Holly Kelly Farella
Instructor
Holly, a recent transplant to Phoenixville, originally hails from the Washington, D.C. area, where she built her career as a musical theater performer. While she has performed on both professional and community stages throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, she currently works as a full-time arts educator. Holly frequently directs and music directs for Facetime's Junior shows, Summer Stage Kids camps, and Summer Stage productions, in addition to providing private voice and piano lessons. She has also taught at The Walnut Street Theater, Wolf Performing Arts Center, and various local homeschool co-ops. Holly loves teaching music and theater to kids of all skill levels. Being a new mom has made her even more caring and committed, helping kids grow and discover what they love. She proudly holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in Vocal Performance and Theatre Arts from Dickinson College. Her training includes voice, acting, directing, dance, and composition, which she received through the National Music Theatre Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, working with some of Broadway’s leading professionals. In 2019, she completed the Overtures Institute, a musical theater program at the Tony-Award-winning Signature Theatre in Shirlington, Virginia, where she was honored with the Andrew A. Isen Prize for Excellence in Musical Theater.
