Musical Theatre Classes in White Rock: Teacher Spotlight

Ashley Van Nes

MUSICAL THEATRE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley is currently a student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and a local preschool teacher who has a passion for teaching and musical theatre. Ashley has vocal training with the White Rock Children’s choir and sang at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics as well as at the Orpheum theatre in Vancouver and Carnegie Hall in New York. Ashley’s performance credits include: The Lion King Jr., Seussical, Legally Blonde, Disney’s Newsies, Grease, and Mamma Mia. 

She has been a part of the SMASH direction and production team for 2022’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. and 2023’s The Little Mermaid Jr. Ashley feels very lucky to be a part of the SMASH faculty and looks forward to working on next year’s productions! 

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