CODY EDGAR, HEAD THEATRE DIRECTOR

CODY EDGAR is a Houston native and lifelong theatre practitioner. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he performed in many mainstage plays and short films. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Studies. He student taught at Round Rock High School in his final semester at the University under the mentorship of widely regarded theatrical educators Roxanne Schroeder-Arce, Joan Lazarus, Deb Alexander, Charles Hobby, and Johanna Whitmore.

Upon graduation, he performed in plays and various improv troupes across Houston before leaving the city to lead the theatre program at Copperas Cove High School in Central Texas. While there, he founded Dawghouse Theatre which had tremendous success in the UIL One Act Play Competition, fall musicals, and improv shows.

He arrived at Dawson in 2019 where he founded the school’s first improv troupe that was named Top 8 in the state at the Texas Thespians Festival. He also helped charter Dawson’s first Thespian Troupe, and has coached over 50 students to Nationally Qualifying Achievement in competition at the Texas Thespians Festival. In his three years participating in UIL One Act Play Competition at Dawson, the school has advanced to the Region level thrice and the State level once.

In his free time, Mr. E loves going to the movies (recent favs: Blackberry, Across the Spider-Verse, The Banshees of Inisherin), watching sports (Rockets, Astros, Texans, Packers, Longhorns), spending time with his family (Nieces: Emily, Reilly, Megan, Molly, Palmer — Nephews: Alex, Hudson, Mason, Camden), performing improv (Nobody's Yeti, Outside Skin), eating food (all), and listening to music (Kendrick Lamar, Billy Joel).

ANDREW CARTER, ASSISTANT/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Andrew Michael Carter hails from Copperas Cove, Texas. He participated in Dawghouse Theatre under the direction of Cody Edgar and Katy Tagliabue. He went on to attend Texas State University where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance and Production with an Emphasis in Directing/Design. He studied under many influential instructors including: Yong Suk Woo, Dewey Markus, Anne McMeeking, Phillip Owen, Trad Burns, Shannon Richey, and Sarah Maines.

During his time at Texas State he also participated in a plethora of shows under many titles including:

⁃ Production Assistant - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Little Women, Measure for Measure, Spring Awakening

⁃ Designer - Slaughterhouse Five (Sound), Red Bike (Sound), Significant Other (Assistant Sound), The Moors (Lighting)

⁃ Director - The Twilight of the Golds

In his free time, Mr. C enjoys video games (The Witcher, Elder Scrolls, Baldur’s Gate, Stardew Valley), playing Dungeons and Dragons, and spending time with his partner, Kaitlyn and their two cats, Hachi and Pongo.