Acting
What to Expect
Blanchet Drama’s award-winning program is rooted in professional theatre practices. This allows students to experience the reward of hard work and dedication to the craft of acting, singing, and dancing, from rehearsal to performance.
Typical Schedule
Actors rehearse from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Marge Bradburn Studio Theatre. For the musical, some Saturdays are included closer to tech week.
Actors work throughout tech week with crews to bring the final elements together. Check out the Tech Week page for more on what to expect!
How to Audition
Frequently Asked Questions
- What if I have never sung, danced, or acted on stage before?
- How do you assign roles in a cast?
- Can I also interview for a crew?
- What if got cast, but not in the part I wanted?
- I didn't get cast. I'm sad. What now?
- I just got a callback, but my crew interview is at the same time. What should I do?
What if I have never sung, danced, or acted on stage before?
How do you assign roles in a cast?
Can I also interview for a crew?
What if got cast, but not in the part I wanted?
I didn't get cast. I'm sad. What now?
I just got a callback, but my crew interview is at the same time. What should I do?
Meet our Staff

Taryn Darr
Drama Director & Choreographer, Drama Teacher, International Thespian Society Advisor, Drama Club Advisor

Corey Eriksen
Technical Director, Drama Teacher
Staff Bios
Taryn Darr
Drama Director & Choreographer, Drama Teacher, International Thespian Society Advisor, Drama Club Advisor
Taryn has proudly served as Drama Director at Blanchet since 2021. She absolutely loves working with her students—they are the next generation of great theatre artists! Put into dance classes at a very early age because she “wouldn’t hold still,” Taryn is a triple-threat performer, and a member of the Actors Equity Association since 2001. Professionally, Taryn has performed in countless productions at theatres such as The 5th Avenue Theatre and Village Theatre, starring as Mae in The Pajama Game, Lila Dixon in Holiday Inn, Judy Haynes in White Christmas, Val in A Chorus Line, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, Roxie Hart in Chicago, Maggie in The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, Ilona in She Loves Me and many more. Nationally, she has been seen onstage in Legally Blonde with Boston’s North Shore, Beatsville at Sarasota’s Asolo Rep, as well as roles at La Jolla Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, and NYC in the pre-Broadway lab of Something Rotten. Taryn holds a BA in Drama from the University of Washington and a Master’s in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University.
Corey Eriksen
Technical Director, Drama Teacher
Mr. Eriksen has been a part of Blanchet Drama since 2007. After graduating from the University of Portland and moving to Seattle, he was working and designing around Seattle before landing at Blanchet. Although in the beginning Mr. Eriksen just worked with stage crew after school, he was drawn into a full-time position teaching technical theatre and woodworking as well. His background is in scenic and lighting design, and he has designed professionally for Theater Schmeater, Book-It Repertory Theatre, and Washington Ensemble Theatre. When he’s not working on a Blanchet show, Mr. Eriksen can be found building furniture in his garage at home. He holds a BA in Theatre Design from the University of Portland and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University.