Theater & Dance Department Head

Chris Will

Chris Will has been directing, teaching, and performing all around the world for the past 30 years, including two Off-Broadway shows, Time Being, and The Jungle Queen Debutante. He also premiered the new version of Scrooge: The Musical, as Bob Cratchit, at Arizona Theatre Company. Chris has had the wonderful opportunity to work with Jason Robert Brown and Cameron McIntosh's artistic team from Broadway and the West End.

He has most recently published a book entitled, "How to Succeed in Musical Theater: a Practical Handbook for the Singing Actor," which is available on Amazon.Chris received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wyoming in Theatre & Dance. He continued his education in the United Kingdom, earning his Masters of Performance in Musical Theatre from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and received an MFA in Directing from the University of Idaho.Chris loves teaching and is the current Theatre & Dance Department Head at Pima Community College. He leads the Acting program and teaches Acting I, Acting II, and the Auditions class. Chris has three fantastic children (Caitlin, Ashlee, and Molly) and a lovely wife, Beth.

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