Carrie Colton is an actor, director, and composer haling from Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was born and raised. Carrie holds a BFA in Classical Acting from Southern Utah University and an MFA in directing from Florida State University. Some of her favorite directorial credits include Hairspray with the Fusion Academy of Hong Kong, Romeo and Juliet with The North Dakota Shakespeare Festival and The Tempest with Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. A world traveler, Carrie has studied at the Moscow Art Theatre, Regents College in London, and recently received her 200 hour certification at Guru Mahi's Ashrum in Dharmsala, India. She currently teaches Voice, Directing, and Musical Theatre as an Assistant Professor of Drama at Jacksonville State University in Alabama, and is the co-artistic director of CAST Kidz in Anniston, Alabama.