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Amy Best serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Theatre Department within DeSales University's School of Performing Arts, a position she has held since 2018 after joining the faculty in 2000. She additionally holds the role of Resident Costume Designer for Act 1 and serves as President of the Board of Trustees for the Arts Academy Elementary Charter School in Allentown, PA.
Her professional focus centers on costume design and theatre education with specialized expertise in children's theatre. She has created costumes for over 75 productions for Act 1 and the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PSF), including notable children's shows such as Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty. Her work extends internationally with designs featured in the United Kingdom tour of Standing in the Shadows, alongside productions in Illinois, New Jersey, and Kansas.
Professor Best teaches the First-Year Introduction to Technology course and Theatre Capstone project for seniors, emphasizing student development throughout their academic journey. As Resident Costume Designer for Act 1, she leads production design teams and maintains active collaboration with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.
