Maddy Gough is a teacher, director, and actor who hails from North Jersey and is based in Washington, DC. Maddy started working at The Theatre Lab almost two years ago as a faculty member in their youth programs and has previously worked as a classical text teacher and director with Traveling Players Ensemble. Maddy is currently earning her Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre at American University where she is a Sylvia and Harold Greenberg scholar, and has also trained in Classical Acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is currently serving as a creative producer, dramaturg, and actor for her senior thesis production of the musical ISLANDER. Maddy is passionate about theatre education and providing an outlet to foster confidence, creativity, and empathy in young people.