Welcome to SAIL!
Jonathan and Adra Ludwig share a common background in the arts and were both homeschooled. Jonathan grew up in a family of seven and lived in seven different states. Adra was raised in East Tennessee as one of three children. Jonathan and Adra both began their professional careers in the arts at a young age, and it was their involvement in a Christian film project that brought them together. Today, Jonathan and Adra are working as homeschooling parents in the arts, with a combined teaching experience of 25 years. Drawing from their diverse backgrounds they created SAIL – a truly unique arts learning experience that takes a hands-on approach to teaching with an emphasis on hard work and dedication.
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Jonathan Ludwig holds a BFA from Viterbo Unversity. His past teaching experiences include a variety of art disciplines at Bezalel School (5 years), while also working as stage manager and prop-master for their main stage productions. Jonathan has worked in the arts for 22 years, with a focus in props and set-construction. He has also studied and taught stage combat, fencing and dance. As a youth he participated as a party child in the Royal Moscow’s ballet The Nutcracker while on tour in Lynchburg Virginia. Jonathan’s set building credits include: Set Carpenter in fabrications for Thomas Road Baptist Church’s Virginia Christmas Spectacular from 2009-2016, Set Fabricator on the award-winning Christian film Polycarp, and Production Designer for the biopic Hammer: The ‘Rootin’ for Regen’ Story, where he met his beloved wife, Adra. He was a fabricator in the Ark for Answers in Genesis’ at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky. Jonathan has worked on numerous feature films and short films. His abilities include custom carpentry and woodworking.
Adra Ludwig has been teaching theatre classes for 17 years. Her teaching credits include Bezalel School (Teacher-16 years, Artistic Director-7 years), Concord Performing Arts Academy, CEEC (Christian Education Enrichment Cooperative), and the Oak Ridge JR Playhouse, where she was the Summer Camp Director for 2016, 2017, and 2018. She also taught theatre for Oak Grove’s Friday U program from 2017-2024. Adra has written over 20 plays, that have been performed in the United States, as well as internationally. She has directed numerous plays, including some of her favorites: A Christmas Carol, Robin Hood, and The Wind in the Willows. Mrs. Ludwig has experience both on and offstage, working with The Passion Play in the Smokies for 7 years, as well as performing with The Word Players. Since 2012, Adra has been working in faith-based independent Christian film, wherein she has professionally fulfilled multiple positions including: acting, casting director, camera operator, boom and sound, make-up and wardrobe, assistant director, and prop/set design assistant. Adra has worked in over a dozen feature films and short films to date.