Ian specializes in telling stories. On the stage, he brings years of determined training at Davidson College and the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company to his characters. As a fight and intimacy director, he thoughtfully communicates with other artists to ensure safe, collaborative, and exciting movement in a story. As a Game Master, he combines a strong sense of play with deep roots in fantasy lore to nurture group story telling. As an educator, Ian empathically centers the students experience in the course of learning. But of course, these skills all combine in this human: Ian. And it is this unique human who brings his whole self to every project.

Geoffrey Alm has been teaching Stage Fighting at Cornish since 2008. A Certified Teacher with The Society of American Fight Directors since 1987, he is also a Certified Fight Director and Fight Master. Professionally he has been choreographing fights since 1988, locally and Nationally. He’s a proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Actors Equity, and SAG-AFTRA.

Meg McLynn is an actor, vocalist, and teaching artist who has been seen on stages and screens throughout North America. Meg loves to share her passion for performance with students of all ages, and it is her belief that the work we do in “the studio” is applicable to all aspects of our everyday lives. 

Having studied for 7 years under renowned voice teacher, Kristin Linklater, Meg now works with students to help them take ownership of their wonderfully unique voices. She teaches Voice and Speech at Cornish College of the Arts, and she serves as a vocal coach with Jack Straw Studios. She has assisted with voice training at Columbia Business School and World Leaders Forum in New York City. Meg also teaches Voice and Acting classes at Freehold Theatre Lab and Mighty Tripod Studios in Seattle. 

Meg is a member of the Seattle-based vocal trio, Blue Plate Special, and has been an Anthem Singer for the Seattle Seahawks. As a concert soloist, she performed the songbooks of Patsy Cline, Judy Garland, and Carly Simon with Purple Phoenix Productions. Local acting credits include roles with Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Rep, Seattle Symphony, ArtsWest, Seattle Opera, Seattle Public Theatre, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Theatre22, Harlequin Productions, and 14/48: TWQTF, as well as the feature films “Different Drummers”, “7 Minutes”, and “Colton”. You can see her in the series, “The Girl in the Woods” streaming on NBC/Peacock.

Jenna was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a child she was a competitive swimmer, equestrian, and soccer player. At age eight, she began dancing in her elementary school lunchtime hip hop club. The following year she enrolled in Dexter School of Dance Music & The Performing Arts. There she trained in jazz, ballet, tap, modern, musical theater, lyrical and was part of the competition company. In her teens, she began training at Studio 1 in Ann Arbor and joined the Dance Ensemble of Michigan, under the direction of TeDee A. Theofil. She also danced for the Pioneer High School Varsity Dance Team for four years and was captain for two.

Jenna attended the University of Michigan and received a Movement Science BS from the School of Kinesiology. She was a member of Cornrows Dance Company at the university and danced for companies off campus including Movement Artists’ Guild, People Dancing and AuxWerks Dance. She began teaching dance technique classes and coaching the Pioneer High School JV Dance Team. She also competed with the Dance UL Intervarsity Team while studying abroad at the University of Limerick. After returning from Ireland, Jenna became interested in the circus arts and trained on a variety of aerial apparatuses.

Following graduation, Jenna attended Goldsmiths, University of London, where she received a Dance Movement Psychotherapy MA. Her first year of clinical placement was in a primary school and the second was in a community mental health charity. In addition to academic movement investigation, Jenna studied with numerous movement artists around London, and continued her aerial training at The National Centre For Circus Arts. Afterward, she relocated for two years to Doolin, Ireland, where she taught full time for Broadway Dance and choreographed for the competition team.

Jenna returned to Michigan for two years, where she continued teaching dance technique classes and coached the Skyline High School Varsity Dance Team. She was a teaching artist for the University of Michigan Musical Society and a teaching associate for the University of Michigan Medical School. Jenna joined Youth Arts Alliance and began offering dance workshops and curating performance opportunities for youth in the justice system. She collaborated with the Wayne State University Stress, Trauma and Anxiety Research Clinic to study somatic interventions for addressing trauma in Syrian refugee youth. During this time, she received in depth Humphrey Technique training from Jillian Hopper and performed with Jillian Hopper Dance. She also met her creative collaborator and husband, Brett Campione. Their first performance together was at the Shape//Matter Movement Showcase.

Brett and Jenna moved to Seattle, where they are happily located today. Jenna began dance technique instruction in the area for the Cornish Preparatory Dance Program. She then transitioned to Bellevue College in 2021, where she is an adjunct professor of dance and choreographs for the drama department. She directed the Bellevue College Dance Company through 2024. In 2020, Jenna enrolled in the Seattle Level 1 Franklin Method® Educator Training and became dedicated to the practice. Currently, she is a licensed Level 3 Franklin Method® Educator and a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist (RSME/T) through the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA). Jenna is an avid somatics researcher. Her interest in anatomy has led her to participate in multiple Dissection and Embodiment Experiences with EmbodyU at the Institute for Anatomical Research. Her personal movement practices include gyrokinesis, authentic movement and yoga. She loves traveling, cooking and comedy.

Meg McLynn is an actor, vocalist, and teaching artist who has been seen on stages and screens throughout North America. Meg loves to share her passion for performance with students of all ages, and it is her belief that the work we do in “the studio” is applicable to all aspects of our everyday lives. 

Having studied for 7 years under renowned voice teacher, Kristin Linklater, Meg now works with students to help them take ownership of their wonderfully unique voices. She teaches Voice and Speech at Cornish College of the Arts, and she serves as a vocal coach with Jack Straw Studios. She has assisted with voice training at Columbia Business School and World Leaders Forum in New York City. Meg also teaches Voice and Acting classes at Freehold Theatre Lab and Mighty Tripod Studios in Seattle. 

Meg is a member of the Seattle-based vocal trio, Blue Plate Special, and has been an Anthem Singer for the Seattle Seahawks. As a concert soloist, she performed the songbooks of Patsy Cline, Judy Garland, and Carly Simon with Purple Phoenix Productions. Local acting credits include roles with Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Rep, Seattle Symphony, ArtsWest, Seattle Opera, Seattle Public Theatre, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Theatre22, Harlequin Productions, and 14/48: TWQTF, as well as the feature films “Different Drummers”, “7 Minutes”, and “Colton”. You can see her in the series, “The Girl in the Woods” streaming on NBC/Peacock.

Sophia Franzella is a teaching artist and professional actor working in the Seattle area. After 11 years of classical ballet training, she decided to transition into the world of Theatre at the age of 14. After falling in love with Theatre in high school, Sophia earned her BFA in Theatre Arts from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas in 2013. She is also a 2014 graduate of A Working Group (a Meisner-technique acting program). Sophia has taught acting and dance throughout Seattle over the past 10 years (Lakeside Middle School, Village Theatre KIDSTAGE, Sing Out Seattle, STG, Mode Music, Coyote, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Rep, Taproot Theatre). Sophia also offers private lessons for audition preparation! When she is not teaching, Sophia works as a professional actor in Seattle. She is a co-founder and company member of the theatre lab Filament: A Collab Lab for which she often choreographs and directs. She is also a Pony World Theatre company member. Sophia also enjoys hiking with friends, reading, watching spooky movies, and learning new subjects!