Donna's love for the stage began at the very young age of four when she danced with Fernando Schaffenburg at TCU. During her very first dance recital, it was then that she realized she had the gift of directing - telling each dancer where they should be and what they were doing wrong!

Since that time, Donna sang and toured with the Texas Girls' Choir of Fort Worth, and danced with the likes of Holliman and Howard, Bruce Lea, and Diane West dance studios. She caught the acting bug in high school and continued to pursue the stage in college by earning a minor in Theatre at TCU. Along the way, Donna appeared in I Remember Mama, Anything Goes, Blithe Spirit, Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma!, Songwriter, Godspell, Once Upon a Mattress, Of Thee I Sing, and more. From community and summer stock theatres to metroplex stages, Donna enjoyed the pursuit of the stage - but it wasn't enough.

While at TCU, Donna earned a BFA in Radio/Television/Film. It was here that she found a way to combine her love of performing and the arts, with a lucrative career. For 20 + years, Donna worked in broadcast and corporate television as a successful producer/director/writer. From commercials and broadcast programming, to corporate marketing and communication, Donna soared to the top of her field. Broadcast programming credits included Hot, Hip, and Country - a country-western music entertainment program, and Designing Texas and Designing America - local and national programs on interior design and home improvement. An impressive corporate client list included Brinker International, Blockbuster Entertainment, Nokia, EDS, Frito Lay, and more. Along her journey, Donna has collaborated with some of the most talented actors, directors, writers, makeup artists, dancers, and musicians in the area. Texas Creative Arts Academy is pleased to be able to leverage from many of these relationships and bring their expertise to you!

BJ has over 350 shows under his belt as Actor, Director, and Choreographer including regional, national, and international tours. He was the Artistic Director of Theatre Arlington for many years is currently an adjunct professor for the University of Texas at Arlington Theatre Arts Department. Cleveland has appeared on almost every metroplex stage including Casa Manana, StageWest, Theatre Arlington, and more. He was a household name for many years as television host of BJ and the Super Ones at Disney Afternoon. Additional film and television credits include periodic appearances on the NBC series The Facts Of Life. Robert Altman's film STREAMERS, and host of Route 66 on the Discovery Channel. He recently received the Dallas/Fort worth Critics Forum Award as Best Actor, and has been voted Best Actor several times by the Fort Worth Star Telegram, FW Weekly, and Best of Dallas 2007 by the Dallas Observer. He has received the Lifetime Achievement award by the Live Theatre League of Tarrant County, SPJST, and Distinguished Alumni of TCC; and the Circle of Success award from the American Business Women's Association, as well as being nominated twice by the Star-Telegram as Arlington's Man of the Year. He serves on the advisory board of the AIDS Outreach center of Tarrant County and teaches outreach programs with underprivileged children at Title 1 schools in the Arlington Independent School District.

Michael has worked in the DFW area in professional theatre as an actor, writer, and director. With an emphasis in Shakespeare, Michael is an accomplished theatre arts instructor having worked in several area theatres and schools in the metroplex. Michael can be seen every summer onstage with Shakespeare Dallas.

Born and raised in Dallas, TX, Doug has been a performing ham for all of his life. Professionally he has been performing Improvisational Comedy for the last 20 years. Starting with a troupe in Dallas called Rubber Chicken, performing at the Pocket Sandwich Theater. Doug moved to New York City in 1993 and continued his improv exploits, becoming a founding member of The Jekyll and Hyde Club in Midtown Manhattan, where he played a "mute" butler among other crazy characters. Doug also had the pleasure of putting on a benefit show, performing for The American Red Cross and the rescue workers after 9/11. Since moving back to Dallas in 2006 Doug has been a member of the improv troupe Himprov where he can be seen at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship in Carrollton every month. Check out himprov.com for more info. Doug has a nephew and two nieces and loves teaching kids because when it comes down to it, they have no fear, and fear is what kills imagination!

Megan heads up the TCAA dance department and hails from Texas A&M. A life-long dancer, Megan has taught dance at several dance studios in the metroplex and prefers a performance-based studio over competition. In recent past, Megan has been a judge and choreographer for MA Dance, a national dance company that conducts summer dance camps at universities, hotels, and high schools. Along her many dance credits, Megan was also a Kilgore Rangerette.

Michael graduated in May of 2009 with a degree in Vocal Performance from the Baylor University School of Music and has since been making a living as a Musician in the Dallas area. He is currently the Music Minister for the SMU Catholic Student Center and a voice instructor for Coppell High School. Michael is a trained pianist (have played for 15 years) and has extensive training in teaching all ages and styles of voice, including both "legit" and "belt" techniques for men and women.

Sam started with TCAA as a student and has quickly become a favorite instructor among our students. Sam attends Collin College where he just finished his dream role of Roger in Rent. Some of Sam's favorite credits include: You're Good Man Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown), The Wiz (Tin Man), The Actor's Nightmare (George Spelvin). Most recently, Sam has played the title role of Evan Goldman in TCAA's productions of 13.

Diane Love was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, but grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Through her teenage years, she was a traditional Irish dancer with the Scanlan School of Irish Dance under Jackie Scanlan, participating in local and regional Feis throughout Canada. Diane competed in the North American Irish Dance Championship, attaining the standing of Canada's National Champion in the early 1980s. While attending college at the University of Manitoba, she was contracts manager for a Canadian systems integration firm. After relocation to Dallas and marrying her husband, David, she became a full-time mom for few years, then entered the Dallas Sheriff's Academy to become a Texas Peace Officer. Diane was a patrol officer with Coppell Police Department in 2002-3, and later a Deputy Constable with Denton County from 2004-2010. She joined TCAA as office manager after daughters Katie, Ashley and Jennifer became involved with the performing arts.