Instructor | Head of Acting Department | Creative Specialist | Creative Director

Allyson Leet is an Actor and Director from Vancouver Island. Allyson loves and appreciates all forms of performing arts, but has a special place in her heart for acting on film and in theatre. She has been a member of the thriving Comox Valley theatre community for the past 15 years, on stage and off. Allyson left the valley in 2010 - 2015 to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of Victoria and a Diploma in Acting for Film and Television from the prestigious Vancouver Film School. She has worked on a variety of television series including Wayward Pines and Riverdale. After spending a year representing Canada at Walt Disney World in Florida, Allyson is thrilled to be back on the Island sharing her bubbly personality and enthusiasm for her craft with a new group of up-and-coming young actors. 

Instructor | Photographer | Videographer

Katie Clarkson is a photographer and videographer from the Comox Valley. A recipient of the Comox Valley’s Top 30 Under 30 award for her volunteer efforts for the Canadian Cancer Society, Katie specialises in fine art and headshot photography. Her work has been featured in Shutter Magazine and on several music albums. Also a talented videographer, Katie has been on the production team for a variety of music videos from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh and home again. Katie has also been involved in local theatre since she was 5 years old. Skilled at working with children of all ages, Katie has been a director and assistant director in the Comox Valley as well as in the United Arab Emirates. Katie’s calm and patient nature sets her subjects at ease and her artistic eye produces stunning results.

Head Of Operations

Laurel Moffat has been dancing since the age of 7. Over the years, her love for the stage grew as she explored other mediums such as cheerleading and theatre in highschool and college, being cast in shows such as Chicago and AshGirl. Laurel’s dance background has allowed her to venture into many styles such as musical theatre, hiphop and jazz. Laurel has had the opportunity to mentor, coach and choreograph for both dance and cheerleading, teaching children and youth ages 6 to 12. After moving to the Comox Valley over 5 years ago Laurel was focused mostly on running her Coffee Shop business until meeting fellow art enthusiasts Katie and Allyson. With more time on her hands Laurel is super excited to be diving back into teaching and being a part of Sitka Stage & Screen.

Andria Young

Instructor

Andria is an actor and videographer who moved to the Comox Valley in 2018. Since she caught the bug over 30 years ago, she has acted in hundreds of productions receiving an array of awards along the way. She studied Speech Arts for 8 years and has been singing almost since before she could talk. This led her to obtain a Drama Diploma with Distinction at Keyano College before attending the Theatre program at the University of Victoria, then journeying to Montreal for a year to study Stage Combat with Fight Directors Canada. She is currently continuing her journey by attending Toronto Film School virtually and was fortunate enough to be signed by Alaeria Artists in Vancouver where she is active in the film and TV industry.

Sarah Sheehan

Instructor

Sarah Sheehan is a triple threat performer, who found her love of musical theatre at age 5. Some of Sarah’s favourite performances to date have been Urinetown, Annie and Peter Pan.  More recently, Sarah has discovered a new love for Film and TV and was lucky to be part of a short film called Truth Bomb. When Sarah is not performing, she is working on her dance, singing, acting, and piano skills. With continuous classes, workshops and coaching, Sarah is always working to be her very best. Performing has always given Sarah so much joy and she is excited to share this joy with others as part of the Sitka team.