Meet Our Team
Tanya Morgan Executive Director
Latanya (Tanya) Morgan (she/her) is New Jersey based actor, writer, director, teaching artist, improv performer, acting/improv coach, applied improv corporate trainer and theatre owner/operator. She began her career acting on stage, in films and commercials more than 20 years ago. She spent time as a writer and performer on one of the most popular Philly sketch teams, The Rhubarbs. Tanya performs improv comedy monthly with indie improv teams: Daddy Issues, The NCrowd, NYTEShift, No Diggity and Not Yet Rated. Tanya recently opened the community theatre Sawubona Creativity Project in South Philadelphia.
Tanya received a certification as a social emotional learning (SEL) interventionist from Rutgers-Camden in 2023. As a teaching artist she uses her SEL certification, her background as a performer, and a mental health professional to incorporate SEL skills into the creative arts courses and workshops she teaches. Tanya believes that theatre arts forges a pathway to mental well-being and advocacy. (tanyamorganactor.com)
Olivia Harkins-Finn Teachers Aide
Olivia recently graduated from Bryn Mawr College and is hoping to pursue a career in museum education. Outside of working for The Sawubona Creativity Project, Olivia is an Educator at Eastern State Penitentiary and Historic Germantown. Olivia believes that informal learning environments are powerful spaces for exploring ideas and concepts that can be harder to address in school classrooms. Additionally, Olivia grew up doing theater and is very grateful to have had it as an outlet for her own social-emotional challenges. Olivia sees education as an act of connection and learning for everyone involved.
Sharese Salters Teaching Artist (acting)
Sharese (she/her) is a southern-bred actress and a recent graduate of Villanova Theatre’s master’s Program. She is a multi-hyphenate artist who has a passion for performance, teaching artistry, playwriting, and sound design! In addition to working as a theatre educator you can usually find her performing in local productions in the Philly area. Her life's mission is to make theatre more accessible for underrepresented communities because everyone should have access to art. To Sharese, theatre presents what could be and she is incredibly invested in helping kids understand their full power and capability as young artists.
Jessica Snow Teaching Artist (improv)
Jessica Snow has been studying improv and acting since 1997. In 2005 Jessica was a founding member of both the N Crowd and Philly Improv Theater. She has also served as the Artistic Director of both of those companies in the past. At Plays & Players Theatre she has worked in social media and venue management. Jessica has produced many conferences and festivals, including DuoFest and Black Friday Comedy Marathon at PHIT, and The Bechdel Test Fest. Jessica has taught improv at Neumann University, Eastern University, Philly Improv Theater and Summer On Stage (Delaware Theatre Company) as well as independently in Philadelphia, and at festivals and theaters throughout the country. She currently resides in West Philadelphia and works as a Standardized Patient at medical schools and hospitals around the area.
Sarah Clemensy Teaching Artist (Musical Theatre)
Sarah Clemency is a graduate of Monmouth University with degrees in Theater and Music. Sarah is Philly based and has been learning, performing, and teaching improv for 8 years. She is a resident performer with Crossroads Comedy, currently on the improv show based off of lectures, Study Hall. Sarah also writes music for shows including her own two musicals. During the day, she teaches preschool in Philly.
Molly Gob Teachers Aide/Assistant teaching artist
Molly is originally from NYC, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Media Studies and Education. Having a background in both performance and education, she enjoys witnessing the ways in which the two intersect. Shout out to a great group of kids!