Lorraine Thompson is currently the Head of the Drama Department at Athens Academy. Her teaching responsibilities include 6th & 7th grades as well as all Upper School drama classes. She serves as the sponsor of the Athens Academy Drama Club and assists with the Mock Trail Team. Her directorial responsibilities include the fall one act play, the touring troupe, and the spring play. Her bachelor’s degree in Education is from Auburn University of Montgomery and her Masters in Fine Arts in Theatre is from the University of Georgia. Ms. Thompson enjoys spending some of her summer months working as an actress. Her professional theatre credits include The Summer 3 Theatre Company, Lees McRae Summer Theatre, The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, The Highlands Playhouse, and The Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre. She has also studied with individuals at the Utah Shakespeare Festival and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival. Her script publications include Under the Story Big Top by Pioneer Publishers 2007, Doctor Sooney’s Medicine by Heuer Publishing 2007, The Way of the World: An Adaptation by Big Dog Publishing 2006, Tartuffe: An Adaptation Big Dog Publishing 2005, The Romancers Eldridge Publishing 2004, and Storyville by I.E. Clark Publishers 2003. Ms. Thompson is a member of the Educational Theatre Association.