Coleen Kehl – Executive and Artistic Director
Coleen Kehl is the Executive and Artistic Director of Stoughton Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. and Stage Works Projects, Inc. She has studied dance since 1953 at her family's studio, the Kehl School of Dance, Wisconsin Ballet Company, Stone-Camryn Ballet Chicago, Gus Giordano Jazz Company, Joe Tramaine in Los Angeles, Gelsey Kirkland, Barishnikov's partner, has trained at the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters since 1962 and with a multitude of world renowned dance educators and performers throughout the country. Coleen danced with Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo as "Clara" in The Nutcracker Ballet and with the Wisconsin Ballet Company under the direction of Tibor Zana. The Kehl Family has the oldest dance studio in the country now celebrating 130 years of dance training. She teaches master classes in classical ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, lyrical, hula and musical theater. Coleen's diverse musical theater background includes acting, dancing, singing, direction, and costume design with organizations in Madison, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. Coleen has choreographed full-length ballets such as The Nutcracker, Drakula and Peter Pan Ballet, regional and national award-winning competition pieces for the past 20 years as founder of the Stoughton Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Dance Company and many theatrical productions including Brigadoon, West Side Story, Sweet Charity, Music Man, Wizard of Oz, Bye Bye Birdie, The Mikado, Once Upon A Mattress, Fiddler On The Roof, Pump Boys & Dinettes, 42nd Street and Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, and The Sound of Music. 2009 brings a celebration of 40 years of teaching and choreographing.

Nancy Cox - Music Department
Nancy is an accomplished vocal and piano teacher. She has a degree from the University of Minnesota and studied piano pedagogy at Edgewood College. She has done extensive work with various local theater groups with Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Brigadoon, Anything Goes, and Once Upon a Mattress. She is experienced in classical, pop, musical, and standard vocal repertoires.

Jessica Cseter - Dance Department
Jessica's dance training began in Menomonie, Wisconsin at the Artistic Dance Academy and En Avant School of Dance in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and the Eau Claire School of Dace. Her studies included Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical and competitive dance teams. She was the National Dance Alliance All-American from 2001 to 2003. Also, in 2003 she was the the United Performing Arts National Champion in the Jazz/Funk division. She has taught and choreographed for the Menomonie High School Varsity Team and Durand High School Dance Team as well as UW-Stout. 

Britton Gandy Dance Department
Originally from Janesville, WI., Britton began her dance training at the age of two and a half under the direction of Cheryl Schmidt.  At the age of 15, she joined the Rockford Ballet Company’s production of the Nutcracker and began taking lessons at The Dance Department, under the direction of Ted Jackson. She was the National Dance Alliance All-American 1996.  From 1997 to 1999 she was a member of the Midwest Movement Dance Company also under the direction of Ted Jackson.  During that time, she traveled all over the country performing,  competing and taking classes from well-renowned choreographers such as Ray Leaper, Mia Michaels, Alex Mango and Wade Robson.  Britton was a member of Attitudes from 2001-2004, an award winning performance company and competition team under the direction of Tanya Adkins.  She has trained in New York City at the Broadway Dance Center with Tony award winning choreographer Michelle Assaf and at Lou Conte, the studio of the Hubbard Street Dancers in Chicago.  She began her teaching career in 1997 at Dance Attitudes, Beaujangles,  and Mirror Image Dance Academy.  Britton is ecstatic to be part of the Stoughton Center for the Performing Arts, and looks forward to passing along all of her knowledge and experiences to others.

Alyssa Gunsolus- Dance Department
Ms. Gunsolus is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dance Department with a B.S. in Dance. She started her trained with the Stoughton Center for the Performing Arts at the age of 3 and was apart of their Senior Dance Company at the age of 12. Her training includes summer intensives spent with the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City where she attained the second highest level in their training program. She has also studied with the Sarasota Ballet Company in Sarasota, FL where she was awarded a scholarship. Ms. Gunsolus has studied under several established and successful dancers/choreographers, including but not limited to; Coleen Kehl, Jill Kragie, W. Earle Smith, Cheyhun Ozsoy, Francesca Corkle, Marlene Skog, Pavel Fomin, Elizabeth Gillaspy and Arturo Fernandez.  Currently Alyssa dances with the Madison Contemporary Vision Dance Company. Alyssa is currently pursuing a career in modeling in addition to fulfilling her dance career.

Jay Lechler - Music Department
Jay attended the University of Wisconsin – Sheboygan, Maricopa County College in AZ, and graduated from Madison Media Institute in 2008 He has been teaching all levels of guitar and piano for the many years. In addition to his work at SCPA Jay has also taught at the Bridget McCarter Dance Academy in Gilbert, AZ. Jay is a dynamic and dedicated teacher with the ability to teach various styles of music education and theory. In his spare time he enjoys composing music of an assortment of genres.

Jim McCulloch - Drama Department
Jim received a BFA in Directing from UW-Whitewater in 1994. He has taught creative dramatics and acting classes throughout Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. Most recently he was an artist in residence in the Oxford/Pakview school district. His directing credits include Charlottes Web, Cinderella, James and the Giant Peach, House of Blue Leaves, and A Tuna Christmas. Jim is also co-founder of Royal Oak Productions, a theater company that specializes in performing original, interactive murder mysteries as well as children’s theater productions. 

Kathryn Mohs - Music Department
Kathryn received her Master of Music in Vocal Performance at UW-Madison. She has performed with StageWorks Projects, Inc, Madison Opera, Philharmonic Chorus, UW concert Chorus, and internationally with solo performances in Italy and Austria.

Sara Willcutt-Rohs - Dance Department
Sara trained at many Twin Cities dance studios including Zenon Dance Company, Ballet Arts, Stage Door Dance for Performing Arts, The FIRM, Dance Spectrum, the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts, and the Universiaty of Wisconsin Madison Dance Program. She danced for the Faribault high school dance team, a team that has taken 1st place in the state competition most every year since 1997. She danced with and was a captain on the Augsburg College Dance Team. She has stayed on to coach 4 years. Sara Started the Ascending Star Dance Team in 2004 and was the director and dancer 3 years. Sara taught for Just for Kix summer camps and hosted workshops with the Augsburg Dance Team. She has danced professionally for various events and was a member of the 2007 Swarm Performance Team. Sara is the Owner of Ascending Star Dance, an Internet Dance Magazine. Her goal is to connect dancers and give them the opportunities and training to succeed. Most recently Sara dances with the Diamond Dancers form the Milwaukee Brewers. Currently Sara is the Artistic Director and dancer with the Madison Contemporary Vision Dance Company.