As the Artistic Director of PPAS at RTKids, Jeff Statile leads a dedicated and skilled group of teaching artists in providing musical theater majors at the Professional Performing Arts School, a Selective NYC Public High School, with rigorous and demanding instruction in acting, singing, and dancing. Jeff has been the Artistic Director of the PPAS MT Program at RTKids since its inception in 2009. Jeff holds a BFA in Musical Theater/Acting from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Certificate in Pre-Medical Studies from Columbia University. He lives in New Jersey with his amazing family and enjoys the challenges and rewards that come with being a lifelong arts educator.