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ABOUT
Spark Arts Consulting
OWNER
Casey Comstock-Mills
Casey is an arts education consultant with over 15 years experience in the worlds of arts education and performance. A graduate of Indiana University, Casey is a classically-trained pianist and professional vocalist, singer-songwriter, music director, and accompanist with performance and studio credits spanning the genres of pop, rock, and musical theatre.
In addition, Casey is a freelance writer, whose work has been published in the Chicago Quarterly Review and been awarded the Myrtle Armstrong Prize for Fiction.
OWNER
Trent Mills
Trent Mills is an actor, voice-over artist, comedian, singer and educator. He has performed all over the country from national tours to The Ahmanson right here in Los Angeles. He's also worked in TV and Film both onscreen and as a voice actor for Apple TV, HBO, IHeartRadio and others.
Trent began teaching private acting and voice clients in 2019 and has since helped many students get accepted into top BFA and BA programs, as well as having the privilege of introducing young adults to the wonders of Shakespeare, comedy, playwriting and a collaborative philosophy when it comes to the arts. In his younger years, Trent spent a lot of time in lighting, set design, production, and sound, and has a passion for encouraging young theatre artists to become multi-hyphenates and learn every aspect and angle of their business. Trent earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory.
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DIRECTOR OF IMPROV
Tiffani Ann Mills
Tiff has over 15 years of teaching improv under her belt. She performed and trained at IO West, Second City, Off the Cuff and festivals across the US.
Tiffani has enjoyed teaching at several venues including: Cool Club, Actors Comedy Studio, The Utah Shakespearean Festival, YADA, IO West, IMTA, Kingsmen Shakespeare, Tuacahn Performing Arts High School, Tumbleweed Camp and many more. Introducing kids to this valuable art form is her passion.
TEACHING ARTIST
Isabella De Souza Moore
Isabella is a Southern California native who began performing in musical theatre at the age of 4. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University in 2017 and lived in New York City for three years. Isabella has performed regionally in Mary Poppins (Syracuse Stage) and in Annie (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). She was also featured in a co-star role on an episode of Hulu’s “The Path.”
As a teacher, Isabella taught at Premier Musical Theatre for three summers during their summer camp series, and has assisted for productions with Kabrillo Kids for Cabrillo Music Theatre (now known as 5-Star Theatricals) and for Westlake Elementary School. Arts education has always been a passion for her and she is thrilled to be teaching again!
TEACHING ARTIST
Greg Barnett
Greg has been teaching in classrooms around the country for nearly 15 years, and performing for more than 25 years. He has a Master's Degree in Education, and currently serves as the Associate Artistic Director for LA for the internationally acclaimed Story Pirates. His educational experience ranges from teaching 3rd grade in a traditional classroom, to providing professional development courses to elementary and secondary educators on incorporating performance in the classroom. In the performance world, he's done everything from college improv shows and community theater musicals, to appearing in network TV shows and developing a show with the Utah Symphony pairing stories from kids with some of the most well-known classical music in history.