Lynnea Fredrickson-Smith is a Forest City native and a passionate proponent of creating quality theatre in rural areas. She earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a BA in Theatre Arts at Bowling Green State University. In the summer of 2015 she organized and directed BrickStreet’s revival production of Carousel. Since then she has directed four more musicals, acted in three productions, and has costumed eleven.