Mark Daniels has been a theatre educator for the past 25 years. Daniels graduated from Weber State University with a Bachelor of Science with a composite major of communications and theatre arts. Daniels also earned a Master of Arts from Central Washington University in educational theatre production. He currently teaches theatre, cinema, musical theatre and technical theatre at Weber High School in Pleasant View, Utah. During his 25 years in the classroom, Daniels has loved watching the magic of theatre happen on and off the stage, the creativity and the imagination of his students flourish, the jitters of opening night, and the smiles of accomplishment at the final curtain on closing night. He loves the fact that his students are not only creating memories for a lifetime, but also building a self-confidence through performing that will last just as long. Daniels has received the Sterling Teacher Award from the Utah Advisory Council of Theatre Teachers, the Utah High School Activities Association Distinguished Service Award, the Weber State University Arts and Humanities AHA! Alumni Award, and is the 2021 Weber School District’s Teacher of the Year. In his spare time, Daniels still loves performing and has been seen on many stages throughout the state as an actor. Some of his favorite roles include Frankie in Forever Plaid and the Mysterious Old Man in Into the Woods; for the last three years, Daniels has starred as Ebenezer Scrooge in Scrooge, A Christmas Carol at Terrace Plaza Playhouse in Ogden.