MEET OUR DirectorS!

Aubrey Blair (she/her)

Director, Drama Teacher, Club Advisor

Aubrey.Blair@kent.k12.wa.us

Mrs. Blair was once a seven-year-old kid who snuck out of the house to see her very first play, Peter Pan. From then on, she knew theatre would be a main part of who she was. Mrs. Blair has studied theatre for over 14 years. She's a 2021 graduate from CWU with a Bachelor's in Theatre Education. She keeps herself plenty busy with teaching, planning, writing, working on her Master's, and caring for 2 cats and 2 dogs at home with her husband. Be prepared for some much-needed changes for our Kentlake Theatre Company. Mrs. Blair is looking forward to building this program into the student-driven, all-inclusive environment theatre is meant to be. 

Jonathan Urmenita (he/him)

Head of Sound, Assistant Orchestrations

jonathan.urmenita@kent.k12.wa.us 

Mr. Urmenita, known as JU to many of the students, has been working with KLTC since 2014. In that time, he was able to be a part of many wonderful productions including Mary Poppins, Shrek, A Christmas Story, The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, and The Sound of Music. JU loves all the technical and artistic aspects of drama, thanks to his mentor Mrs. Cressey. He began as a pit musician, but quickly moved into sound design, pit directing, orchestration, vocal coaching, set building, and has even dabbled in fly and lighting. JU really just likes hanging around the theater, and ends up getting put to work, and he is all about it.

Wendy Martinez-McKee (she/her)

Music Director

wkmckee@gmail.com 

Wendy Martinez-McKee is from Chicago, Illinois and graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Music degree with an emphasis on Vocal Performance. She was the Founder and Artistic Director of Brava!, a professional women’s ensemble from 2001–2009 and also served as the Music Director for St. Paul UCC in Palatine, IL from 2002–2009. Ms. McKee was the Artistic Director for the Palatine Children’s Chorus from 2002 to 2006, where she conducted the top 3 of their 5 choirs. Wendy taught private voice at the Bloomingdale School of Music for 3 years before operating her own vocal studio. She worked extensively with Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska ACDA groups and was also on the board of the NW ACDA as the Industry Representative. In 2016, she retired to spend more time with her family. She is currently the Vice President of both the Rainier Youth Choirs board and the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium. She is also the conductor of the Emerald Heights Chorale, at a retirement community in Redmond.