Youth Programs Director - Lindsay Fitzgerald

Lindsay Fitzgerald has always had a passion for theatrical arts. She has been with Theatre Elision from the beginning, serving as Director and Designer for the company. She also works closely with The Phipps Center for the Arts, directing and teaching youth programs including a recent endeavour into the art of improvisation. Lindsay believes in the importance of using theatre as a means of education for people of all ages, but for young people she feels it is particularly impactful for their self esteem, emotional awareness, and their ability to work together with their peers. Through her work with various youth programs around the Twin Cities, including Project Success, Ashland Productions and SOAR Regional Arts, she has had the opportunity to educate and learn from students across the metro. Watching children grow and learn through the arts is something that brings her continual joy. As Youth Programs Director with Elision Playhouse she hopes to continue to ignite a passion for the arts in kids, giving them a space to play, explore, and find their own unique voices! 

Music Director/Accompanist - Harrison Wade

Harrison Wade was a Commercial Music major with Classical/Jazz piano emphasis at Millikin University. After college, he worked several contracts as a musician and Music Director aboard cruise ships while living and working out of New York City. He moved to the Twin Cities in 2014 where he now spends his time teaching piano, composing, recording, and continuing to perform at the piano. He has been a part of several student productions in the Twin Cities, working with Normandale Community College, and Music Directing for shows at the Performing Institute of Minnesota (PiM) the past two summers. 

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Vocal Director - Christine Wade

Christine Wade is an actor, vocal director, and voice teacher in the Twin Cities. Her recent credits include roles with Theatre Elision in Gone Missing, Ruthless, Melancholy Play, Ragtime Women and Ghost Quartet; and Missy in Marvelous Wonderettes, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and Jolene in Unsung for Sidekick Theater. She spent eight months as a production singer aboard the cruise ship, Celebrity Equinox. She has previously vocal directed for other youth theater programs in the Twin Cities such as SOAR Regional Arts and The Play's the Thing Productions.  A member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, she teaches students as far away as Russia and Israel through her Skype Voice Studio. Christine has a BFA in Acting from Illinois Wesleyan University. Proud member of Actor's Equity Association.