Instructors

J. Dietz Osborne

is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a BA in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Children’s Theatre.  Dietz has worked extensively both as an actor and as a director/choreographer.  Dietz has led and/or assisted with workshops with The Boiler Room Theatre, CenterStage Children’s Theatre, The StarBright Players and Spotlighters.  Recently, Dietz was commissioned to co-write a play for children with Mr. Nate Eppler called aFishaFrogaPotaTurnip.

Nate Eppler

is a playwright and teaching artist based in the Southeastern United States. He received his training at the University of Memphis, New York University, and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  As a teacher, Nate has worked with playwrights and actors of all ages at colleges and theaters across the US. Recently he received an individual artist fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Council to continue his work. His plays include Modern Love, aFishaFrogaPotaTurnip (with Dietz Osborne) and Snowderella. In addition to his work as a Teaching Artist, Nate works as an educator for the Vanderbilt School of Medicine.