Austin native, Nikki Guckian received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Texas State University. She worked in the Special Effects Sound Editing business, where her crew (under Alan Murray) won an Oscar for Best Sound Editing. After taking a hiatus from behind-the-scenes work, she joined the cast of the daytime television drama Passions on NBC. Nikki began her teaching career at a boarding school in Sedona, AZ before returning back to the Austin area. After serving the communities of both Austin ISD and Leander ISD, she is now ecstatic to be a part of the Lake Travis family and to have the opportunity to work with such amazing and talented students. She would like to thank her amazing husband, Alan Guckian and their children, Tristan and Hunter, for their constant support and of course her biggest fans, her parents, Bobby and Kay Spinosa. Big thanks, to K.J Bartosh, Aaron Stahlecker, and Laura Stokes for being such great co-workers and a fantastic team.

K.J. Bartosh is the Managing Director of the Performing Arts Center, and Chair of the Fine Arts Department at LTHS. A native of Austin, Mr. Bartosh graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, which included advanced coursework in automated lighting design. He earned his Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University Texas. Mr. Bartosh has worked as a lighting and sound designer & technician, and continues to light shows professionally. Mr. Bartosh is an active member of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT), where he serves as a Chapter Sponsor and is involved in the development of the BACKstage examination for high school students. He’s incredibly proud to have played a role in so many student successes.

Aaron graduated from Valparaiso University in 2004 with a Bachelor's of Arts in Theatre and Television Arts. Following graduation from college, Aaron moved to Chicago to pursue a career in film and theatre. While in Chicago, Aaron worked for the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre as well as the Goodman Theatre. In the Fall of 2005, he began working for Feld Entertainment with the tour of Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus as a Lighting Technician and Pyrotechnician, where he toured for a year. In 2006, he directed a feature film for submission into the Festival circuit. Aaron has been teaching, directing, and designing since 2008. He has Directed / Scenic Designed many theatre / musical productions such as Kiss Me, Kate!, Guys and Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, As It Is In Heaven, and The Odd Couple as well as many others. He has also designed for shows in the Greater Austin Area for Zilker Theatre Productions (Little Shop of Horrors '13) and River City Pops.

Laura Stokes has taught Theatre 1 and Technical Theatre 1 at Lake Travis High School going on three years. She has a Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts and a Master's degree in Education. Laura has Stage Managed several shows including Metamorphoses, Steel Magnolias, and These Shining Lives. In 2016, she was a general production intern for Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Michigan. Laura is excited to continue her career here at Lake Travis High School, and grow student appreciation for Theatre Arts.

Moisés Kaufman is a Tony and Emmy nominated director and playwright. His play 33 VARIATIONS, starring Jane Fonda, was nominated for five Tony awards (including one for Ms. Fonda). Previous to that, Mr. Kaufman directed the Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play I AM MY OWN WIFE, earning him an Obie award for his direction as well as Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Lucille Lortel nominations. His plays GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE and THE LARAMIE PROJECT have been among the most performed plays in America over the last decade. Mr. Kaufman also directed the film adaptation of THE LARAMIE PROJECT for HBO, which was the opening night selection at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and won the National Board of Review Award, the Humanitas Prize, and a Special Mention for Best First Film at the Berlin Film Festival. The film also earned Mr. Kaufman two Emmy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Writer. He is the Artistic Director of Tectonic Theater Project.