At The Ruth Academy, our mission is to help students of all ages recognize the power of their own story and give them the tools to tell it. We provide top-tier training and performance opportunities in acting, dancing, singing, music, and more!

Learn from experienced, working professionals in a state-of-the-art facility, in a variety of settings including private individual lessons, group classes, dynamic summer camps and intensives.

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Our Education Staff

Jon Liddiard

Jon received his MFA in Performance from the University of Tennessee, his BFA in Acting from BYU, and his AS in Theatre from UVU. With an educational and professional background in acting, Shakespeare, improv, stage combat, and the Alexander Technique, Jon has worked, studied and performed in regional theaters across the United States, and in Europe. Having taught both High School and Collegiate classes, Jon has a passion for helping actors become true artists and to discover the stories that only they can tell. Jon’s previous directing credits include Spongebob Jr, Shrek Jr, Little Shop of Horrors, As You Like It, The Addams Family, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Guys & Dolls, Twelfth Night, Little Women, High School Musical, and Romeo & Juliet. Some of Jon’s favorite roles  include: Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace, Wadsworth in Clue, Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Flince in The Jawbone’s Daughter, and Colonel Brandon in Sense & Sensibility. Awards and Recognition include Faculty Senate award for Best Adjunct of the Year in Performing arts at UVU; Director of the Year, 2017 at PHHS; Teacher of the Year, 2018 & 2021 at PHHS.

Jon Liddiard Director of The Ruth Academy

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Amelia Rose Moore Youth Artistic Director

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Our Teachers

Group Classes

Collin Larsen Group MDT Instructor

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Dylan Wright Group Acting Instructor

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Emma Hurley Group MDT Instructor

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Hailey Bennett Sundwall Group MDT Instructor

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Jake Suazo Group Acting Instructor

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Kolton Nielsen Group Musical Theater Instructor

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Rachel Carter Group MDT Instructor

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Private Instructors

Amanda Baugh Voice Instructor

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Amanda Crabb Voice Instructor

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Brad Summers Voice Instructor

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Brandalee Streeter Voice Instructor

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Chelsea Lindsay Voice Instructor

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Clara Wright Acting Instructor

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Christian Wawro Piano Instructor

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Dylan Wright Acting Instructor

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Kelly Coombs Acting Instructor

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Marcie Jacobson Voice Instructor

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Marcie Yactman Voice Instructor

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Morgan Gunter Acting Instructor

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Rex Kocherhans Voice Instructor

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