About me
Taylor Bernard graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Theatre Education and received the Bobby Chandler Award for Theatre from VCU. She later received her MA in Educational Theatre from NYU. She is in her fifth year as a Theatre teacher at the Specialty Center for the Performing Arts at Thomas Dale High School after 13 years at Midlothian Middle where she was honored as Teacher of the Year in 2013. She has also worked in various capacities for local organizations including the Executive Board for Virginia Theatre Association, VCU Summer Arts Intensive, Jewish Family Theatre, Cadence Theatre, and VARep. She has also spent time studying and making theatre in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Taylor also performs occasionally; some local credits include The Sound of Music, Company (JFT), To Whom it May Concern (Cadence & St. Mary’s), and Scream Queens (City Arts). Some favorite directing credits include The Laramie Project, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Once Upon a Mattress, the world premier of Croaker, and Hairspray, Jr. She also enjoys costuming and her curriculum has appeared on Broadway!