Faculty

Deborah Loffredi Metzger
Artistic Director/Instructor
Deborah Metzger has built an extensive repertoire of directing, stage, TV, and movie credits. At the age of 15, she founded a musical theater showchoir, Musically Yours, which she led for the next five years, and over 500 performances, at…

Nicole Stefonek
Vocal Instructor, Level 1 & 2, PB
Nicole comes to Paragon from St. Mary’s University where she earned a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre, graduating magna cum laude. She also studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland, the country’s premier training facility for actors. Ms.…

Parry Adams
Vocal Instructor
Parry Adams holds a BA in Theater Arts with a concentration in Musical Theater from Point Park University. During the course of her career, Parry has had the opportunity to work with many artists as a vocal coach, backup singer,…

Lindsay Shaffer
Vocal Instructor
Lindsay obtained her undergrad in music education, with a vocal concentration, from Geneva College and recently graduated from Messiah College with a Master of Music. She is the current director of New Song, an acapella group who spends their summer…
Olivia Wohar
Vocal Instructor
Olivia Wohar holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Point Park University. Throughout her working career as an actress, she has had the opportunity to work locally and regionally. She has also worked as a music director, an accompanist, and a…

Scott Metzger
Rehearsal Assistant
Scott Metzger’s vocal training has led him to hundreds of solo, a capella ensemble, and choral performances throughout twenty-five of the United States, Canada and Europe. Mr. Metzger is also a trained dancer, having studied under such teachers as Svetlana…
Guest Artist

Laura Haley Karner
Guest Artist - Voice, Musical Theatre, Acting
Laura Karner is a graduate of the Randolph Academy for Performing Arts. She has an extensive performance history both in the United States and Canada. Favorite roles include: Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, April in Company and Maria in…
Kevin Delaney
Guest Artist - Voiceover
Alex Manalo
Guest Artist - Dance/Musical Theatre

Jeffrey Chips
Guest Artist - Shakespeare
Jeffrey is a local actor and director and is the artistic director of Steel City Shakespeare Center. He earned both a Master’s of Letters and an MFA in Shakespeare and Performance at Mary Baldwin University while training at the American Shakespeare…

Missy Moreno
Guest Artist - Improvisation
Missy Moreno, an actor/ singer/improviser/comedian and teaching artist specializing in improvisation. She has a B.A. in Acting from Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts graduation and spent time studying comedy in Chicago at Missy the legendary Second City Training Center,…

Jaime Slavinsky
Guest Artist - Advanced Acting
Jaime has worked professionally as an actor, director, producer,and educator for the past 20 years in Pittsburgh and New York City. Most recently, Jaime has taught acting for film & television, scene study, and audition technique at Donna Belajac Casting. She…

Thomas Mirth
Guest Artist - Stage Combat, Film Acting
Pittsburgh-based actor Tom Mirth is a member of the Steel Legion Stunt Team and choreographs both armed and unarmed fight scenes for theatres throughout the region. He is well known in the film community, having acted in countless independent and feature films…

Brian Anthony Knoebel
Guest Artist - Movement