Ryan Abb

Faculty, Visual Arts Instruction

Ryan Abb is a graphic novelist and collagist who studied under book artist Warren Lehrer at SUNY Purchase (B.S. Visual Arts, 2005). He has also freelanced as an actor, musician, comedian, and puppeteer and has taught children in summer camp and after-school programs...

Holly Adams

Theatre Arts Instruction

Holly Adams has been a Performer and Teaching Artist for many years, and loves every second of it. As a performer and SAG-AFTRA member, she divides time between film, original pieces with her physical theatre company Kakeru, audiobook narration and other Voice...

Doreen Kelly Alsen

Music - Private Instruction, Theatre Arts Instruction, Voice

Doreen Kelly Alsen – is the proud owner of a varied and extremely checkered musical past. She graduated magna cum laude from Barrington College with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education, and followed that up with a Master of Music in Vocal Performance...

Joey Arcuri

Bass, Cello, Faculty, Music - Private Instruction

Gravitating to the upright bass at the age of ten, Joey Arcuri hasn’t put it down since. Youth orchestras, jazz bands, and rock groups launched him through early schooling. Continuing into college, Joey studied with Tim Cobb at SUNY Purchase and Dr. Nicholas Walker at...

Miranda Bianchi

Theatre Arts Instruction

Miranda Bianchi is an actor and teaching artist based in Ithaca, NY. She has worked with the Hangar Theatre company’s Next Generation School of Theatre, Redhouse Arts Center, Auburn Public Theatre, and CSMA focusing on Shakespeare, freeing the natural voice, and...

Jennifer Lawrence Birnbaum

Music - Choral Faculty, Music - Private Instruction, Recorder

Jennifer Lawrence Birnbaum is a music teacher, choral director, performer and event coordinator with music education degrees from Ithaca College and Columbia University. In addition to serving on the faculty of the Community School of Music and Arts, she is the choir...