Frank Brown is a former Head of Drama and English, Frank is now responsible for Raising Achievement in a West Yorkshire comprehensive school in which he has taught for thirty years. He joined Theatre School more years ago than he cares to remember and is now watching history turn full circle as we revisit and present plays from the past catalogue, given a new, lively and updated interpretation of course.

Louise Clark has an MA in Drama and Theatre Education, studying under Jonothan Neelands and Joe Winston, and a BA in Theatre and Performance Studies both from the University of Warwick. She works as a freelance drama practitioner working with all age groups from nursery children to the elderly, in both educational and community settings, creating and teaching many forms of theatre. She works as an education associate for a number of established theatre companies, most recently Manchester Library Theatre, RSC, Birmingham REP and Action Factory. She has specific skills in visual theatre gained through training with Horse and Bamboo Theatre, an internationally renowned visual theatre company who specialise in mask performance and works as a workshop leader for their education department. Louise has a strong involvement with Youth Theatre; she works for Calderdale Theatre School, Halifax as a workshop leader and director and as a tutor and director for City Varieties Youth Theatre, Leeds. She also has experience of, and teaches film and media production including teaching for Dramart Productions at intensive residential camps for 11-18 year olds. Louise has recently founded Libellule Theatre which specialises in bringing theatre experiences to children aged 3 to 5 years old.

Stephen Finegold works as an actor, director, writer and teacher. As an actor he has worked at most of the major theatres in the UK including the Royal National Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, and the Almeida Theatre, and has toured to New York and Tokyo. Members of Theatre School last saw him playing Bill Sykes in Manchester Library Theatre's production of Oliver Twist. On television his most recent work involved appearances in My Family and Absolutely Fabulous and is shortly to be seen in the feature film, the Only Boy For Me with Helen Baxendale. Stephen is an Associate director for The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. The latest production was The Theban Trilogy in May this year. As a writer he has had several plays published, the most recent being Angels Never Forget. His play; Life is a Four Letter word was performed by members of the Theatre School last year. As well as teaching at Calderdale Theatre School Stephen teaches at drama schools and schools throughout the country.

Robert Garrett is a professional actor and voice teacher. He trained at RADA. His acting career spans from the rebellion leader Sir Thomas Wyatt in BBC's Elizabeth R through to more recent appearances in Emmerdale and Heartbeat. In recent years he has specialised in Theatre in Education and has worked with some of the foremost T.I.E. companies in the Country. He is currently working as a voice tutor with the drama students at the Bretton Hall campus of Leeds University, and performing locally in a new play written by a locally based writer on Anne Clifford 16th century owner of Skipton Castle. Rob has been working with Theatre School since 2000.

Jez Gregg trained at Bretton Hall, Leeds and is a professional dancer, choreographer and movement specialist. He has toured the UK with numerous dance companies such as Momentum, Assault Events and Qdos, performing at high profile venues as part of the Edinburgh Festival and at Millennium Dome, London. Over the years Jez has developed an array of circus skills such as juggling and unicycling and incorporates these into his work as a professional street theatre artist, developing his own shows and working for Q20 Theatre Company performing in principal roles for seasonal pantomimes. He has also works as an actor, most recently becoming the face of Stoves television advertising campaign. In 2002 he began working within the field of education transferring his skills to the students of Intake High School Arts College, Leeds as Male Dancer in Residence. Most recently he has taken up a position at The Calder High School as Head of Dance, where he also teaches much of the drama curriculum. He is also choreographer for Dazl Advance, a Leeds based dance company and is resident dance/movement specialist at Calderdale Theatre School, Halifax.

Gillie Kerrod trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and works as a professional actress in Theatre, Television and Voice over, appearing last year as Shirley Jones in Kay Mellor's The Chase for BBC1. She is currently involved in filming for the second series, due to be screened later this year. Gillie also works as a freelance drama workshop leader and has been working with Calderdale Theatre School since 1983. As part of Theatre School’s expanding programme in Calderdale Schools, she has also worked in many of Calderdale’s primary schools, delivering workshops to Infants through to Year 6 on subjects as diverse as Shakespeare to Fairy Tales. She has worked as a drama practitioner for many organisations including The National Trust, Leeds University, The National Media Museum and currently for The International Schools Theatre Association (ISTA). Work with ISTA has taken her to Brussels, Geneva, Stavanger, Vienna, Istanbul and Kuala Lumpur. In Autumn 2006 Gillie hosted the first ISTA Festival in Yorkshire where nearly 50 young people from Calderdale had the opportunity to work with visitors from Stavanger, Madrid and Dubai.

Dave Nelson has played the piano for all his life! Classically trained, he has given solo recitals, worked as an accompanist and been the soloist in many works for piano and orchestra. He also teaches piano, composition and theory from his home in Hebden Bridge. Dave has been Musical Director and principal composer for many local bands and orchestras including Indonesian-inspired percussion orchestra the Cragg Vale Gamelan, the Bloody Big Soul Band featuring Doris and the Dinnerladies - a living legend in the Calder Valley! He is also a founder member of jazz fusion ensemble Tongue and Groove. Dave has been Musical Director for Calderdale Theatre School since 1990, and been involved in many, many productions. For these he has composed incidental music, written new songs and arranged pre-composed music in original and exciting ways ranging from Gamelan to Folk-Rock, Brass Band to string quartet.

Gail Waddington studied community drama at the University of Northumbria after several years of involvement in drama. She has run workshops with people of all ages, including groups of adults with severe learning difficulties, young children and teenagers. She currently works with Calderdale Theatre School and previous 'international' experience includes taking a group to a theatre festival in Germany, the 'Big Youth Theatre Festival' and working with three year olds in a Creativity Centre in Crete.”