the directors
Kelly GrovesMr. Groves has been the director of Theatre Arts at Martin for the past twelve years, where he has directed over 50 plays and musicals. He is a proud graduate of Emerson College where he earned a Master’s in Theatre Education and was awarded the prestigious Dean’s Fellowship in Theatre. He also holds a BFA in Acting from Boston University. Previously, Mr. Groves has served as the Manager of Education for the Tony-Award winning Dallas Theater Center and the Publicity and Communications Manager for The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Over a thirty-year career, Mr. Groves has directed dozens of productions and continues to appear as an actor at numerous regional theatres, having performed locally as Tick in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Uptown Players), Robin in Shakespeare in Love (Shakespeare Dallas) and most recently created the roles of Blair in Douglas Lyons’ Pure Glitter and Marty/Nurse Sample in the world stage premiere of Del Shores’ A Very Sordid Wedding, both for Uptown Players at the Kalita Humphreys Theatre. He also serves as an adjudicator for Broadway Dallas. Mr. Groves was the 6A UIL One Act Play State Finalist in 2024 with Equus and 2019 with Dancing at Lughnasa and a regional finalist with 2023’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, 2025’s The House of Bernarda Alba, and 6A Region 1 Alternate to State with 2026’s The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. Groves’ productions have been honored by Casa Mañana with 38 nominations and thirteen Betty Lynn Buckley Award wins for Excellence in High School Theatre.
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Justin LemieuxMr. Lemieux has been a theater teacher for 18 years. He holds an MFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University and a BA in Drama from the University of Dallas.
Mr. Lemieux was the Theater Director at Seguin High School for the past 8 years, and was previously the Theater Director at Nimitz High School. He has taught theater from elementary to the college level at UNT and SMU, directing over 30 plays and musicals during his career. Mr. Lemieux has acted professionally at the Dallas Theater Center, Circle Theater, Amphibian Stage Productions, Theater Coppell, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Trinity Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare in the Bar, and Red Tape Theater Company in Chicago. Mr. Lemieux also performs as a solo artist, having performed original monologues at the United Solo Artists Festival in NYC and the Dallas Solo Fest. His solo performance of W.H. Auden's "For The Time Being" is performed annually in December. He is thrilled to be joining Martin Theater and can't wait to get started. [email protected] 
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