Eularee Smith is the Executive Director for Upstart Crow Studios. She also directs the theatre program and the Young At Arts pre-school program. Her extensive background is in music education both in the private and public sector.

Sarah Beth Byrum is the Artistic Director for Upstart Crow Studios. She directs and choreographs the musical theatre program. A graduate of the UO Dance program, Sarah Beth Byrum also directs the resident dance company, All That! Dance.

Christina has been working in theater for 15 years, first as an actor and more recently as a coach, director, and teacher. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Theater Arts at University of Oregon, where she wrote scripts, directed Pocket Theater productions, worked backstage at the Arena Theater, and helped costume a mainstage show. Christina has spent the last three years directing plays and musicals and teaching theater to high school students. She is very excited to be joining the team at Upstart Crow!

Linda Burden-Williams started out playing bass guitar in a travelling band for 10 years then she changed careers and became an actress. Then came 20 years of studying and acting in film, TV and Theater from coast to coast. This lead to her own acting school for 10 years, casting and producing films in LA and locally. Her original course for 3-5 year olds, Creative Kidz was performed in Los Angeles, Barnes and Nobles and Public Library’s. She is a singer, dancer, writer, plays guitar and bass.

Brenda received her Associate of Arts Degree in Theatre Performance in 2000. Going on to 3 years of intensive training with the art of mime with additional studies in Dance, Theatre and other movement arts including Mask creation, performance & the highly stylized Commedia dell ‘Arte. Brenda has produced concerts, choreographed and toured annually, utilizing her passions for dance, mime & theatre. She has also studied under the prestigious Master of Mime, Marcel Marceau of Paris, France. Brenda graduated Mimeistry’s intensive 3 year program with honors in 2003, finishing as a Performance Journeyman with a distinction in Teaching. Brenda is in the final stages of completing her Dance Degree.

Timothy Wilcox is the Music Director for Upstart Crow Studios. Timothy also conducts the Upstart Crow Studios Symphony Orchestra. Currently, Timothy is studying Music and Theatre at the University of Oregon

Jacquelyn Byers graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts from Gutenberg College in 2010. She has helped out with different productions at Upstart Crow Studios including choreographing The Grinch and the Entr'Actes for Annie. She has taught acting camps in Eugene, Oregon and San Jose, California. She studied Dance, Voice, and Acting at Lane Community College as well as studied Shakespeare under the direction of Christopher Leebrick. She performed for many years with Denise Steele's swing performance group, The Joint is Jumpin'. She enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for the stage with children.