Ryan M. Skiles

Originally from Pennsylvania, Ryan is a third year MFA Acting candidate at UCF. Ryan received a degree in Music Education from Indiana University of PA in 2000, and taught high school music for 11 years. While teaching, Ryan directed, music directed and acted in local theater productions, and served as the Artistic Director for Cresson lake Playhouse. In 2002, Ryan turned his puppet-building hobby into a small business, building professional custom puppets for clients across the country. Stage credits include To Kill a Mockingbird (Nathan Radley), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Nym), The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley (Mr. Lambchop), Les Miserables (Factory Foreman/Brujon), Nicholas Nickleby (Jackson/Brooker/Pyke/M. Crummles), The Underpants (Klinglehoff), Hidden In This Picture (Robert), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour Krelborn), and Rocky Horror Picture Show (Riff Raff).