Annie Forgione
Owner, Musical Theater Instructor,
Private Voice Instructor

Annie has over 13 years of professional performance experience. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Central Florida and holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre.  Annie is an accomplished performer and an active member of Actors Equity Association. Recently she performed as a Disney princess in various shows in Orlando, Florida. Her favorite roles include Rose Petal in My Perfectly Princess Tea Party at Walt Disney World.  Annie developed the interactive show Cinderella’s Princess Court with Walt Disney Entertainment, currently playing in New York City. Annie has been a Broadway Kid since age 10 and has performed in numerous benefits in NYC including Friends of Center Stage at the Hudson Theatre alongside the very popular Kristen Chenoweth. Annie has also provided numerous commercial voice-overs for companies such as Coca-Cola, Metlife, and General Motors. As a certified teacher Annie taught Theatre at Bernards High School and directed productions “I Remember Mama” and the unforgettable “Wizard of Oz.”

Jason Daughtry
Broadway Dance Instructor

Jason Dougherty hasworked through out the world in such shows as Pippin, West Side Story, TheMusic Man, Crazy for You, California Dream Men, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular and numerous Fortune 500 Industrials. He has been a principle member of the show A Few Good Men…Dancin’, which he performed in New York and the National Touring Company. He performed and choreographed on the Disney Channel’s in concert special starring Jessica Simpson and Jason Raize. He has appeared on European television as one of the members of the pop group X-Dream. He has also performed on Saturday Night Live, As The World Turns, The Rosie O’Donnell Show and Star Search. You can find him dancing in the upcoming film Old Dogs starring the late Bernie Mac. He thanks God and his friends and family for all his Blessings!

Will Van Dyke
Musical Director, Private Piano
and Voice Instructor

Will is a proud graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Will just finished two years of playing Keyboards on the 1st National Tour of the Broadway Musical "Wicked." Most recently Will orchestrated "Suicycle: A Rock Experiment" at the Experimental Theater Wing. As a pianist/conductor Will has Music Directed productions of "Reefer Madness," "The Goddess Wheel," "Songs For A New World," "You¹re A Good Man, CB," "Smile," "Snoopy," "The Wizard of Oz," "The Rocky Horror Show," as well as various Cabaret and Benefits, including the MAC Award Winning "Matt Siegl: Unstuck In Time." Will has lent his musical abilities to the Las Vegas production of "Avenue Q" assisting Stephen Oremus with music preparation, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," playing comic segments, and to Andrew Lippa¹s "A Little Princess" serving as Assistant Music Director at various readings, and Vocal Director of the recording. As a composer, Will is mentored by Andrew Lippa. Will's compositions include, "Fat Camp," "Pages," "That Pageant Show," and "Where The Blue Grass Grows."

Adam Wiggins
Musical Director, Private Piano
and Voice Instructor

Adam Wiggins (musical director) Adam graduated from Sam Houston State University with a BA in music theory and composition. He aspires to be a music director for Broadway one day and has been playing for musicals since high school. Among other things, he is also employed by Royal Caribbean International. This is his first semester at Annie’s and he hopes it wont be his last!

Clark Ausloos
Musical Director, Private Piano
and Voice Instructor

Clark is proud to be a part of Annie’s Playhouse. He recently moved to New York after graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre and Dance from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. He has performed across the country in such roles as Sparky in Forever Plaid, Linus in You’re A Good Man…, Andy Lee in 42nd Street, Marius in Les Miserables and Rolf in The Sound of Music. In addition to acting, he has held the roles of Dance Captain and Choreographer for several shows including, Crazy For You; Footloose; Aida; Urinetown; Big, The Musical; and My Way, A Frank Sinatra Review. Clark has also had his choreographic work showcased at the American College Dance Festival Association. He has worked at camps and classrooms across the country, teaching acting, singing, piano, dance and leadership.

Melinda Stewart
Acting Instructor

New York Theatre- Cressida in “Troilus and Cressida”, Bette in “The Marriage of Bette and Boo”, Lady Capulet in “Romeo in Juliet”.  Regional/National Tour- Beatrice in “Much Ado About Nothing”, Adriana and Dromio of Ephesus in “The Comedy of Errors”, Southern Belle in “We Three Kings”, Lord Chamberlain in “Henry VIII”, Narrator and Madame Forestier in “Encore!”.  Writer, Director and Actor in Sketch Comedy Troupe-The Other Baldwins, performing all over NYC including Performance Space 122, Gotham City Improv, Under St. Mark’s and the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre.  Film sketches online at funnyordie.com. Stewart has taught a range of classes with Slightly Askew Theatre Company in Ohio, NYC and New Haven, CT. NYU Tisch graduate with honors. 

Lindsay Troyer
Guitar and Piano Instructor

Lindsay has been playing the guitar for sixteen years. She was an education major and studied music and early childhood education in college. She has been studying piano, music composition and music theory for the past four years, and has been teaching guitar for the past five. As a small child, Lindsay often sang in choral arrangements across the state. Lindsay has also sung for TV commercials, and has recorded CD’s.

Emily Frank
Dance Instructor and Choreographer

Emily is a proud member of the Annie’s Playhouse staff. She has been dancing for twelve years and choreographing for five. She has training in modern, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, tap, pointe, african, lyrical, and contemporary styles of dance. She has been accepted into the Usaama Dance Company and is a former member of the Showstoppers Dance Company. She performed the Nutcracker with the Moscow Ballet for 3 years and has also performed with Moe-tion Dance Theater. She has consistently performed at the National High School Dance Festival, and has showcased her own choreography in the Festival in 2010. Emily is a member of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts and will continue to work hard in hopes of pursuing a lifetime career in the art of dance.

Merideth Jordan
Dance Instructor and Choreographer