Abbey Maxwell is excited to join the teaching faculty at Wake Forest Academy of Fine Arts to pilot their new Musical Theatre class. Abbey has a BA in Theatre from Meredith College. She has been teaching for 13 years and her experience ranges from students in kindergarten through high school. She currently teaches full-time at Ravenscroft School in North Raleigh. A native of Wake Forest, Abbey served on the board of the Forest Moon Theatre (housed in Wake Forest's Renaissance Center) from 2012-2014. Abbey's specialties in theatre are directing, stage management, and actor coaching. She enjoys sharing her love of theatre with young people and fostering their skills and creativity. Abbey lives in Wake Forest with her husband, Dave, and their very sweet baby boy, Peter.