Traysie Amick
Traysie serves as SCCT’s Principal Teaching Artist. She received her B.A. in Theatre at Winthrop University and studied directing with Omaha Magic Theatre. In college, she designed a children’s program for Rock Hill Community Theatre and was a member of Alpha Psi Omega, the national dramatic honor society. As a youth, she got her start in camera work and participated in the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities theatre program. She has been involved on stage and behind the scenes with many theatres here in the Upstate since moving to the area. She was a founding company member of the improv and classical comedy group, The Distracted Globe; and she is seen regularly at the Café & Then Some. Recently, she received the 2017 Carl R Blair Award for commitment to arts education from Metropolitan Arts Council. Since 1999, Traysie has contributed many hours to SC Children’s Theatre projects in the field as a teacher, program developer, playwright, director, and performer for our Theatre Arts Conservatory, the Bullying Prevention program, and 2nd Stage, 3rd Stage, and MainStage Productions.
