Jana Mestecky**
Director
has previously directed Molly Smith Metzler’s Cry It Out and performed as Sonia in Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike, both with CCS. As a Union Actor (AEA, SAG-AFTRA), she has performed nationally and internationally in stage, television, and film. She holds an MFA in Acting from Actors Studio Drama School (NYC) in addition to her studies at The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, The American Repertory Theatre in Boston, and Le Théâtre des Cinquantes in Paris, France. When not performing, Jana also passionately teaches for a variety of institutions in and around New Orleans including Loyola University, Ben Franklin High School (awarded Teacher of the Year 23-24), Southeastern Louisiana University, NOCCA, and CCS Studio.