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Milissa Carey joined the faculty of Foothill in 2003 in both the theatre and music departments. Milissa teaches Acting, Musical Theatre & Repertoire, Acting, History of the American Musical, Music of American Cultures, and World Music. She’s directed 20+ musicals for Foothill Music Theatre including Legally Blonde, The Prom, Shrek, Sunday in the Park With George, Hammerstein’s Cinderella, South Pacific, Side Show, Violet, Spring Awakening, Little Shop of Horrors, All Shook Up and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Other directing credits in the Bay Area include work with companies like Broadway By The Bay, Los Altos Stage Company, California Conservatory Theatre and Opera Academy of the West. Milissa is also on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Milissa is a member of Actors Equity Association and has performed with many Bay Area companies and toured the US and Canada on the 25th Anniversary Broadway National Tour of Evita under the direction of Hal Prince. Her training includes a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Master of Music from the University of Southern California, additional studies in directing and acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.