Current Teachers:
Amee Peltekian
Amee grew up in a very musical, theatrical family. She is so excited to have found a home with CYT so she can share this joy with her 2 kids and with this incredible theater community! You may have seen Amee as Maria in CCT's production of The Sound of Music. Before moving to the area, Amee owned and worked for character entertainment companies for four years and was a children's leader at BSF for 8 years. Amee studied acting, dance, voice, and childhood development in college and has passionately pursued opportunities to teach and grow in dance, acting, and vocal performance.
Chloe Rutherford
Chloe is a CYT North Idaho Alumni and graduate of Grand Canyon University with a degree in Elementary Education. Chloe was involved in CYT for ten years performing in over 20 shows. You may remember her cast as Glinda in The Wizard of Oz, A Dream Dancer in Narnia, Snow White in Snow White and the Prince, with a favorite being a Disciple in Godspell. After graduating from CYT, Chloe was a Production Team member for the Hair and Makeup committee and is always excited to teach or direct for CYT! She is now a proud mama to two beautiful girls - one of whom has already graced the stage!
Emma Hoit
Emma is attending school to get her music associates in arts. Performing arts have always held a very special place in her heart. Her CYT years were some of her favorites and she is so thrilled to be back, “playing the role” as a teacher!
Emma Jillson
Emma Jillson is a CYT alumni, who also grew up as a competitive dancer for 7 years. She is currently a dance teacher at Expressions School of Performing Arts, as well as the choreographer for their competition team, where she has won two choreography awards for her competition pieces. As a teacher, Emma loves traveling to different dance conventions, learning from celebrity choreographers, so she can come back to Idaho and share everything she’s learned with her students. She is so grateful that she can share a piece of the dance world with the theater community. Emma is so passionate about making her students grow each day, and for them to become the best version of themselves. Emma is so excited to share her love of dance with her CYT family!!
Heather Renz
Heather Renz was a part of CYT Spokane and North Idaho as a mom, teacher, and as an actress during summer productions. She is delighted to return to CYT, a place that has been a part of her and her family for over a decade. Heather loves this North Idaho community and has had the privilege of performing not only with CCT but with Aspire and Lake City Playhouse. Singing and acting are an integral part of who she is, and it brings her so much joy to share with others. God is good, and He gets all the glory, on and off the stage.
Jessica Turner
Jessica is excited to be starting her first year at CYT! She has a degree in Musical Theatre with concentrations in Directing and Vocal Performance from Bryan College in TN. She taught high school theatre for three years, along with performing in, directing, and stage managing community theatre productions, and giving private voice and piano lessons. Jessica loves hiking, lake days, homeschooling her four kids, and being on the worship team at All of Life Church. She is passionate about helping kids discover their voice and learn how theatre and music can help them in multiple areas throughout life!
Neil Schultz
Neil Schultz is a pastor, leadership coach, director, and lifelong performer who loves helping young people discover the confidence and joy that come from telling a great story. He studied opera vocal performance at San Diego State University and brings experience in choral music, show choir, worship leadership, directing, teaching, and acting in most notably, Andrew Lloyd Weber's 3rd National Tour of The Phantom of the Opera as the understudy to Raoul de Chagny. Neil is especially drawn to Fiddler on the Roof because of its unforgettable characters, humor, heart, and exploration of family, faith, and tradition. He and his wife, Robyn, live in Post Falls with their seven children and are grateful to be part of the CYT North Idaho community.
Robyn Schultz
Robyn is an educator, performer, and mentor with more than 25 years of teaching experience in elementary education, homeschooling, online instruction, and Classical Christian school leadership. Originally from Northern California, she graduated from San Diego Christian College with a Bachelor of Science in Counseling Psychology and later earned a Master’s Degree in Cross-Cultural Education from National University. After moving to North Idaho in 2024, Robyn brought with her a lifelong love for theater — from roles in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia), Anything Goes, South Pacific, and The Magic Brocade, to directing the acting portion of a traveling college theater and vocal ensemble, performing Handel’s Messiah, and most recently appearing in the Texas Youth Ballet’s Nutcracker. She has served as a Children’s Ministry Director and has directed multiple children’s pageants and church productions. In a surprising twist, Robyn also earned a Nursing degree from Collin College and spent time as a Labor and Delivery nurse before returning to full-time teaching. Teaching and theater are both a calling and a passion for her. Robyn and her husband Neil have been married for 27 years and are raising their seven children here in the beautiful Inland Northwest. She loves travel, reading, writing, theater (both on and off the stage), and drinking copious amounts of tea and coffee.
Shiloh Allen
Shiloh Mercy Allen is a Fashion Technology major with 10 years of costume design experience and her own clothing business called “Clothed in Mercy.” She has performed with Disney Aulani, Disney on Ice as an off ice performer, and continues to stay involved in Fine Arts/ Live Entertainment as much as she can.