Meet our Teachers – Time To Shine Performing Arts

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Our Staff:

Trisha Baughman

Founder and Programming Artistic Director

Trisha Baughman is the Founder and Programming Artistic Director of Time to Shine Performing Arts. She attended New York University TISCH School of the Arts where she majored in theatre and also studied abroad in London at Trinity College of Music where she studied musical theatre. After graduating with honors from NYU, she toured nationally with Sesame Street Live as Jenny the music teacher and Rosita, the bilingual fruit bat. After tour, Mrs. Baughman found her true calling, teaching. In Austin, she ran the theatre and dance schools at the Jewish Community Center growing a program of 40 students to 250 in two years. She also taught dance, theatre and voice lessons at Metropolitan Fine Arts Center in the Washington DC area. In 2013, Mrs. Baughman became one of six theatre teachers who founded elementary theatre in the district for Keller schools. She received the Lisa Veitenheimer award for first year teacher of the year. While working for Keller ISD< Mrs. Baughman was the lead theatre director and fine arts department chair at Fossil Ridge High School and helped to create the PreK Music & Theatre Teacher. In the summer of 2014, she founded Time to Shine Performing Arts and created a two week summer camp called Camp Shine. Camp Shine just celebrated its 10 year anniversary and T2S is beginning its 4th full year of classes. Mrs. Baughman’s goal is to make sure that every student who walks through her doors feels seen, loved, and knows that they will have their moment to shine.

Reagan Winter

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Reagan is entering her 4th full year at Time to Shine, but has been with T2S for the past 7 summers! She is currently a senior at the University of North Texas working towards earning her BA in Integrative Studies with concentrations in Communications, Marketing and Theatre. She then hopes to continue working and growing at Time to Shine. She has performed in many shows, but fell in love with the teaching side of things when she started working at Time to Shine. Her favorite moments are ones where students get so excited when something finally clicks in class. She is looking forward to being part of Time to Shine as it continues to grow!

Ashly Blake

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Ashly Blake is a professional singer who is extremely passionate about teaching the next generation of musicians. She is also very passionate about guiding society into the understanding of the importance of music. She has a Bachelor of Science in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from William Jewell College and has been teaching voice, piano, and musical theater for ten years. She has also been a member of the Dallas Symphony Chorus for nine years. She has toured through England, Scotland, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and parts of the United States. She has a love for languages; she is fluent in French and in the process of learning Russian!

Courtney Sikora

Miss Courtney has been performing professionally since the age of six where she began her career and training at Casa Mañana in dozens of musicals for 12 years. She also studied u set Frances Lea for dance for a decade. After high school, she attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC and then transferred to the University of North Texas. Courtney has performed on an abundance of professional stages around the DFW area. Her favorite roles include Amneris in AIDA and Fiona in Shrek, both of which she earned a Column Award for Best Actress in DFW for portraying. She taught at Plaza Theatre Company in Cleburne for a couple of years and decided to find a studio closer to home after having her two babies, Scarlett and Simon. I look forward to meeting my new students and watching familiar faces taking another big leap forward in their talents this year.

Hailey Quinonez

This is Miss Hailey's first year teaching acting for fall/spring semester and she could not be more excited. Acting has always been a passion of hers. She loves nothing more than getting to watch students learn, grow, and become more confident in their abilities.

Kara Hawkins

Hello I'm Miss. Kara! I teach ballet, tap and jazz and also assist with contemporary, hip hop, and musical theatre classes. I have been dancing since I was 2 years old (20 years!). I grew up dancing in a competitive studio just right down the street from ages 2 to 13, cheered for 2 years in middle school, and did drill team during my 4 years at Fossil Ridge High School. I spent my freshman year of college at the University of Central Arkansas where I was a part of the Honey Bear Dance Team. I recently received my Associates of Arts in Teaching from TCC, and am now en route to finish my B.S. of General Studies through Texas Woman's University next August. When I'm not in the studio teaching, I am a member of the Mosaic Dance Project at TCC. This is my second year at Time to Shine and I am very grateful for the opportunities and the extended family that this studio has given me.

Sofi Warren

Hailing from southern California, Sofi began her dance training at 6 years old with Riverside Ballet Arts. Upon moving to Texas she completed 8 years of training under Ben Stevenson O.B.E. at Texas Ballet Theater School. She has danced with Texas Ballet Theater, Ballet Arizona and Ballet Frontier of Texas performing roles such as The Dew Drop Fairy in “THE NUTCRACKER”, Ugly Stepsister in “CINDERELLA”, Lilac Fairy Attendant in “SLEEPING BEAUTY”, and many others. She recently stepped into the world of musical theater, and has had the privilege of performing as Brooke Wyndham, in “LEGALLY BLONDE”, Ronette in “LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”, Martha in “THE ARK”, and many more. Professional choreography credits include “ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA”, “THE MUSIC MAN”, and “PETER PAN”. She is thrilled to be able to pass on her knowledge, tools, joy, and passion to the next generation.

Stephen Baker

Stephen is a 2010 graduate from the University of North Texas with a major in Music Education. He has been with Time to Shine since 2015. As Music Director, Stephen teaches Musical Theater 1, Musical Theater 4, small group voice, and small group piano. He is also the music director for Troupe Elite. Additionally, Stephen serves as the Technical director where he designs lights and runs microphones and sounds for performances. In his spare time, Stephen enjoys video games and woodworking. Most of all, he loves spending time with his two daughters, Penelope (6) and Charlotte (5), and his wife of 11 years, Ashley.