Ms. Thompson's Bio
Lorraine Thompson is currently the Head of the Drama Department at Athens Academy. Her teaching responsibilities include 6th-8th 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 sometimes 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 at the Utah Shakespeare Festival and Georgia Shakespeare. Her script publications include Arlecchino & The City of Love and Under the Story Big Top by Pioneer Publishers, Doctor Sooney’s Medicine by Heuer Publishing, The Way of the World: An Adaptation and Tartuffe: An Adaptation by Big Dog Publishing. The Romancers Eldridge Publishing, and Storyville by I.E. Clark Publishers 2003. Ms. Thompson is a member of the Educational Theatre Association, National Storytellers Association, and the Dramatists Guild.
