Drama Faculty

Tammis Doyle

Department Chair

Acting, Directing, Musical Theatre, Intro., Drama Lit  

Tammi teaches Introduction to the Theatre, American Musical Theatre, Acting, Audition Technique, mentors directors and playwrights and is the advisor for Stage Fright Student Productions. In 2006 BCC was awarded the opportunity to present Ms. Doyle’s production of the musical Urinetown at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).  Tammi hails from San Francisco where she worked professionally as both a stage manager and director.  She received her BA in history at the University of California at Berkeley where she also studied drama and her MFA in theatre direction from the University of Washington.  She has directed both plays and musicals professionally in the Seattle area.  She is the founder of Music Theatre Works, dedicated to the development, reading and production of new and challenging musical theatre and of the Seattle PlayHouse for Young Performing Artists.  She was a core instructor at the Washington Academy of Performing Arts Conservatory High School for seven years where she directed and helped found the acting program. Tammi is a produced playwright and has written both plays and musicals.  She is currently on the selection committee for Region VII of KCACTF and is the president of the Northwest Drama Conference (NWDC.)  She believes that theatre can indeed change the world.
E-mail: tdoyle@bcc.ctc.edu

Brian Healy

Theatre Technician

Technical Director, Theater Manager, Design, Intro
Brian teaches the lighting design, scenic design and stage tech classes and mentors student designers and technicians. Brian developed his overall appreciation for production at Truman State University in Missouri, where his faculty entrusted him with multiple designs while acting and directing.  His hope is to make these same opportunities available to the students of Bellevue Community College, nurturing a strong sense of responsibility in them for the successes and future of the Drama Department.  Upon graduation, Brian spent a year in Ireland / UK expanding his perspective of international theater, and was lucky to work with then budding American Playwright Kelly Younger on his adaptation of The Trojan Women, titled Most Monday Mornings. Brian worked toward his MFA in Design at the University of Washington, where he was awarded a full teaching assistantship with responsibility for the undergraduate lighting design classes.   He has instructed lighting design at Western Washington University as well as designed for their stage.  He has worked locally with Book-It Repertory Theater, The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, Akropolis Performance Lab, Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab and the Former Seattle Fringe Festival.  He has also worked with The St. Louis Black Repertory Theater, St. Louis Shakespeare Company, Hot House Theater (now Hot House/TNT) and The Midland (Michigan) Center for the Arts. 

bhealy@bcc.ctc.edu

Christian Swenson

Movement
Performing artist Christian Swenson has an extensive background in dance, mime, voice and improvisation, and is known for his pioneering work in what he calls "Human Jazz", a global fusion of dance/drama/music for body and voice.   In 1977 he received a B.A. in Theater from the University of New Hampshire and also teaches in the Drama Program at Seattle University.   His work as a solo performer and teacher has taken him throughout this country, and to Nepal, Japan, Singapre and Europe. Christian has received Fellowships from The National Endowment for the Arts, Washington State Arts Commission and Artist Trust of Washington.  He resides happily in Seattle with his wife, Abigail, and two children.
E-mail: www.humanjazz.com

Karen Jo Fairbrook

Acting, Intro, Dialect Coach
Karen Jo has been working in the theatre both on and offstage for over 30 years. She earned her MFA (Master of Fine Arts) degree in Acting from University of Washington’s prestigious Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) and has appeared in over 60 productions locally and around the country. While acting is her first love, she also has extensive experience in behind-the-scenes work, including: directing, producing, designing, playwriting, publicity/business affairs, backstage crew and front-of-house management. Having served on the Board of Directors for two Seattle theatre companies, along with a stint as Co-Founder and an Artistic Director of Golden Fish Theatre – she is well-versed in what it takes to create live theatre.
As an Acting Teacher and Dialect Coach, Karen Jo works as an Artist-In-The-Schools with kids from K-12, and with adult theatre companies in production who hire her for particular style and dialect coaching. She regularly leads Dialect Workshops and Adjudicates at the Washington State Thespian Conferences, and loves to work one-on-one as an Audition Coach with actors of all ages.

kfairbro@bcc.ctc.edu

Todd Licea

Acting for Film
Todd Licea received his Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts and is a member of SAG, AFTRA, and Actors Equity. He works regularly as a professional actor in theater, film, corporate video, and as a voice-over actor. His film acting credits include Gory Gory Hallelujah, Carried Away, Honing The Edge, and Jimmy Ritz; for TV Bill Nye, Amazing Grace and Sightings.  His other work includes local commercials for Taco Time, Bon/Macy, Emerald Downs and corporate videos for Boeing, Microsoft, T-Mobile and many others.  On stage he has performed for such theatres as The Empty Space Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and Book-It, and his voice-over work can be heard on the video games Halo, Aliens vs. Predator, F.E.A.R, and local radio spots.

tlicea@bcc.ctc.edu

Jay Strevey

Stage Technician, Sound Engineer, Photographer
Jay has over 15 years of experience in professional theater. He worked as a carpenter for the Sante Fe Opera's 1987 season. From 1988-92, he served as a Master Electrician for the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut and from 1992-97 as Assistant Lighting Designer for the Seattle Repertory Theater. Jay is a well-known local lighting designer in the Seattle theater community; his work has been seen at the Seattle Repertory, Seattle Children's Theatre, Village Theater (Issaquah), Intiman Theater (Seattle), and others.
E-mail: jstrevey@bcc.ctc.edu