Taylor Reed attends East Carolina University, completing a Theatre Arts BFA with a concentration in Theatre for Youth. Her teaching credits include leading workshops at Smiles and Frowns Playhouse in Ayden, North Carolina,  being a guest artist at the Pitt County Theatre Clinic, and teaching a dance workshop at the Shrek Special Music Festival in Union county. Taylor works as the secretary of the Theatre for Youth Dramatist Guild where they work to produce and support original and adapted TYA pieces for the stage. Taylor is also a member of the Educational Shakespeare troupe, performing and work-shopping Shakespeare pieces and making them accessible for young audiences. She has recently appeared in shows including “The Wind in the Willows”, “The Mischief Makers”, and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. She is trained in ballet and jazz as well as stage/film acting and singing. She also has many hours of stage combat, being trained in unarmed, quarterstaff, and broadsword skills. Taylor strives to help students unlock their potential and see the greatness inside of them. Watching students express themselves on stage, performing incredible work, and excelling past their limits to success makes her fall in love with theatre all over again. She is ecstatic to continue this incredible journey through Innovation Drama Academy.