Diane Marco
Owner, CEO, and Director
Diane Marco is a retired 1st grade teacher that spent her Georgia teaching career here at Shallowford Falls and is now one of its long serving substitutes. Ms. Marco is originally from San Francisco where she not only grew up with a love for the theatre, but also started her teaching career. She has been a part of the drama program for over 20 years and has been an owner and the head director for the last 12. This is a role which she has well continued even after retiring from teaching full time. Ms. Marco believes that the theatre is a space for children of all ages and degrees of interest in the arts to build not only their love of theatre but also to help build and establish confidence in themselves.
Lindsey Pittman-Opp
Secretary & Bookkeeper
Lindsey is a DHH/Special Education Paraprofessional at Shallowford Falls Elementary School and is a lifelong East Cobb Resident. She has been at Shallowford for six years and has been full time with the Drama Program for the last 4 years and loves it. Lindsey lives in East Cobb with her husband, two dogs, and 1100 books. Yes, she really has that many. She is an avid bookworm who heartily encourages students to read and tries to grow their love for not only literature but for story telling in the arts as well. She believes that every child should have the chance to build their confidence in a safe and nurturing environment and strives to help make the Drama Program a loving and encouraging place to do so.
Julie Belvin
Assistant Director and Stage Manager
Julie Belvin is a 3rd grade teacher at Shallowford Falls Elementary and has been full time with our Drama Program for the 3 years. She is a lifelong Cobb County resident and currently lives here in Cobb with her Goldendoodle Cosmo. Ms. Belvin loves to travel, play trivia, and hang out with the worlds most dramatic puppy who is also M.O.B.'s official mascot. In her travels, Ms. Belvin has picked up many variations of story telling that have added to our abilities in drama to teach our children how to better enhance their own performances and how to embrace other facets of story telling in the arts.
Jordan Rivers- Choreographer
Jordan is a graduate of Kennesaw State University, with a degree in Theater and Performance Studies and a minor in Dance. He has worked with young performers in the Atlanta area as a choreographer, director, and teacher on multiple productions over the years. He is glad to be a part of the M.O.B. Team and looks forward to choreographing their shows each year. Jordan is available for consulting and to hire outside of M.O.B. If interested in his services, please reach out to us to get in touch.
From Left to Right: Julie Belvin, Diane Marco, Lindsey Pittman-Opp, Leslie Cauble (show week props manager), Nolan Opp (safety coordinator during show week)
Beauty and the Beast Jr. Weekend
(Lindsey Pittman-Opp, Diane Marco, and Julie Belvin)