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Jill Seader joins DSHS after five years of teaching high school and middle school theatre in Arizona. Most recently, she served as a theatre teacher at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, where she led the program to superior rankings and produced multiple school productions each year. Welcome to DSISD!

Meg Steiner is excited to begin her 11th year of teaching Theatre in Dripping Springs! She started at Dripping Springs Middle School in 2014 under the mentorship of Larin Hinson and James Orozco. There, she taught Technical Theatre, Introduction to Theatre, and directed and choreographed many productions, including Aladdin Jr., High School Musical Jr., Seussical Jr., and Zink: The Legend, The Myth, The Mystery. In 2017, she created the Sycamore Springs Middle School Theatre Arts program alongside Mr. Chris Young. Her time at Sycamore has been rich with extraordinary talent, amazing families, inspiring colleagues, and phenomenal art. Some of her most memorable experiences include the technical direction and design of an Andy Warhol Pop Art Gallery-themed production of Alice in Wonderland, producing The Jungle Book online via Zoom in the spring of 2020, CATS with a trampoline built into the set, a Beyoncé-themed production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with spectacular young singers, and last spring’s student-written original musical workshop City Lights and Country Roads: A Taylor Swift Musical. In addition to teaching at SSMS, Meg is co-owner and creative director of On Stage Ready, where she teaches private lessons, directs and choreographs productions, and hosts Musical Theatre summer camps. Before becoming a dedicated educator, she performed in regional and community theatre productions in Austin and Wimberley. She’s an Austin native who earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and has taught internationally at The Leysin American School in Switzerland. She is excited for a wonderful new year!

Antonio Romero is a fun-loving Libra, from the heart of San Antonio, Texas. He is a graduate of Texas State University, and entering his 2nd year of teaching, but his first year teaching in Dripping Springs. Prior to Sycamore Springs Middle School, Antonio taught Theatre/Tech Theatre at St. Andrew’s Middle School in Austin. So far in his career, Antonio has co-directed productions of These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich, Matilda Jr., The Lion King Jr., and Curtains. Antonio is very excited to be a part of the Theatre team at Sycamore Springs MS, and the Dripping Springs ISD family. He’s ready to have an awesome year, and contribute to the rich tradition of Theatre that Dripping Springs is known for.

Elliott brings 21 years of experience in Texas public school theatre programs. Most recently, he served for five years as the Theatre Curator for Fredericksburg ISD, where he managed the district auditorium and served as house manager and lighting and sound designer for district events. Prior to Fredericksburg, he served as Theatre Director at middle schools in both Boerne ISD and Round Rock ISD. During his tenure in Round Rock, he led the theatre program to six first-place finishes in One-Act Play, while also growing the program by more than 250 students.

Joe Lombardo is incredibly excited to be back for year 4 at Sycamore Spring Middle School. He is a graduate of Texas State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Performance & Production. Though he is the Technical Director SSMS, he has enjoyed directing shows for the Spring Showcase. Directing credits for SSMS include Check Please, Queens, & Moriarty’s Daughters. As Technical Director his credits include Matilda Jr., Moana Jr., Xanadu, Legally Blonde Jr., Cut!. This is Joe’s 5th year teaching as a whole and is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be an educator for DSISD. He is excited to work with the students of SSMS on this season’s shows. “Each year seems to get better and better here, and I am proud to say that I teach for this district.”