Carissa Shrum began acting at a young age in community theatre and her passion for theatre grew both on and off stage. In high school you would often find Carissa onstage at her local community theatre in the Central Valley, singing with her school choir or leading worship onstage at her home church. Her love for theatre remained strong and she now holds a Bachelor of Arts in both Theatre and Communication Studies. In college she experienced stage management and fell in love with being able to support everyone involved in each production. Since graduation she has worked in wonderful community theatres as stage manager, director, actor and so much more. Carissa believes that theatre is a great way to understand oneself and grow God given gifts. She is incredibly excited to be working at CYT and ready to support each student, parent, and CYT teacher in the journey that theatre offers each of us.