Meet Our Faculty

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Directors

Mitchell Piper

Mitchell Piper

Executive & General Director

Mitchell Piper's far-reaching accomplishments have positively influenced the careers of young performers for over two decades.

Robin Blauers Piper

Robin Blauers Piper

Artistic/Stage Director

Robin Blauers’ directed the European Premiere of Mark Adamo’s Little Women at the Stadsschouwburg in Bruges, Belgium.

J. David Jackson

J. David Jackson

Music Director/Conductor

Maestro Jackson recently conducted Massenet’s Werther, and Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess at the Metropolitan Opera.


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Opera & Voice


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Chamber Music


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Musical Theater

Vince DeGeorge

Vince DeGeorge

Stage Director

Vince is on the faculty of University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) as the Joseph Weinberger Chair of Acting for the Lyric Stage in Musical Theater and Opera.

Robert Meffe

Robert Meffe

Conductor/Vocal Coach

Robert Meffe, Head of the SDSU MFA Musical Theatre Program, spent twenty-two years in New York City as a professional conductor, music director, keyboardist, orchestrator, arranger and music copyist.

Ralph Perkins

Ralph Perkins

Stage Director/Dance

Known for his versatility as a choreographer and teacher, Ralph has choreographed professionally for several prominent regional theaters across the country.

Katy Pfaffl

Katy Pfaffl

Master Teacher Voice

Katy originated the role of 'Song Woman' on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning production of War Horse at Lincoln Center.


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