About.

​"Enlightening the Dark-Theatre Arts Program" was founded on the principle that the performing arts open the opportunity to confront deep topics in such a way that wisdom is gained.  Youth do not need a "watered down" education, rather, they need guidance as they explore all that theatre has to offer.

Established in 2017

Enlightening the Dark Theatre Arts Program was born out of a need for Theatre Arts Instruction in the area of Jackson Tennessee.  With a focus on bringing high quality theatrical instruction to the homeschool community, the teachers decided to collaborate.  Bry and Kennedy both bring their own experience and dynamic to all of the classes as they work together to bring a quality education and experience to their students. 

Our Goal

The main aspect of "darkness" that we hope to learn from is that of stories untold or misunderstood. We strive to help our students bring truth to their characters and performances by discussing the material in such a way that they grow in their own personal character, perform with excellence, and can impact their audience in a meaningful way.

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Our Team

Bryanna Ruesche
Acting Coach/Director

​​Bryanna Ruesche (Bry) is a recent graduate of Union University. She has a passion for acting and a passion for working with young people. She is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in social work and hopes to use theatre therapeutically, in the future. Bry is an avid lover of learning, which her parents helped to instill in her all through their years of homeschooling, before she attended Union. Bry is a swing dance instructor and enjoys teaching Union students and faculty as well as local homeschoolers. With a degree in psychology and a degree in theatre, she hopes to serve the homeschool community and help students find joy and support in the performing arts and in the educational process, as a whole. Bry has been a main stage performer each semester of her time at Union and she served as the president of the theatre honor society (Alpha Psi Omega). She is very excited for this opportunity to share her knowledge and love for theatre and performing with your students.

Kennedy Moore
​​​Sign Language Coach/Assistant Director

Kennedy Moore is a HomeLife Academy graduate and has worked at HLA since she was 17. She has a passion for sign language and enjoys working with young people. Kennedy began learning sign language around the age of 10 and has continued through the years self-teaching herself through online courses, attending classes and performing.   She enjoys sign language through music and has always wanted to be able to reach the deaf community through this as well as teach people about the language and culture.  She is very excited for this opportunity to share her passion and to get students excited about this performing arts option.

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You can reach us by email anytime at [email protected]