Mickey Lubeck - Director, Choreographer, Lead teacher - Musical Theatre, Acting, Dance
Mickey, her husband Chuck, and their four kids moved to the Augusta area in 1997 after an extensive North American tour with the Broadway musical CATS. They had been based out of Chicago, where both Mickey and Chuck performed in area dinner theaters. Mickey has performed in or choreographed many musicals including Hello, Dolly!, Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Anything Goes, The Wiz, The King and I, and the national tour of Evita. She also performed in many children’s theatre productions, industrial shows, TV and print ads. She has studied theatre arts across the country and has worked under the direction of Harold Prince and Andrew Lloyd Webber. After settling in Augusta, Mickey saw there was a lively theatre community here—but it lacked a young actor’s musical theatre group. MTW, Musical Theatre Workshops, was conceived! Ms. Mickey has been teaching children of the CSRA musical theatre acting for over 25 years. Her background in professional theatre makes her a unique mentor and teacher. Her enthusiasm for being creative and helping young actors find their gifts is contagious. Her goal is to bring out the gifts that God has given to all the kids who pass through MTW, no matter their age—to help them gain confidence and let their voices be heard. MTW encourages students to be creative, courageous, respectful, and kind—onstage and off—developing their artistic gifts to help prepare them for all their future adventures.
Devon McSherry, Lead Teacher - Musical Theatre and Acting
Devon McSherry graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Musical Theater from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2012. Some of her favorite roles have been Aldonza/ Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha with The Fort Gordon Dinner Theater, and Cheryl in Evil Dead: The Musical with Le Chat Noir. More recently, Devon began voice acting for the theater podcast Gather By The Ghost Light which led to becoming more involved in producing and co-hosting the show. Furthermore, Devon began teaching with Musical Theatre Workshops in 2022. She is thrilled to share her love of theater and music with the next generation!
Shay Hattaway, Lead Teacher - Musical Theatre
Shay Hattaway is thrilled to be returning to Musical Theatre Workshops once again as a lead teacher! He has been performing throughout the area for many years with groups including The Augusta Players, The Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, The Augusta Broadway Singers, and, of course, Musical Theatre Workshops. Shay has always had a passion for musical theatre and loves the opportunity to share that passion with young performers. He believes that theatre is about more than just learning lines, choreography, and songs—it’s about building confidence, discovering your unique voice, working together as a team, and creating something truly special with the people around you. Having been involved in the local theatre community for many years, Shay is excited to bring his experience, energy, and love of performance back to the MTW stage. Shay is incredibly grateful to be a part of MTW once again and can’t wait to make new memories, create some amazing theatre, and help this year’s performers shine!
Madison Junod, Lead Teacher - Musical Theatre, Acting, Specialty Workshops
Madison Junod has found a magical culmination for her passion in acting, casting, and teaching as a Film & TV agent with AMT and Head of the Youth Department. Originally from the world of casting, she's worked on numerous award winning productions including Raising Dion, Watchmen, and House of Cards to name a few. After moving to Atlanta and putting her performance degree to work professionally acting around the Southeast (credits include NBC, SYFY, BET, and more!) she was offered a spot on The CW's Legacies production team where she worked closely with producers, directors, and writers learning even more of the business side of production. When asked to join the AMT Dream Team it was a match made in heaven! As a Film & TV agent Madison loves empowering actors, creating with casting directors, and solving production's problems. As a human, she enjoys high thrill activities with her husband David and curling up with a classic book or film with Kitah and Poseidon.
Cindy Wilkinson, Musical Director
For more than 40 joyful years, Cindy Wilkinson has had the privilege of serving as a musician in the church and as a music director/conductor, collaborative pianist, piano teacher and composer in the community. Most recently she has served at Trinity on the Hill Global Methodist Church and Mosaic Church Evans. Cindy has served as Musical Director/Conductor for numerous productions with Musical Theatre Workshops, The Augusta University Opera Initiative, Ft. Gordon Dinner Theatre and the Augusta Junior Players. As a collaborative pianist, Cindy has partnered with hundreds of individual performers and worked with many local arts groups, including Augusta Symphony, The Augusta Broadway Singers, Augusta Choral Society, Augusta Opera Initiative, Augusta University’s Department of Music, Russell Joel Brown’s Mozart to Motown, Concerts With A Cause, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Ft. Gordon Dinner Theatre, the Augusta Players and Storyland Theatre. She graduated summa cum laude from Appalachian State University with degrees in Piano Performance and Music Education, and also holds an MBA in Arts Administration from the University of South Carolina. Cindy is the grateful mother and mother-in-law of 5 incredible humans: Robert (wife, Zoe), Samuel and Beverly (husband, James) and 3 crazy animals.