Travis Burge is the founder and executive artistic director of Horizon School of the Arts. Burge is a veteran Musical Theatre actor, director, and educator with 12 years of experience. He studied Musical Theatre Performance at Wayland Baptist University and Texas Tech University. He studied  ballet for 6 years at Ballet Lubbock under the tutelage of Yvonne Racz-Key.  Previous work includes  founder, artistic director, stage director, and acting instructor of the young artist program, Moonlight Directions, and Moonlight Chidren's Theatre with Lubbock Moonlight Musicals. 

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Former students who have studied under the direction of Mr. Burge attend New York University, Pace University, Pepperdine University, Oklahoma City Universtiy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Texas Tech University, and West Texas A&M University, and have performed with regional theatres across the nation. 

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Burge has performed with several regional theatre companies. Credits include: Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Enjolras in Les Miserables, Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, and Jamie in The Last Five Years.

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Directorial credits include: Beauty and the Beast Jr., Into the Woods Jr., Shrek Jr., How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Assistant Director of TTU Opera Theatre's The Merry Widow.