Directors
GINA M. TRIMBLE
Head of Theatre | Director of Speech
Gina Marie Trimble Head of Theatre at McNeil High School. She earned her BA in Theatre Performance - Radio/Television/Film from the University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley. Before teaching she was an AEA Actor for 10 years. She has 23 years of which includes, directing, musical theatre consultant, a college audition coach, and Interp coach. She is a current member of the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance and a presenter of the Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts. She currently serves as the Musical Theatre Director, Drama Club Co-sponsor, UIL Director, and Co-MavSpeech & Debate Sponsor.
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JOEL TAYLOR
Head of Technical Theatre | Associate Driector
Joel David Taylor is an award-winning educator with over 30 years of experience in the classroom and education administration. He has a B.A. from Friends University, Wichita, KS., in all areas of Social Sciences and Theatre. He has a Master’s in Education Administration degree from Texas Wesleyan University in Ft. Worth. TX.
In addition to his experience in education, Joel David Taylor is an award-winning Screen Actors Guild (SAG) e, theatre and film actor, director, writer, and producer, with IMDb credits that include Lifetime Film, Hallmark Hall of Fame film, numerous award-winning short films, feature films, commercials, educational films, industrials, and voice-over work. He has been an adjudicator for UIL Film since the competition began and occasionally adjudicates for UIL One Act Play, as well as presenting workshops with Texas Thespians Convention.
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He has twin daughters that work in health related careers in central Texas. When not actively engaged in education or performing arts activities, he enjoys hiking, fishing, traveling and learning from cooking shows.
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