Please welcome the following local directors to our 2026 open discussion, at 7:00 PM on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in the Carsen Theater of the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder!
M. Shane Grant made the leap from acting to directing when he discovered he enjoyed rehearsing more than performing. Through the process of discovery, embracing difficult or frustrating moments, and leaning in to collaboration with cast members, designers, and crew, he finds the rehearsal process exhilarating. Shane’s directing credits come primarily from academic and community theatres. He received a Master’s degree with an emphasis on Directing from Miami University of Ohio, where he directed Wendy MacLeod’s The House of Yes. He went on to pursue a Ph.D. in theatre at Florida State university. While in Tallahassee he had the privilege of directing Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika and The Foreigner. Some other favorite directing credits at colleges and universities include Marsha Norman’s Getting Out, No Exit, Distracted (by Lisa Loomer), Almost, Maine, and The Last Five Years. His local community theatre credits include You Can’t Take It With You with Moon Theatre. For Coal Creek Theater of Louisville he’s directed Epic Proportions, Stop Kiss, and Time Stands Still. This fall he’ll be directing Doubt, A Parable, also at Coal Creek. Auditions are two weeks away and he’d love to see you there!
Myles Juniel is an actor, director, writer, producer local to the denver area. Juniel stars in Colorado’s 3 time movie of the year, and has starred in movies that have won awards in film festivals around the world; including the San Diego Black Film Festival, International Thailand Film Festival, etc. Also a published novelist, his love of storytelling has led him to some of the largest stages in Colorado including the Levitt Pavilion alongside African music sensation Carlou D, and The Conference of World Affairs alongside Cynthia Erivo. Juniel’s performance in the stage production, The Greater Good brought him a Henry Award nomination in 2016. With an extended background in film, theatre, and modeling, Juniel is committed to the authenticity of telling the stories that matter.
Madge Montgomery has served as the Artistic Director of Theater Company of Lafayette for several years. Some of her favorite projects include Edmonds Stories, Shorn, Seascape, and Absurd Person Singular. She is looking forward to co-directing (with Hannah Richards) a devised piece called Extra Sensory Deception which performs in Lafayette at the end of August. She is excited to direct The Confidential Clerk by T.S. Eliot for Upstart Crow in early 2027. Madge holds an MFA from University of Washington’s School of Drama.
Stephany Roscoe has loved live theater all her life. She was fortunate to have a mentor in high school who harnessed her oldest child bossiness by starting her on the path to directing early. After college she found herself in a company that produced all original works, where she gained the gift of looking at each work as a fresh piece of art. In Colorado she has served on the board of the CCTC, founded one theater company (Oddball) and was a founding member of another (BETC). She has directed, acted and continues to love theater as a fabulous source of community and creativity, a necessity for her soul.
Amelia Morse (she/her) is an Acting Coach, Educator, Intimacy Choreographer (Theatre) and Intimacy Coordinator (Film) who has worked with a variety of theatres and on various film productions in Denver, Boulder, and in Wyoming. Amelia is also the founder of The Morse Actors Studio, where she works with actors of all experience levels as an acting coach. In addition to her private studio, she serves on the Assistant Faculty with Theatrical Intimacy Education, contributing to national training efforts that promote ethical and effective practices for staging intimacy.
Amelia is also on the Colorado Theatre Guild Board and the Co-Chair of the Workshop and Events Committee.
You can learn more about her and connect with her via her websites – www.ameliamorse.com or www.themorseactorsstudio.com