Get to Know MTAA

ROBYN PITMAN (Vocal Director) first joined MTAA for its inaugural audience production, Sweeney Todd, and has been involved in nearly every production since. Over the years, she has become a familiar presence both onstage and behind the scenes, contributing as a performer, music leader, collaborator, and advocate for the organization's mission. Among her MTAA performance credits are Titanic (Alice Beane), Brigadoon (Fiona), and A Little Night Music (Mrs. Anderssen), along with leadership roles including Chorus Director for Spamalot, Assistant Chorus Director for The Sound of Music, and Staging Director for Fiddler on the Roof.

Robyn believes artistic excellence and belonging should exist side by side. What has kept her involved with MTAA from the beginning is the opportunity to create meaningful music with people from all backgrounds and experience levels while fostering an environment that is welcoming, supportive, and artistically rewarding. As Vocal Director, she is committed to helping singers grow as artists, build confidence, and contribute to performances that are both musically fulfilling and deeply collaborative.

An Arizona-born performer, music director, and educator, Robyn has worked in theatres across the country, including national tours of Brigadoon, The Music Man, and Legally Blonde. Regional credits include Carnival, Hello, Dolly!, Titanic, Into the Woods, 1776, Lucky Stiff, Cinderella, A Little Night Music, and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Her music directing credits include Les Misérables, Brigadoon, The Sound of Music, Legally Blonde, Fiddler on the Roof, Lucky Stiff, and Honk!

As an educator, Robyn taught high school choir for fourteen years, leading multiple nationally recognized show and jazz choir programs. She holds a BIS in Music and Education from Arizona State University and an MBA from University of Southern Indiana. In addition to her artistic work, she currently works as a Human Resources Business Partner and Arizona Realtor.

KERRI CHRISTIE (Staging Director) has been part of MTAA since the organization's very first meeting and has contributed to its growth as a performer, director, committee member, and enthusiastic advocate ever since. She has participated in nearly every Showcase, appearing onstage in Spamalot, The Sound of Music, and The Pajama Game, while also serving as Staging Director for The Pirates of Penzance, Annie Get Your Gun, Spamalot, and Jesus Christ Superstar. She is also an active member of MTAA's Education and Community Engagement Committee.

For Kerri, theatre is ultimately about collaboration. She is passionate about bringing people together, creating spaces where participants feel welcomed and included, and helping individuals of all experience levels find a place within the creative process. What keeps her coming back to MTAA is the community itself—the friendships, shared experiences, and joy that emerge when people work together toward a common goal. As Staging Director, she is committed to fostering an environment where participants feel they belong and audiences can experience the energy of a large community coming together to tell a story through music.

Kerri studied acting in Seattle at Northwest Actors Studio, Studio East, and with Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates before continuing her training at the California Institute of the Arts School of Theater. Since moving to Arizona in 2011, she has served as Artistic Director of Arizona Homeschool Theatre Group (AZHT), where she has directed productions including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Charlotte's Web, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Importance of Being Earnest, Annie JR, The Wizard of Oz, Seussical JR, and many others.

When she is not directing or performing, Kerri enjoys supporting her two young actors and serving families throughout the Valley as a board-certified lactation consultant.