staff

Jennifer McFarlane - Head of teaching/Drama Coach
Jennifer has been involved in the performing arts ever since she played Mrs Crusty Grump in Chaos at Crusty Towers at the tender age of 10. Since then she has enjoyed roles in many plays and musicals, including Feste Shakespeare's Twelfth Night; Miss Lynch Grease; Christine No Cause for Alarm; July Annie; Lizzie Morden Our Country's Good; Nell Gwyn Playhouse Creatures, plus many more.
After graduating with an Honours Degree in English and Performance Studies, Jennifer gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Acting for the Media at one of the best drama schools in the country, East 15 Acting School .
Jennifer has taught drama for many years, teaching 'social drama' workshops in both primary and secondary schools, as well as teaching drama classes at Future Faces (Enfield and Chelmsford branches), and at BrightLights Theatre School (Basildon).

Geraldine Underwood - Administrator
Geraldine has been our wonderful administrator for 4 years, answering parents' and members' queries with a smile, providing invaluable support for teaching staff, helping with productions and weekly classes, and providing the 'tuck shop' at break times. Geraldine has vast experience of working with children, and she has 3 lovely children of her own, one of whom is a Future Faces veteran! She also has a passion for the performing arts, and a strong belief in our policy that the arts can provide an invaluable platform on which children can not only learn new skills, but also form new friendships, and develop confidence as well as social and personal communication skills.

                
                  Amy trained at the highly respected Laine Theatre Arts and Graduated with several teaching qualifications. Since leaving college Amy traveled the world for 8 years working alongside many prestigious Choreographers, also trying her hand at being a Magicians Assistant - a job that was 'so much fun, but very tiring!' Amy's west End debut came when she landed a part in Saturday night Fever at the famous London Palladium and performed at the very first" Princes Trust Party in the park" at Hyde Park. She also was a featured dancer in the Twentieth Century Fox Movie premiere" Down With Love" which was taken to New York, Amsterdam and London, and won the disco section for London South live on BBC 1 " Come Dancing" with Angela Rippon. Amy has been teaching at Future Faces Chelmsford for 4 years and has choreographed all of the recent productions and cabarets. During the week Amy runs her own Dancing schools "Funky Feet" in London and Portsmouth where she has directed and choreographed several successful shows. She is looking forward to all the fun that Future Faces will bring in 2007!