Education Director
Brenda Jean Hamilton is thrilled to be joining PLT as Education Director. Brenda performed in the Broadway and National Touring productions of Wicked, where she understudied and performed the role of Nessarose over a dozen times. Brenda was hired as a Radio City Rockette immediately after graduating high school and spent 7 seasons dancing with the world-renowned precision dance group.
Brenda has performed in multiple Equity national tours (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Chorus Line) as well as at Disneyland and on Disney Cruise Lines. Brenda's favorite role was playing Margaret in The Light in the Piazza at
The River Center for the Arts in Georgia. In addition to her career onstage, Brenda has appeared on camera in commercials, television shows, and print campaigns. A prominent figure in the Pensacola community, Brenda has choreographed Oklahoma! and Pagliacci for Pensacola Opera as well as Fiddler on the Roof and Jesus Christ Superstar at the University of West Florida.
Brenda has extensive teaching experience in both non-profit and university settings, teaching acting, dance, and voice for all ages. Brenda's student successes include castings in Feature Films, National Tours, Regional Theatre productions, and The Voice. Brenda possesses a BA in Performing Arts from Saint Mary's College of California and a Master of Music from Columbus State University, Georgia.
