venus in Fur, Dorian’s Closet, All She Must Possess, Sweeney Todd, The 39 Steps, Souvenir, E2, Songs for a New World, and Falsettos (Rep Stage). Machinal, The Amish Project, Small Mouth Sounds and The Grown up (UMBC Department of Theatre); Pride & Prejudice (Catholic University School of Drama); Spring Awakening (Towson University); the multiple Helen Hayes nominated production of OLIVER! (Adventure Theatre); The Understudy, The Importance of Being Earnest and the upcoming production of The Mystery of Irma Vep (Everyman Theatre.) He holds an MFA in Theatre from Towson University, a BA in Theater & Dance from The School of Performing Arts at The University of Maine and completed his initial graduate studies in the acting track at the Professional Program at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. Joseph is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and is the Interim Director of Education at Everyman Theatre.

Kimberley Lynne (she/her) is a playwright, screenwriter, short story fiction writer, and novelist. Lynne taught playwriting for Everyman in spring 2024 and will be teaching advanced screenwriting at Stevenson University in the fall. Lynne is a member of the Dramatist Guild, Actors Equity Association, and the International Society of Screenwriters, and forty of her plays have been produced at both the professional and community levels. She serves as the Artistic Director of Fells Point Corner Theatre and created a Salon Series so members can develop new work. Lynne is also a theatrical director and has been acting onstage for decades. She holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts. More at http://kimberleylynne.wordpress.com

Tashika began her Improv journey in Baltimore, Maryland in 2017. Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, Tashika is a founding member of the award-winning troupe Cake Walk. In addition to performing, she is the lead coordinator of F.A.M Fest, the first Improv festival dedicated to centering and celebrating Black performers in the Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. Currently, Tashika works as an education consultant with Ubiquitii Educational Solutions, which uses SEL concepts to promote learning in students. She also serves as President of the Board of Directors with the Baltimore Improv Group theater and is the Diversity advisor with Camp Improv Utopia. Tashika is a sought-after coach, teacher and workshop facilitator, and has previously worked with Bird City Improv, Queen City Improv, Black and Funny Festival and Comedy Sportz.