Christopher Ryan has been at Mesa since it began.  He has been directing for more than 30 years.  Some of his productions include SOUND OF MUSIC, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, and GREASE.

His philosophy centers around giving students a pathway to success through the Arts.  he offers many opportunities to both drama students and non drama students, including 2 open audition productions a year, four different levels of drama instruction and a theater tech class that builds all of the school sets.