JONESBOROUGH REPERTORY THEATRE

Jonesborough Repertory Theatre

Class Instructors

Janette Gaines

Janette Gaines directed her debut show, The Wizard of the Mall, at JRT in the spring of 2004. Now in her 5th year of teaching theatre at JRT, she has enjoyed students ranging from elementary to high school. She has taught everything from basic theatre skills to playwriting. Over the years, Janette has both directed and co-directed several productions including Shoestring Theatre, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, James and the Giant Peach, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Charlotte’s Web, and, most recently, The Firebird. Janette was inspired by her love for both theatre and American Sign Language (ASL) to found a new group at JRT in 2008 called Stage Hands. This group uses both spoken English and the visual language of ASL to communicate dialogue while acting out each play. The group takes both classic stories and the art of theatre into area schools. At the same time, Stage Hands introduces hearing teachers and students to the beauty of American Sign Language and Deaf culture.

Everett Tarlton

Everett Tarlton is a freelance actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer originally from Chuckey, Tennessee. Professional, non-equity playbills include portraying Holcomb B. Habersham in Peachtree Battle, the longest running show in Atlanta’s theatre history, numerous performances at Unto These Hills in Cherokee, North Carolina, productions of Dracula: ReVamped! and Once More With Feeling, as well as playing Romeo in Romeo and Juliet for the Shakespeare and Friends Renaissance Faire. Everett studied theatre at East Tennessee State University where he has performed in over a dozen productions including: Little Shop of Horrors, Macbeth, and Glass Menagerie, as well the annual Dance Concert, where he has served as both a performer and choreographer. Everett is a former President of Alpha Psi Omega, the nationally recognized theatre honors fraternity, and has served on the Board of Directors for Patchwork Players, ETSU’s student run theatre organization. His choreography has been seen in such productions as Forever Plaid, Saving the Greeks, and Dracula, and Everett has served as a private instructor of several dance mediums to many artists. He also received the Bud Frank Award for Excellence in Theatre in 2007 from ETSU’s Department of Communication