About Groundplan
Our Legacy of Success
Groundplan is a premiere college technical theatre coaching service tailored for high school students that want to be the most prepared for their upcoming college interviews. Our expert team offers personalized, one-on-one consultations, comprehensive application revisions, and professional interview preparation.
Through our parent company, the Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute, we combine years of experience with innovative coaching methods to help students stand out in this competitive interview process.
Groundplan offers three, 5 week sessions throughout the year. Within each session, students have an entirely customizable and flexible schedule for their online work sessions, assignments, and check-ins. Students walk away prepared, confident, and practiced for their college interview season!
OUR DEDICATED TEAM
Our Run Crew is Ready to Create Your Groundplan for Success
BENJAMIN WOLFE
Founder and Director
Ben Wolfe is the founder and producer of the Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute, as well as its newest subsidiary The College Audition Edge. With nearly two decades of experience mentoring students, supporting families, and building professional spaces where artists' voices are heard and dreams are brought to life, he's most excited about the opportunity ahead with Groundplan. Ben's passion is creating experiences. Whether you're a student at Groundplan, at SSTI in the summer, or an audience member attending a production, his goal is for you to walk away profoundly impacted by a world he helped create. His greatest honor is that so many alumni (both staff and student) share his contagious passion, and that he has three such alum working alongside him here at Groundplan.
Madisen Frazier
Education Director, Groundplan Mentor
Madisen Frazier is a props and paints artisan based out of NYC. As ten-year SSTI veteran, Madisen has mentored over 100 aspiring high school technicians as they enter their dream schools and soon thereafter, the professional field. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Stage Design, she often also finds herself working in education, graphic design and production management. On campus at SSTI, Madisen serves as SSTI’s Tech Education Director, developing classes and curriculum annually that prepares students for careers in college and beyond. As an alum of SSTI herself, Madisen saw the transformative power that access to learning opportunities with professionals can have. She's thrilled to not only continue working with SSTI, but also to expand our offerings and opportunities to more students.
Georgia Reichard
Groundplan Mentor
Georgia Reichard is a NYC based multi-hyphenate theatre professional, working in scenic carpentry, props and paints, education, and performance. Georgia is passionate about interdisciplinary theatre arts, education as the foundation for a career in theatre, and helping student find their individual path for professional and personal success. Georgia graduated from Western Carolina University with honors, and currently works in NYC as professional theatre artist building off-broadway, regional, and touring productions. They are a proud SSTI alum and current staff member of SSTI, serving as the Assistant Director of Tech Education.
Camille Everett
Groundplan Mentor
Camille Everett is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with her BFA in Design and Production. Currently, Camille is based out of Las Vegas, where she works around the country in the Audio Technical Services Division of Vstar Entertainment (Paw Patrol Live, anyone?). She's most grateful for the ability to do what she loves for a living and it wouldn't be possible without the amazing professors and mentors who gave her the tools and support to succeed. As a working professional, it's now an incredible honor to help guide the next generation on their path towards establishing themselves as young professionals in our industry.
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