Bethany Mangum-Oles holds an MFA in acting from Northern Illinois University (NIU) and a BFA in acting from California State University, Fullerton. Bethany is a Certified Intimacy Captain and is also trauma-informed yoga and yoga nidra certified. She has made her artistic home at NIU as Performance Area Faculty where she teaches all levels in the Meisner-based acting sequence and all levels of both voice and movement tracks, as well as directs in the official production season. She also serves as a BFA Acting Recruitment Specialist. Recently Bethany was named Artistic Director at Kane Repertory Theatre where she oversees the daily workings of the company, season selection, and casting. She also works as rotating voice and movement faculty at the renowned Gately-Poole Acting Conservatory. Chicago acting credits include projects with The Organic Theater Company, MUSE Theatre Collective, Along the Way Productions, The Outer Loop Theatre Experience, Unnecessary Nowledge, and Kane Repertory Theatre. Favorite acting roles include Masha in Three Sisters, Lady Capulet in BCC: Romeo and Juliet, and Viola in the US premiere of Out of the Blue. Internationally, Bethany has studied at the Moscow Art Theater School in Moscow, Russia, and performed and facilitated workshops at the Adana International Theatre Festival in Adana, Turkey. bethanymangum.com