Faculty/Staff

ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS:

Private Lessons

Musical Theatre Conservatory

Coaching

Administration

Victor Lopez is a native of the Washington Metropolitan area who's musical study began early in elementary school while taking private piano and voice lessons throughout middle and high school. During his high school years, Victor was actively involved in his home church Youth Ministry while leading worship and founding a youth choir who sang and performed most all works composed and arranged by Victor. After having won many titles in County Wide, District, and State vocal and piano competitions, he continued his education at Oral Roberts University to complete his BA Degree in Music Education with concentrations in both piano and vocal studies. 

In the early 1990's while working in various churches, he founded Victor Lopez and Company, a traveling gospel group singing original contemporary material composed by Victor. During this season, Victor composed and accumulated many original compositions such as worship tunes, solo works, choir arrangements, and children's music and plays for circulation in local churches and private schools. This experience would later lead him to a successful teaching career for many years to come. As the demand and popularity of his teaching style and philosophy grew by word of mouth, Victor opened the doors of Lopez Studios, Inc. Performing Arts School in the late 1990's to offer instruction in the performing arts with a special emphasis on character development. Today, Lopez Studios, Inc. stands with over 200 students participating in its programs and has become one of the fastest growing performing arts schools in Northern Virginia. 

Victor is an accomplished and sought after composer, song writer, producer, educator, piano instructor and is considered one of the top Vocal/Performance Coach's in the Washington DC Metro area! He was also the 2010 Grand Finale  Winner of the American Idol Dream Ticket!

Victor's students and clients have performed on NBC, Jimmy Kimmel Live, NBC's The Voice, American Idol, MTV, The Shakespeare Theatre, The X Factor, The Michael J. Fox Show, The Today Show, Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Fox 5, Off-Broadway, Broadway, Nickelodeon, Netflix, and have also produced singles, feature films, music videos, full albums and have been featured in syndicated commercials.

ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS:

Administration

Rhonda received her BS Degree in Elementary Education at Oral Roberts University and further earned a Masters Degree in Middle School Education at George Mason University as well as a second Masters Degree in Educational Leadership. 

Rhonda has over 2 decades combined experience in teaching, curriculum development, and management and leadership. Mrs. Lopez has taught in both private and public schools in the area and has had a successful teaching career that spans 20+ years. Rhonda is also currently an Administrator for Loudoun County Public Schools. 

ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS:

Private Lessons

Coaching

2022-2023 will be Mrs. lewis' 4th year at Lopez. Amy began her music education early, frequently performing in church community events and choirs from age 6 through high school. 

While completing her BA in Music Education from BYU–Idaho Amy had opportunities to perform with great performers and ensembles from Alfie Boe to the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and performed in productions Elixir of Love, Magic Flute, and Brahms’ Requiem. 

Trained classically as a coloratura soprano, Amy is a skilled performer and an experienced educator comfortable teaching a wide variety of students individually, in small groups, and in large ensembles with multiple ages and skill sets in piano, vocal and choral instruction. Amy is also an active member of NAFME, NATS, and ACDA. Mrs. Lewis lives in reston with her partner and two children.

ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS:

After School Program

Acting & Theatre Classes

Private Lessons

Coaching

Megan Jones, known as "Meg", is a native of Shreveport, LA, and has just recently moved to Virginia. She started acting at the age of eight when she graced the stage as a donkey child in a production of Pinnochio for Peter Pan Players. In undergrad, Meg studied Theatre and English while working in the set shop constructing sets and props for productions. Meg Swezey would end her senior year assistant directing King Lear, with three school awards in Properties Design and one Dance award under her belt. 

After receiving her B.A. in Communications-Theatre from Louisiana Tech University, she was accepted into Villanova Univerisity to study theatre in their lucrative graduate program where she earned her M.A in Theatre. While at Villanova, Meg began fine-tuning her experience and knowledge with Stanisloski, Brecht, Beckett, and Anne Bogart. She was presented with the opportunity to study Irish Drama and Playwriting for a summer in Dublin and Galway with several other students at Villanova. Overall, Meg has worked in almost every area of theatre including directing, stage management, properties design and construction, set design and construction, costumes, lighting, spotlight, and acting. Meg Swezey is proud to be a part of the Lopez Studios Inc. team and to help coach the next generation of young theatre-makers

ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS:

Acting & Theatre Classes

Coaching

Katie Warner is a Northern Virginia native and lifelong artist. Trained as an actor, singer, and dancer since she was two years old, she has been a part of countless productions and performances in the DC Metro area. Katie got her start with Starshine Theater, the Margaret Haddad School of Classical Ballet (later the Great Falls Classical Ballet), and the World Children’s Choir (WCC), where she studied under some of the best instructors Northern Virginia has to offer. 

As she grew up, her passion for performing led her to the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where she attended high school as a Theatre student. At Duke Ellington, she studied numerous techniques and methods, including Stanislavskij, Meisner, Hagen, and Suzuki. After the end of her second year, she spent the summer in Oxford, England to attend the British American Drama Academy’s (BADA) Midsummer Conservatory Program. Katie then attended Sarah Lawrence College where she received a BA studying Performing Arts and European Languages/History. There, she gained experience in Playwriting, Sound Design, Choreography, and Stage Combat. During her senior year, she had the opportunity to study at the Università degli Studi di Firenze in Italy, where she took courses in Theater History, Cinema History, Linguistics, and Translation. After her time in Italy, she returned to Oxford to participate in BADA’s Midsummer in Oxford. 

Having returned to Virginia, Katie is excited to continue her artistic and educational journey. Thanks to her Stage Combat training, she is currently certified in all eight weapons offered by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), and has begun fight directing. She is thrilled to be a part of the Lopez team and share her love of the performing arts with students.

ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS:

Musical Theatre Conservatory

Lopez Summer Conservatory of Theatre

Marisa Lopez is a rising Senior at George Mason University and has had over a decade of dance training in all disciplines while starting dance training at the young age of 4. Marisa started as an assistant Choreographer for the Lopez Main Stage production of Seussical Jr. and then went on to choreograph the 2019 Summer production of Once on this Island Jr. She has also enjoyed performing in other Lopez Studios, Inc. productions, including Aladdin Jr., Seussical Jr. Lion King Jr., Xanadu Jr. and Once on this Island JR. Marisa was privileged to be selected and cast in MTI's Choreography DVD Filming in New York for 2 years in a row and also received the All Star award for both years at the Junior Theatre Festival..

Marisa was also privileged to win The Student Choreographer/Director Award at The 2020 Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, Ga. as well as The All Star Award for the 3rd time. Most recently she help earn the studio a 2024 Dance Award at the 2024 Junior Thetare Festival! Marisa is thrilled to join Lopez Studios as the Resident Choreographer.

ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS:

Lopez Summer Conservatory of Theatre

Hallie Bisaga grew up in Northern Virginia and is a Lopez Studios alumna. She began her journey in performing arts with lessons in piano, voice, and later acting. She also participated in Lopez’s summer camps and conservatory-style musical productions as she discovered an immense love and passion for music & the performing arts. Hallie went on to study music education in college and later earned a master’s degree in vocal performance from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she currently resides with her husband and dog. Hallie spends most of her time singing, songwriting, teaching private music lessons to students of all ages, leading worship at her local church, and performing whenever the opportunity arises! She loves musical theater and considers it a great privilege to share her life's work with the wonderful students at Lopez Studios, Inc.