Starshine is a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Over the years she has worked virtually every aspect of stagecraft, from directing to throwing chickens through trap doors, and is a fan of all aspects. From basement theatre to backyard theatre to community theatre, theatre has been an integral part of her life. After serving two years as Artistic Director of County Seat Players in Gwinnett County, she made the move to Little Five Points when Carl Wilson decided to expand his restaurant offerings to include dinner theatre at Grandma Luke's. Her current mantra comes from Arthur Miller: "Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

    All of her life Sally has dreamed of the stage and has managed to surround herself completely with the dramatic arts. She pleased and honored to be the Artistic Director of Coup de Theatre Atlanta, but she is first and foremost an actress. She has been involved with stage theatre since childhood. She has been in a numerous amount of elementary, middle, and high school plays. Her senior year at Dacula High School, she performed for her first time ever at the One-Act Competitions. She received an award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Helga Ten Dorp in Deathtrap in the Sub-Region Division. She then went on to compete at regions, where as the play itself did not move on to State Competitions, Sally was still awarded the honor of being recognized as an "All Star Cast Member" for that same role. After high school graduation she began working with community theatres like The Actor's Scene in Buford Georgia, and County Seat Players in Gwinnett, where she also served as a board member before transitioning to the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Coup De Theatre Atlanta. She has also done some work with Brenau University, where she performed in The Vagina Monologues. Sally has a background in dance as well. Some of her training includes Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, and Musical Theatre. All of her dance training is from North Georgia Dance and Music Factory in Dacula, Ga.  Sally has also been trained in voice at the North Georgia Dance and Music Factory.  Asside from working with CDT Sally is a new teacher with Let's Pretend, an after school acting program for children.  Sally enjoys spending all her free time with the theatre and she has very high expectations for the future of Coup de Theatre Atlanta.

    Elissa is a college student working diligently towards her Business Management degree in hopes of one day owning her own earth-friendly salvage and recycling company. When she isn't studying she spends her time as a nanny, taking care of two beautiful young children whom she very much adores.

Besides being a nanny and a tree-hugger, Elissa has been a dancer virtually all of her life. She has been classically trained in ballet, tap, and jazz since childhood.  Once she reached high school, she not only expanded her graceful physical abilities to becoming a member of the schools' dance team and a violinist, but also to musical theatre, lyrical, and belly dancing, in addition to becoming a Keleidescope dancer in the esteemed dance company at North GA Dance and Music Factory. In 2004 she became a dance instructor, teaching ballet, tap, and jazz to her young and eager students.  

     Elissa's first involvement with Coup de Theatre Atlanta took place at an audition for "Wait!" by Julie Jenson. Playing the leading lady Wendy Burger, lead her to become an active board member after its running. Eager to do much more, she found herself working as a Stage Manager for the show "Closer" by Patrick Marber.  As she continued to prove her leadership abilities and love for theatre, when she was asked to become Managing Director of CDT she accepted whole-heartedly. Elissa is very much looking forward to working with the company and its many projects to come.

 

   Jessie Weintraub, a native to the Atlanta area, grew up wanting to be an actress. Her dream carried her to Woodward Academy where she lived in the theatre. She then continued to pursue that dream in Dallas, Texas at Southern Methodist University as a Theatre Studies major. After spending a year in Dallas and a summer in Atlanta working as an event planner, she realized that her dream for the stage and organization could be combined in a career planning events. She relocated back to Atlanta and is continuing her education at Georgia State University as a Hospitality Major. After six months in Atlanta, staying busy with her new job as an event planner she stumbled upon Coup de Theatre Atlanta.  She was cast in a show and her eyes were opened to what she had been missing the most. To complete the balance in her life, she had finally found a way to continue her love for the stage.  Now not only is she a college student and a junior producer in event planning, but also the new Marketing Director of Coup de Theatre Atlanta (and mother to Josephine Bonaparte, Stella, and Sadie--her canine and feline children).