For the past 22 years, Michael Deatz has resided in Chariton, Iowa, where he is a High School/Middle School instructor, with a wide-variety of credits. He earned his B.S. & Masters in Education at Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville. Michael was chosen to participate in research writing at New York University, in which he published a piece, "The Value of a High School Musical in a Small Rural Community." Deatz has directed over 35 musicals including "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "Into the Woods". He loves teaching & sharing the World of Musicals with his high school & middle school students.