Pam Savell - Artistic Director/Drama Mama

Pam has always been a performer. Singing long before she could talk, and putting on one-woman shows as nightly entertainment for her family, Pam always dreamed of being on stage. Growing up in Blount County, she was an active member of community theatre in middle school and high school. She was also a featured player in her high school theatre program and competitive Forensics troupe, and she is a classically trained singer and pianist. In college, Pam discovered a passion for teaching from a multi-faceted perspective. She studied theatre production at San Diego City College, working as a professor’s assistant in costume design. In the midwest, she worked with National Pastime Theater in marketing, props, and costuming, she was a Teaching Artist and Education Assistant with Adventure Stage Chicago, and she is a founding member of Top Note Performing Arts Academy in the Chicago suburbs. She also received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from DePaul University. After almost two decades of studying many facets of an art form she is so passionate about, Pam returned to her roots of East Tennessee, and she has been teaching theatre with a twist ever since. Her biggest motivator in teaching is that the theatre is a collaborative effort - no one role or job is more important than another and the entire ensemble is the heartbeat of every production.