Teaching Artists - Nashville Children's Theatre

Education Staff & Teaching Artists

Every Staff Member and Teaching Artist participates in ongoing professional development to enhance their skills in drama instruction and inclusive teaching techniques. A background check is done for all staff and teaching artists, and they are trained annually in CPR and First Aid.

NCT Education Team

Tosha Marie (she/her)

Director of Education

Tosha Marie, a Nashville native, has been passionate about performance since the age of 3, showcasing her talents in dance, singing, and acting on both stage and screen. She pursued her higher education at Oklahoma City University, majoring in Dance Performance and Acting. During her time there, she studied Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Musical Theater intensively and was involved with The American Spirit Dance Company, the hip hop and step team OCU Rhythms, and the OCU Theatre Department. Tosha has further honed her skills by studying various dance and theatre styles in New York, Chicago, and Nashville, and continues to attend conventions to improve her craft and teaching methods.Tosha's passion for performance is evident in her extensive career, which includes numerous stage productions, industrials, commercials, TV shows, music videos, and films.Despite her love for performing, Tosha feels a strong calling to be a dance teacher and choreographer. She began as an assistant teacher at The Bellevue Dance Center and has been teaching dance for 20 years. Her critically acclaimed choreography has been featured in productions by Nashville Repertory Theater, The Nashville Opera, Street Theatre Company, Cumberland County Playhouse, The Theater Bug, Pull-Tight Players, Gaslight Dinner Theatre, Larry Keeton Theatre, Circle Players Theatre, Murfreesboro Center for the Arts, and more. She has taught at numerous institutions, including Belmont University, Lipscomb University, Vanderbilt University, and many high schools across Tennessee. Currently, she is the choreographer for the John Overton High School Musical Theatre Program. She also teaches for the Spotlight Awards, which honor High School Musical Theatre programs in Tennessee.In addition to her choreography work, Tosha has directed professional productions such as "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown!" for CoPlayers Theatre , "A Chorus Line" for Circle Players Theatre, and Directed, Produced, and more for her company TMProductions award winning inaugural performance, PIPPIN. Expanding her horizons into the business side of the arts, Tosha opened TMProductions, a collaborative performing arts space aimed at meeting the needs of the arts community she loves in 2019.After working at TPAC first as an intern, then as a TA, then on-staff as Education Programs Manager, Tosha is ecstatic to join the NCT family and spread her love for education and theatre to this great Nashville institution.

Treysia Jackson (she/her)

Education Engagement Coordinator

Treysia Jackson is an Arts Education and Community Engagement professional who loves creating welcoming, well-organized experiences for students and families. She graduated with her BFA in Arts Administration and Vocal Performance from the University of Kentucky in 2017. During her time at UKY she participated, choreographed, and served as President of Implicit Dance Crew, a minority student dance team with an ongoing legacy of creating a safe and expressive space for students to showcase their dancing abilities while growing their professional careers in and outside of the arts. GO CATS! Immediately following her graduation, she joined the Obama Corps where she, and two of her colleagues, created a workshop "Schoolin' Life" geared toward HS student's post-graduate preparation. Helping them learn all of the potential career options and extended education pathways. Treysia has several years of experience teaching, building community, and supporting youth programs, from coordinating field trips and managing registrations to building strong relationships with schools and community partners across Nashville and other states.Before joining Nashville Children’s Theatre, Treysia has served in various educational spaces including, but not limited to, being a teacher and workshop leader. Most recently she worked with the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, where she helped support programs serving tens of thousands of students each year. She focuses on clear communication, thoughtful planning, and relationship-building to make sure every group feels prepared, supported, and excited to experience the arts.Treysia brings a calm, caring, and detail-oriented approach to her work, and she’s passionate about helping her communities feel comfortable, confident, and inspired when they engage with the arts.Outside of work, Treysia is a stellar event planner! She enjoys dancing, singing, exploring all forms of fine arts, playing The Sims 4, reading fantasy and fiction novels, spending quality time with family and friends, and traveling as much as she can. With over 20+ years of service, she believes the arts should feel joyful, accessible, and rooted in community—and she’s excited to be part of that experience at NCT

Maddie Mahood (she/her)

Community Engagement Coordinator

Maddie Mahood is an arts professional whose passion and love for the performing arts began early on. Her earliest memories are playing the guitar and singing with her Dad, which led her to discover her love of performance, acting and singing any chance she could! She graduated with her B.A. in Theatre Performance and B.S. in Community, Environment, and Development, with a focus on International Development from Penn State University in 2017. Her passion for theatre and education has led her to job opportunities all over the world. Shortly after graduation, she moved to Atlanta, GA, and worked as the Marketing Manager for the critically acclaimed Synchronicity Theatre, an all-women-run theatre focusing on new works and children’s productions. A few years later, she felt the pull to work in marine policy and education and moved to Florida to take on the role of Outreach and Education Coordinator for the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory.When the pandemic hit, she moved to her parents’ home in Pennsylvania, and received her Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate and 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certificate. She then landed her next job as an English Language Assistant in a primary school in the Valencian Community in Spain, where she lived until September 2023. Once back stateside, she pursued her true passion - educating children through theatre and the arts – and accepted the position of Development and Education Manager at The Carson Center for the Performing Arts in Paducah, KY. She is a life-long learner and holds her PADI Open-Water SCUBA license and is working towards her sommelier certification through the Wine and Spirit Education Trust.Maddie brings a positive, upbeat attitude to every task, and one of her greatest joys is creating and strengthening community partnerships across and beyond the arts sector. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, hiking, singing, reading (especially Shakespeare!), and spending quality time with her friends and family. Maddie is thrilled to join the team of Nashville Children’s Theatre and is honored to continue its mission of creating safe, accessible, and joyful artistic experiences for everyone in the Nashville community.

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