Chloe Henry
(she/her)

Chloe grew up as a competitive dancer and has been teaching for about five years. She first ventured into theater in college, when she performed in and choreographed for UW's Stage Notes.

In 2023, she joined the RATA family when she played Cassie in A Chorus Line for the academy's first Young Professionals Production. Since then, she has choreographed many shows here including Sweeney Todd, Finding Nemo, Six, Descendants, Hadestown, and others.

Chloe loves working with students of all ages and is so thankful to be a part of their artistic growth!

Shelby Bosse
​(she/her)

​​​Shelby’s love for theatre and dance started at a young age and has taken her all over- literally! She was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, and earned her BFA in Music Theatre from the University at Buffalo. After graduation, she moved to New York, NY, and spent the last decade living and working there as a professional actor. 
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​National tours include Sesame Street Live! Elmo Makes Music and Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure. Other favorite credits include The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble) at the Fireside Theatre, Les Misérables (Cosette), Nunsense (Sister Mary Leo), and her high school production of Crazy For You (Polly Baker). Shelby is a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association. 

Outside of Redmond Academy, Shelby loves to read, make arts and crafts, and spend time with her husband and her cat, Addie. 
Shelby is looking forward to inspiring the next generation of theatre kids and is excited to be a part of the growing community in Redmond! 

Bethanie Willis
(she/her)

​Bethanie ​is a graduate from Northwestern University where she earned a double major in Psychology and Neurobiology. Bethanie has taught for many different performing arts organizations such as The Redmond Academy of Theatre Arts, Village Theatre’s Kidstage, SecondStory Repertory, and Broadway Bound in Seattle.

​She has been the Choreographer or Assistant Choreographer for shows such as Oliver!, Mulan Jr., Footloose, and A Chorus Line. Recent professional credits: The Little Mermaid (Atina) & The Wiz at 5th Avenue Theatre, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Dorothy & Aunt Em u/s) at Seattle Children's Theatre, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (Lucy u/s) at Village Theatre.
Favorite Village Theatre Mainstage credits: Dreamgirls, Aida, and Show Boat. 

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