About Me

Nicole Tate is an educator, director, designer, and theatre/dance artist from Louisville, Kentucky. After falling in love with the performing arts as a toddler, she became passionate about teaching and is currently completing a BA in Theatre Education from Ball State University. Her calling in education is to create a safe space in the theatre and dance classroom that promotes inclusivity and diversity, collaboration with students, and real-world, interdisciplinary arts learning.

Recent Classroom Experience:

CURRENT - Student Teacher - Theatre and English - North West College (Auckland, New Zealand)
Student Teacher - Theatre - North Central High School (Indianapolis, IN)
Practicum Student - Digital Arts - Anderson High School (Anderson, IN)
Practicum Student - English - Yorktown Middle School (Yorktown, IN)

Recent Theatrical Work:

Assistant Director - Fame JR (Muncie Civic Theatre)
Choreographer - Dear Edwina JR (Muncie Civic Theatre)
Hair and Makeup Design - Anastasia (Muncie Civic Theatre)
Choreographer - Madagascar JR (Muncie Civic Theatre)
Hair and Makeup Design- BFG (Muncie Civic Theatre)
Host and Director- 2024 72-Hour Play Festival (THED Club, Ball State University)
Choreographer- A Trip To The Moon (Northside Middle School)
Director and Choreographer- Mean Girls Jr. (Burris Laboratory School)
Assistant Director/Costumer/Choreographer- Peter and The Starcatcher (Burris Laboratory School)
Hair and Makeup Design- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Muncie Civic Theatre)
Makeup Design- Rainbow Fish Jr. (Muncie Civic Theatre)
Drama Specialist- (Jewish Community Center of Louisville)
Choreographer and Stage Manager "Outside The Box Office" (Theatre 502 Inc.)
Production Assistant- The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (Burris Laboratory School)
Guest Services Assistant- (Ball State’s Department of Theatre and Dance)