About.

Meet the team...

OUR TEAM

Diana Prior

Co-Owner/ Director/Choreographer
Growing up in Southern California, Diana began performing at 7yrs old and was featured in Telethons with Marie Osmond, at Disneyland, South Coast Reparatory Theater and in venues around the Orange County area.  In High School/ College she competed nationally in dance competitions and at 18 began teaching dance at West Coast Performing Arts Center.  After graduating from BYU in Provo, Utah and teaching dance in CA, Missouri, New Mexico and Arizona, Diana settled in Arizona and started Directing/ Choreographing musicals at Great Expectations Academy.  She is the mother of 5 musical kiddos and loves being a part of this crazy theatrical world.  

Cindy Robinson

Co-Owner/ Director/Choreographer
​Cindy is a Southern California Girl who grew up performing, singing, and teaching dance and fitness throughout Orange County. She worked with 24 hour fitness and earned a sponsorship with Nike. When she moved to Arizona in 2012, Cindy ran and operated an award winning dance company CRAZE Dance Studios in Sahuarita, AZ. In 2013 she accepted the challenge of working at Great Expectations Academy as a co- director/ choreographer for their musicals and later joined the staff of Great Expectations Academy teaching Performing Arts. Starting HEY Productions and working with kids/teens has become her passion. She is the mother of 2 incredible boys and loves going to the beach whenever she has the time.

Jasmine Spear

Music Director/ Vocal Coach
Jasmine studied vocal performance at the University of Arizona, and began working as the Music Director for Musicals at Great Expectations Academy in 2013.  She teaches private voice lessons and group voice lessons for HEY Productions and enjoys watching young people as they gain confidence and develop into strong musical performers.  Currently Jasmine is pursuing a degree in Public Health, traveling all over Arizona with her three young soccer players, and volunteers with various humanitarian groups in Tucson.  

Patti Hanson

Stage Manager
Beginning with dance training at an early age, my first performance experiences were with Viva! El Paso!, Los Pobres Theatre, Shakespeare on the Rocks, and Music Theatre El Paso, for whom I also choreographed.  After moving to San Francisco, I performed in  with Cappucino Community Theatre, University of San Francisco,and Palo Alto Players.  In Tucson I performed with Southern Arizona Light Opera Company and also taught, choreographed, and directed for Arivaca Performing Artists.  Currently I am Stage Manager for Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention at Old Tucson Studios

Jake Robinson

Music Director/ Vocal Coach
Jake grew up in and around music his entire life; singing in choirs, quartets, ensembles and playing the piano and organ. While he has worked behind the scenes in multiple productions, teaching kids how to sing as music director has been an incredibly rewarding experience for him. He looks forward to getting to know each young artist participating in future shows.  In his free time he enjoys spending time with his amazing family, hiking, golf, and of course pickleball.​

Logan Karren

Instructor- Acting

Kayla Brown

Instructor- Dance

 Amanda Anderson
Costume Extraordinaire 

Scott & Elizabeth Nielsen
Sets and Props

Mandy Good
Sets and Props

Miranda Jackman
Advertising/
​ticketing

Chad Prior
Sets/Stage Tech

Justin Brown
Lighting/Sound
​Stage Tech

Ken Brown
​Lighting/Sound
​Stage Tech

Established in 2018

Although we have been teaching theater, dance and music for several years...we officially became HEY productions in 2018!  We have had the opportunity to work with lots of talented kids and adults, and hope to continue bringing the joy to theater to the community for years to come!

Our Goal

To bring the joy of theater, music and dance to all!